Keeping up the celebration ...

Marina, Brianna and Mateo enjoying some yummy pasta

Ready to blow the candles yet again. Thank you, Suzana for the out-of-this-world Croatian cake. Too good!!!

Kiara is getting chunky! She's started to look at Mommy attentively for a while now ...

Our friends Matt, Roxana and the kids brought us a very delicious dinner that we all shared to celebrate Jer's birthday. We had asparagus soup, pasta with bolognese sauce, a green salad, garlic bread and Croatian cake for dessert. Best of all, of course, was the time we spent together. Great memories!

Jeremy's "HAPY" birthday celebration

Though his actual birthday is tomorrow, April 15th, Jeremy celebrated his special day with the staff today.
Balloon and colorful leis made the occasion extra special

A very yummy chocolate cake with non-dairy frosting

Char holding Kiara. This was Kiara's first visit to the office. The girls were all over her!

The old man (he'll be turning 34) with his new baby

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.

United Tour Concert

This Friday evening we ventured out to our first concert after baby. Our friends (from left to right) Matt & Roxana and David & Sherri (and us three) attended a United Tour Concert. Michael W Smith with Steven Curtis Chapman put on an awesome show. It was definitely a blessing to start a great Easter Weekend. We were particularly blessed by Steven's testimony of his family's journey of the last 11 months following his little girl Maria's passing in an unfortunate accident in their driveway.
It's a little blurry but Michael and Steven packed a full house and rocked old favorites and new ones mixed with powerful words of faith and wisdom. Mommy and Kiara enjoyed the concert right outside the venue so the loud music wouldn't hurt the little ears. We had a tv right in front of us and our friends took turns visiting and chatting. Great times!

A happy girl after a feeding

Mommy and K at church on Easter Weekend

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.