Spring Days

Bay to Breakers

Learning to Cook

For the past couple of Tuesdays, after you wake up, we have been cooking together while Tonio finishes his nap.  The first cooking Tuesday we made strawberry shortcake and last Tuesday we made peanut butter cookies.  

Use your words.

Miguel, we are trying to get you to use your words more often.  You like to scream and hit so we are trying to calm you.  Then in April, about a month ago you said your first sentence:

Big eagle eat mac cheese.

I was pretty excited because that is a good sentence.  You still dont talk a lot but yesterday you said your first sentence.  At Miyako's, the ice cream store, you said:

I want ice sceem.

Your so cute.

POPPERS!

I don't think there will be anything more satisfying to you than a popper.  Its sad to say but this is it kiddo.  Tonio you love those things so much and they bring such happiness and comfort to you.  You can't have enough.  You sleep with three or four of them and you walk around with one in each hand.  You only use them inside and that is the first thing you look for when you come in, "Popper!".  You say goodbye to your popper too.  You throw it on your bed and say, "bye bye poppa".  We were going to take it away at 6 months and over a year later you still have them.  Your dad and I thought why take away something that brings so much happiness and satisfaction to you.  

Easter 2009

Today we went to 8 am mass with Tony.  When Tonio saw Tony at the altar he pointed, yelled "Ony!" and tried to run down the aisle.  We had a picnic and easter egg hunt with your uncle Tony, Kevin and Myra.  

La Paz, Baja California

        March 30- April 7

Our first family vacation was to La Paz.  We have been places together but it was either to visit a relative, for a class, or wedding.  This was our first time going somewhere just to have fun and relax.  We had a great time with your Uncle Pie and Aunt Kimmy in Mexico.  We stayed in a beautiful house with a pool that you both loved throwing rocks into.  I found rocks in the dryer, pockets of your shorts, our bags, everywhere!  We had fun swimming at the beach, taking a boat trip, and eating quesadillas and fish tacos.  You had so much fun running around the big house, playing with your uncle Pie and trying all the yummy food.  Oh and speaking Spanish because everyone loved you and wanted to pinch your cheeks.