Friends, Family & Fun

Summer Fun! 

We went to this new water park, actually it's more like a spray park. It was cute. You both had fun. Jake's buddy, Hunington invited us. This little boy in the green, covered the hole where the water shoots out, and Sophie was mad. You kept hitting his leg and grunting. Finally, his mother got the hint and told him to move. It's been in the 90's, so this place was nice and refreshing, perfect for cooling off in the summer heat.

Brother and sister hanging out on the stairs, eating crackers, waiting for Mom & Dad. We were on our way to get Sophie's hair cut. So, this is her 'Before' shot. 

SOPHIE'S 1st Haircut

Sophie you got your hair done girl. We just trimmed it all the way around, so hopefully it starts growing now. You were such a good girl, you didn't cry. You just grunted and made some crazy sounds, like get this cape off me. Like this picture below, you weren't crying, just letting us know you didn't like this. And you kept looking at Dad with this look on your face, like Dad, help me here. But with licorice in one hand and a lollipop in the other, you didn't complain too much. I love how your hair looks in the back, a little Bob cut...too cute! 

'AFTER' -- So perdy Mama

PARTY TIME

We went to a cousins surprise 40th birthday party. Here's Pa, Jake, Dad  & Sophie hanging out. Look at Jake's cool hat and Ms. Sophie posing for the camera. Dad & I left early to go to see Cheech & Chong at Sandia Casino. It was fun! Those guys are still funny after all these years. We said they had to be in their mid 60's at least. We had a good time.                          

One more shot of the hairdo! LOVE IT

S keeping up w/ her bro in backyard

So, we're out in the backyard and Miss S is trying to keep up w/ her bro. S, you're barely walking, have no shoes on...but you don't care. Walking on the walks with ease. You are too funny. Look at you here holding a soccer ball. Maybe you'll be a soccer player? 

And, J...he just goes about his business, playing and running and jumping all around you. 

"GET ME OUT OF THIS CHAIR, I'm ready to go", is pretty much what you were trying to say.

J was piling up rocks, as usual, and there you go trying to help him. Once he'd fill up the bucket he would take it to the top of his slide and dump all the rocks down. He thought it was the most hilarious thing. And, in the next pictures, you'll see how dirty he got in the process. I guess it's a boy thing. 

I absolutely love this picture of you S. You discovered the little play house and you loved it. You didn't come out for awhile and then you just sat down and relaxed. Look how you have your hands, you look like a little lady. Precious girl! 

Here's the butt shot J! After the rocks slid down, so did you. Arg, what a mess. 

Messy Marvin! 

   

Yea, not a very lady like pose there S. But, you were having so much fun. Let's just say after this picture...you and your brother went straight to the bath tub. How many times do I have to say, "S, you can't eat rocks!"

Just some of the things we do, right kids? Thankful for technology and being able to document all of this stuff for J & S. It will be so fun to look back on it all with you both. Plus, I can embarrass you with some of these photos. :) It's all out of love, I PROMISE.

J, you began your home preschool program with mom this week. Our friend, Melissa started the program with her son and highly recommended it. Then we saw pictures on their blog and we were sold. Plus, since you are not in school right now and it's summer, I thought it would be something fun and educational for you and me to do together. The projects are very interesting and fun. You seemed to be very engaged and surprised/impressed me with your skills. So, here are some pictures of your work so far. So proud of you J! You are so smart! And, I love spending this time with you. 

You paid attention! You followed instructions! You completed the projects. A job well done! 

Look at this smart kid. Here you are in front of the wall we are using as our classroom. I look at you and think, where did the last 3 years go? How did you get so big, it's going too fast. But, you are so beautiful. And, I want to give you everything, every opportunity and feed your brain right now. So, that's why we're doing this. I hope you look back on these days and pictures with fond memories. I know I will. 

After we were done, you had to go wash your hands since we had used some glue. Mr. Independent! And, Mr. Clean, just like Dad.  

Thank you to The Smith Family, who got us started with our first box/month of projects. We will keep you posted on our activities and progress. 

Couldn't forget our girl. She graciously took a long nap, so we could get started on our preschool program. Later, She enjoyed some tasty cheesy treats. 

Summer!

SUMMER 

IS 

HERE! 

Come on in J, the pool is open

Hey Girl, just floatin' along

Discovering chocolate Yoohoo for the 1st time...YUMMO! 

Um, if she doesn't finish hers, can I have it? 

Trying to let her hair grow, but had to trim the bangs

Every morning, J stands in the pantry and says, "Mom, I'm hungry".

S is trying her hardest to get this walking thing down. But, in the meantime, she discovered how fun it is to carry around J's Handy Manny tool box. It also plays the Handy Manny theme song, which she dances to.

After J eats, he pulls up his shirt and says, "Mom, look my pansa is full".

Still holding the tool box...too cute! 

 

Happy Summer Everyone! 

What a nice weekend...

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! I hope you all had a very restful and safe weekend. 





Our weekend was pretty low key. We did go on a quick road trip to Deming, NM to visit  Coco Sue's Mom. On our way there we made several stops for the kids. And, we went thru Silver City, NM. Which I liked a lot. We ran into a blues festival there and hung out for a while. 

Although, it's not officially summer for a few more weeks...the HEAT did arrive in Albuquerque. We were in the 90's here. So, we decided to get a little pool so J & S could cool off. They had a blast! 

Even though it was super HOT, J was so cold when he got out, so he was warming up in the sun. 

And here's Ms. S doing her latest trick. She thinks it's super fun to climb out of her hi-chair. Yea, until she falls...which I hope NEVER happens. I immediately take her out of there and she screams and cries and get so mad. Oh but she's so cute....

Here's J & S coloring. S thinks she is really coloring. With Pa's help, of course. J is getting good...staying in the lines more and making pictures for everyone. I think Dad has a whole wall of art work at his office. What a proud Daddy! 


It was a good weekend. That extra day always helps. We spent time w/ our family and friends. What more can we ask for. On Monday, we went to a bbq w/ some friends. It was nice, they were so hospitable and there were lots of kids, so J &S had a blast! So, now it's back to reality...ooops, I mean LIVING THE DREAM! Have a good week.

Backyard Camp out

Hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend. We needed some good ole rest & relaxation, actually I should say Deon really needed it. 

So, instead of packing up 2 kids and all the camping gear to go w/ it, we just decided to camp in the backyard (or back-a-lard as J says it). We had a great time! We had a picnic. Although, S thought it was more fun to crawl and stand in the food. Then we laid in the sun to get some much needed rays. Would have liked to take a nice nap out there, but you know kids, they had other ideas. But, nonetheless, it was a great day! 

Hey Mom, this is fun! 

Enjoying a picnic in the tent, that is, until Ms. Thing decided to step in and crawl all over our food. How cute S! 

S wasn't sure about this whole tent thing, at first...but she loved it. Esp, when she had the tent all to herself. 

J & Dad had a super water gun fight...um, I think J won!

                 And, the perfect ending to a great day...The ICE-CREAM lady came by. This is the most delicious Shrek ice-cream I've ever had!