Gabriella 3 months old!

I just love this little girl!! It is crazy that she is already 3 months old! She is such a petite little thing (can even wear some new born outfits and a lot of her 0-3 months clothes are big on her still ), but she is FULL of personality and though we don't hear it a ton, she has a powerful set of lungs. :)

She is a super easy baby and such a little sweetheart

This cracked me up. She was sitting in the bumbo seat but her short little leggs barely touched the end of the bumbo seat let alone the floor...

beautiful sleeping princess!! Did I mention she is ALREADY sleeping through the night?! She usually sleeps 7-10 hrs. The only problem is she wants to go to bed earlier (no later than 9) so she wakes up earlier than I like but luckily she will nurse and go right back to sleep.

At the park. It was 81 degrees on Sunday when we were at the park at 5 p.m. I love it!

All of us swinging on the tire swing. Both the boys wanted to hold her hands at the same time but I finaly convinced them to hold on to the swing instead of her hands...

We can't get enough of her! She is so happy and cute. Here are some of the things she is now doing.

She loves to smile, giggle, squeal, coo and have little conversations with us. She loves the tub. She is now gripping and playing with little toys. Ben loves to interpret everything she says and does, and Landon is OBSESSED with holding her hands and now also her feet. Here is a conversation that I had with Ben the other day.

B-Gabriella is so cute huh mom I'm going to marry her when she gets big

M- Yes she is cute but you can't marry her, but you can marry someone like her

B- no I want to marry her

M-We don't marry our family it isn't right but I am sure you can marry someone just as cute as her

B- But then I won't be in the family anymore

M-Yes you will always be in our family

It is so funny to see how their little minds work. We are always having crazy conversations. I need to be better about writing them down. He cracks me up! Here are a few new pictures (sorry I am addicted to my Iphone an it is so easy to take pictures with it so my camera hasn't been getting its use... and the pixel isn't that great...)

The little dare devilI

Landon is quite the little thrill seeker. These are some of his latest favorites. He LOVES to swing the higher the better. Fernando will lift him as high as he can and let go (I am not strong enough) so I will give him under dogs by pushing him high enough to run underneath the swing. He just laughs and says 'again Mommy push me higher.' look at the pure joy on his face. I love it!

He is such a climber. You can't see this picture very well but picture a park play place and the tunnels that the kids climb through up in the air... this is him climbing on TOP. Just the other day Fernando took the kids to play. He watched Landon come down the slide and looked over at Ben really quick. When he looked back at Landon he wasn't there... he looked all over and wasn't seeing him then he looked up to find him CLIMBING ON TOP OF THE OUTSIDE of the big slide! By the time he got to him he had already reached the top and had slidden back down the slide! Talk about heart attack. But this is common for him. He is always climbing and jumping off high things... I seriously can't keep up with him!

He is so excited that he is finally BARELY tall enough to go on the rollercoaster. He LOVES IT! He laughs the entire time (that is exactly how I am on roller coaster - the bigger the better). I had to bribe Ben into riding and here Landon wanted to go again and again. At first Ben wouldn't go but once little brother went he couldn't be passed up by his little brother. Landon got off the ride and ran over to Ben and Daddy and said ' That was super awesome Ben and super fun!' We are in the 3rd row.

Here is another favorite. The Hippity Hop frog ride. It is a kids version of the zone drop. The ride takes the kids in the air and then drops them. This is the boys lifting their arms up so that so that the bar can go over them. He loves to stick his leggs straight out so that is more fun. Ben usually grips the bar tightly but he on the other tries to find the most thrilling way to ride the ride. I have myself to blame since I gave him the idea.

And to think that he just BARELY turned 3! Though he keeps us on our toes we sure do love this little guy (even if he is giving me a heart attack half the time.)

Our Princess is here!!

Gabriella Jean Nunez joined our family January 18,2010
After a 7 hr labor she was born at 5:03 a.m.
She was 6 lbs 3 oz and 18 inches
Here is her 1 day old

My sister in law Devan took her new born pictures at a month old. She is an amazing photographer! Thanks Devan your the best!

We took a trip to Utah when she was a month old and blessed her around blessed her out there. She wore my little sister Meagan's blessing dress for her blessing. This was so special to me since my Grandma Jake made this for her to be blessed in when she was really sick with cancer.(Crazy that she is now 15!) I love how angelic she looks.

so precious!

Her brothers absolutely LOVE her! They can't get enough of her! Landon has this total fetish wish always wanting to hold her hand and Ben thinks every little sound, gesture and smile she makes is the best! This picture caputures so well how it is around here, except that I didn't catch her smiling.

I know this update is a long time coming....I have been having camera troubles, internet problems and most of my pictures have been taken on my i phone lately so the pictures are horrible as far as resolution... but I promise to be better. We can't believe that she is already almost 3 months old.

The long wait is over....

We are thrilled to announce that we will be having a GIRL !!!!!! We all couldn't be more excited as you can see by Ben and Landon's faces :) Yep we are already buying PINK and it is so fun!! I was so ecstatic that I begged Fernando to let me go shopping right after we found out :) You can't see the adorable clothes (he limited me to 2 outfits and then yesterday we found the adorable pink and brown checkered jacket outfit that was an incredible deal and we just couldn't resist buying it...) that I got with this picture (the boys weren't the most cooperative holding pink...and we took it on the camera phone so it isn't the best picture but...... Ya just can't help but smile when you look at this picture. :) I will post ultra sound pictures soon.

I'm no longer MIA...AND come with exciting NEWS!!!

I know it has been forever since my last post but life has been totally crazy around here.... My health has been crazy and also the boys and I spent 6 wks in Utah where I didn't have internet.... We had a great time with family however my camera got left in Cali and so I don't even have any pictures to post, yah I know what your thinking total slacker.... The boys got to go on their first boating and camping trip, 2 demolition derby's (which they absolutely loved), went to the Oquirr Temple Open House, saw my youngest brother Spencer get married and so much more. The great news is my health has improved 100% I will be driving again in no time and.... We are expecting our 3rd in January!! We found out yesterday what we are having and we are having a....................................................................................................................

Chuck E Cheese

For Ben's b-day party we celebrated at Chuck E Cheese with some of his friends. He had such a blast!  Here is a picture that we took at a little machine that cost 1 token.  It would have been better had it caught the boys smiling but I love it because it depicts exactly how much I love my boys and LOVE being a mom! oh fyi Ben wanted his brother to match him for his party.  I love how close they have become.

Before we left for Chuck E Cheese I was trying to get a picture of Ben... but he wanted to be the photographer instead. Not bad for a 4 year old egh!? Ha ha I love Landon's look like 'do I HAVE to take this picture...'

Landon of course got to the cake BEFORE I could cut it... he stuck his WHOLE arm in it...
The birthday cake that Ben choose out... would you expect anything different more perfect for him! :) The best part is that the cars were real and so he and Landon got a new car too!
blowing out the candle
pointing at the cars
such precious little guys!

Can I tell you how much I love the age 4! Happy Birthday Ben!!

Yesterday Ben turned 4!  This little guy has brought so much joy into our lives. I love being mom!  He is at such a fun age. He has turned into my best helper and loves to please me and be a big brother.  Here are a few pictures of how our little guy has changed through out the last 4 years. I love to sit and talk with him and hear his stories.  Happy Birthday we sure do love you!!!

Unfortunately all of my baby pictures are in another hard drive so the youngest I have is him in AZ when he was 4 1/2 months old

7 months
1 year
2 years
3 years
the dimples that are sure to break many hearts...
Ben on his 4th b-day! Not the best picture but couldn't get him to cooperate with the camera.. he wanted to be TAKING  the pictures...
Here are some of our favorite ' Ben'isms'

'how cool is that!'

'that just plain silly mommy'

'I'm big to do that'

' I need privacy but with the door open' in the bathroom

'I'm gonna take you down'

'but we'll talk about that later k mommy'

'I need tight hugs and tight kisses'

'Im so SO BIG!'

'Once upon a time' he loves to tell stories...

'That was very heartfelt huh mommy' when he finishes his prayers

'Mommy your my bestest buddy'

My Baby is 2! Happy Birthday Landon we sure do love you!

In honor of our little guys birthday I thought I would share some of my favorite photos.  Landon is full of mischief and wants to do/and say everything brother does and says.  He loves to sing and can sing the whole abc's, twinkle twinkle little star, wheels on the bus, I love to see the temple and, I'm so glad when daddy comes home.  He LOVEs to jump anywhere anytime.  He is full of life and character and is so happy and funny all the time. WE love you little guy Happy Birthday!!!

one day old

2 months old
1 st b-day
7 months
8 months
9 months
10 months
18 months
cutest yoda ever 20 mo
21 month chillin in the cockpit w/ the pilot
his favorite look these days... I have to fight to get him dressed.... He is so proud he potty trained himself that he feels that justifies him hanging out in his underwear half the day...
has to do/or at least try...everything brother does
Day before turning 2 early celebration with daddy w/ free Cold stone ice cream!

When the cats away the mice WILL play

The boys were eating lunch watching word world so I ran upstairs for just a bit...when I went to go check on them (because it seemed a little too quite...) this is what I found.  These 5 valentine sprinklers were up in a box up in the cupboard.  He climbed up and got them and then got a plastic knife to open them all.  I decided I could either get mad or get the camera since they had the biggest smiles on their faces... my little characters. I am sure Ben was the instigator but Landon had no quams about joining in.  They still had pink fingers and mouths even AFTER their bath! :)  Never a dull moment around here.

look mommy
This is how I found them
what mommy its yummy...

I love to go to Grandpa's house

A couple weeks ago (right after we got back from our 3 wk Utah trip)we were driving in the car and out of the blue Ben started singing.  This is quite a familiar scene, however the more I listened the more I realized he was making up his own song AND he was rhyming it.  I was a little taken back and had to start laughing. The more we listened we realized he was not only rhyming but he was also making sense!  I had to call up my dad and have him sing it to him.  He hasn't  sung it in a while so he had forgotten it a little when we recorded it today, and of course he felt it would be more entertaining if he acted silly. :)

Here are the original words in case you couldn't understand (with Landon in the back ground expressing his obsession with cars crashing... it is a little hard to hear..)

I love to go to grandpa's house cause grandpa always reads to me

before he reads he knows he needs his glasses on so he can see

where ever may my glasses be grandpa always reads to me

we look in drawers, behind closed doors, we look in closets shelves and floors cause grandpa always reads to me

The part that totally cracks me up is that it is true grandpa Jake has to go get his reading glasses to read Ben stories :)  Thanks dad for the inspiration behind Ben's first composition.  Our boys just adore you!

Ok in my defense I tried for more than an hour to get the video (that is suppose to go with this entry) to upload.... still working on it sorry so for now a picture of Ben with Grandpa. If any one that has a mac knows how to upload a picture to blogger I would love to know the trick...:)

New Hair cut

So I know this is not the best pictures but here ya go Erika like I promised... I will try to get you a better picture soon...