Matilda was a mouse for Halloween.

She marched in her school’s Halloween parade.

Halloween Parade from Matilda on Vimeo.

And we went trick or treating with the Vigoritos.

Halloween was too much for Matilda. She was scared of many of the costumes and decorations. She did learn a some cute Halloween songs however, and ate lots of candy!

Matilda now switches easily between very fluent Spanish and English… when she speaks. When she sings, she just makes it all up. Here is a excellent (10:30pm) performance of Matilda’s made up songs.

Matilda singing from Matilda on Vimeo.

For those of you who enjoy trips down memory lane, have a look at the old videos we uploaded of Matilda.

Is it just me, or do Matilda and her cousin Elena look alike?

Mateo and his cousin Ivan also look alike.

Matilda got her 8th stamp in her passport this month! She has been on an airplane 24 times total. This year, she got her own seat on the plane and thus was eligible to add miles to her own frequent flyer account!

Overall, we had a great time in Spain. Matilda and her grandparents came along on a business trip to Roa which was a 6 hour drive from Barcelona. She behaved really well and loved spending time alone with her abuelito and abuelita!

When Pablo’s parents were here we took the kids to Central Park. We took pics of Matilda in front of the same cherry blossoms that she posed in front of last year.

2009

2008

Finally, the swingset is paying off. Mateo can sit in the swing, and Matilda can push him! Ah– relaxation!

I posted new pictures .

And videos…

First friend from Matilda on Vimeo.

Easter from Matilda on Vimeo.

We got to the stage where Matilda wants to pick out her own clothes. Here are a couple of ensembles she has put together.

I know, I could have said no when Matilda insisted that we buy this set of princess sheets, but sometimes, you just get tired.

I have so many problems with the princess thing on so many levels. The worst, is that the Princesses seems like a clique of popular girls.