lola's first haircut

It was time for the red locks to get their first trim! Here are some pics from the big event...

a bugs halloween

Halloween was last Saturday night and we had lots of fun and ate lots of candy! This year we had a bug theme happening as Lola was a ladybug, Leighton was a spider and Bella was a butterfly. Alex even showed up as a bumblebee! We trick or treated around the neighborhood for a little bit then headed back to the house to give out candy to other kids. Instead of waiting for people to come to the door we took our candy bucket outside and sat in the driveway. We told all the kids to "just take two!"

trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Being gone for so long we had to sneak in a trip to the Pumpkin Patch before Halloween! WE had a little jet-lag happening which means we weren't smiling too much for Mommy and Daddy's camera, but we did enjoy the rides!

We're back from Australia!

We all had a great time visiting Australia. ere is what we got up to: - Lots of time in the hotel pool and spa, where Bella can now swim the entire length of the pool. - Down at the beach, Lola loved digging in the sand and splashing in the water and Leighton just went crazy running around the beach. - Seeing all the kites at the Coolum Kite Festival - Feeding the wild dolphins at Tin Can Bay - A visit to the Australia Zoo where Leighton got to feed an elephant, the kids got to pat a koala and all kids got feed kangaroos and go on a pony ride. - Spending time with the Palmieri family at the hotel and parks - Jacuzzi time with the Wild family - Walking the streets of Coolum Beach holding hands with Pa - Going on a big aeroplane with Nana and Papa - Bugging Phil as he was sitting on the couch - Getting coffee's with Daddy - Snuggling with Mommy while letting jetlag get the better of them

aussie vacation time!

We have made it to Coolum Beach in Queensland and are having a fun time! So far we have been to the beach, a kite festival and even fed some dolphins... time to nap, we'll write again soon!

bella the birthday girl

Last Sunday was my birthday and now I'm 5 years old! We were in Seattle on my actual birthday day and we got up and ate icecream for breakfast! We had a fun day that included going to the waterpark... who would have thought they would have a waterpark in Seattle? After getting back home we had a little party and got to have my cousin Alex spend the night... it's been a great birthday celebration week!

the family jail

We all went to a restaurant the other night in Monarch Beach and they
put us in jail. Well it was a booth that was turned into a jail. The
food was good and they let us out after we paid.

Bella's new Hair accessories

I went upstairs with my cousin Alex the other day to get a hairclip.
This is how I looked when I came back downstairs.

Leightons ink

Check out my sweet new tattoo... I am joining the Kobra Kai.

Bella likes the hair

Check out Pa's windswept hair after we took him to Orange County
airport in the back of the Jeep!

Leightons new playground

You don't even need pants st this new playground. Sweet!

Time with Pa

We have been so lucky to have Pa staying with us for the last couple of months... we thought we would share some of the highlights of his time with us grandkids... - the camping trip to June Lake, taking hikes, getting dirty and driving in the car - Bella getting to go over to Catalina for the night with Pa (and Mommy/Daddy) - helping Pa make his green tea in the morning - Leighton getting to play on this train set with Pa - lunchtime picnics in the park with Pa and Tina - staying at the beach house in Leucadia and squishing the seaweed with our feet - Bella and Daddy taking Pa to the airport in the topless Jeep. He had crazy hair when we arrived at the airport - decorating our coffee mugs to give to Pa - petting rabbits, guinea pigs, emus and goats at the petting zoo Thanks Pa for being patient with us when we tried to help you, answering all our questions about everything from shoes to toothbrushes, helping put our shoes on, playing in the backyard and just spending time with us. We love you!

hiking Bella

Here I am on one of my June Lake hikes. I hiked this with my Nana.
Plus she gave me this hat!

security breach

Our camera picked up these two kids breaking into the fridge.

bella: summer spectacular

Last week at church we had Summer Spectacular... it was my first time... exciting stuff. Here i a with my shirt... I'll post my photos of how my shirt changed over the week!

bathtime with Leighton

Here I am getting clean, which is a good thing, because I like to get really dirty and messy during the day!

step right up, step right up!

We went to the OC Fair earlier this week... it was fun! The best part for our Daddy was Leighton and I (this is Bella) playing the basketball at sideshow alley. We each got one shot. Leighton went first, close to the basket and made his shot! Then I stepped up, being older I had to shoot from a long way away. My parents didn't even think I'd make it to the basket, buit I showed them! I shot, and I scored! Here are some pics of us with the basketballs we chose as our prize.

leucadia, leisure and la jolla

We all went to Uncle Doug;s beach house for the weekend... we were joined by Pa and Phil. We got to play in the waves at Beacons Beach in Leucadia, see the seals in La Jolla, Daddy got some good coffee, and we all took good naps in the car!

drinking yoghurt

I am Lola. I love to drink yoghurt. I also enjoy spilling it. It helps
me walk.

fourth of july fun

There was a whole bunch of fun stuff happening in our neighborhood today... it all started with a bike parade where we decorated or Jeep, then there was rides, food and fun at the park for everyone. We didn't want our cousin Alex to miss out on the fun, so she came along too!

fourth of july parade action

We had fun decorating the Jeep for the 4th of July parade in our neighborhood... check us out by clicking here

peets coffee kids day

Last Sunday our friend Annie hosted a kids fun day at Peets Coffee Shop. No, they didn't give espresso shots to kids, but they did have a fun time, including: -getting to pet and hold a white cockatoo -getting face painting done (Leighton was a tiger) -painting mugs Thanks Annie for a great afternoon!

cruising in the Jeep: Lola and Bella

We takeover the street... and sometimes Leighton comes along too... Bella takes great care of Lola to make sure she doesn't fall out of the car!

a walking Lola

Hey peoples, it's me, Lola... thought you might need some video evidence of me walking on my own two feet... here it is!

busy days at the sarti house!

Wow, we have had a whirlwind past few weeks, with lots of visitors, adventures and more... just not enough time to blog. We have had a fun time with our Aunty Robyn and Uncle Drew coming over from Australia to visit us. They were in high demand for coloring, car rides, and requests for attention! While they were with us we got to visit Disneyland, take on Tucker Wildlife Park, shoot the pier at Huntington Beach, cruise the Irvine Spectrum, catch an Angel baseball game, take a few dips in the pool, cruise over to Catalina and more! While all this was going on here are some more things we have been up to.... Bella: finished Preschool for the year, is getting great at drawing and coloring, loves to "write stories", got to have some sleepovers at Nana's with her cousin Alex, and acquired a taste for Sweet Potato Fries. Leighton: loves to pretend to play baseball, or as he calls it "base". When you hit the ball it's called "basing it". Loves having his Pa around to tell stories to, enjoys a bowl of cereal or three in the morning, is developing great manners, and has an extra high super cute voice octave we didn't know about. Lola: is finally figuring out that you can get places on your own two feet, but still only takes about 7 steps max. She lvoes her food and is very vocal when she doesn't get it quick enough, has fallen in love with a pink blanket and can't live without it, has the biggest grinniest smile and continues to get called "the redhead" by her older sister!

Angel Game pt2

Angel Game pt1

Funny faces in between innings

Bella Catalina

I got to go on a boat over to Catalina today with Mommy Daddy Pa Aunty
Robyn and Uncle Drew!

We had a smooth ride over and got to drink root beer at lunch (my new
fav drink). We are staying high up on the hill at a hotel. It's good
execuse walking there! Here is a pic of me on the hotel balcony.

Look out Apple, it's Bella

I love making laptops for people. My favorite part is adding a web cam
for skype. Plus every keyboard is a custom design!

Leighton and Towmater

I didn't want Mater to feel left out!

Leighton & Lightning

We got to hang out the other day at California Adventure!

Pa is here!

We went to lax the other day to pic up Pa. For evidence I took a
picture of him as we were driving back from the airport!

flying Bella

My Mommy gave me this sweet plane ride. Look how high I am!

family pics

We had some family pics yesterday afternoon, just the family and Alex! We took some nice pics, and some crazy pics too...

lola's first birthday party

Myself and my three friends Nyomi, Savanna and Harper had our combined birthday party extravaganza and dedication yesterday... it was really fun, lots and lots of people, sunny skies, jump-house, confetti, and messy first birthday cakes! Here are a few pics...

time for the show

Leighton and Bella perform an evening show including original songs,
old favorites and plenty of instruments. Good stuff and thanks Aunty
Robyn for the instruments.

leighton and lightning

We went to CA Adventure last week and Leighton got to see his favorite
car Lightning McQueen!

photo of the week

Dressed up baby in a bathroom stall!

trailer ride

Daddy took the 3 of us for a ride down to the church in the bike
trailer. We don't actually fit but if he gives us enough snacks we
don't complain!

happy mothers day

So much fun was had at the lake in mothers day that Lola didn't even
make it back to the car before falling asleep. Love those rolls Lola!

happy birthday lola!

It's Lola, yep, it's my birthday! (well, at least yesterday it was) We had a fun day singing happy birthday many times, and even took a trip to California Adventure to celebrate. I can't wait to have a party with my friends at the park in a few weeks. Lately I have been trying to walk, crawling at blistering pace, eating everything in sight, sleeping good, and smiling way too much!

leighton and lightning - pt 1

bella: earth day 2009

Here us what I made at preschool today in memory of mother earth.

School is in!

Here is my class in my room. We are reading winnie the pooh. I love my
students. They are always quiet and respectful.

easter at the sarti house

We had fun this year at Easter... we got to paint some Easter eggs, go on an Easter egg hunt, paint our faces.. and remember that the tomb is empty! you can view lots of pics from easter here

easter basket fun

Mommy got us some sweet Easter baskets... before we filled them with eggs we used them as hats!

muscles of leighton.

which way to the beach?

Here is some of the latest artwork from Bella that she works had on at preschool...

kelmscott high school circa 1989

I came downstairs last week with this outfit on and Daddy laughed at me. he told me those colors used to be his high-school uniform. Lemon shirts and brown pants! Glad I'm not going to high school in Kelmscott!

in-n-out

Lunchtime was fun last week when we all got to wear in-n-out hats!

Bella - Easter Chapel

This is me and my class at Easter Chapel... and my sweet pink uggboots!

Paint Session artwork

Here are our designs displayed proudly in Daddys office.

Safety First

Keepin' it safe since 2008. Thanks to Leighton for the helmet!

Swing time with Lola

Not only do I love going in the dwind, I love wearing my sweet hat,
which is good because the sun and my skin don't always get along.

skating a ramp (without the board)

art project with Bella and Leighton

We did a sweet painting project yesterday... lots of mess, lots of fun, lots of wacky final works of art.... You can check out our gallery right here

lola and her hat

Leighton and the giant mailbox

ava and bella: the remix

2007 & 2009!

bella & ava

leighton on the court

Basketball Hoop - Large Leighton - Small Leighton still fully believes he can make that shot though. Good for him!

disneyland with the peacocks

Last Thursday we got to take our friends Ava and Amelie with us to Disneyland... they are visiting with us from Australia and it was their first trip to the Magic Kingdom. We got to see both Minnie and Mickey in their houses and lots of other fun stuff!

bella: four and a half birthday

Last week was my four and a half birthday celebration at preschool... it's my newest measure of age, and i tell everyone that i'm four and a half now! My teacher made me a special half-birthday hat and I got to do some special stuff at chapel at preschool. Plus, I got to make cupcakes and bring them to school!

help for Lola

This is our great helper for Lola, here she is feeding her a bottle. Other things our helper likes to do: - pick Lola up every minute of the day - help Lola eat her food at meal times - find toys for Lola to play - go upstairs and grab outfits for Lola when we need them - did I mention pick Lola up?

hanging outside

It was a beautiful winters day outside today, so we got to play basketball, blow some bubbles and more!

a pretty pretty Bella

Mommy had the camera this morning and she is pretty happy with this picture she took of me.. what do you think of my outfit? I like layers!

checkin the mail

It's great when Leighton checks the mailbox for mail... Bella gets to help him out!

kenya pics

My Dad put some pics online... you can view them right here! Check out my sweet fingernail painting for the kids in Kenya!

bella: home from Kenya

We made it back yesterday... it was a long trip home! My Daddy put some pics up on Facebook here - you have to have an account to access them... he'll put them up on his iWeb page in the next couple of days! I have lots of stories to tell and will share them soon!

some pics from Kenya

These are all from Allison's blog... she has been in Kitale, Kenya for the last 6 months and is working with the team that went over with Jana and Bella! These pics are Bella crashing after a hard days work, Bella making shirts, and painting finger nails for the local girls.

Update from Kenya: from Leigh

I was able to speak with both Bella and Jana on the phone this morning. Leighton even got to say Hi to his big sister, and Lola managed some grunts over the phone! Their time in Kitale, Kenya has been tough, but rewarding. Long days, lots of needs, sweaty kids (including Bella) and more! Bella has definitely had some great moments, being able to paint fingernails for girls at the Discover 2 Recover center. She has also had some not-so-great moments, once you have most days as a 4 year old, only most times you are not in a foreign country when it happens! Many of the kids say that she is the "smallest white person they have ever seen", so many are enamored with her and she doesn't like the attention most of the time! She is taking everything in though, soaking it up like a sponge, so we are confident that this trip will round her character and develop a wanting to serve... something that we see benefits from in years to come! Jana is feeling dirty nasty and is ready to come home and see her other babies (and husband). Please be praying that she'll be able to finish strong! They are now heading off to another town called Narok where they will spend two night working with an orphanage there, then onto the Masai Mara for a night of relaxation/wild animal chasing before jumping on a plane for the long ride home.

The bath never ends good...

when a potplant ends up in it!

Kenya Update: from Leigh

I was able to talk to Bella and Jana on the phone this morning. They made it safely from LA to Detroit to Amsterdam to Nairobi, then spent the night there and then hopped a small plane up to Kitale. Bella sounded tired, but was excited to tell Leighton about the 4 planes that she went on. Jana was glad they made it there, but said that Bella was really tired which made it really hard for her to interact with the kids at Sister Freda's Cottage Hospital. Just pray that she starts warming up and playing with the kids. I am hoping this will come with rest and familiarity over the next few days. Jana is tired too, and please pray for her as she balances being a team leader, Mommy to Bella, and lover of people in Kenya. I was just thinking this morning that it would be an exhausting enough journey just to get home to familiarity. But, to go all that way and then experience your first day in Africa, with it's beautiful people, different smells, amazing stories, and high-touch kids can easily get overwhelming! I'll keep you posted when I talk to Bella and Jana tomorrow....

Balls, balls and Leighton

Shopping for Africa clothes was boring until Leighton found this crate
of balls!

Bella: on my way!

I got up really early this morning, put on my clothes and shoes and I was off to the church to get our bus to the airport... We made it all the way to Detroit and are about to take our next flight to Amsterdam before getting our plane to Nairobi. It's a long long way to get to Kenya, just like when we go to Perth! I'll let you know once I get safe and sound in Kenya.. hopefully I can see a giraffe from the plane window!!

Happy Australia Day

Daddy has us do some Australia Day crafts... here is what we came up with!

Thank you to Freecycling

Last week we got some free hand-me-down quads... Daddy lies to call it "freecycling". Whatever you want to call it we now have sweet rides to race around the cul-de-sac in!

Bella: I'll take the Kids Ribs...

We got to go to Chilis the other night... I got to choose what to eat... I chose ribs. I don't really know how to eat ribs, so my mouth and hands got really messy!

safety first in the Jeep

Even though it's not needed, I like to wear my helmet in the Jeep. those curbs can sneak up on you!

artwork by Bella and Leighton

leighton: potty training

While I am not too good at the "going to the toilet" I have mastered the art of pulling the toilet paper off the roll!

Sunday adventure with Daddy

Last Sunday Daddy took us down to Holy Jims in the Jeep. It was fun, we got to walk around on the creek bed, throw some rocks, and then Daddy took us on an adventure in the Jeep. We went up some big hills, into a creek bed, and through puddles that splashed water over the whole car!

bella: present for my Daddy

This Christmas I got to go to a Christmas boutique at my preschool and choose presents for everyone. I know my Daddy likes basketball, so I bought him this basketball coloring and activity book. He loved it and it brought a real smile to him!

Our day at Irvine Park

Here are some shots of our windy day at the park today... Leighton was adventurous on the swings and Lola's hair was more strawberry blonde than usual!

bella: some crazy dancing

Leighton Sarti

Leighton Sarti is my name... and don't you forget it!

lola in Christmas Paper

leighton dance machine

christmas in pictures

It was a fun Christmas Day. Santa didn't miss our house, because Daddy had the lights on. Santa ate our cookies, and the reindeers ate most of the carrots. Bella got lots of different Hello Kitty presents, the big one from Santa being a Hello Kitty digital camera. Leighton got some books, underpants, and a new red scooter. Lola was just happy for cereal and baby food! We had a great breakfast at our house after opening some presents, then went and had a family lunch at Nanna and Poppas house. All the cousins were there so us kids had lots and lots of fun! Here are some pictures of Christmas Day 2009...

leighton: shreddin' on my scooter

While Bella and the cousins were off ice skating I was testing out my new wheels at the Spectrum. Check me out. Yes, my helmet has a sweet spider graphic on it.

bella: ice skating

The other day I went ice-skating for the first time! Mommy helped me get around the rink, as Daddy says he is Australian and therefore doesn't have the ability to ice skate. Little kids have to wear helmets, lucky I had my brand new bike helmet in the car, so that I looked pretty in pink on the ice. It was really fun because all my cousins got to ice skate with me, and we got to eat funnel cake afterwards.

The New Year Sarti Party Update!

Bella: I am now 4, but like telling people I am four and a half. I got a bike before Christmas and a helmet for Christmas. Though the bike is still a bit big I like wearing my helmet around when riding things like my Jeep. Though I don't watch a lot of TV, I like watching Handy Manny with Leighton, and Upside Down with Nana. I really like drawing and always spend part of my day drawing. I like spelling out people's names, and am working on drawing flowers lately. I am enjoying preschool, and really like my teacher. I have a few friends in class and one of them lives in our neighborhood. I get to draw and create lots of fun things at preschool. In a few weeks I am going to go to Kenya (it's a country in Africa). I am going with my Mommy. I'll tell you more about it soon. I used to be really scared of the different characters at Disneyland, but now I am really brave to go up and hug them and take my picture with them! Leighton: I turned two in October, but if you listen to me talk you might think I am a little older! With Bella around teaching me new words I come up with new funny things all the time! My favorite thing to do is play with a ball. Throwing, kicking, hitting... I can play sports all day. I also like drawing (with Bella), play-doh (with Bella) and occasionally playing with cars. I just got a scooter form Santa so I have been learning to ride that in the last week. I am a good, but sometimes messy eater. I love my mac & Cheese, yoghurt, and cinnamon roll from Bagels & Brew. Mom and Dad say it's a good day when they don't have to change my shirt more than once, but I think as a boy I can get at least two shirts dirty per day right?! I have my own plane. It's blue. I see it i nthe sky sometimes. My Daddy has a plane too. I think it's black. It's in Australia right now. I just started asking "why?" all the time, though I really don't know why I am asking. My favorite show is Handy Manny. He is really good at fixing things. Lola: I just turned 8 months old today. I really like sitting up now, but when I am not sitting up I am rolling to my destination. I can roll either way and even do a little crawling backwards. I love to eat anything that's in sight, and though I can be a tough crowd, once you get a smile out of me it'll be worth it. My brother and sister love to keep me company and try picking me up and stealing my toys. I play along with it, and sometime spit up on them. I really love my Mommy and sometimes cry when she leaves the room. People say I have her voicebox too. If you dress me in the right colors it really accentuates my strawberry blond hair!

Leighton: Scooter from Santa

Santa was so nice to bring me this sweet scooter, and my parents chipped in by getting me the helmet! Check out some of my moves...

Our day at Seaworld

The sun came out (well, it was hiding behind the clouds a little) so we spent the day rugged up at Seaworld. Leighton was excited to see the penguins, he went through the exhibit twice, Lola was a big fan of anything that she could see, and Bella loved holding the starfish and seeing the dolphin show. The unexpected highlight though was being able to get our photo taken with Cookie Monster, Abby, Grover, Big Bird, and the one and only Elmo!

Our day at Think.Play.Create

We got to spend a rainy day in San Diego inside at the new kid's art museum called ThinkPlayCreate. There was lots of fun things to do, and we all had a great time. We drew in an archive, made a penguin out of clay, drew and cut shadow puppets, played with bean bags, made an ornament, and kept out of the rain the whole time!

photo day at the Sarti house

Daddy got a new camera yesterday, so we took some family snaps today! Lola feeding, playing at the park.... and more!

Bells's Preschool Poster Artwork

Here is my sweet drawing up on the wall in my class.
"For Christmas I will give Baby Jesus a ball, a blanket, and a bed. "

Latest Lola

Here I am, I love to sit up and grab and chew on anything in sight!

Creative Leighton

Here I am designing on this sweet Cars notepad. I love to draw and
it's even better when Bella and I draw together! It's part of our
daily creative routine!

All aboard the choo choo train

The Sarti Kids Train

Leighton: Journey to Bethlehem

I have just finished up this minimalistic coloring project. Enjoy!

Uggly Leighton

Here I am cruising Nana's house in my Mommys new Uggs!
Yes, they're a little short for me.

We heart Skype

We miss our Daddy, but we get to see him on skype nearly every day!

Lola, Mommy and Tryptophan

Post Turkey Nap

Bella placeholders

I designed these with Nana just for Thanksgiving!

Bella's artwork from Preschool

Some of Bella's work - from Preschool Class - painting by bubbles

Bella at the Hockey Game

Here are the stats: 12-rows from the ice 1-medium bucket of popcorn 27-sips of Dad's sprite 6-trips to the bathroom 3-chicken strips 4-minutes left when she actually started cheering "GO Ducks" 2-compliments on how cute her hair was

Lola's Bakery

Welcome to Lola's bakery! What would you prefer to eat today? We have Muffin Top or Fatty Rolls!

leigh and bella: conversation

bella: who am i going to marry? dad: i don't know, it's your choice, whomever you want to bella: i am going to marry Leighton dad: you can't marry Leighton, he's your brother bella: where will i live when i get married? dad: i don't know where, but you will live in a house somewhere bella: i don't want to get married, i want to live here forever dad: mmmm, ok bella: who is leighton going to marry? dad: i don't know, it's his choice, whomever he wants to bella: he's going to marry Lola Dad then pretends he can't hear anymore of the conversation....

Leighton has a FauxHawk

halloween 2008

Halloween was a fun one this year... we checked out Trunk or Treat at our church, which produced great amounts of candy, then hit up the Painted Trails for some neighborhood action... our outfits were great. A few months ago Bella said she wanted to be Vegemite for Halloween, so we rolled with the idea, and came up with Peanut Butter for Leighton and Nutella for Lola! Cousin Alex joined us for some Halloween fun...

crazy hair day

It was crazy hair day on Thursday at school - here is my do - pink spray, pigtails, and more pink spray!

long beach aquarium

The other week we took Nana and Poppa with us to the Long Beach Aquarium. And, cousin Alex came with us. We had fun watching otters, trying to touch sting-rays, feeding lorikeets and watching the seals play... here we are playing by the glass, no fish, but lots of fun.

ksg time for Bella

Here I am heading off to my Kids Small Group! I love to wear my shirt each week (Daddy designed it) and today was crazy hat day, so i am rockin' the pink Roxy hat. A good choice, I think!

Sarti Kids at Halloween

Pumpkin Patch 08

Here are some pics from our visit to the Pumpkin Patch... Leighton loved to wander, but hated woodchips in his Crocs. Bella wanted to ride the mini tractors but opted for train ride instead. A fun time by all (except Daddy who was having problems with his camera!)

Leighton's Birthday Pics

Here are some pics from Leighton's Little Birthday Party last week!

Happy Handy Manny Birthday!

Leighton here. I turned two the other day! We had a Handy Manny theme
birthday with tacos and glass bottle cokes. I have never seen Manny
drink Coke but I went along with it.
It was fun. I told my Daddy that when he put me to bed after the
party. Terrible twos here I come!

A sleepy Lola

So sleepy... snoozing in Daddys lap while he updates blogs!

Halloween 2008

Economic crisis = Cheap Halloween Outfits!

Just kidding... a sneak peek of the kids' costumes.

sarti family pics

We had a little family photo session last week with Shannon Leith. Here are some highlights of the our trip to Orange Circle... she did a great job and we highly recommend her! You can check out some pictures by clicking here.

RIP Pasta

Pasta the fish had a good run, over one year, but he got the flush
this morning. May he swim in peace.

Sent from Leigh's iPhone

UggGolf

A lazy Saturday afternoon at the front of the Sarti House (par 4)

Fashion by Lola

Check out the new Fall range of clip on earrings modeled by Lola.
Thanks to Neely for helping accessorize.

Friday Night Lights

Me and some friends last night at a football game. Not sure how the
game went, but we had fun!

Playdoh time

Daddy made a playdoh snake and pretended to bite Leighton until Bella
cut it up with her scissors!

Jam session

Aunty Robyn got us some sweet percussion instruments... Here we are
jammin out with a triangle and finger cymbals.

Leighton and Lola

Some say it's a headlock while others say lovelock.

the many styles of Leighton

I am a bit of a clown like my Daddy. Here I am wearing Lola's tanktop, Lola's headband, and a art of Lola's carseat as a hat!

big sister/little sister

bella: photo of the week

I set up this shot using my bow and Papa was my model - unsuspecting model...

bella & leighton: wedding photos

Here is a collection of photos from us at the wedding of our Aunty and Uncle last week... yes, we are cute.

Leighton: Do you like my shirt?

Mommy liked it, but Daddy doesn't!

Our day at AQWA

We had lots of fun with Pa the aquarium. We saw lots of sharks,
touched some starfish and stingrays, saw a turtle and loved these
jellyfish!

Babycino for Bella

Join me at Mends St Cafe in South Perth for a baby hot chocolate one
of these days!!

Lola and Mommy

I love sleeping in the Baby Bjorn with my Mom. Look how cosy I am!

Duets at Grandmas

We rocked out on the electric keyboard for quite some time the other
week at Grandmas. We take requests. Watch out world!

Lola and her Galah

This is my galah, the Wilds gave it to me. It makes noises. I like it!

We love planes!

We have spent a lot of time on planes in the last few weeks... And we
love it!
Bella loves to put on the airline headphones and Leighton is a big fan
of messing with the remote controls.

Bella in her pyjamas

Me at Cioccolatos in my PJs waiting for a hot chocolate.

we are back..

and we will blogging as soon as we sleep off our jetlag!

Angels Baseball Bella and Alex

the new Sarti Kids ride!

The Sarti kids have been waiting patiently (since before Lola came on the scene) for a sweet ride to cruise the streets in... and it finally arrived! Check out these pics on our first run around our cul-de-sac. With Bella all days now start with asking her parents when she can take a ride in the Jeep, and Leighton is a patient passenger for a few minutes each ride before he wants a piece of the steering wheel! One day it will be his... when Bella gets too big.

Car Seat for Two

These girls like to share!

Latte and Leighton

Here I am helping Daddy make a coffee... I was in charge of the
espresso cup and Daddy put milk in it for me to sip!

Lola and Bella

Here we are during a quick timeout in a heated game of CandyLand...
Lola was spectating.

Lola: Me and Matt Hall

Here we are hanging out at Luke birthday party...

The three of us!

Here we are all hanging out with Daddy on the floor!

a baller & a cheerleader

leighton: hanging out

There is no better, or more natural, way to hang out!

bella: my babies

It was a busy morning this morning taking care of my babies... Kelly (on the right) is just starting to walk, but still needs to sleep in the same bed as me. Cookie Monster is a little more independent, but isn't potty trained yet.

bella & leighton: the hoodlums

pigtails for everyone

Leighton was a little jealous of Bella's hairdo, so he got himself one too... Daddy likes to think of him as a young Patrick Rafter and not a girly girl with a pigtail.

Lola at the X-Games

Check out my sweet orange ear plugs!

Leighton contemplatively swinging

Lola rolls and hat

Check out my sweet hat and my chubby rolls!

Leighton: sunset surf watch

livin' la vida leucadia

bella: wishing

Wishing for a great time at Abby's 5th Birthday Princess Party

dress-up morning

-Bella the Tinkerbell Fairy -Leighton the Firefighting Angel-Supporting Cheerleader

play sleep

On the tile, with blankets... it didn't last long.

leighton: my fav place to play

Here I am inside the half-court at the Refinery. This is my favorite place to be when I am not at my house... I love it even more when there are no other kids there as I am scared of a rogue basketball knocking out my teeth and damaging my beautiful face.

leighton: backyard ballin'

I have been working on my outside game... outside. No, my Dad didn't Photoshop the ball inside the basket.

all the sarti's (except Leigh)

Here we are having fun... we think Bella is practicing baptizing people.

Mommy and Bethany

Last week at a conference at church Jana had the privilege of interviewing Bethany Hamilton about her life, faith and surfing... she did a great job of guiding the conversation and the students loved hearing about Bethany's story!

leighton: playing with Momma

I love it when my Mommy an Daddy throw me around and turn me upside down... to prove it Daddy took this pic of us!

lola: first ride in the Jeep

The other day I took my first ride in the Jeep. I got strapped in, and had a bumpy ride down to the church to meet Mommy... well, I'm alive to tell the tale!

all three of us - photos

Here are some highlights of our July photoshoot!

Yesterday was a fun 4th of July Day in our neighborhood... we decorated our bike and wagon for a street parade, then stuffed our faces with hot-dogs, snowcones, desserts and more.. all that was capped off by a ride on the Nascar train!