My new African animal theme bathroom

Bri finally got a fun themed bathroom

To honor her Daddy, Mommy and her found a cute African animal theme bathroom set. She is learning to say the different animal sounds and reads with Mommy every day about the monkey, the lion, the cats and all the animals God created for us to enjoy

Here is the giraffe toothbrush holder and the lion soap dispenser. They are very colorful and soft! "Big" year old Brianna loves them all!

A big thank you

Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so special!!

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More pics of a sun drenched, special day

Bri posing with G'pa & Gramee who helped a lot w/ food preparation and setup.

Hanging out waiting for lunch,

After the picnic we headed into the Aquarium.
The Parakeets were also a huge hit for all!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Bri!/ Feliz Primer Cumple, Bri!

We were blessed to celebrate Bri's 1st birthday with our closest family and friends at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. We started off with a picnic for about 30 friends and offered personalized brown bags for adults and children. Everyone had a blast opening their bag and finding cool things inside ...

Daddy and Gramee made a special edible fishbowl cake w/ ocean blue jello and an "ocean floor" of pound cake, jelly beans and "floating" Nemo fish candy. It was a very warm day so everyone enjoyed its fresh, cool taste.

Here's Bri right before blowing out her first candle (yes, she did it!!)

A family pic right after

We love you Bri!!

1st Birthday (a month early)

We decided to celebrate Brianna's 1st Birhday a month early so our friends and family could celebrate with her. It was a great evening with many of Bri's new friends.

11 years ago when I arrived in Argentina, Marcelo introduced Bibi and I to each other. Since then, we were in each other's weddings, we both have daughters and we are still best friends.

Martina is almost 3 months older than Bri. She is a doll.

And Her older sister, Augustina (on the right), is almost 5. Belen (on the left) is the daughter of Diana, the massage therapist that we go to where we are visiting.

Brianna and Camila palying together.

All the kids picked up their fill of candy after the Piñata burst open.

Brianna had a great time with all her friends. It was a great party!

Friends

It was great to see so many friends again.

We stayed with Bibi's best friend, Jenni, and her husband, Cristhian, for some of the vacation.

Cristhian made us an awesome "asado" (BBQ) to welcome us to their home.

It's fun to see all our friends going through the same stages of life with us. Brianna is playing with Camila, the daughter of Cinthia who Bibi played with when they were the same age.

It was also great to hang with Jeremy's best friend, Marcelo, and his family.

Here's Adriana, Marcelo's wife, and their youngest daughter, Martina.

And their oldest daughter, Agustina.

New Year's Day

Early on New Year's Day Bibi & I took a 9 mile bike ride out to this great natural swimming hole. After a long ride it was great to jump into the cool water and relax.

This small water fall created a natural massage.

Just relaxing...

What a great way to hang out on New Year's Day! Bri just loves the water and couldn't have been happier.

Happy New Year!

One Sunday evening we got together with both families of the Bride and Groom to see in the New Year together.

Sandra's brother prepared a spectacular "Asado" (BBQ) of lamb and chicken. All that was left were bones and licked fingers.

At the stroke of midnight the happy couple started off 2007 the right way!

Happy New Year to all! May 2007 bring many prosperity in all areas of your life.

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.