April Birthdays!

ANDRE'S 10th BIRTHDAY!
Our only son just turned 10! Andre is very special, Jer and I are so blessed for having a boy like him. On his birthday he opened some presents and went to school. A few days later he invited a couple of his friends for a sleep over. We had cup cakes and the boys played until late that night.

Nuestro unico varon acaba de cumplir 10! Andre es muy especial, Jer y yo hemos sido muy bendecidos al tener un nino como el. El dia de su cumpleanos, el abrio unos regalos y fue a la escuela. Unos dias despues invitamos a un par the amiguitos para quedarse la noche. Comimos pastelitos y los chicos jugaron hasta muy tarde esa noche.

One of his presents was a pellet gun... he loves it!

He likes shooting so I made target-cup-cakes for his party :o)

ISABELLE'S 4th BIRTHDAY!

On her birthday she had a doctor's appointment for her 4-year-old check up. She wasn't happy when we found out that she needed 4 shots, two in each little arm. After the doctor she helped me to make cup cakes for her party.

El dia de su cumpleanos ella tuvo una cita con el doctor para su chequeo de 4 anios. Ella no estaba contenta cuando nos dijeron que necesitaba recibir 4 vacunas, dos en cada bracito. Despues del doctor ella me ayudo a hacer pastelitos para su fiesta.

Princess-crown-cup-cakes!

Her sisters gave this monkey to Isy.
She likes Dora the Explorer!
She had a great birthday thanks to all our friends that came to celebrate with us!

My little Ariana is Eight!

On January 10th, 2011 Ariana turned 8 years old! She was so happy and excited for her birthday. On that day, we took her to Red Robin for dinner.
El 10 de enero del 2011 Ariana cumplio 8 años. Ella estaba muy contenta y emocionada por su cumpleaños. Ese dia la llevamos a cenar a Red Robin.

In the morning before she went to school.

En la mañana antes de ir a la escuela.

At Red Robin

A few days later she invited some friends over for the birthday party. We played games and had a dance competition with the Wii. They had so much fun dancing! By the way, the boys were awesome :o)

Unos dias despues ella invito unos amigos para su fiesta de cumpleaños. Jugamos juegos y tuvimos una competencia de baile. Ellos se divirtieron mucho bailando! Por cierto, los niños lo hicieron muy bien.

Once upon a time...

In a little house in Auburn there was a little girl named Isabelle. She dreamed about Princesses and one day her dream came true. She turned 3 year-old on April 20th and had the best day ever!
Había una vez en una pequeña casa en Auburn una niñita llamada Isabelle. Ella soñaba acerca de princesas y un día su sueño se hizo realidad. Ella cumplió 3 años el 20 de abril y tuvo el mejor día de su vida.

Our sweet little girl is 3 now. The day of her birthday her siblings wanted to see her presents before they went to school. One of the presents was a beautiful pink dress that she put right away after she opened it. She also got some nail polish and high heel shoes that she loved. After she took a shower I made her hair pretty and she picked all the accessories she wanted to wear with her princess dress and of course everything was "pink". After lunch we took her for a walk around the Mall and let her get on some rides. The other kids asked to try the climbing wall. Every one except "me" and Isabelle did it (I'm to scared to do that). Naomi climbed about 4 feet when she was too scared to go higher and didn't want to do it anymore. Ariana, Andre and Jeremy got to the top to push the button.
Nuestra pequeña niña tiene 3 años ahora. El día de su cumpleaños sus hermanitos querían ver los regalos antes de ir a la escuela. Uno de los regalos fue un vestido rosado muy lindo que se lo puso al no más abrirlo. También le regalaron pintura de uñas y unos zapatos de tacón que le encantaron. Después de bañarse le arreglé su pelo y ella escogió los accesorios que quería usar con su vestido de princesa y por supuesto todo fue "rosado". Después de almuerzo la llevamos a caminar al Mall y la dejamos que subiera en unos juegos. Los otros niños quisieron subir una pared. Todos a excepción de Isabelle y yo lo hicieron. Naomi subió unos 4 pies y luego le dió miedo de seguir más alto. Ariana, Andre y Jeremy llegaron a lo más alto y tocaron el botón.

After the Mall we came home and play with a bubble machine. Eva and Molly came for a couple of hours and play with the girls. Our friend Linda came to see Isabelle too and brought balloons for her. We all sang the happy birthday song and ate cake.
Después del Mall llegamos a la casa y ellos jugaron con una máaquina de burbujas. Eva y Molly vinieron a jugar con las niñas. Nuestra amiga Linda vino a ver a Isabelle y le trajo unas globos. Todos le cantamos felíz cumpleaños y comimos pastel.

We love you little Belle and hope that you stay cute and little as much as possible.
Te queremos mucho Belle y esperamos que te quedes chula y chiquita lo mas que sea posible.

Isabelle disappeared for a while and this is what she was doing quietly in the bathroom:

Going to the Mall with Daddy

I love that smile of happiness!

Our boy turned 9 today!

Andre had his 9th birthday today. I can't believe how fast the years have past... my little boy is not little any more. Last week his grandpa Bill took him fishing to Beaver Lake in Sammamish. He received a fishing pool and a tackle box as an advance present for his birthday. He caught 5 trout which we had for dinner the next day. He also received a 21-speed mountain bike with dual suspension that he loves. He has been riding it every day after school for the last week. He is learning about the different gears that he can use.

Today we took them to Lincoln Park in South Seattle. They liked going on the zip-line, looking for little crabs, throwing rocks, taking a walk, etc. Andre asked me to make steak for dinner and he made fruity pebbles treats instead of a cake (imagine rice-crispy treats but with fruity pebbles instead - Yumm!). He had a fun day and we are so happy that he is part of our family. We love you Andre!

Fishing with Grandpa Bill

Look at all the fish he caught!

He actually received more presents than this :o)

LINCOLN PARK

Andre making his fruity pebbles crispy treats.