Author: normajean

  • Ian’s Birthday at the Zoo

    Ian’s Birthday at the Zoo

    Today we celebrated Mateo’s friend Ian’s 3rd birthday at the Columbus Zoo.  The kids had a great time playing games, eating pizza, cake and ice cream… yummm.  They also had an opportunity to meet some of the Zoo’s smaller guests, like an armadillo and a hedge hog!  The kids loved to see the amnimals up…

  • L.A. Family Visit

    L.A. Family Visit

    Mateo and Mommy took one last 2011 trip to sunny So. Cal to visit family and friends.  It had been almost a year since our last visit and we couldn’t wait to see everyone and eat some good (fatty) food. Diego picked us up at the airport and our fist stop was getting an In-n-Out burger!…

  • Norma’s Birthday – 2011

    Norma’s Birthday – 2011

    Happy Birthday to me!  Niagara Falls style… Had a great birthday weekend with my family in Niagara Falls.  The view from our room was amazing.. fireworks show every night right outside our window.  We took a ride (Mateo’s first) on this huge Ferris wheel, which overlooked the main strip and ended the first day with…

  • Morning Hike

    Morning Hike

    Quick morning hike at the small conservatory right next to our home. Mateo insisted on wearing his SpiderMan shirt and acting like SpiderMan all day long. Running, jumping, climbing and spinning everywhere.  Hopefully the weather continues to get better and we can have more excursions to do.

  • Drummer for hire in Ohio

    Drummer for hire in Ohio

    We took Mateo to a music store to see if he was musically inclined and what he was most drawn to and it looks like we have a little Tommy Lee (minus the tats) in the making. Mateo loves to rock out on his new drum set (and dad loves it too). Check out the…