On Stage!

Last week Emma had her very first assembly at school where her kindergarten class was on singing on stage. She was so excited and begged her Daddy and I to come and watch and of course we did. She was so cute. Here are some pics. They aren't great because I was I was far away and my camera died after three pics :(

( Emma is the one in the blue skirt and black shirt)

I just thought this was too sweet not to post:)

A Daddy's dream come true.

Ces has always loved paintball. He used to play for a sponsored team and all. When we had Emma he would talk about when she got older they would play together. He wanted all of his children to play paintball with him. Emma loved to watch her Daddy play when she was little but has never showed in interest in playing. Well, last week Miguel went to the paintball store with his Daddy and was completely intrigued. He tells his friend at Emma's school (a Dad of Emma's friend) that when he gets bigger he is going to shoot paintballs with his Daddy and they will hit people and go "Splat!" It was so cute. When Ces got back from paintballing last weekend Miguel was able to help him clean his gun. They were both in heaven.

Snow! Snow! Snow!

A couple weeks ago it snowed all day. We had been stuck inside for a few days because Emma had been sick. So instead of staying inside like most people would have, we went out and played. We got a lot of looks from people walking by thinking we were nuts. But we had fun :) Here are some pictures.

My cute babies :)



This is Miguel's newest look. He is being Racer X from Speed Racer. He wears the hat and glasses everywhere, in stores, to pick up Emma, he's even taken a naps in them.

Making snow angels.

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Emma has been learning to read and likes to sound out random things around her. Her Daddy was helping her brush her teeth before bed and she decided to sound out the words on his shirt.
This was his shirt.


At first she giggles and then looks at her Daddy in complete disapproval and says, "Daddy! I can't believe you are wearing that shirt!"
This is to give you an idea of the look she had on her face. This is her "disbelief, disapproval" face. (the apple she picked had a hole in it; disbelief)

We thought it was too funny and had to share.

My little Princess, Emma

So, as I'm looking at my old posts, I realize my Emma isn't in very many of them. She is always gone at school when I have the camera out and when she is home life is pretty crazy with homework, cleaning and cooking. So, it thought I would give you all a little update on Emma.

Emma started school in September as most of you know. She is attending, Amigos, which is a Spanish immersion school. She is loving it and picking up the language very quickly. She is often commented on her accent. It's beautiful. I love listening to her speak.

She is growing up so fast. I can't believe she'll be six in just a few short months. She is the most beautiful, sweet, smart, caring and loving little girl. She is always worried about other people. We went in for our first parent teacher conference and got rave reviews from her teacher. We didn't really expect anything less but it's always nice to hear. Her teacher is amazed at her attention span and how she never gets upset and is always helping her classmates. She is the same way at home. She is also always reminding what's important in life. Family. Although, part of her family is her new pet chinchilla, Dusty. She often thinks life should stand still for Dusty and thinks we should all feel the same. (we don't, Ces and I would love to get rid of it!)

Emma, is a lover of animals and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. This has been her dream since she was 3. I keep thinking it's going to change but has not thus far. She has only added being a mom to it. During the summer when we have cable she loves to watch Animal Planet, she says it's going to help her be a better vet. One day, she wanted to imagine what our new home will be like when we move to Oklahoma. She said it would have Animal Planet :) along with a room of her own and a huge! playground that her Poppi will build. It's fun to see her excited about the big move.

As you can tell, she is growing up and such a great little girl. We love her dearly!

Oh, the things kids say... Part II

Miguel likes to sneak out the front door and play on the stairs in our apartment building. I was in the middle of changing Gabe's diaper and Miguel decides to sneak out. I yell at him to get back in, he comes to the door and says in a very calm voice, "Mom, I'm practicin' my ballet..." and in a crazy Miguel voice, "and shoopin!!!!" (which is shooting in Miguel language) I was like "What!" How in the world do those two things go together. I guess we like to keep our children well rounded :\


Every night, as part of the kids bedtime routine, we say family prayer. Before we pray everyone says one thing they are grateful for. Lately, Miguel has been telling his Daddy what he (his Dad) is thankful for. It is always, himself, Emma and Gabe. However the past couple nights he is only allowing his Dad to be thankful for himself and not his brother or sister. So, tonight,

Ces started to say "I'm thankful for...."
Miguel, "Me!"
Daddy, "And Emma, Gabe and Mommy."
Miguel, "No, just one"
Daddy, "Can't I be thankful for all of you?"
Miguel, "No"
Daddy, "Okay, I'm thankful for one."
Miguel, "Yeah, me."

We couldn't stop laughing. It was so cute.

The many faces of Gabriel...

Here are some pictures I've taken of Gabriel.


Here they are both giving me the same look. "Mom, do you really have to take another picture!"

Our favorite is when he smiles!!