Sunday, April 29, 2012

Give Him His Colored Coat

There was no better role for Gregory for his senior year "swan song" than JOSEPH! 

He looked handsome, he looked smart, he was a walking work of art...and boy could he sing!  So proud of this kid!!!

Here's the last song of the show...




And here is the finale where he really belts it out!  And the best news is that he gets to reprise his role this summer in a community theater production of the show - can't wait!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Our Little Monkey at 18 Months

At 18 months, this little guy has truly graduated from being a "baby" to a rough and tough little boy!  He boldy jumps from chair to couch, is quite a little climber, and rarely cries when he takes a tumble, which is often!
He is really enjoying playing with all of his toys, is getting into "reading" books with me (which I especially love because that is total cuddle time!), he loves to draw and color - unfortunately, it is not always on paper and often on walls and cribs.  Thank goodness for Mr. Clean magic erasers! 

He has a funny little habit of "hoarding" things whether it be oranges, toothbrushes, or hot wheels cars - he just HAS to hold as many of everything as he can possibly manage.


He is incred- ibly curious, invest- igating every- thing he comes in contact with.  He is working on his somersaulting and about the biggest development lately is how much he is talking now - it seems as though he picks up at least one new word every day!

He and Grandpa are total buds, with quite a little routine of activities including playing in the sink with the water faucet and exploring Mimi's car like it's a jungle gym.  And one of his favorite things is going to Coffee Bean with Daddy for a bagel and a latte, extra foam, hold the latte.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Bishop Amat Scholarship Dinner

Mom, Cat and I...color coordinated and enjoying a fun night out at the Avalon Room at Industry Hills to raise money for Amat Scholorship Benefit Dinner. 
Gregory and the chamber singers' performances are below:

Where's Dada?

Watching Luca through the baby monitor has become our favorite morning activity and THIS is all we've been hearing lately...

Saturday, April 14, 2012

iBaby

Luca literally knows how to use an iPad better than Mimi...he knows just where to go to find his favorite apps and can even figure out how to play movies on Netflix!
 

Chamber Singers in Seattle Washington

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Luca the Easter Egg Hunter

We didn't quite get to the mall this year for a picture with the Easter Bunny, so I'll have to settle for this shot of him in bunny ears from Mimi, which he kept on his head for all of about 15 seconds.
In his Easter basket, he happily found a talking "Blue" from Blue's Clues along with his very own "Handy Dandy Notebook!" His favorite thing to do these days is draw, so hopefully this will sway him towards paper rather than walls and couch cushions.
Last year, Luca was far too little to partake in any Easter Egg Hunts and this year I actually hesitated to color any eggs for him, thinking he was still too young and it wouldn't be worth the trouble. Boy, was I wrong! He got the hang of it RIGHT away and never wanted to stop! He'd cry each time William and Nolan took the basket away from him to re-hide the eggs, so they finally started just taking them from him while he wasn't looking so that he never ran out of eggs to find. A BIG thanks to the boys for hiding all of the eggs for him!


Here are 2 more videos of his happy hunting:
Luca The Easter Egg Hunter 2
Almost went through the day without remem- bering a family shot. This one would have been a lot better with less sun and more cooperation from the boys, but oh well!

Friday, April 6, 2012

Gregory "Jesus" Lima

Gregory debuted as St. Louise's first "singing" Jesus at this year's Good Friday present- ation of the Living Stations. HERE is a link to pictures from the service and below is his solo in the Garden of Gesthsemane: