Random

Here are some random pictures from the past couple of months. Thought they were worth sharing :)


The kids still get their video time while I shower in the morning, but now they have a lil' buddy that loves to join them! He usually sits next to one of them, but sometime tries to wiggle his way on to Alexia's lap. She usually lets him stay there as long as she can still see the computer. Marco has been responding well to discipline so he received a consequence just one time for touching the computer and he has not tried to touch it again. It is nice that I can leave all three of them on the bed together and know that disaster (most likely) won't happen. Diego has permission to get Marco off the bed at any time if he is bothering them too much.


This is how the three kids spend A LOT of their time...A LOT! They love to gather around the table while I'm cooking or cleaning and draw, color, paint, etc.


Here is another example of Marco's responsiveness. He used to get a kick out of dumping out the crayon box. I finally had enough of it and realized it was an issue to deal with so I gave him a consequence and he has not done it again. Don't get me wrong, the boy has plenty of rebellion and disobedience throughout the day, but just wanted to praise him for these two cases :)


My friend Susanna moved to New York a few years ago (when she had one boy, Micah) and just moved back to Atlanta (!!!) and now has three kids. We went to their house the week they moved in and all of the kids had a blast! Well, Amelia (her youngest) did not like Marco very much because he was picking on her a lot, but the big kids enjoyed their time together :)

Alexia and Ellie

Diego and Micah

Diego took this picture of himself after losing his first tooth. He lost it in his sleep and was so excited!

Evelyn is our next door neighbor and Alexia loves playing with her and Marco together.

I thought this was a neat picture of my two boys having a blast together and the reflection of their mommy's loving eyes and smile. Oh they make my heart ache with happiness and thankfulness!

This was a random bagel date that we had one day while Diego was at school.

Ruth and the kids came over to make Christmas cookies one day in December and had a great time and ate way too many :)

Marco loves to climb up on this stool in the kitchen and check out what's going on at the counter top. He really loves it when he can score a snack by sneaking up there!

We went to Mellow Mushroom for dinner in December and the kids were thrilled to get their faces painted. Alexia decided on Rudolph before we even left the house, not sure where she came up with that, but it looked precious!

We went to the Graham's house for dinner the week before our trip and had a special time. They kids always enjoy their own table!