Mateo's Christmas...La navidad de Mateo

We had a great holiday with Miguel's family. Everyone was here, including Korah and Nate who flew in from California. On Mateo's last day of daycare, he even performed in a play as Rudolph! He is getting so big and actually has the idea and anticipation of opening presents. He loved all his gifts and was on "cloud 9" all day.
Celebramos las fiestas con la familia de Miguel. Todos vinieron, incluso Korah y Nate. Mateo se dio cuenta de que era navidad, y fue muy lindo verlo abrir sus regalos. Estuvo bien feliz jugando con ellos por el resto del dia. Tambien hizo una "obra" en su guarderia, jugando el papel de Rudolfo el reino.

Building Legos with Abuelito...Mateo construye una torre de cubos con su abuelito

Marbles Museum. . . El museo para ninos en Raleigh

Mateo working loading packages at the make-believe post office.

Mateo "el cartero' ordenando paquetes en el correo.

Mateo dressed up to fight fires (I love this one because it looks like he is thinking with a "think bubble" above him) .

Mateo "el bombero."

In downtown Raleigh, there is a museum just for kids...they have places to dress up, play in water, and with trains (Mateo's favorite).

En Raleigh hay un museo para ninos, donde se puede jugar con agua, trenes, etc., y hasta vestirse como los bomberos, carteros, etc.

Christmas at Oak View Plantation. Navidad en la plantacion de Oak View

Mateo and "Papa Noel"

Mateo in a 1850's house on the plantation

We went to the Oak View Plantation for a holiday celebration last Saturday night. Mateo got to ride in a horse drawn wagon, drink hot apple cider, and eat cookies. He also got to meet Santa Claus! It was his first encounter with the jolly old fellow and he didn't even cry, but didn't sit on his lap either. He just picked up his candy cane, told him what gift he wanted, and posed for a picture. It was really fun; we even met up with Rebecca and Demian there and bumped into Mateo's two friends that live next door!

Celebramos la navidad en la plantacion de Oak View. Mateo andaba en un coche de caballo, tomaba su jugo de manzana caliente, y comia galletas. Hasta conocio a papa Noel! El viejo le dio su caramelo y Mateo le informo lo que queria para navidad (un trenecito de Tomas). Fue bien divertido, y hasta nos topamos con Rebecca y Demian y las ninas vecinas!

Happy Holidays...Feliz Navidad

A fun holiday dance to share, from our family to yours...click on the play button to see the video.

Un lindo baile de navidad, de nuestra familia a la suya...haga un click para ver el video.

Happy Thanksgiving...Feliz Dia de Gracias

We thought we would share pictures of Mateo's Turkey he made for Thanksgiving with Lucy at his daycare. He is very proud and we are using it as our table's centerpiece. We had a great dinner at Rebecca and Demian's on Thanksgiving. Mateo especially likes their dogs, and likes playing with Genghis! We have also enjoyed hearing Mateo do the Turkey "gobble, gobble, gobble."

Mateo hizo este pavo en su guarderia, "Talentos." Esta muy orgulloso de su obra, la cual se encuentra ubicada a centro de nuestra mesa. Para el Dia de Gracias, fuimos a la casa de Rebecca, la prima de Jill, y su novio Demian. Mateo y su perro Genghis se hicieron patas. Cuanto nos ha encantado el sonido de pavo que hace Mateo, "gabel, gabel, gabel."

Snow!...Nieve!

Mateo and Abuelita...brrrr!

Mateo and Mommy (In this one Mateo is trying to catch a snowflake on his tongue)

Mateo, all bundled up with his "chullo" cap

A few weeks ago, we woke up to snow! We opened Mateo's windows and he literally woke up, looked outside, and exclaimed, "NIEVE!" It was just enough to fall, but not enough to stick to the ground. It is hard to see the actual flakes, but this is Mateo enjoying the snow at home before we head off to Chapel Hill for work.

Hace poco que habia nevado en Carolina del Norte. Primera vez que Mateo la vio. Literalmente se desperto al encontrar nieve cayendo fuera de su ventana, por lo cual grito, "Nieve!" Apenas se ve unas copitas de nieve en las fotos, pero era suficiente para que Mateito lo disfrutara antes de irse a su guarderia en Chapel Hill.

Fall in North Carolina...El otono en Carolina del Norte

Papa and Mateo

Abuelita and Mateo

A kiss from Mommy


Although the leaves have now fallen and things look a lot more like winter, the fall here in NC was really beautiful! These are pictures taken in front of Abuelita's and Abuelito's house.

Aunque las hojas ya se han caido, el otono en Carolina fue bellisimo. Les incluyemos unas fotitos que tomamos frente a la casa de los abuelitos.

Mateo's trip to the farm...Mateo se va a la granja

OK, so this is our first attempt at having a "blog." We thought it would be a good way to share pictures and keep everyone updated on our family. So, we thought we would post a picture from gathering pecans at a NC farm. There were not many pecans (most were still in the trees), but Mateo had a great time anyway! This is him enjoying a Ford tractor.

Aqui esta nuestro primer "blog." A travez de esta pagina de web trataremos compartir recuerdos de nuestra familia con ustedes. Tomamos esta primera foto en una granja de pacanas, la cual queda a unos 5 minutos de la casa de los abuelitos La Serna. No habia muchas pacanas que recojer, pero a Mateito no le importaba para nada! Al contrario, quizo volver a casa en su nuevo tractor de "Ford."