Johnny-the oldest of the bunch!

Real Men Wear Black

No Bake Cookies

Rice a Roni “the San Francisco treat”

TAHA

“Please Johnny, Eat my food!”

Obstacle courses for Duffy

“You are Russia, I am America”

“numbers”

NY Hat

Red Pillow

It’s not BRAIN SURGERY... Well it is NOW!!!

Johnny is probably the smartest Capua.

Excluding Papaw. Right Dad?

We Love You Johnny!

You have an awesome sense of humor, you are a great brother and a fabulous dad!

We are so proud of you for all your hard work. You deserve all the best!

Hugs and Kisses-

Amber, Chris, Carly, Tanner, Danielle

and of course....

Facer, Blaney, Azy, Brighton, Isabelle, Ryker, Esther, Rocco, Eliza, Jude, Gus, Lily, and probably Mom and Dad

Augustus John Capua

nov. 6, 2009

7 lbs 11 oz

19 3/4 in.

Proud Papa- Chris Capua

Glowing Mama-Azy Capua

This beautiful new addition to the Capua family had me

remembering some of the emotions I felt with my new babies-

The relief when baby is finally here crying, and I am not pregnant anymore.

The astonishment of "How crazy! I just made that!"

The peace that comes when cuddling and snuggling.

The exhaustion of sleeping no more than 2 1/2 consecutive hours for months on end.

The concerns with the 1st-

will she be pretty? will she be smart? will she conquer the world?

The concerns with the 4th-

will he really be a boy? will he fit in with our family? will I accidentally leave him on the front porch?

The increase of love for my husband every time I watch him pour over his new child.

The confusion of sobbing uncontrollably one moment and laughing hysterically the next.

The feeling of walking on clouds for the first few months.

The inability to hold this person without covering them in kisses!

The sorrow for the moments that have already passed.

The excitement of the moments that lay ahead.

Isabelle, Ryker, Esther, and Rocco-

You are everything I could ever hope for.

Thank you for coming to my family!

These are the Days We'll Remember

After church

I bribed the fam with chocolate chip cookies,

if I could get just one family pic.

(Amber, Rocco 8 months, Ryan, Esther 2, Ryker 5, Isabelle 8)

Here it is!

"These are the days we'll remember!"

Bigelow/Facer Extravaganza

Our Surprise

Bigelow/Facer Extravaganza

Long story short-

There was a wedding planned...then there wasn't...

then there was...and then there wasn't.

So this is what we did instead!

Oakland Airport-pound the pudding-Vacaville

The Office-Monterey-Aquarium-jelly fish-sea horses

Great White Shark-claustrophobia

brownies and cinnamon rolls(Oh My)

Amber talking, Melissa listening-Ryan talking, Dave listening

hunting for shells-falling on rocks-Charlie&Esther=betrothed

Navy Hotel-kid's night-Crazy George

8 ball to the head-pull out bed with no mattress

"We will never forget Crazy George"

BIG train playground-"welcome to my car"

holding hands walking through the park (eye-rolling)

Carmel Beach-digging, running and splashing

Rocco eating seaweed and sand

"that is so Carmel, and so is that ;)"

Max&Ryker=best buddies-Cribbage (game 1, Ryan and Melissa)

Golden Gate Bridge-Noah&Isabelle=warming up

-guys brushed up on all 50 states-"Even"-The Redwood Forest

Muslim tourists love Ryan-In & Out-"the burger that sent me over the edge"

keychains-eyebrows-Cribbage (game 2, Dave and Amber)

and all the other things in between!

We never would have taken the time out of our crazy lives to see each other,

what a treat! I am so glad it worked out the way it did!

poor sweet lily

We dropped Lily off at the groomers for a trim.

Esther was distraught at the idea of leaving her "sidekick" at a strange location.

When we picked her up a few hours later

Esther would not let Lily go. She made her sit on her lap in the car,

and once we got home she would not let the dog out of her sight!

Lily & Esther (2 1/2)

Esther Smothering Lily with Love

This is not Lily's first love extravaganza.

When she was a puppy she endured

the same extreme affection from Isabelle.

Lucky for Lily she lived with Mamaw and Aunt Carly,

so she had some long term breaks. Now that she lives with us the love is 24/7.

Lily & Isabelle (4)

Isabelle Smothering Lily with Love

My first time!

Here I go. My first blog post. It is not much, I just thought I would try because I swear this is not going to work. I really wanted to start blogging so that I can share the things that are important to me with the people that are important to me. Please be kind and help me in my quest. :)