Friday the 13th...Aubrey's Birthday!!!!

{ Niki and Aubrey at Washington Park in Anaheim... }


{ Aubrey with her maraca for entertainment... }

Yeap, it's Aubrey's birthday...4 months old.

She's growing big and responds to all the crazy relatives that want her to smile and make funny faces.

Fire Station #2...monkey-ing around with camera's

{ Click on the photo and hear the engine roar! }

Messing around with the cameras and new flash equipment. Here I am at the direction of the photo-bug Eddie. He just purchased a new set of Pro-Foto lights and is getting ready for more testing.

Balboa Pier...Fun Zone...Ferry Crossing...

{ Aubrey, sticking her tongue out and Niki... }


{ Aubrey and Niki on the beach... }


{ Niki and Aubrey...walking down an alley... }

Last week we went down to Balboa Pier for some ferris wheel pctures. We walked around a bit and found some nice backgrounds, I kind of messed up the sunset photos so we'll have to go down there again.

Stay tuned for more...

Lunch at the Circle in Orange...

{ Click and hear me giggle... }


{ Aubrey at the bus stop waiting for a ride... }


{ Niki and her baby, Aubrey... }


Got together with Niki and Aubrey and went to lunch at Kimmie's in the Circle of Orange. The Circle, it's such a nice place that feels so homey, small-town. We walked around a few minutes and of course took a few photos.

Dia de los Muertos...

{ Click on the photo and hear Las Mañanitas... }

What a way for us Mexicanos to celebrate, we'll use any excuse to PARTY!!!...

Dia de Los Muertos....Day of the Dead

Actually it's All Souls Day...a time to reflect on all the family members and loved one's that have come and gone. It's a time to dress up like calaveras, espantos, la Llorona, El Boracho y El Catrin.

Get those frijoles out and let's play Loteria.






In case you have forgotten.....

November 1st is All Saints Day

November 2nd is Dia de Los Muertos

Father Ziemann passed away and will be missed!!!

{ Click on the picture and hear the bells toll in Heaven... }

If you haven't heard, Father Ziemann passed away last week.

He died of pancreatic cancer. There are many ways that we are touched by a man of the cloth, but for me and my family Father Ziemann was an Angel from above. He kept an eye on all of us throughout high school, performed my marriage, baptized both of my daughters, nieces, nephews. He is always in my heart and I will always miss him.

Halloween Pumpkin...

{ Aubrey and her friends... }


{ Aubrey in the Pumpkin Patch...Photo by Niki with Joe's help }


Here's Aubrey having a great time....Her first Halloween outfit and her first visit to the Pumpkin patch in Santa Ana.

Mom's 75th Birthday...SURPRISE Party

{ We all waited patiently...Traffic held everything up... }



{ Fina, Mom - Birthday Girl, Uncle Johnny and my Tia Margarita... }



{ Cantineros Jesse and Lupe... }



{ Niki, Aubrey and Joe...The Velardes }

We all gathered at Lupe and Jesse's home in West Covina.
Traffic held everything up for an hour but once we got going we all had FUN!!!

My Mom was so surprised by the outpouring of family and friends. The food was great with fresh-grilled tacos from the Taco Girl, foods from El Ranchito, Casa Luz, California Pizza Kitchen, music by Aaron, birthday cake from Chintown in LA and of course a great video show, a compilation of fotos from my Mom's life...Recuerdos.

There were lots of hugs while everyone enjoyed sharing memories and of course promising to keep in touch.

Thanks to everyone for making this a night to remember for my Mom and all of us.

Cerda Family Picnic...

{ GrandaMa Tere and Aubrey... }


{ Niki, Aubrey and Joe...No sunglasses... }


{ Aubrey and Auntie Erika... }

We celebrated the Cerda Family picnic in Yorba Park on the 11th, yesterday, second sunday of October. It is so nice to see that the family continues to grow, but now it feels like I don't know so many people. Still it's great to have family time, most of us don't participate in games anymore, arthritis!!! My Mom is happy to see her cousins and remember all the good times they shared. It is sad when you hear that someone that was here last year has passed-on, but then we have the little one's.
We all got new purple Cerda shirts that Lupe had printed and they came out great...although I think they are made for small Chinese folks, just my thought.
I'm working on getting all the photos posted and I'll let everyone know that site when I finish everyting...remember, getting rid of wrinkles takes a long time...

Aubrey...

{ Aubrey and Niki... }

Just taking a few picture's of Niki and Aubrey. Aubrey smiles but not when she's at my house...Here she gets sleepy...