♫♪♫ Bath, bath time. Bath, bath time. Time to take a bath. ♪♫♫

Every time we take a bath, we sing a little made-up song that has a few different versions depending on which of my family members you talk to.  My sister, Taryn, tries to correct my version but I never listen.  J loves to hear it as it adds to the anticipation of the bath.  He's always been a big bath lover, especially with bubbles (who doesn't like bubbles!?!).  Currently his favorite thing to do is to submerge himself in the water and lay very still.  I think he enjoys the sound of the water in his ears. 

One more thing....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMA!!

Please

Dear Chunka,
Can you please stop growing?  Just for a month or so.  Ok, well, let's at least back it up one.
Love,
Mama

The Sisters Three

While Fran's mom was visiting in March, she brought her sister, Katrina, who was staying with her from Montenegro. These two sisters have yet another sister who lives not too far from us here in California, specifically Rancho Cucamunga (yes, such a place exists). I knew we were going to head over there for a visit, and of course brought my trusty old Contax 645 along to photograph the three of them together.  They really have a sweet bond (they come from a family of 7 girls), and it's it especially a treat considering Katrina traveled from so far.

                                             From left to right:  Katrina, Maria, Gjelina

                                                                             Maria

                                                                            Katrina

                                                                       Gjelina

Copy Cat & more

This is G's new favorite game to play with J.  The good thing is that J enjoys it just as much as he does.  Already, I can TOTALLY see admiration G has for his older brother.  He gets such a kick out of him and I often catch him staring at him with a little smile on his face.  I think I'm in big trouble in the near future!

And I had to include this one because James looks so cute in his new hat!


And last of all, a photo from Papa's Day. My family:

Peter

We love this guy.  He got out of his comfy bed at 3 a.m. and rode his bike to our house to stay with James when I went to labor with G-Love.  He's solid.

70's James

Yep, this photograph reminds of James, circa 1970 something.  Due to the hair, Leif Garrett comes to mind; but let's keep all comparisons to the teen idol version and not the adult version.

Destination: St. John

I was fortunate enough to accompany my gal, Tara, and eight of her fabulous friends to St. John in celebration of Tara's birthday.  We had a such a fun time!  Whoo hoo!  I was a little nervous to be away from my boys (all of them) for that long but it was well worth it, and I relaxed enough to enjoy each and every day.  (Though I must admit my ability to 'let go' was due to the knowledge that BOTH Fran's mom and his sister flew in to care for the babies.  The thought of the two of them AND Jessica watching my kids made me want to skip freely across the sand.)  Below are some photos from this beautiful, hot, humid, and friendly island.  You'll notice more than one photo of Tara as she's the birthday girl and, well,  birthday girls deserve their time to shine:

All photos take with 

Contax 645

80mm f/2.0 

Fuji Pro 400h

Apartment He 'Keeps in LA'

Details, details. Below are some images of Fran's apartment that he "keeps when he's in LA". And I'll finish it up with a walk he "takes when he's in LA".

Contax 645

80mm f/2.0

FujiPro 400H