Yeah... I can crawl! :)

Baby Sister started crawling last weekend.  She is so determined to catch up with her big brother and loves being mobile.  Now mommy and papa just need to make sure to keep the floor clear because she puts EVERYTHING she finds in her mouth.  She's also working on waving as you can see in this photo.  (Sorry to everyone that wanted to see the video of her crawling...  I can't get the video to upload) 

Halloween "Snaps"

Halloween was eventful this year...  I had surgery on a kidney stone on the 30th and got to attend our ward party slightly medicated :)  On Saturday we took Ben and Sofi trick-or-treating at the mall.  Ben had a great time asking for candy and now everytime we pass the mall, he wants to go inside because they will give you candy.  Mario did a great job decorating the front of our house and we got about 75 Trick-or-Treaters which is a lot more than the 10 or so we got last year.  Ben was so excited about Trick-or-Treating that Mario took him out again around our neighborhood.

"Bless the Monsters"

I had a funny experience last night, one which I am sure many of you can relate to. Ben usually won’t say his own prayer, he will just repeat what I say, but last night he wanted to say the prayer. It went something like this. "Heavenly Father, Bless Papa & Ben & Oreo & Baby Sister & Papa & Ben & Mommy (I did get in there once) & Sofia & Ben & Papa & Danny & Papa… & the monsters & the dinosaurs ( I am cracking up now… How do you stop yourself from laughing when they do that?) & the monsters & dinosaurs & bless me to be quiet because I don’t want time out…" I started laughing, and then Ben looked at me like I was in trouble, and I knew I was because you aren’t supposed to laugh while someone is praying, and I didn’t want to get "time out" myself. Some example I am!

Gilroy Gardens

Here's some photos from a trip we took to Gilroy Gardens with our friends the McMurrays in July.

"My Baby"

Ben is now a "Big Brother" and he loves playing "baby" with Sofi. He will lie on her play mat and read books to her. He got pretty jealous when his cousin Danny said that Sofi was his baby and not Ben's. Ben is a little over-protective of his little sister. Maybe that will come in handy when they are older.

Sofia's Blessing & Superfun weekend with Family

Last Sunday we had the blessing for our little girl Sofia. On the days preceeding the blessing, we spent time with both my family and Mario's family doing some of the fun things the Bay area has to offer. It's odd how you can live in the same place for 10+ years and still find new things to do. (PS we REALLY missed you Uncle Dave and Auntie Jessie)

We went to an A's game...

(They won in the bottom of the 9th which made the game really fun.)

Maissie, Ben, and Danny prefered to play in the kids area. (At least they had TVs so I could watch the game while they played)

Yes I know you know what a baseball diamond looks like, but there are 2 things I like about this photo: 1. It was taken right before the hit that put the winning run on second base, and 2. If you look REALLY closely, you can see my dad who moved up to be closer to the action. Go A's!

Sofia was a little bummed that she had to stay in her carrier for the whole game. She wanted to see the action. (Actually she slept through the game and only woke up when I was cheering to tell me to be quiet as she was trying to sleep.)

We picked strawberries at Gizdich Ranch...

(Of Course we ate as much or more than we picked :)

Picking your own strawberries is a dream of Mark's. Everybody needs to have a dream, and we are happy he got to have his dream come true.

My mum and dad picked like they were working in their own garden and might never see a strawberry again. We couldn't get them to stop! Needless to say, their hard work is still paying off for me as I has strawberries in my yogurt this morning. (Thanks Mum & Dad!)

Tia Carmen got a bucketfull of strawberries, and Danny helped his "Buela" fill her bucket.

Mario and Ben were really good at finding the "Big Ones." Ben was really good at picking, but he didn't really eat too much. (He doesn't like strawberries- must be something he got from Mario's side of the family JK)

Maissie was really good about doing everything by herself. She helped Grandma and Grandpa Lemon by eating out of their buckets and giving them more room to fill.

Blessing Day...

My mum made Sofi's dress. It was perfect. Thank you Mum! I'll post some photos of Sofi in her dress later (ie- when I get them) The blessing went really well considering our ward was kicked-out of our building the week before the blessing and we forgot to call everyone to tell them until Saturday night. I'm blaming it on Post Partum Forgetfullness. We ended up in the same building we blessed Ben in. I am proud of myself as I got to church with time to take photos before the meeting.

I am hoping that someone else's camera got a photo with all of us looking in the same direction. Actually this reminds me of a photo my family took when I was 6 or 7. We were at my cousin's wedding (maybe Gordon and Arbetta?), and everyone in the Lemon Family was getting family portraits. I think everyone in my family was looking in a different direction but my mum who was looking straight ahead with a beautiful smile. I also think I had pigtails or at least ringlets in my hair... That was a long time ago, but it was a good picture.

Anyway, that was our weekend, and what a fun one it was.

Which one is which?

Which one is Ben? Sofi?

Baby Photos

Look at those cheeks!

Ben feeding his "baby sister." Notice how the toolbox never leaves his side.

(He might have to fix the bottle or something )

Check out my sexy leg!

Check Me Out!

Here is a cute photo of Sofi showing how well she holds her head up. Just look at those cheeks!

New Baby New Blog

I decided since we have a new baby, I should start a blog to keep everyone abreast of our activities. Please be kind... I'm new to this :)

Here is a photo of Ben and Sofi to distract you while I figure this thing out.

Love, Hugs, Kisses and Poop (We have lots and lots of poop)

Em