It's a Keeper!

Thirteen weeks is here and here's the little munchkin alive and moving.  I feel like I can finally think this is going to happen sometime in May.  Time to start figuring out how to move the girls into the same room and make room for baby.  :)  YEA!!

We Love Vegas

Mostly because my brother and his awesome family live there but, also because we have a great time every time we go.  There's always something new to do in Las Vegas.  

I didn't know the Bellagio decorates for the seasons complete with talking trees and scarecrows.

 The M&M movie was one of their favorite 3D movies ever.  But at $12.99 / lb for M&Ms, I promised them to buy them all a bag of M&Ms from Walmart when we got home.

Once again thank you to Adam and Fabi for letting us cause chaos throughout your home.

Love you guys!

Today's News

The kids found this GIGANTIC caterpillar.  We tried looking it up online but didn't find anything that matched it. If you know what it is my kids are curious to know.  They want to know what kind of butterfly it turns into.

Of course DJ was the only one brave enough to handle it.  Things like this make him so happy!

Sunday Mornings

I absolutely LOVE the 1:30 church time.  We get to sleep in.  Plus, it gives us all morning to hang out as a family and there's no rush (a.k.a. Mom doesn't have to play drill sergeant) to get ready for church.  This morning I did have to wake up early though because my cute little chefs were making a disaster in the kitchen.

 So what do you do when you walk into a kitchen full of shorty chefs and 8 glasses full of their "special of the day," milk, cinnamon and sugar all going to go to waste?  We made breakfast, one that Papi used to eat when he lived in the sugar cane fields.  It's called maizena and it's good.

Milk, cinnamon, sugar, cloves, nutmeg and cornstarch.  It did have a little too much cinnamon and sugar but the kids claimed they liked it better that way.

And what Sunday morning would be complete without an AJ Zoolander shoot?

And Isabel looking a little too old for her age, don't you think?

Every morning should be so enjoyable.

AJ has been asking me for two things lately:

"a shirt that has sleeves that roll and button up here"

and

"a shirt with a hood".

I finally found two shirts that matched his criteria. He was in clothes heaven when I showed them to him. His only dilemma was trying to decide if he should wear the shirt, with the sleeves that roll, buttoned or unbuttoned.

Fortunately he was looking good today at school when the "mean aide" put him in a timeout at recess. With his fashion forward sense and sweet personality he had about six girls (according to Alexandria) and just as many boys sitting by him to give him support during his timeout.  How could that aide think that my AJ would push a girl off the swing?  Did she not see the big group of friends he had that stood by him?  A bully would never be accompanied like that.  Principal Carpenter will be getting a call from me tomorrow.  "Mean aide" beware!

And DJ and I already had a talk since he was not part of the group of friends there supporting his twin brother.  He was busy swinging on the swing that AJ had worked so hard to get.

Afternoon Play

Remember when you were little and you would run through the neighborhood and play all afternoon? I'm so glad my kids are getting that chance now and that all the neighbors come to play at our house too.

Happy Dance

About a month ago after playing with a baby, AJ told me, "You know what Mom?  I kind of like babies."

Well, AJ, we're going to have a baby!! If my body cooperates and keeps this pregnancy (despite it's October track record of 0-2) you may have a little brother or sister to play with in May.  I realize the stats are not in my favor and I may lose it.  But for now just I'm just going to be happy that maybe something good is on its way. So picture me doing the happy dance!!

Movie and a Football Game

Did you know Harkins is celebrating their anniversary by giving away free movie tickets?  We took the whole family to see X-Men: First Class tonight.  During the movie DJ leaned over and asked why they are bombing turkeys.  The movie started at 9:15 so it made for a late night which got even later when we passed by Westwood's football stadium and saw they still had 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  Papi and I have been into Friday Night Lights lately.  We watched at least one episode a night until we had watched them all.  So, we had to stop.  It was my kids' first football game.  They were totally into it!  AJ decided he was going to play for a white team because he "looks better in white".  We saw one interception and one 38 yard pass, not bad for five minutes of a high school football game.

Bye August Break

August Break I've totally enjoyed you.  I've learned to take more pictures of random moments, little moments that now will always be remembered.

And to my blog, if you don't hear from me very much in the next few weeks it's because I will be working on Volume Number 4 of these.

Can you believe it's been four years?

Lots of memories here.

Skittles

This is Skittles. 

DJ's well loved blanket.

Skittles had to be tied back together.

And doesn't get washed very often because I'm afraid it will fall completely apart.

But Skittles has earned every rip, tear and hole it has acquired because

Skittles has been with DJ from the beginning.

Skittles has traveled internationally.

Here Skittles is in Mexico.

 Skittles has been there for chicks to walk on,

 during all of DJ's shananigans

 traveled in cars and in planes,

 shared with the dog,

 to birthday parties,

 at dress up time,

in the Dominican Republic,

 and in Japan,

 even RVing.

I don't plan on ever getting rid of Skittles.  There are a lifetime of memories in what's left of that little blanket.  And as long a DJ still loves Skittles then so do I.