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!

Our adorable niece's first 10 days ...

Baby Shylah Laine sleeping

and all smiles already! We can't wait to hold her in our arms in July!

Our Spanish-speaking group

This is such an answer to prayer! A group of Spanish-speaking moms from all over North and South America recently formed here in town and Bibi was invited to join. Most kids speak Spanish as well and it's a GREAT venue not only for Bibi to develop new friendships but also for the girls to relate and appreciate Spanish dialects and exciting cultural customs & foods. Brianna is loving the time spent with new friends from Mexico, Peru and Colombia!

Jen & Mateo (from the US and Peru)

Celebrating friendship & birthdays

Moms' Night Out! Our calendars finally lined up and we got together to celebrate Suzana, Roxanna & Sherri's birthdays at Fugazzi's. Bibi made a raw chocolate coconut pie for dessert and everyone enjoyed it. There was also a fun gift exchange and great conversation. Here're some pics of the happy ocassion.

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")

Welcome Baby Shylah Laine Pierson!!!

Beautiful Princess Shylah Laine Pierson made her grand entrance into our world on March 3rd, at 10:36 pm. She weighed 7 lb 11 oz and measured 20 in. Mommy & Baby are doing fine, as happy as can be.

We are so happy to have become Uncle Jeremy & Auntie Bibi. Brianna is very excited about her new first cousin as well. Thanks for continuing to keep them in your prayers ...

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

More fun in the snow ...

Post snow jacuzzi treat at the Rich home ... just perfect

Post Valentine's Day Lunch with the Norton's

Right after Brianna's beautiful birthday celebration we had a fun lunch with Jaison, Laurienne, Cascade & Cody to celebrate Valentine's Day yet again and also hang out for a few hours

The girls loved playing together for the most part ... the whole concept of sharing had to be clarified a few times but they had a lot of fun together overall

Brianna's new Top Chef Master outfit courtesy of good friends Carter & Ella

Not only is Bri a "renowned chef" but she also started reading and writing right after her 4th birthday. Here is just an example of her writing of the word "Dad." We work on her reading and writing skills everyday and she loves to ride in the van and look at traffic signs and any other thing with big letters that she can read

And Cascade turns 4 too!

February is sure a busy month with lots of birthdays! On February 20th, Cascade turned 4 and the following Sunday we all went up the mountains to celebrate in the snow. Here the girls are playing with their "babies" before the big event

Daddy & Bri playing tirelessly in the snow and absolutely LOVING every minute of it!

Brianna makes her first snowman