Easter pictures

We had a wonderful Easter sunday... lots of family time, a nice time at church and lots of great pictures of Olivia...

Andres and Alejandra in Miami

We had the great opportunity of spending some time with Andres and Alejandra, who came to spend a few days in Miami for the Holy Week break. Andres is one of Iggy's cousins, who lives in Venezuela; he is married to Alejandra, a super nice girl that happens to love kids like Olivia...they are such a sweet couple.
We saw them a couple of times, before and after they went on a cruise and had some great meals with them. One night we went to Grand Lux Cafe for dinner and another time we had lunch at the Olive Garden. It's always wonderful to have family visit... Thanks guys for spending time with us!

Day at the beach...

Today was a great day for the beach. The weather was absolutely amazing and we were in the mood for some time outdoors. We went to Ft. Lauderdale beach and although it was a pain to find a parking spot, we were able to spend a couple of hours soaking up some sun and having fun in the sand. Olivia had a blast playing with her beach toys and bathing in the sea. We took some great pictures of our wonderful beach day. Here are some...

Our new car...

Since one of our leases expires pretty soon, Iggy and I decided to trade in our Volvo S40 for a new car. After much research and car shopping, Iggy decided to lease the Honda Civic Hybrid. It is such a nice car, it feels so great to drive it and even better to know that we're somehow helping the environment. Thankfully I didn't have to go to the dealer since Iggy had the day off and invested some time to do the trade by himself..
We're both happy with the new car and are glad we finally made a choice.. Here's a picture of it!..

Meeting baby Ethan Anthony

Today I finally met baby Ethan, who was born to my great co-worker Yisel and her husband. Ethan was born on March 20th and he is such a cute little boy. Olivia and I had a wonderful time at Yisel's house and she was able to interact with a newborn for a good hour or so. It was so great to see how intrigued she was by this little being. She was so cute with the baby; she wanted to protect him and kept saying she wanted to take the baby home with her. I certainly hope she is that sweet with her little sister...

Play date with Roxy and Jose Miguel

My friend Roxana happens to be visiting this week from Venezuela so we decided to meet at Busy Bee Kidz for a play date. Roxana is mother to a little boy, Jose Miguel, who is 6 months younger than Olivia and she is also pregnant with her 2nd child. It is so neat because we are both due on the same week and both of us are expecting girls. I hadn't see Roxy for about 10 years but we clicked right away. The kids had a blast playing at the baby gym and enjoyed an hour filled with toys and lots of fun. It was so great to meet up with old friends, we had a wonderful time!

A new item for my wish list

It's no secret that I'm fascinated by cameras and everything having to do with creative photography. I currently own a Nikon D80, with an 18-200mm lens and an SB-600 Speedlight flash... My equipment is not professional but it's definitely above average. I'm lucky to own this kind of equipment and be able to have fun with photos.Today, I decided that I want to buy a Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. I think it'd be so much fun to take pictures with a fisheye lens. For those of you that don't know what a fisheye lens is, it is a lens that creates an image with a round effect resembling the shape of the earth. All pictures taken with fisheye lenses look so cool. Here's an example of that kinda of picture as well as an image of the lens I want. The lens it's about $700, so I gotta start saving up to buy it! It's officially on my personal wish list! ;)