Our Little Graduate!

Carolina is our youngest and last to graduate from kindergarten. The past six years have flown by like a cloud of dust. I can't believe how fast she has grown.....right before our eyes! Even though at the time I felt bad that she would miss an entire year of school because of one day, I have come to realize that this only helped her. She undoubtedly made a smooth transition from day care to school. I was not worried about her at all. Carolina has always been very precocious. At a very young age, she was always two steps ahead of her brother and sister.

Throughout her first year, she made new friends and reunited with old ones from her home day care. She was the Student and Reader of the Month. She was recommended for the GT Program and made it on the first try. Where as Charlie and Cristina took more opportunities for them to make it. Her reading ability also impresses me all the time. She finds it so easy to make out some words and her vocabulary is so advanced that she never ceases to amaze me. We know she is ready to start 1st grade next year. We are so proud of all her accomplishments.

With her diploma and Outstanding Student trophy!

With me
With Charlie and Cristina

With Daddy

This was a very special day for her. On a more somber note, it was also a very sad day as Charlie's Grandmother's funeral was also held this day. Charlie was sad that he wouldn't be able to attend her graduation since he was serving as pallbearer for the funeral. I took this picture before he left to the funeral and we left for school. It was both a celebration of life for Charlie's Grandmother and Caro's Graduation.

Locks of Love

I am no stranger to cancer and the effects it has had on my family or Charlie's side of the family. My older brother, Rafa, lost his battle to Leukemia when he was only 16 years old. And more recently, Charlie's Grandmother to Lung Cancer. So when both my young daughter's told me that they wanted to donate their long, curly, and beautiful hair to Locks of Love, I was not only proud, but captivated by their generous and selfless decision. I can't believe that at such a young age they understand how important it is to an individual to have their hair and the meaning of giving without expecting anything in return. Charlie and I are so proud of them! Here are some before and after pictures.

Before






After

Notice how happy they are for giving their hair to someone in need.

Fourth of July Camping Trip

We love going camping with the family! After we came back from our trip two years ago, I started to download all the pictures from the memory card and accidentally erased ALL my pictures including these!!!! If this has ever happened to you and you're anything like me, you cried your heart out for this unintentional mishap. Needless to say, I was upset at myself and heartbroken at the same time. I couldn't believe what I had done and I was not about to let it go. Pictures are an extension of my life. So I made some calls and they referred me to the Geek Squad at Best Buy. After explaining what had happened, the technician still didn't guarantee that my pictures would be recovered. Luckily, they were!!! Of course I paid a pretty penny for them and in the end I had the pictures backed up into a CD. I was so relieved and got to work right away. Here are some images of the album. Can't wait for August to go camping again!