remembering this weekend last year

This was a huge weekend in 2008. Click here to read Cris' post last year about the very first time i held baby Juneau. Nova and I had been in a living hell (a.k.a. gyn-oncology rotation in Michigan), which was salvaged only by the fact that my amazing mom had taken a leave of absence to live in a tiny little hotel room with us in michigan to take care of nova (and me!) Cris had been traveling across the world to bring home our new baby. My time in Michigan had FINALLY come to an end, and I remember being on the verge of tears with excitement the entire plane ride back to Hawaii. Tiny little Nova was only 3 months old, and was fast asleep in the frontpack as i literally ran through the terminal to baggage claim and saw june-bug for the first time. It was indeed a scene for anyone who happened to be at the baggage claim. I cried and cried when i got to finally touch juneau's little cheeks. She just stared at me with the most curious look. I loved that little girl more than i ever imagined possible from the very second i laid eyes on her. It is hard to describe how this baby felt a part of me even though i had never met her, but i knew immediately that i was this little girl's mommy.

This has been such a fun month with Juneau. She is learning soooo fast. She has an unbelievable memory, and she talks non-stop. Last week Junebug and Cris were downstairs, and nova was napping. Nova woke up crying, and Cris asked Juneau if she wanted to go get sissy. Juneau ran up the stairs, and before cris could make it up behind her he heard Juneau say "Don't cry sis, Juneau here". is that unbelievably cute or what?

anyway, here are some pics from our weekend

Much to Cris' dismay we moved to a neighborhood that is Garage Sale Central! I LOVE GARAGE SALES! Why buy new junk when you can buy other people's used junk for a fraction of the price? That is how we ended up with this awesome Elmo Sprinkler for Fifty Cents!

Cris became a little less skeptical about the garage sales when he scored this oldy but goody, from back when a good video game was just a series of red dots on a printed grid. He has been playing this football game like it is a brand new Nintendo DS.

Seriously, every time i look over Cris is playing this thing. He made it clear that this is Classic Football 2, so not only can you run, but you can also pass. High-tech.

The girls' first experience with licking the beaters. A huge hit.

And finally, these are THE CUTEST outfits ever! The Matus girls brought them back from Guatemala, and i adore them. Random strangers were raving about how cute the girls looked everywhere we went on Saturday! Seriously Adorable.