Plum!

This is a cute kid!

I'm not at all biased.  I swear, I'm not.

The other day Sol came running in the house from playing outside.  He was out of breath and excited.  "Mommy-ah, can you sign me up for a plumbing class?  Because I want to plumb when I'm a kid".  He meant it in a I'm-probably-too-little-to-do-it-now-but....soon! kind of way.  Then he confided..."but I'm doing a little bit now" and took me outside to show me his handiwork.

Back by Popular Demand!!!!

We're back by popular demand!

Well, popular if Baba gets 10,000 votes...which he does.

Because, I mean really, how could you resist a face like this...

I mean this....

If we're honest, he asked like this...

And that's pretty irresistible too!

Mijo

Don't you just want to eat him up?!?!

Discovery Museum with Grandpa

Today at the Park

Youngest ever Elvis impression

Chick magnet. This crowd started out with 3 and grew to 7.

My boys

My boys enjoying a rare sunny day in our backyard.

Ahhhhh!

Dress up

Aiden back to being 3.5. Here his is slinging his baby, wearing a tutu and mardi gras beads.

A Peek into the Future

Here are some photos from a trip to the San Jose Discovery Museum in January. What I love about these pictures is that crazy hair of his that makes him look like a teenager (minus the dinosaur shirt). We've since cut Aiden's hair and he's back to looking like a 3.5 year old. Still its kind of fun to imagine what the future will hold.

Brothers

Hey Mijo,

You want to eat something? Eat this!

Crunch Time

At 7 months, not much is known about little Sol Emmanuel De Souza. He likes to smile. He likes to play with whatever his brother is playing with. He likes to go outside. As you may have seen in a previous post, he likes food. Believe it or not, he is also a workout fiend. Since moving anywhere still eludes him, he spends extended periods of time each day working on his six pack. I do not lie or even exaggerate.

I can't wait to show this one to a girlfriend in a few years.

Yummm!

This little guy is super excited about the food coming his way. I was planning on starting him on solids as late as possible but he was getting so irritated watching us eat and not much bothers him.

Rain

One rainy day last month I asked Aiden what he wanted to do. First there was dress-up including a transformer band-aide on his forehead and an oversized Hawaiian shirt. Then he decided we should go play in the rain. So we did.

Tasting raindrops.

Aidenisms

Aiden, like all kids his age, says the most hilarious things. I keep thinking .... I should write that down and then I forget. Sigh....anyway, here are a couple. I'll try and remember more.

Since Sol was born Aiden has been down in the dumps, pretty much every day. This was a seriously joyous kid, and now not so much. Lately he seems to be returning to his old self. Anyhow, for the last couple of months he says "Not good" every time we ask him how his day went, how the park was, how he felt about playing with friends, even when he appeared to be enjoying himself. After Sol's stay at the hospital, he started saying "because I have kidneys!" if we asked him why his day was "not good".

We hosted Christmas this year and when I was putting Sol down for a nap the family decided to watch a romantic comedy. When Aiden saw the couple kissing he asked, "Why is he bitting her?"

And....finaly a conversation with Dada......

Dada: Baba what do you want to do to day?

Baba: Target would be nice.

Dada: Really? What do you want to do there?

Baba: A ride or two would be good.

Merry Christmas

I'm not sure I'll get out cards this year. So....Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy New Year everyone. We wish everyone a happy and healthy 2011.

Hospital

My little man was so brave during his stay at the hospital. He didn't complain even though he had a crazy huge IV-lock for 2 days.

This was also the first time Baba and I had been separated for so long. During our visit we only saw each other for 2 hours each day. Its amazing to think I can still say that after 3 years. Lac and I can't even say that about each other.

Aiden was really worried about Sol and about my not coming home.

A friend told me about a ritual where you give a kiss for them to store in their pockets for later. I'm so grateful for this idea. It really helped both of us be able to say goodbye. Here I'm giving Aiden a good night kiss for each pocket. He told me he planned to put them on his knees.

Pancake Breakfast

A gem from 2 months ago. Aiden helped me make blueberry pancakes.

So! play....

Mijo plays with a toy for the first time

And some glamour shots....

Grandparents

The boys had a great time hanging out with their grandparents this weekend.

Fire Purse