Isabella is Five
It is that time of the year again my girl turned 5! She was counting the days till her birthday and was very excited for her celebration. This year everything looked different, thanks to COVID-19, but it was as special as always and we celebrated the joy of having her with us.
We had a small but super fun celebration on her actual birthday, January 18th. Jerry and I spent all day with her, making slime and playing with her new toys. We decorated the house with unicorns and ate a delicious strawberry cake. At the end of the day she said it was the best birthday ever. Our hearts were happy. A couple of weeks later we did another birthday celebration at the house and invited her 3 closest friends, her siblings and her Titi & Tata. We are used to celebrate with all our family and friends and it was hard not to be with them this year, but COVID has changed a lot of plans. Again our girl had a blast and the theme was the same Unicorns, she is at that stage.
Over the last year we had seen a lot of changes in Isabella, physically and emotionally, she is more like a big girl now, super smart, kind and sweet. She has adapted so well to all the challenges of the past year, always having such a positive attitude and stayed her cheerful self. Isabella started a new school last year, she loves it and has learned so many new things. It is such a privilege to watch her grow, change, transform and for that Jerry and I are so grateful.
To continue the tradition we did the birthday interview. Do you remember last years one? If not you can see it here. So with no further ado, let’s see those answers and get to know Isabella a little more.
Isabella Faith Nail-Vázquez
Age: 5
Interview date: January 18, 2021
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do?
A: Spend time with Mami and Daddy.
Comments: She melts my heart, how did we get that lucky.
Q: Who’s your best friend?
A: Evan.
Comments: This is a constant, Evan is such a great friend. Even though they are not in the same school anymore, they see each other often and their friendship is getting stronger and sweeter.
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: A Vet, because I want to help animals.
Comments: She’s been saying this for a while now and she loves to play that she is a Vet.
Q: If you could have one wish come true, what would that be?
A: Not to be a grown up, I want to be a kid forever and be with my Mami and Daddy.
Comments: I think that’s a pretty nice wish, would you agree?
Q: What would you buy if you had a million dollars?
A: Toys, Toys, Toys.
Q: What’s your favorite place to go?
A: Chinese pasta.
Comments: This is an Asian Buffet restaurant that she loves. We used to go frequently but since March last year we haven’t been, she always ask when we are going to go back, and is still her favorite.
Q: What’s your favorite food?
A: Pasta.
Comments: Another constant since day one. She can eat it every day, however you make it, but her favorites are the one that her Daddy makes and the one in Italy.
Q: What makes you laugh?
A: The day I was drinking water and I cough.
Comments: This is something that happened couple of months ago, she was drinking water and she coughed and the water went everywhere, it was like a fountain. We laughed so hard and for so long that its become a memory of us. She always point out when she tells people about it, that I was mad and when that happen I started laughing. I don’t even remember me being mad.
Q: What’s your favorite book?
A: Short stories. So this is how she calls the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.
Comments: We enjoy this book very much and we have one copy in English and one in Spanish. Most of the time after we finish one of the stories she asks me to google the woman in the story, we look at pictures and learn more about her life.
Q: What’s your favorite color?
A: Pink.
Comments: Some things never change
Q: What’s your favorite show?
A: Rescue Rider.
Comments: This a new show she is watching, pretty cool one about dragons, she even started her own dragon journal.
Q: What sport you like best?
A: Soccer
Q: What’s your favorite song?
A: Verde Luz, because it makes me calm and relax.
Comments: Verde Luz is a very iconic song for most Puerto Ricans, it was written by Antonio Caban Vale and many people had performed it. I always loved this song, it talks about my beautiful Island. Even though I’m a terrible singer, I’ve been singing to Isabella since I knew I was pregnant with her. One song I always sing is Verde Luz, and has become her lullaby song and one song that to this day she asked me to sing almost every night.
Q: Where do you wish you could go on vacation?
A: Puerto Rico, because I miss Wely.
Comments: So Wely is her grandmother, my mother and we haven’t seen her in over a year. A brutal consequence that COVID has us facing. She loves her Wely and talks about her all the time. They talk often and they both have a very special relationship. So yes, of course she wants to go see her Wely! I want to see her too.
Q: What’s your favorite movie?
A: Aladdin.
Comments: She loves this movie, even though she enjoys a lot of movies this one I can tell is special. Plus her favorite princess is Jasmine.
Q: What’s your favorite toy?
A: Baby dolls.
Comments: This girl loves her baby dolls, every day more. She plays with them often, each one has a name, she feeds them, celebrate birthdays, sleeps with them, and just loves them all.
Q: What’s your favorite Holiday?
A: Christmas.
Comments: It’s the most wonderful time of the year. She enjoys all of it, the tree decorating, the feasts, presents and that is Baby Jesus birthday.
Q: What’s your favorite animal?
A: Cats.
Comments: Well I this was a surprise, because I thought she was going to say dogs. She has Elena and she had Cesar, but she’s also asking to have a cat as a pet so maybe she is trying to convince Daddy.
Q: What makes you happy?
A: Seeing a rainbow.
Comments: I loved this answer, who doesn’t get happy every time they see a rainbow.
Q: What makes you sad?
A: When Cici passed away.
Comments: Cici was our dog and her pet since she was born, she adored him. Unfortunately Cesar was old and very sick and he passed away late January. It was a very difficult moment for all of us but specially for her.
So what you think? I love to ask her all these questions.
Of course we did our traditional Photo shoot with Marie Photography, This year we did 3 different themes and we enjoyed the shooting so much. For proof all these pictures are by the amazing Sarah and we loved them.
It’s been a wonderful journey with our amazing daughter, we have learned, we have cried and we have enjoyed every single minute of it.
All the pictures in this post are from Marie Photography.