Me and Annabelle

I have not use make-up in a long while and I suddenly felt like being pretty so I put on some eye make up and a lipstick.

Dear Annabelle, notice it right away and begged to have her face painted.

I gave in and just put on the eyes and lipstick. Same colour as mine. She wanted eyelashes too. I told her she has beautiful long one and don't need that on.

Her papa was beaming that he has 2 beautiful gals. What a lucky dude he is!

He took picture of us.

So this is us pretty gals!

Me and Annabelle

I'd look at the picture and marvel that we have the same color shade of blonde hair. Our eyes color are different, mine blue, hers brown. I'm older with lines on my face while she is young with smooth skin.

I just love this picture of us. It was only last Saturday just before going to the Zoo.

Swimming in September?

It's late September and we're still swimming in our pool! We marvelled at the weather and we're happy to be able to still swim.

My senor and the kids has a new trick where the kids love love love doing that. 

Senor, Jonah and Annabelle

The kids are attached to their papa. Their papa will dive with them holding on tight to him. They love it so much, they asks to do it again and again.

In the water they go.

Again!

Senor, Annabelle, and Jonah

Ready?

See the thrills on their faces?

They did it again and again. I lost counts. 

Clay work by Annabelle

I was going to set the table when I saw the clay work on the table. It absolutely melted my heart. Annabelle had brought home some clay from school and had been playing with it. But to see that she spelled out her brother's name. I just plopped the dishes on the table and dashed to my purse where I keep the camera and back to take a picture of Annabelle's work. It'd have been gone in an instant if she knew I was going to picture it. Thankfully I have a "record" of her "thoughtful playing with the dough moment." I think she would have spelled out her name but she didn't have enough clay. It was all she had.

Frankly, I am amazed by her.

"Jonah" made by Annabelle

School Picture Day

I have always looked forward to school pictures. Because you can see how they have grown and changed and matured. Such a great way to compare.

We missed last year and I am deeply disappointed about that. So I looked forward to this year and made sure both kids showed up. And picture day was last Monday. Oooh I was giddy and happy and made sure they had their bath and clothes picked out.

We told the kids that they will have school picture taken. Then I went and got Isaac's school pictures. He had all his together in an album. Mine? Ha ha! I only have a few but I know my Mom has it all. Anyway, looking at Isaac's childhood picture and showing to Jonah and Annabelle. 

Isaac has his since he was 7 years old. That's when he entered California School for the Deaf at Riverside and remained there til he graduated. So seeing Isaac at age 7 to 18/19 years old is awesome. Always in his best clothes--tie, bowtie, vest, or suit.

Jonah resemble his Dad at that age right now. Same cowlick. Same crewcut. Same smile.

Then I told Isaac, Jonah should use tie like he did. But we didn't have tie for Jonah. But we had vest. So Jonah used that.

I had left a note in his backpack that Jonah can take it off after the picture.

These pictures were taken waiting for the bus and I wanted to see how fresh they are now compared to the school picture when the order arrives.

Such a darling!

So lovely

So cute!!

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When they came home, I was surprised to see Jonah still in his clothes. I had assume he would take it off after the picture.

I saw the note in his backpack for me..

"Jonah wanted to keep his fancy clothes on all day. He looks so handsome and his picture turned out great! "

I laughed and told Jonah, you wanted to leave it on? He just shy away and smiled.

Such an adorable boy!

Annabelle is so lovely!

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I really do marvel that this 2 kids are ours!

Such blessing they are!

Aquatica 2011

In July, we spend the weekend in Orlando with Jasmine and the Pletenets family. We went to Aquatica and we had a lot of fun there. Then the following day we went to Orange Lake resort to swim, again, we had fun!

More pictures....

Searching for dolphins.

Jasmine, Annabelle, Jonah, my senor and me

Jasmine and Jonah looking at the black/white dolphin

Annabelle, Daniel and Jonah

At Orange Lake

All of us together, PAH!
Alex,  (I cannot remember his name, my BAD), Natalia, Isaac, me, Jasmine
Daniel, Annabelle, Jonah

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