The Food Song

So, since Sofia was a toddler, we made up this song for her to sing when we wanted her to eat her vegetables. We had to change the words depending on what she was eating, so for instance, when she was eating green beans, we would sing:

Green Beans, Green Beans
I love you
My name is Sofia
and I like to eat you.

To this day, Sofia still sings the song. Sabrina, of course, got the hang of the song too, but she tends to fill in the blanks with any feasable noun. In this video, I think she starts off babbling the song, but then goes on to sing:

Camera, Camera
I love you
My name is Sabrina
and I like to eat you.

She then goes on to sing the same thing with peas. My nanny, Megan filmed her performance.

Ball Pit Extravaganza

Here are my little ones enjoying their new Christmas gift... I love Sofia's giggle!

Gabby Girl

Sabrina, as always, is talking so well now. Here she is singing Twinkle Twinkle with a little sign language cues from me. Oh, and the girl in the background is their nanny, Megan. The girls LOVE her!



Here is Sabrina trying to sing Twinkle Twinkle one more time, but suddenly realizes she sees herself on the web cam. She is a ham.

Christmas 2006

So, my girls were "big girls" this year and actually went to see Santa. Sofia still doesn't really get the concept of who Santa really is, but she still wanted to see him and sit on his lap. I think she didn't think it was an actual real person, so it was a little confusing for her. The entire way to see Santa, Sabrina refused to see him. I kept trying to sing Santa songs to keep her motivated. Finally, when it came time to actually see Santa, Sabrina said "No!". Then, I told her that I would give her a cookie if she just got a few pictures with Santa. She immediately said ok, and reached for Santa to take her. What a negotiator! In any case, it worked out that Sabrina was willing to at least sit and pose for a few pics before crying out for a cookie. Sofia, was sweet and calm, as always. She told Santa she wanted nuts for Christmas.

Christmas Dancing

The girls decided to show off their latest dance moves on video. Just glad we caught it... I have been so much worse about taking video. I get so obsessed with pictures, that it's almost too late to take video. When you watch this, it will definitely give you an idea as to what the personalities of my kids are...

Visit to the Philippines

November 2006: Sofia and I had the opportunity to visit the Philippines. It was Sofia's first trip overseas and my first trip in 8 years to visit family. After over-worrying about(surprise, surprise), Sofia did quite well over there. I guess I kept thinking that with the 13.5 hour flight to Japan; followed by a 5 hour flight to Manila, that she would be a wreck. Especially after arriving there late at night with a 11 hour time difference. Well, she proved me wrong. She was a trooper especially if you factor in that she doesn't have things like Melatonin and Caffeine to keep her functioning! Here are a few pictures of her enjoying Business Class. We were in the upstairs cabin on a 747 and Sofia loved the goody bag that each passenger got. She insisted on trying everything out herself. I don't blame her!

Delamerced & Montemayor Families:

We visitied both Families while we were out there. I think Sofia was a bit overwhelmed with all the people! Click on the image if you want to see it larger!

We spent most of our time in the city shopping and going to spas, but we did spend a fair amount of time on different excursions such as Villa Escadero, Tagaytay, and Bohol.

Sabrina & Sofia on the Stairs

Here is a classic example of my two girls. I hope they always get along like this...

Sabrina Likes Elmo

Sabrina loves watching Elmo on the computer. You can't hear him, but each time you press "F", Elmo says "F, Feather" then the feather tickles him and he laughs. I tickle Sabrina at the same time and she can't get enough of it!

Sofia's Googly Eyes

Here is Sofia attempting to do Googly Eyes. Our new nanny, Megan, was taking the short clip. For those of you who didn't know... yes, I am back to work! Anyway, Sofia really thinks she is doing it! For those who do not know what Googly Eyes are go to Wikpedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googly_eyes). As you can see, she does a pretty cheap imitation of the real thing. Oh, and I should note... that is chatty Sabrina in the background wanting to be pushed at the playground. Not even noticing the camera. She is truly a chatterbox.