Halloween

Today Haley turned 6 years old! Our family tradition is that the birthday girl (or boy) gets to do whatever they want for the entire day. Christopher took Haley to build a bear. She built a “Cat in the Hat” and dressed her in a pirate costume to match her own Halloween costume. She named her Elizabeth Swann. Her brother also gave her the “Spiderman 3” DVD.
We all went to “Trunk or Treat” at our church, along with my sister Diana, her Husband Mike, and the kids, Daniel and Michelle. We decorated our van with skeletons. After the kids got tons of candy at church, we drove over to the West Side. The entire block was decorated with wonderful Halloween decorations, and every house was giving candy and treats. I have never seen so many kids out trick or treating. We had to stand in line at each house we went to! At one house, we received gift certificates for a free week of karate lessons! After the kids filled their buckets, we came home to sing Happy Birthday to Haley, and to eat the chocolate cake we baked.
It was a great Halloween, shared with family and friends. Now we are just worn out!

About Kaelyn

My name is Kaelyn, but everyone calls me Pickle, because I like pickles. I am 4 years old because it was my birthday. I got a skinny pig for my birthday. Her name is Strawberry Shortcake. I like to hold her. My favorite color is purple.

About Haley

Hi. I am Haley. I am 5 years old, and I am going to be 6 tomorrow. I like to draw and paint. This is my favorite thing to do. I am very creative. I also like to make up stories. I love my mommy. She is the best mother I ever had, especially when she makes me Eyeball Punch for Halloween. I love to play with my mommy. I love to be with my daddy. Once we drew a train together. I have a toy Thomas the Train. It moves with a switch. I like to play baseball. My dad is trying to find me a baseball field. I think it will be lots of fun playing baseball. I really like it when my friends come over, and my cousins. I love my cousins. I love my brother Chris. I love my big sister Ani. I love to play with my toys. My favorite toy is Doodle Doug. He draws cool pictures. I like to feel colored sand.

My favorite foods are candy & banana splits.

I am home schooled. I like the games we play in school. My favorite is “Mother find their Babies”. Now I like my new sight words. I also like when we do art. I do homework and Math.

My favorite holiday is Halloween, because that is my birthday! I am going to dress up as Elizabeth Swann from “Pirates of the Caribbean” when she is dressed as a pirate. I have an angel costume. I like to play dress up with my sisters. I like to play “Tickle Bug” with my family.

If I could travel and go anywhere, I would like to go to the Hershey Candy Factory.

When I grow up I am going to play the drums and be a Missionary.

Bye!

About Skylar

My name is Skylar. I am 7 years old. My birthday is June 14th. I am home schooled. I like a school game called “Get the Bunny to the Log”. It is a reading game. My favorite color is yellow. I like horses and I have always wished for one. I have been pony riding, and want to take riding lessons. I also like jewelry, especially pearls. I like to play video games, and I like pokeman. I have some pokeman cards. I also like dragons. I pretend that I have dragon eggs, and when they hatch, I have new pet dragons. I like to paint. Once when we did art, we made our own play dough, and I made mine really fancy. We were talking about texture. I like to sing. I have a harmonica. I go it from my grandma. I like to play it a lot, and I never put it down. I want to learn how to play the flute.

I drink out of a big girl cup. I lost three teeth and I have a new one coming in. My favorite time of the day is mornings. I like it when a new day starts, because you never know what to expect.

I am going to dress up as Dorothy for Halloween. My costume is a little big, so I am trying to gain weight. My favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter. I also like my birthday, because I get to do whatever I want.

I have a fairy costume. I like to play dress up. My favorite toy is a stuffed animal I made at Build-a-Bear. It is a poodle with a baby. I like my Barbie’s and my American Girl doll. Her name is Leah. We have two matching outfits.

We might be able to get a camping truck and travel to places. We will only take a few toys. I like to travel to different places. I want to go see Miami Beach.

I like to be my family. I like to play games with them and read stories.

When I grow up I want to be a chemist and mix potions.

First of all, we would like to introduce our family. We are the Ortega family. My name is Zuly, and I have 5 children. My oldest, Ani, is 24 years old. My only son, Christopher, is 18. Skylar is 7, Haley is 5 (almost 6) and Kaelyn has just turned 4.

Ani is married, and I am fortunate to have a truly wonderful son in law, Alvin. They are making me a grandmother! The twins (that’s right) are due 01/18/07. One is a girl, Amaya, and the other is a boy, Alvin. We are thrilled and can’t wait to welcome the little ones into our family.

Christopher has been working at his first job. He went to South America this summer, and got back too late to register for college, so will be starting this spring. Christopher is a sports fanatic.

Skylar is 7 years old. She is home schooled. She loves all animals, particularly horses. Currently, Skylar is learning how to play the harmonica. She is friendly and outgoing.

Haley is 5 years old. She will be 6 years old on Halloween. She is very creative, and loves to draw and make up stories. Haley is very affectionate and loving.

Kaelyn is 4 years old. She is bright, and has a great sense of humor. She is always trying to keep up with the older girls. Kaelyn is rather shy.

I am a stay at home mom. I home school my 3 little girls, and work from home. I am also taking online college classes. I am a bibliophile; I love opera and the theater. I am an animal lover, and a pescoe-vegatarian. (The only one in the family).

As a family, we love nature and the outdoors, board games, good movies, and just being together.