Picnic at the Park

These 3 little ladies had a blast hanging out and running around at the park. Bella, Piper and Tessa took some time off from playing to sit down and relax for about 2 minutes. After they recharged their batteries, they were back out in the park running and jumping around. Ah! the life of 2-3 year olds.

Wine, Rum and Friends

We finally had some adult time this evening. The kids went to sleep after a long day of playing at Kid Space and running around at our house. Andres, Eugene, Gina and I spent a long night talking about each other, the world today and our future plans. We topped the night off with several glasses of wine for the ladies and the gentlemen drank slow aged 7 year rum from Nicaragua called Flor de Caña. It was a great night and it reminded me of how much I miss having them around. Cheers!

Welcome Back!

As I drove home from San Diego today, I could not wait to see our friends the Narciso's. They moved to Chicago about 9 months ago and it has been so hard being without my wonderful friend. When they left for Chicago, Mia was just born. As you can see, this little girl is adorable. Sienna is very fond of watching her so long as I am also holding her too. I guess she feels that if someone is to be in her Mommy's arms she should be too.

"Curly Joe"

Today was an interesting day. I attended several session at the conference about planning special events and at the exhibits below I met "Curly Joe" or Fred "Curly" Neal of the Harlem Globetrotters. I was so excited. My Dad use to take me to see the Globetrotters when they came to LA and played at the Great Western Forum. It was so much fun and a great childhood memory for me. "Curly" was one on my favorite characters when the team had a guest appearance on Scooby-Doo. He was very nice and gave me an autograph along with this great picture. My Dad will be so proud:).

Rainbow

I am in San Diego this week for a conference on Special Events. I was walking to my hotel on the promenade called Martin Luther King and noticed this beautiful rainbow. Along the walk way, you can read his speech and reflect where we are today as a nation and as individuals. It was so peaceful as the fountain hit the water below.

Having Fun

Tessa loves playing with her Daddy. She jumps on his back and he bucks her off. She thinks it is hilarious.

Celebrating Gonzie

We went to breakfast today to celebrate my Dad. His birthday is around the corner. He really doesn't like to celebrate because he feels that it is just another day. My Dad is really young for his age. If you ask him how old he is he will tell you 65. In reality, he is in his 70's and looks great. Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Happy Birthday Piper

Today we celebrate Piper’s birthday. We celebrated in Big Bear with her parents and family. Piper is 3 years old today. We had a great time. There was not much snow but the girls had fun eating dirty snow. We had breakfast, yummy pasta for lunch, cupcakes as we sang happy birthday. Plus we had a Piñata. When the Piñata broke the kids stated to grab for the candy. You can see what Piper’s favorite candy is, LOLLIPOPS! She grab every last one. Happy 3rd Birthday Piper.

Make-up

Sienna loves getting into my make-up drawer. She is obsessed with it. This afternoon, I couldn't find her in her room. She was in my room, in the closet with the door closed. I opened it and found her on the floor with an eye-pencil coloring her face. How could you even get upset when you find this and she says, "Mama!"

Bailey

Bailey is our our family dog. The girls love him so much. In the beginning, Bailey used to be so scared of Tessa. He would run from her and hide under the table. Times have changed. He has a new friend now. Her name is Sienna. Sienna uses Bailey as a throw pillow. She will lay on him and rest her head as she is watching TV. In return, Sienna provides Bailey with snacks galore like goldfish crackers; cookies; apple pieces; cheese etc. Basically, Bailey will eat anything that Sienna drops on the floor. He is a good boy and a great dog:).