Showing posts with label CHRISTMAS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHRISTMAS. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2011

Our Own Christmas Celebration

So we celebrated Christmas here in LA together as a family the 3 of us before heading out to Miami.
It was a practice run for Nico...I don't think it prepared him for CHRISTMAS that awaited him in Miami.

 The Flores abuelos sent him an Early Christmas gift that papa built the night before so that Nico could unwrap on "Christmas Morning".




 First thing he found was the AIRPLANE!!!!
 It's an activity table with a TRAIN, BOAT, CAR, Helicopter and whole bunch of other things. The coolest part for momma and papa is that is transforms into a brown coffee table when Nico is sleeping!!!!



 I made bunuelos for Breakfast!!! They were delicious! Here is the HOW-TO Guide!
 Peter got a mechanical RAZOR!

 Nico got a Train!!


 Momma got a GRIDDLE!!!
Notice that Christina and Cecila are on the Skype screen! They joined us virtually along with Tia Manu on Skype (iphone)! It was such a FAMILY EVENT =).

 Nico got ELMO BOOTIES.....
 ....and SPIDERMAN rain boots!!
 ...Which he put on RIGHT AWAY!!!
 (Super dad gift.....hehehe)

 A Thomas the TRAIN HAT!!


 2 Pijamas!!!

 A MEMORY MATCHING GAME!!!



 A THOMAS THE TRAIN PILLOW PET!!!

Peter and I also got a whole bunch of other GREAT GIFTS like glasses, watches, and clothes! Thanks Piri for making Christmas so FUN and for making Nico and I wait to open our gifts..lol!

Later that day, Chris Caraballo came over to visit and watch BRONCOS FOOTBALL and brought Nico a HANDY MANY CHAINSAW!!!!







Thanks Tio Chris!!!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas with Nico's Friends (in LA)

 Christmas with Alexander and Madeline....a couple weeks early since we'll all be in Florida for Christmas Vacation. We had a delicious breakfast with their parents while all the little ones speculated as to what their gifts were. They gave us a FONDU SET!!!








Alexander gave Nico the Trailer truck from the movie CARS...MAC who Nico LOVES!



Nico gave Alexander a search for Santa Activity Book....Kind of like a where is Waldo, but swap him for Santa! 



Nico gave Madeline Jungle Animal Puppets..which she LOVED!


Nico also got a THOMAS the TRAIN BOOK!!! Chuga-chuga-chuga-chuga-Tu-tu!


We all played with Madeline's Puppets!!!




Later that week we met up with our other neighbors, Ally and her mom to exchange Christmas Gifts!



I made Ally a TuTu for Christmas....since she loved dancing =)
Nico is very fortunate to have so many nice baby(not so little anymore) friends!!!!

Quotes to Live by:

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

When you help someone up a hill, you get that much closer to the top yourself.