photo booth fun

They've mastered the Photo Booth in our computer and they've been having so much fun. 

Take a look...

Yes, they do own clothes, they just don't like to wear tshirts. It's hot in the South you know?

Knights at the Capitol

Once upon of a time, there were two incredible and valiant knights that decided to visit the ruins of the Capitol ...

... and they conquered the world.

Crazy week

Last week, our nephew spent the week with us. It was a fun crazy week. I had laundry piled up waiting to be put up, bathrooms waiting to be cleaned, furniture getting covered with dust, floors accumulating more dirt, clutter and toys everywhere etc etc.
Yes, my house was not at it's best shape but it was definitely not a priority at the time. I did manage to clean out a little in the middle of the week but other than that that, nothing else.

We spent a lot of time outside playing and enjoying the fresh air, we spent time swimming in the pool and making new friends at VBS. The kids run like crazy through the sprinklers in the yard, rode bikes, watched movies, argued and hugged each other.

It was a fun crazy week that allowed them to interact and learn from each other. They got to spend the time they don't get because of the distance. It thought me to tolerate and appreciate the extra energy that almost-seven-year olds have and pass onto the little ones. They were jumping off the walls and run like wild Indians bringing smiles to my face. Their fights brought patience, understanding and love to my heart, as well as some long deep breaths. I learned that my kids will eventually eat and that their hunger strike will end one day. And when that day comes, my thing of waiting to go to the go grocery store once a month will be a thing of the past because no food I put on their plates would fill their little tanks.

It was all good.

We love our nephew and the boys love their cousin. What a sweet, kind and fun soul he is. My sister has done an amazing job. No doubt about that.

Ant's pics, flowers, aliens and yogurt

Anthony gets my phone sometimes and to my surprise he knows how to use it very well. He opens one camera and begins to take some shots.


Here they are. Just a few of the many he's taken. He's also thought his brother how to do it.

1. Random shot of his toys
2. David
3. Papa at lunch break
4. Me walking in the kitchen
5,6,7. David in the yard
8,9 David took these pictures of Anthony
10. With the lollipop while I dye my hair
11. Monkey
12. One of my favorite candle scents
13,14  D painting
15. Reading on my Kindle


He loves to play Angry Birds and because he walks around with it sometimes, I decided to get me a case. Well, actually my brother got it for me :) 

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Orquids are my favorite flower and my love has given me two beautiful orquid plants. One has small purple flower (top) and the other one has big white flowers (bottom). They didn't bloom last year and the reason was because their soil needed to be change and they need to be fed also. So I did that last weekend. I changed their soil and fed them. I hope they bloom again because their flowers are beautiful! 

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Look what A made at school during space week

They made an alien custom. And Anthony let David tried but after a while they got in a fight because neither one of them wanted to share. 

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I showed you in a previous post the beautiful daffodils from our yard. This is where some of them were last week. They brought a lot of color and cheer to our kitchen table. 

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Sometimes Anthony wants to help David feed himself, this time David was having yogurt and Anthony asked me if he could feed him :)

I think David enjoyed it don't you think?


And his made sure he was clean :)

you can't go!

Every morning when Anthony and Joe are walking out the door to leave for school, our little David does this.

He blocks the door. Every time.

If he sees that A is getting his jacket on or right after their daily prayer, D runs to the door, stands still giggling and spreads his arms like he's about to give a big hug, then he says:"You can't go!" We all smile and Joe tricks him to make his way out the door. 
He tells him that there are some sort of dinosaur in the living room to make him turn and go look for it. He used to fall for it but not anymore. He actually tells Joe :"Yea. ook!".  The trick stopped working. He's gonna have to find another trick. :)


It's become a game in the mornings. However, I can't help to think that really doesn't want his best buddies to leave. He wants to come with them. It makes me sad sometimes, but it also makes me feel better when I see that he also enjoys being with his mamma. That makes me happy. 

I don't wanna have a shadow anymore!

The other night, Anthony was playing in the floor with a hot wheels car. After a while he seemed unhappy and kept saying that he couldn't see it. Joe asked him what was going on and Anthony said "I don't wanna have a shadow! It keeps covering my car and I can't see it. It makes it all dark!" 

We told him that there was no way to get rid of it. 

Recently in the cartoons Jack and the Neverland Pirates, Peter Pan returns, the episode talked about Peter Pan losing his shadow and he couldn't fly anymore, so I told him that if he lost his shadow, he was probably not gonna be able to walk and jump and do other fun things. He said he didn't care, he wanted to get rid of it. 

That night on our way to our bedtime routine he kept walking forward and turning back to see where his shadow was and he was VERY frustrated because his shadow kept following him. It was very funny! 

So, on Sunday after mass, the shadow thing came back. 

We were walking to our car and he said: "Oh! There it is again! It keeps following me!" I just smiled and told him that there was no way to let it go. He seemed less frustrated and didn't say much but kept turning and looking back to see, until he didn't see it anymore. It was noon and the shadow was right behind him so he didn't see it and said "It's gone! My shadow is gone! " And smiled. But he turned around and saw it again he kinda laugh and said, "Aw, there it is again!"

This is how we play

The boys are blessed to have a lot of toys, they really do. And they are lucky to have a mom who lets them make a mess and spread the toys pretty much everywhere, however, they know they have to help clean up after playtime. Sometimes they do it no problem. Sometimes, I find myself doing it mostly all. Oh well.  

I like to see them play together. It's one of my favorite things.

I've said it before, the kids like to dress up all the time and it's pretty hilarious at times. 
For example, have you ever seen a spaceship riding a horse? If you haven't, you are lucky! Here it is.

What did you like to do when little? 
What do your little ones like to do? 
I love the stage they are in. I do. 

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We went to our meditation house on Sunday. Remember I had said that it was unfinished and it needed walls inside and stuff? Well, it's almost done. And oh my if we love how it looks like! It looks so cozy. 


And our swing has been hung. Finally! 

Do you know the story of the swing? Well, here it is. 


We got the swing as house warming present from Joe's dad and stepmom. It was hung in our back porch. One warm sunny Sunday, Joe and I -8 months pregnant- were swinging and relaxing when BAM! To the floor we went! Oh yes, that was VERY SCARY! I had a baby inside me you know?! Fortunately nothing happened other than a big scare. So we said let's get it hang again. We did. And then, BAM! Again. This time, my mother-in-law was rocking the baby I once had in my belly. He was maybe 6 months or so? Fortunately nothing bad happened. Just the scare. And guess what? WE NEVER HUNG the thing again. So we are excited that HOPEFULLY we will be able to use it this time. We'll see...


Anyway, we added a sleeping area/loft.

Does't it look good? We love it and can't wait to use it once it's done. Honestly, I think I would be happy living there. Less to clean :)

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