Luca Skywalker and Family

I'm pretty sure this is the last year that I will have any say in what Luca dresses up in for Halloween, so it was just TOO PERFECT to dress up as the Star Wars family of Darth Vader, Amidala, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia! 

Capri's 1st Princess Costume!

Luca had a lot of fun trick or treating with Daddy, but he actually had the most fun staying home helping me hand out the candy.  We had so many trick or treaters that we actually ran out of candy, so I had to give away half of Luca's stash.  Boy am I lucky he was too young to figure out he was handing out his own candy!

So nervous watching Luca hold her :/

Darth Pumpkin

Cute outfit from Aunt Velene!

THREE!!!

Capri at 3 months and Luca at 3 years...precious moments captured at Travel Town in Griffith Park...I love how this black and white shot captures how sweetly Luca cuddles with her.  This was not long after he almost took her eye out when he went to cuddle while sucking on a dum dum!

Aunt Cherie and Nicole picked out Capri's gorgeous Etsy wardrobe!

This kid has never had so much fun getting his picture taken!

Can't wait to watch this one melt her daddy's heart!

Three Months!

Three months in and these two kiddos are inseparable - I love it!  This month, Capri is all smiles and doing great with tummy time.  She is NOT so great at sucking her thumb, something her brother pretty much had mastered by this point.  She is also not so great of a napper, just taking little catnaps throughout the day, but rarely a 2-3 hour one.  On the bright side, she is sleeping 8-10 hour stretches at night, so that is fantastic!  HERE are some video clips from the month.

She's getting a lot more "durable" now, so I'm feeling better about when Luca "cuddles" with her.  He continues to amaze me with how creatively he plays with her, pretending she is a robot, or one of his action figures, even pretending to talk for her in a high-pitched "Capri" voice.  One day, he held up her pacifier in mid air and said, "Hey look, a ghost is sucking on Capri's pacifier!"  We also have fun singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to her.  Perhaps the best "creative" moment was when I walked into the kitchen one night to find a huge watery mess below the refrigerator water spout and with a COMPLETELY straight face, Luca told me "Capri did it."  Ahh, he is totally understanding the potential of this whole sibling thing...

Morning smiles are the best!

I can't wait for her to have more hair!

Couldn't live without this bouncer!

Our Little Monkey at 3 Years Old

"Is it time for my party yet?!"
"Is it time for my party yet?!"
"Is it time for my party yet?!"
"Is it time for my party yet?!"

That's what this little guy sounded like this morning!  At 3 years old, he totally "gets" how cool this whole birthday thing is! 

I wish I could remember all of the funny things that come out of this kids mouth, but it's just too hard to keep track!  One thing that I thought was particularly cute this month was when he explained that he would protect Capri and that Daddy would protect him...but that I would need to get Paca to protect me because he was MY daddy!  He's pretty observant about things like this these days, always amazing me with how much he understands.  He can count to about 13 right now, knows a ton of songs, knows his right from his left, and is even doing well at dressing himself.  Preschool has been THE best thing for him.  His teacher is always telling me how much "fun" he is - I'm just wondering what images in her mind are popping up when she says this!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Luca - Part II

Luca's preschool let me bring cupcakes for snack time to celebrate his birthday and lucky for me, I got to stay and observe for a whole hour. 
It was so precious - first they all sang Happy Birthday to him, then they all thanked him for bringing cupcakes.  Later Donna Marie had Luca help her during story time because they were special birthday books they read.  I was so proud that he was so well-behaved in the classroom, doing everything Donna Marie asked and even pretending to read a book while the kids all assembled in their circle.  Soooo looking forward to parent teacher conferences, LOL!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Luca - Part I

Brent and Janelle hosted the Fall birthdays at their new rec center.  Luca had soooo much fun with all of his cousins!  He showed up in a Darth Vader costume, but left wearing a Hulk costume with a Captain America sweatshirt (presents he had opened).  He finally understands how cool birthdays are!

He's Got The Eye Of The Tiger

Ranch Romance

Another sorority sister (and former roommate!) married off!  Congratulations to the gorgeous new Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Erin Shapiro!  Beautiful garden wedding and rustic romantic reception at the San Ysidro Ranch.  Had SO much fun with Monika as my date while Tony watched Luca and Mimi and Paca watched Capri.  Very tempting to stay in Santa Barbara for the night, but was ultimately happy coming home to tuck all my kiddos in :) 

Back On The Big Screen

Capri's 1st Kings game, but NOT Luca's first time on the jumbotron...he's sexy and he knows it!  The crowd went wild when a shirtless caped Luca hit the screen. 


This pic was posted on the King's FB page last week!

They even played it in slow motion at the end of the time-out AND Tony and Luca were on the Fox broadcast!  So glad Janell could come with us as it was a lot of fun catching up - we couldn't believe how good Capri was! 
We had her bundled up nice and warm and though she cried at the loudness of the first goal, she was a sleeping angel the entire rest of the game.  The Kings won it in overtime!