Merry Christmas!

Christmas Day was even more fun! I went to church and opened presents all day long!

Having lunch and Lolly and Grandad's with my cousin Alex. Don't we look cute with our matching outfits?

Alex showing me how to work the presents...

I'm a quick learner!

Christmas Eve

The expectation of my first Christmas was so much fun!!! I went to Uncle Greg and Aunt Britton's house for some pre-Christmas love...

With daddy and grandad

Loving time with mommy and daddy

In such a good mood...I took a long nap on the way here...

Victoria has become a book lover. Anytime she sees a book, well, she wants it! She loves opening them, closing them, looking at the pages, turning the pages, openning them, closing them...you get the idea! I hope this is something that lasts a lifetime!

Can't decide which one to read!

Did I get enough out?

Victoria meets Santa

Today we went to meet Santa. I thought Victoria was going to be afraid but they got along very well :) Santa told her what a good girl she had been and mommy agreed! She thought for a second to cry but the photo crew did a good job at keeping her entertained. Here is our little girl on Santa's lap for the first time!

Updates

Okay, it has been almost 4 months since I updated the blog...I know, too long! I have been in front of the computer for 4 hours now but I have uploaded all the pictures that were on my camera (more than 1200!!!!). I blogged on some of the best moments of those so take your time and go back thru the posts since August and have fun! Love, Maria-Paula (while Victoria sleeps)

9 months old on Thanksgiving day!!!

Now that I am 9 months old I am EVERYWHERE! I am chasing (crawling) the cats, the dog chases me and mommy chases the dog! I am self fedding very well, drink from my cup, pull to a stand and play well with others.

Big day for me, 9 months old and my first Thanksgiving!
I got to eat turkey and mashed potatoes...yum, yum! I also took my 9 month old pictures (in my rocker). I have been a little sick so it was a long day for me...

Gobble, gobble, gobble

I have 2 teeth!!!

What is over here?

Hello earrings!

I got my ears pierced...mommy has been trying to convince daddy to do it for the past 6 months but this time he brought it up...so mommy couldn't waste the opportunity! I didn't cry much, i was like my shots, once mommy held me I was fine...

Modeling 101

Family is the best!

I am so lucky! I had so much family come to see me this week! Tia Pili and Juanito came from Ecuador!!! Uncle Juan Pablo, Aunt Liz, Anthony and Jack came from Houston and Primo Art and Nicole came too! We all had so much fun!

With Tia Pili...she is sooo sweet!

With uncle Juan Pablo and mommy

With Anthony and Jack

With Primo Art and Nicole...congratulation on your engagement!

I really liked flirting with Juanito!

The Arboretum

Abu came to visit for Halloween (any excuse:). We went to the Arboretum to take pictures in the Pumpkin Patch...Taylor, Presley and Teagan invited us! I had fun but that hay was itchy!

With mommy and Abu

One, two, three, four...fifty-two....

This feels funny!

With the girls...

Happy Halloween!!!

For my first Halloween I was a spider, not a black widow or a scary spider but a very sweet and smiley spider. Mommy can even tell you how I got my first taste of candy corn...yum!!!

The Spider (me!)

Crawling spider... it's harder with so many legs!

See..very smiley!

Trick or treating in the neighborhood!

Halloween party at school!

We had a Halloween part at school and mommy and daddy were able to come and celebrate with me!

Ready for school!

Crawling in the classroom

Playing with play food

With mommy during picture time...

My classmates and teachers...

Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeen!

8 month old girl!

I am discovering all kinds of tricks! I make mommy and daddy laugh so much and always see them smiling when looking at me!

If you stand me up I can hold on for a little while...

I love to jump...

...and love books!

...and still NO teeth!

The State Fair of Texas

Mommy and daddy took me to the fair...they go every year (it was actually one of their first dates :) I had so much fun!!! Charlie and Jennifer came with us and Charlie won me lots of prizes...he is very sweet to me!

I got to ride the Carrousel

...and the Ferris Wheel!

Hanged out with Big Tex...

...and with Charlie and Jennifer!

7 months old...

I'm getting bigger by the minute....

I can sit without support for a short bit

I smile big but no teeth yet!

I am "scooting" all over the place!

Going for a walk in Georgetown

During my trip to D.C. Abu and Abuelo took me to Georgetown for a fun stroll... I had so much fun!

Say cheese!

We brought mommy too!

Who's cool?

Visiting Abu and Abuelo in D.C.!!!

I was missing Abu and Abuelo so much so decided to go and visit them. We surprised Abuelo who almost had a heart attack when he saw me! I had so much fun while the showed me around D.C.!!! Can't wait to go back!

By the Capitol with mommy

I am SO big!

With Abu and Abuelo by the Washington Monument

Playing with Abuelo

Laughing with Abu