The gift that keeps on giving

If you have a preschooler like me, then you must be getting a birthday invitation at least once a month!  Which means you got to budget for a present, two different gift wraps (depending on the gender) & a gift tag.  Well that all adds up!  Sometimes I can't say no to the invitation since Gianna loves to play with classmates. 

I found this link to a beautiful and free gift tags which can be used for birthdays and Christmas.  The pdf also have lines to guide you with cutting.  It was best recommended to use for a stock card, but instead I used a full page label maker.  Enjoy!

New additions

It has been four months since I've made any updates.  So much have changed & I'm still playing catch-up.  Vincenzo Sagan was born on 4/10 & on 5/8 we left our lovely SF flat for a single-family home in Oakland (bonus for the backyard!).  From there, my brother-in-law "rescued" a kitty from our backyard & Gianna happily named her Little Mermaid Sparkles.  We call her Lms or Sparky for short. 

The bride-to-be getting her practice on.

Gianna & Alijah bathing after spilling hand soap all over.

Bday BBQ with the girls.

We're happy to welcome our friends & family who visited despite the mess & unpacked boxes.  Hope to see you all soon!

10 more weeks to go...

The anticipation, anxiety and worry  are starting to set in.  This weekend I'm planning on packing, setting up the play yard and dusting off the swing (on top of preparing Gianna to be an Ate).  She's already showing symptoms of jealousy when other babies are around, not to mention she's a Stage 5 clinger!  I still find myself sleeping with her in her twin bed & sneaking out around 11:30 only to find her again in our bed at 2 am.  Someone help me!

@ 24 weeks

Happy Holidaze!

Gianna's preschool is on a 2 week winter break which coincides with our San Diego vacay.  Her ninong happens to be there for a NCAA tournament & ninang resides there, so we killed 2 birds with 1 stone.  She really took a liking to Ninang Lora & her boyfriend, Curtis.  Its unfortunate that they live so far away.

It was nice to escape from the SF rainy & cold weather.  We took G to Legoland, San Diego Zoo, the Aquarium, a puppet show and The New Children's Museum.  In other words, she got hooked up!  This year we celebrated NYE pajama-style beating the boys in Pictionary with NKOTB & the Backstreet Boys serenading us and Gianna tormenting the kitties. 

Debuting her new smile at SD Zoo

The best seats I've ever had.  Go Lady Dragons!

Enjoying some slim pickiins at Aloha Grille.

A visit from Auntie Mel.

countdown to midnight, PJ style

Too excited to drive

Happy New Year to all.  We are excited on our new addition for 2011!