Tyler's Baby Shower - FUN TIME

Somebody stole Evelyn's hat and wore it even better than Evelyn.

Evelyn continued opening gifts with the hat on.

Here it is. Cameron customize this hat with ribbons and tissue paper from the gifts Tyler got.

We like to thank our film maker Fred!!!

Smile:)

Cameron was preparing a surprise for Evelyn...

Tyler's bb shower video:)

Baby Shower - Time to open gifts!

Tio Cameron got Tyler his high chair:)

Tyler got his 1st Spanish book and other gifts from Bobbie & Karen:) We are still wondering how Tia Bobbie & Karen found a Spanish book in Newport News?
Evelyn's family from LA The Pelayo's send her

a beautiful blanket (picture below & tons of clothes for Tyler picture above)

From the Thackston Family

From Los Tios De los Rios

We would like to thank in particular our little helper Leticia De los Rios, Trish Thackston & Nancy Alert for taking care of making the gift time so easy and fast;)

Tyler's Baby Shower

OUR GUESTS...
Augusto Barreda and his son Mark. He's known Evelyn's family for more than 30 years, and they were neighbors in Peru before he moved to Fairfax, VA. Augusto knows Evelyn since she was about three years old. When Evelyn moved to VA, she reconnected with him and visited him while she was dating Bryan. Connie Soria who is next to Bryan took Evelyn to Ecity in Tysson's Corner the night she met Bryan 7 years ago...What a surprise to have them at our bb shower.

Alvaro Luna, Cameron Shields and Brigitte Bernal

with Bryan & Evelyn

Evelyn's Ladies Who Launch Family

Karen Watson, Celia Paganopoulos, Nicolette Pizzittola

"The Latin-American Crew"

The Kerscher Family

Jacqueline Kennedy & Sharmila Karamshandani from Empowered Women International

Fred & Bryan

Celia Paganopoulos & Carol Cox my LWL family














Tyler's baby shower was celebrated on Saturday January 17th. 2009. We would like to thank all of those who helped us make it possible. Cameron for taking care of emails, invtations, decoration, Nicolette for bringing all the LWL crew together, Etty for making food and Patricia for making the wonderful cake. Also Leticia & Vilma who came really early to help in everyway possible.
Also Fred for filming our baby shower, Brigitte for making more food, Trish Thackston & Nancy Alert for taking care of the games. And to all of those who were there in that afternoon full of fun & joy. We missed seening some of you but we know you were there in spirit:)
This a very exciting and time is running fast and every week goes so fast. We can't believe we have 4 more weeks approx. everything then everything will be over...and we will finally meet our little Tyler. Can you believe it!?
Will Tyler look like Bryan but with my personality? Will he like numbers or arts? So many questions and a whole new experience that we are about to begin:)

St Louis Xmas Trip

We all found time to do something fun and relaxing....

Bryan completely exhausted after a day full of shopping and the dogs having fun all over him...

We wondered where is the owner of these dogs???

Bryan & Evelyn probably talking about Tyler and how differently we have been raised.

Can you find the plush we got for Tyler?

Evelyn stiched and stiched so she could finish the phrame for Tyler's bedroom
Bryan's family spent MANY years playing handbells at their church in Virginia. Did you notice Henry in the corner tapping to the beat? He LOVES anything related to music.
Grandpa' gave it a shot at playing golf with the Wii - You can see how serious he is taking it:)

And how good he is at it.

A Brother-In Law boxing match between Bryan & Sam

December 25th began with breakfast and little Henry wanting to opening gifts.

To our surprise Tyler also received his 1st christmas gifts. Thks to grandpa Fred and grandma Elaine Brooks. Tyler got his 1st bank, 1st blanket, a plush pug dog, rattles and much more:)


Our brother-in-law Sam cooked us a traditional English Christmas dinner complete with creamed parsnips, bacon-wrapped prunes, brussel sprouts with roasted chestnuts, bread pudding, figgy pudding, and raspberry trifle. Mothie (grandma) cooked the turkey and dressing, Bryan's mom cooked ham and dinner rolls, and his sis Becky made a chocolate pecan pie.

This year Evelyn & Bryan celebrated Christmas American Style which is on the 25th at around 5pm. Unlike in Peru where dinner is at midnight of the 25th. And learning a bit of how Xmas is celebrated in England.

Next year it will hopefully be a Peruvian style christmas. We have tried to kept it as one year American style and one year Peruvian style;)

Our Christmas dinner began by openning our Christmas crackers which is an English tradition. You and the person next to you each pull an end and whoever wins the middle part gets to keep the prize inside. There is also a paper crown and a joke included. All this new Christmas tradition was brought to you by the english guy Sam Maindonald, who is wearing that lovely beard.

In the picture we are showing off our lovely crowns!

St. Louis Xmas Trip

We arrived to St. Louis airport at around 6pm on Dec. 23rd. After a delayed departure out of Reagan National Airport. As soon as we walk out the arrival area in St. Louis Airport, we saw Elaine & Fred Brooks (Bryan's parents). It was really nice to see them after 6 months or so.

Once we arrived to Bryan's parents house, his brother and sister had also arrived with their spouses and our nephew Henry. We had a great dinner and a full house;)

On the 24th. the girls went out shopping to Chesterfield Mall. That evening we were invited to celebrate Christmas Eve at Aunt's Nancy's House. We hope you enjoy some of the pictures we took during Christmas Eve.