01 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Family & Friends, Video
02 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Anecdote, Life in Mexico, Milestones, Video
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3rd birthday, children, daddy, Dave, Dexter, family, life, Mandy, mommy, parenting, personal, school party, toddler
Despite all the work we put into the Dragon Party, the School Party totally trumped it!
We had the most wonderful afternoon at Dexter’s school while his teacher talked about what it meant to complete 3 years. After we shared Dexter’s story, his friends gave him a special card they made and then each one took turns saying something nice to him … I lost count of how many “Te quiero” and “Te amo” were said!
Yola telling Dexter’s story of completing 3 years:
Dexter’s friends giving him their card:
Las Mañanitas (because NO Mexican birthday is complete with this song!):
02 Saturday Nov 2013
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Carol, children, Dexter, family, Gene, Grandma, Grandpa, life, parenting, personal, talking, toddler
The month of October was filled with lots of family visits with trips to Milwaukee, Cleveland and Oshkosh. But after we got home this week, all Dexter could talk about was his Great-Grandma Carol and his Great-Grandpa Gene!
16 Sunday Jun 2013
14 Thursday Mar 2013
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14 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in Holidays, Uncategorized, Video
Christmas is over, but I thought I’d share Dexter’s last night with the Christmas Tree.
We got into an adorably cute routine of us doing a countdown to turning on the lights and Dexter screaming PRETTY!
2013 01 14 Christmas is Over from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
03 Wednesday Oct 2012
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We stopped in at the adorable County Claire in Milwaukee, while we were in town. They had delicious Irish food and festive Irish music to go with it!
2012 10 03 Irish Jig from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
25 Tuesday Sep 2012
Posted in Milestones, Video
When I got home from work tonight, Dexter WALKED over to me to give me a hug.
I don’t even remember what else happened today … but solo-walking followed by a hug makes today the best day!
2012 09 25 The Best Day from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
03 Monday Sep 2012
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In Spanish, the word for baby girl is “nena”. Dexter seems to like that word better than baby, so we have been talking about Nena a lot the last few weeks.
2012 09 03 Nena from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
02 Sunday Sep 2012
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Dexter’s energy level never ceases to impress me … this video was taken 30 minutes before he went to bed.
I guess it’s no wonder he sleeps 11 hours a night!
2012 09 02 Energy from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
02 Thursday Aug 2012
Dexter is THIS CLOSE to walking by himself. He gets so excited that he screeches each time he is standing alone.
Until he takes those first few steps … the video camera is rolling!
2012 08 02 Standing Not Walking from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
10 Tuesday Jul 2012
09 Monday Jul 2012
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17 Sunday Jun 2012
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11 Monday Jun 2012
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This game of catch went on for about a half hour, Dexter was equally excited each time he rolled the ball to me!
I’m not sure I remember the first time I learned to played to catch. Such a simple game – I’m happy, at least, that I can witness just how fun it is for a little person to discover.
2012 06 11 Catch from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
20 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in Milestones, Video
On Monday, Dexter finally took his very first crawling-in-a-straight-line steps!
For months he has been getting around with his awkward move of scooting/rolling/sitting. (here) (here) and (here) And his new milestone achievement certainly didn’t come without a few bumps and bruises (here).
Check out this video from a very proud mommy and daddy!
2012 04 20 Crawling from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
23 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Life in Mexico, Video
10 Saturday Mar 2012
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Is there anything more heartwarming than baby giggles?
2012 03 10 Baby Giggles from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
26 Sunday Feb 2012
I heard a fuss from Dexter, looked over, and couldn’t help but laugh when I saw what was going on. It was probably cruel of me to photograph the situation instead of instantly helping …
And how did the mirror get so far away? We videotaped this right after he went through all that work to get the mirror:
12 Sunday Feb 2012
Posted in Everyday Life, Video
