Balboa Park

After arriving in San Diego, we went over to Balboa Park for some fun. The girls loved it.

Tax Time

Its that time of year where we have to get our taxes done. We actually enjoy this time because it is the one time we get to hang out with Uncle Al and Aunt Mary. Unfortunately, we dont get many opportunties anymore to hang out with the aunts and uncles, so we take advantage of tax time to at least see some family.

Mom's 60th bday

My mom turned 60 today and we got to celebrate with her. I feel so fortunate to have such an amazing mom who helps me unconditionally with whatever I need. She takes care of my kids with such love and does it because she wants to. She is always looking out for us and never wants anything in return. I am so blessed.

Lowell's baby shower

We drove to Palm Springs for Lowell's baby shower. Her shower was beautiful and she looked beautiful. I took Tamara and Karina with me and they behaved so well. Can't wait to meet Lowell's new little one.

Tamara is 6 1/2 years old

WOW! Where did the time go??!! This is when you start noticing how old your getting, when your baby is now reading, writing, doing complex math problems, and asking you if you will buy her a car when she is 18!!! WTH?? Oh and by the way, she also wants an iphone! That she wants now but I told her she will have to wait till she is older. When do you give a kid a cell phone??? She just wants it to play games though so dont worry, it isn't to call boys or anything.

Tamara is a great kid. She has her own unique personality. She is not like other kids and that is what makes her so cool. She is difficult at times and she is often called the "Spirited Child" but over the years she has learned how to control her emotional outbursts. Its been a learning experience for us to raise her but we see how amazing she is turning out to be. As a 6 year old, she has matured and has been a great big sister and a great helper to us. She is discovering her likes and dislikes. Its been really amazing to observe.

Tamara's personality traits are strong willed, intense desire to win all the time and very kind to her friends. If her friends dont have a pencil, she will take 5 from home to give to them, if they dont have a dollar for popsicle day, she will take 5 dollars from her own money and distribute it. If they dont have a snack, she will give them hers. She is very sweet. She is doing better with accepting loss and not always having to win. She knows that the most important thing is to try hard and she does but she still wants to win.

We are enjoying watching Tamara turn into a beautiful little girl!

Juli's preschool party and Daddy day

Julianna's teacher Miss. Minette had a little bday celebration for Juli today. She made her a cute little birthday hat and made a big deal of her birthday to all the kids. In addition, today was daddy's day at her school. It was a day of celebration. All the dads came in for breakfast and were served by their kids. Unfortunatelly, Robert had been sick all week but he still came. Juli served him outside so he wouldnt get anyone sick.

Karina at 5 months

This little kid is growing super fast! I know its a cliche but time does fly when you have kids. Wow! Karina's stand out features are that she is a very smiley baby, she is always happy unless she is hungry or tired. She also doesn't like to sleep well at night. She can give you a 5 hour stretch of sleep but then will wake up every 1 1/2 hours after that. Unfortunately, the 5 hour sleep is from 7pm-12am when im awake. She starts to wake up soon after I go to bed. My eye has been twitching for months. But dont you worry, most of the time, she wakes up smiling and cracking herself up. Yeah, glad she thinks its funny :)

I started feeding Karina food at 5 months. We started with rice cereal which she doesnt seem to love, but then gave her sweet potatoes which she scarfed down. She loved them. Next we will try bananas and she what she thinks. Hopefully this will help her sleep???? Just trying things out. I think she has been going through a growth spurt and that is why her sleeping has been off. Lets hope its not going to be the norm.

Otherwise, Karina's personality is starting to shine through. She laughs alot, loves her sisters, loves me and her papa and just stares at Malena. She loves to pull hair so watch out! She doesnt spit up much but she always has gas and likes to pass it from both ends :).

I still have her in her PCC parent ed class. Its nice to hang out with other moms especially since I work and dont get to talk to too many people with babies. The mamas are my other world.

Life is good. So blessed to have a 3rd healty and beautiful baby.