All things in order.....or not

It has nearly been a year and a half since I last posted on my blog. My little Ian is almost 18 months and my energetic Nikolas will be 4 in a couple of months. Oh, how time flies! I have thought about posting several times, but I think I have a "syndrome" that in my brain all things must be done in order and in chronological order for that matter and that nothing can be skipped. So, as silly as it sounds this post is really hard for me to write and even more so POST because I am starting a fresh without going back and filling in what is missing of the last 18 months. I know, it sounds silly, and and probably makes little sense to you but I am almost having an anxiety attack just thinking about it. Ha! Ha! Anyone have a diagnosis?

So, the real reason for this post is very selfish. I have always loved photography and though I don't have a "natural" talent for it, I am drawn to it. So, in trying to discover myself and the things I am passionate about, I have decided to try out new things and one of those is exploring the world of photography. I took a basic photography class from a local girl I grew up with, Brooke Snow. Her class was fabulous!! (Highly, highly recommended if you want to learn how to use your SLR camera) I learned so many things about photography, how to use my camera, and how to see joy in the world around me through a lens. I want to be able to capture moments and memories of my family and in a way that when I look back I can feel and remember those moments and feel the happiness expereinced.
Getting to the point, Brooke is offering a scholarship for her Advanced Pro Workshop and I really want to go. It sounds cliche but I have a thirst for knowledge and I really want to know everything I can in my photography journey. I want to learn how to capture feelings and emotions in pictures especially with my little monsters. Childhood is such a sweet, playful, and innocent time of life, and I want to be able to capture those moments in my children and in all children so that we can treasure and freeze them forever.
Brooke, thank you for considering me for the scholarship and it would be an honor to be able to participate in the class!
For the rest of you, I did it, I posted and I will post again soon....

Up until yesterday, Nikolas has loved fixing his bike. He would sit on it once in while, but by far preferred "fixing" it with Cristian's tools. He would constantly ask me to get down the "tootles" (tools) so he could "fix" his bike...

Desde que le regalaron una bici, a Nikolas le encanta "arreglarla" no mas. De vez en cuando la sube, pero prefiere "arreglarla" con las heramientas de Cristian. Siempre me pide que le baje "las llaves" (heramientas) para arreglar su bici...

But then Cristian bought him a helmet and we haven't been able to get him off the bike for anything in the world. He loves riding up and down the side walk. I'm actually quite surprised by how well he can ride it. Here he is sporting his Diego helmet. He also prefers to ride barefoot.

Pero ayer Cristian le compro un casco de Diego y ahora no quiere bajar de la bici ni sacar el casco para nada del mundo. Le encanta subir y bajar en la vereda. Y la verdad es que me soprende que pueda andar tan bien. Aca hay fotos de como anda y mas abajo un video. Tambien prefiere andar descalzo.

Here's a video of him, mostly for la Abuela Mari. Aca hay un video de como anda mas que nada para la Abuela Mari!

And here is a new picture of our little Ian.

I'm a little behind. Ian is 2 weeks old today, but here are pictures from last sunday (1 week old). Isn't he sweet?

Hoy Ian cumple 2 semanitas, pero aca hay fotos de cuando cumplio una semana. Hermoso, no?

I love, love, love this picture! Me encanta esta foto!

Nikolas is a super sweet big brother! He loves Ian and help me a ton! Nikolas es un hermano mayor hermoso! Se porta re bien con Ian y me ayuda un monton!

Happy Mother's Day

I got the best Mother's Day gift ever! Ian Alexander Dimitricoff was born Sunday, May 10th at 9:30 am. He weighed in at 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Here are a few pictures of his first day of life. More to come....

Recibi el mejor regalo de la vida justo el dia de la madre. Ian Alexander Dimitricoff nacio el domigo, 10 de Mayo a las 9:30 de la manana. Peso 3.672 y midio 53 centimetros. Abajo algunas fotos de su primer dia de vida. Ya vendran mas...

Bunk Beds

My parents have a set of bunk beds that they aren't using, so they gave them to us so Nikolas could sleep in a "big boy bed" and so that we would have the crib for the baby. It took a couple of weeks for us to get them from their house to ours. So, everyday Nikolas would ask about his "big boy bunk beds." When Papi and Grandpa finally got them to our house, Niko was so excited! He thinks it is so cool to have 2 beds! Mis papas tienen unas camitas que ya no usan asi que se las regalaron para que Nikolas tenga una cama de "nene grande" y asi tenemos la cuna para el bebe. Tardaron un par de semanas en traerlas a la casa y todos los dias Nikolas preguntaba por su "cama de nene grande." Pero cuando por fin llegaron Niko estaba contentisimo! Le encanta tener 2 camas!

Niko, Grandpa, and Diego trying out the new "big boy bunk beds!"

Nikolas loves music! He loves to listen to music, sing, and dance! Here he is singing "Twinkle, twinkle little star."

A Nikolas le encanta la musica! Le encanta escuchar musica, cantar y bailar! Abajo hay un video de el cantando.

"Oh, man"

Nikolas has become obsessed with Dora and Diego. He started out really liking Dora, especially Swiper, the fox. If you've never seen the show, Swiper is a fox that tries to "swipe" things. So, when you spot him you have to say, "Swiper, no swiping" three times. And then Swiper says, "Oh, man." Anyway, he loves that part and imitates it often in a normal voice. I have no idea where he picked it up, but after a while, he started saying "Swiper, no swiping" and then "Oh, man" but in a rather interesting and almost scary voice. Watch the video below. . .

A Nikolas le encanta el programa de tele de Dora y de Diego. Al prinicipio le gustaba mas Dora pero ahora es fanatico de Diego. Bueno, en el programa de Dora hay un zorro que se llama Swiper que roba las cosas de Dora y sus amigos. Entonces cuando alguien ve al zorro Swiper, tiene que decir, "Swiper no swiping" tres veces. Y entonces Swiper dice, "Oh, man" Le encanta esa parte y lo repite todo el tiempo. Pero hace rato no se donde lo aprendio empezo a repetirlo con una voz bien fuerte que casi da miedo. Vean el video abajo. . .