So Sweet And Reverent

After mass, our sweet girl was going up the aisle genuflecting every few feet. (8/9)

Gualala '09 with a BIG First!

I went back to my baptismal roots...Gualala. Mommy started going when she was just 4 months old. Last year, Mommy and Daddy and I stayed home since I was only a week old (truth be told, Daddy still wanted all of us to go and even suggested that Dr. Reyes might induce us early if we showed her pictures of Gualala!) Well, I went at 6 weeks for my baptism and then went this Mother's Day for the big shindig...and I sure had fun!


So cute at home (5/6):
At the Union Hotel for lunch on the drive to Gualala (5/8):

Arriving at Gualala:
Hey, Kate, we're going to have fun! (I'm in the red, Kate is in the purple):
Great to see you Grandma!
Here, let me give you a hand with that:
Cozy at night in the redwoods:
Daddy abalone diving (he's the one closest to the rock if you click on and enlarge the picture) (5/9):
My Daddy is so brave (Mommy is, too! I heard she did this before she had me!)
Poor little guys, tonight you will be eaten (maybe I'll become a vegetarian like Larissa):
Getting ready to take my first steps:

The week before, I started doing the "crab walk" (5/5):

Ta Dah! (5/9)

Fun in the dirt:
Playing cars and trucks with Grandpa:
Hanging out at the river:
Playing with Grandpa:
So much fun:
Hey, Grandpa, I like playing with you!
Watching the abalone get pounded:
I'm almost as tall as the trees up here:
At the abalone feast where I especially enjoyed the desserts:
In front of the Gualala Family Tree:
Just the girls on Mother's Day (5/10):
With Fr. Theo at Mary Star of the Sea, where I was baptized on Father's Day 2008: