La Vita E Bella

Lucas - First Year of Life

I'm still working on my letter to Lucas for this month....However, I created a slideshow of Lucas from birth through his first year of life. Although it's about 12 minutes long, if you love this little boy as much as we do - you probably will be able to sit through it as easily as we can. Plus, who can resist good music and beautiful photos? Click below to view.

::Lucas Vossler - Happy 1st Birthday - The Slideshow::

His First Shiner....

Starting his second year of life off to an exciting start....Lucas slipped in the bathtub and got his first little black eye! Poor Baby!

At few moments after the fall....

A few hours after his fall.....he is dancing with a Wii remote. I don't  think he was too fazed by the whole incident :)

That's my boy!

Our Baby Turned One......Twice!

Well, the birthday festivities are over....for now. Lucas has celebrated his 1st birthday twice already (two different birthday dinners, two different cakes, two different sets of fans, two different sets of gifts) Once on the 15th with the Terrano's, and once on his actual birthday here in Reno with the Vossler's. The next celebration won't occur until his 13th month birthday when we have a little party with his friends. However, all this partying has pooped me out. I'm ready for a little break from birthday parties! However, my break is only temporary with Christmas in 6 days, my birthday in 15 days and Lucas's birthday party in less than a month.  I want to share photos from the past few days, so sit back, relax and enjoy the show.....(*The photo above is of Lucas eating the batter from his birthday cake the morning of his birthday!)

Exactly One Year Ago....

at this exact time (11:02pm), my beautiful son entered the world. What a joy this past year has been!!

I'm feeling very proud right at this moment.

Me

The Best Year of our Lives

Happy 1st Birthday Lucas!! We love you so much. Thank you for the greatest year of our lives. We are truly blessed. Hope your day is filled with fun and excitement. Love, Mommy and Daddy

Take a Peek!

Well, we finally got our ultrasound! Although our little girl still kept those hands in front of her face (such the diva already) most of the time - we were able to capture some amazing video of her. From what we can "see", she looks almost identical to Lucas when he was in the womb. She has his same little nose, full lips, and chubby cheeks. She has hair already and is oh so cute! She moved the entire time, and moved her little lips and hands so much it was hard to get clear photos. She blinked her eyes a few times, yawned, and made some pretty sour faces while we poked my tummy in an attempt to get her to move her hands. I'm SO excited to meet our little girl and see these precious facial expressions in person. Although these 3D ultrasound don't do much justice - I'll share a few from our session - and when I've uploaded the DVD - I'll post a video. Trust me, the video is WAY more fun. Watching her move is absolutely breathtaking!

*You can see her face, both arms, fingers, and her umbilical cord.

*You can see her face, right elbow, left arm and hand, and part of her umbilical cord.

Survey Says....

Well, the 3d/4d machine was out of commission today (just our luck!), so no photos of Miss Vossler yet! Hopefully it will be up and running by tomorrow or Friday. So instead, I've filled out a survey. I haven't done one of these in forever!          

Ten Things People Won't Guess By Just Looking At You:

1. I'm a huge Disneyland fan. I go multiple times of year. Sometimes without going on a single ride!
2. I'm deathly afraid of flying.
3. I was once carjacked (I need to tell that story sometime!).
4. I was homeschooled.
5. I hide goodies from my husband around the house. He recently found my See's stash in my underwear drawer!
6. I eat WAY too much (but maybe people CAN guess that by looking at me!)
7. I love fashion and makeup.
8. I watch "The Hills" and "Rock of Love".
9. I play the piano.
10. I wash my hair every 3 days.

Nine Things You Want To Do Before You Die:

1. Have a few more kids.
2. Travel to Italy.
3. Take dance lessons with my husband.
4. Be a successful children's photographer.
5. Write a book.
6. Give, Give and Give some more.
7. Bowl a 300.
8. Cook my husband an amazing meal (let's just say, it's not my strong point).
9. Go back to Hawaii.

The Hustle and Bustle of Christmas!

We are well into December. Christmas is just 2 weeks away, so there is no looking back. Christmas isn't the only important event on our family calendar.....Lucas turns ONE YEAR OLD in exactly one week. Oh, and have I mentioned that Trei made plans for our family to go to Reno before Christmas? Well, he did and we leave this coming Sunday. In fact Trei, Lucas and I only have 4 more days to enjoy our home, tree and decorations. Saturday morning we will pack up our car (suitcases, presents, stuff) and head up to my parents where we will spend the evening with my family celebrating Lucas's first birthday a few days early. We are going to have a nice dinner together, open his birthday gifts and let Lucas dig into a birthday cake.  Sunday afternoon, we are getting dropped off at LAX to depart for Reno where we will be until Saturday the 22nd. We don't get back into LA until late on Saturday and we will go back to my parents where we will stay until the day after Christmas! So it basically means we will be away from our home for about 10 days (only to come back and spend some quality time with Trei's parents and sister for a few days here at our place!). So I' ve been working hard to get our Christmas shopping done, house cleaned, suitcases packed and ready for a busy December! I have a majority of the shopping done, but I still have quite a bit to do. I know it will all get done, but I'm still feeling the pressure of everything. We are really looking forward to going to Reno though. We plan on spending time with family, seeing some old friends, and take Lucas sledding! It should be a relaxing and enjoyable time away.

My parents took Lucas for the weekend so Trei and I could have some time together. Alone. They actually arrived in Newport to go to our 3d ultrasound. We had one while I was pregnant with Lucas and decided to splurge on the unnecessary ultrasound with our little girl too. Unfortunately, she hid behind her hands the entire time! It's funny because at every ultrasound she's had her hands in front of her face! We got a few glimpses of her sweet little face, but nothing very clear. She seems to look a lot like Lucas, but we were invited to go back tomorrow at noon - so hopefully we'll get some better shots of her face! I'll post the photos we receive tomorrow. Aside from our hidden princess, our weekend childless was absolutely perfect! We slept in on Sunday. Went out to breakfast, bowling, saw August Rush and had a great dinner at PF Changs. It was so nice to reconnect and do some fun activities without a baby. My parents were god sends because Lucas is a non-stop child and I know he kept them on their toes - but it wasn't without much appreciation on our part!

Old Saint Nick

To say Lucas was not impressed is an understatement
I thought he was a pretty good lookin' Santa, but I wasn't the one sitting on his lap.