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What’s cooking… December 9, 2009

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Around this time of the year is very difficult to eat anything healthy. So I gave up. I’m willing to enjoy the holidays. What’s your favorite holiday dish? Pleaseshare your recipes. Happy Holidays!



Durante esta epoca de fiestas, es muy dificil comer saludable. Haci que me e dado por vensida y voy a tratar de disfrutar al maximo. Cual es tu platillo favorito para estas epocas. Porfavor comparte tus recetas. Felices Fiestas!

 

IT’S MARIO TIME!! November 28, 2009

Filed under: Alex, De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 9:28 am

This is the way Alex celebrated his 4th birthday.

All he asked prior to his big day, was to have a “Mario” party.


 

Everyone was so ready to go and playThe party couldn’t be complete without the arcade

 

 

especially playing and winning vs grandma

His favorite video game is obviously, Mario Kart.

He got to ride the  bumper cars, it wasn’t Mario race cars, but he had a blast.

 

Months in review :-) ……….. November 11, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 10:42 pm

This past three months had been a real experience. So much has happened! Alex started his second year of preschool, birthday parties, Arianna’s homeschooling, anniversary, work,  home schedules, and everybody getting adjusted to Mac, (big challenge). We also had time for some fun activities too.


SCHOOL


He wasn’t very happy about school. He cry and cry the first day of school. I felt so sorry for him. I knew that it will only last  a couple of days or a week for him to get adjusted. It did not happened that way.

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This was the way he looked almost every time we had to go to school. We talked to the teacher, did everything we can do to, but nothing work. After 2 months of making him to go to school, and praying about it, we came to the agreement, that we did not had to force him to go to school. So, I’m going to try to do some homeschooling for him too. (please pray for me)

In the other hand, Arianna was thrill to start a new journey. I was nervous and scared .


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Calvert Academy is the name of Arianna’s charter school. We have our ups and downs, but with out a doubt, homeschooling has been the best moved we made regarding her education.



ARIANNA’S BD PARTY


Arianna’s BirthDay celebration (was a big one).  She had her party at American Girl Bistro in Atlanta.


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Also as part of her Birthday present, she got tickets for the Taylor Swift concert.


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She had a blast! :)


KEVIN’S BD


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This year for Kevin’s birthday, all his family got together at Greenville Downtown .


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It almost looked like the kids ware the ones celebrating there birthdays. They couldn’t  wait to get a hold of one of those warm Krispy Krem Doughnuts. We all had a great time.


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MAC

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So cute at 7 weeks


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Not so cute on this one, he was behaving very bad

On this video is obvious who has the control (quien lleva las riendas)


ANNIVERSARY

Six months ago, I had the big plan to spend a night with my lovely husband enjoying of the U2 concert, a great dinner in a very cool restaurant, and an awesome and relaxing  night in an Atlanta hotel. Instead the flu caught up with me the day before the concert. I was so sick I couldn’t even talk. But I follow the advice of many fans, besides this was going to be the only memory of our anniversary.

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HALLOWEEN

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Halloween

For now this is it. Tomorrow I have a big day ahead of me, to get ready for Alex’s BD.

 

Celebrating National S’mores Day @ the Busby’s August 10, 2009

Filed under: Alex, Arianna, De todo un poco, Familia, Life — chiquitura @ 11:22 pm
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Looking for different activities to do with kids, I came across this sweet celebration.

So tonight we celebrated S’mores Day

Thanks Girl Scouts

Arianna is always looking for a sweet treat.

This was perfect for her

Alex enjoyed burning the marshmallows

 

Losing Weight August 3, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 11:41 pm

I think everyone struggles with losing weight… whether it is 20, 15, or 5 pounds especially if you are over 30 years old.

It is hard to win when you are your worst enemy.

 

6 WEEK OLD SURPRISE/SORPRESA DE 6 SEMANAS July 19, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco, Parenting — chiquitura @ 12:12 am

After two years of debating whether we wanted to add a new member to our family or not, we finally came with the conclusion that that’s what we needed.

We told the kids, and the news sank in very quick.

Arianna is so happy. The smile on her face has not gone away ever since we told her. Alex in the other hand is a little nervous, he does not know how to react to it.

I will say no more and let you express your thoughts.

This was the day of the big news.

Wait for it

Wait for it

Surprise!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Primera foto de Mac

 



 

July 4 July 8, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 11:18 pm

I really enjoy all kinds of holidays, but July 4 is one of my favorites. This year we got to celebrated twice, saturday with friends and sunday with our family.


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Laura, Alba, Me, Martha and Paula

La Banda de Creekwood

La Banda de Creekwood

Comimos una rica sopa fria CATALANA muy deacuerdo para la ocacion.

This Catalan soup (Melon with red berries) was delicious.

Sopa de Melon con Frambuesas

Sopa de Melon con Frambuesas

Las hamburguesas y los hotdogs quedaron buenisimos que hasta la prima Neus se comio dos de cada uno.

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Claro que como buenos mexicanos la pinata no podia faltar; eso si de colores muy patrioticos USA

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Una de las tradicionos que mas me gustan del 4 de Julio es la del helado casero (homemade ice-cream), que claro y logico; yo casada con un americano tenia que hacerla y quedo buenisssiiisssiimmmaaaa!


peach ice-cream

peach ice-cream

El gran final con los petardos.

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Summer Blast July 6, 2009

Filed under: Amigos, De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 11:08 pm
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Arianna and her friends have had a great summer so far. They laugh, swim, and play almost every day. Im so glad she is growing up with such good kids from the neighborhood. Hope their friendship will last a life time.


Alex super facinado con las ninas; la verdad es de que es un chico con mucha suerte que duerme con todas jijiji

Mar queriendose comer ala pobre ranita

Mar queriendose comer ala pobre ranita

La prima Neus no se podia quedar sin tocar a esa ranita. A mi me parese que ellas esperavan ver a un principe azul, como resultado despues de darle tanto carino a la pobre ranita

Despues de correr y juga, las ninas se metieron tremenda mojada. (pero lo feliz nadie se los quita)


 

I can relate to Maya June 23, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 3:17 pm

Me facinan estos anuncios me sinto tan identificada con ellos especialmente con Maya. Asi es como me sentia antes de ir a la playa; pero no funciono jijiji.

I really can relate with Maya. This is the way a felt before we went to the beach, check it out.

 

Family Vacation June 15, 2009

Filed under: De todo un poco — chiquitura @ 11:15 pm

Our Vacition for the summer was so relaxing. We experimented on a new beach in Florida and it was great. We had the hotel beach to our selfs (pretty much) Alex and Arianna enjoyed every minute of our stay.

Camino a nuestro destino paramos en Daytona. Alexes super fanatico de la pelicula “CARS” y queriamos que conciera la verdadera pista de carreras.

La lluvia nos aruino un poco el paseo y no podimos salir a ver la pista :(

Y despues de habernos perdido dando una gran vuelta por los terrenos de NASA llegamos a nuestro destino. Al htel con la sirena encantada.


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El atardecer de nuestra primera noche fue adornado por un bonito arcoiris que enmarco a los ninos

Estas vacaciones las teniamos muy meresidas y mas que nada nos hacia falta la bronceada :) yo me veia blanca como un fantasma el primer dia.

Alex nos pidio que le hicieramos castillos de arena por mas de una semana antes de irnos a la playa.

Lo mejor de estas vacaciones fue como disfrutaron los ninos y mas Arianna, en cada foto ella aparece con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja.

Que momentos tan inolvidables. Como le doy gracias a Dios por darnos tanta dicha.

Este segundo castillo salio mejor.

Esta pequena creatura, hiso que Kevin saltara y pegara tremendo grito, mientras escabava para la construccion del tercer castillo.