July Highlights Recap ... we've got a really long ways to go!

One of the fun things we did at the beginning of July. The girls sat side to side for some fun hairstyling. Lauchi did great, never a peep. Brianna, like a royal princess, chatted up her stylist and found plenty of topics to discuss.

Showing off my crib

Good times in Exeter

Our girls in June

More beautiful than ever and growing like little weeds!

Bibi (circa 1981) and Brianna (2010)

Mommy and daughter photographed in the same spot, with a three decade difference. There is definitely a resemblance, though most facial features are rather different. Enjoy!

Back from "busyland" ...

We're hopelessly (and yet again) behind on our blogging though much up to date on cooking up lots of fun activities every day. Thanks to Tia Sherri, Brianna is now, officially a Top Chef Master. Her outfit is adorable and she loves to make creative dishes in her kitchen. Mommy's been teaching her different nutrition concepts and she's been, in turn, coming up with funny statements along the lines of "Daddy, these chips are not healthy, they have too much salt and that's bad for the heart. Next time we need to make a better choice." Our collective jaws dropped ....

We've also been sprouting several organic seeds (alfalfa sprouts are shown below) and giving them to friends & family to enjoy. They've come out really tasty so far and Brianna's been enjoying seeing God's creation processes at work.

Playdough art by Brianna

Brianna's handwriting: "God is love" (Daddy help to complete the word "es")

Brianna's art and school work

The drawing above was conceptually and completely made by Bri. Below is her drawing of Amee's name

First coached words during bath playtime

Brianna starts church choir and Lea turns 4

Brianna started choir last month and is really enjoying it. Here's her first performance ...

Two weeks ago Lea turned 4 with a beautiful ballerine birthday bash. All the girls loved to dress up, put on a show for the birthday party guests and dance around together

Group hug!

Our beautiful ballerine having lots of fun

Brianna's Royal Princess Party on Valentine's Day

Thank you dear family & friends for making this Valentine's Day extra special by sharing an amazing day with us, celebrating Brianna's birthday! Thank you for blessing and sharing in our lives. Love you all!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Kiara & Brianna's development

how did I get this fat?

What napkins?

Two little teeth at 7 months

Brianna scribbling this whole page plus an additional half of the next page. She's not even four yet!

Saturday night LIVE with Brianna

Our little performer trying on hats for show .... and dancing to boot!

Sunday found us at Santana Row in San Jose. We hit the Farmer's Market and Jazz Concert in the Park first. We had an absolute blast!!!!

Litte Gym Graduation

Last week Brianna graduated from her "Super Bugs" class at the Little Gym. They had a really cute ceremony with a podium, balloons and medals. She's been sporting hers around, so proud of her accomplishment.

And so are we!!! She's growing up and developing into an absolutely beautiful little girl inside and out. Thank God for our little super bug!

Our little fish is back in the water!

Bri is enjoying some fresh & yummy apricots. She's back in the pool and swimming everywhere by herself. She puts the floaties on just when she gets tired or for a quick warm-up. We'll see what exciting new things she'll do in the pool this summer!

Daddy's Girls

We found some pictures of Bibi when she was Brianna's age... and this will make you smile! Here's Bibi when she was 3 year old.

Here's the best picture we have so far of Brianna with the same look. We're going to continue trying to get a picture with a more exact pose.
Here's another picture of Bibi when she was around 2 & a half years old.

And here is Brianna with a similar look on her face.

Like Mother, Like Daughter... Well, we'll see what we're saying about Kiara in the next few years.

Super fun playdate with Lea & Mia

Brianna ready for action with her new goggles and floating swimsuit. She LOVES THEM and swam around freely in the big pool. Since last week, she can now go under the water and swim up to take a breath ALL by herself without the floating swimsuit. A true mermaid!

Mia, 6 months old, enjoying her very own "pool"

Mia was having such a good time that the girls had to jump in too!

Cramped but happy!

Tomorrow, Lea and Mia and parents will be traveling to Croatia for 5 VERY LONG weeks. We are already counting the days for them to come back ...

Our gymnast

Thi is Bri's second gymnastic class and she now has a leotard to show off

posing for the camera

Stretching

Hands stand on her own!!!
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SO CUTE!

I love my brown rice, corn on the cob and vegan quesadillas (not shown). Having lunch today was fun because Daddy was home ...

and so I get to make all my "little monkey" faces, tell my funny "jokes," and also take forever to eat my food!

Loving shopping already!

At around Christmas time, we purchased this "soccer Mom" white van from Grandma Lucille Bieber. Forget about looking cool! This is the perfect and most comfortable way to drive an active family around town. Bibi likes it so much she refuses to drive anything else! =)