Saturday, January 17, 2009

Back track #2 - November 2008

At the end of the month, we were hit with our very first snowfall of the season. It was a beautiful site to see. As we woke up that morning, everything was just white!!! There was snow everywhere but it was not that cold . . . so . . . we got the kids all dressed up to play in the snow. They had fun making snowman, making snow angels, and running around in the snow :o)

Back in November, I was getting ready for the holidays. Usually, I don't get the house all decked out till after Thanksgiving but around here, everybody seems to be getting ready as early as early November. I guess, with the weather getting colder and colder as winter approaches has something to do with people getting the front of the house ready early. So . . . it was my very first time getting our christmas tree up, getting the outside, as well as, the inside of the house ready 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. It felt weird at first but seeing neighbors having their tree up and decked out house . . . I didn't feel as weird :o)

Anyways, to kick off the holiday spirit early . . . I decided to do a christmas photo shoot of the kids. It wasn't planned but they were cooperating/behaving so well that day that I took the chance and boy, am I glad, I did! They were sooooooooooooo good and most, importantly, some of the pictures came out great!

The month of November was also the month that Sebastian started playing Guitar Hero. He usually watch Bac plays and he rocks out with his Elmo guitar but one day, he wanted to try so I let him. To my surprise, he was good! He started out playing using the "training" mode but before I knew it, he was getting it and he was better than me!!

So . . . 2 months now since he's been playing and he is just GREAT at it! He's playing "Medium" level these days and has picked up playing the drums when we play Guitar Hero.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Back track #1 - November 2008







Back in November 2008 we had our first Thanksgiving in Iowa. We were invited to our neighbor's house who made the traditional Turkey meal with all the fixin' :o) They (our neighbor) too were newbies to Marion (moved to IA from Chicago 3 months before we did) so it was just their family (5 of the them with their mom), our family, and the B's (also newbies to Marion who moved from LA about couple of months before November).

Bac, of course, made his famous Egg Rolls for us to munch on before the BIG meal and I made the mac and cheese, green-bean casseroles, and desserts.

All the food was YUMMY :o) - the kids had FUN playing - and the adults had great time chit-chatting.

All in all it was a nice, cozy Thanksgiving with our family away from family here in IA.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Happy New Year - 2009!!


Happy New Year to you and your family!!!
Here's to year full of Blessings, Surprises,
and Sweet Memories :o)

I'm Back . . . .


Hello! Hello! Hello!

Sorry I've been MIA lately . . . . . . . I totally skipped November and December all together! I was introduced to Facebook and I have to admit . . . I am addicted to it!!! But have to get back to blogging cuz' I realize that the blog is my life/day-to-day story/events of the kids and what good ol' Cedar Rapids have to offer to us so . . . back to blogging I go!

Promise!!!

Anyways, I will back track a bit and blog and post some pictures of the events that happened back in November and December, OK?

Alrightie then . . . . here goes . . . . . .