Getting to Know Me!

So I got this Email with these questions and I decided to Answer them here instead of sending everyone a bulk email...hate those, and if you want you guys can copy and paste these questions, change the answers and emails them to me at kim.vera@comcast.net Have fun and thanks!

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 9am...I got to sleep in...it was a miracle!

2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS? Diamonds

3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Alvin and the Chickmunks

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Biggest Loser, Law and Order SUV

5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Nothing

6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Jung Hwa (pronounced Chung-wa, it was my given birth name before i was adopted)

7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Menudo (Mexican Soup made out of cows stomach)

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD? Any good country one...my fav artists are Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts

9. WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE DO YOU DRIVE? Hyundai Accent

10. FAVORITE SANDWICH ? Chicken with everything on it

11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? whiners

12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING? scrubs

13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Galapagos Islands and Ecuador

14. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM? Green walls with black accents and a mog pog of linens

15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? whatever is on sale baby!

16. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO RETIRE? Some where there's no SNOW!

17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? 15, I had my first real birthday party with my friends

18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Figure Skating (the Olympics)

19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS? Ecuador

20. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? No clue...everyone is busy

21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST? same as above

22. FAVORITE SAYING? "It is better to reach for the stars and drag your feet in the tree tops then to reach for the the tree tops and drag your feet in the mud." My mom used to say that to me all the time

23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? May 11, but please if you're going to send something I need 2 gifts-One for Mothers Day and one for my B-day...none of this hitting two birds with one stone stuff!

24. ARE YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON? Depends

25. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 7

26. PETS? None

27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? We are planning a trip to Cali, which will be the first in almost 4 years...Here we come In and Out!

28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? A doctor or nurse

29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Great, both my kids are Sleeping....

30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Snickers or Peanut MnM

31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Dafidils

32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO? May 2, when the Rebates checks are being sent out....shopping spree! (Not really, it will go towards our trip to CA)

33. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Kimberly Jung Hwa Vera

34. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The sound track of Prince of Egypt

35. LAST THING YOU ATE? Rice, Chicken and Potato Salad (Sunday dinner with our friends)

36. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? No, I never seem to catch the first star of the night....

37. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Red

38. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? sunny and getting warmer, hopefully it holds

39. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK? Root Beer

40. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? Chinese Food

41. SIBLINGS? One older Sister

42. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas

43. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Bike

44. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer

45. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs

46. COFFEE OR TEA? Is Lemon-Aid an option?

47. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla

48. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO E-MAIL YOU BACK?! Duh, or I'll be offended!

49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Don't Remeber

50. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? My carpet, our box spring is on the ground

51. WHO IS THE LONGEST FRIEND YOU HAVE HAD? Kim (really, she's another person with the same name) and Kelli Jones

52. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Went to Kim's house to play and do something out the normal boring routine we have.

53. FAVORITE SMELL? Dinner that has already been made by Marcelo when I get home from work :)

54. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? being a bad mother

55. SALTY OR SWEET? Both?

56. HOW MANY KEYS ARE ON YOUR KEY CHAIN? 2 (car and house)

57. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB? 2 months (landscaping)

58. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Saturday

59. HOW MANY TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Pullman, WA; Renton, WA; Stillwater, Ok; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Provo, UT; St. George, UT; Pomona, CA; Dallas, TX (4 cities); Glendora, CA; Orem, UT...total of 13 cities, I think....

60. Do You Make Friends Easily? I can meet people pretty easily but making a Good Friend is hard to do.

Alex finding an egg.
Alex making sure the candy was still inside.

Ally showing off her pink egg.
Marcelo and Ally

On Easter Sunday we had a load of fun. We had an Easter Egg hunt which is the video above. This year Allison definantly knew what her goal was, to get as many eggs as she could. Alex was still a little confussed. He was so cute! What he would do is find an egg, shake it to make sure the goods were still inside and then promptly open the egg and eat everything inside, then after that he would lesurly go and find his next egg to feast on. Allison had a blast, running from one end of the yard to the next screaming, "I got another one!" or "There's one!" She was so excited about getting as many eggs as she could, and the candy seemed to be the icing on the cake.

En el Domingo de la Pascua nos divertimos mucho. Jugamos a encontrar los huevitos de Pascua, arriba hay un video. Este año Allison sabia cual era su meta la de encontrar cuantos huevitos pudiera. Alex todavia se veia un poco confundido, pero se veia gracioso. Lo que hacia el, era encontrar un huevito, asegurarse que tuivera los caramelos adentro para luego abirlos y comerlos, despues de eso iba por el siguiente huevito. Allison se divertio mucho, corriendo de un lado al otro gritando "Encontre otro!" o "Allí hay uno!" Estaba tan feliz de encontrar muchos huevitos y el dulce fue la mejor parte.

New Hair Dues!!

Today I decided that it was past time to wash my car, so while I was cleaning Marcelo and the kids were playing in the front yard. Allsion towards the end of this video was acting like a little model. Both the kids got hair cuts. Allison got her hair cut last weekend, which was a fun experience. We went to a salon called Style 10. We signed in and waited. Allison was first but she would have nothing to do with the stylist or the chair or a hair cut, so she went out with her dad while I got a hair cut to show her it wasn't as bad as she imagined. So finally after a little coexing from me she sat in the chair and got her hair cut. She did pretty good and didn't move too much. The cut ended up to be really cute. ALex got his hair cut this morning. He got his cut from his mom. Marcelo held him while I cut his hair. He was fine until he figured out what was going on then it was pure miracle that his hair cut turned out half decent. My kids are now ready for summer with their new dues. Well until next time!!

BriAnne's Wedding

Last weekend Marcelo, the kids and I had the privilege to go to BriAnne's Wedding. She was so pretty and Shawn was pretty handsome himself. There were quite a few people there and it was fun to visit with relatives that I hadn't seen in forever. Lucky for us, and the Olsen Family, there was a room full of toys for the kids to play with. We stayed in there for a while and visited with who ever was brave enough to enter with four boys (Jake, Andrew, Alex and Isac) and a little crazy Korean girl (Ally). We then ventured out to the cultural hall where it was beautifully decorated. Like I said before BriAnne was so beautiful and looked like a princess or at least that's what Ally thought. The cake was wonderful and I couldn't believe that we were going to sacrifice such work of art, that is until I ate a piece....YUM!! All guilt left at that moment. Alex at one point figured out were the music was coming from and promptly stood in front the the boom box as if the guard all the music that was leaving the speakers, and then he couldn't resist the temptation and start to dance all over the place! It was fun to attend and I'm happy for the new couple. Just in case BriAnne reads this...at the front door there were some cards were we could write the ending of the this sentence "My wish for you..." if there is one you can't read because it looks like a bunch of little "o" that's Allison's. She was determined to write one for you, when I asked her what it said she just looked at me like "Can't you read what it says, it's right there in black and white" and then stuffed hers in the jar with the rest of 'em. (This would have been posted last week but the blogger would not let me upload the pictures, that is why it's so late...sorry guys!)

Just a quick Hello

Well I decided that I had better post something or else I fear that maybe you will stop reading my blog. Here are some more cute pictures of my children. Really nothing has happened that is exciting or even interesting. Both Allison and Alex are getting over some nasty colds but they are tuff little kids. Allison LOVES her Preschool and Alex loves everything, but especially his FOOD! Allison seems to eat only when she wants too, but Alex can eat anything at any time, even if he's just eaten a Thanksgiving feast. They are doing great and are enjoying life. I am happy that winter finally seems to be going away!! We have been having more warm days than cold which for this Cali girl is great!! Well hope this finds you well and until next time!!

Hopefully this with help with the Survey!!

Well it seems that there are a few people actually reading this thing!! Yeah that makes me feel good. It has come to my attention that perhaps you can't vote on the poll because you may be don't know what we look like. My husband is pictured above with his mom. He went to Ecuador this past year in August. And I am in the photo below with my little Alex on my birthday last year. Hopefully you can now vote on who our children look like more. Thanks for all the coments, it's fun to hear from you guys!! Take care! Kim

Bueno, parace que hay gente que esta leyendo este Blog!! Me siento muy bien por eso. Quizas no pueden votar en la encuesta a ladito porque no saben como mi esposo y yo nos parecemos. Aribita esta una foto de Marcelo con su mami cuando fue a Ecuador. Y mi foto esta abajito con Alex. Espero que puedan votar ahora. Gracias por los comentarios y espero escuchar de mas de ustedes!! Cuidense mucho!! Kim

Allison playing in the leaves. Alex just being his cute self.

Just wanted to get some more photos up of my cute kiddies. They are doing great other than hopefully the last round of sniffles this cold season. Ally is going to a preschool and loves it. Every day she asks about school and if it's not school its church. Alex loves having the run of the house while his big sister is away. He has finally started to say "Papa" to Marcelo's pleasure. They are both growing and changing so quickly so I will try to be good about keeping this Blog updated. Well Chao for now!

Karina's Bridal Shower

La Karina en la faldita de Novia.

Todas que fueron con los premios que ganaron.

Aqui estamos celebrando la despedida de soltera de Karina Vasquez. Este video es de los que participaron en el juego de Chubby Bunny. La fiestita fue bien divertida. Las que asistieron fueron Karina, la tia Marianela, sus primas Paola, Nicole, Daniela, y amigas Kim y Allison Vera. La Paola había planeado muchos juegos divertidos como, Chubby Bunny, El juego de Starburst, juegos de adivinansas y otros actividades. Para los que no saben como jugar "Chubby Bunny," es un juego donde cada participante tiene que poner un marshmellow en su boca y decir Chubby Bunny, cada ves metiendo otro marshmellow en su boca hasta que no puedan decir Chubby Bunny o hasta que no puedan metir mas marshmellows en su boca. El juego de Starburst es donde meten un dulce de Starburst con papel y todo en sus boca y tiene que desinvolverlo en la boca sin usar las manos. La persona que puede hacerlo mas rapido es el mejor besador. Espero que disfruten los videos y fotos, pronto tendre mas de la boda de Karina. Hasta entonces, Chao!

My First Blog...

Well, I hope someone actually reads this thing...







I have seen quite a few different friends post on here and it seems to work for them pretty well so I decided to give it a try. I apologize for those who might not understand everything I write on this blog because I have friends that speak English and others that speak Spanish, so I will try to translate everything but I'm not promising anything! Well, welcome to my BLOG and hope you will find it fun and interesting. Please at anytime add your thoughts, complaints, or news that you would like to share with our family. Well, I guess that's about it, here's to many more blogs in the future!!

Espero que alguien lea esta cosa....

He visto varios amigos usar este Blog y parece que funciona bien, entonces decidí hacerlo tambien. Ahorita les pido desculpas si no pueden entender todo que esta en este Blog porque tengo amigos que hablan Ingles y otros que hablan Español. Tratare de traducir mis Blogs, pero no les prometo nada! Bueno, bienvenidos a mi Blog y espero que lo encuentren divertido e interesante. Por favor escriban sus pensamientos, quejas o noticias que tengan que les gustaría compartir con nuestra familia. Bueno, creo que es todo, hasta el proximo Blog!






Kim Vera