Congratulations Connie!

We were invited to attend my sister Connie's 2nd degree black-belt ceremony for Tae Quon Do. We had such a great time especially Tamara who even got to show the Grand Master her front kick. Hopefully one day she will be able to follow in her aunt's footsteps. Great job Connie!


The placing of her new belt



Thank you



So happy




My sister and my baby




Proud dad



Parents





Cool Trophy



So cool




The black belt recipients

Look, her belt even has her name on it.

9 month doctor appointment

Julianna had her 9 month check up today. She did great. Her only issue was that she is small. She weighed in at 15 pounds which puts her in the 3%. Solution: She needs to eat more. We have 3 months to beef her up. Lets see how we do.



15 pounds



Really, Im small?




This is fun!




I love the doctor.

Julianna and Dr. Solomon

Cookies

Tamara and I spent the evening making and decorating cookies for her friends at school tomorrow. We had lots of fun decorating the cookies and licking our fingers. Yum yum!

She did a great job decorating.



Total concentration.



Yum yum!

Happy BIrthday Sofia!

After our 10K we went home and rested for a little bit and then headed on over to Sofia's 5th birthday party celebration. Its amazing how fast time goes. I remember when Sofia was born, we were in Honolulu, HI running a marathon. I remember getting the call that she was born and we were both so happy. We knew then that Sofia and her parents would become special people in our lives. Happy Birthday Sofia! We cant wait to celebrate all your important and special milestones.

Me and my Goddaughter.



Tamara working on the craft.



How pretty.




Blowing out her candles.




The Alvas.

Say No to Drugs 10K

We braved the cold weather and participated in the Say No to Drugs 10K race today. Whew it was COLD! We started the race at 8am in 44 degree weather. We had a great time and all finished strong.

Waiting for the race to start. We were pretty cold.

Proud finishers.



Even Tamara participated in a kiddy race. She got a "shinny metal"

The racers.

Happy Birthday Joleen

So my girls got to visit Chuck e Chesse for the first time. We celebrated Joleen's 3rd birthday and needless to say, both my little girls had a blast. Tamara had a great time playing all the games and winning tickets while Julianna got on some kiddy rides and watched her sister spend all her money.


Enjoying the Bob the Builder ride.



She wasnt too sure of this purple thing sitting next to her.




Cant miss a photo-op with Chuck himself.

The birthday girl.

Tamara REALLY loves to watch her friends open their presents.

School Picture

Remember these pictures? So cute. This is Tamara's pre-kindergarten class. She is in the back row second to the left.