Blog de Dunlap

My Sonny One

2011-07-12T10:00:00.001-07:00

Our sweet Sonny is one!

Our first year with him has just been awesome. He was always the happiest, smiliest guy. He still is, but he is also what he call the BBD, Big Baby Diva. He will throw down a baby Dori sized tantrum.

This was post cake, it was all fun until he rubbed frosting in his eyes.

And he started taking steps! He's working on his pimp walk, the Sonny Shuffle, which I'm sure will be perfected to extra dangerous toddler levels by the family reunion.

We have all been enjoying the summertime. Especially riding our bikes to the beach. We'll see how long we can keep these two squished into the bike trailer.

Sonny loves his big sister,

Is crazy about dad,

But he is mama's boy.

The whole fam at the 4th of July parade.

We love you Sonny!

The Big 3

2011-06-24T20:28:00.001-07:00

This little princess is now officially three years old. Her new favorite kids channel has commercials and we get to witness the power of advertising first hand. So because of a commercial she wanted to go to Sea World (and she wants a sleep number bed).

So we decided to do a little family vacay to San Diego and we had a blast at the hotel blow drying our hair;

Enjoying the sunshine;

And of course Sea World!

This guy loved it all.

It was also Father's Day so we got to celebrate what an awesome Dad Danny is.

And how lucky we are to have two such cute babies.

The actual birthday started out like this:

YouTube Video

I got a sitter for Sonny so we could have a special girls day. So we hit up the Build a Bear. She picked out a sparkly shirt and named her Roses.

It's bittersweet watching her grow up. She is so smart and in a hurry to grow up. But it also makes me look forward to doing so much fun stuff with her as she gets older.

After a dinner of pancakes and eggs (birthday girl's choice) we opened presents and had cake.

Happy Birthday, Rosabelle! We love you!

First Haircut, y'all!

2011-05-18T15:56:00.001-07:00

Since Rosabelle is starting preschool on June 1, we figured it was time she got her first haircut. She was such a big girl sitting up in the chair and talking to the stylist. Here are some before and after and during nap time outfit change (in lieu of actually napping). Girlfriend loves her some accessories.

Location:First haircut, y'all

A Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

Update!

2011-04-25T14:51:00.001-07:00

At long last. Here's a couple of pics from Easter and as promised some pics of the playroom and Ro's room.

Sunshine and Shattered Dreams

2011-02-15T14:40:00.001-08:00

The Pennsylvania Dunlaps came to visit and we had a terrific visit! They weather was gorgeous, the children were darling, everything was perfect...

Except the Steelers lost. :(

Whatevs, we still rocked our black and gold. And the periogies were delicious.

We all loved having Mamaw and Pap here. Thanks for visiting! Come back soon!

And thanks for the Valentines!

Sonny - 7 months down the line

2011-01-28T18:52:00.001-08:00

Today Sonny turned 7 months old. If I only remember one thing about him as a baby when I reach my senility (probably sooner than later) it will be that he was the happiest baby. I also think that he is aptly named cause this boy is just pure sunshine. We wakes up with such a big smile that it makes my day, even if it is 5 am and he doesn't stop except when Rosabelle pokes him in the eye.

Captain Adorable

In the last few weeks he has gotten serious about his mobility. It may not look that pretty but he can get to where he wants to go, usually to try and put a cord in his mouth.

YouTube Video

Sonny loves his sister and going everywhere with her. Rosabelle loves him too but is less enthusiastic about his new hair pulling trick. She even invited him to her tea party today.

This bebe is mucho grande. He is already wearing 12 month clothes. He loves his dad and going to the park:

But is favorite thing is cheering for the Black & Gold with his mom.

We love you Sonny! Go Steelers!

My iPad and other things

2011-01-14T16:15:00.001-08:00

I know I've been a blog slacker, but I've barely glanced at my laptop since I got an ipad for Christmas. However, today I went to the apple store and got the camera connection kit so I can get photos from my phone to iPad and the blogger ipad app...so I'm back, yo!

Had an awesome Christmas and the New Year is already cruising by. Here's a few pics from our trip to Spokane, Christmas, some miscellaneous. But really all I want to say going in to this weekend is GO STEELERS!!!!

YouTube Video

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

PV, MX

2010-11-23T17:33:00.000-08:00

Dos Semanas en Mexico con la familia. Por lo que se escrtio mi blog en espanol.

Madre e Hijo

La Nina

Helado

El abuelo del Muchacho

Padre's Nina

Vato

Siesta

En la alberca

Hermanos

La Playa

Las Caletas

Papa y Senor Flat Stanley

Mi bebe

Sonny en la rio lenta

Mis amores

Muy bonita

Abuela

Disabuela y tia abuela

Mi hermosa familia

Rosabelle besando a una parajo

Moon over Mar Vista

2010-11-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

Halloween was so much fun this year! This is the first year Rosabelle has been into it and we did a ton of fun Halloween stuff all month and then killed it this weekend. Mom and Dad were in town on Saturday on their way to San Diego and wanted a preview of the kid's costumes so we went to the carnival at the elementary school. This girl loves to get her face painted. She was talking for weeks about how dad was gonna paint her face like a ballerina clown. And she may or may not be traumatized for life by her first haunted house.

On Halloween morning the kids dressed in their daytime costumes and we went to the farmers market.

Here is Rosabelle's inspiration for her costume, "The Venice Ballerina Clown". It was a huge hit. And we knew that we had moved in a kinda Halloweeny neighborhood, and that people really get into it, but we had no idea. I have never seen so many trick or treaters. I would open the door and there would be 30 kids there. We had to turn out the porch light just so we could finish getting ready and then the streets were mobbed with kids.

Rosabelle had the time of her life trick or treating, she couldn't believe that all these people were just giving her candy and telling her how cute she was. Best day ever.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pumpkins!

2010-10-24T20:29:00.000-07:00

Davenports and Disney

2010-10-14T15:24:00.000-07:00

David, Tara & the girls came to spend the weekend with us on the way to their cruise and we had an action packed time. Rosabelle was in pure heaven hanging with the cousins.

We took the whole crew to Disneyland and since the boys were far outnumbered (and Sonny doesn't get a vote yet) it was a lot of Princesses and girly rides. I think the highlight for me was the Jungle Cruise, I hadn't gone on that in a long time and Ro got the biggest kick out it and our driver was totally funny. Disneyland was super crowded, but we all had a great time, even poor Kaitlyn who was sick.

Sonny was a perfect baby on his first trip the Magic Kingdom.

Before we took them to the ship we went to the beach to get those girls geared up for their week of fun in the sun.

It was so nice see David and his crew. We are lucky to get so many visitors, keep 'em coming!

Gingerbread Haunted House

2010-10-02T18:21:00.000-07:00

92 days

2010-09-30T16:59:00.000-07:00

The Grandmas

2010-09-24T18:26:00.000-07:00

We were so lucky to have Grandma and Grandma Shirley come for a visit! Rosabelle and Sonny were just soaking up all the Grandma loving and we had a great time going to the beach, the Venice Canals, tooling around the city and just visiting.

Sonny was all smiles and Rosabelle kept us all entertained with her 2 year old antics. Thanks for coming Grandmas! You're welcome anytime!

Julio!!!

2010-09-15T14:36:00.000-07:00

The West Coast Dunlaps took Pennsylvania by storm! Rosabelle and the trusty burro Julio kept watch over Mammaw and Pap's house in Baden. Sonny did a lot of this.

The Science Center was a huge hit.

Then the whole crew went to Kennywood, the only thing we were missing was matching shirts. But the kids made up for that in face paint!

But the best part of our trip was getting to hang out with all the family.

And Pongo.

It was sad to leave, but it made it easier coming home to see a Steelers victory!

Lil Buddies

2010-08-16T08:49:00.000-07:00

These two kiddos are so cute together. Rosabelle loves to hold Sonny and he bursts into a smile when he sees her. It'll be so fun to watch them grow up together. One thing they have in common, besides all that cuteness, is that they love their Daddy. I think Sonny is still gonna be a little Momma's boy, though. He is such a sweet boy and he is changing so fast I figured I better get some more pictures up quick.

Summer so far

2010-07-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

So far (and knock on wood) Sonny has been the best baby. He is a good eater and an even better sleeper...we'll see how he does once he starts coming out of the newborn coma. He is the sweetest boy and is already experiencing what it is like to have a big sister.

It was great to have Mom & Dad here, Rosabelle had so much fun having picnics outside with Grandpa and taking walks with Grandma. They also went to the Zoo and got to meet the Latina icon that is Dora.

Danny and I just had our 6 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated when the 'rents were here so we could leave the kiddos and go out to a nice dinner, but Danny did get me some beautiful blue hydrangeas like we had at our wedding.

And Rosabelle finally got her stitches out! She was kinda freaked when the doctor was coming at her with the tweezers, but she was a brave girl. Afterward she just kept saying "that was pretty scary". Now we have been talking about scars and how everybody has them, but I'm thinking a few months down the road and we won't even be able to see hers, especially once her eyebrow grows back.

Other than that we are just trying to enjoy our first summer on the West side. So far, so good.

Yankee Doodles

2010-07-04T15:07:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July! We are having a pretty mellow Independence Day staying in, but we are hoping we'll be able to see some fireworks off of our balcony tonight. Sonny is 6 days old and has just been a joy so far. Rosabelle is just loving him and is being the cutest big sis always wanting to hold him, cover him up and put her stuffed animals all around him. She got a trike for her birthday and has been taking Cinderella out for rides. This has been a really special and amazing week. We are so glad that Mom has been here to help. We have lots to be thankful for, but mostly thankful to not be pregs anymore.

Sonny

2010-06-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

Welcome home, Sonny!

Sonny Francis was born at 2:26 pm on 6/28. We gave him the middle name Francis after his Great Grand Pap Scherfel. The delivery went really smoothly, except for some extra hard work towards the end. After he was delivered the doctor said it was because he came out "Sunny Side Up", and I said that was pretty funny since we were planning on naming him Sonny.

Rosabelle was so excited to finally meet baby brother. She keeps saying things like "he's so tiny!" and "I like his little hat".

We are so happy to be home with a beautiful, healthy baby.

Lil Trooper

2010-06-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

Rosabelle and her parents survived her first injury! Around noon today Rosabelle was playing on her toy cow (now off to the slaughter) and she took a header right into our metal staircase. There were tears and blood, but not too much of either. We immediately called her pediatrician who told us to apply pressure to stop the bleeding and bandage her up and instead of going to the ER she made an appointment for us to go right to a plastic surgeon.
The doctor wrapped her up like a burrito and taped her up so she would lie still. He was not sure if I would be ok, but I think he was just afraid I would go into labor during the surgery. Good thing I'm not squeamish cuz the cut was pretty nasty and it was freaky to watch him poking around in it. I'll spare you the graphic pic of the gaping wound.

Danny was holding her head and I was stabilizing her. The worst part was when he had to give her the local anesthesia and she kept saying "No, No!", but after that she was perfectly still and the doctor and nurse couldn't believe how well she did.

Since this all went down during what would have been her nap time toward the end of the procedure she just crashed out and started snoring. To top it off they gave her a heart bandage.

Danny and I were proud of how we handled our first crisis as parents so we all went out for some much deserved ice cream. Rosabelle was truly amazing and we are all glad to have that first real injury behind us.

2 years old

2010-06-21T15:52:00.000-07:00

Our sweet little Rosabelle Jo is 2 years old! We had a super fun birthday weekend. We went to the beach, played at the park and went to see Toy Story 3 in 3D. She was also nice enough to share her big day with her Dad for Father's Day.

Then we had a little birthday party with our friends and old neighbors Omar & Hanna and their daughter Alina. Rosabelle loved her Tinkerbell costume and couldn't have been cuter. She loved all of her presents and all the balloons. Since you're only 2 once, she got 2 cakes...Cinderella and Silvermist (one of the fairies in Tink's posse).

These last two years with this little girl have been truly amazing. She is so sweet and smart and we love her so much. Now she is getting excited to be a big sister.

Love you Ro Ro!

The Natural

2010-06-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

Danny's Birthday

2010-06-01T14:34:00.000-07:00

Last week was Danny's birthday and we had such a fun time. Rosabelle was so excited she kept saying "Happy Birthday, Daddy!" all day, which Danny thought was the best present. He said all he really wanted for his birthday was cake cones, so Rosabelle helped me make them...and they were delicious.

Then since it was Memorial Day weekend and our trio is soon to become a quartet we decided to go away for the weekend to spend some time together. We drove up the coast to the Channel Islands. We played on the beach, swam in the pool and just had fun watching this sweet little girl. There was a super cool playground next to the hotel that was designed as a couple of pirates ships. I used the hipstamatic camera app on my iphone to take a couple of the shots below.

Now we are less than a month away from baby brother's arrival. Danny and Rosabelle are going to Pittsburgh this week so I'm gonna enjoy a quiet weekend by myself and hope baby bro doesn't decide he needs to join me.

Zip-a-Dee-do-dah

2010-05-17T13:39:00.000-07:00

Bunny Hop

2010-04-10T16:11:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the mass blogging today, but I've been slacking and wanting to catch up. So...Easter! Rosabelle had so much fun with the eggs and basket and especially the candy! Here she is dying eggs in her Jane Fonda inspired outfit. Then Easter morning she loved her basket which was filled with princesses and Thomas and Friends (or as she calls them Blue Thomas and Green Thomas). We had an egg hunt around the house before we went to brunch and went on another egg hunt, which was even better cause these eggs were filled with candy! She was popping those mini candy bars as fast as her little fingers could open them, but her favorite was the candy bracelet...her wrist was green for days. It was a beautiful day and we were so happy to be able to spend it together.

RoRo 3000

2010-04-10T16:09:00.001-07:00

Spring Break!

2010-04-10T15:18:00.000-07:00

Danny's sister Natalie brought her kids, Dominick, Denelle & Danica, out to see us for their Spring Break and we had a super time. We rode bikes, played Clue, went to the beach and of course went to Disneyland. It was so great to see them and we miss them a ton. Thanks for coming to visit!

All the Single Ladies!

2010-03-09T08:40:00.000-08:00

Har-go-mon-ka!!!

2010-03-03T09:20:00.000-08:00

D3 in 3D

2010-02-17T15:45:00.001-08:00

Today we had a 3D ultrasound of little D3 (his in utero nickname, as
in Danny the third) and he looks like he's got all the parts he's
supposed to and no extra ones. The doctor thought he looked like
Rosabelle and I guess he does (in a melting wax baby kinda way). He is
an active lil thing and has been moving around like crazy. It was nice
to get a good look at him and see that he is doing well. Ro got a
little nervous when we went in and saw the table and all the equipment
so Danny told her that I was ok so the whole time she kept saying
"mama ok". We are all getting excited to meet baby brother.

Tinkersocks

2010-02-03T20:25:00.001-08:00

Holly and Jolly indeed

2009-12-26T19:46:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun with Rosabelle this Christmas. She was so excited about the tree and Santa and all the Christmas goodies. Danny and I got ourselves some bikes for Christmas and we have been taking advantage of our new proximity to the beach. Rosabelle loves riding along and will shout "GO, GO, GO!" if you're not going fast enough. She loved all her presents, the big hits being the playhouse Santa brought, LuLu the cat (who is without a doubt our new favorite cat) and the rocking chair with her name on it (ROCK!).

Danny's favorite present was the 2XL, which was also his favorite present when his parents gave it to him back in 1981. I got very domestic this year and in addition to cooking up a storm I sewed some stockings for the 3 of us which actually turned out pretty cool.

It's amazing the difference in this little girl from last Christmas when she was still a roly poly baby. So basically, Christmas 09? Crushed it. Here's looking forward to 2010. Happy New Year Everybody!

Gace & Bubble

2009-12-11T12:53:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun with Dori and Grace! Grace would call Rosabelle bubble and Ro couldn't quite get the R in Grace down. These two were the cutest friends, they would hold hands in the car and if they got in trouble for not sharing they would spend the next hour hugging. We were on cuteness overload for sure.

What kinda world we living in?

2009-12-06T13:03:00.000-08:00

The highlight of this year's holiday season, so far.

Swinging Cousins

2009-12-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving at the beach

2009-11-26T17:38:00.000-08:00

The beginnings of a family band

2009-11-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

Guess I'll have to get a jug.

Bubbles!

2009-11-19T09:07:00.001-08:00

Cat rescue 101

2009-11-12T18:22:00.000-08:00

Peep and Sheep and Wolfman, too

2009-11-01T14:09:00.001-08:00

Boo! I mean, Baa!

2009-10-31T15:16:00.001-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Shower. You're doing it wrong.

2009-10-20T08:20:00.000-07:00

Danny was getting ready for his shower this morning when someone beat him to the bathroom. We also had a spotting of the elusive blue tongued Snuzzler this week.

At the keys

2009-10-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Bok bok here

2009-10-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

You're so sweet

2009-10-08T16:22:00.000-07:00

Here's a commercial Danny did for the NY Lotto featuring the very sweet Stacey Steinmeier.

Off to school

2009-10-08T14:54:00.001-07:00

Rosabelle loves this backpack her babysitter gave her. It's the
perfect compliment to the giant school bus in our living room.

Pigtails

2009-10-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

This little girl is starting to grow some hair which means two things, toddler mullet and pigtails!

Parade

2009-09-27T15:38:00.001-07:00

Rosabelle loves to ride the pony at the Farmers Market. She thinks she
is in a parade just for her and she loves to wave to her adoring
public. Not to be all Toddlers & Tiaras, but this girl may have floats
in her future.

FOOOOTBAAAALLLL!!!!!!

2009-09-10T10:39:00.000-07:00

After the long hot summer of celebrity death, football is back! GO STEELERS!!!

Rosabelle says "BRING IT!"

The view from our front yard tonight

2009-08-31T22:13:00.000-07:00

The view from our front yard tonight

Moo Baa Lala

2009-08-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

Rosabelle reading her favorite book.

Baby

2009-08-06T15:56:00.000-07:00

This is the newest cuz:
Knox Prescott Durtschi

Rosabelle just wants to love on him and just keeps saying "baby".

Ahoy

2009-07-29T13:03:00.000-07:00

We are having a blast at the family reunion in Idaho. Rosabelle loves
the water and the boat and all her crazy cousins.

And from our cruise wear line...

2009-07-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

Sock it to me!

2009-07-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

I sewed! And there was only minimal blood shed! Luckily my model can pull off anything. Also, here are some swimsuit shots for her portfolio.

Yankee Doodle Dandy!

2009-07-04T15:01:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July, everybody! We took Rosabelle to South Pasadena's annual Festival of Balloons parade and had a great time. South Pas is the cutest town, very small town USA with a California twist. Rosabelle loved watching all the kids and balloons and was mesmerized by the bagpipers. And as a bonus, here's a pic from Rosabelle's first 4th of July.

Better than Mug Shot Monday!

2009-06-28T12:34:00.000-07:00

Check out this article about Danny in his hometown newspaper, The Beaver County Times.

Here.

Danny humbly dons the title of the Man who Killed Auto-Tune.

Hi ho, Snuzzler, away!

2009-06-23T13:51:00.001-07:00

Rosabelle loved her first pony ride! She was a little nervous at first
but then laughed and waved at all the ponies.

Year One

2009-06-20T10:01:00.001-07:00

Day One

What's happening? Who are you people?

Day 366

Hmmm...I think I'll have the vegetable stratta.

Happy Birthday, Snuzz. You've come a long way.

Beach babies

2009-06-14T15:54:00.000-07:00

Fun was had by all at Mo & Ro's birthday BBQ! It was a little chilly for swimming so we decided to do the kiddie pools sans water...the kiddies didn't seem to mind. This was Rosabelle's first time in the sand and she loved it. She is also becoming a crazy dare devil and was climbing all over the place. We were all having too much fun so we didn't get that many pictures, but here are a few.

Brush 'em, brush 'em, brush 'em

2009-06-12T19:31:00.001-07:00

Rosabelle is brushing the 4 new top teeth she has been working on.
Tommorrow is her joint B-day BBQ at the beach with her friend Mo, so
I'll post some pics this weekend.

Balloon

2009-06-10T15:56:00.000-07:00

Rosabelle just said balloon! Not kidding Danny heard it too.

Cousins

2009-06-03T15:39:00.001-07:00

Rosabelle's Pittsburgh Premiere...

2009-06-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

Was a huge hit! Rosabelle had so much fun with Mamaw and Pap and all the cousins. We miss everyone and can't wait till next time.

Danny's feeling on turning 35

2009-05-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Baby!

Walk it out

2009-05-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

The Wolfman

2009-05-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

This goes out to all the baby mammas! Happy Mother's Day! My first Mother's Day has been lovely. Danny got me the Flip camera I've been wanting so hopefully that means many Snuzztastic videos are in our future. We tried unsuccessfully to get the elusive baby walking footage so instead here is Rosabelle performing her Dad's favorite trick which we like to call the Wolfman.

Please enjoy

Standing Tall

2009-04-19T11:16:00.000-07:00

It was fun seeing the McAllisters at the start of their California adventure! They just left for San Diego so we'll catch them at the end of the trip next weekend to get the full report. Brent was able to catch this video of Rosabelle standing up on her own in the yard. Grace did teach the Snuzz some tricks...as soon as they left she started climbing all over.

Swing!

2009-04-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T13:58:00.000-07:00

Rosabelle was so excited for Easter today that she woke up at 5 am! After plying her with a bottle and some episodes of Wonder Pets we put her down for a 6 am nap. Thankfully, cuz if we had all been up since 5 this post would probably be a lot less cheerful. So after we rebooted our day we had a lovely Easter morning. Rosabelle loved her basket and we had a fantastic brunch where the Snuzz was, naturally, the star of the show. It's a gorgeous day in SoCal and we are gonna go to the park this afternoon. Happy Easter!

Hollywood Baby

2009-04-01T11:42:00.000-07:00

We knew it was only a matter of time...Rosabelle has been discovered! She has been cast as the female love interest to the E-Trade baby. We are all very excited!

Happy April, everybody!

Sports section

2009-03-26T10:49:00.001-07:00

Now with matching hat...

2009-03-25T09:48:00.001-07:00

Look, Ma! No hands!

2009-03-24T17:54:00.001-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T15:28:00.000-07:00

And Happy Birthday to Grandpa Davenport!

Despite reports to the contrary, cats don't actually like to wear hats.

Baby's first ballgame

2009-03-15T18:09:00.001-07:00

Wow! You guys still have cds?!?

2009-03-09T12:30:00.001-07:00

Comfy Grandpa Pillow

2009-03-02T17:21:00.000-08:00

Identical cousins

2009-03-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

Proof of Baby

2009-02-26T09:21:00.000-08:00

There's nothing like a crawling baby to turn your life upside down. Now that the Snuzz is on the move our house has become a maze of baby gates...which I think has cat proofed more than baby proofed.

You might be a red neck if these are your baby locks...we ordered classier ones, but they have been delayed and Rosabelle's curiosity has not.

And to add an increased level of difficulty, today she started climbing! I bet her Dad has already looked on e-bay for baby helmets. Notice the Michael Jordan tongue move.

It is so much fun to see this little person start to discover the world. And her cuteness level is reaching all time highs, as evidenced below.

She is excited to see Ella and everybody this weekend to show off her new tricks and be giving her father at home a heart attack thinking about stairs in DaNae and Ben's house. It's ok, I bet Ben has some rope.

Snuzzler in the Key of C

2009-02-15T14:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T08:57:00.000-08:00

My two true loves

Ribbons and Bows

2009-02-10T14:45:00.000-08:00

Rosabelle and I went to Spokane last week to visit and we ended up having a bow making extravaganza with Dori, DaNae and Mom. It was a great visit and I was glad to be there to see Grace taking her first steps and Gavin teasing Ella.

Cheese and Snuzz (did not make this particular bow)

Models

The bow Mom made that makes everyone fawn over her at the grocery store.

The Steeler bow, of course

Grace mentoring Rosabelle

2 things that begin with the letter G

Ella wearing Rosabelle's jacket

And finally, the obligatory cousins in the bath picture

Super Bowl Champs!

2009-02-02T16:36:00.000-08:00

So far 2009 is shaping up to be the best year ever. This season was amazing and it was so fun to watch the games with the snuzzler...serious mother/daughter bonding. Here's Rosabelle in her full gear for the final time of the season. Thank you, Steelers! See you in September to make our run for #7!!!! And thanks to Aunt Dori for the rad pom poms. Rosabelle was voted MVP of our Super Bowl party.

Wish we were there

2009-01-20T08:06:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH'S GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!

2009-01-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

Baby's First Balloon

2009-01-17T17:41:00.001-08:00

Steeler Baby

2009-01-13T18:00:00.000-08:00

We did a little half time photo shoot during the game this weekend. I truly love watching a cold snowy game and then going outside to the 80 degree California sunshine in January. Can't beat that. It's only Tuesday, but I am so excited for the game this Sunday! If the Steelers can beat the Ravens (for the 3rd time this season), Pittsburgh will be going to the Super Bowl!

Can you handle the cuteness of this little Steeler baby?

GO STEELERS!

Daddy's Girl

2009-01-08T15:12:00.000-08:00

It has become apparent in the last couple of weeks that Rosabelle is totally a Daddy's girl. It started with her reaching out for him while I was holding and has progressed to full cries when he leaves the room.

Right now she is down in the studio with him and is in heaven.

It is so crazy, after hitting the 6 month mark I don't feel like we have a little baby anymore. She is getting so big and alert and moving around. She loves eating baby food and we are working on getting more in her belly than on her face.

For several days she has been trying but last night she succeeded in pulling herself up to standing position all by herself. Here she is standing up in the laundry basket...I'm trying to keep her contained. Crawling is imminent and I'm bracing myself for that tornado.

She has the sweetest disposition and is so personable. She loves it when we are out and people come up to her. She just beams and charms people wherever we go. We are so excited to see what this new year is going to bring for us.

Roomba Rodeo

2008-12-30T18:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-28T16:43:00.000-08:00

It's was sad to see Christmas end and the Durtschi's leave today. We had an awesome time with them here and were so glad to have spent our holiday with them.

The mountain of presents under the tree was almost embarrassing, but with girls this sweet how could we help ourselves?

Ella loved her retro pink kitchen and cooked up a storm. Rosabelle loved the exersaucer and her musical vanity and her other numerous presents.

Oh yeah, and the adults all got fun presents too. We got a few games and had lots of fun playing with Nae and Ben. Ben is the reigning Say What champ, but I am the Quiddler. DaNae remains our Guitar Hero, but Danny is planning some serious Wii training to lay the smack down next time we see them.

A highlight of the weekend for me was finally spending the spa gift certificate Danny gave me for my B-day and getting massages and facials with DaNae. It was so relaxing and It was nice to leave the kiddos in Daddy Day Care.

Then we heading off to the Happiest Place on Earth! We had so much fun at Disneyland. Ella loved Dumbo and the parade, she liked Nemo, but thought it was too loud. Danny and I took the girls home after dark and let DaNae and Ben stay so they could ride some rides since it was Ben's first Disneyland experience.

Ella and Rosabelle are the cutest cousin friends. If Ella didn't see Rosabelle she would walk around and ask "Where Rosabelle at?" and every time Rosabelle saw Ella she would light up and laugh.

But cuter than that was the budding bromance between Danny and Ben. Full disclosure, Ella is between them in this pic.

We hope everyone else enjoyed their Christmas. Happy New Year!

6 months and counting!

2008-12-22T21:53:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been 6 months since we had Rosabelle. This has been the most amazing time in our lives. We are having so much fun with her and she just gets more and more awesome everyday. This last week we gave her rice cereal for the first time and she loves it! This girl is definitely going places...she hasn't started crawling yet, but I feel like she is so close. Right now she is doing a backward scoot and is all over the place.

In other news, we decided to do a little redecorating. We had moulding and floor boards put in and repainted the living and dining rooms. It looks fantastic and the house is feeling much more finished. Here's a before and after...Danny is playing some Wii tennis in both pics...practicing up for some Durtschi throw down!

Rosabelle is excited for Christmas. She loves our tree and is fascinated by all the lights and the presents. It is going to be so much fun having her first Christmas and we are really excited that DaNae, Ben and Ella are coming over to spend the holiday with us.

Here we go, Steelers, here we go!

2008-12-14T18:08:00.001-08:00

The cutest cheerleader in the Steeler Nation. We clinched the
division! Go Steelers!

The Snuzzler in Winter

2008-12-10T10:07:00.000-08:00

We had a fun time in Salt Lake City this weekend. Rosabelle had so much fun with her cousins (even Ella stealing her hat and especially playing with Britney) and seeing the snow for the first time. Having to do all that bundling, though, made me glad to be back in Cali where it is 70 degrees today.

Rosabelle loved all the Christmas lights so I am looking forward to getting our decorations up. I am currently quarantined to the bedroom because we are having the living room, dining room and hallway painted today. It already looks like a new place. So hopefully we'll be able to get our tree up tomorrow and I'll post some pics. Although, I do have one Christmas decoration up...Meg and I went to a wreath making class at the Arboretum yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't that hard to do.

Congrats to Derek & Edon! We are so excited to meet our new nephew Jackson. We are also excited for Dianna and Gordon to welcome baby #4 next year! For those of you keeping track that makes 15 grand babies for G'ma and G'pa Davenport with #16 on the way.

Mehico slide show

2008-11-27T10:05:00.001-08:00

Vacation, all I ever wanted!

2008-11-26T11:00:00.000-08:00

We had an amazing time in Puerto Vallarta and are already dreaming of our next trip...Grand Luxe, baby! Here are just a few pics.

Getting all packed for Mexico!

2008-11-14T10:57:00.000-08:00

Bathing Beauty

2008-11-13T20:03:00.001-08:00

At the doctor's office

2008-11-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

She got a clean bill of health and did so good getting her shots!