February 2008 Highlights

I took the day off from work to spend the day with Jacob at Disneyland. I like to do that with him from time to time. I love mommy and me time with him. He's getting older now and he's starting to enjoy bigger rides. So it's a blast.

Dinner With The Cousins

Just a fun picture to share....

Valentines Day

On Valentine's day the kids woke up to Valentine's cards from Mom and Dad and some fun little gifts.













Jacob wants a puppy so bad that I gave him a talking dog. He loved it and Gianna did too. She wanted his puppy so bad. Jacob had to be on his toes or Gianna would grab it from him.

The night before we spent the afternoon writing out valentines for Jacob's class and filling heart bags with candy. Jacob had a fun day at school and came home even more excited with a bag full of valentines he had received from his friends.













Danny and I celebrated on the weekend. My parents baby sat so we could go out to dinner and see a movie. We don't do that very often so that was a treat!

Remembering Julio Aldas

February was a difficult month for the family. We lost a very dear uncle, my Tio Julio. He is actually my mom's cousin. My grandmother had only one child, my mom, but my grandmother's sister had 9 kids (I might be off by a sibling or two). So my mom grew up very close to her 9 cousins. They were like bothers and sisters to her. Tio Julio was one of those cousins. My uncle lived for the most part in Ecuador but he and his wife would come to California to visit every year. He was here visiting and while at his son's house he collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital where they worked on him for hours but by the afternoon he had succumbed and past away. My uncle was at times a hot head but for the most part he was funny and sweet. I have fond memories of spending summer vacations in Ecuador at his house in the city and at his beach house. He will be missed.







This is a picture I took of my cousing Monica and Gianna while were at the hospital. We were waiting outside hoping for the best while they worked on Tio Julio.