Auntie Riquesha and Oriana are here to stay!

My dear friend Riquesha has been living in New York and has now moved back to the area! Yay! Riquesha and I have been friends since 1st grade!! I haven't seen her daughter, Oriana, since she was 1...she is now 2! Kekoa loved having them visit, had so much fun with Ori. She was making him laugh by being her silly self.

We are so happy they are close now, we can have playdates all the time! :)

Ori has just woken up from a nap. She is not quite awake yet in this picture and feeling a little shy.
Mmmm, cookies. Ori was so cute as she untwisted the cookie and licked the cream from the inside!

Our two cuties!

Where's Kekoa?

Kekoa was in such a great mood this evening. He gets really happy when we have visitors like we did today. When I finished reading his bedtime story to him, I let him play with the book. He kept putting the book over his face and I would say, "Kekoa? Where's Kekoa?", then he would move the book, I would say, "Oh, there you are!" He thought this was the funniest thing ever! I finally took the book away to get ready for bedtime. He wasn't happy without this until he discovered he could do the same thing with his little blue blanket. Kekoa is hilarious...so cute!

Signs of Spring

The first sign of Spring to me is seeing the first California poppies. These little orange flowers remind me of sunshine and that Spring is on its way. I am working on my New Year's Resolution of running a half-marathon. I'm registered for the Santa Cruz Half in April. Yesterday was my long run for the week, 8 miles, which I completed with no problem (yay me!) I'm not even sore today!

Anyways, as I was running through Vasona Park, the site of some orange bursts of color, along the trail, surprised me. Just a few days ago, I went for a run with Kekoa, there weren't any flowers in bloom. California poppies are so beautiful and add so much to the drab, winter landscape. The best is when they are blooming in full force and blanket everything bright orange. It was a gorgeous, warm day yesterday....perfect for a long run. I can't wait for all the other Spring flowers to start blooming!

Vasona Park

Love for mama...

Kekoa is our snuggle bunny. He also loves to grab our faces and he has a strong grip. Here he is, just before his hand lands on my nose...Ouch!
He also loves to give kisses. It melts my heart. The past couple of nights he has been putting his hands on my face and kisses my cheeks and then moves to my lips. Soooo sweet!

6 month doctor visit and trying to crawl!

Sitting up like a big boy at my appointment!Look at how my hands are folded (and that my ears are like my mama's)! So cute.
Kekoa had his 6 month doctor's appointment today. He was having a ball in the room while we waited for the doctor! Watch how he gets his Sophie toy to squeak and the funny face he is making. Our chubby baby is now 17 pounds and 27 inches long. He is in the 50th percentile for

weight and 70th percentile for height! Apparently, it is time for a new car seat...oh no! The doctor also couldn't believe how strong Kekoa is. She kept commenting, "Wow, he is so strong." as he stood up for her (supported), sat up, bended over and brought himself back up and then the big finale... scooted on his stomach. Kekoa was a big hit at the doctor's. All the nurses had to come see our cutie baby!

Crawling? Well, not really, but Kekoa had his first attempt today. I couldn't believe my eyes today at the doctor's office...Kekoa was on his stomach, shot his booty in the air and scooted his whole body back, twice...he was moving! I started to tear up seeing my little baby "on the move"!