Happy Mothers Day

I hope you all had a great Mothers Day. We sure did! Callie helped make waffles strawberries and whipped cream for breakfast. Then we had a fabulous BBQ dinner at Jeana and Christians house. The kids had fun and the food was so good I ate til I'm over full. The kids were pretty darn well behaved for my special day too! We got to talk to all our special moms on the east coast too! Callie and Diego made scarves with their scribbles on them which turned into beautiful watercolor looking scarves for all the moms in our lives. You can see the east coast moms wearing theirs in the photo. Callie was excited t see they liked them, a proud little artist.

Being a mom can be challenging but it's by far the most rewarding job I've ever had and these kids are what I'm most proud of and thankful for in my life. We couldn't be any luckier!

PaPa KiKi and MaMa

I took the chance to get some photos of the kids with Grandma and Grandpa while everyone was dressed up for Nicolas' first communion. The kids had a blast at the party and I got some cute photos of the kids with Grandma and Grandpa. Total win!

Movie night

Callie had her hearing test today. I had promised something special if she did it well. It didn't exactly go well, Callie refused to participate got scared and cried when we first tried. The audiologist let us take a break took the next client and then we tried again. We made it through the second try even though Callie refused to talk. She had to get creative to get her responses and we ended up with putting toys in a bucket only when you heard the sound. Technically she passed the hearing test within normal but her eardrum is not able to move much because of the fluid in her ears and this puts her at a higher risk of having hearing loss especially when she is sick. So we will be going forward with the ear tubes. She was so exhausted she fell asleep in the car on the way home. Her surgery is scheduled for May 27. So the movie night was the special treat from doing the hearing test. Even though she wasn't perfect you can't blame her for being scared. We got out the sleeping bags they got for their birthdays and watched Inside Out. Callie really liked it and sat still and watched the whole thing. Diego went to bed before it was over. The sleeping bags are a big hit! Thanks Grandma for the great gift. And she got Diego a garbage truck which he loves so much he took it to dinner and is sleeping with it!

Happy Birthday Sean

Happy happy birthday Sean! Diegos had so much practice saying Happy Birthday lately. He's a pro and was even singing happy birthday to his garbage truck today. What a silly one!

The kids were thrilled to celebrate his birthday and his awesome beer mug cake Callie called a tea pot. So funny!

Happy Biethday Sean, enjoy a big tea pot full of beer or tea, your choice.

Happy 2nd Birthday Diego

The birthdays seem to never end. Today is Diego's actual birthday. He turns 2 on day number 2 of the month. Diego is quite the ham. He gives a good cheese face for the camera and talks up a storm. He knows so many words and puts together short sentences. He has recently started ownership besides "Diego's water" or whatever the object is. So now its MaMa's house, Callie's doll, Diego's truck all day long. He changed from his obsession of buses to a love of garbage trucks. GaGa sent the kids dollar bills to go to the toy store. Diego looked at every garbage truck in the whole store and after an hour we saw the same one he already has. Its a small matchbox garbage truck that is green and black. He immediately said "that one!" and was ready to leave. So now we have two tiny garbage trucks he carries around everywhere. Diego can count to 10 and sing most of his ABCs. He loves music and to dance whenever and wherever he hears a beat. He is a calm, sensitive boy who loves hugs and kisses. Even his garbage trucks are friends and give kisses to each other. At nightime you can usually hear him singing the goodnight song in his room after we put him down... "Good night Callie, Good night Callie, Good night Callie, its time to go to sleep." We do this with all our family names and then Diego adds garbage trucks and Boo the bear who he still cannot sleep without.
I also have a bunch of photos from yesterday when we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's to play in the jumpy house since it wasn't returned yet. The kids had a blast and we stayed for dinner. We sang to Diego with a cupcake since we wouldn't all be together on his birthday.
GiJu had to go home today and we dropped her off at the airport just before nap time. We went to the downtown water park to play and get lunch before we had to say goodbye. Diego loved the water park, though neither kid likes to be under the spraying fountains. They are just happy running in the water and kicking it around.

We had a fun filled weekend and now I need a real rest! Happy Happy Birthday to Diego.

Birthday Bonanza

Wow! So many birthdays! Yesterday was GiJus real birthday and we celebrated Callie and Diegos birthdays with a huge party! I could never do this without a lot of help from a lot of family. So to each of you who spent so much time contributing and helping make this day happen for these lucky kids Thank You!

The kids had so much fun jumping, playing, making necklaces and crowns, and pretending to be Elsa or Kristoff. They ate way too much sugar but enjoyed every minute. Happy happy Birthday Callie and Diego, love you guys so much! And Happy Birthday GiJu too, we were so glad you could be here with us.

The kids opened tons of presents and cards with money for their playground and we told them they had enough for the playground! Super exciting!! And Callie got one big surprise gift from Tia Eliana and Sean.... A Barbie dream house!