Our day at OMSI

Jeremy & Bella playing in the water...

Gabby checking out these cool glitter filled rollers!!

Playing in the ball pit!

Checking out the giant fish!

Even Bella thought that was pretty neat!

Mom & Gabby playing with leggos and and other building toys

Bella going into the Eagles nest!!

Bella and Samson...she loves Dinasours!!

A sabor tooth tiger!

Samson's head

The Dimichina's & Samson..I should mention that as you can see, Bella is clinging to my leg, in terror. She didn't want to be picked up, she thought (Although she loves dino's) that we'd put her in the area with the giant T-Tex...she was terrified. But funny, each time we motioned to go home, she had to run back and see Samson...funny girl!!

Bella being Bella

Here is Bella showing us her new Tinkerbell night gown Santa brought her...she loves it...we've already washed it twice since Christmas as she wears it ALL DAY LONG, and refuses regular clothing!!Wake up sleepy head!! Look at that hair!!

Being silly~! She says "mom take my picture.." and sticks her tongue out!!

Dinner out with friends...at Red Robin...

Bella with her Raindeer shirt for Christmas...

She is so beautiful and smart, I can't believe she will be 4 in just 10 days!!
Time flies!!

It's Clark Griswolds house!!

This house, each year is decked out in millions of Christmas lights...for no other reason than to do it. He told us that the local PUD dept helps him with the electric bill in Dec, so he can afford to continue to bring joy to everyone who comes to his house. I know we have enjoyed it 3yrs in a row now!! Bella & momma having a snuggle!
Bella in front of the sled filled with gfits!

One more snuggle...for good measure!!

Grow Gabby Grow

As you can see, our dare devil is trying to make me have an early heart attack or stroke at any minute! I think from the moment she learned how to walk, she became fearless and brave!! That saying that no two children are alike is so true...Bella never, and I repeat, NEVER climbed. However, my climbming monkey is way too adorable to get mad at...we just have to have our eyes on her at ALL times!
Here are again...this is daily...standing in a rocking chair...she is so brave, it's frightening!

But she is also so unbelieveably beautiful!

And silly...!

And looking much more grown up than I care to admit, I'm so sad my baby is a big girl...but she will always be my baby...

We love you Gabriella!!

Random Gabbiness

Getting very impatient waiting for big sister to finish dance class

running around in her diaper...too cute!!

She found a shovel!!

Now she must sit on it!! *LOL*

Man this kid is too much!! Love me some Gabby!

Bella starts ballet!!

Here is Bella getting ready to head into her 1st ballet class!
Showing us her "SWAG" "stuff we all get"


Learning some new moves w/Miss Karen

Fixing her hair...

Learning to Pointe

Heading into tap...cute cute cute!!

We love you Bella...so glad you have found something you're so very passionate about!!

She LOVES dancing!!

Good old fashioned jam session...

Here is Bella teaching Gabby the finer art of banging the crap out of my pans & bowls...But it's a right of passage...

each kid beats the tar out of their parents cookware right!!

They had a great time!!

Yee ol'pumpkin patch 2009

Here are the girls and the scare crow family!! Miss Gabby is mobile now, last year she was in a sling...she was so tiny!

Gabby frolicking through the pumpkin patch

Gabby and Mommy, check out blue eyes!!

Miss Bella picked the perfect pumpkin