Christmas Greetings

Merry Christmas to all. This is an exciting time of year as we are remembering the birth of Jesus.

Daddy decorated this card, while mom decorated the tree. Daddy thinks I'm an angel (well at least sometimes).

WLC Christmas Party

This year was my first WLC Christmas Party! The event took place at the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. My daddy took advantage of the open bar and buffet with buddies, while my mommy chatted all night long with people from WLC and thier significant others. It was fun spending time with all the other kids. I finally meet Ally, Marrisa, Isabel, and Ethan, along with the usual suspects: Miles, Morgan, Mason, and Caitlin. The "Angry Asian" Phuc Tran actually held me for 10 minutes. I think he's a softy deep down inside. And Charissa made good on her offer to babysit me even though it was only for a couple of minutes while my daddy got mommy a drink. Thank you Tiffany and Vicki for planning such a wonderful evening! [Pictures courtesy of Jose Vallarta]

Memorable Moments

Here are a couple more shots from our vacation. The most memorable moment was when the snow plow came to rescue us. Look how deep the snow is!
As always Mommy had a great time dressing me up. Daddy just thinks I look silly with my hat and all, but I think dressing up is so much fun!

Still, I know Daddy is so proud of me by the way he looks at me and holds me.

As usual, we return from vaction more tired than we we left. Mommy and I took advantage of the plane ride back for a quick nap. Can you tell that pink is our favorite color?

The Biggest Little City

During our vaction Mommy and Daddy and I spent some time in the "Biggest Little City in the World" (Reno). Daddy kept pointing to my diaper when he said that, but I think it was all the fresh air getting to him.

We spent most of our time in Reno at the Casino buffet, but had a chance to visit a wierd looking building (Nevada Museum of Art) by architect Will Bruder. Daddy liked it, but it just look like a big lava rock to me.

Then daddy took me to a building I really liked: a giant ginger bread house. There wasn't a sign that said "no touching" so I helped myself.

It was wonderful spending so much time with daddy. I think I wore him out though.

Family Vacation

This week I had a great time with my family during vacation. Nana, Pops, and Auntie Shannon went to Lake Tahoe with Mommy and Daddy. It was very relaxing. We had a fun time reading, sleeping, and playing dress-up, but not so much fun in the snow.

Visiting the Olivers

I finally got to meet some of my cousins, Emma and Michael Oliver when we were visiting Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike. Here's a picture of me with Emma. She got a new duck game for Christmas, but we didn't play together that well. She kept putting the duck in the pond and I kept knocking them off. Did you know that my the first word I said was "duck"?

Uncle Mike is remodeling his house with his son Mark. This is a picture of him explaining to me why he won't give Daddy a nail gun.


Here I am with Aunt Nancy and a stolen ducky.

Over the River and STUCK in the Woods

On Saturday night I got to meet my second cousins in Lake Tahoe. On the way home from Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike's house we took a wrong turn on a closed road called the "Morman Immigrant Trail". At first we didn't realize we were lost because it was so dark, but we soon noticed we were the only car on the road. As we continued, the weather started getting worse and worse as we went higher and higher up the mountain. Pretty soon we were in the middle of a blizzard! After about 65 miles, we could go no further. We ended up getting stuck and spent a couple of hours trying to free the mini-van. It was a losing battle, the snow piled up so fast that as soon as we freed the mini-van we would get stuck again just a couple feet down the road. All we could do was pray. We were trapped on a snow covered road that was closed till the spring. Overnite Nana, Pops, Auntie Shannan, Mom and Dad were all taking turns keeping me warm. It was cold, but I wasn't too worried and was able to fall asleep for a few hours. At 6am there was over 2 feet of snow around the car. According to some signs we had pasted along the way, we knew that a main road was nearby, so daddy put plastic baggies over his socks, put on his tennis shoes, and took Pops' santa hat to find help. I was scared after hearing all of the stories of lost families in the mountains. After an hour another snowstorm came by but daddy still wasn't back yet =(. After three hours, we were all starting to get really worried, and mommy began to cry. Then just over the hill we saw a huge snow plow! We were saved! Daddy had managed to find the road and flag down some help. Mommy started to cry again but this time they were tears of joy.

Here Comes Santa Claus

I still don't understand why mom was so excited to see me sit on this plump, old, hairy man's lap.

A Nice Day in the Park

We went to the Irvine Regional Park yesterday with some friends. We saw animals at the zoo and took a fun train ride. My favorite part was chillin' with Mikayla in our cool strollers.

O Christmas Tree

Today we went to see a big tree that was environmentally friendly plucked out of a California forest that will be "recycled" after Christmas- or at least that's what the sign said. Yeah, I didn't think it was too interesting either.

Mom dressed me up in a silly Christmas outfit and then tried to get me to smile all day. I don't think I let out a smile until I came home and saw daddy.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Mom and dad wanted to go for out for some exercise the other night, so they bundled me up REALLY well. Did I mention that they were going for a jog to nana’s house to go finish up the Thanksgiving apple pie? Also, those of you from the mid-west, it was a freezing 65° outside; I was sweating more then mom and dad when we arrived.

Thanksgiving

My first Thanksgiving was at Nana's house and everyone came to see if I could down the turkey leg. I ate so much I was stuffed.
It was a fun day with my whole family, Lola, Opa, Uncle Henry, Auntie Shannan, Nana, Pops and mom and dad. I was getting passed around from person to person and they were all eating me up.
I have so much to be thankful for!


Daddy and me.

9 Month Update

For my nine month birthday on November 16th all I got were two shots :-( I am now a total of 28" long but I only put on a pound and a half since my last check up. I'm 85% in height and 15% in weight. Tall and lean, maybe I'll be like my Auntie Tanya someday.

I cried when I got my shots but mom calmed me down and Nana and Pops cheered me up later that night.

It was an exhausting day, but Auntie Shannan put me to sleep. Time to grow some more.

Crawling

The Wedding

This weekend we had a great big celebration, because I finally have a new uncle. Aunt Tanya got married to Uncle Pat...I never knew becoming an uncle required such a huge celebration, but you know my auntie Tanya always has to over do it. Doesn't my auntie Tanya look beautiful? We both got our dresses from the Philippines.



This is Tita Emma. I've been waiting to show her off, so you could see how much she loves me. We had fun at the party together.

Mom and Dad had fun dancing with me. Here's a picture of Mr. Seigler trying to "cut in". I turned him down because he was too old for me :-)
I am a little drunk here, and I only had a few sips from mom's spiked milk. Thanks to Nana and Pops I got home safe.

Chinese Auf Duetsch?

Onkel Hemet and Tanta Maibritt tried showing me how to use chinese chopsticks auf deutsch... No wonder I was having such a difficult time. Maybe next time in Germany we'll try painting together - I'm sure it will be abstract!

"Hair" Letens

Tanta Doris was a natural when it came to holding me. I was really enjoying it... That is until Onkel Uwe's facial hair poked me and made me cry... Look at that thing! Onkel Uwe's Beard puts daddy's to shame.

Here a Crucillo, There a Crucillo, Everywhere a Crucillo

I had so much fun with all my Titas, and they seemed to enjoy being with me... I will miss them so much when they leave... that is until we all move to San Diego!
This is Tita Lisa, Tita Rory, and Tita Vicky spending time with me - look at those smiles =). Tita Rory says I'm her little shrimp chip... "Ma Sarap!"

Tita Vicky the Comedian

The Crucillo Convention

I'm so happy to finally meet my Tita Rory. She is a part of the "delegation" of family and friends that will be arriving this week for Autie Tanya's wedding on Saturday.

Today we ate lunch outside. The sun was shining, and It was a perfect day 75 degress (F). Later, we all had fun playing "tug-o-war"... So much attention so little time.

Happy Halloween!

Rawrrrr...why won't mom and dad give me any candy, they gave it to all the other dressed up kids?! All they give me are vegetables, first squash, now this.

Clowning Around at the Pumpkin Patch!

This weekend we went to a pumpkin patch. My mom dressed me up like a clown, but the only one I scared was myself (could've scared Autie Adrienne if she was around). These are pictures of me before I started crying .

"Moving On Up..."

Sorry we haven't had any updates the past week, but we've been busy moving. Here are some pictures of me helping mommy and daddy unpack. I think I was a bigger distraction then anything else. I'm going to miss the loft in that old warehouse down by the train tracks w/drug dealing neighbors, but at least I have my own room now with a full length mirror that I love looking into and a big tub I can splash around in!
Nana says that "I'm too sexy for this box"

Family Day in LA

Our family got together in LA to see Tita Tanya's (and soon to be Uncle Pat's) new place. We also celebrated Opa and Tita Tanya's birthdays...I can't believe how old their getting. Just kidding, it's just a line I hear all the time :-)