Rony & Sandra's Civil Marriage

One of the reasons we came down to Argentina was for Bibi's brother's wedding. The church wedding is on Jan. 7 but they have the Civil Ceremony on Dec. 29.

It was a small ceremony with just the two families and some friends.

And here's the happy couple!!

Brianna in Buenos Aires

We had a great time in Buenos Aires before we headed off to Junin for Christmas. We went to a park where Bri got to see some ducks. She was very intrigued.

Mommy & Bri... and photogenic as ever...

On Dec. 23 we went to the Palermo Shopping Mall in Downtown Buenos Aires to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Bri had a great time hanging out with Grandpa.

We were at the mall until well past midnight. I was amazed at how busy the place was at midnight... and the mall was staying open until 7:00 am. Here's a quick video to show you how crazy it was at the stroke of midnight.

Christmas

Now that I have a fast enough connection to upload video files I'll get you caught up on what we've been doing.

We spent Christmas with the Italian side of Bibi's family in Junin, Argentina, a small town about 4 hours West of Buenos Aires. Christmas Eve was with one of the sisters and Christmas Day with the other. It turned out to be kind of like a family reunion with Bibi's Grandma, uncle and first cousins joining us. Brianna also got to meet her second cousin, Tuti.

It's summer down here so we enjoyed the pool at the hotel on Christmas afternoon.

Enjoy the video (5 min long).

Brianna walking

Well, after some difficulty finding an internet connection fast enough to upload this video, we can finally show you our little angel's first steps! Enjoy!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to all!! We had a spectacular day with Bibi's paternal side of the family and it was awesome! We also had a great time in the pool at the hotel.

We got the biggest Christmas gift of all today...

Brianna started WALKING!!!

We were visiting Auntie Angelica's house at about 10:00 pm this evening and Brianna was standing by herself more than usual. All of a sudden she took a little step and stayed standing! We encouraged her along and in a few tries she was walking about 4 feet between Bibi and Grandpa. Of course, the one time we leave the camera in the hotel, she takes her first step. But at least we were all there to witness it.

As soon as we got back to the hotel we took video of her walking. I will upload it when I get a faster internet connection.

We've got tons of pictures to post, so come back soon.

Great trip to Argentina, Arrived safely

We had a great trip to Argentina. We arrive safe and sound with all our luggage. Here we are at LAX ready to start our adventure. A BIG thanks to Mike & Rachelle Bennie for taking us to the airport so early in the morning.

Here is Brianna playing on the plane. Everyone was amazed at how GREAT of a traveler she is. Well, she is almost a professional now, this being her 9th plane ride and 3rd international trip.

This was the first time Bri could get close to a jet plane engine. This is on the tarmack in Lima, Peru, during our lay over.

Since we were in Peru we though we'd try on some Llama wool hats. Of course, Brianna made them look great!

Bibi's parents were at the airport excitedly awaiting Brianna's arrival. Oh, they were glad to see us too.

Stay tuned... more to come.

Happy Holidays/Felices Fiestas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

Kissing our biggest blessing this year ... a miracle from God
First Christmas as parents ... the best gift we could possibly receive May the joy of Christmas music, time with family, good food, gifts and much more fill your heart with peace...

Much love from us Three

This beautiful smile now has two upper front teeth

Yesterday I noticed that Brianna didn't have one but two upper front teeth coming out at the very same time... yeah!! I was becoming a little worried since there were no new teeth since she was 7 months old. But she's been busy, that's why, not only are there new teeth but she is all around more grown up, slimmer and 1 inch+ taller that's where all those fresh mangoes and bananas were going to!!!!

Looking like a toddler

Brianna is very hungry but keeps clapping away so feeding her becomes an adventure of its own Mischievious little smile
Brianna playing by the Christmas tree, the game consists of figuring out a way to take as many bows as possible from the tree. She can usually get about 4 or 5 bows out of the tree. She loves it!
 

Newly coiffed Brianna at 10 months old

Here's Brianna getting ready for her first haircut sitting on Mommy's lap The whole haircut experience took a whole 5 minutes and she did really great throughout playing with different styling gadgets. Here she is posing with my long time stylist, Darlene.
Oh, and before I forget, Brianna got a beautiful certificate to commemorate her first haircut. And we also brought home all her hair to make a Korean calligraphy pen.

La gorda ya aplaude / Clapping on cue

Hoy por primera vez le dijimos "aplaudi" y la gorda aplaudio furiosamente y se mataba de risa. Se lo dijimos varias veces en distintas situaciones y aplaudia igual. Yo le estuve ensenando esta palabra por varios dias para cuando visitemos a los abuelos en dos semanas. Aca esta la Bri en accion, aplaudiendo...

Brianna started clapping on cue today. Mommy has been teaching her how for a few days now and today she did it a few times in different situations. We gave her lots of possitive reinforcement so she'll feel accomplished and keep doing it.

Daddy's Little Angel

Bonding time for Daddy's little girl Ticklish Brianna smiling for the camera

Her favorite time: walking w/ Mommy & Daddy

A beautiful winter afternoon...

An afternoon at the park

On Sabbath we spent a crisp winter afternoon in the park with our favorite photographer, Janelle Dye. And Brianna was positively the reason for almost 500 photos, most of them terrific.
It was very hard to choose which pics to post, but this one is a favorite: matching mommy and baby girl. Lucky us, the fake fur kept us warm when it got a bit chilly.
This is Daddy's favorite... we might make a card out of this picture.
Yes, Brianna, already an adrenaline junkie, loves to fly high, hence her nickname Brianna "Six Flags" Pierson. She can't wait to go flying with G'pa Pierson in his plane!!

Pulte's Year End Celebration/Fiesta Anual de Pulte (trabajo de Jer)

'Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" was the theme for the year end party at Jeremy's job We enjoyed a very yummy meal at the Temecula Creek Inn
and sat at the same table with our friends Brandon and Janette Ritz
New friends Biren and Harina Shukla

Brianna meeting Uncle Scott and Auntie Patricia

It was great meeting Scott and Patricia on their way back from Texas and on their way home to Calgary. We wanted them to get a taste of California so we took them to Claim Jumpers. We had fun visiting and tried very hard to finish the HUGE portions served to us ... but couldn't. Brianna, in the meantime, had so much fun exploring the restaurant by walking with Mommy. As you can see, she is a happy girl!
 

10 months today/Hoy cumpli 10 meses

 

Happy B-day to Camila and Giovanna Burgos!

Brianna's good friends, Camila and Giovanna Burgos, had a birthday party in Indio. Camila turned 3 and Giovanna turned 1. It was busy keeping up with near 20 kids under the age of 5. Brianna crawled all over the place and played with lots of new friends and toys as well. Time to blow the candles and eat a yummy carrot cake
Adorable Baby Santiago

Don't get on the bad side of Gianni!! Just kidding, actually, he's a happy child ... and sooo cute!

Good times

Gramee and her favorite grandaughter yet! We got a chance to meet up with our good friends Eric and Tonya Kamaloni. They live in Napa and drove down to Visalia for Thanksgiving to be with family. We hope to visit them up there soon after the New Year
An ever so brief serious moment
Bri got this toy plane from G&G. It's now her favorite toy and she pushes it around the house all the time. Maybe some day she'll pilot her own plane like G'pa Ken