As we sang "happy birthday" ...

Thanks to our friends Victor and Suzana, we have a family picture of Bri's birthday. Here we are all singing to Bri before cutting the cake

Brianna has her own version of the birthday song. It goes something like "a potey you, a potey you, a potey Bianna, a potey you".
It's just TOO CUTE. We've got it on video and will post soon.

Daddy getting into all the songs


Allie & Madeleine

Brianna's FUNtastic day!

A new Italian friend, Patricia, and her daughter Sophia. She talks to Brianna in Italian so I hope it brushes off on her and she'll speak it fluently some day!

Our menu was mostly Argentine food with plenty of snacks, salads, fruits and veggies for everyone to enjoy. Bibi made a wheat-free chocolate cake without animal ingredients. It wasn't the best looking cake ever; but we had little leftover to take back home!

Madeleine with chocolate cake "evidence" in her mouth. Did Mommy see? So cute!

Reading stories with Lolly

We just wanted to say: THANK YOU loves ones, for posting wonderful birthday messages for Brianna. She'll read them all someday!
Thank you for your love and support!!

Brianna's Day!

What a fun day we all had! After all the hard work to get everything ready came ALL the fun of having friends and family come and celebrate Brianna's birthday #2. Here she is sitting with Lolly, a great clown that kept kids entertained with sing-a-longs,

face painting and games. Haven, Cascade and Annie similing for the camera

Ryann is a serious mouse!

The "Imagine U" Museum had a supermarket area where kids could load up on family faves and then take the goods to the register and "pay"

Abu Daniel and Abu Ivon's sweetest birthday card for Brianna

Yes, our not-so-little-anymore "baby" princess is turning 2 on February 4. Here is a sweet card her grandparents made for her. The card originally came with moving graphics and music but unfortunately it wouldn't transfer onto the blog in its original format. On the left is Bibi when she wsa 2 and on the right is Jeremy when he was 2.

(You can click the pictures to see them bigger)Here is the invitation we sent out to our local friends and family for a little birthday party on Sunday.

Pictures of the party to come...

Some more fun pics ...

We were lucky, due to inclement weather, to have no lines at almost all the rides. Here are the two adrenaline junkies!

So many hats, so little time

The Mark Twain cruise around the lake

Elephants on the world-famous Jungle Boat Cruise

Disneyland on Sunday

The famous entrance to The Happiest Place on Earth

Beautiful Main Street Disneyland

Outside the Princess' Castle

Hanging out in Mickey Mouse's living room

Our best family vacation ever!

We were so blessed to spend precious and unforgettable time as a family this past weekend at Disneyland. Here is Brianna on Saturday at Downtown Disney. Bri had a blast listening to street musicians and drinking yummy all-fruit Jamba Juice smoothies. Yum!!

Our friends, the Kangs, were able to come and hang out with us on Saturday night. It was SO special to reconnect again... We miss them so much! Zane and Brianna played together like old friends and us adults managed to keep talking until late! (Yes, the wonders of adult conversation in the midst of an all-consuming toddler world.)

Zane loved taking a picture with Minnie while Brianna ran the opposite way scared to bits! She loves all the Disney characters but somehow was really afraid of the life-sized ones.

Trying on hats with Mommy. We tried a bunch but this is the only picture that turned out good!

Closet stylist

Bri before her nightime bath ... striking a pose on a very cold winter day

Bri post-bathtime and styling session compliments of Daddy ... a recently self-appointed stylist to "the star"

Coiffed to near perfection ... on humid days, her corkscrew curls are amazing! Dad does Bri's hair with the utmost care for a long time while she looks at the mirror and smiles sheepishly...

Bibi's family at Iguazu Falls

Last week, Bibi's side of the family spent a day at the beautiful Iguazu Falls in Misiones, Argentina, and sent us some of their pictures. For more information on this popular tourist site, visit: www.iguazuargentina.com

Daniel and Ivon enjoying a sun drenched day. Daniel is currently the Business Manager for the Alta Gracia Adventist Academy and Ivon serves as the school's legal secretary. They've recently bought a home near the school and plan to stay in Posadas, Misiones, for at least five more years.

Rony (a medical doctor) and Sandra (a social worker) enjoy a much deserved mini vacation. This year Rony will start a Sports Medicine Residency, the first of its kind to open in Argentina. He is currently working at an Urgent Care facility near their home. Sandra is working on her Master's thesis in Social Work and currently works at the Adventist Hospital in Libertador San Martin, Entre Rios, Argentina.

We miss you guys!!!

(¡Los extrañamos!)

Christmas 2007

Santa Bri beginning to distribute the presents to everyone

Fred's gag gift to Ken: a $100 bill cut in half

Tio Ken trying to explain the mysteries of trycicle riding in toddler language