Vacations- Michigan

On November 3-10 we went to Michigan for vacations. It was great to see everyone again. Some friends we haven't seen since Feb 2007 when we moved back to PR. And some new additions have been added to the 'Michiricans" like Iddya's baby Diego that was born in Japan back in January, and Karin's newborn twins that were born in October 1st. A lot of people have moved out of Michigan and my old job place is all different now with more business for Ford Motor Company but still waiting to be sold. Our old house looks exactly the same since we sold it in Nov 2006, and some stores have closed down and some new ones have opened. I am glad that we went back to Michigan to visit. We also took Valerie to the daycare she used to attend.

Enjoy the pictures. We went to the Hands-on Museum with Valerie and Patricia. We also took Valerie to the Toledo Zoo in Ohio. And the rest was just visiting friends and remembering old times.

On our way to Michigan we flew from SJ to Florida, then to Chicago and then to Detroit (we were travelling using miles and that was the best deal). So, on our way from Florida to Chicago Valerie fall asleep and had a small wet accident. We couldn't use her pants nor her shirt. And for our luck (and because we packed at 4am right before leaving at 5 to the airport), we didn't find any extra clothes in our carry-on bag. So, mommy got to the rescue and no store in Chicago airport had toddler clothes and that is when charity came to our rescue. We only had a jacket for Valerie, a pull-up, and a blanket, so we needed at least one pant. Mommy stopped at a kiosk named "Travelers' Aid" and for the sum of 2 dollars Valerie got pants. She was so happy and we took her to the playground in front of Travelers' Aid. That was an adventure.









Temperature was between 35 and 50, so we bunddle up Valerie.
We stopped to see the twins for the first time; Gael and Luis Eduardo. Valerie was amazed to see two babies that looked the same. She loves babies.








One of the days we took the girls to the Hands-on Museum. They were singing on our way there.



























Valerie at Fam Parrado...




Toledo Zoo








The highlight of the trip to the zoo wasn't the animals, it was the fallen leaves on the ground. Valerie was very excited seeing so many leaves on the ground. That was her first time.







































The Elephants, very skilled!





















Visiting friends...







This picture was taken on July 2006 when Valerie was 3 weeks old.



And, then, again Danny sleeping next to me, but this time at 3 years and 5 months old.



Vernnaliz's birthday was on Nov 7, mommy helped the girls to make black berry & raspberry pancakes.



We visited our friends Amy, Jim and Teddy.





That night we remembered old times but with the reality check of the kids ;-)





















We had brunch at our favorite place Clarkston Union in dowtown Clarkston, MI










On our way out Javi and Valerie got a photo opportunity on Jacob's motorcycle.









We visited the twins again, of course! Javi practiced a little bit but it is quite difficult to handle two babies at the same time. We admire Karin and Hector.










We also visited Rebeca, Scott and Sara (and got the surprise that Rebeca was 37 weeks pregnant!).









The day before going back home, we visited the Toledo family...and met Salvita (the new addition to the family, so cute). The kids are grown up and happy... and I was so glad to see Salva and family so happy. Plus Michelle speaks Spanish excellent. And cooks very delicious.