That's My Girl!
cbel has already shown us that she has a sense of rhythm by tapping to music once or twice, but this is the best! i'm not very creative when i need her attention, so i do what any drum enthusiast would...
View ArticleTearing up Laughs!
for some reason, cbel thought this paper tearing was the funniest thing! candice and melissa really had her going. our favorite is when she throws her head back.
View ArticleHands Pattering
Claribel is crawling really well these days. You can hear her hands pattering down the hall. This is the warning I get when I'm in my office and Lil'Bel is coming to chew on my papers. Interestingly...
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Pool Day
We tried to take our first trip to the pool this past Sunday... we got all swim diapered, coconut sunscreened, blue hatted, and swim-suited up. We made it almost to the pool and heard thunder and the...
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Playing with Picasa...
Finally took a little bit of time to play with Picasa a bit- you are right, Kelli, pretty easy. I still have lots to learn, but this collage tool is definitely the way to post more than one pic!
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Rebecca's Baby Shower
Well, it is about time for that little Lavin baby to arrive and I thought I would share some pics from Rebecca's baby shower (a few months late). Sorry about the mixup getting the pics to you Rebecca,...
View ArticleHappy BD and DD!
Happy Birthday to you!Happy Birthday to you!Happy Birthday dear Allison,Happy Birthday to you!We hope you have a great day and good trip!ALSO... Happy due date to Rebecca! We hope to meet that...
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Happy Birthday Monie!
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people!I am looking all over to find you and give you a hug and kiss!Where are you? I miss you! Hope you have a bright sun-shiny day!
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Double Happy!
Happy Birthday to you!Happy Birthday to you!Happy Birthday dearAunt RachaelandPopsi!Happy Birthday to you!We hope you both have FABULOUS days!lovelove, Ray, Melissa, and Claribel
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Rocky Mountain National Park
All of the Pettys and Don and Monie were supposed to go to Destin, but with the unknown of the oil spill, that trip was delayed until next year. Ray and I desperately needed a break from work and...
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New Mexico
After we left RMNP on Wednesday am, we dropped off the rental car at the airport and made the long trek in the RV down to the Lavin's Cabin in the mountains in NM. I don't think there could have been...
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What I've been up to...
FELT! I have been busy busy cutting sewing and stuffing felt to make a felt card table playhouse for my favorite fifteen month old. Claribel played with it for a few minutes before nap time and I...
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Trick or Treat!
Our little Flower Looking at the doggies outside She didn't mind the costume and just played and explored like normal even flowers need a snack break... yummy! Ready for dinner Monie had such...
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The past few weeks...
Rebecca and Lizette came to visit two weeks ago and it was so nice to visit with her and hold my sweetie-pie niece. We took some pumpking pictures of the cousins and a few turned out pretty cute. I...
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Christmas Kitchen
Ray and I decided to do a DIY Play Kitchen for Claribel this year for Christmas. It was such a fun project, Claribel LOVES it and we love how it turned out (which is important since it resides in our...
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My Baby Sister's Baby Shower
Yesterday was my sister Allison's Baby Shower. We are so excited that she is having a BOY (WTG Andrew!). He will be 11 months younger than Rebecca's Lizette who is 11 months younger than Claribel......
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Baby Shower Post No. 2- The fun!
More Shower pics of people and fun! There were of course several baseball touches which Andrew (the daddy who played baseball at A&M) LOVES! Baldwin Family attendeesBecca (sister-in-law) and...
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Gifts for Aiden and his Mama...
From Aunt Melissa and Aunt Rebecca... "Pleated Beauty Bag" from Amy Karol (Angry Chicken's) Sewing book "Bend the Rules Sewing". Loved how it turned out and can't wait to make one for me! LOVE this...
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Some Dailies from January and Early February
LOVE you daddy! YES! I can cross my fingers! Curly head Bath time is the BEST! Frannie- where is your bellybutton? does this hurt?Yikes!! Love you too Frannie!Banana- can't believe my mama doesn't...
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Love is in the air
This year, I really wanted to decorate for Valentine's Day. Somewhere on the www I found some links for valentine's day banners and it got my creative juices going. So I gathered all of my pink and...
View ArticleGuess who's gonna be a big sister?
Claribel is!We are so excited to be welcoming a new little T in October! Praise the Lord for that beautiful little flickering heartbeat we were able to see last Thursday. So happy for a new bebe!
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Family Pics
The day before celebrating our Savior conquering death we had the pleasure of taking some family photos with Shannon in downtown Bryan. I can't wait to get some of them printed out... I have not...
View ArticleClaribel is gonna have a baby
SISTER!!! We are so excited to have a second little girl and know that Claribel will love having a sister as much I have! So blessed...
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The past few months... cousin fun
Claribel is growing up so fast and we are having such a blast! Her vocabulary is exploding and she is trying to say everything. She now sings with me at night and has been practicing her ABC's and...
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