My sincerest apologies for the lack of posts since May '11. Sheri and I have had our hands pretty full this fall! With Sheri managing all of the baby activities during the day, and me with juggling my expediting job at Aker, officiating baseball and football this fall in the off hours, our hands have been fit to be tied! All in all, we are settling down this Christmas and New Year season looking forward to 2012 and it's adventures. But enough about Sheri and I, let's get down to what you came to visit the website for...Jacob & Jordan!
July 4th consisted of a local televised fireworks display; the kids were still too young to fully appreciate and tolerate all the fireworks. They were eager enough though to celebrate the holiday festively though, complete with themed outfits!
For Halloween this year, we really got the kids into the spirit of the holiday, and had a lot of fun dressing them up in themed outfits! Given Jacob's personality, the choice of Peter Pan was a perfect fit for him, complete with a custom designed outfit created by Mom and Grandma Susu!
And Jordan...with my little princess and Sheri's love of Tinkerbell, well, it just fit, and Jordan did it up well. After all, you can't have Peter Pan without Tinkerbell, right?
The kids (and us) thoroughly enjoyed the dressing up and going out trick-or-treating. We didn't get to visit any houses for candy this year, due to the babies having a slight nasal issue, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to dress them up and take them around the block in the wagon (which they loved every minute of)! Next year will be even better!
This Christmas we will be spending Christmas Eve with Mia and the Rosenberg bunch, and Christmas Day will be spent with the Brenham bunch. New Years is still up in the air, but if our block is anything like the fourth of July was this year, we may allow the kids to see a fireworks show from the safety of the house (namely watching through the front windows in the study!)
We also had our family Christmas sitting photos for this year (see below) and our annual Christmas card and newsletter. We may miss some of you in the distribution (please know it's not intentional!) so, I have included it below to ensure it reaches everyone.
The 411 on the babies' individual progress...
There is no "practically" anymore. Jacob is running everywhere. His smile, which spans from ear to ear, curiosity and zest for life takes him just about anywhere he can get into on his own and places we let him observe. We find ourselves having to reel him back a lot though. You have to love the wonder of a child!
Jordan has made significant progress in walking! She can traverse any room and any floor environment unassisted (although still somewhat awkwardly), and can turn, spin and even run with the rest of them. She doesn't quite have the speed of her brother just yet, but is well on her way! Jordan's curls are also the envy and talk of all of her family, and has mastered the ability of baby talk. A great many words are comprehensible, but get her rolling in her native tongue, and all you can do is nod and say "uh huh! (what did she just say?)
Both kids continue to gain their baby teeth in, which sells their personalities that much more! With grins like that, it's a task to deny them anything (but we do! [with effort]).
As you can see, with the current and future developments, our cups continuously runneth over with good blessings and experiencing the world through their eyes. We continue to give thanks and praise to the Lord above for all He has blessed us with, and look forward to every experience we can share with them and each other as a family!
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year! Please pray for continued success for all!
Thank you for all of your love, prayers and thoughts! More progress reports as soon as I can spare another minute! May the good Lord bless and protect us all.
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
