Curt's birthday

This last weekend was so much fun! Curtis turned 30 on Friday and we had a surprise birthday party for him on Saturday! Thank you so much to all of our wonderful friends who made it possible for us to have such a fun party! I can't thank you enough!
Earlier on Saturday we went to the zoo with my nephew, my mom and my sister. I just love this picture of Nathan and grandma hanging out at the zoo.
And I just had to post this picture of my good friend Shanel's baby boy. His name is Bryson. Isn't he just perfect? I hadn't seen him since he was just a few weeks old. I can't believe how much he's grown and changed. Shanel and Brian, thank you for coming and bringing Bryson. We all loved spending time with you.

ARUBA

We just got back from our super relaxing vacation! We were in Aruba for a week and it was amazing. Aruba to me felt like Mexico in Europe or a Giant Disneyland where the theme is the beach.

Most days we just slept in, ate breakfast, went to the beach (where we slept some more), enjoyed the constant breeze, read a few books, jumped in the ocean, took another nap, and followed it up with a fancy dinner. By the way, if this was Disneyland, my favorite rides had to be the restaurants. We had everything from Belgium to Dutch, Brazilian, Japanese, Aruban, and Italian. Oh yes and we also had "Two, two a day". Two scoops of a new flavor of ice cream two times a day.

Ok, so it wasn't all rest, relaxation and "engordation" (that's my new word for fattening myself up). We did some fun things too. We rented a jeep and drove around the island, we found some indian ruins, the natural pool, the natural bridge, the lighthouse and checked out the other side of the island where people go to surf. We also sailed on a cataramaran and snorkeled around a ship that sunk during World War II.

Here are some pictures from the trip.

the hotel:

the view from our room:
the houses were all so colorful! loved it!

these little guys were all over the place!on the way to Eagle beach:the indian ruins:

the natural pool (sorry for the tilted horizon, please try not to get seasick):
on the sailboat:I can't wait for our next vacation :)

baby Ryder

I felt so special to be able to meet little Ryder after just 2 weeks of life. It was so fun to meet the baby I've seen everyday for the past nine months. By the way, I was totally wrong because I thought it was a girl...

He is certainly a boy, a very adorable little man:

While Denise was pregnant, Steve sent her flowers at work and they were addressed to "Mamma Llama", so here I present to you the the new Llama Family:
Speaking of nicknames, Denise calls Ryder "Littles" and in such a sweet way!
Here's a rare Ryder moment where he is not totally alert (it only lasted about 0.145 seconds).

"Littles" doesn't even know it yet, but he is one lucky baby born to wonderfully loving parents.

Thank you Denise, for inviting me into your home and letting me spend time with you and Ryder.

Oscar Party

The party was so much fun! Thanks to my friends who are silly like me. We certainly shared some good laughs (and gossip:))
Here are the nominees for all categories: Trisha, Daniela, Mary and Cristi:Umm sorry no pictures of the judges... But the party would have not been possible (or as much fun) without you!

And the winners of the "pink flamingo awards" are:

Best dressed: Daniela
Best make-up: Trisha
Best hair: Cristi
Best shoes: Mary

(Just typing this makes me laugh so much :))

Here we are with our trophies:
Oh and let's not forget our fabulous prizes and sponsor:
Can't wait until next year!