Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas, 2009

We had such a wonderful Christmas! The kids had a great time opening all of their gifts this year and it seemed as if the little ones (Layla, Lily and Dominick) are finally understanding Christmas. Luca was too cute getting into all of the paper and having fun just watching all of the kids go crazy! Santa was very good to everyone this year and Analisa even got a laptop for Christmas! Either she's been a very good girl all year long or Santa is just a pushover....! We were able to spend a lot of family time together, ate LOTS of yummy food, and made many new memories. We hope that everyone had a very merry Christmas! Enjoy the pics!





Monday, December 21, 2009



I was able to escape to Newport Beach for a quick, two day getaway! My great friend, Colleen, is there visiting her sis and invited me to stay with them for a couple of days. I was welcomed soooooo graciously and with such open arms. Colleen's sister, Sue, is such an amazing hostess. I had a "welcome sign" on the wall, a "welcome basket" with new pajamas, cozy socks, towels, etc. WOW! Colleen and Sue had EVERYTHING planned out for me which was amazing. As my good friends know, I'm always the planner.....it felt soooo good to just sit back and relax.

The fun started immediately when I was picked up at the airport - check out the convertible with the leapord interior!!! Soooo CUTE!!!! Colleen had a mani/pedi appointment set up for us. BUT, I didn't' know that this would be the best mani/pedi appointment ever!!! I literally received a manicure, pedicure, and back shoulder/neck massage ALL at the same time!!! AND, we were even able to drink some wine while all this was going on!!!! AMAZING! We then headed to Sue's for a holiday party that she had planned. The next day, I was able to sleep in - yes, sleep in!!!!! I haven't been able to do this in sooo long!!! Colleen and I then headed to the Montage Resort to have a picnic. Sue and Colleen packed a delicious picnic filled with fried chicken, wine, blankets and dessert!! YUM! A picnic right on the beach....what more could I ask for?! After our picnic, Colleen and I headed out on the town and found a cool little spot on pacific highway....3 thirty 3. We had a great time there catching up, and making some new memories.....









Monday, we were able to have a nice lunch at a cozy restaurant right on the water. Afterwards, Colleen and I headed to the Hyatt in Huntington Beach to share some wine and more laughs together.

I had such an amazing time catching up with Colleen and spending time with Sue and her family. These two girls did EVERYTHING to make my trip so very memorable. I had sooo much fun and was able to relax. I experienced hospitality at its best and thank Colleen and Sue sooo very much for my perfect trip. I love you girls and cannot wait to visit again!!!!! Thank you for everything!!!!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Holiday Party

We had a little holiday party this past Friday!!! It turned out so, soooo well!!! Lots of people, tons of yummy food, lots of fires to keep us warm...a great time for sure. Freddy and I were a bit worried because we knew lots of people were going to show and our house is so tiny! But, we all hung out outside all evening long and the fire pits were more than enough to keep us warm and cozy! It was a great night....thanks to all who were able to make it! Lots of great memories!! Merry Christmas!!!!!








Liliana had a little accident.......

Well, I would have never guessed it, but Liliana is the first out of the three cousins to have a cast put on. I thought for sure it would have been Dominick!!! LOL! She had a little accident after the big Cardinals game on Sunday. Freddy took her to urgent care and they thought her wrist had been fractured. They put a splint on her and a little sling . . .she kept calling it her "purse for her arm." :) I had to follow up with the pediatric orthapedic doctor. We were really hoping that we were overreacting, but no such luck. Lily has a fractured elbow and has to have a cast on for a few weeks. The doctors were so impressed by how well behaved Lily was during the entire visit. Lily didn't make a peep and was so extremely cooperative. Now, if it had been Layla, we would have probably have needed to sedate her to put a cast on! Lily is still as active as ever and is adjusting very well to her new little cast. Layla is taking very good care of her sister and kisses her little cast throughout the day. Layla has been sleeping with Lily lately......so cute. :)

Lily with her new pink cast!

Lily with her new pink cast!

Layla taking care of her sister . . .

Layla taking care of her sister . . .

She is a sweetheart!

She is a sweetheart!

MLK Day

Dominique, Moone, Nikki and I got together to celebrate our day off! We had a fun play date with the kids. They were all so good and had a great time together. It was fun watching all the kids interact with one another........there were 9 kids and only four mommies! LOL!! So cute . . . check out the pics!

The kids in the bouncy house!

The kids in the bouncy house!
Don't know if Lily should have been in there, but there was no stopping her!

Zachary, Layla, Roman, Lily, Nathan and Marti

Zachary, Layla, Roman, Lily, Nathan and Marti

Baby Luke - what a cutie!

Baby Luke - what a cutie!

Zachary - what a cutie pie!

Zachary - what a cutie pie!

FIRST ANNUAL JAYHAASE PARTY!

Jaysen and I had our first annual Holiday Party!! I think it was a huge success!! We were able to gain new friendships as well as celebrate with some of our very best friends. Check out the pics below!!!!

Freddy and Rod

Freddy and Rod

Lisa and Mikey

Lisa and Mikey

Angie, Keith and Linsday

Angie, Keith and Linsday

Hanging out by the fire . . .

Hanging out by the fire . . .

Is Rod working during our party??

Is Rod working during our party??

Jaysen and Andrea

Jaysen and Andrea

Todd, Makenna, Lisa, Megan and Mikey!

Todd, Makenna, Lisa, Megan and Mikey!

How cute is she?!!!!!!

How cute is she?!!!!!!

Megan, Colleen, and Gina

Megan, Colleen, and Gina

Precious Makenna sleeping the night away!

Precious Makenna sleeping the night away!

Beautiful Makenna and Megan!!

Beautiful Makenna and Megan!!

Jaysen and Mikey

Jaysen and Mikey

Lisa and Gina!

Lisa and Gina!

Jaysen putting out the fire . . . ! Watch out Linda!

Jaysen putting out the fire . . . !  Watch out Linda!

THE HAASE'S CHRISTMAS, 2009

Well, Christmas has come and gone . . .but what a fun time it was!!! Analisa got almost everything she asked for . . .webkinz, Imagine DS games, Sing it for the Wii. Funny thing is she seems to be having most fun with her new sketch pad and colored pencils! :) The twins still didn't quite understand what was going on, but it was so much fun watching them open their gifts. Their favorite gifts were their new baby dolls, a karaoke machine and musical instruments!!! We spent Christmas Eve at Paula's house and were able to enjoy Christmas morning with Paula, Jenny, DJ and Dominick. Dominick got so many cool cars! It was tons of fun hanging out with all the kids Christmas morning. Freddy and I had such a great Christmas with our family this year and look forward to many more memories.

Analisa with a new itunes gift card!

Analisa with a new itunes gift card!

Our little drummer Dominick!

Our little drummer Dominick!

Analisa with her new set of watches!

Analisa with her new set of watches!

Layla, Dominick and Liliana . . .a few days after the New Year

Layla, Dominick and Liliana . . .a few days after the New Year

Layla and Big Sis

Layla and Big Sis

Lily eating!

Lily eating!

Dominick with his new dump truck!

Dominick with his new dump truck!

Dominick ready to eat breakfast on Christmas morning!

Dominick ready to eat breakfast on Christmas morning!

Lily with her new reindeer from Santa

Lily with her new reindeer from Santa

Layla caught in the middle of all the gifts!

Layla caught in the middle of all the gifts!

The twins!

The twins!

My little singer!!!

My little singer!!!

Layla opening up her new princess table!

Layla opening up her new princess table!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2009!!! Our family is very excited for this new year. We hope to do a little more traveling with the kids, celebrate a few birthday's (Analisa will turn 11 in May and the twins will be 3 in June!!), Freddy and I will celebrate our 4th anniversary in November (hopefully in San Francisco again!!) continue working hard and enjoy our family and friends to the fullest. We will also welcome a new nephew in late April/early May! One more cousin that the girls get to play with!! We STILL need to potty train the twins and hopefully they will begin preschool in August. I know this year will be very, very, busy but it will also be a year full of adventures and good times. We celebrated the New Year with Johnny and Del and the kids . . .what a great time we had!!! Of course I "fell asleep" before midnight, but I was woken up in time to ring in the new year. Here are a few pics from our New Year celebration!! We hope to celebrate again next year with the Carnelia's!!

Freddy and Johnny - ringing in the New Year!

Freddy and Johnny - ringing in the New Year!

Freddy and Johnny partying!

Freddy and Johnny partying!

Hmmmm.....should I??! Nope, that's daddy's drink!

Hmmmm.....should I??! Nope, that's daddy's drink!

Hmmm....who gave the 2 year olds sparklers? What a blast they were having!

Hmmm....who gave the 2 year olds sparklers?  What a blast they were having!

FAMILY PICTURES

We FINALLY took some family pictures!! Analisa was not thrilled, but cooperated. Layla screamed "no smile" the entire time!! Liliana was as happy as could be and had a great time! It was fun and we were very happy with the pictures!!! There are a few random pics of the girls that you will see also . . .Enjoy!

Analisa and Mom

Analisa and Mom

Layla and Lily

Layla and Lily

Liliana Marie

Liliana Marie

Everyone!

Everyone!

The girls!

The girls!

Hmm....what is she up to?

Hmm....what is she up to?

Playing in the puddle . . .

Playing in the puddle . . .

The Haase's

The Haase's

10 years old going on 15!

10 years old going on 15!

Lily loved the puddles!

Lily loved the puddles!

Layla Rose

Layla Rose

The twins

The twins

All the girls

All the girls

My little Layla

My little Layla

Fascinated by the puddle . . .

Fascinated by the puddle . . .

Happy Liily!

Happy Liily!

Analisa, all grown up . . .

Analisa, all grown up . . .

Daddy and Lily

Daddy and Lily

Daddy and Layla

Daddy and Layla

Mommy and Lily

Mommy and Lily

Mommy and Layla

Mommy and Layla

Daddy and Liliana

Daddy and Liliana

Our family!

Our family!

SAN FRANCISCO

We celebrated our 3rd Anniversary this month! We went to San Francisco - one of our very favorite places!!! We have a favorite Irish Pub that we LOVE to go to . . .it is also a piano bar - we love it! They didn't play Bon Jovi for me, but it was still a BLAST! Everything was great about our trip. Freddy and I got to spend lots of time together which we really needed. And yes, Freddy turned off his phone the whole trip!!!! :)

Lisa and Freddy in San Francisco!

Lisa and Freddy in San Francisco!

Freddy and Paul Dorr

Freddy and Paul Dorr

Freddy Beat Boxin!

Freddy Beat Boxin!

Lisa singing "Brown Eyed Girl"!

Lisa singing "Brown Eyed Girl"!

Halloween, 2008

Here are a few pics from Halloween, 2008! The twins were Minnie Mouse . . .sooo cute! Freddy and I went to Hector's annual Halloween party . . .hopefully the tradition will continue next year! I was 80's Madonna and Freddy was supposed to be Weird Al Yankovich. Don't know if he pulled it off . . . who do you think he looks like?! At the end of the night, he was Howard Stern! Good times!

Layla and Mommy

Layla and Mommy

Lily waiting for candy!

Lily waiting for candy!

Who do you think Freddy is???

Who do you think Freddy is???