Month: November 2008

Analise got a hold of a pencil and pad of paper and proceeded to doodle. I was so impressed. They pick up so much just by observing. Continue reading Smarty Pants

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. (I only made the pecan tarts in the last picture)  Continue reading Thanksgiving

Analise is so close to walking. I thought she just might take her first steps tonight so I had my camera ready.  Continue reading Almost

My brother, Michael, decided to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. He’s not much of a cook and needed a little guidance from our much younger sister. Here are some of the conversations I heard coming from the kitchen: Aprille: “Why is the water not boiling yet.” Michael: “I didn’t want to over cook it.” Aprille: … Continue reading Top Chef

We helped my aunt with some pre-wedding stuff today and she treated us to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory where we stuffed ourselves silly. I loved our strawberry shortcake dessert. (In the picture: Ana, Sister Aprille, Cousin Tia, me, and Aunt Sharon)   Aprille took this picture and it reminded me of a similar picture … Continue reading Always room for Dessert

We had record highs in Colorado today and I decided to take advantage of the 78 degree weather and took the kids to the Denver botanical Gardens. Everything was pretty much brown and dead but the indoor tropical exhibit was still in full bloom and quite beautiful.  I really enjoyed the Japanese garden.  Continue reading Indian Summer

During our lunch at Jason’s Deli JoJo straight knocked out. I guess she wore herself out throwing a tantrum earlier on that morning.   Continue reading Sleepy Head

My Tita (Aunt) is visiting us from the Philippines. I love our family get togethers. Man there’s a “gang” of us.    Continue reading Balajonda Clan

Tonight was the best night ever!! Wata and I went to the New Kids on the Block concert (her birthday gift to me). It felt like a dream when they took the stage. Over a decade and a half of waiting for these guys to reunite and my wishes finally came true. The show was … Continue reading NKOTB

Soon after I recovered from being sick, JoJo caught some kind of stomach bug. She spent most of the day in bed but seems to be much better now. I guess it’s because she really wants to go to school tomorrow… Oh if she only knew. She’ll be hoping for sick days when she’s older.  … Continue reading Tummy Ache