Ethan and Isabeli

Love is in the air!/ ...O amor esta no ar!

The love between this 2 is beautiful...they have such great time doing things together...makes my heart melt! Ethan is such a big fan of his daddy, wants to be and do things just like him! It's adorable! This memorial weekend was great, they got to do spend a lot of time together and we all enjoyed each other's company. Ethan is very into studying now...he constantly asks us (mostly daddy!) to do some math with him. haha how many 4 year olds you know who like doing math on their play time. haha Funny!

O amor desses dois is simplesmente lindo! Eles se divertem tanto juntos...meu coracao se derrete todo! Ethan e fa numero um do daddy dele e quer ser e fazer as coisas exatamente como ele! E muito lindo! Esse fim de semana foi otimo, eles passaram bastante tempo juntos e aproveitaram da compahia um do outro. Ethan esta todo empolgado com estudos agora...ele constantemente nos pede(maioria das vezes ao daddy!) p/ estudar matematica com ele. haha Qtas criancas de 4 anos vcs conhecem que gostam de estar fazendo calculos na hora de brincar...haha muito enracado!

Day at the beach!/ Dia na praia!

We spent a very nice day at the beach today! It was so warm and beautiful out that we decided to do something fun! Ethan got to play on the sand with his toys, run around with daddy and even got wet...brrrr!!! Not for me, way too cold! I just enjoyed sitting on a blanket and taking some pictures. We were watching the pelicans diving into the sea to get their lunch... so many of them! well... enjoy the pics!

Nos tivemos um dia otimo na praia hj! Estava tao quente e tao lindo la fora que decidimos fazer algo legal! Ethan brincou bastante na areia com os brinquedos dele, correu um bocado com o pai e ate entrou na agua...brrr!!! Da pra mim nao, muito frio! Fiquei sentadinha na manta e tirando fotos. Ficamos vendo os pelicanos mergulhando p/ pegar o almoco deles...eram varios! da uma olhada nas fotos!

Peanut

We had peanut fixed last friday...now he is so quiet and melow...may only be a temporary thing, but it sure has been nice. :) He was also groomed and looks so cute!!! lot less work for me! and for summer he will be a much happier puppy dog! :)

Nos castramos o peanut na ultima sexta...agora ele ta tao quietinho e meloso...pode ser somente temporario, mas com certeza tem sido otimo. :) Ele tb foi tosado e ta uma graca! Muito menos trabalho p/ mim! E no verao ele vai ta bem mais feliz! :)

SK8R BOY!

Ethan is very into skate boards now...haha but he mostly likes to practice on soft surfaces...today he actually tried the concrete and was very cautious. He loves his gear and looks so cute wearing it! I took a few quick pictures while he practiced riding his skate board with daddy.

O negocio do Ethan agora e skate... haha mas ele so quer praticar em lugares fofos(carpete, grama...)...hoje ele tentou andar no concreto mas estava todo cuidadoso. Ele adora o equipamento dele e fica muito gato nele! Tirei algumas fotos enquanto ele praticava com o daddy p/ colocar aqui.

A natural!/ Um natural!

Isn't he a ham!? Look at the expression! haha I asked if I could do a photoshoot of him and have some cute pictures for the baby's book...but he wouldn't stop making poses and cute, funny faces... I had to keep going! hahah check out the album!

http://elkins.blogs.com/photos/like_mama_like_son_como_a/

Ele e demais ne? Olha so a expressao! haha Eu perguntei a ele se ele faria umas fotos p/ eu colocar no album da Isabeli...mas ele nao parava de fazer poses e carinhas lindas e engracadas...tive que continuar fotografando! kkk Olha so o album!

ahhh Baby!!

This is Makena...daughter of my new friend Heather. She is moving here from Ornge co. and her mom(Brenda) is my neighbor. They are so sweet! I met Heather before she gave birth to little Makena and so I promised her I would take some pictures of her doll. Isn't she so cute! Oh I can't wait for Isabeli to arrive!!!! Those were just a few shots I took when she was over for mother's day...we are scheduling a day when she will be over again with both Madison and little sister Makena. I photographed Madison once before and can' wait to do it again this time both sisters together! will be just great!

Essa e Makena, filha da minha nova amiga Heather. Ela esta de mudanca p/ Camarillo, de Orange county. A mae dela(Brenda) e minha vizinha. Sao uns amores elas! Eu conheci Heather antes dela dar a luz a Makena entao eu prometi a ela que tiraria umas fotos da new baby. Ela nao e uma gracinha?? Ah eu mal posso esperar p/ Isabeli nascer!!!!! Essas foram umas das poucas fotos que tirei qdo ela estava na casa da mae visitando p/ dia das maes...mas ja estamos marcando umas novas fotos dessa vez da baby e da irmazinha Madison. Eu ja fotografei a Madison antes, mas dessa vez quero as duas bonecas juntas! Vai ser otimo!

Mother's day/ Dia das Maes

I truly enjoyed my mother's day this year! John and Ethan made me breakfast( so delicious!!!). So sweet of them..Ethan spent some minutes in bed snuggling with me and we could talk a little. It made me so happy to once again realize how smart, sweet and caring my little one is. (he was a little brat for a while...but didn't last long!) We headed up to Santa Barbara for a few hours of fun and some pictures. I could do some testing with my new lens and loved it. The Bokeh on it is just unreal and I could definately see a difference comparing with my now, second favorite lens..hehe Sharpness was another amazing factor on the pictures and so was the brightness of the colors...even though it was a very cloudy, cold day. Can't wait to see what can be done on a sunny day! Check out the se pictures!

Meu dia das maes foi otimo! John e Ethan me fizeram cafe da manha (uma delicia!) Ethan passou uns minutos comigo na cama me abracando e me dando beijos e tb pudemos conversar um pouco. Me deixou tao feliz de comprovar mais uma vez o quao inteligente, doce e carinhoso meu baby e. (Ele estava bem chatinho por um tempo, mas logo melhorou!). Fomos a Santa Barbara para umas horinhas de diversao e umas fotos tb. Eu pude testar minha lente nova e amei! A distorcao que vc ve atras do foco e maravilhosa e pude com certeza ver a diferenca comparando com minha agora, segunda lente preferida...hehe a claridade da foto e colorido tb me chamou atencao, mesmo fotografando num dia frio e nublado. Mal posso esperar p/ ver o que da p/ fazer num dia de sol! Olha so algumas das fotos!

ps.: there has been no photoshop enhancements made to these photos.

obs: nenhum tratamento de imagem feito.

Beli's room/quarto da Beli

Sneak peak into Isabeli's room...finished painting yesterday...love the color!! We also put the crib up and I laid down the rug my friend Rochelle gave me so I could check the colors together...both John and I love it. Ethan keeps talking about how cute it looks! :)

Um pedacinho do quarto da Beli...terminei de pintar ontem e amei a cor! Nos tb armamos o berco e coloquei o tapete que minha amiga Rochelle deu p/ poder ver as cores que vou usar no quarto juntas. John e eu amamos...Ethan fica falando em como o quarto esta lindo...kkk bjo

Big Tummy!/ Barrigao!

It's huge!!!! Feels like I am close to have the baby...but I just started the 6th month. Ethan loves to kiss Isabeli...she responds by kicking him...hehe We finally made some big progress to having the nursery ready...John was evicted from his office and now he is in the family room area of the house. He has been so adorable and sweet to me during this pregnancy. I can't thank him enough for that(pregnancy hormones are not easy to deal with sometimes...and he plays around it like a pro!hehe). Easy to love someone like him...one way or another he is always surprising me and making me feel loved and cared for. We have been having a great time watching Isabeli grow in my stomach and getting ready for her arrival. Ethan is so in love with the idea of having a sister...he is always saying something nice about her. so adorable! I am the happiest I have ever been in my life right now... and I can't wait for the addition of our little princess to make it even more complete. :)

Ta enorme! Parece que to bem perto de ter o nenem...mas na verdade agora que comecei o sexto mes! Ethan ama beijar Isabeli...ela responde chutando ele...hehe Nos finalemnte tivemos progresso esse fim de semana em ajeitar o quartinho dela...John saiu do que era o escritorio dele e agora esta numa outra parte da casa. Ele tem sido tao adoravel e doce comigo durante essa gravidez (ainda mais!). Nao da p/ agradece-lo o suficiente!(Hormonios de gravida nao sao faceis e ele sempre arruma um jeitinho de lidar com eles...hehe) Facil amar alguem como ele...de um jeito ou de outro ele esta sempre me surpreendendo e me fazendo sentir amada e bem cuidada. Nos estamos nos divertindo bastante vendo Isabeli crescer dentro da minha barriga e nos preparando p/ chegada dela. Ethan esta apaixonadao pela ideia de ter ima irmazinha... ele esta sempre dizendo algo de bom sobre ela. Tao lindo! Estou o mais feliz que ja estive na vida ate agora... e mal posso esperar pela adicao da nossa princesa p/ fazer desse momento ainda mais completo. :)

Bia is back!!!

This is my little sister Bia, onde day when we were coming back from the beach. Since my parents live in an island and so close to the beach, we walk there. She is such a trooper! She laughs and plays the whole way there and the whole way back...while Ethan is always asking someone to carry him...haha  She has always this beautiful smile on her face and something funny and cute to tell us. She has just turned 4 years old yesterday but she doesn't look like she was even 2. Tiny litttle thing who I love so much! I wanna concentrate on remembering the good things and completely avoid talking about what happened in between. Just a word about justice...IT SUCKS! Well..she is back now and happy and we couldn't be more excited about it! So...welcome back pequena...I really missed you!