...as prayer warriors

I just wanted to ask everyone who happens on this blog to pray for the kids who have been really sick lately. Its a virus that affects them all in different ways, but they have all had extremely high fevers for a few days at a time. Please pray they get better, and for my strength as well cause its been some exhausting nights.
Thank you all so much!

...as parents

Today some one gave us some clothes for our CTP and we were sorting it out. The girls had woken up from nap and were quite entertained at the prospect of helping us sort the clothes and after a while they wanted to model them for us as well. They picked out these shirts that ending up looking like little dresses on them, so my mom, always ready to capture any cute moment, asked to to take some pictures of them.
They honestly were a mess (well at least Natty), hair wise. But I figured you might want to see how the kids look when they are not all picture perfect, so I decided to just post them anyway.
I hope you enjoy them.

... as parents

Okay, so I know... I am a hopeless case and I admit it, I am totally in love with my children, the way the laugh, smile, dance, sing, run, jump, play, etc. But what's the point in life if you don't feel that amazing love that a parent has for their children! I could never imagine my life differently, or change anything, no matter how annoying they can get at times (and believe me they can be!)
Dear Ralph Waldo Emerson knew what he was saying when he stated, "There never was a child so lovely, but his mother was glad to get him asleep." But no matter what, they make life perfect.

It was Kaylee's (my niece) groups turn to do a show at school, and again we took Xavi, but my mom wanted to take Natty along to. I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best, as she can sometimes get fussy and not have a lot of patience when it comes to concentrating for longer then 5 min! But since my mom was so insistent, I put her a little skirt and a flower in her hair and she was ready to go.
It turns out that she had a great time, and even behaved like a princess. She even made her way into the area where the children danced and modeled on the runway there costumes and silletas. She watched the teachers dance, she sang, clapped, looked at the school pets and had a blast.
She did keep true to her nature though when snack time came around and she ate all her food and then went to all the other grandparents groups to ask for some more yum yum, ha! No tiene pena de nada!
Well here is a short slideshow and then the links if anyone wants to watch the videos of the kids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhwxAj1Y0ZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=132neg69rR8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFS1tRwagpY

...as parents

The kids have been attending music class every Friday, and it has been super fun. At first they were all together, but then I realized that Jono needed to be in a group for older children as he wasn't really challenged with the kids stuff, so he was able to change groups and Natty started going as well. She is such a musical, well all of them are, but she loves it! Here are a few pics and some videos. Most, if not all the photos are of Natty, cause Xavi decided to be in a bad mood that afternoon and didn't want his picture taken, and Jonathan goes to his class on his own, but I'll try to sneak in next time to capture the moment.




Video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGGWhF0JbOs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwmW7Ed-L5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA1mgjDXBz0

...as parents

Here are 2 videos of Natty dancing. Have fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iFC3kHVwvs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxcZxhYXSLo

... as parents

As some of you already know some friends we have who are the owners of a Kinder Garden have allowed us to take 2 of the kids every morning to school. It has been a very good experience for them, cause not only are they keeping a better schedule and socializing more, they are also learning spanish much quicker now. Jonathan has more friends, which is something he has always wanted and he is always asking if we can invite his friends and teacher over.
The feria de flores started the 31rst so the Kinder invited the parents and grandparents over for a little desfile and show from the kids. Here are some pictures and the links of the videos so you can see them.


Trying out the costumes with Becky





Links to watch the videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygM0sxGOTBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qk4dzxmREw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9mX074vEDA

... as parents

Just a few pics I took while I was with Xavi and Natty this afternoon

... as parents

This is a post I stole from Becky's blog, but I thought it was to cute. Plus its about my Xavi, so here it is:

Try it yourself...

Indoor Activities

Need:

*Dominoes
*Eccentric children

The kids discovered a brilliant game today. I left them in the room with some dominoes and when I came back I discovered that they had divided them up between themselves and they were each sitting on little piles of them. When I asked them what they were doing they said they were birds and those were their eggs. They sat still on their “nests” for a delightfully long time, giving us all an unusually quiet afternoon…the blessings of Animal Planet :)

Xavi (2): “I’m having blue birds! And Kaylee is having ostriches! And Jono is having snakes”

Me:“Wow! When will they hatch?”

Xavi: (quizzical stare)

Me: “Are your eggs hatching?”

Xavi: “Yes, mine are catching! Because they like to catch fish!”