Finally

Here are links to photo albums from our 2007 Christmas trip.

Tognetti Christmas

Aberle Christmas

Also, here are some pics from the last few weeks.

Sophia concentrating on her "work".

She is getting so good at using the laptop by herself.

Oh Daddy, you are lovely.

Daddy and Sasha showing each other their sad faces.

Soph, Sash and Dad having a meeting in the playhouse.

From the archives...

Have any of you seen the commercial with the little kid laughing his head off when his dad rips paper?? (check it out here.) It is HILARIOUS...contagious laughter....and everytime Michael and I see it, we are reminded of this video we captured of Sophia when she was a baby.

Back in the swing of things...

Well, it has taken me a while to get back to updating since our whirlwind of travels over the holidays. Things are pretty much back to normal - preschool started up again on Tuesday, and Sophia definitely was looking forward to seeing her class buddies after the long break. Both girls are doing great lately - Sasha talks alot and is signing less frequently...she manages to get her point across pretty well with words now. She calls Sophia "Beese" - and we're not sure how she came up with that, but we like it and hope it sticks! Today while Sophia was at school, I found Sasha holding the door to the garage open and shouting "Beese....Beeese??" She was looking for her best bud.

Sophia is still in princess mode. If we're home, she has a princess dress, tiara, and shoes on, and we have to call her by the particular princess's name or she won't respond (this all started at Disneyland). Sometimes I'll find her just looking at herself in the mirror, and she'll say "MAMA!! I'm booootiful!" It was cute at first...

Nothing new on the baby #3 front. We're down to single digits in the "weeks remaining" count, and our check-ups have all been great. I feel good but tired. I'm sure much of it has to do with chasing these two little fireballs around everyday. Sash is soooooo much more active (read: crazy - or "spirited" as the parenting books like to nicely put it) than Sophia ever was!!! She is really giving me a run for my money.

Happy 2008!! More to come soon.

Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?

Had to share this pic from Missy. Jackson and his two buddies.* Aren't they the cutest?!?!

*Fauxhawks created by Missy.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

We want to wish all of our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're leaving for Montana on Friday morning, so we likely won't have chance to post between now and when we get back home on the 31st.

Unfortunately, the girls both have the stomach flu this week. We're hoping it all passes by the time we need to start driving in two days. We also have our fingers crossed that Michael and I somehow don't catch the bug. That doesn't usually work out the way we we'd like it to.

Here are just a couple of pictures from last week.

Laila and The Shirtless Wonders (Becks and Soph) playing Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Sophia helping Sasha take her first stroll in Mama's high heels.

Looks like we have another camera ham on our hands.

Yes, we're still in princess mode. This is not Sophia, it is Princess Luciana.

Pure joy. I love this one.

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

We had a great family vacation to Southern California last week. The girls LOVED Disneyland...well....we think they did anyway. It is really pretty funny what excited them - Sasha liked the drinking fountains, the birdies, and climbing on the benches. Ya know, things you can do FOR FREE at a city park or a shopping mall. Sophia looooooved the princesses. She wore her Belle princess everyday we went to either Disneyland or California Adventure...AND we had to call her Belle - no exceptions. She called Michael "Daddy, the prince" and me "Mama, the queen". We have no worries about her ability to use her imagination. Sasha liked seeing the Disney characters, too, but only if they kept their distance. If they invaded her bubble, she'd start shaking her head and saying "no, no, no, no, no, no."

I LOOOOOVED being back at Disneyland. It reminded me of all of the family vacations we took as a kid. Part of me can't believe my parents attempted a theme park with FOUR kids...we had a tough time with just 2!! It really was fun experiencing it as a parent, though, and I hope we can make it back there again in a few years.

San Diego was great, although it was pretty chilly there. At Sea World...once again, the birds proved to be the big hit. So much for Shamu...Sasha wanted to feed the pigeons and Soph wanted to catch a sea gull.

The girls traveled really well on the plane. At one point, I looked at Sasha and she had the laptop on her tray (watching an Elmo dvd), headphones on, a bag a chips in her lap and sippy in hand. A seasoned vet at air travel. Sophia slept through the whole flight home - mouth open and all.

We had a great great week, but it felt so nice to get back home to our beds and schedules. Now it's time to gear up for our Christmas road trip to Montana and South Dakota in a couple of weeks.

Enjoy the pics!!!!

3 lbs.

The subject of this post is the weight differential between Sasha and Sophia. Our sweet Sasha-ball weighs 26 pounds, and the little peanut Sophia is only 29 pounds. I wondered why I felt so "balanced" while carrying them at the same time...

Sophia should take caution because I'm afraid Sash is going to start holding her own. She is not chubby or soft...rather....she is built a bit like Brian Urlacher. We'll be posting their respective times for a 40 yd dash soon, so keep an eye out for that.