Trick-o-treat

Tamara went trick-o-treating for the first time this year with the Ronga's. We made out in the candy department. You would have thought Tamara had been doing this for years. She wasn't scared at all. We went to some scarry houses and Tamara kept telling me, "they are not real mom". Tamara decided to chuck her Jasmine costume and become a monster. She felt it fit the Halloween theme much better. So we got out the hairspray and face paints and walla, a 3 year old monster.


The chainsaw monster and her grandma monster.



The monsters and the she-devil.



Aaarh!



Watch out!



We're gonna get you!



Sofia as "Dorthy"



Valentina "the bear" and her dad Steve.



Our first house.




Tamara, always in front.



Ooooooooh! Pretty scary.

Happy Halloween!

Thank you to Nina Jeena for taking Tamara to get her pictures taken. As you can see, Tamara had a great time showing off her Jasmine costume. Enjoy!

A day at the Zoo

We spent Sunday at the Zoo with Tamara and Sofia. They dressed up in their costumes and headed down to see the animals. They had a great time and especially liked the lion, he actually got up and walked around this time.


Jasmine and Pumpkin Minny Mouse.


The three of us.



Too cute!

Halloween Preview

Just a little preview of Tamara's Halloween costume. She finally decided to be something girly, she chose Jasmine (from Alladin).

Malibu - before the fires

Saturday morning was such a nice day that we decided to hang out at the beach for a few hours. We headed on over to Will Rodgers State Beach and enjoyed the beautiful day. Who know that the following day would be the start of some awful fires.



Will Rogers State Beach - Malibu, CA



Not sure of the water yet.



A little surprised.



Not yet.



Ok, now shes ready, running from the waves.



Now she doesnt want to go home.



Check out my bathing suit.

Happy Birthday Jeena

We celebrated Jeena's birthday at Neomeze (bar/restaurant) in Pasadena. Tamara has had a party weekend. We all had fun and enjoyed the nice evening out. Happy birthday Jeena/Nina!


Tamara cheers for her nina's birthday.




Tamara, Nino and Ayan




Tamara likes her new friend.





Look at those faces.




Aarrrh!




We all had a nice time.

Happy 3rd birthday Tamara

Tamara's 3rd birthday party was lots of fun. She enjoyed jumping in the jumper with her friends, eating cupcakes and opening presents. She would like to thank those of you who came to enjoy her special day!


Connor enjoyed the corndogs.



Emil really liked the bounce-house.



Madeline had a great time jumping too.

Tamara was a red tomato by the end of her party.

Tamara and her parents.



Tamara and her ninos.



Blowing out the candles.



Tamara and Tia Rosalba



Time for some books with sofia. Still have the red cheeks.

Tamara visits her dad at work

I spent a few days with Tamara following our vacation and took her to visit Robert at his work. She had such a great time and everyone loved her. She enjoyed taking pictures of us and Robert's co-workers, enjoyed shopping on Robertson and acting like a famous star.


Tamara with Robert at his desk.



Tamara with dad in front of "The Golden Compass" polar bear.



Tamara's photographic talent. Aarrh!



She even gets the angles.

St. Maarten

After much party planning we decided to leave town and take a small vacation to St. Maarten. So the Nagpal's and us packed up and left on Oct 2nd. We had many obstacles along the way incuding a 4 hour layover in Miami that turned into 6 hours due to two engine leaks, Yikes! This was after sitting on the plane for 1 1/2 hours prior to telling us to get off. It was quite the experience. Lets just say that our entire travel time was approximately13 hours. Wow, that was crazy. Well, we finally made it to the island and what did we get.......three full days of crazy rain! We made the best of the conditions that we got and had a great time anyways. The days finally cleared up for the last 2 days of our trip and we finally got to enjoy the crisp clean turqoise waters of the carribiean. It was great. Here are some pics.

Day 1 - Arrival to Juliana International Airport

Our condo - The kitchen

The living room

Our first of many great meals - La Gondola

Day 2 - We go to the French side

We stop for some French drinks.

Us.



I got to have Virgin Pina Coladas the entire trip while the the clan lived it up.

Off to more adventures.

Our next stop, LUNCH! - Great food!

Cheers.

Carib, one of the island beers.

After a long 1 1/2 hour drive in traffic we finally made it to Pineapple Petes where we enjoyed some much needed drinks and snacks.

Once again, the food was great!

Having a great time.

Presidente fans.

Day 3 - Friday - The day continues with trecherous rain so we take a drive to Phillisburg.

Is it ever going to stop?

Nobody in site.

We make the best of the rain and stopped to have some more drinks. Here is Robert with our bartender.

Drunkles and sober me.

We finished off day 3 at a little bar/club called the Alley and listened to some raggae.

Day 4 - Saturday - It finally stops raining

Lunch at Roberts favorite spot.

The popular beer of the trip.

Us at Orient Beach

Me and my hubby.

After a few hours of enjoying the beach, we headed home to change and have dinner.

Niveet decided to have a 2 pound lobster for dinner. He even got to meet him before they submurged him in boiling hot water and placed him on his plate.

All gone.

I made friends with an 8 pound lobster. He wasnt too happy with me.

Day 5 - Sunday at Sunset Beach (Airplane beach)

After another great lunch at Lee's, we headed on over to Sunset beach to check out the airplanes. We didn't realized how dangerous it actually was until a plane took off and splashed us with debris, sand, exhaust and fumes. Yuk! We had to experience it though.

They mean it!

The plane is closer than it appears.

Ready to land!

Enjoying the water before a plane takes off.

We finished off the day at our beautiful beach.

The cove

Such a nice evening.

The thinker.

Good bye kiss.