greenbeanbaby art

man of the house [for a week]

with all the sparse blogging, i didn't realize how many posts were about my isabella [although i do have a bunch of pictures up in flickr]... not that diego isn't forgotten about but he's at school during the day...  between 5-8pm we have homework, dinner, bath time, and playtime... three hours to squeeze it all in... his presence cannot be ignored and his intelligence continues to amaze us... he can spell and write his name, read a bit, and is curious about everything written on every billboard, poster, and sign....

ramel is gone for a week [business training in florida].. so that means diego is the only male in the house... and he's attempted to show this manhood already... saturday night, diego decided to give himself a shave... he nicked his lip but of course, it bled worse than a knife wound... he said he "wanted to be like daddy"... and my motherly response was "yeah, you sure were! daddy makes himself bleed when he shaves too... if he can hurt himself, why'd you even try????!" ah, my sympathies were there to calm him down and to hand him a transformers band-aid...

diego goes to k5 next year... he's in headstart right now- full day- and its equivalent of k4... he gets to graduate this year too, pictures and all! and guess what?! my diego is going to be valedictorian of his class!!! he even has to give a speech!!!! may 15th is the date- so my son is some hotshot :)

isabella and diego seem to be getting along pretty well... as siblings should... a few bites, a few scratches, but a lot of hugging, screaming, and holding hands... he is really a wonderful big brother and is very aware if he did something to hurt her [like scratching her face]... i don't believe in letting siblings fight it out... i don't think each should be cruel and call each other names or throw stuff at each other... i mean, that right there is a relationship!!! so i've emphasized how each has to be nice and there isn't any biting allowed [isabella] or wrecking toys... they can learn at a very early age how to respect each other, and each one's belongings.. and that, diego is a good role model :)

so i'll keep this short... you can see more photos here of mr. diego hill... if only i had a camcorder to record this extremely talkative boy... he's much like is father [including trying to shave at 4yrs old] and adores his family, gaming, comics, and sharing... this kid is a sweetheart!!!

someone's site is up

and his name is ramel hill... check it out! its about gamers who dig art... it's been revamped and reworked by the talented nelson polanco... both nelson and ramel have worked quite hard to get it up and running and user friendly...

take a peek and enjoy!!

ps. next post to be about diego :)

a two year old isabella...

can you believe how fast time flew by?! already my isabella is two years old and showing off her strong personality... she talks a lot but it took a bit of deciphering to understand that one word was really SEVERAL words... she likes to be prettied up with earrings and "smell goods" and show off to her daddy... i'd say she's the average two year old fulla spunk, smartness, and determination... [as i edit this post, she sits near me throwing a tantrum because i won't give her coffee until she says please... and she won't say it so thus the loud session of dramatics]

she insists on being near "daygo" and doing exactly what he does... sometimes, he gets a tad irritated as he wants 'to be left alone"... but for the most they get along like peanut butter and jelly... isabella loves her routine... [as do i]... her daily oatmeal breakfast in my room, her 2pm nap with curious george, her nightly bath, then her 8pm bedtime with her favorite toys... remember when i ranted on how she would strip down? then how we had to have her wear her pajamas backwards to prevent her from doing so?! well, its still the case... so yes, she still enjoys being diaper free...  

the apple didn't fall too far from the tree...  this girl likes to CLEAN [thus the reason she received a vacuum cleaner and cleaning trolley for her birthday]... she'll dust the televisions, put away her toys, and THROW dirty dishes in the sink... she'll throw anything papery away so i make sure my art is not in arm's reach... isabella seems to enjoy drawing too... lately i've been busy scrubbing pen marks off my tables because she's drawn over the paper and onto the furniture... sometimes, i cannot believe how similar this girl is to her mami... the taste for coffee, the loud mouth, the energy, the determination to clean and the strong will power to win any battle...

her birthday party went well... we kept it simple... a bit of egg decorating, alotta candy eating, birthday singing, cupcake eating, coffee drinking, and some good ol' wii playing... yep, i had my mom and dad even playing wii boxing and bowling!! she received many wonderful gifts including books, clothes, interactive toys, a tea set, blankets and bedding, plates, and again, the vacuum cleaner set... she was utterly tired when everyone left... while i cleaned up, she rested peacefully... it was a wonderful party for sure... you can see more photos here....

lastly, its been awhile since i've blogged- you all know that... my writing is rusty... i really don't know what to say either... i don't want to bore you all, ya know?! i'm hoping this summer will bring about changes in my blog and my greenbeanbaby art endeavours :)

well, time to get isabella down for a nap and work on some art goodness!

and she's back...

hello all!

it's been over a month... i've debated on whether to continue this blog or to start a new one once my [2yr old under construction] website goes up... as you can see, i'm going to work on this one for now...

i have a few good news to share... i've been working on a ton of illustrations and you can see them all for sale here...

also, i'd like to thank tamar for interviewing me and putting it up on her blog, which you can read here...

lastly, my isabella turns two tomorrow... after the weekend, i'll share photos and moments of the party with you all... there is so much to be said but i'll keep this brief! i hope you are all doing well and may you all have a fantastic weekend