We need to get a better picture, but this gives you an idea of the setup.
Big girl in her pink bed
Gracious big brother who is so happy to share his room with his lil' sis
Sunday, October 31, 2010
New room!
Yesterday was a big day here at the Lopez household. Diego and Alexia are officially roommates. We bought Alexia a bed and she spent her first night in her new room last night, next to her big brother. They were both beyond excited for this day and were giddy all afternoon, just waiting for bedtime to arrive. We put them to bed around 7:30 and it took Alexia forever to fall asleep. I think she was scared to be in the new room. She kept asking if she could come sleep in our room, then she asked for water, then she asked to go to the bathroom, then she asked if we could bring the blue rocker in from her room so I could sit in it to give her a cuddle...and on and on. She finally fell asleep close to 9:00pm and slept all the way until 6:40. When Diego slept in his bed for the first time, he fell out three times the first night, so we had warned her that she might fall out, but we were so happy that she didn't! She doesn't move around that much when she sleeps so hopefully we won't be hearing any THUMPS in the coming nights.
We need to get a better picture, but this gives you an idea of the setup.
Big girl in her pink bed
Gracious big brother who is so happy to share his room with his lil' sis
We need to get a better picture, but this gives you an idea of the setup.
Big girl in her pink bed
Gracious big brother who is so happy to share his room with his lil' sis
Monday, October 25, 2010
Exersaucer time!
When Diego and Alexia each turned 4 months old, we pulled out the exersaucer to introduce them to a new world of entertainment. Marco's time has come! I can't believe how fast this super baby is growing!
Hanging out with Mami while the big kids played on the play set, Friday afternoon.
We had a pajama pizza picnic lunch on Friday. The kids were still in their jammies at noon and it was perfect weather so we threw a blanket out in the front lawn and enjoyed our pizza while we chatted with our neighbor who was gardening close by. Ms Chris is great with the kids and she even fed them pansies for dessert :)
Hanging out with Mami while the big kids played on the play set, Friday afternoon.
We had a pajama pizza picnic lunch on Friday. The kids were still in their jammies at noon and it was perfect weather so we threw a blanket out in the front lawn and enjoyed our pizza while we chatted with our neighbor who was gardening close by. Ms Chris is great with the kids and she even fed them pansies for dessert :)
A new favorite day :)
I'm not trying to compete, but this past Saturday was my new favorite day :) Seriously, it was just wonderful. Today has not been a wonderful day (more on that later) so it is extra therapeutic to sit down to write and remember what a gift this past Saturday was for our family. Should back up one day and remember that the weekend had an awesome kick-off with date night in on Friday night. We had all 3 kids in bed by 6:45pm and Ricardo went out to get sushi take out. We pulled out boxes and boxes of old pictures and had a blast eating sushi and going through hundreds of pictures. With our ten-year anniversary approaching, we wanted to pull out pictures to document our first 5 years of marriage and we found some great shots (and some not-so-great ones!) I must add that this was Ricardo's idea, not mine. Yes, he is wonderful! :)
So, back to Saturday. Once again, it started with a little sleep in for me and banana pancakes made by chef Ricky. We played outside and enjoyed the morning and then headed to Diego's soccer game at 10:00. He was outstanding and scored 2 goals. The weather was glorious and it was such a pleasure to be out on the field. Aldo comes to all of his games and films them so I will try to upload some videos of him playing. He was so pumped up and excited after his game, so sweet to see!
As we were deciding what to do for lunch, Ricardo suggested we go on a hike. So we ran home, had a quick lunch in the backyard, gathered our things and headed up to a breathtaking place, about 45 minutes away, called Sweetwater Creek. We had the best hike we've ever had. The day was perfect, the kids were happy, Marco fell asleep in the baby bjorn and we took our sweet time, without the slightest rush in the world. We hiked down to the ruins of an old factory and then down to the riverside. We sat by the river and just hung out for almost two hours. Of course the camera battery died as I was about to snap the first shot of our riverside hangout, but it was awesome. The kids threw rocks, Ricardo and I chatted, Marco watched the scenery. It was one of those moments that I would love to freeze to be able to remember every little detail for the rest of my life. We hiked back up and were in the car by 4:45. We called Aldo and Cami to meet us at Mellow Mushroom for dinner and had a super fun time, sitting outside on the terrace. Diego and Alexia were worn out from the hike (and soccer and no naps) so they loved just sitting still, coloring, eating and enjoying their time there. We headed home and we were all in bed by 9:00pm!
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And on to today....
Ricardo woke the kids up early to say goodbye to them (which I fully support and am glad he did), but that meant for an extra dose of crankiness. I went to bed late last night and woke up early so I wasn't all that chipper myself. The kids were at each other all morning so I was thrilled when it was 10:15 and time to leave for ballet. Ballet was great. Alexia loved it and Diego and I played memory game in the sitting area. When we were about to head to Trader Joes, they started to fight about something (and being plain ugly to each other) so I said we were going home and not to Trader Joes. We came home, re-grouped and talked things over and then headed back out again. We weren't at Trader Joe's for 2 minutes when Alexia rammed her shopping cart into Diego's heals (by accident) which exasperated him and set the tone for the rest of the trip. I ran into a gal that I had not seen in 2 years and as we were talking the kids had a full out fight...hitting, pinching, screaming...the whole works. I could not believe it - they had never done that, and much less in public! My friend said to me "Oh wow, you are so patient. I cannot take my kids to the grocery store with me." And I thought "This is the first time that I've really wished I could have left them strapped onto the roof of the car" Just kidding. The highlight of Trader Joes is always finding a stuffed animal and getting a treat. After my conversation abruptly ended with me saying "I'm sorry, we have to go, these kids need their lunch!" We skipped finding "Joey," picked up our crackers, went straight to the cash register to pay and straight to the car for spankings (they each earned themselves an extra one). Phew. Variations of that incident continued throughout the afternoon and right up to bed time...which was at 6:40pm! I put Alexia down for her nap at 2pm, but she fought it with fury, so she was able to get out of her crib at 3pm to play with Diego. They had a peaceful and delightful hour of quiet play while I had a peaceful and delightful hour of rest time in my bedroom, which allowed me to make it through the rest of the afternoon (and a lot of prayer and a cup of coffee at 4pm). Before bedtime I asked Diego how he felt about having such a hard day and he said "Mi corazon ha estado en el oscuro." "My heart has been in the dark." And how wonderful it is to know that we have Jesus to bring us the light that we cannot possibly have on our own.
Ahhh, back to my happy place:
So, back to Saturday. Once again, it started with a little sleep in for me and banana pancakes made by chef Ricky. We played outside and enjoyed the morning and then headed to Diego's soccer game at 10:00. He was outstanding and scored 2 goals. The weather was glorious and it was such a pleasure to be out on the field. Aldo comes to all of his games and films them so I will try to upload some videos of him playing. He was so pumped up and excited after his game, so sweet to see!
As we were deciding what to do for lunch, Ricardo suggested we go on a hike. So we ran home, had a quick lunch in the backyard, gathered our things and headed up to a breathtaking place, about 45 minutes away, called Sweetwater Creek. We had the best hike we've ever had. The day was perfect, the kids were happy, Marco fell asleep in the baby bjorn and we took our sweet time, without the slightest rush in the world. We hiked down to the ruins of an old factory and then down to the riverside. We sat by the river and just hung out for almost two hours. Of course the camera battery died as I was about to snap the first shot of our riverside hangout, but it was awesome. The kids threw rocks, Ricardo and I chatted, Marco watched the scenery. It was one of those moments that I would love to freeze to be able to remember every little detail for the rest of my life. We hiked back up and were in the car by 4:45. We called Aldo and Cami to meet us at Mellow Mushroom for dinner and had a super fun time, sitting outside on the terrace. Diego and Alexia were worn out from the hike (and soccer and no naps) so they loved just sitting still, coloring, eating and enjoying their time there. We headed home and we were all in bed by 9:00pm!
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And on to today....
Ricardo woke the kids up early to say goodbye to them (which I fully support and am glad he did), but that meant for an extra dose of crankiness. I went to bed late last night and woke up early so I wasn't all that chipper myself. The kids were at each other all morning so I was thrilled when it was 10:15 and time to leave for ballet. Ballet was great. Alexia loved it and Diego and I played memory game in the sitting area. When we were about to head to Trader Joes, they started to fight about something (and being plain ugly to each other) so I said we were going home and not to Trader Joes. We came home, re-grouped and talked things over and then headed back out again. We weren't at Trader Joe's for 2 minutes when Alexia rammed her shopping cart into Diego's heals (by accident) which exasperated him and set the tone for the rest of the trip. I ran into a gal that I had not seen in 2 years and as we were talking the kids had a full out fight...hitting, pinching, screaming...the whole works. I could not believe it - they had never done that, and much less in public! My friend said to me "Oh wow, you are so patient. I cannot take my kids to the grocery store with me." And I thought "This is the first time that I've really wished I could have left them strapped onto the roof of the car" Just kidding. The highlight of Trader Joes is always finding a stuffed animal and getting a treat. After my conversation abruptly ended with me saying "I'm sorry, we have to go, these kids need their lunch!" We skipped finding "Joey," picked up our crackers, went straight to the cash register to pay and straight to the car for spankings (they each earned themselves an extra one). Phew. Variations of that incident continued throughout the afternoon and right up to bed time...which was at 6:40pm! I put Alexia down for her nap at 2pm, but she fought it with fury, so she was able to get out of her crib at 3pm to play with Diego. They had a peaceful and delightful hour of quiet play while I had a peaceful and delightful hour of rest time in my bedroom, which allowed me to make it through the rest of the afternoon (and a lot of prayer and a cup of coffee at 4pm). Before bedtime I asked Diego how he felt about having such a hard day and he said "Mi corazon ha estado en el oscuro." "My heart has been in the dark." And how wonderful it is to know that we have Jesus to bring us the light that we cannot possibly have on our own.
Ahhh, back to my happy place:
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Marco rolled over from his back to his belly for the first time today. God was so gracious to let us celebrate this milestone together as a family. We were all in Alexia's room, getting the kids ready for bed and all of a sudden, his foot pushed on my leg a little bit, and over he went. We ended up scaring him and making him cry since we all applauded and got way too excited. I was so happy that Diego and Alexia were able to see it because they always ask about when he will roll over, talk, walk, eat, run, etc.
We're having a good week here. Yesterday we hosted Ricardo's team from work for dinner and had a nice time. The kids and I got everything ready during the day then we went to Diego's soccer practice at 5:45 and I pulled him out early (at 6:15) to make it home for the guests to arrive at 6:30. Oh dear, that was rough. He was hysterical and cried almost the whole way home. I felt so bad. I had told him before practice began and he seemed cool with the idea so I didn't think it would result in such tragedy, but he was crushed. He finally calmed down when I told him that he could play soccer in the backyard with some of Papi's workmates. Of course the guys were really nice and were happy to play with them, but one complained that Diego had asked him out to play just to embarrass him because he couldn't seem to get the ball away from Diego :)
Alexia was the socialite of the party and asked everyone what their name was and was happy to chat with them while she munched on their appetizers. I wasn't able to sit down to eat with them since I had to take the kids up to bed right after we served dinner, but I made it back down in time for dessert.
Here are some photos from last Friday that I just uploaded from the camera:
I mentioned in the last post that Diego and Alexia had gone to sports camp together last Friday. This is how I found them when I picked them up at noon...enjoying Popsicles! This was Alexia's first time at sports camp and she LOVED it. When I drooped them off and saw that Alexia was going to be the only girl, I asked Diego to take extra care of her...and he did not let me down. Coach Todd said he was an awesome big brother. Praise God! Todd also said that she listened better than any of the boys - go figure! They played soccer, did gymnastics, arts and crafts, story time and snack time.
In the evening, Ricardo's aunt came over for dinner, along with Aldo, Eliana and Cami.
Tia Rosa was happy to meet Marco!
She wanted him to enjoy the pupusas and fried yuca with us.
We have a new participant in the counter top smoothie routine :)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
My favorite day
Today has been a favorite in the history books of the Lopez fam :) It was my turn to sleep in so I stayed in bed until 8:00am when lil' Marco decided it was time to get up, which was fine by me. Ricardo had taken D & A downstairs to play and get smoothies going. Marco and I came downstairs and we decided it was a good morning for pancakes. Ricardo made delicious banana pancakes and we enjoyed a very relaxed, fun breakfast time before it was time to enter the mad rush to get out the door by 10:30 for church. We got everyone ready and out the door and were only 2 minutes late for church. Diego now goes to Children's Church so we have to drop him off across the street from the sanctuary which is where those extra 2 minutes went :) I nursed Marco when we arrived and then dropped him off in the nursery, where the volunteers said he was a delight to have.
After church we headed to a nearby park for the bi-annual church picnic which is always a super special time. As soon as we arrived, Diego took off with his buddies and we only saw him for about 15 minutes while we tried to force him to eat, but he wanted to get back to the fun with his friends. Alexia wandered around the park, visiting people, jumping in on a Frisbee game, asking people to push her on the swing...she was very independent and happy to wander around as a social butterfly. Marco also visited a few different friends and was happy to be passed around. We left the park around 3:15pm. It was too late to have naps so we decided to continue enjoying the incredible day and we headed to Piedmont Park (after a quick coffee and pastry stop on the way there). The day was just glorious. We threw the blanket down and soaked in the goodness of the afternoon. I felt so blessed to be sitting on the blanket, enjoying the happiness of my family and praising God for his goodness. Of course Ricardo and Diego spent most of the time playing soccer and Alexia was back and forth, from playing in the grass to rolling around on the blanket with Marco and I. She was super tired so had some tantrums, but held it together fairly well. She gets really sensitive when she is tired so just a little bit of water that drips down the front of her shirt can cause her to throw herself to the ground, kicking and screaming. She is pretty good about responding to our command of controlling herself and calming down, but can get herself worked up pretty fast. So anyways, we really enjoyed almost 2 hours of just hanging out and having fun and decided it wasn't quite time to go inside yet, so we thought a picnic dinner should be next. We picked up pizza at Mellow Mushroom and went straight from the garage to the backyard and ate pizza out of the box, on the same tan blanket that cushioned us at the church picnic and at Piedmont park. After dinner we went straight upstairs and all the kids were in bed by 7:15, worn out from a wonderful day.
Helen and her sisters graciously kept Marco for us so we could enjoy our lunch. He was happy with all the attention!
There was a great turnout at the picnic. This is just a small part of the large group that was there.
Alexia wanted to jump into this game of Frisbee and went right up to Stefan (and had never met him before) to ask if she could join them.
Unfortunately, those are the only pictures I took at the picnic. On to Piedmont...
I love this picture of me surrounded by my children. It simply warms my heart.
Marco can sit up for longer periods, as long as he is on a soft surface. I have to share the wonders of this baby. He went down for a nap around 9:30 this morning and was still asleep when it was time to leave for church so we woke him up to put him in his car seat. He played in the nursery all through church and then fell asleep on our way to the picnic, but then woke up soon after we arrived. He was awake the whole time we were there and then fell asleep again on our way to Piedmont Park. He woke up before we even set out the blanket and didn't fall asleep again until we were driving to Mellow Mushroom. No tears. No meltdowns. Can you say SUPER BABY!!!!
Ricardo and Diego having a blast playing soccer.
Alexia rolling down the hill
Daddy and daughter, crazy about each other. Alexia likes to tell Ricardo that he is "brilliant" and that he is her best friend.
Diego took this picture and I love it!
After church we headed to a nearby park for the bi-annual church picnic which is always a super special time. As soon as we arrived, Diego took off with his buddies and we only saw him for about 15 minutes while we tried to force him to eat, but he wanted to get back to the fun with his friends. Alexia wandered around the park, visiting people, jumping in on a Frisbee game, asking people to push her on the swing...she was very independent and happy to wander around as a social butterfly. Marco also visited a few different friends and was happy to be passed around. We left the park around 3:15pm. It was too late to have naps so we decided to continue enjoying the incredible day and we headed to Piedmont Park (after a quick coffee and pastry stop on the way there). The day was just glorious. We threw the blanket down and soaked in the goodness of the afternoon. I felt so blessed to be sitting on the blanket, enjoying the happiness of my family and praising God for his goodness. Of course Ricardo and Diego spent most of the time playing soccer and Alexia was back and forth, from playing in the grass to rolling around on the blanket with Marco and I. She was super tired so had some tantrums, but held it together fairly well. She gets really sensitive when she is tired so just a little bit of water that drips down the front of her shirt can cause her to throw herself to the ground, kicking and screaming. She is pretty good about responding to our command of controlling herself and calming down, but can get herself worked up pretty fast. So anyways, we really enjoyed almost 2 hours of just hanging out and having fun and decided it wasn't quite time to go inside yet, so we thought a picnic dinner should be next. We picked up pizza at Mellow Mushroom and went straight from the garage to the backyard and ate pizza out of the box, on the same tan blanket that cushioned us at the church picnic and at Piedmont park. After dinner we went straight upstairs and all the kids were in bed by 7:15, worn out from a wonderful day.
Helen and her sisters graciously kept Marco for us so we could enjoy our lunch. He was happy with all the attention!
There was a great turnout at the picnic. This is just a small part of the large group that was there.
Alexia wanted to jump into this game of Frisbee and went right up to Stefan (and had never met him before) to ask if she could join them.
Unfortunately, those are the only pictures I took at the picnic. On to Piedmont...
I love this picture of me surrounded by my children. It simply warms my heart.
Marco can sit up for longer periods, as long as he is on a soft surface. I have to share the wonders of this baby. He went down for a nap around 9:30 this morning and was still asleep when it was time to leave for church so we woke him up to put him in his car seat. He played in the nursery all through church and then fell asleep on our way to the picnic, but then woke up soon after we arrived. He was awake the whole time we were there and then fell asleep again on our way to Piedmont Park. He woke up before we even set out the blanket and didn't fall asleep again until we were driving to Mellow Mushroom. No tears. No meltdowns. Can you say SUPER BABY!!!!
Ricardo and Diego having a blast playing soccer.
Alexia rolling down the hill
Daddy and daughter, crazy about each other. Alexia likes to tell Ricardo that he is "brilliant" and that he is her best friend.
Diego took this picture and I love it!
Friday, October 15, 2010
New neighbors
Our next door neighbor's name is Sharon and her daughter is Jamie. Jamie, her boyfriend and 7-week old daughter are moving into Sharon's house next month when they move up from Florida. Jamie and baby Evelyn came over for lunch on Wednesday and Marco enjoyed meeting the new girl next door :) They are almost two months apart so Marco looks huge next to her:
Yesterday was the first day in two weeks that we had no plans and it was wonderful. We hung out at home in the morning and then headed to the library around 10. We checked out a bunch of awesome books and then went to Publix to buy ingredients for afternoon cookie making. When we got home, I made lunch and the kids surrounded themselves with the library books. This is one of my favorite sights to see as a mommy:
Yesterday was the first day in two weeks that we had no plans and it was wonderful. We hung out at home in the morning and then headed to the library around 10. We checked out a bunch of awesome books and then went to Publix to buy ingredients for afternoon cookie making. When we got home, I made lunch and the kids surrounded themselves with the library books. This is one of my favorite sights to see as a mommy:
We read books all afternoon, took a break to make cookies and then continued reading into the evening.
Today, Diego and Alexia went to sports camp together. Will write more about that later.....
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Apple picking and more...
Ruth and I took our six children apple picking last Thursday. She came over in the morning, we all loaded into her van and made the 1.5 hour drive to Ellijay. We went to an orchard that doesn't usually allow "pick your own" during the week so we were the only people picking apples which was really nice. The big kids had a blast and Marco and Callen did pretty well, hanging out on the grass, taking in some sun.
Alexia wanted to eat more apples than she wanted to pick
Taking a break to give Marco some kisses
He doesn't like sunshine in his eyes so he wasn't content for very long
1 peck picked, 1 to go
Tummy time in the apple orchard
Diego enjoys cutting fruits and veggies and Alexia is now wanting to do it too. They both helped me cut cucumbers for dinner one night last week and loved it. They ended up eating a ton of cucumbers, celery and carrots and weren't so hungry when dinner time arrived :)
The weather here has been glorious and it is wonderful to spend a lot of time outside with the kids. Last week we did hop scotch on the front walk and Diego kept wanting it to be bigger and bigger and bigger. It eventually made it up to 42. He jumped on it, walked on it, crawled on it, walked backwards on it, all the while practicing his counting.
Gwen and the kids stayed with us for a couple nights again last week and of course, the kids had a blast. Alexia gets an out pour of love and attention from Hartley and Adeline and they even fight over who gets to play more with Alexia. The three girls decided they needed to have a grape snack up on the counter.
Marco is getting better with tummy time!
Ricardo and I continue our weekly date nights in and they are a real treat for us. The last two Fridays we've done bbq's. We were playing with the camera and got some beautiful photos like the one above.
Here is our spread. Ricardo enjoyed a big ol' steak and I had a grilled portabello with feta. We also grilled lots of veggies and rice. Ricardo lined the garden with tiki torches so it felt like we were on vacation!
Alexia wanted to eat more apples than she wanted to pick
Taking a break to give Marco some kisses
He doesn't like sunshine in his eyes so he wasn't content for very long
1 peck picked, 1 to go
Tummy time in the apple orchard
After we finished picking the 2 pecks, we had a picnic lunch near the parking lot and just soaked in the goodness of the gorgeous day. Everyone was worn out on the way home...mommies included!
Diego enjoys cutting fruits and veggies and Alexia is now wanting to do it too. They both helped me cut cucumbers for dinner one night last week and loved it. They ended up eating a ton of cucumbers, celery and carrots and weren't so hungry when dinner time arrived :)
The weather here has been glorious and it is wonderful to spend a lot of time outside with the kids. Last week we did hop scotch on the front walk and Diego kept wanting it to be bigger and bigger and bigger. It eventually made it up to 42. He jumped on it, walked on it, crawled on it, walked backwards on it, all the while practicing his counting.
Gwen and the kids stayed with us for a couple nights again last week and of course, the kids had a blast. Alexia gets an out pour of love and attention from Hartley and Adeline and they even fight over who gets to play more with Alexia. The three girls decided they needed to have a grape snack up on the counter.
Marco is getting better with tummy time!
Ricardo and I continue our weekly date nights in and they are a real treat for us. The last two Fridays we've done bbq's. We were playing with the camera and got some beautiful photos like the one above.
Here is our spread. Ricardo enjoyed a big ol' steak and I had a grilled portabello with feta. We also grilled lots of veggies and rice. Ricardo lined the garden with tiki torches so it felt like we were on vacation!
A new week
There is a pattern forming here...I let too many days go by without writing and then I end up posting a bunch of photos with quick comments and that's the extent of my blogging. The purpose of this blog is so that family and friends can see and read about our family, but also so that we will have recordings of these precious times. I am going to see if I can start doing a short post everyday, with just a recap of what we did each day. I have a bunch of photos from the last two weeks, but I will start with photos from yesterday and today and then I will do a separate post to "catch up"...once again!
This was actually last week. I took the kids for hair cuts and Alexia got her 2nd (maybe 3rd?) hair cut. They just trimmed a little bit to tidy it up a bit. She did great and loved sitting in the chair.
Alexia had ballet class yesterday at 10:30. She had a blast and I took Diego's reading lesson book along so we did school while we waited for Alexia. Marco nursed and then hung out in his car seat. After ballet, we headed over to Chik Fil A to meet Megan and her boys for lunch. We had a great time and let the kids play for a long while and then enjoyed ice cream. There were a bunch of kids playing, but the four of them stood in a line like this, licking their ice creams, not the least bit concerned about the commotion around them:
We left Chik Fil A at 1pm and headed to Marco's 4-month check up. Diego and Alexia behaved really well and made it easy on me. Marco weighs 17 pounds and 3 ounces!!!! He is a CHUNK! Diego weighed 16 pounds at his 4-month apt, so I was surprised to find out the Marco weighs more. His shots were awful and he screamed like crazy, but he fell asleep nursing and took a nice, long nap at home afterwards. We praise God for his perfect health. What a blessing.
Today (Tuesday) we headed over to Lily's house for lunch and play time. Diego, Alexia and Stella played so well together and had a blast. They stayed in Stella's room for almost 2 hours after lunch, just talking, playing, being silly and having fun. There were no fights or complaints or anything. Lily and I enjoyed our time together and Marco and Nico enjoyed staring at each other in the bouncy seats :)
This was actually last week. I took the kids for hair cuts and Alexia got her 2nd (maybe 3rd?) hair cut. They just trimmed a little bit to tidy it up a bit. She did great and loved sitting in the chair.
Alexia had ballet class yesterday at 10:30. She had a blast and I took Diego's reading lesson book along so we did school while we waited for Alexia. Marco nursed and then hung out in his car seat. After ballet, we headed over to Chik Fil A to meet Megan and her boys for lunch. We had a great time and let the kids play for a long while and then enjoyed ice cream. There were a bunch of kids playing, but the four of them stood in a line like this, licking their ice creams, not the least bit concerned about the commotion around them:
We left Chik Fil A at 1pm and headed to Marco's 4-month check up. Diego and Alexia behaved really well and made it easy on me. Marco weighs 17 pounds and 3 ounces!!!! He is a CHUNK! Diego weighed 16 pounds at his 4-month apt, so I was surprised to find out the Marco weighs more. His shots were awful and he screamed like crazy, but he fell asleep nursing and took a nice, long nap at home afterwards. We praise God for his perfect health. What a blessing.
Today (Tuesday) we headed over to Lily's house for lunch and play time. Diego, Alexia and Stella played so well together and had a blast. They stayed in Stella's room for almost 2 hours after lunch, just talking, playing, being silly and having fun. There were no fights or complaints or anything. Lily and I enjoyed our time together and Marco and Nico enjoyed staring at each other in the bouncy seats :)
Diego, Stella and Alexia on the floor, reading books.
Nico and Marco hanging out in the kitchen while the mommies prepared lunch.
Stella jumped in the van as we were getting ready to leave and played for a little bit. Diego and her took turns sitting in his car seat, with the other one on a lap. Cuteness!!
We got home around 3:00pm. I transferred Marco to his crib, put Alexia down for a nap, put on a pot of coffee...and here I am! Diego has soccer practice at 5:45 this evening so Ricardo will come home early to take him and Alexia to that. Now I need to decide what to do next: Fold laundry, wash dishes, clean house, prepare school lesson, make dinner, file papers, do bible study homework or a little bit of everything! I think I will try to make a small dent in all the above!
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