Annelise has drawing on the brain!

Annelise loves to draw! She always wants to make cards for people and she has been drawling the same family of four for a while. In this picture she said the pink thing is a carrot.


This book was a gift to Annelise when she was one from her Tio Jose Daniel. Needless to say she was not ready for a drawling book back then but her uncle was a graphic artist (now he is a psychologist) and I am sure he knew she would be ready to draw pictures soon.


She wanted to draw the bear and I did not help at all (which she asked every step for help!!!). When she finished I asked what was the thing coming out of the right ear and she said "that is his brains!" Gross brains??? I don't know where she gets her obsession with brains? Maybe the zombies Vs. plants game she plays on Juan's phone?



I think I liked the nice family of four better?

San Diego Marathon

We have been told by my Mom since I was pregnant that she would not watch the two girls at the same time! So when I asked her if she would watch them BOTH so that we could go to San Diego for the Rock and Roll Marathon, I was surprised when she said yes!!!
The temperature in San Diego was perfect for running (a little chilly in the am and pm). The morning of the race was cloudy but nice. This is Juan and Darrell at the 7 mile marker.

The San Diego Zoo was super nice!

We ate a majority of our meals in Little Italy. It was two blocks from the hotel and had the best burger joint ever. I know we were supposed to eat Italian food in Little Italy but Juan always wants a burger and beer after a run and we were hooked!

Virginia Beach Trip 2010

Rob and Katie are our good friends for years and we try to take a trip once a year together. Now that we have two kids and Katie is 7 months pregnant the idea of taking a trip seems not likely! So Juan and I decided to take Annelise to their house in Virginia beach! We got there early in the day so we wasted no time and headed straight to the beach after a gourmet lunch from Rob's Grill (sounds like a restaurant and it really is, he is an amazing cook)! The guys did some fishing and we did some chilling out. The next day we went to Bush Gardens. It was so beautiful with a European style and lush landscaping. It had more kiddie rides than I have ever seen in one park! Annelise rode everything, she really had a blast! Juan had one of these nice birds come onto my head and I received a not so pleasant scalp treatment. . .Annelise found it hilarious.

The stuffed animal in the picture was "Scuba" the pink Scooby doo that Rob had won for her in the "Guess you Weight" game. She sang scooby dooby doo took a poo all weekend and took it everywhere.

The last day we went to the Aquarium and saw some pretty neat things. They had a lot for kids so Annelise had a great time as well.

We always have such a great time when we are with Rob and Katie we can't wait for them to have their baby so we can go on family trips!!! They have chosen not to find out the gender of the baby, so for now we have been calling it baby flowery since that is the name Annelise gave it (of course she thinks it's a girl).

Pictures

The recital

Annelise had her first dance recital on mother's day weekend. The rehearsal night went horribly with her acting like I was going to throw her into a pit of fire as I shoved her out on stage. The day of the recital we had a birthday party to attend for my neighbors twins at The Children's museum. That helped take the edge off the fear about the recital later on that evening. My friend Sadia went all out and had a lovely Mary Poppins party for her girls with a work of art as cake! Annelise had a blast and I thought she would be ready for the recital but on the way home when I asked "are you excited about tonight?" she would say "No, I won't go! I won't do it."

For the recital my good friend Amanda and her husband offered to take care of Julianna. That made me a little more relaxed and focused. When we first arrived (super early so I could be first row) I let her run around on the stage and I could tell that made her feel comfortable. So later on backstage I get her dressed and the energy is good! I have a pretty good feeling she will not freak out, but I decide to say goodbye and let someone else push her screaming onto the stage. I went and sat next to my husband in the front row and as I sat waiting to hear the whaling they opened the curtains and there she was happy as could be!!! She did great and at the end she took a bow and stayed in a bow for so long that all the other girls left and she encouraged the crowd to clap for her longer!!! I could not believe my eyes! She just wanted the stage/audience to herself! I am so proud!

Happy First Birthday Julianna!

This Easter weekend was so much fun because I chose to combine Julianna's birthday party with the annual egg hunt I like to do for the kids in the neighborhood. I decided to do a garden theme because Julianna truly loves being outside and birds. Also my crafty friend Crystal gave me the inspiration I needed to plan the party.

I made the cupcakes with an idea from cakecentral.com. The flowers are made from marsh mellow fondant and was actually easier to do then using icing to decorate. I loved the way they turned out!!!

We had a bouncy castle and the kids had a blast! they even had a flower to plant and take the flower home and a bird house to paint.

Disney 2010

Juan was lucky enough to get a course in Disney World where his work paid for his hotel and flight! We took Annelise for a "trial run" of Disney with a three year old! To my surprise there were lots of families with tiny little babies! That made me feel bad for leaving Julianna with my Mom, but then on the other hand I know she was having more fun being smothered by my Mom than being strolled all over Orlando until 9 for four days!!!
Annelise could barely handle it and at Animal Kingdom day three she said "I hate Disney, I want to go home!" but in the end we had a blast and I can't wait to go back! The lines were very short so we will definitely go in spring Mon-Fri again next time. We will most definitely do the "Princess Breakfast" again! Annelise loved it when the princesses actually came to talk to her. . . although she was speechless! That's right Annelise actually went silent for a moment, she was so star struck it was cute!

She also loved the character visits. In the Donald Duck picture she said that she was being a baby penguin.

side note (she is obsessed with animals that crack out of eggs. She loves to pretend she in a baby penguin that the daddy keeps between it's legs)