Fishy Fishy

Sometime between last Fall and now Susanna has turned into a fish!!! She is in love with the water and the pool. We have been having such a great time and every time we go Susanna impresses us with a new skill. This last time she swam under water!!! So far she has been jumping off the side, jumping off the diving board, learning to dive, holding her breath underwater, and now swimming under water!

She still needs help coming back up to the surface and is not an independent swimmer, but she is on her way!! We are so proud of our fishy!

Sometimes we think Susanna's main reason to go to the pool is to snack. When the whistle blows for break, Susanna's screams "Its snack time now". This is her giving a thumbs up to snack time and thumbs down to hearing the news that she ate all the snacks!! The girl loves to snack!



We celebrated Fathers Day with my dad and LaDonna at the pool this year. Susanna LOVED showing off her skills and Noah looked very handsome in his bathing suit. It was a very fun Fathers Day Pool Party for all!!!

Pickle Time

Noah has his first tooth! It is the front bottom left and he looks ADORABLE!! He has been drooling non stop and chewing on EVERYTHING for a little over a month now. I am soo excited that his first chomper is finally here and that the next one is on the way very soon!!!

To help with his chewing needs, we are passing on the pickle tradition from Susanna's baby days. He REALLY likes it too. He tends to get mad when it slips out of his hands so we have to be nearby to help him retrieve it. Susanna insists that Noah has a pickle each night with dinner. She says he NEEDS ONE but I suspect she just wants one too!!! And of course, she had to pose for a pickle pic.. cutie pie!!


Last week we took a trip to Marbles Museum with Vicki, Ava, and Claudia. The girls had soooo much fun and I hope we can go many more times this summer.



This is how Noah spent most of the time while we were at the museum. Even though he may not look happy here, he really had a great time watching all the excitement around him!!

Susanna's First Haircut

We have been talking about Susanna getting her first haircut for a while now but it has only been talk. We keep thinking we should let it grow more ... she is too young ... we like it long, on and on. Recently, on a whim, I decided that it was time. Miguel and I talked and we agreed it was go time!!


The next day I took her to my hair salon and she got her first haircut!!! They cut it right below her ears and it looks FABULOUS!! She did soo good too, she really impressed me. She walked right in, climbed into the chair, and followed all the instructions from the hairstylist.




I was worried she would be timid but she sure proved me wrong! I need to learn my lesson not to underestimate her!!! She really is a big girl now!!!

Dance Dance Dance

Susanna LOVES to dance. Lately she is making up her own dance moves to any music she hears. And she has no fear of people watching her. She dances EVERYWHERE and for EVERYONE!! It is really cute to watch. And I think she has been blessed by NOT inheriting my lack of rhythm, good for her!!



Susanna and Noah love being together. They are really bonding as sister and brother. She ALWAYS wants him to play with her and he watches her EVERY move. I am a proud momma watching them together, such love!!




At the beach we did a quick photoshoot with Susanna dressed in her gymnastics leotard and Noah in his tux. I have to say, these are some good looking kids!!! Now we just need to get them to smile at the same time :)




Also wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Grandma Hoelscher, 87 years young today, as well as to Miguel's grandmother. They both share this day with Noah as it is his 5 month birthday today also! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!