Training wheels no more...

Abuela is here

Kindergarten Celebration

Today was Alexander's kindergarten celebration. We took lunch and had a picnic outside. We got to see him get awards and his teacher had a really great cd for all of us with a very sweet PowerPoint picture show she made. Many of us had tears. Every child win an award named after candy. Alexander's was the gobstopper award for having 'gobs' of ideas. His teacher said he always has suggestions on what to do in between activities. I laughed and looked at Ricardo and said more like taking control is more like it! 

We can't believe how big he is and by big I mean physically big. He's the next to tallest kid in his class. We also took some pics of Alexander with his Bestie McKenzie and his other good friend Racheal. He totally ditched eating  with us and sat with them and conned McKenzies mom out of a bag of Doritos. Nice! 

I hardly believe my little manny will be a first grader next year. Time has flown by! 

2 months

From Mia:  I turned 2 months this week. That's right 2 months. You might say I'm big now! I wear size 1 diapers and 3 month clothes. I weigh a whopping 10 pounds and I'm almost 23 inches long. My favorite person is my big brother. Even if I'm asleep and you say 'brother' I smile. He's my hero. I love mommy and daddy too but not the same. I think I'm his favorite person too! 

Can your 6 year old kick like this???!!

Mine can!

Yet another tournament!

Sleeping Angel

Goo-goo eyes at Daddy

Mia loves her daddy! Anytime he talks to her she always has a smile and bright eyes for him. I think daddy loves his little princessa just a tad too! :)

Have tournament will travel

We headed out Friday for another tournament. This was Mia's first road trip and she did great. Like her brother she's a natural traveler and seemed to enjoy all the activities. She graced us with a 7 hour sleep too which was amazing! Alexander, as always, enjoyed hanging with his karate siblings and so did his little sis! So blessed to have these folks in our lives!!!!

Meme's Bike

Alexander was so excited Saturday when Meme drove up on her bike...Black Betty (Ya, that's it's name). He had to put on her helmet and sit on the bike. 

Tent...well box city

Anyone who knows us at all knows we have a garage (warehouse) full of boxes...both empty and full of karate equipment. Not full like most people think full but full like you can't walk. It really is Ricardo's warehouse. So, why is it that last week Alexander had a complete meltdown because he wanted a giant empty box at the UPS store? He literally came home crying because Ricardo said no. He tried to convince me that the box was worth it because it was HUGE! I said there's a dozen empty equipment boxes in the garage...he still insisted nothing we had was as big. Well, he was so adamant about the box that Ricardo finally caved. Unfortunately, he was right. Nothing we had was as big! Ugh!!! Now he is living in his box that is conveniently attached to his pop up tent in the middle of our living room! I had to snap a few photos of him contemplating how to finish construction then peeking out of the back hatch.

Sleeping Beauty

Easter 2015

Thankfully Ricardo got home from his Vegas trip this morning in time for us to head to church with our family of 4 for the first time. Alexander opted to wear his new turtle shirt that the Easter Bunny brought him and Mia wore her new dress that my bestie Teresa bought her as a gift last week. She was pretty popular at church let me tell you. What can I say, Ricardo and I make really attractive kids!!!

Family fun...

Had dinner with the fam this evening. Mom took a sec and snapped some shots. We were pretty much making a scene being loud and laughing. Never fails! 

Great Grandparents

While Ricardo was in Vegas my grandma came to stay with us. She really helped out a lot by keeping Alexander company and watching Mia if I had to do something. My kids are really blessed to be able to know their great grandparents and have a relationship with them!