just when lyla was getting over a ten day illness, livi was slapped with a lovely case of poison oak! it started with some bite-looking sores around her ankles, which caused us to scour her room for what we were sure must be a spider. then a week later she broke out in a huge rash all over her arms, legs, and face. thankfully, that other rash faded after two weeks, but poor livi was an itchy girl for awhile.
jacks continues to be a happy little guy. he's loving his tee ball and soccer classes, and continues to be complemented on his scooter skills. apparently he is always the first to "drop in" on the halfpipe at the skate park :-). also, after 4 years of being the latest sleeper, he's been (shockingly) getting up earlier than livi lately. he's very proud.
lyla is turning more and more into a little ham...both in terms of her personality and her physical appearance. she continues to impress us with the sheer quantity of food she can take down - her t-shirts now constantly ride up her round belly as she walks around. as for her personality, she loves snatching things from jacks or livi and running away as fast as she can to keep them from getting it back, while laughing and yelling. her two other hobbies are opening and closing doors (she can now reach the door handles), and waving like crazy whenever she sees someone coming or going, whether we're at home or on the street.
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it's amazing how well trained these two
are for their monthly pictures |
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lyla is still learning to smile when
plopped on the laps of her siblings |
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although she's always easy
when she has the chair to herself |
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| john was in charge of putting ly down for a nap |
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| i was wondering why he was gone for so long |
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| apparently, they had discovered a new game! |
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| look at that little munchkin! |
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| enjoying a warm SF weekend |
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| lyla wasn't as excited by the frigid water |
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| miss poison oak got a dose of benedryl |
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this was two weeks ago...thankfully, she's looking and
feeling much better now |
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| he fell asleep on our mommy-son date...on the bus |
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| waiting for john's haircut |
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| livi joined me while i got a pedicure |
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| milk...a pellegrini favorite |
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| moving some tomato plants to their own "home" |
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| park time |
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| watching their big sis at ballet |
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skinny mini after she was sick for 10 days
(thankfully, she ate her way back up the scale quickly!) |
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she's shy at first, but quickly warms up when
we pick up the twins from school |
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apparently, this commando crawl is their
go-to activity at the park |
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| no injuries yet! |
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| john and i made dinosaur eggs for a special project at school |
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| it turned out it was pretty hard to get those dinos out! |
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| sheila was out that day, so lyla joined along |
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| she had a blast |
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| especially when the 24 kids were inside and she got the yard to herself |
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for mother's day, i decided i wanted to go on a
scooter adventure |
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we went with john and lyla to pick up bones
from camp...and then we were off! |
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we scooted through new neighborhoods
and took in the sights |
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| 3.5 miles later, we made it to the park by grandma vivi's house (there were a few more hills than expected!) |
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one happy family!
(although it may not look like it here!) |
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| making a wish for ice cream |
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it wouldn't be mother's day for this mom if it
didn't involve ice cream! |
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john and i went beer and tequila shopping
for our cinco de mayo party |
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| john was having a little too much fun |
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| the piñata was obviously the highlight of the party! |
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i went to nyc for work last week,
and i asked john to send me pictures |
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| thankfully, the kids were very mellow and relaxed in the evenings |
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per john, "they weren't being very good listeners"
(and threw handfuls of markers down the stairs) |
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| i left them a surprise while i was gone |
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lyla knows if jacks is excited about something,
she should grab it quick because it must be good! |
