Birthday Party

Yesterday we had a big birthday party at our house. It was for Maribel, Lauren, my Nana, and me. All of our birthdays are close together. And Lauren and Maribel's moms just had babies. Their birthday parties were supposed to be last weekend. But my Nana and my Tio Berto asked us if we could make them all at the same time. Since that is when the babies started to come. I was really excited! And my Dad said it was OK to have all the parties together.

Maribel and Lauren turned 3. I turned 12. I'm not sure how old my Nana is. But she is 20 something. Tio Berto asked me to keep the secret. We surprised my Nana. She thought the party was just for us 3 girls. But Tio Berto bought my Nana a big birthday cake, her own pinata, and lots of presents. :)

Our birthday parties are always Matanzas too. That's when you kill a pig and cook it. Early yesterday morning, all my tios and my Dad killed 3 pigs. And then they started to cook. They're really good at it. 2 of the pigs had been at my Tio Berto's house. And 1 had been here. We fatten them up until the day they kill them. My favorite part, are the chicharrones. It's pretty much fried pork fat. But it tastes good in fresh tortillas. :)

Everyone had a lot of fun! My tios played too! They're mariachis. And my Nana sang with them. They even got Maribel to sing a song. She's getting really good! There was a lot of dancing and eating. And we got to see both sets of twins. They came for a little while on their way home.

This was my best birthday ever! I got to spend it with a lot of people I love. And I got to share my birthday party with my 2 friends and my Nana! :) C

Happy Birthday Nana!

Today is my Nana's birthday! I hope she has a good day! I LOVE her tons. But I know she has to work. My Dad and I are going to surprise her with some cupcakes later. :)

I wish my Nana had the day off. That way we could spoil her the way she spoils all of us! But she has to work. We still have lots of surprises for her! I can't wait to go see her. Later this week, we're going to make her dinner too!

Happy Birthday Nana! :) C

Happy Birthday Maribel

Today Maribel turns 3. She is getting so big! Maribel is my friend. And I'm glad that we have our birthdays so close together. :) Her favorite character is Tinker Bell. I made her something special for her birthday. I just hope I get to see her to give it to her. Happy Birthday Maribel! :) C

It's My Birthday

Today is my birthday! I don't usually like Mondays. But it's my birthday! My tios came really early this morning with my Nana. And they sang me Las Mananitas. It was really neat. :) My Dad made me strawberry french toast for breakfast. I'm pretty sure that it was his idea and that my Nana made it. But let's keep it a secret. :)

And my Dad gave me my presents from him. My abuelitas each gave me a present too! Everyone else is waiting until my birthday party. I don't mind. I just like that they all came to see me this morning.

I guess I should get ready for school. I don't want to be late. But it feels good to finally be as old as my friends. All of their birthdays are at the beginning of school. :) C

Feliz Cumpleanos Papi!

Today is my Dad's birthday! Happy Birthday Papi! I LOVE you lots!!! And I hope you have a nice day. You're the best Dad ever! I want to give you a big hug and tell you that I love you. And I hope you like the breakfast that I'm making you. :) C