Babe Ruth Baseball

Today was Angelo's first day of practice for the Napa Babe Ruth Baseball league. This year he's off the baseball tee and onto the pitching machine. He was hoping for a real person to pitch to him, so it's a bit of an adjustment.

February: the Tooth month.

February was the month of losing teeth. Lanaya's molar lost her 10th and 11th tooth last month, her 11th being her first molar. That was quite the event. We had Pastor Bill and his wife Debbie over for dinner that night and Naya was determined to have it out before the night was over. Sure'nough, as they were pulling out of the drive way the tooth came out and she went running outside to let them know.

As for Angelo, he's had this 2 front teeth loose for over a couple of months. They finally came out a couple of weeks ago. The first one, I had the privelege of pulling out. It had been literally hanging by a thread for like 7 days, but Angelo wanted to wait for the right time... whatever that was!?! He asked me if I'd like to pull it out and I said, "Sure!". So I grabbed a piece of tissue and tried pulling out. After 3 or 4 tries, Angelo asked me to use my whole body and pull. So, I did and it came right out. He was soooo stoked. He thanked me and later on that night, when it was time to pray, Angelo thanked the Lord for giving him a Daddy who could pull out his tooth so that it wouldn't hurt. I felt like a hero that day. The second tooth came out day's later. Angelo pulled that one out himself.

Before

After

After after

Angelo's 7th Birthday

A little late is better than never! Angelo turned 7 on February 14th. We had a little party for him with Gramma and Grampa at their house. He asked for his favorite dinner... Macaroni-N-Cheese w/Hot Dogs, just like Lanaya.

A couple of weeks later (due to sickies) we had a party at Chuck E. Cheese's with the Kim's and the Lopez family. Josiah Kim and Sammy Lopez are his buddies. They had a great time!

Mac~N~Cheese~N~Hot Dogs... w/ketchup!

Clone Wars Helmet from Mommy & Daddy!

Party at Chuck E. Cheese's!

Wheel of Fortune!

Snow day

We had a chance to go to the snow at Soda Springs with Cornerstone's Children's Ministry. The last time we went to the snow was about 4 years ago. Angelo was 3 and Lanaya was 5. We had a great time. Here are some pics.

The Molar: on it's way out

...any moment now!

Season of the tooth

Lanaya lost a tooth last night and has another one that's ready to come out; it's a molar. This is her 10th tooth she's lost. Unfortunately, the Tooth Fairy forgot to come in the middle of the night. We told her that sometimes he comes during the day when she's not in her room because sometimes it's hard lifting her head in the middle of the night. Angelo has had a "wobbly-tooth" sinse before Christmas, so he's ready for his to come out. I'll post when they come out.

Manual Labor

Angelo helped me unload some firewood from Grandpa's van, yesterday. After 15 minutes he called it quits and asked if he could ride his scooter. He's definately a strong kid, but he would rather play than work. Next time I'll make a game out of it :).

Happy Birthday Naya!

Yesterday was Lanaya's 9th birthday. Upon Lanaya's request, we had her favorite dinner: Macaroni & Cheese. Afterwards, she opened up a few presents then it was off to Thursday night service. Missy made some cupcakes to take to church for her class. Tonight, she invited her friend Kaylen to have a sleepover. We all went to the movies to see, "Hotel for Dogs" and now they're watching "High School Musical" and giggling a whole lot. Me and Angelo played a little Star Wars Lego's on the Wii for some guy time. We're all having fun.

Happy Birthday Lanaya Grace!!!

Leaving Monterey

We recently moved from Monterey back to Napa. Here are some pictures of friends blessing us and with love and help. The first pictures are from a "going away" party for the kids. Several families showed up for it, including: The Cookston's, The Stott's, The Scott's, The Flores family and the Edwards family. The moving pictures took place on Saturday, 1/3. Andy Stotts and Zach Saleh helped pack the Uhaul. The Bridge guys (Tony, Louie, Joseph, Adam, Sal and Elliott) helped with the big, heavy stuff and they helped me clean up a bit. Thanks to Sara, Zach & Adie, Heather, Jordan & Jill and many others for helping us pack. Thanks to Jessica and Erika for the boxes. We love you all and miss Monterey a bunch. Hope to see you all soon!

The Holidays!

This past Christmas was pretty eventful: Phil Wickham concert, Christmas at home, Christmas Eve Service at CCMB, Christmas at the Dornaus's and Christmas at my sister's house. Here are some pics. We'll post soon about our recent move to Napa. Enjoy!