Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Celebrating Aunt Jan’s Birthday

 We had a birthday lunch for aunt Jan at Catch a Fire Pizza. The girls (especially Ana) wanted aunt Jan to try the Cincinnati Chili pizza. It didn’t disappoint her. Along with the carb-loaded pizza, we also had one that was more traditional with prosciutto and sausage. After lunch we headed back home where aunt Jan opened presents and we enjoyed the cake that the girls made for her. We had a great time. 






Sunday, February 18, 2024

Mario - Piñata

Titus holds a very special place in our heart and we consider him (and his family) as our family. Titus turned six last week and the party was all about Mario. Making a Mario piñata has been the easiest of all the ones I’ve made him (monster truck, banana, and Chase from Paw Patrol). 

My inspiration came from a piñata I saw in a candy store in Mexicali a couple of years ago:



I’m glad we had so many cardboard boxes to form the body:





I still used engrudo (mixture of cooked flour and water) and newspaper to make it sturdier, add texture and make the nose and ears:



The face had to be big enough that it looked like a cartoon:



Finding the right shade of skin color tissue paper was the biggest challenge:




The hat was a coffee carrier from Bob Evans that I modified:

Here's the finished product: 

Titus was very excited when he saw the Mario piñata.


We added the candy and goodies in its head and in its body.  We realized Mario lost its eyebrow; I later found it that night in the back of my car. Ha!


The kids had a blast and we love seeing Titus so excited.

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Birthday Celebrations





 I am blessed to have had two birthday celebrations. I was surrounded by family and friends. First celebration was lunch at The Golden Lamb with Nance and aunt Jan. We had a great time and I believe Emma and Ana enjoy going to the gift shop more than the food. I’m never disappointed when we eat there. The food was delicious.




The Thinegars, our friends from church, hosted a dinner party at their house. Cameron smoked pork and chicken for the party and different families brought delicious side dishes. Emma made my birthday cake - a peanut butter cake and it was delicious! My friend Allison made me a pumpkin cheesecake that was amazing! I was hoping for cheesecake leftovers but it was wiped clean. Unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures with all those that were at the party…only with Aryelle. 


Sunday, December 31, 2023

Welcome 2024

We welcomed 2024 very low key as we had to keep things simple for Wilbur.



Meet Wilbur Douglas

The process of adopting Wilbur from Animal Adoption Foundation  has taken over two weeks and it hasn’t been finalized. Wilbur is two and a half year old golden doodle that came to the shelter because his previous family couldn’t give him the attention he needed.

After loosing Atenas at fifteen and a half years old last year, the girls have been begging for another dog. We picked Wilbur up at the shelter today and he did great during our hour long trip home.  He is an amazing dog and I know he is going to have a great life with our family. 






Sunday, December 24, 2023

Monday, July 3, 2023

Ana - Fishing





Yesterday we went over to our friend’s house. Cameron and the girls decided to fish in their pond and Ana kept catching fish after fish. The biggest fish she caught was five and a half pounds! 





Tess was at their house the day before. She enjoyed walking around the pond and smelling all different things.