Opening Day 2010

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Opening Day for the Astros was last Monday, the 5th, and we had a great time. As some of you know, we go to Opening Day every year, it's become a family tradition. Libby and I started it in 1999, and since then we've only missed it once, in 2004, and that's because we were in Venezuela.

Anyway, the game itself was a downer, since the Astros lost, again. We did get to see Tim Lincecum pitch; he's one of the best in the majors, he's already won 2 Cy Young awards. As for the Astros, oh well, there's always next year.

More pictures of Opening Day here

Recap/Recuento

Hello there! It's been such a long time! Life has been crazy busy over at Casa Leal so there has been very little time to blog, unfortunately. Let's see, we left off in June, so since then lots of things have happened. First, on July 12th we had Miranda and her cousin Rene's baptism. Tita Maritza came back and my best friend Andrea, the Godmother, and her husband Cesar also came for the festivities. It was a beautiful ceremony, heartfelt and lovely. Afterward we all went to celebrate at my brother and sister in law's house. It was a wonderful party shared with dear family and friends.
After the baptism, Andrea and her husband stayed in town visiting for a few more days so we did some sightseeing with them. That was July.

The rest of the summer just flew by at lightning speed. The girls spent their summer at home with their adored Tita Maritza. We also went to the park, went swimming and to the beach. Then before we knew it, it was the start of the new school year. Sofia was nervous and excited about attending a new school. However, I am pleased to say that she has adapted very well and is doing great now. I am still getting used to being the mother of a second grader! (my baby!). She is beautiful and funny and a really wonderful big sister (most of the time). We love her to pieces.

And speaking of babies, Miranda is doing great. She is almost 11 months old and just so big. And believe it or not she is walking already! That is just so fast! She started crawling right around the middle of July and then started pulling up in August and now she is all out walking. Amazing how fast that went! She is active and mischievous, loving and sweet. We are crazy about her.

September was just as busy and Rudy and I worked hard on our photography business. Then came October with its beautiful weather. More glorious afternoons at the park, fall festivals, pumping carving and finally Halloween. At Sofia's request both girls dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood. I'll tell you, the cuteness almost killed us dead. SO adorable, I can't get over it! 800 pictures later we headed over to Rudy's cousin's house. We had a little get together and all the cousins got to go trick or treat together. It was so much fun! Good food, great company, glorious weather and happy kids. What else can we ask for? Nothing that is what.

And now here we are in November. Amazing. Before we know it, it will be Christmas and we'll be saying goodbye to another year. I am not ready yet! I am specially not ready to be 33! hahaha

Anyway, that is it for now. Here are the pictures!

Baptism

Sofia

Halloween

PS: As you can see, we've made some changes to the blog. To see all our pictures, click on the "flickr" link, on the top left of the page. To see our videos, click on the "You Tube" link.

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Hola!! Tanto Tiempo! La vida a estado un poco ocupada para los residentes de Casa Leal asi que no ha habido mucho tiempo para actualizar el blog, desafortunadamente. A ver, vamos a ponernos al dia, desde la ultima vez que escribi, muchas cosas han pasado. El 12 de Julio fue el bautizo de Miranda y de su primo Ryan. Tita Maritza regreso y mi queridisima amiga Andrea, que fue la madrina, y su esposo Cesar vinieron para la celebracion. Fue una ceremonia bien linda y sentida. Nos gusto mucho. Luego tuvimos una fiestica bien linda en casa de mis cuñados.

Despues de el bautizo. Andrea y cesar se quedaron unos dias más y la pasamos muy bien paseando por la ciudad. Eso fue Julio.

El resto de el verano voló. Sofia y Miranda se la pasaron muy bien en la casa con su querida Tita Maritza. También fuimos a el parque, la piscina y a la playa. Luego, asi de repente, llegó el inicio de el nuevo año escolar. Sofia estaba emocionada y un poco nerviosa por que le tocaba ir a una nueva escuela. Afortunadamente se ha adaptado muy bien y está muy contenta en su nueva escuela. Yo soy la que no se acostumbra a tener una hija que ya está en segundo grado!! (mi bebé!). Sofia está bella, grande, elocuente y es muy buena hermana (la mayor parte de el tiempo). La adoramos.

Y hablando de bebés, Miranda está de lo mejor. Ya tiene casi 11 meses y aunque no lo crean, ya camina!! Que rápido no? Comenzó a gatear en Julio, luego a pararse en Agosto y ahora ya esta caminando por todos lados! Es tremenda y activa, dulce y cariñosa. Nos tiene locos de amor.

En septiembre estuvimos bien ocupados, Rudy y yo trabajamos bastante en nuestro negocio. Luego vino Octubre con su delicioso clima. Más tardes gloriosas en el parque, festivales de otoño, calabazas y finalmente Halloween. Sofia nos pidió que ella y Miranda se disfrazaran de Caperucita Roja. Dios mio, como decir que no? Y no es por nada pero tanta bellezura y cuchitura casi acaban con nuestras vidas. De verdad!! 800 fotos despues, nos reunimos en casa de unos de los primos de Rudy y todos los primos salieron a buscar dulces juntos. Nos divertimos mucho! Buena comida, excelente compañía, clima glorioso y chamos felices. Que más se puede pedir? Absolutamente nada.

Y ahora es Noviembre. Increible. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos ya va a ser Diciembre y el final de el año! No estoy lista todavia! Especialmente no estoy lista para cumplir 33! jajaja

Bueno, eso es todo por ahora. Aqui van las fotos (haz click en la palabra):

Bautizo

Sofia

Halloween



Chau!

Libertad

PD: Como pueden ver hemos hecho algunos cambios en el blog. Para ver todas nuestras fotos hagan click en el enlace que dice "flickr", en la esquina izquierda en la parte superior de la página. Para ver nuestros videos, hagan click en el enlace que dice "You Tube".

Changes/Cambios

Miranda cantando/singing

Mayo-Junio/ May-June

Well hello June! Can you believe it's June already? Crazy! The past few weeks have been a blur of activity at Casa Leal. May brought us warm weather, the last day of school, days at the park, the best Mother's Day I've ever had, and a visit to the airport to say goodbye to Tita Maritza. The good news is that it is a short goodbye, as she is coming back July 10th! We loved having her here all this time!
Sofia is now a second grader (sniff, my baby!). She will be going to a new school next year so her last day was bitersweet. She took a camera to school on her last day and took some very funny pictures. All in all, she had a great school year and we are very proud of her, she did great!
In other news, Miranda continues to grow like a weed. She is so cute and has the fattest little legs I have ever seen, she is divine! She is now 6 moths old and weights 17lbs 10 oz! She can now sit unassisted, it's so cute. She is absolutely crazy about Sofia, her big sister is by far her favorite person. She started eating solids and is doing well in that department. She is the sweetest baby ever. We are so happy she is here.

So far June has been just as busy. Right off the bat we had Sofia's first dance recital (a dream come true for me I must add) and she was fantastic! She did so well and looked adorable in her costumes! Later that week we went to an Astros game and had a good time. Then on her actual birthday we went to the movies and had lunch. Later in the evening she had 6 of her best friends from school came over for a "pretend" pajama-baking party (her idea!). The girls had pizza, pillow fights, decorated cupcakes and had a grand time (Rudy left the premises with Miranda before they wrecked havoc haha!). It was controlled chaos and a big mess, but also a lot of fun and Sofia was very happy.
Lastly, on the 13th we had a birthday party for her at home. All her cousins came and it was great. We all had a good time. I still can't believe my baby is 7 years old. It's been a privilege to be her mommy these 7 years. She is by far the greatest kid I know.

Anyway, here are a ton of pictures!

At Hermann Park

Mother's Day

Miranda's first time eating cereal

Sofia's early birthday at school

Last Day of School

Family Day at Discovery Green

Sofia's Dance Recital

Discovery Green with Papi

Sofia's Birthday Party with her friends

Sofia's Birthday Party

in the backyard

Till next time!


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Hola Junio! Pueden creer que es ya Junio? Increible! Las últimas semanas han estado llenas de actividad aqui en Casa Leal. Mayo nos trajo calor, el último día de clases, visitas a el parque, el mejor Día de las Madres que he tenido y una visita a el aereopuerto para despedirnos de mi mami. Lo bueno es que es una despedida corta, pues regresara el 10 de Julio! Nos encantó tenerla aqui todo este tiempo.
Sofia pasó a segundo grado (mi bebe!). El año que viene va a ir a otra escuela, entonces su último día fue agridulce. Ese día se llevó la camara y tomó unas fotos comiquisimas. En fin que tuvo un muy buen año escolar y estamos muy orgullozos de ella.
En otro tema Miranda esta muy bien, creciendo bastante! Esta bella y tiene las piernitas más gorditas que yo he visto, es una preciosura (modestia aparte). Ya tiene 6 meses, pesa casi 8 kilos y se sienta solita. Esta enamorada de Sofia, su hermana grande es su persona preferida, no hay discusión. Ya empezó a comer comidita y le va muy bien. En fin, es un dulce y estamos muy contentos de que esta aqui.

Hasta ahora hemos estado igual de ocupados en Junio. A principios de el mes tuvimos el primer recital de baile de Sofia (un sueño hecho realidad para mi jaja) y lo hizo muy bien! Bailó bello y se veia espectacualr en sus trajes. Unos días despues de eso fuimos a un juego de baseball y nos fue chevere. Luego en el día de su cumpleaños fuimos a el cine y luego a almorzar. En la tardecita de ese mismo dia 6 de sus mejores amiguitas de la escuela vinieron a la casa para una pijamada de mentirita (osea estan en pijamas pero no se quedan a dormir). Las niñas comieron pizza, tuvieron peleas de almohadas y decoraron ponquesitos (Rudy huyó por la derecha con Miranda antes de que empezara la fiesta jaja). Fué medio caótico pero de verdad nos divertimos mucho y Sofia estaba en la gloria.
Finalmente, el 13 de Junio le hicimos una piñata en la casa. Todos sus primos vinieron y la pasamos de lo mejor. Total que aun no puedo creer que mi bebe ya tiene 7 años. Ha sido un privilegio ser su mamá estos siete años. Es la niña más increible que he conocido.

Y bueno, aqui van un montón de fotos:

Una tarde en el parque Hermann. Haz click aqui

Día de las Madres. Haz click aqui

Miranda comiendo cereal por primera vez. Haz click aqui

Celebrando el cumple de Sofi en la escuela. Haz click aqui

Ultimo dia de Clases. Haz click aqui

Paseo familiar a Discovery Green. Click aqui

Recital de baile. Click aqui

Discovery Green con Papi. Click aqui

Fiesta de cumple con las amiguitas. Click aqui

Fiesta de cumple en la casa. Click aqui

en el patio. Click aqui

Un abrazo!


Libertad