TWO

 T W O.  inconceivable to us.  It honestly feels like just yesterday all the 2010 babies were being born... their 1st birthdays came and went, and here we are celebrating number 2.  We were not ready.  Yesterday Gabi officially turned 2 years old.  That is a Big Deal.  She is a big girl now.  She now requires and airline ticket, she now pays admission to most places, and she can officially start her "terrible two's" (although we wouldn't mind a bit if she bypasses that one!).
Even though she is still our "baby girl", Gabi really has past the baby stages.  At 2 she is constantly doing everything her older siblings are doing.  You can't leave her out.
As of today... here is our little girl at a glance.... she squints her eyes when she smiles (adorable).  She loves her brother and sister.  She loves singing and dancing (our evening and random dance parties may have influenced this).  She loves the Bubble Guppies show (hence her 2nd birthday theme).  She has started The Little Gym and loves it.  She is real sweet with her hugs and normally is not in a hurry to rush away from you!  She is starting to enjoy pretend dress up time more.  She loves all her play food. 
What she does: she knows most of her body parts to include her eyes, ear, nose, mouth, head, hands, arm, elbow, tummy, knees, toes, and feet (or feetsies as we call them).  She can easily count to 13 or 14.  Sings her entire ABC's song.  She still loves the same songs and has added Head Shoulders Knees and Toes to the list.  She has started to color a little better and doesn't give up as quickly.  She is very coordinated and can do a forward roll, balance beam, and hang on the bars by herself (along with climbing almost anything there is).  She is speaking more clearly every day.  Our favorite things to hear from her are "hold me", "give me your hand", "where (fill in the name) go?", how she Almost ALWAYS says "Thank you Mommy" (or whomever) whenever given something or helped without being prompted.  We love how she blows "besitos" (kisses) to people and waves goodbye to them. 
This age is so fun because the kids all seem to be able to play together.  A heartwarming feeling.  Gabi is still real easy going... although she has started showing a little more aggression with others (something we hope to get a handle on).  We love hearing her laugh, and love the excitement she shows when people come to visit.  She is really a happy go lucky little girl that we feel so blessed to love!  Happy Birthday Gabi Rose!

official stats:  Gabi is meeting all her milestones and the one issues we are having is her ears.  She goes back on Thursday morning for surgery to get her tubes replaced. =(.  She is a whopping 25 pounds and is 33.5 inches long.  25th percentile for both!

a glimpse of her birthday day....

Gabi is TWO

Our little Gabi Rosie celebrated her 2nd birthday today.  I can remember like it was yesterday celebrating Will's Handy Manny and Isa's Minnie Mouse parties.  Today, Gabi was honored with friends and family for her Bubble Guppies 2nd birthday party.  We missed all those that couldn't be here, but feel so blessed to have shared today with so many people that fill our lives with joy.  Gabi had a great time all day and we all enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere with the gang! Thanks for making another birthday so great!

 

 

 

  

of course there was dancing =)

 

 THANK YOU, THANK YOU for a great day!

Daddy date night

Today Tobin took lil Isa Faith for a special date.  This brought a huge smile to my face.  When I was at West Point, my sponsors had a son and daughter.  One of the special things I remember them telling me was that they would alternate "date nights" with their children once a month.  I have always wanted to do this.  When we had Will and then Isa... I thought perfect!  We will be able to do our mommy/son, daddy/daughter date nights.  Well, today started our first day of this new tradition!  I can't wait to go on my date night with Will next month! 
Tob and Isa had lunch together and then went to see The Secret World of Arrietty.  =)

 ready to head out for their date

and getting ready for the movie to start!

Welcome little one!

Congratulations to our cousin Eddie and his wife Nicole in Florida as they welcome another little boy into their lives! We can't wait to meet you!

Welcome Theodore Miguel Suarez! 

wow..February sure if FULL of birthdays!

Birthday, Owen, Family

This past weekend our family of 5 traveled to Texas to visit with a new family of 5!  It was such a pleasure to meet little Owen.  We felt equally blessed to be in town to celebrate Annie's 4th and Millie's 2nd birthday.
The visit couldn't have been more pleasant.  It was low key, fun, and just plain ole' nice to hang out.  The kids had a great time playing together.  Isa and Annie's bond quickly reemerged.  They played like best friends. It was so cute!  The adults even had a night out.  We can't tell you enough how fun that was.  Being able to sit around a table and chit-chat without worrying about little one's food was awesome!
We hope not to forget all the little memories we made.... from mini-photo shoots, to brothers hanging out,  to little princesses running around, to just catching up, and celebrating together.  Can't wait to have the Sikora gang back in Ohio! In the meantime... thanks for having us!

 Annie and Millie's birthday art party!

 

meeting baby OWEN!  The cutest little bundle of joy... so much love for him!

 

 our little princesses

 

p.s.  Happy FIRST Birthday to Mira Mae!  We can't believe you are ONE today!