The Haase Family

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!!!!

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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. :)

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.

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!!