Finally!

So we finally invested in a "faster" camera. I was getting so frustrated with the other one... by the time the picture was taken, there was no more children in sight. Those little things are so fast sometimes!! Anyway, we now have a new camera that actually takes some beautiful pictures right on time. Yesterday alone (first day we got the camera), we took over 300 pictures!! That just tells you how much we love it. Of course, I won't post as many, but here are some of my favorites. Oh and by the way, most of them are from Rosa because Cesar is in daycare all day. Enjoy!

Isn't my hair so long?

Now I will show you all the different ways to drink water...

Time to eat green peas (I absolutely love them!)

all gone!

I also love puzzle time.

Later, while Rosa was already half way undressed for bathtime,
the handy man came to repair a door.

That's when we discovered that Rosa was absolutely fascinated by his tools.

And a couple of pictures of Cesar too.

4th of July Parade

We all love Cesar's daycare center. They are always so creative. For the 4th of July, they organized a "Parade and Picnic" event. All the kids had painted little hats the week before and were proudly wearing them. They walked around the school, marching to the music, waiving their flags. It was sooo cute!! Here are a few pictures of the event.

Cesar and some of his friends

Cesar and his teacher Ms Margret

The parade begins...

Cesar and his friend Colby

and Rosa with her flag too!

A year ago...

A year ago today... we finally arrived home with our two munchkins! It's been a very busy year but each and every day is such a pleasure. I just wish Cesar and Rosa wouldn't grow up so fast. We brought home a baby and a little toddler, now we have a little man and a little toddler. All I can say is that we are blessed and are enjoying every second with both of them.

We love you so so much!!

PS: these are not the best pictures of them but they are the most recent (as of an hour ago). What a difference compared to last year's picture.

Growing up

Every one has been talking about how fast the kids are growing. It's absolutely incredible. Cesar is in day care all day and picked up so much english in the past few months that I can say at 3 1/2 he's already trilingual. You can ask him any common word and he will tell you how Mama says it (in French), how Papa says it (in Spanish) and how either our dear friend Lisa or his teacher Ms Margret says it (in English). Just amazing. Oh and by the way, his favorite word is "why" (in english)! Fun, fun, fun.

Rosa is growing up fast too! To us, she doesn't look like a baby anymore. She's wearing 2T clothes and some seem to be getting small already (she's only 20 months). She's picking up a lot of words and absolutely loves to play "catch me if you can" with her brother. Her favorite "word" is still "oh oh". As a typical almost two year old, she's into everything and is always happy to imitate me when I tell her no and wave my finger (with a huge smile on her little face by the way). Well, I discovered the other day that even though she doesn't say the word no (and we're hoping it won't come out of her mouth for a VERY long time), she definetely understands the meaning, even though she ignores it most of the time. This past Saturday was the proof. We had planned to go to the beach (yes, again, can't you tell we love it) and wanted to leave the house early. So at 7 am, I went in the kids bedrooms to wake them up - unusual since Rosa has been waking up anytime from 5:45 to 6:30 recently. When I leaned over the crib to wake up Rosa, she opened one eye, looked at me and with no smile on her cute sleepy face, she pointed her little finger at me and waved it saying no. I took it as "I want to sleep in today!". I wish I had the video camera in my hand then. Too cute!

Both Rosa and Cesar have their own separate personality - sometimes complete opposite and sometimes so similar - they really love each other and we love them with all our hearts!

The beach... again!

We have discovered that the children absolutely love the beach. It's incredible how they can stay occupied for hours non stop with just a few toys, lots of sand and water. We've also found that it's really relaxing for us too. Since it's so close to home (1 1/2 hrs), we're trying to go as often as possible. Here are pictures from yesterday's trip. Enjoy!

I told you I don't like hats!!!!