We went downstairs and breakfast was brought to her in her high chair with a candle and repeat of Happy Birthday to you. She blew out the candle and needed a new turn. Symph then asked for a turn because she really doesn't understand that pancakes and candles are actually a way of celebrating a birthday. At their Vovu's house candles always come along with pancakes as they celebrate a "birthday." Needless to say, Symph was stoked to have a turn to blow out the candle!
Later that day my Tia came over with Sean, who the girls just adore. They brought Bella a doll that drinks juice and pees, oh wow, number one spot for the gifts with the girls...for the moment that was! She also brought over a little cake for Bellie and we sang Happy Birthday to her, she blew out the candle, and then it was sister's turn again! We can't leave her out, right?
In the evening we had a cake for Bellie and she opened her gifts from us. It was so sweet as she covered her eyes in anticipation of each new gift, since they hadn't been wrapped! We had a blast with her and just love her in all her sassiness and tenderness!
We then jetted off to meet my family at Pancho Villa's where we were treated to a Mariachi Show and Folklorico dancing. We exchanged gifts and I had a great time with my family.
Afterwards, we went home and Tio Michael and Tia Jessica stopped by with a wonderful gift from the lovely Bath & Body Works....always a great gift idea! The evening was nice and I finally got over my hurt, well kind of!
Needless to say, we caught lots of fish. Symph was so cute with her fist fish, reeling it in, bringing it up and just giggling away. That is, until she realized they die. She would go and pout about it and come back and fish, and on and on it went. Grandpo would call her back and she would come and catch them, and again walk away saddened, times five She made it clear she wouldn't eat the fish!
Bella was scared after the first fish was caught because it jumped off the hook and flopped all around. She decided she would stay in the safety of her tia's arms and watch from a distance, while eating the tostada shells for the ceviche. Oh ya, what Mexican goes fishing without ceviche? 
Mike and Jess were an awesome fishing team. He would bait the hook, throw it out, Jess would be ecstatic because she caught a fish and would reel it in, and Mike would then take the fish off and put it in the bucket. Hey, why would a princess want it any other way? I thouhgt it was pretty cool that Mike could do all this while eating ceviche at the same time. Talent I tell ya!
After catching some very expensive fish, that my dad paid for, we headed on over to my brother's house to have a great meal. My dad cooked up the fish and it was so delicious (coming from a pregnant woman who can't stand meat...I was starving!). He seasoned them and wrapped most of them in foil as my brother bbq-d them, and a few were egged up and thrown into flour and seasoning. Mmmmmmmmm, yum! Symph ate it too!
