Quotables

"I wasn't thinking about anything.  My brain was turned off."

New Hang Out on Hope Street

If you're ever in the neighborhood you might want to check out the newest fav hang out on Hope. It's the Cesar Clubhouse and it is the most happening club on the street!   There's no cover charge although drinks and snacks may be extra because I'm learning when you are the cool place to be you have to have food to eat.

Art Masterpiece

We are in the process of making the Cesar Clubhouse.  This was a last minute decision. As we were watching the landscapers dig the hole for the trampoline, we realized there was a lot of space in that hole that wasn't going to be used so we asked if they could build stairs going down underneath the trampoline.  Our wish was their command and we now have the perfect place for a kid hideaway.  Today we painted the walls.  Since this is a kid clubhouse I let the kids do the painting and I LOVE the way it turned out. 

Here's AJ's baseball player.  He likes to get things right so I got to help him out a little with his painting.  But he colored everything in, chose the colors and told me exactly how to help him.

DJ painted an astronaut going to the sun and other planets too.  As you can tell, his is all original artwork done all by him which makes it one of my favorites.

Isabel wanted a fairytale castle with a princess.  See the long flowing blonde hair coming out of the castle pillar?  That's Isabel.  I think she's trying to be like Rapunzel.

Expressing her dreams through art, Alexandria painted a rockstar singing on the ice.  Love this one since she is making her dreams a reality on a canvas.

 Then they added a few more touches like flowers, a fire breathing dragon, control stations, fish, trees, etc. and TA-DA!  We have a new clubhouse.  The grand opening was a huge success.  If you missed it you'll have to stop by another time.  Oh, and when you come by to check it out you will also see newly set grass.  :)

Upgrading

We had birthdays.  So, we upgraded.  

Isabel finally got a big girl bed.

 And the boys finally got big boy bikes.  They have no problem riding the bike but stopping and starting has taken a little practice.

Apology

To everyone I have neglected this month,

I'm sorry I've been so scatterbrained lately.  Papi is home.  I don't know why but, for some reason when he's here I can't remember anything.  He distracts me in a good way.  Then, every time he comes home we work on some big project so that always clouds my thoughts too.  Whatever the reason for my scatterbrainedness I promise I'll get better soon as he will be leaving again to go play winter ball in a few days and I'll be able to return to my regular routine. (Although he will definitely be missed.)  Thank you for being understanding.  If you are interested here's a few pictures of what we've been working on the past few weeks.

More to come . . .