March of the Penguin

Abigail got this stuffed penguin from her grandparents for her birthday and she loves playing with this fat stuffed penguin. It makes noises when you press the tummy or press the ear. But, we can see in these pictures who has more fun with the stuffed penguin. The first night Gabriela made the penguin look like it's drinking from a cup, so I took a picture of it because I thought it looked cute. She made the penguin pose with a different theme on the second night, and third night, and fourth night. She would do this on the same spot every time; on top of the trunk underneat the lamp. I'm not sure how long she will keep this up, the possibilities are endless, she has learned alot from her daddy's sense of humor. We will keep you posted.

Happy Feast of the Assumption!

Today was a big day for our family, we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by having a sort of kind of family reunion. We didn't plan this family reunion, but it certainly felt like one. My parents had moved here from California, my brother, Albert and his family came last Saturday from California and Father Miguel spent a day with all of us. We had a private Mass celebrated by Father Miguel in the Friary chapel, we took our family photo, we played tennis a little bit . . . we laughed a lot! It was definitely a day to remember for a long time.
Taking the family photo was so much fun. Imagine, trying to make Abigail smile, it was very hard! This is by the way coming from a two year old that always goes around the house looking cute asking her mommy or daddy to take a picture of her while she has the biggest smile on her face. It was easier to make Father Miguel laugh then Abigail to smile. But we did it, I think we cracked a smile out of Abigail in maybe two of the shots!

I got the iPhone 3G!

Yes, I got the iPhone 3G - the white one (I've had it for over two weeks, but just got around to tell about it now) If you go to the Apple website you'll read the tag line on the iPhone 3G - "Twice as fast. Half the price", they should add another line to that: Twice as fast. Half the price, and twice as long to own it. A week after the iPhone 3G came out I decided to go to the apple store. I figured it's been a week and I'm sure I can just walk in the store and purchase the iPhone, in and out, maximum would be half-hour! Well, three hours later, I got the iPhone! I spent my day off on Friday with my brave three girls stood in line from 10 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. So, I was among the millions who stooped to the nonsense of Apple's marketing scheme! Although the iPhone 3G is superb, the looks of it, the feel of it, all the functionality, and I can even make calls, we will have to see whether or not I will wait in line for three hours next time! The girls definitely think twice when ever I ask, "who wants to go to the apple store with daddy?"

Hot Summer Days in Alabama

Coby came across this "Baby Blues" in the Sunday's comic couple of weeks ago and told me I could relate to this.
How funny and true is that! We've been spending a lot of time in the pool and the girls like to do exactly what is in the baby blues comic strip and at the end I wonder why my body is so stiff. They like to be thrown, chased, and jumped in the pool over and over again. Both Gabriela and Rebecca can swim on their own without any floaty and Abigail still have to use her tummy floaty, but she doesn't have any fear at all!
The swimming pool has been the best investment since we got it couple of years ago. It's like having our own vacation spot in our backyard, our own oasis!
Hot summer days in Alabama is not too bad when you kick back and relax around the pool, swimming, listening to the music and drinking ice tea or lemonade.

Lordy, Lordy, Fr. Miguel is Forty!

Today is Fr. Miguel's 40th birthday! From our family to you, happy birthday to you, feliz cumpleaños, selamat ulang tahun, gelukkige verjaardag aan u, alles Gute zum Geburtstag, buon compleanno, joyeux anniversaire!We heard Bishop Baker said (or perhaps sang) happy birthday to Fr. Miguel today in Hanceville. That must be a greatful birthday present from Our Lord.

Fr. Miguel came to visit us the other night since he got back from Australia for the World Youth Day. That's where he took this picture with the koala bear. Our question is; could this be the same koala bear that our Holy Father touched? We shall find out! We will update you as we hear more stories about Fr. Miguel's trip to Australia.

Fr. Miguel's visit was rather quick, because he needed to go back to Hanceville that evening, but never the less it was always nice to be visited by him. Especially the girls, they just love their uncle Miguel! We treasure anytime we are able to spend with Fr. Miguel {hint-hint-nudge-nudge}
The girls are enjoying their koala souvenirs. You can see a picture of Rebecca wearing the koala on her pony-tail.

Anyway, happy birthday Fr. Miguel, may your 41st year be filled with many blessings. We love you Fr. Miguel, we love you Uncle Miguel!

Sushi Night

The other night I made some sushi, but it didn't come out as good as I wanted to. I think it's because the rice was under cooked. It's just hard to believe that I actually messed up on the rice. I'm supposed to be the expert in making the rice. When I rolled the sushi the rice kept falling apart and it wasn't sticking to the nori really well. But it was still fun making them and Coby has enjoyed having sushi again. Gabriela told me she wants to make some sushi when Grandma and Grandpa are here and she was watching every move I made, and she was taking mental notes, and putting into words the process she would follow: "step one, dip my fingers into the bowl of water", "step two, take the rice and spread them out to the edges of the nori", "step three, sprinkle sesame seeds", "step four, turn over the nori and I have to be careful with the rice, because it's falling apart". Anyway, it was really funny to hear it. It's like having a commentator that gives you a play-by-play move.

Look, my new hat!

Abigail is being cute again. She put her pajama pants on her head and goes around the house while saying, "look, my new hat", "I have a new hat".

Look, my new hat! was posted via my iPhone

Making sushi

Michael has a new hobby: he loves making sushi. Who would've thought, is it the rice thing? No, I didn't learn it from "SUSHI for Dummies" book. I picked up a few tips from the internet, yes the internet and standing in front of the sushi bar at Publix.

Next time we will have to take some pictures when I make sushi again (at least twice a week). When I have my Japanese kimono to wear.

In the meantime, here's a picture of final product for proof. Well, some of you may not believe that I do know how to make sushi. They are delicious.

We are blogging!

Here we are, after all these years, yes we are blogging! Just for you!

Hopefully you will be able to see how our family is doing and enjoy looking at the photos.

Today, July 18 - is Abigail's birthday. She is 2 years old... can you believe our little girl is 2 years old? "me do it", "me do it", she wants to do everything herself.