Reina had a brief encounter with Santa last weekend at a department store. Unfortunately, she slept through the entire meeting (or it’s her way of telling Santa she wants more naps for Christmas). Several of my co-workers say this should not then count as her first visit to Santa Claus. Nonetheless I’m posting the picture (and it’s quite large!).
All the pictures from Reina’s Big Birthday Bash are up on Shutterfly (partywithreina.shutterfly.com). Enjoy!
Little Reina has had a busy few weeks, visiting family and friends in Philadelphia and Napa Valley, California. She celebrated her 1st Birthday in both cities and will have another in Houston (why only have one party when you can have three?). I’ve posted a few pictures  from California and have also included a video shot at her party in Philadelphia. In it, she downs an entire chocolate cupcake using only her fingers, her hands, her face, and her dress. Click Sugar, Sugar in the vids section and turn your speakers on!
Reina’s 1st Halloween was lots of fun. Aunt Trinh got her a wonderful pum’kin costume and we trick-or-treated to about 5 houses. Reina wasn’t scared or hesitant in any way and by the second house was getting the hang of grabbing a candylicious handful of loot (BTW, thanks for the candy, Reina! Love, Daddy)!
There are a few more pictures in the flickr gallery on the right!
Here’s a story in photos: Before and after shots of Reina at mealtime. Enjoy!
Below is a picture of Reina’s new wheels. Of course being ‘our little daredevil’, she prefers to ride it standing up Knievel-style:
Last night at 8:38pm, little Reina took her first steps! Actually she has taken a few accidental steps in the past week but this was definitely coordinated and with purpose. Luckily, Geeta was on the scene with the video camera and caught all the action. Initially we thought she took 2 steps. However, careful and expert examination of the tape reveals not 2, not 3, but 4 steps! The complete video (with Reina-cam Super Slo-Mo instant replay â„¢) is available in the Vids section.
I have finally posted some new pictures of Reina and they should be visible now in the sidebar. I’ll be posting about 200 into the Shutterfly gallery later today. They include her recent trip to L.A., 2 separate Gymboree classes, countless cousins, and lots of bubbles!
Here is one I compiled today just for fun:
 
Reina went to her first baseball game last night and boy, was it special. Coming on the same day at Frank Thomas’ 500th homer (War Eagle!), Reina got to see Craig Biggio’s 3000th hit!
She was a trooper at the ballpark and the crowds and noise didn’t seem to phase her a bit. The only question that remains is how do you top this first game?
