Relaxing Weekend

So nice to finally have a relaxing weekend. Nothing to do, just hanging around at home. Jenna had a sleepover at Grandma Gladys' house and had a great visit with Abuela. She is up visiting from Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks. Of course Jenna also loved visiting Rudy, Grandma's dog. I bet Rudy was happy to see Jenna go on Sunday...
With Jenna having her sleepover, Mike and I were able to go and see Andrew's girlfriend - Natalie Joy Johnson perform Saturday night. She is AMAZING!!! If anyone here in the NYC area wants to see her, she has another show Monday July 31 at 8pm. Definitely worth going to see. Contact me for details if anyone is interested.

Here are some pictures from her visit at Grandmas.





Rudy taking a rest from Jenna.




Jenna very excited to get her picture taken.




Can you believe how tall she has gotten???






Playing at the park by Grandma's house.

3 Day Weekend

Every weekend should be a 3 day weekend. On Friday Mike, Jenna and I took the day off to spend with my family in the city. My cousin Laura had been up for the week dancing with the Broadway Dance Center and Friday was her performance. Mom came in by train to meet up with us for the performance. After the performance, since everyone knows Jenna would not have sat still for the show, Mike and Jenna met up with us for dinner in Little Italy. It was so great to see Annette, Donna and Laura. Now if we could convince them to move back to New York......
Saturday we all went to Millie and Carlos' baby shower. Unfortunately my camera died, again, so I have no pictures. But we had a great time seeing everyone - Darren, Iliana, Allison, Spencer, Kaitlyn and Karla. Sunday was so hot, we just hung around. Cold Stone was calling our name, so we met up with the Madison, Jennifer and Mark just back from their long vacation. Welcome back and happy birthday Madison!


Jenna and Laura in Little Italy.













Jenna riding Clifford at the Scholastic Store















Here we are waiting for the subway.
















She sleeps finally. Her subway ride home.

















I'm so happy Madison came home.

Is it Monday already???

These weekends go way too fast!!! Jenna and I headed out to Long Island to visit Grandma, Uncle Jason and new family member Murphy. Jenna got in some playtime with Murphy before we headed over to spend the afternoon with our friend Sue. Sunday was a lazy day since it was so hot. We had Jenna in her little pool to cool off. I even let her do some painting. But I think she painted herself more than the paper. And finally a first - Jenna took her nap in her own bed!!!



Here is the newest member of the Haag Family - Murphy! Jason just got little Murphy about 2 weeks ago. He is a Maltese and only weighs about 2 pounds.














Hey Uncle Jason, I know how to let Murphy out of his cage....







Don't let my mom fool you - she is in love with Murphy. For someone that was so against getting a dog, we can see how spoiled he is going to be.












Here's Jenna cooling off Sunday in her little pool.

Finally!!!!

Ok, so we have been saying this for the past year and a half, but it is finally done. We got Jenna's ears pierced on Saturday morning. Jenna was a trooper. She cried like she normally does when we visit Dr. Jebran and only a yelp when he actually pierced each ear. We had a packed weekend, as usual per Mike. We met up with Michele and Richie for dinner Saturday night and we had Linda's surprise bridal shower Sunday. I don't have many pictures since my camera up and died. Mike says it's because I take too many pictures....




Here is the princess sleeping. You can see her little earrings.


















We got Jenna a little table and chairs. Here she is helping me put the chairs together.
















Here is another shot of her earrings.













Here we are enjoying Linda's Bridal Shower.

Rainy Weekend

Even though this weekend was a wash out, we still managed to have a great time. Jenna and Mike attended Olivia's 2nd Birthday Party Saturday and they had a blast. By the time I got home Saturday afternoon, she was passed out. We also changed Jenna's crib to a toddler bed. Too bad she hasn't slept in it yet. At this rate, I may be sleeping in it. Sunday we were looking forward to going to the beach with a few of our Tutor Time friends, but it turned out to be a rainy Sunday. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Olivia and Jenna enjoying the party.



















Jenna's helping Olivia blow out the candles. She finally has it down pat.














Here is Jenna's big girl bed. Let's see if we can get her to sleep in it!














Jenna's lounging in front of the tv watching Toy Story 2 again. Seems to movie of choice these days.
















A little bit of rain didn't stop Jenna from wanting to go to the beach.

Jenna's 2nd Birthday Party

Saturday June 17 we had Jenna's 2nd birthday party. We had it at the park along Shore Road overlooking the water. What a perfect day. The sun was out and it was hot! Family and friends all attended and Jenna had a blast. Check out some of the pictures from the day.

Almost cake time!

Looks like all the adults retreated to the shade to keep out of the hot sun!

Faith looks cooled off from her run through the sprinklers.

Watching all the big kids run around has Kaitlyn ready for a nap.

Here comes trouble - Jenna, Shane and Olivia.

Faith getting a free ride from Zach.

Here is Faith getting another free ride from Dylan and Jenna.

It was a great day. Thank you everyone who came out and partied with us.

BBQ at Grandma's House

Saturday June 10 we had a bbq with Aunt Susan and Uncle Thomas at my mom's house. They brought the twins - Ethan and Brandon over to play with Jenna. Our friend Karen also stopped by for a visit.





Here is Grandma blowing bubbles with Jenna.















Aunt Susan has the kid's attention with her bubbles with Karen watching.















Uncle Thomas and Ethan hanging out in Jenna's Dora the Explorer house.

















The birthday girl with her special hat made by Aunt Susan and her birthday cake made for her by Grandma's bakery.



















Thanks for my hug Brandon! We had a fun day playing.

Saturday June 3

Saturday June 3 we had a garage sale at my mom's house. Too bad it rained, but we still sold some stuff. Here is Jenna standing out in the rain holding her doughnut.





Look who took over my computer!!!

The Rivera Family

I've finally decided on doing a blog to keep everyone updated on Jenna. Got the idea from Allison - thanks :) I love her updates on Kaitlyn.

Hard to believe Jenna will be 2 years old in 2 weeks! I can tell you that time has flown right by. No longer our little baby, she is turning into a big girl. Below are some pictures from Memorial Day. Enjoy!


Here is a picture of the 3 of us from the Memorial Day Parade in Bayridge, Brooklyn.




Here is another one of Jenna and me at the parade.













After the parade, we headed down to the park for some fun. Here is Jenna swinging on a big girl swing by herself and swinging with her friend Faith.