8 months old

Our First and Favorite Little Man is almost 8 months old. He likes to sit in his big boy seat with his sippy cup. He talks to Tía while she cooks and loves to laugh! He likes to eat pineapple and have his belly tickled. He hasn't said any words yet, but you can see his thoughts right on his face and know that it won't be long! Especially when he sees his sisters. He twists in ways I never thought possible to see them as soon as he hears them. Makes mealtime interesting. Oh, and he loves biter biscuits!

Lowcountry Livin'

One of the things I love about the south! Three seasons in one...fall leaves, spring flowers, taken in the winter!!

Quinceañera

We had a Quinceañera ("sweet fifteen")at the church last Saturday evening. It was lovely. Hermana Angelina and the other ladies outdid themselves with the decorations (really, our Fellowship Hall is gaustly and that night it looked great!) María Dayana, one of our youth, turned 15 the beginning of the month and in hispanic culture, when a young woman "comes of age" we celebrate it! There is a ceremony where the pastor (or the youth pastor) prays for her and her family, her future husband, her choices from here out and afterward there is a reception. It is very similar to a wedding and can cost as much as one!

Look at that dress! THAT is what I always thought prom dresses should look like...princess-y and soft...not some of the daring things I've seen girls wearing...


There is almost always a pastel tres leches and favors on the table...this time they were barbies dressed like Quinceañeras. They were really pretty! You can't really see it, but they are covered with lt. blue/white glitter and they are made out of paper products(haven't figured out what the fixation with paper products is, except that perhaps handmade is the best kind of favor). One of the girls tore her sleeve, but you can still see all the work that went into making them.

There is dancing, but as it is at the church there is only the "waltz de familia" where the young lady dances first with her daddy, then with family and friends. The party is all about the birthday girl, of course, but sometimes she has female attendants(can't really call them bridesmaids, but that is what they amount to). Dayana chose not to. She did have the male attendants, many of which were from our youth group or family and they did a great job!

It really was quite lovely and something every little girl looks forward to. Our Princess was very excited about it, and when I thought about planning hers in less than nine years...yeah, well, ahem...