Chiggyz and Co.

Maddie's having a baby!

2010-09-13T14:32:00.000-07:00

On Friday night we had a shower for Maddie with her friends and co-workers in attendance. Geovy made a delicious soup of locro. I made the pesto dip and the Bill Farley's chocolate. Ollie helped me to make the wax diapers that you fill with mints--a throwback to the time when my Mom was having her babies. Geovy filled little boxes with peanuts and I made some little lavender bouquets. It was such a fun shower. Meg, Lucy, Sorena and Kristi made it!!!! I was so thrilled! Some of Maddie's old college friends came and a lot of the people she knows through working at UVU came. My Mom made her some lovely quilts for all three of her kids and then we tied a quilt for her that I pieced together. We played Beatles music including "Hey Jude!" She is naming her baby Jude. We missed Laura--she was attending a photography show that Trent put together. I'm so happy that Maddie is having a baby. She has wanted this for a long time!

Maddie's Baby Shower

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Coin Purses and Shadow Boxes

2010-02-22T07:42:00.001-08:00

Beehive Bazaar

2010-02-22T06:54:00.001-08:00

I'm so excited for the Beehive Bazaar this year!!! I will be posting some pics very soon!!! I'm planning on doing my salsa--regular, pineapple and strawberry and then I am doing some hand-knit and felted coin purses and some shadow boxes. I'm so thrilled and honored to be sharing a table with Raquel Smith-Callis who is a very accomplished artist. She will be doing some awesome stained glass and the cutest dolls you have ever seen. Please come and see us at Thanksgiving Point. The weekend before Mother's Day!!!! Pics to follow!!!!!!!!!!!!

A couple more cute ones from my birthday...

2009-06-15T18:43:00.000-07:00

My 41st Birthday cont.

2009-06-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

In the morning Maddie came over and we decided to go to her soon to be step-daughter's birthday party. It was so much fun. The kids played games and ate cake. I'm glad that we went. After that we came back to Provo and went to the Farmer's Market which is one of my favorite things to do in all the world. We didn't stay long because Naui called and asked if we wanted to meet for lunch. I picked the Indian restaurant on Center street. Mike, Sheri, the girls, Brian and Guy were there and then my parents showed up with Nena. It was perfect and the food was amazing!!!!!! I'm so grateful for good friends. After lunch we went to Parker's baptism. It was really nice. The kids were wound up so I spent most of the time out playing with them in the grass. Then we came home and cleaned a little and then Naui and I went to the Himalayan performing arts festival. I ran into my old friend Sorena Green Marble who I adore. It was such amazing timing. We were in Salem at a grocery store to buy water. I loved talking to her and seeing her. The festival was awesome. The food was excellent. We did a little chanting and watched a nice violin performance. We had to visit the llamas. They are one of my favorite animals. We have a couple of llamas in Ecuador named Felipe and Leticia after the spanish prince and princess. It was a magical night with the one I love.

My 41st Birthday

2009-06-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

It's a crime that I haven't blogged for such a long time. It's been great having the kids out of school. We have 7 Peaks passes so we've been swimming and eating ice cream and just having too much fun. My best friend from Denver had another child graduate from high school so that makes me feel my age. I'm so proud of Kristi's kids. They are all wonderful!!!!

Ollie's school carnival!

2009-05-11T14:41:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun on Friday night! We were at Ollie's carnival from 4-7 p.m. Ollie won a lot of cute little prizes and he won a cute purple puppy for Nena. Addy and Lolo didn't stay the whole time and Naui just came for the last 10 minutes. The weather was perfect and there were a lot of nice people there!

My wonderful family

2009-05-04T14:28:00.001-07:00

More Easter Pics--I'm way behind

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Easter Fun

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Pics of the goods

2009-05-03T17:11:00.003-07:00

Beehive Bazaar

2009-05-03T16:59:00.001-07:00

At per Maddie's request, I am blogging a little about the Beehive Bazaar. It was a lot of fun this year. I haven't done it for a while because I've been so busy, but I was anxious to get back into it this year!!! I ended up selling something like 75 jars of salsa and I only sold a couple of coin purses and I don't know if I sold any of my Nancy Illustrations--(I did make a couple of trades with them though) the point is is that it was so fun to see all of the handiwork and art that people do around here. It was fun to share my salsa with everyone--the samples went fast. I loved seeing Stephanie, Molly and Noel and just a lot of other friends I hadn't seen for a while. Anne was so nice to me and I love her jam (her girls are adorable). I'm crazy about it. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. Nevermind that my kids looked like orphans for three days and my house got torn apart...

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Our Trip to Las Vegas to Celebrate Addy's 4.0

2009-04-03T08:04:00.000-07:00

We had such a blast. Ollie and Lolo were a little under the weather on Saturday, but on Sunday they felt much better. We stayed in St. George on Friday night at this super posh condo (Mike and Sheri's). We were tempted to stay there the whole time but Benetton was calling our name. We ate a delicious buffet at Treasure Island, had fun watching the grape vines at the Venetian, watched the water show at The Bellagio and basically walked for seven hours. Swimming was great at our hotel and Trader Joe's did not disappoint!!!! Cynthia was so fun. We had some great laughs.

More from Moab

2009-03-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

Addy got us on this awesome hike to Broken Arch and then we took a detour type route on the way back and ended up at a Campground with 1.2 miles back to the car with Lolo and a stinky diaper and Nena who refused to walk another step. Ollie, Nat and Addy were troopers and Addy carried Lolo all the way back--stinky and all!!! The arch did not disappoint though and how can you not love Mother Nature at its finest???

More of Moab and getting lost in Arches

2009-03-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

Our weekend trip to Moab to see Kristi, Grandma and to celebrate Addy's awesome grades

2009-03-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

St. Patrick's Day at the Cinegrill

2009-03-23T06:56:00.000-07:00

I had just put the corned beef in the crock pot and I got a message from Laura that we were supposed to meet at the Cinegrill for an Irish feast. I said to myself, we can just eat ours on the 18th and I started to make plans to go up to Salt Lake after Addy got out of school. I'm glad we did. It was super fun. We went over to Laura's before and took Sophie on a walk. Nena was so cute holding the leash.

Ken and Nathaniel's Birthdays

2009-03-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

Fairy Tea Pary

2009-03-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at the Fairy Tea Party at the Provo City Library. Ollie got the most compliments on his outfit and I spent the least amount of time on his. Oh well. I have never seen so many fairy wings in one place in my whole life.

Ollie and the fluff ball (Dannyboy)

2009-02-22T10:44:00.001-08:00

Madam Butterfly (Ballet West)

2009-02-22T10:38:00.000-08:00

My Mom, Maddie and I went to the ballet on Friday night. I decided to dress up seeing as how I will miss the Academy Awards party tonight to go see Celine D. thanks to my friend Mike Brown for being so generous with his tickets. Anyway, I'm in my red carpet outfit. I made the skirt, but my Mom--the master made the bolero jacket. I apologize for wearing too much bush, and the expression on my face is funny, but look at the outfit. We had so much fun. We were all a little tired, but the ballet was amazing and the set and costumes was so wonderful. We just had fun being in the Capitol Theater together. It's a special place. I love those girls I was with.

Lolo and his big dreams of being a ball star

2009-02-22T10:35:00.000-08:00

Our Jr. Jazz party and seeing Ronnie Price

2009-02-22T10:32:00.000-08:00

It was a little disappointing because I made two big pizzas and we only had one teammate show up, but all the pizza got eaten in two days so that was good. I think the kids had fun and it was so fun to hear an NBA player talk about the path that led him to where he is. He doesn't play video games!!!!!!!!

Making ghee and khitchri

2009-02-22T10:27:00.000-08:00

Pat got me into making some Indian cuisine when I was in Eau Claire. I love the ghee. I put some fennel seeds in 1/3 of the batch and the khitchri was delish. It's made with basmati rice and I used green chard and sweet potatoes and onions. It's not hard to make. I must admit--I ruined the first batch of ghee--I think I cooked it too long. It is great on toast.

The school play--No Strings Attached

2009-02-17T06:52:00.000-08:00

The play was amazing and thanks to Pat for watching Lolo while she was helping back stage--I got to see the whole thing. Asher was a donkey and Camilla was a marionette. Her costume was alta costura!!! Pat made it. What fun!!!

Our stop at the Mall of America and lunch at Tandor (sp?)

2009-02-17T06:46:00.001-08:00

We had to stop at the mall of America. My Mom, Pat and I rode the roller coaster. It was a scream!!! I bought a swatch and met a nice lady with three kids that were the same age as my youngest three. The Indian food buffet was soooooooo good. What a dream!

Our fabulous trip to Wisconsin for the school play.

2009-02-17T06:37:00.000-08:00

It was great traveling with my Mom and Dad. They helped a lot with Lolo and they watched him while I took the Park and Jet shuttle back to the parking lot to look for my wallet. I discovered I didn't have it in my diaper bag when they asked me for my I.D. at the airport. My heart was racing--I was worried it was in Provo on the table or something like that. Yikes. I searched the car and got back in the shuttle and the driver asked, "Arn't you going to look in the back (of the van)?" Sure enough--it was there in the back. I don't know how it got there, but I was so relieved to find it, I gave him all the cash that was in it--it was only $20. Oh well, Anthony would have given him $100. The flight was amazing--Lolo slept the whole way. It was so fun to sit in between my parents on the plane. It was so great to see Pat when we got there--see pic. She spoiled us rotten.

Getting ready for Valentine's Day!

2009-02-17T06:33:00.001-08:00

Elena's new dance class

2009-02-05T18:22:00.000-08:00

I signed Nena up for a dance class taught by this talented woman I met through a friend. She owns Ruby Shoes dance studio which is just a couple of blocks from my house. Her husband built this fabulous studio where I take yoga too. This was Nena's second class. She was hesitant and didn't even participate in her first class so this was huge. The kids are so cute and Amber is a great teacher.

Dinner at McCool's for my Dad's Birthday

2009-02-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

I just realized it's funny we went to a pub after we toured the temple, but that's where we ate--an Irish Pub. It was fun. I had some soup and potatoes and Addy got meat loaf. Naui got corned beef and for dessert we got the apple crisp. It was a fun little place and the kids were pretty much trapped in the high-walled booth--well kind of--they managed to crawl under the table 'cause they saw Maddie do it. I think my Dad had a good time too. I was sitting by him and the server thought we were together--see pic--there is only a 33 year difference between us--HA. What a swell party. My husband is the handsome one in the Brasil jersey.

A few more from the party

2009-02-03T11:58:00.001-08:00

Dad's 73rd Birthday

2009-02-03T11:51:00.000-08:00

We had such a nice day yesterday. We met at this church in Draper and then rode the shuttle to the Draper Temple for the openhouse. Everything was so organized. After the tour--which was so amazing we went to this other church house and had some cookies and water and took a few pictures. My Lolo is not in the big family picture because I thought my Mom was holding him and he was really lost and this nice lady was holding him and waiting for someone to claim him. I couldn't believe it. I felt so dumb. I thought he was in the picture the whole time. Oh well, we had a great time. We enjoyed the Jim Wilcox painting in the temple and the Minerva Teicherts (prints) and Carl Blochs (prints). There were some Friebergs (sp) and Hafens too. Great art and beautiful architecture. Nena got a little crazy in there for a while. Lolo kept wanting to get down.

Superbowl Sunday pre-game activities--Addy's new suit.

2009-02-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

Naui had a couple of fabulous suits made in Ecuador. He and Addy look so stylin' in them.

Slumber party with Grandma

2009-02-03T11:48:00.001-08:00

Superbowl Salsa

2009-02-03T11:43:00.000-08:00

We went over to Mike and Sheri's for the Superbowl. They have an amazing basement. It's the kind of space that you have to flicker the lights and shew people out because it's so comfortable and so fun. I was rooting for the underdogs. It was an exciting game. Hopefully the Broncos will be there next year. It was fun to have my parents show up and my Mom ended up spending the night!!!! Mike and Sheri are the best. Fun to see Brian's Mom too and Guy was there of course. Janalyn and the kids came too. What fun!

2009-01-25T17:27:00.000-08:00

Mi Rancherito

2009-01-25T17:23:00.000-08:00

We've been eating at this restaurant for years. It's now called El Mexal but we still call it Mi Rancherito. I got the shrimp cocktail today and the kids always get the chix enchiladas. As you can see, I colored my hair. I had to do something with the gray. I even painted my nails last night. Wow. Haven't done that for a long time.

One of my favorite stores in Salt Lake

2009-01-25T17:18:00.000-08:00

I once got a pedicure here thanks to Shanny. Talk about a treat. I love all of there things. They have quite a variety from jewelry to nail polish to Bumble and Bumble to Hobo to books. I could spend a long time in there. If you haven't checked it out, you should. It's on 21st South and maybe about 9th east or so by Smith's.

More pics from the Shanghai

2009-01-25T17:14:00.001-08:00

Happy Chinese New Year (tomorrow)!!!!

2009-01-25T17:05:00.000-08:00

We celebrate the Chinese New Year largely because of Anthony speaking/knowing Chinese and for all of our Chinese friends and loved ones. We went to the Shanghai Cafe in Salt Lake for the Dragon Dance last night and it was awesome. The fire crackers were so loud and the kids went crazy. The dragon danced in the parking lot and took a grapefruit off of the altar and then came into the restaurant and took something off of the ceiling that was hanging up (made out of newspaper like a little pinata of sorts). It danced around and made a lot of money. We stopped at Got Beauty on our way home. I love that store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The girl working there looked like the girl in Transformers and I'm fairly certain that Ollie and Addy both liked her. She was nice. Our dinner was great. I got the tofu vermicelli rice noodle salad. It is the bomb!!!!!

One more of Lolo

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Parade Pics

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Martin Luther King Weekend

2009-01-22T12:30:00.001-08:00

We had so much fun last Friday. We went up to Salt Lake and picked up Nat from school. Then we went to Hires where Naui surprised us and showed up. The kids loved the food there and we saw a lot of Utes fans wearing red. Then we went to the knitting store and Backer's Bakery... Talk about two cute stores!!!! I was so inspired. Then we picked up Noah from his school where we found a digital camera to use for the parade (we were lamenting the fact that we forgot our camera) and then we went to the parade and we marched all the way from the Conference Center down to the City and County Building. Sunday was calm and relaxing--somewhat if you consider teaching Ollie's primary class relaxing. On Monday I ran errands and got things for Naui to take back to Ecuador and then I felted my coin purse at Laura's house. What a dream weekend. Every day is a dream with my kiddies.

Celebrating the Full Moon

2009-01-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

Nena did a snow angel first and unfortunately I don't have a picture of her doing that. She was out of the snow and into the hot tub (not hottub) before I could get her picture but I did talk Ollie into doing one with me.

Our new couch

2009-01-12T10:05:00.000-08:00

I have to give all credit to Laura for finding this couch. Laura, couches and I go way back. She helped me pick out my very first couch when I got married (in Walnut Creek CA).

These boots and these jeans were made for walkin'

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Spending the day with my Brazilian Twin 8 years my junior

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Cynthia came down and we made Tortilla Soup together and then we put some cute patches on her jeans. She ordered a cute pair of cowboy boots to go with the jeans. We have a trip all planned to go to Vegas and do some shopping. Think we can do it with three young children? We want to go to Benetton among some other stores. I want to be like her great-grandmother--an expert seamstress and chocolate lover.

More from New Year's Eve

2009-01-01T09:12:00.000-08:00

I love this church across from the Cinegrill. Ollie standing on Mt. Everest in front of our house. Lolo's do. etc. etc.

More from New Year's Eve

2009-01-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

We drove down from Salt Lake and went over to the Provo Towne Center. It was packed. We met up with Ken and Dave and Maddie. We got some fun hairdos by none other than the Paul Mitchell School. Naui asked me if I was going to change my facebook picture to one with my new hairdo. I told him no. Lolo looked great. We couldn't get Nena to sit in the chair for the pretties (that's what we call it when we do her hair). The music was fun and they had a mallet game where you hit the brick thingy hard to try to ring the bell at the top of the post thing. Ken, Ollie and I tried it but we couldn't. The volunteer working the game said that no one rung the bell the whole night. I figured it was rigged. We stayed at the mall until about 11:15, came home to watch Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin for a while and then drove down to the parking garage to see the fireworks. What a fun, fun, fun and magical night. My Mom, Laura and her boys came down too!!!!!!!!

New Year's Eve 2008

2009-01-01T08:53:00.000-08:00

Naui went to the auction in the morning. We met up with him, my parents, Laura, Trent and the boys at one of our favorite restaurants--The Cinegrill--for lunch. It was so good but Naui and I tried not to eat too much because my dear Kristi gave us a gift certificate to Cucina Toscana. We enlisted a few babysitters and actually went out on a date if you can believe it!!!!! It was delish!!! Good thing I had my read coat on 'cause it was a little on the fancy side. It was so nice to see Kristi. She gave me a darling mug that I can hug while I'm drinking my tea and hot chocolate. She also gave me some soap that she got me in Hawaii. I got spoiled. Anyway--our day was so much fun. My Dad did a great job with the kids at the studio and Laura and my Mom had Ollie while they looked for a new couch. We got to see some of my Dad's latest paintings and they are so magnificent. I wan to open a little gallery and get going.

Dinner at Laura's Monday Night

2009-01-01T08:44:00.001-08:00

Nathaniel spent the night on Sunday. We had a disappointing night because the Broncos lost against San Diego ending a frustrating season. A culmination of events led to the firing of Mike Shannihan who has been with the Broncos for 14 seasons. I know it must have been a hard decision for Pat Bowlen. We tried to get over the upset by having fun with the kids--making Madeline cookies and going to see the candy windows. While we were looking at the windows I passed the 3rd Circuit Court Building and remembered I had signed up for traffic school that night. I basically kissed all the kids goodbye, called Naui and darted across the street. Ollie had to be restrained by Addy and Nathaniel. He was trying to chase me across the street. I felt so bad that I had to leave and I couldn't believe I forgot about the class. It wasn't bad though. Maddie left me a car and I drove up to Laura's right after class. We had a lovely time there. We watched Baby Mama. Those girls are so funny. My Dad was cutting up. He loves that show. Laura's house looks so awesome. Her new addition is top notch.

Nutcracker

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We braved the weather on Monday the 22nd and drove up to the Capitol Theater for Ballet West's The Nutcracker. It was so beautiful. I can almost envision the whole ballet with my eyes closed when I listen to the music--well maybe. I have seen it so many times and get a thrill from watching it each time. I am partial to Ballet West's production of it. The costumes are so amazing and the dancers that they have are exquisite. The best part was that Ollie got to come with us. We had dinner at Shanghai Cafe with my parents and then headed to the theater. Ollie sat on my lap so I could sit by my Mom where the seats were better. It was magical.

Lolo Pictures at Maestro's Gelato Shop

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Lolo at the Gelato shop

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Doing down dog and playing with the garbage can. It was so cold and the hot chocolate was so good.

Twinners

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We think these jackets are about 18 years old. Very old school from some die hard Bronco Fans. They better win against San Diego on Sunday!!!!!!!!!! Go Denver!!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Eating on Christmas

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

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I tried to wrap most of the presents in brown paper packages tied up with string.

Christmas Morning

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We stayed up until about 1:15 a.m. getting ready for Christmas morning. Lolo stayed up with us. Addy was up too. It was fun. We listened to music and tried to keep Lolo from opening everything. The kids woke up at about 8:30 a.m. I woke up a little before that and folded a pile of laundry. It felt so good. I think the kids had fun!!!

Christmas Eve at Daybreak

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We had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner at my parents' house. Ken, Cynthia and Maddie were there. We ate ham, potatoes, rolls, salad and gingerbread with lemon curd. Ollie announced that it was the best dinner ever during the meal. We played guessing games after dinner and scratched backs. The evening was magical. My Mom gave me the most beautiful pajamas that she made herself. I love them.

Singing at Ollie's School

2008-12-25T19:05:00.000-08:00

Last week I was fortunate enough to go to Ollie's school every morning to sing Christmas carols in the hall by the piano and Christmas trees. I got choked up each morning as I recalled doing the same thing at Douglas Elementary in Salt Lake when I was in Elementary School. My Mom said that when we moved to Denver, there was no singing of Christmas Carols in the schools. That makes me a little sad. A lot of the kids at Ollie's school are just learning english, but boy can they sing Christmas songs. It was so beautiful!!!!

Ollie's Class Christmas Party

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We made gumdrop wreaths for his teachers and then went to the Christmas assembly. It was so cute. Ollie's class sang "Must Be Santa." We watched Christmas videos--Grinch and Frosty, ate cookies and played in the gym. The kids loved Lolo Claus.

Candy Windows

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Last Saturday my Mom and Maddie came over and we went out to eat at the Thai Place and then we went to see the candy windows. We try to make this a yearly tradition as these windows are extraordinarily beautiful and artistic. We were especially excited this year because Raquel did one of the windows. Before we went on this excursion we had toyed with the idea of driving to Vegas to meet Laura, Trent and the boys but the weather was bad and we were having a hard time getting the courage to get in the car with a teenager and three small children. Dinner was excellent. We all got the mango sweet rice--Ollie got banana pudding--for dessert. Lolo is fussing so I will get to the photos.

I guess I will redo my Christmas Card--got some cute pics of the kids this week.

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We stumbled upon this Santa outfit for Lolo at the D.I. for $4. He looks great it it if I might say so myself.

Trying to be a gracious hostess and make hot chocolate for the party after the Christmas Chorus Concert

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Nena is always a gracious hostess in her swimsuit.

Oops, I meant to do this picture but I accidentally did two of my Mom with Ollie

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Salt Lake City Children's Choir at the Cathedral of the Madeline

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Santa Parade in Provo

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More pics from Thanksgiving

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Naui made it back--he has been all over the place!!!!!

Thanksgiving pics

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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at my parents' house in South Jordan. My Mom and Dad went all out and so did my sisters with their pies. My Brazilian twin was there and that tickled me. Maddie brought her new love interest and he made us all laugh. We had a pie tasting contest which was awesome. We liked Laura's crust and Maddie'
s filling.

Pics from last night

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A typical Sunday night at the Zambrano Home

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We spent the afternoon over at Ken's watching the Broncos lose to the Raiders. How did that happen? Ken saved Elena from choking on a cinnamon hard candy and then he kicked us out. We did have a delicious dinner of steak, eggs, rice and lentils before all of this happened so Elena had enough food in her stomach to force the candy out when Ken performed the Heimlik (sp?) maneuver on her. We had chocolate milk and cookies for dinner. The only thing not typical was the fact that Naui isn't here.

Elena's New Dress

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Steve and Hannah Du Toit's Wedding Reception

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Thanks for the Nancy Drew Bag and Books Carol

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Our last Nancy Drew Book Club Meeting

2008-11-21T18:43:00.000-08:00

We just finished books 55 and 56 of the Nancy Drew original series. They were The Mystery of Crocodile Island and The Thirteenth Pearl. I am so sad that our club is done. I will really miss it even though it takes a lot of effort to get the kids situated and to get up to Salt Lake every month. My camera batteries died so I only have one picture from our event. It was over the top. Sherry made magnets and Lisa made bookmarks. Lisa made a delicious afternoon tea service complete with pumpkin ice cream. I had the lavender tea. Ollie came too. He was so dang cute. My Mom and Maddie were there and Carol of course. Carol gave me the cutest Nancy Drew bag and two amazing Nancy Drew books. It was magical. I love Nancy Drew.

Para ti mi amor

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Pics

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My International Flight Attendant

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The kids tried to sneak up on Naui and surprise him at the airport, but somehow we missed each other. They were so excited!!! We had a fun and very short weekend. We celebrated Naui's birthday by making a carrot cake and singing. Lolo and Ollie were already asleep at that point. The truth is the cake fell, but I fixed it. Our only hope as desperate housewives is that something, some time will work out--I just saw a little bit of Desperate Housewives and this was something that Bree (sp?) said. This is our plight. Happy Birthday Naui!!!

"He kind of looks like a grad student," says Nathaniel.

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More of Lolo's birthday

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More birthday photos

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lolo's first birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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We had such a great day today! We woke up and made two cakes--both of them didn't work out. You will see in the pictures--the first one bubbled up and made a mess in the oven and the second one didn't get done in the middle. It was supposed to be a ball cake for the ball birthday party, but it ended up looking like something else--oh well--I always think of that scene in The Hours when Julianne Moore bakes the cake for her husband and it doesn't work out so she throws it away and makes another one. Anyway, we went up to my Mom's for church. Laura had Addy and Ollie and so we all met at Grandma's after church and had a delicious meal of meat loaf, potatoes, salad, baked apples and rolls. My Mom made a drop dead delicious oatmeal cake. She is the master and I don't know why I even attempted a cake. We played with balls at the park and the basketball court and helped Addy get ready for tryouts for Timpview High Basketball tomorrow. I know he'll make it. Laura, Trent and the boys were so fun and I'm so glad they came to the party. Yes, I know my fly is down in one of the photos. Happy 1st Birthday Lolo. I think he had fun and he loved the balls and blowing out the candle on his cake.

Ninos de la calle

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Lomo Saltado de Pollo

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I made this dish a week ago and it turned out so good. I must admit. Maddie and Dave went to La Carreta and got a little sick and were a little disappointed. I cracked up and said, "You should have come to my house for the Lomo Saltado. I made it the same day you went out for it!!!" What a coincidence. YummmmmmmY!!!

Eve if Lolo's First Birthday

2008-11-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

These are for you Papa Z. I finally finished the sweater and I vow never to let a knitting project drag on as long as that one did. Lolo looks so cute in it and should be able to wear it for maybe two weeks--ha--maybe two months if I'm lucky. I have his outfit all laid out for his birthday tomorrow--navy pants and a light blue shirt and tie and the sweater of course. Lolo is starting to walk and boy does he look adorable doing it. I love that kid more than words can even begin to express. He is getting a little bit of an attitude now though.

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More from Halloween

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More Pics from Halloween

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