One thing or the other

My life is NEVER boring, and there is always something too cRaZy or too uNBeLieBLe going on... A couple of days ago was no exception...First thing to read this, you need to be able to picture my kitchen on your head... I dont have photos, so I had to google online and this was the most similar photo that I found... Instead of the microwave, picture an extractor fan (which means a heavier appliance).My kitchen cabinets also had a rack for plates...

Happy Birthaday Mom!!!

Today is my mom's birthday and we invited her to our house for lunch... My uncle bring her a cake, and we even blow a few balloons... We had an awesome time!!! My mom was very happy, and the girls ate like crazy!!!!Here is my mom with the girls:Here is Mimi being funny with a balloon inside of her clothes:Singing Happy birthday:Blowing the candle!!Happy Birthday Mom!!! Im sure there will be MANY more birthdays to share with you...

El Arca Pet Shop - Third Round

Even since Gaby went to El Arca Pet Shop she has been asking to go back with us. I think the advertisement that place is doing with the children's tours is awesome, because Gaby even wants me to make the food shopping at their Supermarket.It was time to feed the animals, and the guy who was doing it let the girls touch some of the animals, and even got to feed the hamsters...The girls were happy seeing the Iguanas:Having fun with the Rabbits:Gaby...

Teacher's Appreciation Celebration

Today was the Teacher's Appreciation Celebration at hubby's school. Even though Im not an employee anymore, they invited me because I still do a few things for the school here and there...We had a nice tim...

Beach… here we come

It was SOO HOT today that we decided at the very last minute to go to the beach!! We normally leave at around 8 or 9 in the morning everytime we go, but today we actually got to the beach at the time we are normally heading back (2-3 in the afternoon)....My mother in law was craving really bad for a fried fish, and she had it:My father in law, hubby and the girls didnt waste their time and got in to the water right away:Gaby:My father in law and...

Gaby's Moving Up in the News

Today we notice Gaby's Moving Up Ceremony was on the local Newspaper.... Sorry for the non-Spanish readers... It is all in Spanish:Picture Zo...

Mimi is growing up...

.... too fast for my taste.She has been ready to start potty trainning since she was around 18 months old, but I really havent put much effort into it... Today she asked to go potty, and she pee!Am I ready for this? Im certainly NO...

Best stroller ever!

This photo was taken yesterday at "El Malecon" and it needed its own POST. Is this the best stroller ever or what??Sadly I wasnt brave enough to ask for the brand. Please, dont forget to notice that she actually has a kid on top of her sleeping on the blue blankets... The kid was around 25 pounds because he was around 18 months ol...

Day at the Malecon = Kites!

Today we had an awesome weather too and we decided to go to El Malecon. Here are the girls just before we left:Gaby, Mia and grandpa at El Malecon:Hubby with his parents and daughters... It makes me sad that I wasnt in this photo, but somebody had to take the photo, right?Hubby and the girls:My father in law and Camila.. They really did a great match!Flying a kite... They had a blas...

BBQ at home!

The weather was awesome today and we spent most of the day outside....Hubby has been dying for some italian sausages so we decided to have a BBQ today... We went to the Supermarket and got some chicken, hot dogs and italian sausages....Hubby got into action right after we got home!We settle the girls table outside too, and they loved it:Here is the final produc...

… and My father in law is in town = Full house!

He got here today and I cant even explain how excited the girls are... Even Mimi who didnt know him was thrilled with him!!!Also, hubby doesnt have to go back to the school for 3 more weeks!!! YAAAY!...

Chicken Pox - Round 2 and 3!!!

Yes, round 2 and 3 got here at the same time... Mimi and I got CHICKEN POX!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby already had it as a teenager, so the only one missing is Camil...

Celebrating Gaby's Moving Up

Each one of us had a gift for Gaby because of her Moving Up from Kinder, but the time was just not right to do it yesterday, so we did it today!Here she is sporting her graduation outfit with all her presents... My mom's present for Gaby was the cake, as Gaby was dying for a cake!Camila's present for Gaby:Thanking Mimi for her present:Present from Mimi:Gift from Mom and Dad:Gift from one of Ernesto's cousins (Maria Eugenia, and her daughter Naomi):Gift...

Gaby's Moving Up Ceremony

Last year Gaby was in a Multi-Age program, which means that Pre-K and K were one grade. Even though the 4 year old kids participated of the Moving Up Ceremony at the end of the school year, some kids (Gaby included) were staying in preschool, and not moving up to First Grade because of the age.This year Gaby is actually "graduating" from preschool and getting ready to go to FIRST grade! I still havent get used to the idea, but I eventually will...