Monday, January 26, 2009

Sebastian's social adventures..

HER: I must say how impressed I am of Sebastian's "skills".

Back again to Chick-fil-a mondays, play dates, starbucks, book stores and pretty much running all over the place.

Doesn't matter where we go, his social skills have improved along with everything else, everywhere we go he somehow manages to make a friend his age. In spanish, english, to him it doesn't matter just wants to play. I guess we have all been there.

A few months back, after watching Wall-E at the movies. Frank, Sebastian and I, along with our friend Jacob decided to go to starbucks for the tasty and delicious caffeine and some cards. Across our table there was this little girl talking to her mom...

Little girl: Mom, what's that boy's name?
Little girl's mom: I don't know.. why don't you go there and ask him?

Back and forth the conversation was between this little girl and her mom. Eventually she came to introduce herself. They played tag, talk, ran, laugh, sit beside each other, made silly faces and somehow chatted for quite a while...

Few months later, They had the opportunity to meet for kids night at a local restaurant, and have become great friends.

Our Christmas..








HER: Our Christmas day was EXCELLENT... Frank and I got to sleep in late on Christmas morning! YAY! Opened and shared presents while listening to Christmas classics on the radio, enjoying some iced coffee and slow danced a little on our living room floor.
Hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing holiday season!

The 24th..

Sebastian pointing at Santa's plate of goodies..
(Cookies for energy and milk to keep Santa's bones string.. and just because it is good with cookies)



Hot Chocolate, cookies and stories..

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Santa Claus is coming to Town..





Her: I am absolutely in love with the holiday season.... Christmas lights, decorations, Christmas songs on the radio (It is embarrassing to admit it but yes, I am actually one of the people that turns the radio on at 7am on her way to work and lung strong sings along, and dances her way through traffic) love the holiday spirit... what else can I do... meanwhile at home.. we enjoy watching Christmas classics everyday... and well embarrassing enough... I love Will Farrel in ELF.. I watch that movie over and over and laugh like it is the first time... I don't know what is with this movie but it is so much fun... after that there might be a few times that I actually talk singing everything I am doing or that I am about to do... I know it I am pretty woofy but I love it!
This year it was our First Christmas at home.. Just the three of us and the puppies of course =)!

We followed the Newkirk tradition of baking cookies for Santa on the 24Th, we read Christmas stories and set cookies and milk for Santa so that he has plenty energy to keep going from home to home...
Here all of us Baking cookies!

Chocolate Truffles =P


HER: Chocolate truffles... simply a mouth watering experience... the feeling of the Cracking chocolate as you bite into... the soft, silky, creamy chocolate texture of the ganache and all its components complaimenting each others texture and flavours... simply delicious. I love to cook, create and spoil anyone around me, anyone I cross paths with, challenging myself to new flavours, new experiences, new memories. It may seem I am always cooking, baking or doing something... I have a passion for what I do.. and I love it!

Holiday weekend getaway to Epcot and Animal Kingdom!















HER: Our Holiday season had a change of plans...

Feeling the need to get away from Jacksonville, we took a well deserved trip to Animal kingdom and Epcot... once again our Disney experience was absolutely fabulous and totally magical.. Between the holiday cheer, christmas decorations, kisses, fun, rollercoasters, hugs, fireworks, family, friends...

Breakfast at Mc Donalds =)


Her: Here at Mc donalds in downtown Disney.

Sebastian and Frank.... " I am loving it "

Spring Mill

Brock, Kelsey, Annie, Frank, Sebastian, Ben, Vanessa N, V, Frank II, Denise
YAY! I WON!

Picknicking by Lake Salinda


Her: So much to do in such a short time.. Taking a break for a picnic by Lake Salinda in Salem. Check out the beautiful trees in the background... I wish we had more pictures or the scenario..

FUN AT CORNUCOPIA FARM!












HER: One of the things that I love most about Indiana is how beautiful this place is during the fall... The colorful trees, the views, the comfortable weather, the lakes... I love this place!


While visiting, last november we decided to check Cornucopia farm out. We love this farm. They have all sorts of family fun activities. http://www.cornucopiafarm.com/html/info.htm#map