Mommy's Hijacking my Blog

Nick was very sneaky and told Sharyn that she needed to get off work early on Friday. They flew to Boston and went to dinner. What a surprise at dinner when my mom and dad were there too. Nick knew mom and dad were coming, but Sharyn didn't know. Stay tuned for the next surprise!!!

I decided to join mom and dad in Massachusetts too. Nick had no idea. I saw Sharyn first but Nick got a hug too.

This is Sharyn with her mom and dad. They are such nice people. Nick is marring into an AWESOME family!

Sharyn showed us around her beautiful hometown. She grew up just north of Boston and her family still lives there. It is the cutest little town. They have a gorgeous harbor (pronounced habah) with a drawbridge and nice downtown area to walk around. We walked around all afternoon and went back to our haunted hotel room to get ready for a barbecue at Sharyn's parents house.

When we got back to Sharyn's parents house there was a surprise Bridal Shower for Sharyn. Nick, my parents and I were aware that it was happening. I can't wait to see the picture Sharyn's dad got of her waling in the door.

This is Sharyn's Family. They are so nice. Some of Sharyn's other high school friends were there too. Connie is so nice and makes the best food. I swear, I'm moving to her house! Karen lives in DC, close to Nick and Sharyn, but they also grew up in the same little town. Karen is the life of the party! She and Kate are going to have to duke it out for who is top dog!

The shower was fantastic. Nick and Sharyn flew back to DC on Sunday afternoon. We once again had Sharyn show us the sights of downtown Boston. I really liked Boston. The city itself is very diverse and has so much history!

Nick and Sharyn got to take a water taxi from our hotel to the airport. Mom took about a hundred pics of the water taxi leaving. It's like stop motion animation. Sorry mom! She took this pic of me and dad from the dock at the hotel.

I wish Nick, Sharyn and her family lived closer. I am still not a fan of flying. The trip was sooooo long, but it was definately worth the fear and time!

Father's Day

On Father's Day we went to Maca and Papa's house. We went swimming. Mom and Papa were blowing up a boat with a sunshade for me to play in and the sunshade looked like it would make an awesome hat!

I played in the pool for a really long time. I jump in all by myself. I say "Ready, Set, Go" and then I jump. Sometimes I spice things up and say "One, Two, Three" and then jump.

Maca and Papa still have the turtle pond. There are only 6 turtles now. They were really hungry so mom and Auntie Angelica were showing my cousins, Robert and Jordan, how the turtles eat.

Here's my Grandpa with me and Robert. We were having lots of fun. We were feeding him and Robert was pulling his hair. That's how we show our love. I hope you had a good Father's day too!

Cookie Monster

The other day they were paving the streets by our house. It was really stinky, so mom and I walked around the mall for a couple hours. Mom got lunch at this really great place that sells cookies too. She bought a dozen cookies to bring home. Since I was so good at the mall, after my nap, mom gave me a cookie.

Oh my gosh (that's my new favorite phrase), this cookie is so good. It's a snickerdoodle! Yum!

I finished my cookie and all I really wanted to do was continue my monkey research by watching Curious George. So, mom went downstairs for 2 minutes to check her email.

When mom got back upstairs this is what she found me doing. I got the box of cookies from off the top of the counter. I had to climb pretty far to get these.

Does everyone know these have raisins in them?

Dude...I HATE raisins!

I know...I'll eat around the raisins, and if I get one in my mouth, I'll just spit them in a pile on the floor.

The moral of the story: I did something bad by getting on the counter and eating not one, but two cookies (there was a missing sugar cookie too that I ate before mom caught me). Mom didn't discipline me, she got the camera. Note to self...must steal cookies more often.

Sea World

I went to Sea World today and I got to see Shamu. It was fun. I like him. After we watched Shamu we went and played in the water fountain and had some ice cream. I can't wait to go again!

My Bear

Everyone knows I have a monkey, but I bet you didn't know I had a bear too. He is so soft and cushy. I love him. My parents' friend Donn got it for me for Christmas. I've had him a while and now he smells just like monkey! He's fun to lay on and I try to imitate noises that bears make. Mom said that bears and monkey's don't make the same noise, but what does she know? I'm the one that does in depth monkey research everyday. After all, I do watch Curious George about 14 times a day.

Caden's Birthday Bash

Caden's party was at this awesome place called Scooter's Jungle. They have a really big slide. Daddy hadn't been there before so this was his first time down the big slide.
They have lots of other toys there too...I like the rocking horse and the air hockey.
We totally kicked butt at air hockey!
Then the cake came and Caden got cake first. I love cake. I really love cake. But, I didn't have any. Mom said I had to wait. Mmmmmmm, CAKE! It was worth the wait.

Day at Disneyland

My mom and I went to Disneyland on the spur of the moment on Thursday, which explains why mommy didn't have her camera. We just went to eat lunch and ride a few rides. We went to California Adventure. I rode the Merry Go Round and this nice lady asked me if I could be the Princess of the Merry Go Round. The nice lady gave me a golden crown and then announced to everyone that there was a very special guest visiting...PRINCESS STELLA. I was the official princess of the Merry Go Round. It was so fun. But man, being a princess is hard work and I got really sleepy and fell asleep in my bean bag chair when I got home.

Toys are EVERYWHERE

Here I am sitting in my train table. I took all the toys out of my toy box and put them on my train table and then sat in the drawer playing my piano. My mom doesn't like it when I play with more than one toy at time. Dad was watching me and mommy was working. This was a funny surprise!

Mother's Day

Mother's day was fun, I went and hung out with Dad's side of the family. We had a barbecue at my Great Grandma's house and then we went to my other Great Grandma's house and I watered her flowers for a long time. She won't have to water for a while. I played with my cousin Robert. He's funny. He can count to 10 in Spanish. It's totally awesome. The only thing I say in Spanish is Moco (which means booger) and Papas (which is potatoes). Here's my Cousin Robert...Isn't he cute.

An Eventful Week

This week started with me and my mom making some cookies for the new neighbors that moved in. They are really nice and they have a little girl whose birthday is the day after mine. She's two as well and I like her toys.After I brought the cookies to the new neighbor , mom was cleaning out my drawers and sorting all the clothes that I don't need or don't fit me. I decided to accessorize myself with these cool pink flip flops that I wore last summer. They are a size 3. I'm currently a size 7. I also had my Halloween Purse and this cool hat. I LOVE accessories.
I love accessories so much that I've been wearing this hat all week. It's stylish and I've been practicing for the Kentucky Derby.

On Tuesday, Maca and Papa had the concrete poured for their new patio. I didn't like having my hands put in the cement. But in the end it's worth it because my prints will be there forever. Pretty Huh!

I really wasn't happy about the whole cement thing though, so I called my Maca to let her know!

I decided to empty out Mom's diaper bag and put it on my head to play peek-a-boo. Mom called me a crazy bag lady!

Wednesday after Lost my parents came upstairs to find me sleeping in the hallway. I had two pillows, my blanket, my monkey and my jacket. I got a big girl bed so it's fun to surprise mom and dad sometimes.

Friday, I was getting ready for Cinco de Mayo so I made myself into a burrito!

Little Model

So, I'm trying to perfect my model pose. You know... the over the shoulder smile with the tilted head. I'm so unhappy with this picture because I didn't have my lip gloss on! Jeez Dad, come on, you can't take my model pose picture without my lip gloss. Ok, well it isn't really lip gloss, it's chap stick, but I love it! Both my Mom and Maca (grandma M.) have little teeth marks in their chap stick from me. Dad took lots of pictures of me and I was acting really cute. But, the at some point in time, I had enough! I tried to put the lens cap back on the camera. That was Dad's clue that I was all done!

Playing in the sink

Last week mommy was making dinner and heard something weird. So she went to my bedroom and I was in the sink playing. So mom went back downstairs to grab her camera (because that's what mom's do) and I had gotten out of the sink, but I was washing the little jar that holds my q-tips. I got water everywhere. Mom spent a long time cleaning up water. I had lots of fun, and mom didn't get too upset. She started locking the door to the bathroom though. I don't know if one has anything to do with the other.

Hoppy Easter

I hope you all had a great Easter. Saturday I went to see my Grandma and Grandpa O up in the valley. I had fun playing with my cousin Robert. Sunday we went to Uncle Jeff and Tia Linda's house. My other cousins were there, Jordan and Sheridyn. I love Jordan so much. We had an easter egg hunt (I think I won) and we played with these ginormous bubble thingies my Maca and Papa got for us. I also got my head stuck in the bannister but that wasn't as bad as it sounds. I don't think I'll do that again for a while. I hope you guys had a fun Easter too!

Bean Bag Chair

HI Everyone. I got a present for my birthday. It's this awesome bean bag. I love it for a whole bunch of reasons:
1. Maca and Papa gave it to me (that's my grandma and grandpa for those of you who can't translate toddler)
2. It's pink
3. It has my name on it so everyone knows it's MINE
4. My mom can fit in it with me and we can snuggle
5. I can flop on it and jump on it from high altitudes and not even get hurt
6. The Box is AWESOME!

Worn Out

Yesterday I had such a fun day. I went to a bounce house place with Julie and Caden. They have a 25 foot slide. I tried to climb up the "stairs" but I still need my moms help with those stairs. They are more like an inflatable ramp and it's really hard to climb. After that we all went to lunch at Wahoos. I had some chicken, steak and rice. I also really liked the tortilla chips. Caden and I went to a boutique after lunch and it was a nice day so they had the front doors open. Caden and I both ran outside a bunch of times. It was funny. Our mommies said "Where's Stella" or "Where's Caden" and then they ran FAST to try and find us. Finally the lady at the boutique tied a yellow balloon around each of our arms so that our mommies could find us. I love my balloon. After all that, I was sleepy.

Tide Pools

Today I took my mom and dad to the tide pools in Dana Point. It was really nice here today. It was about 77 degrees. Dad said it was way to nice to stay home. Anyways, there was this whale festival in Dana Point today and we went to check it out. I really liked the tide pools. Tide pools are areas of rocks and the tide comes in high in the morning and brings in sea anemone's, crabs, muscles and some other sea life. I really liked climbing on the rocks and playing in the shallow water. I didn't want to leave, but mom and dad promised they would bring me back!

Concert Pianist

I went to my Grandpa and Grandpa O's house last weekend. I haven't seen them in a while and I really miss them. They are almost done remodeling their house. They have this piano and it's really fun to play with. I sat here for a long time and just hit the keys. Mom and Dad say I'll take lessons when I'm older. Don't they know I'm almost two!