We're back!!!!!

After a very long hiatus from blogging we're back for good. July was our busiest month EVER, chock full of adventures, party planning, commitments, work, fun, and everything in between. So now we're playing catch up ... it'll take a while but we're ready to share this amazing month with all of you. For starters, Bibi's parents stayed with us for a whole three weeks and here are the pictures of their arrival at LAX with Brianna. We all had such a great time together starting on July 3rd ...

Abu Ivon meeting Kiara for the first time at 3 months old and LOVING it!

Ready to open gift bags

Enjoying vegan food and AMAZING vegan ice-cream at Elaine's in Bakersfield

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIO KEN!!!!

Tio Ken is turning 36! Happy, Happy Birthday to our favorite Iron Man Uncle in the whole world!

Love you lots! Can't wait to see you in 3 weeks,
Bri & Kiara

This is (for now) our gift to you:

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Vacation Bible School (VBS) 2009

Two weeks ago we attended VBS at our church for a whole week. It was tons of fun for the little ones! They learned all about Moses in Egypt, the plagues, Israel's deliverance and the crossing of the Red Sea. Here we see Kiara and Aidan (9 days apart) "socializing" for a few minutes.

Story time with Teacher Belinda

One of the activities: the crossing of the Red Sea

All Preschoolers going to the Fellowship Hall to finish off the day with songs of praise

Croatian Extravaganza in Sacramento

Our closest friends invited us to attend the 27th Annual Croatian Extravaganza in Sacramento this year. Suzana is from Croatia and it was a real treat to get more acquainted with her culture and people. Here is Brianna all excited about the trip and dressed up with her Croatian shirt and socks. Suzana, in turn, is wearing the Argentine soccer team shirt.

Here is a pic of the program

A view of the Croatian Cultural Center lawn and garden where the festivities were held. We arrived in the afternoon, ate delicious traditional food, met new friends and waited for the evening program to start

By the time we sat down for a late lunch, all the tables were full. Croatian people are very friendly and lively. Bibi couldn't walk two steps without someone commenting on how beautiful Kiara was. Lea and Brianna played together wonderfully and listened to Croatian music.

Here is a video of the fun time we had... of course, Brianna hit the dance floor at the first opportunity...

Our YouTube Channel

We have posted a link to our family YouTube Channel on the RIGHT for those of you who have missed some of our family videos. Check out all of the videos as Brianna & Kiara grow up...

Also, farther down the page on the RIGHT side, we have put a list of our categories so it's easier to look at past posts.

Enjoy and visit often!

Recent Videos

Brianna had a quick message to Abu Ivon & Abu Daniel... "We'll see you in a few weeks!"



We recently went down to see the Amanecer Vocal Group sing at the Crystal Cathedral. It was a great weekend and the group sang wonderfully! Here's a video of their tribute on Memorial Day weekend. (Sorry the sound quality is not very good. This was videoed on our little camera)

HAPPY SABBATH, EVERYONE!!

Kiara Charlisse, 2 months old

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!

Go Rawhide!!

Our good friend Dave Anderson took Jeremy & Brianna to the Visalia Rawhide AAA baseball game on Wednesday. What a GREAT evening "at the old ball game."

Brianna was very enamored with Tipper, the mascot, and loved all the cheers, chants and songs.

And the home team even won by 9 to 4! Thanks Dave for a great evening.

Go get some popcorn and come watch our adventures playing right now ...