One of the gifts that Aunt Jen, Uncle Jeff and Gabriela got the kids for Christmas was the color tablets that you put in the bathtub. The kids LOVE having colors in their bath! We have already ran out and have to get more because they are really neat. I thought the pictures turned out really cool too!








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Since Juan had the day off of work and Brandon had off of school on Martin Luther King day, we decided to spend the day in St. Augustine. We wanted to take the kids on the train ride around the city. It was an hour ride all around, and you could get on and off at different stops. The kids LOVED going on the train! It was so fun for them! They even wore their choo choo shirts. We got off at the Putt Putt course and let the kids play. It was the cutest thing to see them with their golf clubs. They enjoyed chasing after the balls and rolling them with their hands, and just plopping the balls into the holes. They will learn how to play for real some day and hopefully go golfing with Juan on the weekends! We had a great day!













During part of the tour we passed by a house that MLK lived in at one time, which was kind of ironic since it was MLK day...















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This is my 2nd year in a row doing the Polar Plunge at our neighborhood pool. Juan and I did it last year and this year Juan was out of town for work, so I recruited my dad to do it with me! The water was 48 degrees cold! And they said you had to actually go under the water to get the medal, so we did! BRRR!!! The worst part was how slow you'd go down the slide. The best part was drying off! But we got a nice hot breakfast afterwards, it was great!

Pre Plunge:






See my dad there in the middle?





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Papa turned 90 this year! He is doing great & is healthy and happy! My mom and Aunt Monica threw him a big party in Buffalo to celebrate. At first I wasn't going to be able to make it, but on a whim, last minute, I got myself a ticket to go to Buffalo for the short weekend, but it was so worth it. I didn't want to miss his 90th birthday party for the world. It was great to see him and friends and family while I was there. I love spending time with my Buffalo people! I stayed with Elizabeth and Kyle and John and got to spend a little bit of time with Aunt Monica and Sheila too. It was great & I just am so happy for Papa turning 90!! What a great milestone!









Check out the ice dripping from this bench! (Did I mention it was 3 degrees while I was there?)


And I can't not post pictures of our adorable cousin John!






Does anyone else know a 90 year old that can play the Wii and is good at it? After Papa's birthday, he flew down to FL to spend some time here and he came over one night and played the Wii with us!! He was really good!!



We love you Papa!!
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Brandon had his first day of school on Jan 6th. He even gets to ride the bus to school! How exciting! We had talked to him for weeks on end about riding the bus and you should have seen how excited he was when the bus pulled up on the first day! He was a little nervous about getting on, but his bus driver said Mommy and Daddy could get up there with him and help him and take pictures! He had his backpack and his Wacky and was all set. He even waved bye bye to us as the bus drove away. It was so adorable.

So then after the bus took him to school, Nemah and I drove to the school to drop off his stuff (extra clothes, diapers, etc). We got to go down to his classroom with his teacher and we even saw him coming in off the bus!!! He was so excited! The first thing he said when he saw us was "I ride the bus!!" He seemed so happy and proud of himself. Then he went into the classroom with all the other kids and his teacher showed him where to put his backpack and we were off. What a big boy at school all by himself!

Getting off the bus at the end of the day was a big deal too! He was so proud of himself and kept saying "I ride the bus!" all week long. I can't believe he is at school and I can't believe he rides the bus. He is growing up so fast!!

Here they are waiting for the bus:




Here it comes...






The boy he sat next to, his name is Collin...isn't that cute?






And there they go!



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For New Year's Eve, we went across the street and had a nice dinner with our awesome neighbors Tamara, Jeff and Lucy. We had steaks, chicken and crab legs. We also made some cheese fondue and got some hilarious pictures from eating it. It was a great way to ring in the New Year...great friends and great food!
















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