Granpa and Grandma Allen come to visit

It was a wonderful treat to have Grandma and Grandpa with us for almost 3 weeks in December they spend alot of time with the kids and Grace loved having Grandma read to hear and Grandpa color along side her. Cristian got some extra special cuddles from both of them.

Christmas in March

OK, so I am feverishly making an effort to catch up.. life is just more hectic with two little ones running around.. So Grace got her art easel, that I shipped from NYC and Cristian got a cute little farm that we fell in love with, it even came with a tractor. Baby Jesus was really good to the kids but the real gift and surprise was having Grandpa and Grandma come to visit..

NYC Family

While in NYC I could not pass up the opportunity to see my "old" old friends from HS.. I grew up with them and to me they are family.. we only had a couple of hours together but it was so much fun. Paul was great, he took some time off and came shopping with me into the City and shop we did.. later we met up with Ed, Sibi and Harold and went out to eat and dance at this great place in Queens.. It was a special night and hope I get to see them again, real soon.. it had been about 10 years or more since we were all together. What a joy.

Flash from the Past

Talk about a blast from the past, on my way to D.C. I met up with my cousin in Maryland and got to meet her adorable little girl.. she stole my heart. We took the Amtrak into the City and then off to Jackson Heights. OMG, Seriously I had not been in JH in forever. We walked by the bakery I had worked in as a teenager. It was still in business and looked exactly the same, it was freaky, like a time machine. Later that nite Ingrid and I went to a play, it was so much fun to walk around in old neighborhood and look back at the place where I grew up in.. and had such fond memories of.

Family Reunion

In late October I had the chance to go to the Mainland for a Perio meeting in DC. I started the journey early so I could attend my brother's 50th Birthday Celebration. It was so great to see my Nona, I had not seen her in a long time and I got to meet my first grand-nephew.. at least I think that is what he is, he is my oldest niece's son. My mother's great-grandchild. His name is Adam and he is only 23 days older than my son.. confused? don't worry so am I. It was awesome spending time with my family. My sister was suppose to fly in but was unable to do so last minute due to a babysitter emergency. I got to eat my favorite food. Colombian food.. bandeja paisa, chicharron, frijoles.. you name it.. it was no time to diet. I also got to do some shopping and spend time with my younger niece Johana.. and I almost forgot, I got to dance the night away at John's Big Birthday Bash with Mariachis and everything.. truly a memorable experience.