Memorial Day Picnic

Lunch time!

Well, we were all just lying around staring at each other so I said, "Let's get out of the house!" I packed a few sandwiches, apples and some ice water and we left for the duck pond. Sebi just loves to feed the ducks. He is very particular which ones he gives food to- so he wades through the masses and if one gets in his way, he says "Excuse me, duck....excuse me!" It's very funny. Homer and Gabriel enjoyed the cool breeze and lounged in the double stroller as we fed the ducks, walked around and had our picnic.

Here is Sebi after lunch, running to go feed more ducks...

Getting Out of the House

Since the babies have managed to stay well for more than two weeks (yeah!), I have been trying to get out of the house more. We have been to feed the ducks, to the park, the grocery store, and just recently, Sam's. (Homer didn't make the picture because he was in a snugly on my chest.) Our 1st "FAMILY" outing (technically) was this past Sunday. After church we went to J.C. Penney. Since there was an H.E.B. in the same shopping center and we were pretty much out of groceries, we figured - what the heck. It was a pleasant experience. Things got a little challenging once the hunger started kicking in with the boys (they hadn't eaten since before church and it had been quite a while). But a bag of grapes, some string cheese, lunch meat, a hot dog, and a free tortilla managed to tide them over!

Here we all are at Sam's yesterday. Again, everyone was on their best behavior and we didn't leave the house until after everyone had eaten something this time!

MAY PICTURES

Not EGGsactly Happy About This

No, this is not me trying to say that our floor is so clean you could eat off of it. This is what we have been waking up to. Since I let Sebi "crack" the eggs for me when I am cooking, he has taken it upon himself to crack them either at some point in the middle of the night, or before we manage to get out of bed.....aggghhhh

Milestone

Here he is practicing...

Well, it has finally happened. Gabriel has always been fascinated with curtains- the ones in his room, shower curtains, you name it. As he was inching his way to the shower curtain today I decided to tuck it inside the bathtub and see what would happen. He grabbed hold of the tub and pulled himself up to stand! I have a feeling the little rascal will be getting into a whole lot more now. It's a good thing I lowered their matresses when I moved the cribs. By the way, I suspect he chose today for a very important reason- it's Grandpa's birthday! What a sweet, sweet present...

Our Crazy Life

Ten days short of Sebi's 2nd birthday, we were blessed with two more angels - officially making us a family of FIVE!! Sebastian completed his student teaching this December and is currently at his VERY FIRST teaching position at Stony Point High School in Round Rock. He is teaching health and physical education and is learning the many challenges a teacher must endure. All in all, he has chosen an extremely rewarding field and he has my highest respect for finding a career that is lifechanging to so many young individuals. I have gone back to school and it has certainly been a challenge with three little ones at home, but I always seem to find the strength for it all thanks to God. Sebi has grown so much! He speaks so well and has become my big helper many a time over the past ten months. Cars is his absolute favorite movie, and he would watch it every day repeatedly if we would let him. I love when he tells me that a cookie is a "sometime food" and I don't know that I would make it through some days without his smile. Homer and Gabriel are two distinct individuals. Homer is very reserved and cautious, while Gabriel enjoys the thrill of all things new. We are currently working on sitting, which Gabriel has mastered since we did away with the bouncy seats. Homer, on the other hand, has decided that he needs his security blanket (mommy) sitting behind him- but as long as that is the case, he manages just fine :)

Weekly Sunday Posts for May '07

May 6, 2007
We started the week off celebrating Grandpa's birthday at ChuckECheese. Everyone enjoyed themselves and Amelia, Lincoln, and Sebi managed to find a way to get themselves on the bigscreen t.v.! I have a busy week. I take my last exam in Anatomy on Wednesday and my final on Friday. I caught Sebastian counting the days left in the semester this morning. He is looking forward to a much due break and only has two weeks to go! Sweet Gabriel has gotten three more spider bites! This initiated a call to the pest control and I hope it will take care of the situation. He has a follow up with the doctor coming up, so we will certainly have them looked at. The official tooth count for Homer is THREE. Two front and bottom right! He has become a little more independent over the past week and doesn't cry every time mommy walks in the room and doesn't pick him up :)



May 13, 2007
What a wonderful way to start a week! Mother's Day was an absolute perfect gift to me from my dear husband, Sebastian. I got to sleep in, was served breakfast in bed, and pretty much told to just rest - and I did!. We spent a good part of the afternoon with Grandma and Grandpa and had such a good time together. Sebi was so happy to go to Grandma's house (and so was Oso). Homer enjoyed visiting but since he has been more mobile, he finally conceded to a nap. Gabriel on the other hand, never wanting to miss out on a single thing (just like mama), stuck it out and refused to nap until the car-ride home. I don't know what I am going to do with myself this week with all the downtime- the school semester has ended and I will have an entire two and a half weeks to decompress. I'm sure I will find plenty that needs to be done, and right now I am just enjoying my family:)

May 20, 2007
This was a rough week, but it ended up turning out just fine. After having a conversation with my mother-in-law, I have decided that I need to have a more intimate relationship with God. I am looking forward to my spiritual journey and where it will lead me. Sebi graduated from his class at Mother's Day Out. It brought tears to my eyes to see him at the ceremony and it was just absolutely beautiful! Sebastian has four days remaining in the semester and then he will get to relax. Homer is the happiest baby!!! He wakes up from night sleep (and naps) chatting away and smiling upon my entrance. My pudge has officially mastered sitting and transitions from sitting to crawling via the "chinese split". Gabriel has decided to finally strengthen his little chicken legs. He is making more of an effort to stand and his favorite spot is on the back of the couch (so that he may peer through the blinds to look outside). With all that is going on and with all that I have, at this very moment I feel truly blessed :)

May 27, 2007
Sebastian has officially finished his first semester teaching. He is currently looking for a position for the fall and I am hopeful that he will find one soon. I will start the summer session this week. Those two weeks off seemed to fly right by, and although I didn't get to finish everything around the house that I had hoped to (i.e. laundry), I did get to spend more time with my family. Sebi had a wonderful Sunday because he got to go to Grandma's house. He impatiently (but more or less quietly) sat through the service until he noticed we were loading the babies in the stroller. He whispered to me, "Are we going to Grandma's house now?" I whispered back, "yes", at which point he raised both arms and yelled "YEAH, I'm gonna have FUUN!" Homer and Gabriel got to take lots of pictures with Grandpa which I know made him very happy. Since we managed to get all the kids to sleep at the Grandma's house, Roxana and I got to sneak away for a bit to a benefit concert at Threadgill's. [ http://www.threadgills.com/showinfo.cfm?location=2&showid=984&da=27&mo=5&ye=2007] It was nice to spend some time with her. We hadn't hung out in a while, and I missed it :)