Silly Things

On Memorial Day our ward has an annual picnic and softball game at a local park. We went and Roberto played softball! He found out he's not as young as he thinks he is! :) He was sore for a couple of days after playing. I visited with the other moms while our babies played. It was fun!!
Above is a picture of Oliver and Roberto at the park!

Tbe other picture is Roberto sleeping. He wore himself out playing with Oliver's toys! :) Actually Oliver was there but playing but the picture was much more funny with Roberto by himself!

My Busy Boy.... We're in trouble now!

Oliver has been becoming a little more adventurous. If he wants something he'll dive for it, he ends up on all fours with a look that says "oh no mommy, what do I do now??" Today he started trying to pull himself up on things. The coffee table and the pole to his jumper toy.... like I said we're in trouble.

The cutest thing today though was the picture above. I had him sitting on the floor playing with a few toys while I did some things for my mom on the computer. I looked over and he had pulled his basket of toys over to him tipped it over and was trying to play with everything... it was the cutest thing. Being a mom is so much fun. I love seeing the new things Oliver learns everyday!!

Tornado's in Moreno Valley... What??

So yesterday was CRAZY!! We had a very strange spring storm that included nothing else but a tornado.... I thought I left tornado's behind in Wisconsin but apparently not. The tornado touched down at March Air Force Base just a mere 7 miles away from our house. It then crossed the freeway and tipped over a semi truck and a freight train. And according to the news (and the picture I got from their website) it even at one point split into two tornado's. It was very strange and very scary. The thunderstorm even felt like a mid-western storm NOT a California storm. The thunder and lightning was loud and scary and our neighbors tree was struck by lightning. (They are at the bottom of our long street so it luckily wasn't right next door or anything). Very crazy weather none the less!

Photo Contest Update

Hi Everyone:

Roberto went to vote this evening and it was a lengthy process that involved going through a bunch of adds. I didn't realize when I submitted the photo that it would require so much. I don't want to impose on anyone so please don't worry about voting for Oliver. It was just a fun thing but I wouldn't vote for something if I had to look at a bunch of offers and don't expect any of you to! Thanks so much!

Elizabeth

Photo Contest

I just entered this photo of Oliver in a photo contest. I would love it if you could follow the link and help me get votes! Thanks!


https://www.greatamericanphotocontest.com/voter1/
index.aspx?referid=EmailFriends&p=546483&x=.jpg


Elizabeth

Arizona Trip

With Grandpa Roberto
Tia Elena and Melinqui
With Grandpa, Grandma & Daddy

Grandma & Grandpa Galindo
With Grandma Tere Below

We just returned from spending a few days with Berto's parents, aunt and grandpa! We had a nice time in Queen Creek, AZ with them! They loved spending time with Oliver (and spoiling him) it was fun for all of us! Oliver LOVED looking at their dog Melinqui. He's not used to such a big dog but he liked looking at him and every time Melinqui licked his feet he'd laugh!! It was about as hot there as it was here the only difference is it cools down in good old Moreno Valley in the evenings and it was still 90 degrees when we left at eight o'clock last night! Yuck! :) Roberto's mom babysits their neighbors little 2 year old during the week. He was there on Thursday. He was so cute and LOVED Oliver. He came over with his mom on Friday night and Oliver was already asleep... He was NOT happy about that he wanted to see the baby. Too cute! Anyway, we're glad we were able to spend some time with Berto's family! It was fun.... here are some pictures from our trip!

Cute Boy

This is just a cute little clip I took of Oliver today. He was sucking his thumb and blowing bubbles and just being all around adorable! Enjoy!

Mother's Day

Today was my first official Mother's Day! Sunday mornings are always a little hectic trying to get up and get all three of us ready for 9:00 am church. But this morning was nice! It seemed like Oliver knew it was mother's day. I was sitting on the couch and he was sitting next to me and started hugging my arm. It was the best thing I could have received on Mother's Day!! I loved it! I love being a mom and I feel so blessed to have an adorable and sweet little boy like Oliver and a wonderful husband Roberto!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mommies out there!!

Love,
Elizabeth

Hollywood Night

So last weekend out ward (for those of you that don't know what a ward is, it's the congregation of people we attend church with) had a fun activity. It was a "Hollywood Night." We were supposed to come dressed up as different celebrities. Berto and I dressed up as Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt in Miss Congeniality. It was a lot of fun. And they decorated the gym at the church so cutely! The highlight of the night though was the entertainment! Roberto was in one of the acts. They did a little dance to "These boots were made for walkin' " and Berto dressed up like a nerd and was pushed around by all of these women. His dancing is hilarious! Enjoy the fun pictures!!

Six Months Old

Wow how the time truly does fly by!! My little man is already six months old. I can't even believe it. I took him in on Monday for his six month physical and shots. He was such a trooper. Poor little guy. So he weighed in at 24 lbs 11 ounces and is 28 1/4 inches long. He's a big boy... but not just big he's pretty tall for his age too!!
And what a sweet boy! I love being Oliver's mom it is such a joy!

Temper Tantrums....

So on Saturday Oliver started throwing little temper tantrums. If he wants to be held and you put him down or if you take a toy or his sippy cup. He used to just cry.... now he does this little scream. Here's a little clip. This is a mild one.....

Birthday Fun

So my 28th birthday was yesterday (Saturday). It was a pretty chill day spent with the two loves of my life Roberto and Oliver!! We visited some friends. My BFF's sisters were in from Utah and since they hadn't met Oliver before (and they are practically my 2nd family) we dropped by to say hi! Then we went to dinner! It was a lovely day! I wouldn't have wanted to spend it any other way!! Today we celebrated at home, my mom cooked dinner and we had Strawberry Cake (my favorite) and ice cream!! It was D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!!!!

Side Note- At the Harrington's house on Saturday. Heather's little boy Nash (who is 14 months old) was so cute... he is NOT a huggy or cuddly baby AT ALL... but he decided he wanted to hug Oliver. He kept coming up and having me or Heather pick him up and let him hug Oliver and then he'd nuzzle his head in Oliver's shoulder. Seriously I think it was the cutest thing I've EVER seen!! Oliver was not such a big fan he kept crying ... and then he'd get even more mad because we thought it was cute and kept letting Nash do it! It was adorable though!! Then after that was over Nash just wanted to sit in my lap and played with Oliver for a little while! Too cute!! We need to spend more time with Nashy so Oliver gets used to socializing!

We caught Oliver just before he started crying with the camera! And yes... Nash is 9 months older and they are the same size... what can I say my child is huge! :)

What a fun day! Thanks everyone for making my birthday special!!

Patty Cake and Sippy Cups

My little one is getting so big! And he's so smart! We have for most of Oliver's life played patty cake with him! He loves it and ALWAYS smiles so big. Well over the past couple of weeks he has started when you say "patty cake" to roll his hands. It took a few times for me to realize what he was doing but sure enough EVERY TIME you say "patty cake" to him he starts to roll his hands. It is so dang cute!

We bought him his first sippy cup today... I gave him a little water after he had his rice cereal and he is so smart (especially considering his bottle experience has been minimal since I nurse). I handed it to him and he put his hands on the handles and started sipping. I was so proud!!

First Teeth

So I think Oliver has been teething since he was about six weeks old... well FINALLY over the weekend his two bottom teeth poked through. I'll post pictures when you can actually see them (right now it's just the rough edges of those two little teeth). It's so cute!! Maybe we'll have a little relief from the crankiness... that would be fantastic!!

Our Garden

For quite a while now Roberto and I have been wanting to plant a small herb garden. We finally did it today!! We rolled up our spare change and went down to home depot this morning and bought our plants! It was so fun. I've never been very interested in gardening but have recently really wanted to see if I could successfully grow something without killing it... and what's better then yummy herbs and peppers??!! We planted Thyme, Chives, Basil (my favorite) and Sweet Yellow Peppers ( my second favorite)!!

Oliver likes to pull leaves off of plants but hopefully this will teach him as he gets older and will inspire him to have an interest in gardening!

Mama' Horspool and Mama Bonelli's Good Advice

So last week Mary Ellen Horspool.... one of my second mom's stopped over and was chatting with my mom and me. They both encourage me to keep a journal so that I can remember all of the times as a new mom... and for my kids to be able to turn to as new parents... and to see what life was like for us... well I'm HORRIBLE at journal writing but I've decided to take the challenge. I'm going to start writing in my journal.... and I'm also going to keep up my blog because I feel like it is a journal too.... the funny thing is I picked up the Ensign magazine yesterday in between conf. sessions and they had an article on journal writing.... I think this is a good thing!!

Thanks Mary Ellen and Mom!!!

I'm sitting all by myself!

Hi Everyone:
Please check out this fun video of me sitting all by myself!! I fall at the end... I'm still learning!

Love,

Oliver

A week of Milestones

The past few days have been a week of milestones for our little family! Oliver FINALLY rolled over from front to back last Thursday we were so excited... and now he won't stay on his stomach for more than a few seconds!!

On Sunday we FINALLY blessed Oliver. And I was so proud of Roberto. I know he was very nervous but he gave a beautiful blessing! It was so fun to have many of Roberto's cousins and Aunts and his parents there to be a part of our special day.

And the most recent milestone .... Oliver is sitting up by himself! He started yesterday. He's a little wobbly but he sure can sit all by himself!! We're so proud!!

And just to caption a picture... Oliver LOVES water bottles... he loves to play with them!!

Easter

We had a lovely Easter. We went to Church of course. Then we had lunch with my family and spent the afternoon at our cousin Ceci's (Roberto's Cousin) house with a lot of family! It was a great time!!

Family Pictures

So last week my BFF Heather took us out to take our family pictures. We've attempted this numerous times since Oliver arrived but without fail every time he's either crying or sleeping and won't wake up.... so we were FINALLY successful... and Oliver was even happy!! :) Here are just a few!!

Torrance Trip

This past Saturday we went out to Torrance to have dinner with our friends Robyn, Chad and their baby Stone. We had a blast... and some yummy turkey burgers!! It was fun to see them! We drove over to Redondo Beach while we were there... I think it was the most windy day ever! It was crazy... we stayed for only a few minutes because it was crazy. But we did have time for a few pictures on the beach!

Thanks for a fun evening out Robyn and Chad!!

Carseat Conniption

So for a few weeks now we have been thinking that Oliver HATES his carseat.... well we're coming to realize that he hates his carseat when he's tired. Oliver is a sleep fighter and when he's tired he doesn't want anything that he knows he'll fall asleep in... he won't eat... and he HATES his carseat. Here is a fun photo taken yesterday afternoon... as you can see he was VERY tired... his face is red and blotchy from his carseat conniption! Enjoy!!

High Chair Fun!

Oliver loves sitting in his high chair!

Play Time

Roberto's cousin Moy and his wife Sandra gave us this fun jumper toy. At first Oliver wasn't too interested in it... recently he has started LOVING it. He'll even lean for it and wine until I put him in it for a little while. He especially LOVES the parrot!! It's so cute to watch him play. The seat turns and he has figured out how to move around and look at all the fun little things to do!

Oliver Eats his first solids

So as you all know Oliver is a pretty big baby! We decided to go ahead and start him on rice cereal once a day this past week because he just needed a little more food! He LOVED it!! Here's a video of Oliver eating his first food!

Enjoy!

Oliver Talking

Here's a cute little clip of Oliver talking! He's getting so fun!!

Who's the cute baby??

For those of you who are always saying Oliver looks "just like his daddy"... you are right... however we found a baby picture of me last week and you can see the resemblance to his mommy too! He definitely has my cheeks, nose and mouth.... he has Roberto's eyes! Here's a pic to compare!

Elizabeth

Sleepy Boy

So every morning Oliver and I go on a walk! We love it! It gets me out of the house for a little while... it gives me time to work off my baby weight... and it gives Ollie time to be out in the fresh air. I guess this morning he was a little tired because when we got back to the house and I went to get him out of the stroller I realized he had fallen fast asleep with a toy in each hand! Too Cute... here's a picture to enjoy!

We have a ton more pictures and a little video we need to post ... it's just finding the time! But this is too fun!

Elizabeth

All about me... Tag you're it!

RULES of the game… Each player answers questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they are tagged.

1. Where I was 10 years ago: Freshman year of high school... pretty much the shyest person EVER!
2. 5 things on my “To Do List” today: Take my daily walk with Oliver, go to the grocery store, play with Oliver, balance our finances, hang out with Oliver.
3, Things I would if I became a billionaire: By a house, go to Europe, let Berto retire so we could just hang out with our kids.
4. 3 of my BAD habits:
5. 5 places I have lived: Anaheim, Moreno Valley, Appleton, WI , Beaver Dam, WI, Fullerton.
6. 5 jobs I’ve had: Receptionist at JC Penney's, Title Clerk, Logistics Coordinator, Receptionist at RCC, Stay at home mom!
7. Seven Random Things About Myself:

I Like to Sing

I bite my nails

I like scrapbooking

I like shopping

I like cooking (I rarely do it these days)

I sell Isagenix (if you don't know what that is talk to me about it!!)

I don't like chocolate very much!

I tag Heather, Lindi, Alisa, Meghan

Oliver Update

Hi Everyone:
Just a quick update! Everyone is doing well... more pictures of Oliver coming soon... well as soon as I have more than 45 seconds to sit at the computer. Last week Oliver had his second check up and shots.... he was a huge 19 lbs 8 ounces and 25 1/2 inches long.... pretty huge for being just shy of 4 months!!! He's doing well! Take care and we'll post more soon!

Roberto, Elizabeth & Oliver

Oliver Updates!

Hi Everyone:
Well Oliver has been keeping us very busy... that is why we haven't updated in a while! He's growing and is huge!! And a sweet little baby.... because I can hear him getting fussy I'm going to keep this one short.... but please enjoy the pictures! We love you all and hope you're well!!

Roberto, Elizabeth & Oliver!!

Mom & Baby Yoga

So I found a DVD at target from Parents magazine that is mom and baby yoga.... I LOVE IT!! It is so much fun. The whole basis of the DVD is to use your baby for resistance training... and have some play time with baby. The lady sings songs to her baby and plays all the while you are getting a workout... there is also a little section of baby yoga to help the baby's development as well as some baby massage... I absolutely recommend it to all of you moms out there!!

Christmas

We hope you all had a great Christmas! Ours was nice.... very low key but nice!! Here are a few pictures of Oliver's first Christmas!!

Cooing and Smiling

So Oliver is just the cutest baby ever! We love it when he smiles and coos! We've decided that his "happy spot" is the changing table because for some reason when he's there he talks and smiles the most. Here is a short little clip of him smiling that Elizabeth took the other day! Enjoy!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Dear Friends and Family:
With the arrival and adjustment to Oliver and parenthood we just didn't get our act together quick enough to send out Christmas Cards. We know this isn't the same as getting a fun picture in the mail but it will have to do this year! Sorry! :)
We made several attempts at family pictures... Oliver was either crying or sleeping every time... so this is what we ended up with! :)
Things have been hectic but good. We feel that we have been specially blessed this year with the arrival of our little Ollie! He' s such a sweet baby and although he's gassy and a little fussy he has such a sweet spirit and personality. After an afternoon of tears he'll just suddenly shoot one of us a big toothless grin and we can't help but smile ourselves. He's just so sweet!
We hope that all of you enjoy your Christmas and New Year! You are all in our thoughts and prayers and hope that things are going well!
We love you all!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Love,
Roberto, Elizabeth & Oliver

My first month!

Hello everybody! I've been keeping my mom so busy I decided I'd better help her out and tell you all how my first month has been! It's been pretty exciting. I'm a growing little boy. I've already gone from 9 lbs 7 ounces to 12 lbs 2 ounces. Mommy says it's because I'm a good eater... I think she's probably right!
I've had a bunch of exciting adventures already. First I was able to go home from the hospital with mom and dad and get to know my Grandpa and Grammy Bonelli and my Aunt Lianna and Uncle Donnie... boy do I have them fooled... they just love me and think I'm the cutest thing ever! They sure do spoil me! Then when I was just one week old my Grandpa and Grandma Galindo, my Tia Elena, my Aunt Terri, and my cousin Vandana all came to visit me. Grandpa, Grandma and Tia Elena all came from Arizona... but Aunt Terri and Cousin Vandana came the farthest... they came all the way from Spain just to visit me! That was a lot of fun and I was on my best behavior for them! My other great adventure so far was over Thanksgiving I was able to take my first road trip to Arizona so we could see Grandma and Grandpa's new house. That was neat because I got to spend more time with them and Terri and Vandana again! The trip home wasn't so much fun... I had a cold and cried a lot, but we made it back safe and sound!
My mommy and daddy think I'm so smart because I'm already smiling and cooing at everybody. They love watching me smile and laugh.
I think that's about it for now! Stay tuned to next month... and hopefully a little sooner my mommy will send everyone some Holiday wishes! Until next time.... enjoy a few of my most recent pictures! I'm growing everyday!

Love,
Oliver Cole!