Soccer Award Ceremony

Totally defeated, winning ZERO games, this season Ana proudly accepts her award.  She is quite sad to have the season over....... 

Happy Birthday Gagi

As with tradition, on Nani and Gagi's first night of arrival for the March birthday visits we celebrated Gagi's birthday with him

So many changes...yet still the same

Ana week 1 of life- a crooked neck, a bright cheerful room and life full of sunshine, even if it was in Wisconsin!

What Four years will do.....Ana at age four- same colors, same furniture, same baby face- just with a twist!

Some of her noteworthy favorites:

Favorite Color- green (has been since 15 months of age)

Favorite Activity- swimming and reading

Favorite Toys- baby Abby, Dinosaurs, TAG (leap frogs reading system)

Favorite Places- The Aquarium, School, Busch Gardens, Lido Beach and home (in the pool of course)

Grown Up Dream- To be a diver- (since age 1), perhaps even a diving paleontologist (new this year)

Best Friend- Taylor (seriously- too cute!)

Her Stats:

42 pounds

42 inches tall (around there anyway)

AKA ready for a booster seat, but has a mommy that for some reason can't accept this!

Keeping up with the Economy

Justin and I were enjoying our evening "cab" and thought, "hmmmm, it's awfully quiet out here".  

So we investigated.  

To our surprise we turned the corner to see this (NO WE DID NOT STAGE IT)- Ana reading up on AIG with little Taya peering over her shoulder.

Favorite Presents

Mommy and Baby.  Her jammies are new too and baby Abby has a matching pair.

While still full on with dinosaurs, Ana has begun venturing into loving some more traditionally girl things- Tinker Bell and playing mommy.  So, for her birthday she got a Tinker Bell Bike and her 1st Bitty Baby (the American Girl doll baby) with all the baby care necessities- a pram, diaper bag, carrier and matching outfits!  She is a GREAT MOMMY and really wants a baby in the house- DADDY!?!?!?!!?

Needless to say, he is thankful that baby Abby has entered our world if only for the reason that it's taking the pressure off him, temporarily, to add a baby to the family- trust me when I tell you he gets it from all us girls!!! Poor Daddy!!!

Ana and her new Tinker Bell bike.  Watch out daddy, with a little pixie dust your Ana is going to pass you up when she hits the pavement on her new ride!!!!

Ana's Dream Come True

Spring Fun at the Splash Park

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY ANA LU!!!

Ana had her 4th birthday party at the best locale in town---- THE BEACH!  What 4 year old doesn't dream of a beach party.  It was fun, easy and cheap- complete with teddy bear beach picnic cupcakes- designed and created by yours truly!!!

Here are a few shots, although we really didn't take many pictures- we also had a big parachute that we played games with and took the birthday girl for a ride!!!

Now we're all bronzed and ready for springtime in the south!!!!!!!!!!  It is OFFICIALLY THE BEST time of year here!

4th Birthday school celebration

Ana's school has a great tradition of bringing the birthday kids up on stage the Monday closest their birthday while the whole school sings them Happy Birthday.  This week Ana got her turn!

Yankees

With Gagi's last night in town we decided to let the girls stay up late and experience some good 'ol fasion American history- the NEW YORK YANKEES spring training game.  The girls loved it, and while we only made is 4 innings until they were asking to go home, their cheers and smiles made the night worth the money spent!  

My Mommy.....

MY MOMMY

March 4, 2009

Ana- 3.99 (1 week away from 4^th birthday)

Taylor- 2.5

 

1. What is something mom always says to you?


Ana: Thank you (with her head tilted and a little sweet smile)

Taylor: I LOVE YOU!! (yelling)

 


2. What makes mom happy?


Ana: clapping

Taylor: I love you (with a sweet smile)

 

3. What makes mom sad?

Ana: "hitting you" (meaning them hitting me)

Taylor: "hitting you"

 

4. How does your mom make you laugh?


Ana: tickling me (giggling while she says it)

Taylor: ahhh eating, clapping, tickling

 

5. What was your mom like as a child?


Ana: like a clown

Taylor: a teddy bear 


 


6. How old is your mom?


Ana: ummmmm 21

Taylor: ahhhhhhhh 20, 22

 

7. How tall is your mom?


Ana:  ummm REALLY TALL

Taylor: ahhhhhh really really really tall!!!!!

 

8. What is her favorite thing to do?


Ana: ummmmm, ummm cooking

Taylor: exercise

 

9. What does your mom do when you are not home?


Ana: cook by yourself

Taylor: play at my house and play by yourself

 

10.If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?


Ana:  aaaa the world…. doing…… (cearly they did not understand this question)

Taylor:   Barack Obama

 

11. What is your mom really good at?


Ana: cooking

Taylor: playing

 

12. What is your mom not good at?


Ana: mmmmmmm ,ummmmmm, aaaaa I don't know (that's my girl!!)

Taylor: aaaaaaa, mmmm a mouse

 

13.what does your mom do for a job?


Ana: reading books

Taylor: cooking

 

14.What is your mom's favorite food?


Ana: I don't know- OH I have an idea -hamburger

Taylor: pasta

 

15.What makes you proud of your mom?


Ana: pooping in the toilet

Taylor: hugging

 

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?


Ana: Mickey Mouse

Taylor: dinosaur

 

17. What do you and your mom do together?


Ana: ummmm play when Taylor is asleep

Taylor: play Fancy Nancy

 

18. How are you and your mom the same?

Ana: our hair and our skin

Taylor: cause we are hugging each other

 

19. How are you and your mom different?


Ana: our shirts and pants

Taylor:  ooohhhh the trees are differnt

 


20. How do you know your mom loves you?


Ana: that I hug you and I say I love you

Taylor: (running away, looking down, not making eye contact- getting shy)

 

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

Ana: That he loves you

Taylor: (gone)

 

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?


Ana: ummmmm the mall (weird bc we NEVER go to the mall) and (whispering) school

Taylor: (gone)

Random Winter Shots

Some fresh winter cuts.  These girls LOVE getting their hair cut, even little Tay!

 

And, jam sessions of course!

And then, there is the BEACH.  Still a frequent in this house.  Although now we play in the giant sand box instead of splashing in the waves.

And, last of all, our Aquarium. Ana still dreams of being a diver so it's nice to have this down the road as well.

Since I've been horrible at updating lately I thought I'd throw out some completely random shots from our last few months.  And looking back over my winter shots I can't help but happily realize that for the first time in my life my winters are ENTIRELY different from anything I've ever lived through and I LOVE IT. (the pathetic thing is that I am still complaining about wanted winter to be over and that I'm SO SICK of the cold)  So for all you people that think you'd miss seasons down here, from my heart I say, "NO, YOU WOULDN'T"!!!

Fun with Friends

We took them all to Busch Gardens and had a great time even with a chill in the air!

Cuddling together over movie night (while the parents sipped some wine)

Together at last, together forever!

jammin' out to Guitar Hero World Tour!

Our bestest friends from Nashville came in for a long weekend and we had more than a good time.  The weather was a bit cold, but that didn't stop us one bit: Busch Gardens, the beach, jam sessions and LOTS OF LAUGHTER kept us all warm and cozy.  It's great to be together!  WE MISS YOU!

Saturday Morning Games have begun

For years, we've enjoyed our mellow Saturday mornings, knowing fully that someday they would be over as we too joined the masses of families running around from field to field trying to make every last game and not miss out on that special move.....................  Here we are, still only one field to attack for now, enjoying Saturday mornings with the rest of childbearing Americans as we cheer little Ana Lu on for her first go at team sports- SOCCER!

Orange Grove

After the ride we stopped at a local family run Orange Grove and added a little local Florida flavor to our afternoon in the hills.

Tour de Orlando- 13th Place

Mile 93: ARE YOU KIDDING????  He's not even TIRED!  Lookin' good babe!

Check him out.  Here are the final stats posted on-line- #13 Mr. Justin Toson.  And, while my little superstitious husband has to point out the unluckiness of the #13 I'm here to tell you there is NOTHING "lucky" about this finish.  Justin is a dedicated cyclist, out in all weathers, all days working his body, honing his skills all with 110% passion and dedication.  You've worked so hard for this dear and deserve all the glory it brings.

The girls sported these hand made shirts for the ride as Daddy's own cheering squad, complete with photo on front and loving words on back.  

Little Ana gleamed with pride all day, running up to Justin, not wanting to leave his side and stating over and over again with full force, "Daddy, I'm SO PROUD of you".  We all are Daddy!

Daddy rode is 1st century bike ride this weekend.  The Tour de Orlando, called "the hilly hundred" by the biking community.  This particular race happened to orchestrate itself around the ONLY hilly landscape here in florida- it's quite reminiscent of the foothills back in Cumming, GA, a type of riding poor Justin hasn't been accustomed to as of late.  However, that didn't bother him ONE BIT.  In fact, with the extremely proud Ana and family as his side, he took 13th place overall with all the climbs.  Let me just say that I drove this course in search for him, and not only was he so fast that I couldn't keep up with him (literally), but I was nervous on these climbs IN THE CAR.  I don't know how you do it honey, but we are PROUD OF YOU!