the rayray girls

Mother's Day

2009-05-10T21:50:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the hammock at the Lehr's after a yummy brunch.

Graciela getting her nails done. She was on my lap.

Outside of the salon. Showing off her first professinal mani/pedi.

I thought I would choose today to make a comeback on my blog. Now, with facebook, I find that I spend less and less time on what used to be my very cool blog.

We had a very quiet but fun Mother's Day. We started off our day having brunch with the Lehr's ( graciela had her first sleep over there last night). Graciela and I then went to have our nails done ( her first time having her nails done by a "professional"). We then headed over to the theatre to watch Disney's Earth. Graciela does not frequent the movie theatre but I thought this would be a good movie for her to watch since she has such a love for animals. I sure am glad Disney decided to edit out the animals eating their prey. Graciela said she liked the polar bears best. Those cubs were pretty cute. It was a wonderful day with my little cub ( baby cub stayed behind).

GUESS WHO IS BACK???

2009-03-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

I am very happy to report that I am returning to the blogging world. After completing 12 units in record speed to Clear my teaching credential, then randomly coming down with Pneumonia (WTH?), I am finally better and ready to join you all once again (I sure have missed you all).

Now, all I need to do is get these report cards done and get my students off to spring break. Then, I will really be ready to blog. So, get ready to hear all about the Rayray Girls spring break adventures, we hope you will join us for a few of them. Hugs!

See you all soon,
The Rayray Girls

Happy Birthday, Graciela

2008-12-20T23:10:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that 3 years ago today I became a mother. I know that Graciela was chosen especially for us, she is perfect in every way imaginable. See for yourself. I love you, Mija!

Graciela Cielito Lindo Rayray
Born 12/20/2005
5 lbs 14 ounces
20 inches

Today, this little peanut weighed 30 lbs 4 ounces and measured about 38 inches tall. She loves reading, dancing and cuddling with lil' sister Maya.

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, MAMA!

2008-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Dear Mom,
Just wanted to write to let you know how much I miss you and how much I wish you were here. I wish you were here to have seen me get married. I wish you were here to see my beautiful girls grow up. I wish you were here to give me advice, even though you complained that I never listened ( I did sometimes). I wish you were here to help me be a better teacher. I wish you were here to hang with your comadres, I know Nina Janet misses her pistolera. I wish you were here to keep our family together. I wish you were here to help me write some of these f***** research papers, for crying out loud. I wish you were here to talk on the phone with a million times a day like we used to, on my drive home, without fail. I wish you were here so I can sit on your lap. Hard to believe that I did that until I was 27 years old. And although I wanted this to be all about me, I wish you were here to see what a fine man Vinicio has become. I wish you were here for so many reasons, but most of all, I wish you were here to fill the empty hole in my heart. I miss you, I love you, and I hope that one day I can find a way to be me without you. Thinking of you on your special day.

Love,

Pita

Graciela Olivar

November 28th, 1948-July 6th, 2004

Vacation in Zihuatanejo, August 2003

Same vacation, different hair do.

Your last birthday with us, November 28th, 2003.

Just a great picture. Taken before you were sick.

BUILD A..................MERMAID PANDA BEAR???

2008-11-16T01:39:00.000-08:00

Nina Lisa sent the girls a very generous gift card to Build A Bear. It was a very uneccesary thank you for borrowing The Rayray Girls Wardrobe for the twins. So, off we went to Build A Bear. I tried to encourage Gracielita to look at all the types of bears and animals they had available. I was very surprised (shocked, even) when she wanted a Panda Bear! Especially since she already has 8? That does not include the panda pillow, step stool and waste paper basket. The girl is obsessed! So, here we go with our 9th Panda Bear. Maya immediately gravitated toward a cute black puppy, "woof, woof", she says. Seeing as though we had a gift card, we went all out! Graciela picked a Little Mermaid outfit for her panda (which is really funny since it come with a red wig) and I even recorded a voice for her panda " Hola, gracielita! Yo soy Zhen-Zhen (her name for her panda, it means "precious" in chinese) y yo te quiero mucho!" Maya's Puppy got a very cute Laker warm up outfit ( I wonder who chose that?) Thank you so much, Nina Lisa and twins, for a very fun morning!

Maya's first kiss to her puppy.

Maya rubs noses with her puppy.

Graciela just decided which bear she wants. Big surprise.

Graciela waiting patiently.

Graciela picking a heart for Zhen-Zhen.

Graciela placing the heart in her bear.

Graciela waiting for her bear.

Yay! Thanks, high five!

MONDAY MEMORY

2008-11-10T20:32:00.001-08:00

Graciela and Cole (one of her bff's), at Coles 1st Birthday Party in September 2006.

2+ years later at Connor's (Coles brother) 1st Birthday party. We tried to re-enact the moment but we had a very uncooperative young lady.

Graciela and Cole the next morning at breakfast.

Strolling to the Manhattan Beach Pier.

Thank you Mallinger Family for being such great friends. We love you and can't wait until we see you again!

2008-11-10T19:27:00.000-08:00

I have been tagged by my fabulous friend, Kelly, to tell 7 secrets about myself..............hmmmm.

1. I think of my mom every day. And every year I think this is the year I will be ready to disperse her ashes.

2. I miss having big brothers.

3. I am kind of a bad driver. I have been pulled over for speeding (mostly in my younger days), tailgating a highway patrol, reckless driving, failure to stop at a stop sign, not wearing my seatbelt and most recently.............talking on my cell phone!!! Back when I was young and could talk my way out of anything, I had been pulled over 6 times before ever getting my first ticket!!! I thought that was pretty good. These days, I could not talk my way out of a ticket to save my life. For the record, I have become a more responsible driver in my older days.....especially with my kiddos in the car. So, don't be afraid of driving with me.

4. I have an incredible amount of gray hair. Each morning, I tweeze the ones that I find in my part.

5. I am the biggest procrastinator EVER! This usually gets me into trouble. More recently, I have had to appear in traffic court because of my problem and I am currently enrolled in school full time to try and clear my teaching credential by December. Is that already next month? Oops!

6. I am afraid of dogs. And cats. Okay, I don't really like any animals.

7. I LOVE LIPGLOSS. Is that a secret?

I am tagging Teresa, Marissa, and any other friends that have not yet done this!
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correction...................

2008-10-23T19:50:00.000-07:00

Being the teacher that I am, it really bothered me that I did not know how to spell "faux pas." Well, there it is! "Faux pas, faux pas, faux pas" I am going to use it all the time now! Hope all of my fab friends (since you are the only ones who read this) are having a wonderful thursday evening! Can't wait for the Fabulous Fall Festival on saturday! lovies!

Bates Nut Farm

2008-10-19T23:03:00.001-07:00

Face Painting ( in this case, arm painting- did you really think Graciela would let her paint her face?)

Maya did not mind at all! She loved it!

Maddie and Graciela showing off their body art.

"Graciela, are you sure you want to ride the pony?" " Yes mama, because I am not scared."

Do you like the pony ride?

How about now?

The funniest part about the situation ( if there is one) is that the people waiting in line were feeling so bad for her. I heard things like " oh, poor girl" and "get the girl off the pony." My personal favorite was, "she is going to be afraid of ponies for the rest of her life." I even joined in and said " yeah, what kind of dad would make his daughter ride the pony? Get her off already." I thought it was funny.

We ran in to Fab Friend, " Big Mya King." So great to see you guys!

There are all kinds of fun things to eat at Bates Nut Farm! Maya does not even get to drink fruit juice but here she is with her very own ice cream cone. Mama helped out a little.

Maya ate an entire corn on the cob! Her favorite!

Ice cream makes you feel GOOD!

Tractor hay ride

Finally, picking out our pumpkins!

Back to school..............

2008-10-19T12:49:00.001-07:00

So this is what the other half of my life is all about. My students were pretty excited to return to school, what can I say? They like their teacher. I also really enjoy my job and feel so lucky to have this wonderful group of children.

How I manage to have so much control over this group of kids but can't manage to get my 2 girls to take a bath, I still don't know. "1, 2, 3 eyes on me" is definitely is not working on my girls!

Sra. Rayray with room 802!

Our last hurrah...................Breakfast with Elmo

2008-10-19T10:32:00.000-07:00

I want you all to know that I am fully aware that all of my "bloggy mommy" friends are mocking me right now. I am committing the biggest blogger faux paux (spelling?) as we speak. I am blogging about an event that took place 7 days ago! Gasp! Meanwhile all of my "bloggy mommy" friends went home and blogged about it that day. Well, I am OK with that. I am not perfect. What is perfect was the wonderful day the Rayray Family spent at Sea World the day before mama went back to work. We were helping our buddy, Allie, celebrate her third birthday by having breakfast with Elmo. As you can see from the pics, Elmo and his friends were not very popular with 2 of 3 Rayray Girls. Shamu, on the other hand, is always a hit! We love you, Shamu!

Elmos looks really cool. Who could possibly be scared of this friendly furball?

Maya!

And Big Sister, Graciela!

Sarah loves all of the Sesame Street characters.

Birthday girl, Allie!

Maybe Maya will like Zooey?

Maya trying to escape a picture with Elmo.

After our breakfast with Elmo, we headed over to see our favorite killer whale, Shamu!

Good times with old friends

2008-10-08T21:58:00.001-07:00

Mama does not mean that her friend, Teresa Wolfe, is old. She means that she has been her friend for a long time. Since Mama was 15 years old. It was fun to catch up with such a special person. Like I told her, you know someone is truly your friend when you can go forever without talking or seeing each other but yet you pick up right where you left off. We had such a fabulous breakfast that we decided to get together that night, without the kids. Teresa, thank you for 16 years of true friendship. I love you and think of you always.

Mama is squeezing Teresa really tight.

Diego #2( Teresa's youngest) with Maya and Graciela.

Later that night at Cafe Cruz.

Fall Break....................

2008-10-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

Mama and Mindy campaigning for Obama in downtown Santa Cruz.

Rayray Girls Fall Break Continues.......

2008-10-08T20:45:00.001-07:00

Mama's Fall Break is coming to a close. She is actually sending us to daycare tomorrow so that she can work in her classroom. Whatever. Here are a couple more things that we did, a few more more friends we shared good times with and just a couple of reasons why mama will go back to work very tired.

The Farm in Salinas, with one of our BFF's, Diego!

Maya Sol picking her pumpkin

Diego and Graciela

Graciela's first and last (till next session) dance class.
Long story but the 2-3 year old class was cancelled. These pictures you see are of her visiting the 3-5 year old class. She did great and is ready to rock it next session when she is 3!

First bonfire with Fab Moms

Kaylee and Graciela scoping out the scene.

Graciela had her first turkey dog and first smore! Yummy!

Caylin, Kaylee and Graciela participate in Graciela's first conga line? She is so her mother's daughter.

Prima Ballerina

2008-09-27T13:27:00.000-07:00

This is my daughter, Graciela. The truth is that I don't even know what to say about this picture other than it melts my heart. It captures the girlie-girl that she is, the dancer that she wants to be and the little piece of her that is me (she probably has better dance moves than me, though).

Now, you may be surprised when I say this, but Graciela has no professional dance experience what so ever! She will be starting her first dance class this upcoming Wednesday, however. Do you understand why I felt the class was so necessary?

In this picture, Gracielita, is wearing one of her many tutu's from our good friend, Dana, at www.tutumonkey.etsy.com , if you don't already have one, what are you waiting for? This photo was taken by our fellow fab mom, Amber, of Life Art Photography. Thank you, Amber, for capturing this moment that will forever be a part of my heart.

THINK. PLAY. CREATE.

2008-09-26T00:39:00.000-07:00

This was our first visit to the new Children's Museum, located downtown San Diego. We are fans. The kids had a blast. There were very few people which made it easy for the kids to explore. Thank you fab friends for making this such an enjoyable day. Happy birthday, Marisol and Flynn!

Up on stage, getting ready to boogie.

Super Princess, jumping off stage.

SQUATTING? Hi sarah!

Funny faces in the bouncy room.

Serious faces (always) in the bouncy room.

It only looks like Tonya is standing on Flynn. Hey, it is his birthday-he can do what he wants.

Graciela and Allie following Sarah. Hey, is sarah always the leader?

Sarah

Maya is having fun. Really.

Comedian. She gets it from me.

Graciela and Marisol making pancakes.

Maya fooling around.

Sea World ~ Our vacation continues.........

2008-09-26T00:17:00.000-07:00

THE RAYRAY GIRLS LOVE SEA WORLD. This is no secret. From Elmo's flying fish to the manatees. We love everything about Sea World. Graciela would go there everyday if she could. Shamu? Graciela is her biggest fan, she calls her "my shamu." The Clyde and Seymour show? Not so much. There is a mime that comes out and does a little comedy act and apparently, he is quite frightening.

Here you can see Graciela at the beginning of the show. Mime is doing his thang.

Here is Graciela in the middle of the show. "Graciela, the mime is gone, look at the Sea Lions..........are you sleeping?" "No. I am scared," she responds.

Here is Graciela at the end of the show.

As we were walking out of the stadium, I said, " Graciela, you missed the animals, you missed the sea lions." She responded " That is because I was scared, that was scary, mama."

We will not be returning to that show. As you can see, Maya is completely unaffected by the mime, or the sea lions, or being sprayed for 30 seconds with the sprinkler.

Monday Park Playdate- Vacations ROCK!!

2008-09-26T00:05:00.001-07:00

Uh, what do you guys think we should do next?
I dunno, maybe play follow the leader?

Caylin needed to take a break from follow the leader to nurse Baby Barley, who nurses quite often.

One of the reasons we look forward to mama's vacations is that 1. we get to spend more time with her and do fun activities and 2. she takes us to hang out with our fab friends. Our outings would not be as exciting without them. Thanks amigas! (they also have really good snacks)

Sneak Peek..............

2008-09-20T21:52:00.000-07:00

Today, Dana, Colleen and I (a few crafty mamas) met with Amber (a fab friend and fab photographer) to take pics of our beautiful products. Dana has her etsy store up and running www.tutumonkey.etsy.com but Colleen and I are just starting to get photos together of our products in hopes of getting our stores up and running sometime soon. Here are just two pics that Amber sent us of the girls in Dana's tutus and Maya and Charlie having a moment while wrapped in some of my blankies. Charlie is also sitting in one of my storage containers. We are so excited to have had this opportunity and we greatly appreciate you Amber! We can't wait to see the rest of the pics!

Monica and Brandon's Wedding

2008-09-20T20:26:00.001-07:00

Mommy and Daddy at ceremony, Carmel Mission.

Mommy and Monica at reception, Monterey Plaza Hotel.

It's not everyday that we get out without the girls. Actually, it is probably only a couple times a year! Luckily, Lolo and Lola (grandparents) were more than willing to take care of our sweet angels so that we could get to the wedding alone. As lovely as it is to have the girls with us, it is also nice to be able to dance, conversate, have a drink and keep our clothes clean. Monica and I have known each other since we were little girls, back when our moms used to go to Jazzercise together............they were comadres. It was a beautiful event, from the beautiful bride the yummy food and great dance music. We had a fabulous time and were so happy that we were able to attend. Congratulations Maca (as graciela would say) and Brandon! Besos!

2008-09-17T22:05:00.000-07:00

This was sent to me by my fabulous friend melissa, of mymotofamily.blogspot.com. thanks, melissa!

There is a twist to receive this award .......There are rules in accepting this award. I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others!

1. Where is your cell phone? lost

2. Where is your significant other? bed

3. Your hair color? boring

4. Your mother? legendary

5. Your father? super-lame

6. Your favorite thing? doughnuts

7. Your dream last night? none

8. Your dream/goal? M.O.T.Y.

9. The room you're in? kitchen

10. Your hobby? family

11. Your fear? failing

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? retired :)

13. Where were you last night? sleeping

14. What you're not? boring

15. One of your wish-list items? backyard

16. Where you grew up? aptos

17. The last thing you did? groceries

18. What are you wearing? nothing j/k

19. Your TV? broken

20. Your pet? yuck

21. Your computer? outdated

22. Your mood? overwhelmed

23. Missing someone? everyday

24. Your car? lexus

25. Something you're not wearing? jewelry

26. Favorite store? target

27. Your summer? short

28. Love someone? lots

29. Your favorite color? green

30. When is the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? last week

Boy, that wasn't as easy to do with only 1 word!

I would love to send this to :

Erin

Karie

Colleen

Marissa

2008-08-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

EVERYONE DECIDED TO GROW UP THIS WEEEKEND.................

BUT NO ONE REMEMBERED TO TELL MAMA!!

I guess you are never ready to admit that your babies are growing up. Graciela has been wearing panties for quite some time now. No more diapers. She has now used every public restroom in every public place imaginable. Then, Maya turned one. This weekend? Graciela got her first trike and Maya started walking.

My babies are big girls! Maya is not a proficient walker but has taken up to 12 steps at one time. We are very excited for her and she also cheers for herself.

Here are a few pics of graciela with her new trike.

2008-08-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

NEED TO MAKE DINNER????

PUT YOUR KIDS IN A BOX!!!

This innovative idea bought me 30 minutes of cooking time! Well, graciela only lasted about 10 minutes, which is when she realized that this box was really not that cool unless mama pushed it around the living room. Maya, on the other hand, played in it for a good 30 minutes while I made dinner beside her.

Look who is almost one year old!

2008-07-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

Maya Sol Rayray

Born July 18th, 2007 at 12:10 pm

6 lbs 9 ounces

21 inches long

Maya at 2 weeks. She was always such a sleeper, she practically slept through her first four months of life.
Halloween 2007. Big sister, baby baller, and Maya at 3 months. This chili pepper does not look too happy.

Getting ready for an outing. 4 months.

First tutu's, thanks dana at tutumonkey.etsy.com! 5 months
First Christmas in Watsonville, bring out the snow gear! 6 months
Easter, 9 months
Maya, 10 months, still wearing the tutu!
Maya, 11 months, finally crawling, eating snacks and exploring.

Maya, 1 week before her first birthday! Such a big girl! Look at that hair!!

Maya really has been the sunshine of our lives. She brightens every day and is sometimes the only person who can put a smile on her sister's face. We look forward to meeting the person that you will become but you will always be our baby girl. We love you, big girl!

Love,

mama, papa and big sister graciela!

Rayray Girls- LAST Summer Adventure-Coronado Park Concert Series

2008-07-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

Here is maya enjoying our very last summer adventure, at Spreckels park in Coronado. They have a wonderful concert series in the summer. We enjoy meeting our fabulous mommy friends. Although, they are not seen here, we were joined by Dana, Paul and Sarah, as well as, Stacia, Rick and Allie. What great company and what great fun! Maya does not even know what is about to happen tomorrow, as you can see.

Rayray Girls Summer Adventures- Seaport village

2008-07-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Papa, maya and graciela posing for a pic.
Big sister exploring.

Rayray Girls Summer Aventures- Seaport Village

2008-07-15T21:12:00.000-07:00

Graciela and papa strollin' through seaport village.
Graciela loves that darn kite store.
Graciela is climbing the fence to catch a bird that was gone by the time she got there.
Wow! What is this? A leaf? This is the most fabulous thing I have ever seen.
Here is serious maya being precious.

Rayray Girls Summer Adventures- Sea World

2008-07-15T21:02:00.000-07:00

Here we are on Elmo's flying fish.

Rayray Girls Summer Adventures- La Jolla Shores Beach

2008-07-15T20:53:00.000-07:00

Did you know you can still wear a flower with your beach hat? This is one of our favorites from our fabulous friend, dana, at tutumonkey.etsy.com.
Diego and Maya getting to know each other
Drama queen is upset that her sister is sitting with Diego in the stroller. Or is she praising The Lord?

Rayray Girls Summer Adventures-Sea World

2008-07-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Sea World- one of our favorite San Diego attractions. We were accompanied by our good buddies, Cheli and Lizzy. Cheli used to be my team partner when I taught in Poway. She now stays home with Lizzy, 17 months. We had a blast this morning. There were no major melt-downs (always a plus) and the girls enjoyed the Pets Rule show. Maya was even cheering!

Now that Maya is so mobile, she has fun exploring, climbing and throwing herself on her stomach (as seen here). She had a great time in the soft area for toddlers. Our stay in this fun area was cut short by a little girl who had an accident. Maya was sad to have to go

the rayray girls summer adventures: San Diego Zoo #2

2008-07-08T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here we are with our Fabulous friends at the San Diego Zoo. We had a bigger turn out this week, with lots of people to help us mothers with two. thanks girls!!! We always have a great time when in your company. Boy, do we love our mommy group!!

Pigtails

2008-07-06T22:05:00.001-07:00

Well, if you don't think this is the cutest picture you have ever seen, there is something wrong with you. We decided that maya's hair is almost long enough for pigtails. So, this is our first attempt at giving her a hair do. Graciela loved maya's hair so much that she immediately wanted her hair in two pigtails as well. Fun times.

Maya is very quickly becoming a big girl, no longer a baby. She is cruising everywhere and very quickly becoming an expert climber. Here she is cooking in the kitchen. She was using the little plastic spoons to stir then taste. Such a sweetie.

rayray girls summer adventures- san diego fair

2008-07-06T21:49:00.000-07:00

The truth is that graciela was a little afraid of these baby chicks. So, as excited as she was to arrive at the Fair, she would not go into the petting zoo. We also had to get off a kiddie ride right in the middle of it's course because it was a little too crazy for her. As you can see here, Maya had a fabulous time.

rayray girls summer adventures-San Diego Zoo

2008-07-06T21:28:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the zoo with our fabulous friends. I have to admit that Dana and I look a little on the dorky side waving to the camera. Don't worry, we are completely "cool" the rest of the day. Here Sarah and Graciela are kissing the orangutan through the glass. Graciela is all of a sudden very brave around her buddies. Maya is staring at the gorillas, I wish I knew what she was thinking. Thanks for a fabulous time, fabulous mama's!!

Maya Blooms

2008-06-25T23:30:00.000-07:00

Maya is a laid back baby, she likes to chill. So, it came as no surprise that she was taking her time in reaching her milestones. I started to worry, "why isn't she crawling?" Maya wasn't worried, she knew exactly what she was doing. She was chillin'. No hurry. So, imagine my surprise, when out of nowhere, Maya crawled across the room. This was her first attempt at crawling and she was a few days shy of 11 months. Since then, she has been standing on her own, with no support. Yesterday, she began clapping. Today? She took 3 steps. I could hardly believe that my little peanut who only started crawling 2 weeks ago, took a few steps. This just shows me that while we all think Maya is just chillin', she is taking everything in! Congratulations, sweetie!!

Seaport Village

2008-06-07T22:36:00.000-07:00

Seaport Village is one of our favorite places in San Diego, aside from Sea World, no one can compete with Shamu! Every time we visit, we take Graciela on the Merry-go-round and every time, she spends the entire 90 seconds on the verge of crying. See sits on daddy's lap in a carriage since she is too scared to ride on a horse. This time was a little different since Maya was going to be getting on for the first time (you can see us in the background). What? Hermana is getting on her own horse? Yes, that is right Graciela!! So, what you see here is Graciela holding on for dear life and saying a little prayer. She had to show her sis she was tough! P.S. she was on a stationary horse. Mama and Maya enjoying the day at Seaport Village. Graciela did not feel like being in the picture.

Beach chairs

2008-06-07T22:09:00.000-07:00

Here are the girls, (maya 10.5 months, graciela almost 2.5 years) in their new beach chairs. Graciela was so excited when we brought these home from Target, she just had to sit on hers the rest of the evening.

Learning to kiss

2008-06-07T22:00:00.001-07:00

Maya still does not know how to close her mouth when she kisses. Most of the time it is sweet, if you don't mind getting a little wet. This kiss, on the other hand? A little too much tongue.

These girls are getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute. They now play together, feed each other and share toys. Ha, yeah right! Graciela, share a toy? She thinks Maya's teething toys belong to her. Gotta love the rayray girls!

las hermanas

2008-05-19T20:48:00.000-07:00

Sunday at the beach. Aside from a trip to oahu when maya was 6 weeks old, this was maya's first time at the beach. The four of us had a fabulous time. Athough both girls are afraid of the water, we had a great time digging holes, racing, eating rocks and sand. We can't wait for another beautiful day.

Maya Sol- 10 months

2008-05-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

Maya Sol turns 10 months today. She is not yet crawling..............by choice. Why should she crawl? She has us to walk her everywhere. Here she is walking so quickly, she is a little out of breath.

Dancing Machine

2008-05-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

graciela loves to dance, dance, dance. Here she is showing her moves!

maya and mama

2008-05-19T20:40:00.000-07:00

happy birthday, papi!

2008-05-19T20:27:00.000-07:00

Another year, another baby! We celebrated daddy's 33rd birthday at Birdrock Pizza in La Jolla on May 16th. We had purple and yellow cupcakes in honor of daddy's favorite basketball team, The Lakers, who defeated the Utah Jazz that night. It was very fun seeing all of daddy's friends, aunties, uncles and cousins. Graciela ate the tops of three cupcakes and did not go to bed until 9:00! Crazy girl thought it was her birthday!