Soccer.

Elena has started her first team sport -- soccer! We decided this would be a great sport to start out with to learn about playing with a team and so we could run out some of her crazy energy! I know absolutely nothing about soccer so this season is going to be interesting. Luckily we have a good friend who has his own soccer club with several teams of different ages. It is nice to know that she is learning the right way to play soccer from a great coach! Here are some pictures from her first practice.

 Watching six 3 year olds trying to learn how to play soccer is pretty hilarious! Bless the coach for his patience (cause I sure couldn't do it!).  

Elena really seemed to enjoy it! Baby Dominic slept through the whole thing! ;)   

 It is going to be so fun watching her play this year - and she has already made some great friends!

Perfect end to a hot 1st practice - Popsicles!! :)

Go Blue Lightning Soccer!

2 weeks with Baby D.

Have you ever heard people tell you that the 2nd kid always gets slighted on picture taking? Well let me tell you this is not the case with me! I seriously can't stop taking pictures of little Dominic! I am like the paparazzi! Robert keeps giving me a hard time but I can't stop! :) I think I just know how fast they change and grow this time around and don't want to miss anything! So here are some pics of the little guy's first two weeks.

 I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous about how Elena would react to the baby. She will be 4 in just a couple months and is used to being the center of attention and the princess around here. I am happy to tell you that she has been a wonderful big sis! She really seems to just adore him! Granted there are moments when we have to work on gentle touching and gentle voices around him, but I am overwhelmed by how sweet she is with him!

 Daddy is pretty smitten with his little boy too. ;) Though he can't wait until he can throw a football with him, but I know he secretly loves all the baby snuggles too.  

 Not to worry - big sis still gets plenty of camera time too!

 Here is Dominic's 1st bath - I think it is safe to say he hated it! Lol. He also really enjoys being outside - even with this crazy heat - as soon as we go outside it instantly calms him and his eyes are usually shut within seconds.

 We've also had a couple more visitors too - Auntie Linds. Whom Baby D absolutely loved snuggling with! :)

 and also his best friend Jack!! I am so excited for these two to grow up with each other and be lifelong friends!!



Our Family of Four.

 My amazingly talented friend took these wonderful newborn pictures for us when Dominic was just 5 days old. Her website is here if you are in the Wichita area! She does great work!  I love all the pictures she took, but here are some of my favorites! 

Welcome to the family little man! 

She captured some amazing shots of my two precious angels! 

 Thank you again Sarah for the wonderful pictures!! I will cherish them forever!

Hospital Pics

Here are the pictures from the photographer at the hospital. They came out pretty darn adorable! 

I think our little puppy was ready to go back to sleep!  

 These next two hats crack me up, he looks like a little Russian baby! :) (especially the black one)

I didn't really want to get any pictures from here since my good friend Sarah was going to be taking our pictures within a week. But I let Robert talk me into them and it is pretty neat to have less than a day old pictures of him with his little hospital bracelet on!