Fun with cupcakes, presents and bubbles!

The kids decorated extra cupcakes with sprinkles...eating way more sprinkles than any parent would wish for them to ingest. Yummy! :)

Happy Mother's Day

We're on our way to Houston (taking our time and fitting in a family vacation), so much of Mother's Day was spent on the road or in a hotel room. But grandma Nishida sent me a Pajamagram, with matching jammies for the girls. We were in the process of finding the camera for a picture, when Miya gagged on a cracker, then threw up all over her bed. So...that is why only Emi and I match. Sorry Kathy...we were hoping for a picture with all 3 of us! :)

Happy Birthday Miya!

Miya turned 2 at the end of April. We celebrated by going to the zoo, then having friends over for dinner, eating cupcakes and ice cream, and having some fun with bubbles!




The party theme was butterflies and bubbles, but I made an Elmo cupcake-cake for the occasion as well since Miya has decided to be infatuated with him (after watching her Elmo Potty DVD ONE time. Yes, ONE time.). It's interesting to see how quickly kids can become attached to things!



I had to include these pictures of Emi at the zoo and with one of Miya's balloons. Those balloons (when tied to her wrists) have proven to be one of the best toys!

Way behind

I know, I know, we are way behind in posting. We've got some good pictures to share, but lately, time is not my friend. It keeps slipping away before I can manage to use it the way I'd like. But everyone is happy...Jacob survived finals, Miya turned 2 and is as sweet as can be (well, most of the time...she does have her moments), and Emi is nearly 13 pounds now and is starting to laugh.

I'm setting a goal to get caught up this week, so you can look forward to updates on Miya's birthday, our family vacation on the way to Houston, and even family pictures! I know, you're shaking with anticipation, right? Well, stay tuned!

Our little family

And here's a picture of our little family that we took after church a couple of weeks ago. :)

Emi - she just keeps getting cuter!

Here are some recent pictures of little Emi. Don't you just love those little chubby cheeks?!

Easter helper and hunt

One of Miya's favorite things to do is be mommy's helper in the kitchen. Here she is sporting the little Easter apron she got from grandma and grandpa Nishida.

We hosted an Easter egg hunt for play group at our house this week. We had about 15 kids between the ages of 1 and 4, and we had a good time. Thanks to Heather for snapping some pictures for me!

Dressing up

The other day I found Miya in our closet with mommy's shoes on and daddy's tie around her neck. Nice combo, huh? :)

Baby Blessing

I know I'm behind on this, but I'm finally posting a few pictures of Emi in her baby blessing dress. The blessing was beautiful, and amazingly, Emi was content and quiet through the whole thing.




Evidently Emi has little patience for pictures when it takes several minutes to coordinate mommy and Miya kissing her at the same time. :) We never did get it quite right.

First hair cut

Miya got her first hair cut last month (yes, she finally grew enough to warrant an acutal cut!). Although I was worried that she wouldn't sit still (she rarely lets me put her hair into a ponytail or even comb it for more than 5 seconds), but she did really well the entire time. And look how cute those little curls are!