Happy 11 Months!
This happy camper is 11 months old today.
Peanut Pilates
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/Videos/i-FXb2bzR/A
Friday Swing Day
Our building complex installed a swing set that includes a swing for babies. Needless to say, Annika loved it. To view the entire album click here.
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/Friday-Swing-Day/i-jDwmKMC/A
Noche Buena and Christmas in Quito 2014
As it was peanut's first Christmas - and she is just so damn photogenic - we took a million pictures. Looks like Santa needs to bring more memory cards and backup drives next year. We spent Noche Buena with good friends from the Embassy; it was a great evening complete with homemade spaghetti, old fashioneds, and tons of excited kids. We returned home to start our own new Christmas traditions. We must have been good this year as Santa came overnight and filled Annika's stocking, bringing her a little toothbrush for her 1/2 of a tooth. Santa also brought a train set that scared the bejeezus out of her.
We had a relaxing low key Christmas day starting with mimosas and ending with a candlelit dinner. We enjoyed our first Christmas as a family of 3 but missed spending time with our family.
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Learning to Float
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/Videos/i-3QVJnd3/A
San Guiven 2014
We celebrated Thanksgiving with dear friends Graciela, Marco, and Pepe, who kindly invited us into their home and hosted a beautiful dinner. Our new Embassy friends--who happen to be from Brownsville--are a reminder of just how small the world can be. It was Annika's first Thanksgiving, and, while she did not get to try the Turkey and famous green spaghetti, she did get to sit at the grown-ups' table. We have a lot to be thankful for this year--our health, our family, and our friends old and new. We appreciate our relatives who keep us in their thoughts even while we are on another continent, and Embassy friends who form our foreign service family. To view the entire album click here.
Annika's First Swim
This week it was a time for firsts for Annika. After returning from our R&R we decided to expose Annika to the pool. She seemed to enjoy it but not so much the dunks. Below are some pics and videos.
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/First-Swim/i-3hZHpsM/A
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/First-Swim/i-djbt2db/A
Little Ballerina
http://svelazquez.smugmug.com/Annika/Videos/i-knd4N3L/A
Annika Turns 3 Months
This weekend was spent relaxing and enjoying our little family of 3. Annika is 3 months and continues to grow with new facial expressions every other day. We are doing well and Annika has kindly allowed her parental units to get some sleep at night. To view the entire album click here.
