Adopted Mommy

Well, Justin and Monica finally tied the knot! It was yesterday that a small group went to Tahoe to watch them exhcange vows at Harvey's wedding chapel. After the ceremony, we had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. It was a lot of fun! The drive wasn't the greatest (especially with 2 littles ones). But, Katarina and David were on their best behavior all day. Dina was asked to be the official photographer. She wanted to make sure she got exactly what they wanted. Over 200 pictures ended up being taken. Hopefully some of them will be what the new Mr. and Mrs. wanted. The guys (including little Maddox) wore Tuxedo t-shirts while the girls wore tank tops Monica had made. (Please see picture for phrase!) LOL! After the reception, Monica went back upstairs to their room and put on her Mrs. Rabara tank top! A very proud wife! :) Next year will be the big hoorah and Katarina will be the flower girl. She and David will walk little Maddox down the aisle in a wagon or fire truck.

Katarina has been talking about her birthday for months (LITERALLY)! Awhile back, she went through a party store catalog that Dina gets in the mail and saw the Hello Kitty set. That's when she told us she wanted Hello Kitty for her birthday theme. Fine. Done. Princess once again gets her way! LOL! This year, with money being VERY tight (as with most Americans), we decided only to invite a small group of people for cake. It was very simple and not much needed to be done, which was nice. Katarina, of course, was spoiled rotten as usual! She already has her Halloween costume (a Tinkerbell dress up outfit from her Nino & Aunt Monica). Her day care lady, Miss Angel, bought her a Hello Kitty bath towell and gold fish (which she LOVES). A balloon was waiting for her when Jeff dropped off the kids yesterday on her real birthday. Cupcakes were served at snack time with her friends. We think she had a very good birthday! :) Isn't this picture so adorable? She's g