Sick. Again.

Alina awoke today with a horrid cough. We took her to the doctor to find out what she had, being that she'd recently had pneumonia. Turns out she has laryngitis. At least it's just in the beginning stages, but please pray for her condition to not worsen and also for Laura not to come down with anything.

Dressing Up

Here are a few photos of Alina playing dress-up.

Posing, as usual:

Admiring herself in the mirror:

Entertaining Laura:

The Fat One ... Again

Lazily leaning in her bouncer thingie:






Making a mess, what fun!

Posing

About a week ago Alina was wearing her new shirt that has a pinkish doggie on it with a little pink, heart-shaped bead on the collar. She wanted me to take pictures of her, so here they are.




Pretty falling trees ... she was holding on for dear life, aherm, being that she was about half a meter off the ground.

Patricia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Mom said she talked to you earlier today and wished you a happy birthday on behalf of all of us, your dear family, but I still wanted to wish it personally, which I just did, and add my two cents.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to live with you much so I don't know you that well, but that doesn't change the fact that you're a cool older sister, a good mother, a thoughtful, generous, sincere, and fun person. Aside from being very pretty.

I hope you're fulfilled and happy in this new year of your life (and that you don't mind me posting this photo of you, heh). I really look forward to seeing you again! Love you lots!

Alina

With the bunnies:



She's actually getting better at rollerblading, though she insists on only using one leg to push herself.







Ice cream and apple crumble, yummy!

The Froggie Princess

Want a lick?


Smiley:

Tired:

Absorbed with the hairbrush:

Tasting:

Happy baby, exhausted mommy:

A Fun Weekend

Some photos from last Sunday.

Having breakfast out in the yard:


It was a beautiful, sunny day and we were going to go down to the lake for a stroll. However, it started raining as soon as we got there so we went to the "junky Cocana" (a place by the lake that sells coconuts, sugarcane juice, pasteis, etc.) to get a coconut. When we got there it stopped raining (crazy weather!), but by then we'd given up on the exercise part of our outing, heh.

Random Picture with Mom

Paper Dolls, Carrots, and Bunnies

More Photos

Takin' a shower:

Check out her cool hairdo:

Alina working on an art project ("clothespin dragonflies") with her aunt Marina:

Showing the end result. According to her, it was so "heavy" that she had to hold her arm up.

Rodi's hamster:

Serenading

This too, is from about a month ago. It was kinda of late and Laura was pretty grumpy because she was tired. She was lying on her side grumbling to herself, but when Gabriel started playing she turned and watched him for the longest time. That is, for as long as his vast repertoire lasted (which wasn't very long, har har).

Notice her concentrated/grumpy look: