Amara and sierra

I can't resist and must post a couple pics of Amara with Sierra. Notice there are none of Amara and Tenaya (our puppy) because the two of them fight like siblings. So I have to keep the two of them apart.....

Day at the pool

Here are a few more photos of us at our dear friend Scott's pool plus a couple more extras....enjoy

Family photos

Hello everyone, here are a few recent photos. One is Amara getting ready for gymnastics class and the others are the girls fooling around. Sydney has discovered her hands and is reaching for everything. One funny little story is she was looking at my ring (it's a sapphire) and she was trying to reach for it. However once she put her hand in front of the ring and could no longer see it she was then focused on her hand. Out of sight out of mind...... We just got the little seat that she is sitting in and it's crazy to see my "baby" sitting up like a big girl.
Last, we got the girls pictures by an amazing photographer. Her name is Jamie Ibey and she is a wonderful spirit and has an incredible talent for taking pictures. I found her through a google search. Check out her website www.iseebeauty.com and enter the site. Scroll down and click on proofing and then the password is Sydney. The pictures are up until June 1st so enjoy them.
We love you all....
xoxo
The Dukes

sydney moving

summer time in fresno

Hello everyone, we did something crazy and shaved our dogs. It is going to be 100 degrees here in Fresno this weekend and hopefully they will feel a little better. I know they look silly, but looks don't always matter, come on ya'll don't be so shallow.

Beautiful life

I know that I am positing a lot right now, I am just so excited to share with everyone my beautiful little girls. I have been so full of this overwhelming emotion of being a mom. Words can not express how lucky I feel and what a wonderful life I have. I am so grateful for my husband and my little girls. Daniel is working full time and studying for the bar exam. He is incredibly smart and we all believe in him. Sydney is giving lots of eye contact and makes my heart melt with her little coos and smiles. But of course everytime I bring out a camera to capture her smiles, she stares at it with this curious look on her face. But, as soon I capture it, I will share with everyone. Amara, of course is full of joy and talking, singing, and dancing all over the place. She amazes us everyday with her intelligence and her charm. Beautiful beautiful beautiful life!!!!

amara swim class

Here are some pictures of Amara in her last day of swim class. She started her lessons on Monday and her progress has been amazing. I am so proud of her. She is diving under the water and retrieving rings and swimming about 5 ft by herself. She is so darn proud of herself as we are of her. My neighbor and good friend Maida came as well as daddy. She was kicking and going crazy. Her little teacher told her that her legs go 99 mph. Too cute.