Soli as a flamingo on Halloween...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Jon likes to eat 'em... Soli likes to ride 'em....
On Thursday, Jon ate a typical Peruvian dish which is made with dried Alpaca meat.
On Friday, Jon, Soli and I went to the artesanales, artisan crafts of Peru, and Soli rode an Alpaca.
Mountain: Huayna Potosi, Bolivia
On Friday, Jon, Soli and I went to the artesanales, artisan crafts of Peru, and Soli rode an Alpaca.
Mountain: Huayna Potosi, Bolivia
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Adventures in Peru....
Finally, I am almost caught up with the blog... At least now I'm in the current year.
I went a little crazy there for a while, completely obsessing about updating the blog. Jon even joked about how I was spending more time at night with the blog than him.
So... I took a little break and now I'm back!
We started off this year in Lima, Peru.
We visiting back in December of 2008, and we always talked about going back. After so many events in the end of 2008, the stars aligned and sent us to Lima.
We are staying with my grandparents, which is such a blessing in so many ways.
Here are some of the highlights....
Since we are below the equator it's summer!! (Well, right now it's technically fall, I think, but from what I hear about the climate here, there is only summer and winter, and in winter, it doesn't get too cold) So, we practically got to skip over winter, which was pretty sweet, because we love the beach.
Mikael after retiring from speaking Spanish at the young age of three and half has decided to not only understand what you are saying in Spanish, but now once again to respond. In the beginning of March we enrolled him in school, where along with Spanish he is learning so much, and he loves it! This past Saturday he told my grandmother he wanted to go to school, and was pretty disappointed when he realized that it was Saturday and that there was no school. He even got into his first fight here, which I must add he did not start.
Soli is blossoming so much! She learned to flip over. She learned to crawl. She learned to sit up alone. She's a little flirt and is loving all the extra attention she is getting from everyone. She's babbling and screaming and laughing and giggling. She is so much fun and is always so happy.
I especially love seeing happiness in my grandparents as they spend time with their great grandchildren.
Jon is having so much fun too!! He fits right in with the family and everyone loves him (I mean, how could anyone not, he's AMAZING).
We are really enjoying our experience here and feel so blessed to have this opportunity.
Oh yea, and the sunsets here are so beautiful!... As you can probably tell.
I went a little crazy there for a while, completely obsessing about updating the blog. Jon even joked about how I was spending more time at night with the blog than him.
So... I took a little break and now I'm back!
We started off this year in Lima, Peru.
We visiting back in December of 2008, and we always talked about going back. After so many events in the end of 2008, the stars aligned and sent us to Lima.
We are staying with my grandparents, which is such a blessing in so many ways.
Here are some of the highlights....
Since we are below the equator it's summer!! (Well, right now it's technically fall, I think, but from what I hear about the climate here, there is only summer and winter, and in winter, it doesn't get too cold) So, we practically got to skip over winter, which was pretty sweet, because we love the beach.
Mikael after retiring from speaking Spanish at the young age of three and half has decided to not only understand what you are saying in Spanish, but now once again to respond. In the beginning of March we enrolled him in school, where along with Spanish he is learning so much, and he loves it! This past Saturday he told my grandmother he wanted to go to school, and was pretty disappointed when he realized that it was Saturday and that there was no school. He even got into his first fight here, which I must add he did not start.
Soli is blossoming so much! She learned to flip over. She learned to crawl. She learned to sit up alone. She's a little flirt and is loving all the extra attention she is getting from everyone. She's babbling and screaming and laughing and giggling. She is so much fun and is always so happy.
I especially love seeing happiness in my grandparents as they spend time with their great grandchildren.
Jon is having so much fun too!! He fits right in with the family and everyone loves him (I mean, how could anyone not, he's AMAZING).
We are really enjoying our experience here and feel so blessed to have this opportunity.
Oh yea, and the sunsets here are so beautiful!... As you can probably tell.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
DECEMBER 2009
Christmas in the District of Columbia
The tree...
Jon and his little girl...
Me and my little boy...
Mikael at the National Building Museum....
Jon in front of the Capitol Building, Washington Monument in the background...
Sole on Toto's (my mom's grandma nickname) lap...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
NOVEMBER 2009
November was pretty busy...
Newborn baby...
Mikael with his various activities... Joyschool, Ninjitsu, pottery class, swimming class...
Jon and midterms...
Even with so much going on we still found time to go visit Mimi & Papa where Jon helped his dad re-shingle the roof.
Mikael had so much fun during the whole experience.
Newborn baby...
Mikael with his various activities... Joyschool, Ninjitsu, pottery class, swimming class...
Jon and midterms...
Even with so much going on we still found time to go visit Mimi & Papa where Jon helped his dad re-shingle the roof.
Mikael had so much fun during the whole experience.
OCTOBER 2009 (part two)
And here is the other major event that happened in October....
On the 11th day of October at 4:44 in the morning in a cozy little room at The Women's Birth & Wellness Center in Chapel Hill, Soledad Estelle Leggett came into the world....
Here are some pictures of Soli just 2 weeks old....
Thank you to Ashley Clauss for the beautiful pictures!
You can see more of Ashley's work on her blog... Ashley Clauss' Picture Place
On the 11th day of October at 4:44 in the morning in a cozy little room at The Women's Birth & Wellness Center in Chapel Hill, Soledad Estelle Leggett came into the world....
Here are some pictures of Soli just 2 weeks old....
Thank you to Ashley Clauss for the beautiful pictures!
You can see more of Ashley's work on her blog... Ashley Clauss' Picture Place
Thursday, April 8, 2010
OCTOBER 2009 (part one)
Two major events happened that October.
Here is one....
Here is the beautiful family....
Here is one....
Dana's Wedding!!!!
On the 2nd day of October in the year 2009 Dana Leggett married Ishan McCray.
They had a beautiful ceremony and reception right on Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina.
Here is the happy couple minutes after the vows.
Daddy and daughter....
Here are Ish and Maya
We really are excited to have you guys in the family!
Here is the beautiful family....
Ishan - Little Mya - Dana - Maya Christine (or who Mikael calls Big Maya)
Oh yea.... and here is a picture of my belly about nine days before I gave birth...
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