The Last Airbender...

We're huge fans of the animated Avatar, The Last Airbender series in our household. We have been looking forward to seeing how it was brought to life on the big screen.

Let me just say that no series, whether animated or in book form is ever perfectly brought to life on the big screen. Having said that, I think the movie was good. Yes, they changed a few things around, but what I saw, I liked. I think the actors did a great job. I liked that key scenes were kept in the movie, and I really liked seeing the action scenes.

The fight scenes were true to the animated series form, the CGI was good, and I really liked that he kept all the characters. The only compliant I have is that they pronounced two names wrong. I know there's been some bad reviews in how M Night Shyamalan made the movie, but I thought he did a good job and I'm looking forward to seeing the other two movies. I liked that the creators of the show were also the executive producers of the movie.

My kids both really enjoyed it!! My son was totally into the movie like his dad and my daughter left the theater wanting to waterbend.. It was really cool!

I think it was smart breaking the movies up, similar to how each of the books are. I am exited to see how the other movies work out. I myself am excited to see Toph, A 12 year old, blind Earthbender, That is who I will be looking forward to see....

This is Toph!



We really enjoyed this film as much as our kids =)

Here is Melody "Waterbending" LOL

Taking your kid to the Ballgame...

What is a good age to take your child to a baseball game?

Well, we took our son when he was younger to a baseball game and he
really did not care for it at all. Now that he has already turned 8, dad thought it was a good idea to have a father and son baseball game day..


So they went on a Saturday June 26 and they were were giving out Marlins Rally Fist to the 1st 15,000 fans.



They had great seats and he seemed very excited to go to the game with dad..



All he wanted was to make sure that he dad got him a foam finger and some food at the game. LOL


They had a pretty good time but dad did say that he may enjoy a full game in about 2 more years.. I wonder if he got bored after the 5th inning, 9 innings may be a lot for an 8 year old...

Toy Story 3

It's been a while but I had to come on here and just RAVE about Toy Story 3...


We took the kids on opening weekend, since my son's been such a HUGE Toy Story fan since pretty much birth.. Here are some pictures of his Toy Story collection =)












We have been waiting for this movie for years.. I am sure glad we got to share this as a family because Pixar and Disney really outdid themselves on this one... We went on Saturday June 19, 2010 and saw it on IMAX 3D..

There are scenes – almost too intense for a children’s cartoon – that will have your heart in your mouth and your jaw on the floor. And those moments, a fitting coda to a great film series, are why this movie will be remembered. It was a fun movie but a MAJOR TEAR JERKER if you're a mom with a son who played and still plays with these toys, you will cry!! I cried the last five minutes of the movie non stop. Tears streaming down my 3-D popcorn smudged glasses. My 8 year old, who loves these toys was crying too. I can see he related to Andy going off to college and missing being a little boy. If you have boys who loved the whole Toy Story Theme, pack your bag with kleenex. There's nothing worse than leaving the theater with snot dripping down your face because you cried like a baby.

When we left the theater we were all so emotional.. My little girl was playing with all of her brother's toys and we just could not stop talking about this film. I took a few pictures to document these precious moments of the kids while they're still young. At least when they go off to college, I'll have something to look back on and remember these special little days that mean so much to us =)

Preschool Graduation..

What an emotional day this has been!

My baby girl just graduated from preschool and it was so beautiful. She did great and we are so very proud of her.. I must say, I have cried a bucket of tears tonight.

We are so happy and so proud of her because going from preschool to kindergarten is going to be such a huge step for her. It will be hard on her and myself when the transition happens, I feel like just yesterday we stopped crying every morning before walking into preschool. It is so hard watching your baby girl grow up.

Just yesterday I was swaddling her in a blankie and bringing her home from the hospital and now here she is, this big girl with her own attitude and growing up faster than I can handle sometimes!

This was when we walked in before she was taken away backstage...

Show started with a salute to the USA...

Here she is looking for us in the crowd..

Time for her to go up in front of everyone and say her lines!..

Here she is =) saying her part... She did great!


Here is a video of the show.

Notice how she is the one to walk up first. The moment her turn came, she just put her hand on her hip and said her lines. Plus she did not forget to bow at the end, she does that multiple times..LOL!!! We were so proud!

I was so excited to see all the kids perform, they all did great... Then came the moment we all were waiting for...

Graduation time...



Diploma in hand :D

Here is your class of 2010! Yipee

Our baby girl is a Preschool Graduate!

Melody with her loving teacher Ms. Nadia..

Her best friend Alyssa... They will both be going to different school :(

The proud family with our Little Graduate!!

A VERY proud Big Brother!!

With her buddy Diana, who is also not going to her school :(


Every parent got this package for memories..


A very HAPPY girl with her class of 2010 balloon :)




It was an Amazing night for her and our entire family.. I think it has hit me really hard because she is my youngest. My baby girl is growing up so fast, and this small graduation gives us time to enjoy the moment and not take for granted the little things that pass us by so quickly.

Last Day of School !!

Wow, where has this school year gone?? It was just the other day I was dropping Melody off for the FIRST day of preschool, and my son to his first day in second grade and here we are today on the last day of school..

I really can't say much about my son's school year. Except for 1 serious issue that we had with bullying in school. There was a kid in the school just hounding my son and I put a stop to that quick. Parents we can not ignore this!! I went straight to his teacher and school principle and made them aware of this issue. We can not allow children to be scared and abused in our schools. My son works hard and is actually a very good boy so other than that he had a pretty good school year.

Melody on the other hand was very different. Melody cried every single day! She cried from her second day of school in August through mid November, and let's remember she still cried after a long weekend or a holiday. The one thing about Melody is she tried very hard this school year and even though it was hard for her, it was even harder for me. It hurt me so much to leave her there crying those mornings..

Here she in the last time she will walk into school for Preschool.. Notice her bag with the bunny she takes every morning and puts in her cubby...




Here are a few pictures of her and her friends on the last day...




Here is a picture of the cubby's with no picture anymore =(




I then left to go get the teacher's gift cards for my kids to give them as an appreciation for a wonderful school year.. I got back and said goodbye to everyone and that I would see them at night.. She hugged everyone and make her final walk out the preschool doors :'( lol doesn't she look excited..



I will miss seeing that School Bell every morning!




Here is the final drive of 2009/2010 school year to pick up my 2nd grader who showed up with the following sweet treat!!






My Little Man is going to 3rd grade!!

Dress Shopping...

We have been super busy getting ready for the last day of school, plus my little one's Preschool Graduation so I have been nonstop looking for that perfect dress for her to wear on her graduation day.

The problem is that all the dresses I have seen look like dresses for an 18 year old... What happened to little girls looking 4 and 5 years old? Well, I finally found 2 dresses that I really like.





I ended up purchasing both!! The only thing is that the white one would look better in my opinion with a bolero jacket. Not sure which one she will wear but she likes both dresses and I guess we will determine that tomorrow =)

End of the year Preschool Party!

School is almost out for summer and every school does something special for the school kids to say goodbye and celebrate a great school year. At my son's school all the teacher's did their own special party. My son's 2nd grade class had a pizza party and they also got to play board games all day. The teacher also made them a nice treat bag to take home at the end of the day.

My daughter's preschool also had a party and one of her classmates 5th birthday is sometime in June but his parents decided to include his 5th birthday on the same day as the end of school year party. That just meant more sweats and more to celebrate in one day. It was fun for all the kids!

I decided to go ahead and have an Ice Cream Party with the kids. This was fun and I realized kids enjoyed this more than buying cupcakes. Parents all know kids only tend to lick the icing off the cupcakes and throw out the cake but they ate the ice creams all up! I did not want the kids to make a huge mess at the school either so we had no fancy stuff, nor sauces but I took cookies, sprinkles, cones, vanilla and chocolate Ice cream and it was a hit.








Here is her school cubby with her picture on it =D



Best friends!!



They all had a great time and they are hard working and getting ready for graduation day!

Disney Finally has Silly Bandz!!

I got the news today!

Tinkerbell and Toy Story silly bandz are NOW for sale at Walt Disney World..
I knew when I saw the non Disney bandz being sold at Walt Disney World, that Disney would soon cash in on the silly bandz craze...

I am so excited because my little girl is going to LOVE them!


These are the ones available now at the park..

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story #1 includes, Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye and Rocketship

Disney Fairies include, Tinker Bell, Silvermist, Fawn, Rosetta and Iridessa



They soon will also carry the following:

Disney Logo Bands which will include, Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy and Goofy.

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story #2 includes, Alien, Hamm, Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head and Rex

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story #3 includes, Lotso, Twitch, Sparks, Chunk and Stretch

Disney Princess #1 includes, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella and Snow White

Disney Princess #2 includes, Tiana, Jasmine, Ariel and Snow White

Disney/Pixar’s CARS include, Lightning McQueen, Snot Rod, DJ, Boost and Wingo

News also has it that on the Disney front will be a line of Marvel inspired Logo Bandz including Spider-Man Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Wolverine and two sets simply titled Superheros.

I am excited to here about this and also glad to hear they are making some for boys too..

Pump It Up!!!

Birthday party today and WOW did we have fun! This place is not only good for the kids but the adults were having a great time too.

We went to Pump It Up and let me tell you this place is lots of fun. A great location to have a kids party.. It has private indoor arenas, filled with gigantic inflatable slides, bounce houses, obstacle courses and more. The kids were all having a great time and Mommy and Daddy could join in the FUN too!!
Just don't forget you SOCKS!

The kids first enter "Arena A" for 40 minutes of fun and let me tell you they really do have FUN nonstop!! When the first 40 minutes are up you are then moved into "Arena B" for another 40 minutes of play, this room is different from room A and the kids ran in and immediately began to play. There was NOT one kid in that building who looked bored or looked as if they were not having a good time..

Group Picture before going into the final party room.

Once those 40 minutes are up they are moved into a fully-decorated party room with help from the party coordinator for another 40 minutes of food, drinks and cake... I totally loved this place it was safe, clean, and a climate controlled environment plus the kids all had a blast! This place was lots of fun and it was also a great workout for kids and adults..