Wasn't He Handsome?

My Uncle Fred discovered some photos of my Grandpa Penaranda that I've never seen before...in fact, I've only seen one photo of him that I can recall...and it's in a frame at my parents house. I always thought he looked like a movie star in that photo (sorry, I don't have a digital copy), but now after seeing these photos I'm convinced he WAS a movie star. Ok, not really...but take a look! I never had the privilege of meeting him (he died when my Dad was a small child) or my Grandma (she died when my brother was 2)...though I do love imagining what they were like. And now that I have a child of my own, I really wonder what characteristics he will have that are from the Penaranda side.

He's the one on the left.

Upper right, and I don't condone smoking...but doesn't he look so cool?

And here's an adorable photo of my Dad as a boy...I just want to kiss his sweet checks and swat his little bottom..run along now Joey ;) He is so Alfalfa from the Little Rascals in this photo. And his little mouth reminds me of Wesley.

Easter Weekend

Wes flew into the Saturday Easter egg hunt like the cute little Super Baby he is...but the poor thing missed all the excitement because he was hungry!

Does that happen to other nursing Moms? Do you feel like you miss everything because you're in the other room nursing? Part of me feels this way, especially since Wes gets so distracted now I can hardly feed him in public.

Anyway, it was quite an eventful weekend...and since I'm in the mood to catch up on my blogging I couldn't let some of these little gems go without posting.

Flying with Daddy's help!

Claire and her cute bunny ears- I won poppy seeds, the kind you plant, not eat.

Bri and Will...Bri, you truly look fabulous!

Sylvia tasting her bounty.

"Hey Will, you're kind of cramping my style...same outfit!" (Little did Wes know, the parents planned it.) But seriously, look at that elbow...play nice boys!

Easter morning...our little man!

I think Wes was surprised to find out that cousin Miles is already bigger than him.

Campbell, tickling the ivories.

The kids really seemed to enjoy "Finding Nemo."

"Who's that guy?"

Wesley by night ;)

I know Easter has long since gone, but I hope everyone had a good one...maybe time spent with family and friends...but hopefully a moment spent reflecting on the gift God gave us by sending down his son to die for our sins so that we may live. He is risen!

Catching Up

So, it's been awhile....Wes has been fighting bedtime and just transitioned to his crib (what a big boy) so I've been dealing with a little less sleep than I've grown accustomed to. (Sleep, ha! I don't sleep, I nap.) But I wanted to document what's been going on in our lives and pictures will have to do (with some commentary)- enjoy!

Wes finally met this adorable (and advanced) little lady- Luka! We hadn't seen her since she was 17 weeks old (the week I gave birth). These two are exactly 4 months apart and it was so fun to see what we have in store!

Wednesdays with Meme.

Bath time...such a difference from here.

A trip up to Anacortes to visit Joey and Matt while Dan & Alisha were in town.

Joey even baked fresh baguettes...dinner was amazing!

Wes completely crashed (after he peed on their couch).

A visit with Jen and her adorable kids.

Isaac, her son, let me know that he is Wesley's Daddy- news to me! Here's a family photo ;)

Visiting Daddy at the office.

Trip to the aquarium. Will and Wes meet again!

Stroller party!

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