On the 11th of Sept. 2008

Look how big I am. Abuelita send these to us. I love my car and truck pillow and blanket.. Cars and trucks are my favorite. Jessica looks good too!

Red makes me more beautiful. Abuelita is a bit bias...

Jessica Nicole 1 MONTH old

Our Jessica Nicole is growing so fast. She is days old and 1 month old in these photos. I placed Aaron's photos next to hers to show how much Abuelita thinks they look alike.

My first bath. I like my spa bath. take it easy mom, that water looks cold! That's my brother when he was my age. We look alike.

Look at my feet go! Mom and daddy say that I am in perpetual motion! Is that good...

for me yes, mommy I don't know yet.

See my fist? This is to defend myself if my Big Brother takes my toys...

Abuelita loves my pursed mouth.

Jessica is so alert. She is ready for life!

Look at these hands. They will follow grandpa and my mommy to the piano.

Jessica Nicole ****** Aaron

Well, here I am with my brother Aaron's bear. I'm almost as long as the bear. He better give me more room or I'll use my fist... I see that Aaron's bear was pushing too. Wow, we love our bear!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Jessica Nicole came early

She was ready no matter what. The widget tells us she has 4 days to go...oops nobody told the widget that she is here!!! So check to the left and see where she should have been and then scroll down and see where she is! What a beautiful baby, if I say so myself. Abuelita

OUR JESSICA NICOLE

JESSICA NICOLE How sweet can she be. At 3 days old and she so alert!
I think I am going to make this one into a pillow.
Look at the grip she has. She won't be letting go of her mommy, daddy and brother Aaron, any time soon.

We haven't seen you in person yet, but we are already in love with you, Miss Jessica Nicole. Everyone that I have sent your picture to has told me how much fun I am going to have making you little dresses with lace and ruffles... They are certainly correct.

Love Abuelita

IT'S A GIRL!

I will post more information as we get it. We are so excited about the addition of our new granddaughter. Yes I will be sewing up a storm. God bless Jessica and her mommy, daddy and big brother Aaron.

Aaron is 2 years and 4months old

Our Aaron has been growing like a weed. The Oregon sunshine and rain have been good to him. And mommy and daddy too.

Visiting the Coast of Oregon. I can still play on the sand even if I am bundled up.

Happy birthday, Aaron. Mom did a great job on your cake!

Dig that Easter basket..

I am all set for the 4th of July parade.

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Mommy is training me well...I am already helping with the vacuum

Mommy, you didn't tell me I was going to squirt myself!!!

Let's do it again.

I am so good at school.

Gee, only two and Aaron has to automobles!

With mommy and new sister or brother at 32 weeks.

What every little boy loves to do...play in the dirt.

SHEPARD'S CORNER 3rd & 4th grade http://www.shepherdscorner.org/ministry

Every year the students of St. Paul's do many ministries. This past April the 3rd and 4th graders went to Shepard's Corner, a farm run by the Dominican Sisters of the Spring. This farm is located not far from us and it is surrounded by commerce and neighborhoods. It is a refreshing site as you drive down the road. The sisters with the help of one man do all the work organically.
http://www.shepherdscorner.org/


This is their barn a very large and beautiful building.

Josue' and mom arrived early on a drizzly morning. We were prepared to plant and clean out the muck in the pens of sheep, chickens, turkey, ducks and clean out the non native plants that are choking the Ohio native wild flowers. Josue' with his gloves and ready to go. Our greeter was this beautiful llama.
Josue' wanted it to spit, however the llama was very well behaved. Josue' and his fellow classmates were taught how to plant onions, cabbage, lettuce, radishes and many other vegetables.

We saw such great cooperation between the grades and students.
Even cleaning the water pans.

The sisters taught us the differences between wild "garlic muster" and the good plants.

The sisters also teach weaving and spinning. They use their own sheep for the wool! Mom was in heaven...She says she will be going to visit the farm and spin with the sisters once school starts again.





These are the homes that surround the farm.

Our hostess. They baked the cookies and muffins that the children ate after a cold rainy morning of doing the chores.

Afterwards, boys will be boys...playing king on the mountain and the girls walking around taking in everything around the barn.

It was a great way to spend a wet spring morning.