Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bad, bad blogger

So yes I am a terrible blogger...things are quite busy! Last Friday was graduation at work and I was pretty emotional about it. I was so proud to see how far the students have come and to celebrate all of their successes. It was a wonderful experience AND I played Pomp and Circumstance (the graduation song) on the piano in front of 400 people and didn't mess up...yay! :) It was a joyous day for lots of reasons! My last day before summer break is June 12th. I get 6 glorious week off and I am very happy about it. Everyone keeps asking me what am I going to do. I am going to do nothing! :) Well... except spend time with my amazing family, work out, swim, sun, sleep, just enjoy being lazy! 6 weeks will go by way too fast. But I am very lucky that I have a job where I get such a big break.

Emerson is almost 6 months old...can you believe it? He is so funny...he is a very curious little guy and loves to look at everything around him and study things. I think he is going to be extremely smart but also a handful! He rolls all over the place and is starting to try to sit up. He loves his sister Lana so much...any time he looks at her, he smiles...it is so precious! He is sleeping pretty well at night these days...sometimes for 10 hours...which is lovely! He is starting to get some teeth-yay! Next week he will have baby food for the first time...I can't wait to see how he reacts to it! He is growing up way too fast but he is fascinating to watch!

Lana just finished kindergarten!! WOWZA...the year went by so fast! She has learned so much and has some really great friends that she met. She is reading above grade level and loves to draw, color, anything creative. She is such an amazing little artist. She will be going to dance camp this summer and the theme is...Rockstars! How perfect for her...she is very excited! She is being a good helper to Elbie at home during the day with Emerson. I have 2 1/2 more weeks of work so they are on their own until then but they are starting off very nicely :)

Elbie is doing great and loving spending so much with Emerson. He is an amazing father...watching him with Emerson is magical. They have such a special bond! Things are going well with Elbie at work and he is happy that he gets to spend quality time with both children for the next couple of weeks...they are doing lots of fun stuff! Today I cam home from work and he had made a yummy dinner, a red velvet cake, german chocolate cake, and cupcakes! Then he did all the dishes and is letting me go to bed super early tonight...he is wonderful and thoughtful and he is all mine! :)

Here are some recent photos...I am so behind! That is another thing I am going to do on summer break...get all caught up on editing :)


Lana and Mommy at her dance recital...she did a great job!


Elbie and Lana at her kindergarten musical...they sang songs in Spanish and Mandarin! And a couple in English :)


Mommy with her precious babies!


My family at my gallery exhibit...my photo is directly behind us...the dying flower photos :) More of these photos will be on my photography blog whenever I get around to updating that!


Pool time! Lana is such a good swimmer after taking lessons...this is the first summer without her wearing floaties and she will actually go under water! Big steps!


Lana with her best friend Madeline. She came to spend the night and imagine that...they had the same bathing suit! They are hilarious!


Lana hunting for Easter eggs :)


Emerson just chilling outside in his diaper...


Don't you love his little personalized outfit from Robin? He makes the funniest faces!


He was not happy with me at all during this shoot...he would not smile...just kept looking at me like "really mom? really?"


Tired little guy after swimming...he went right to sleep!


Brother and sister love <3 They are so cute!


"The Curious Case of Elbie Wood" is one of Emerson's nicknames...they are clones!