Trying New Things

...like Segways



...and Biking with Baby on Board (tsk tsk tsk)



...and Bubbles



...and Ketchup



We had a LOVELY weekend in Carmel with the Shabaglians and the Foresters thanks to the Morgans, a family from Woodland Christian, who own a home there and were generous enough to let us use it! The babies (Sydney, Siena, and Jadon) had fun playing together while the parents (David & Alissa, Shiloh & Sam, David & Arris) romped around on Segways, golfed with Nick Garnero, and traipsed about downtown Carmel.



Shiloh and Siena exploring La Villa Dulce in all its glory.



Daddies and their babies at Baja Cantina where we had dinner on Friday night.



Siena and Sydney meet again... Siena has officially passed up Sydney (by a large margin) on the weight and head circumference charts, but Sydney is much more adept and rolling, wiggling, and smacking. :)



Caught in the act



The baby trio: Siena(9/14/08), Jadon(10/2ish/08), and Sydney (8/27/08).



Baby pow-wow



Jadon getting out of line



Packed up and ready to go meet Sydney downtown!



Too big!



Too small! (but it will have to do...)



Segways at the beach: SO fun.



Thanks, Morgans!

Six

Six things we've been loving about Siena in her 6th month (turned on 3/14):

1) Curly Lashes and Baby Blues




2) No Rolling Due to Rolls



3) Pious Feet



4) Crackly Coos



5) Pudgy but Portable





6) Sleep Sounds



In other news...

GOODBYE CAR



We had a bittersweet moment as we said a final good-bye to our 1996 Saab, which we gave to The Salvation Army.

HELLO HIGHCHAIR and SOLID FOOD



Siena has been enjoying her new highchair from the Fourniers and eating bananas (and other squishy things) through a mesh pacifier thingy. (Love the feet!)

SICK MAN EATS OUT



Shiloh stayed home sick on Tuesday, but couldn't resist an invitation to In 'n Out with Grammy, Poppy, Sarah, Diane Warne and Lukey (who gave Siena some sweet attention).



Siena skated around on the tables while we ate... no worries, she can't roll anymore!

DODGEBALL

Last weekend we participated in the UCD Intramural Dodgeball Palooza! It's a 24-hour tournament with awful game times like 10:30pm, 12:55am, 2:35am, 6:20 am, etc. We were left ridiculously sore in muscles we forgot we had, but both our men's and women's teams ended up with championship t-shirts to show for our pains.



AIA Oldies: Brian Ronconi, Chris Dombrowski, Ryan Biggs, Shiloh, Joel Holly, Trevor L, Benny Burtt, Joel Finley and Rob Brunner





Punk Rockers: Erin Evans, Jessica Estrada, Casie Hall, Carie Brueckner, Lauren Fabrizio, Sam, Jillian Schuricht and Genie Jardini



Upcoming: Sorbellos head to Carmel for relaxing weekend 3/20. Sam has surgery to get her ankle hardware removed 3/23. Siena's 6(.5) appointment 6/30.

The end of the shortest month

I love being a mom. I think God had to throw in things like diapers, spitup and crying so that all the Dads wouldn't be tempted to stay home too! Here's a fun little video from a drive home from CostCo. Siena was "singing" herself to sleep. It was so cute!

Our baby girl is growing up so fast! Though she's forgotten how to roll over (hasn't happened since her few flips at 4 months), she's getting to be a pretty good little baboon-sitter.

We finished up February with some fun things, including a visit from Uncle Andy on his way to Utah, an IM bowling tournament, meeting the Keefers' new pup, and riding in a swing for the first time! (Siena that is, not us.)

Andy stopped for dinner on his way to his new home in Utah to visit his favorite niece. Shiloh distracted him from the camera while trying to get Siena to smile, but instead she gave her best "thizz" face. ;)

Shiloh waiting to warm up for the UCD IM bowling tournament while they oiled the lanes for us. Big time.

Siena apparently "isn't that into" bowling.

Bowling, the movie.

Meet Louis.

Kevin might seem tough, but he melts around the babies. Note her extremely cute shoes, thanks to cousins Kris, Chris, and Jen!

Manor Park, at the end of our street, is going to be a great place to play when the weather warms up! (It's getting there!) Kelly and Bethany were taking their niños to play, so Siena and I tagged along.

All bundled up because it's still a little chilly out there.

A few pictures of the babe before we start into March...

I'm not sure why people don't appreciate fat rolls. They're so cute! Especially on our little "love bug" (onesie a la Jenni Biggs).

We lucked out with a baby who generally likes her car seat.

Lounging at home.

Waking up from a nap. Stretch!

Wrinkliest armpits on the block!

Trying hard to roll, wishing she was skinnier so she could!

Now on to March... the rains are subsiding, IMs are ending (for the quarter), and Siena has decided to enter into an early stage of separation anxiety. She gets pretty worked up if we have to leave her, but I think it makes Grammy and Poppy more anxious than anyone because they get stuck with a poor screaming baby and no remedy! Good thing IM season is coming to an end - nothing left but a girls' championship soccer game on Thursday!



Last weekend we went bowling with Charles and Katelyn Warne. We had a fun time... except for Shiloh, in the first game because I played the game of my LIFE! I was doing alright the whole time, but he was doing better. Then, in my last 4 frames, I bowled FIVE STRIKES IN A ROW! I won, 182 to his 178. It will probably never happen again, so I have to savor this time of gloating. ;)



We also took Siena to her first ever post-utero baseball game! Davis High battled Woodland High at Raley Field (Rivercats Stadium) in Sacramento. We were rooting for Davis High (of course) with Cody Keefer and Jeff Boulware batting 1 and 2. Here's Shiloh and Siena with proud Mama Keefer and Ganyo with the boys.



Again, a fully bundled baby!



Last Sunday Siena and Zeke Armstrong were "dedicated" at the 10:30 service. Here's the crew with Pastor Glen Snyder.



Siena has an eye for the camera. :)



And what better time than a sunny Sunday afternoon for a Davis Family photo shoot?

Poppy, Grammy, and the grandbabies!