The birth of our precious Kiara

Kiara Charlisse has Arrived!!

Welcome Kiara Charlisse to the Pierson Family.
She arrived today, April 2, 2009, at 12:34 pm.
She weighed 6 lbs 1 oz and is 18.5 inches long.

Contractions started around 3:30 am at home and by 7 am we started getting ready to go to the hospital. We arrived at 8:30 am, the epidural was put in allowing some relaxation time for Bibi. The water broke at 11 am and after 45 min of pushing, Kiara arrived at 12:34 pm.

Everyone is doing GREAT! Brianna is very excited about her little sister and is very taken with the idea that she is the Doctor who needs to take care of Kiara when she cries.

We'll keep you up to date and post more pictures soon.

Kiara's AMAZING tea party shower

Bibi, Brianna and Kiara had an unforgettable tea party shower on Sunday at noon. Bibi's friend, Sherri, went all out and organized an incredible tea party for Mommies and daughters. The menu was spectacular, the tea delicious and the company just perfect! (not all ladies present are in the picture)

All the scones, cupcakes and heart and flower shaped cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches were made from scratch at Sherri's kitchen. Sherri, a very gifted hostess, also markets "Princess House" products therefore she had everything necessary for a perfect party.

Sherri (the hostess) catching a break from all the busyness

Belinda, a friend from church

Super delicious cupcakes with marshmallow frosting and a plastic pacifier to decorate on top

More Easter decorations

The wide assortment of iced and hot teas. The Ginger Peach decaf was a hit!

The tables and canopies ready for guests to arrive

Belinda's girls (look at the white gloves!) ready to enjoy their apple juice, crackers and fruit

Cascade, Ella (Sherri's little girl) and Brianna enjoying themselves

The beautiful Easter themed spread ready to go on the table outside

So much for the cute Easter dresses! The girls saw the sandbox after mealtime and they all jumped in to play. They had a GREAT time and sand all over their little bodies.

Bibi got MANY beautiful gifts for Kiara and Brianna also got a few gifts of her own for getting ready to become a "big sister." It was a very exciting and pampering time for us. Thank you, Sherri! You're amazing!

Kiara's Room

We've finally finished Kiara's room (with the exception of an accent rug. The right color and size are hard to find!) It's so exciting to see it done. It's now our favorite room in the house. Jeremy did a great job painting, assembling and everything else in between. Bibi and Brianna helped assemble some and also picking colors, styles and accents.

The changer and a swing in the corner

Another view

Though it looks roomy, this room is more on the small side. The solid wall color helped create an illusion of spaciousness that really works. Kudos to Jeremy!

Brianna Pierson, M.D., F.A.A.P.

La nueva doctora de la familia! Siguiendo los pasos del Tio y Doctor Rony y el Tio Marcelo, Brianna esta tratando a su primera paciente y auscultando su corazoncito.

La doctora de turno con su "beeper," anteojos y e identification posando delante de sus pacientes que ya descansan luego de un exitoso tratamiento. Solo le falta el guardapolvo blanco y el recetario (que peligro!)

Llamando a la enfermera ante una emergencia.

La "Sofi" parece que tiene fiebre, vamos a ponerle el termometro a ver si es cierto. Bri esta aprendiendo todo un nuevo vocabulario medico como: termometro, tomar la presion, auscultar, curar las heridas, poner inyecciones o vacunas, etc. Toda una experiencia!

Snapshots of our last week

Last week we all were very sick. By now, thank God, we are mostly recovered. Since Bri had ear, throat and eye infections we did a lot of things at home last week. Some of the fun things we did were taking long bike rides and eating fresh mangoes. We did many puzzles, did "Preschool" at home and read her favorite Bible stories.

Here's our healthy girl back! She always has to pose for pics. So cute!

We finally got a bike trailer and Bri ABSOLUTELY loves it! We have to go "really fast" and she doesn't like to come back home. She could ride all day long. We're thrilled to add a new really fun family activity for this spring. The weather is getting really nice and it's great to explore the outdoors together.

Birthday celebration

On Friday evening we went to Ampee & Amee's house to celebrate Ampee's birthday. Here's Amee with her favorite granddaughter!

Ready, set ...

...63 years old!

Having fun playing cards on the floor. We also really enjoyed worship and singing many all time favorite songs.

Happy Birthday, Ampee!!!!

March, 19 is a very special day!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMPEE!!!!
We all love you!
Jer, Bibi, Brianna & Kiara

Our GREAT trip back to our old hometown

This past weekend we had a GREAT time back in Loma Linda where we lived for 7 years. We saw many friends and enjoyed visiting with family. We had a blast singing karaoke with the Matayas, enjoyed eating good food with friends and family and enjoyed a very special birthday celebration for Hannah Kang. It was so good to be back! We're looking forward to coming back sometime soon and showing off Baby Kiara! Please see all the pictures above.

On Sabbath we had the Norton's over for lunch. We had a great afternoon and evening talking, playing, eating, and relaxing. Great times! We also honored Cascade's birthday who turned 3 on February 20th. Happy Birthday, Cascade!!!!

Jeremy made his signature all-natural carrot juice (very popular!) and Jaison particularly loved the salad in a basket of purple cabbage. Lots of color and flavor!

The Mexican casserole was a hit! Barely enough for all of us!

Time to burn off some steam in the jacuzzi. Dads and girls have a blast in the water ...