So I know that judging by the lack of blog activity that took place during the month of December one would think we must not have had anything going on to report. On the contrary, December was so busy I just lacked the time to update the blog. I have finally secured some time today to post the pix and comments, so without further ado scroll all the way down in order to review our winter holiday activities in chronological order.
Judging by the smitten look on Madrina's face, I think we all know Mateo's place is secure
Mateo also appeared to be very happy, putting on his most dapper winter look
Since things went so well during the day they decided to go out for dinner at a favorite local spot where Maddie appeared to be very happy with the food and company
It seemed to be a lot easier the next time where, trying to make a good impression, he showered her with his favorite toys
Sharing begins again. Mateo attempts to "share" and parallel play with Maddie
Tia Mirta chills out with Mateo
Cousins - Kleber & Max, Francoise & Mateo, and Yves & Daniel
Mateo meets up with cousins Max and Daniel again and their great-grandfather Papa KeKe and Grand-Auntie Marie
Mateo at Jungle Jimbos (an indoor playground)
Finally we ended the day at Samurai Restaurant where we had dinner with Tia Anissa(not pictured) and family (Christian-not pictured, Jordan, Jonathon and god-brother Kristian)
He also got to spend time with Bis-abuelo Julio (as you can see he was overwhelmed with emotion)
Later that day we went to Hialeah where Mateo met another new cousin, Alejandro (prima Aimara's son)
The Happy Family - Cousins Kleber, Lizette and Max
The day after Christmas we went to visit another new cousin Max Kleber Vielot (cousin Kleber's son) who was born just 3 weeks before Daniel
We took Mateo to Cutler Ridge Park (which BTW has been refurbished to a much better playground than when I was little) to burn off some energy
Auntie Pat (from Maryland) came to visit and met Mateo for the first time
Christmas morning Mateo and Grandma open his presents
We spent Noche Buena at a family friend's house where the themes of the season "sharing and giving" were reluctantly being practiced by two young toddlers - Mateo and Josh
On Christmas Eve we went to visit our new little cousin Daniel Yves Vielot (cousin Yves's son)
Family posing in a sleigh (which was being pulled by flamingos...true Miami style)
Posing with a car
Mateo had a blast at church, there were fun slides
Mateo and Grandma pose at home before she sings in the show
The Vielot-Gonzalez family is all dolled up and ready to go to the Christmas show at Grandma's church
One ride wasn't enough, so Mommy decided to join in the fun for the second ride
After the train ride it was time for the carousel
Here they come
Mateo & Papi enjoy a train ride at the mall
As you can see the bed has enough room for two people, which in the end made it too big for him to feel comfortable sleeping alone. The solution - we put him to sleep in the playpen and when he woke up in the middle of the night Eddie slept with him in this bed. I guess he really needs a toddler bed.
So it turns out that a playpen is no longer the appropriate size for Mateo...it made him feel cramped and he tended to wake up in the middle of the night. As a potential solution we decided to add some guard rails to my old twin sized bed. Mateo thought it made a great play pen.
Grandma reads Mateo a bedtime story
Papa Fofo strolls Mateo around after a hearty lunch of Chinese food
Mateo enjoys the warm Miami weather at one of our "favorite" places - The Falls
As you can see, Miami's minimum age requirement for driving is slightly less than the nation's average.
Mateo sitting at the breakfast table at Grandma's house eating melon and enjoying bubbles from Dora
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