Daddy and his children

There is nothing to say... just plain happiness!

I'm not even surprised...

I never thought it would NOT surprise me when:

- every time I turn off the light in our fun room I hear a dog barking - and no, we don't have a dog, we have a cat! It's one of Cesar's toys that, even though it's hidden behind a couch, I guess is sensitive to light!

- while taking a nap, I heard a noise coming from our bathroom: it was a frog, one of the toys from the bathtub. I guess that one just decided it wasn't time for me to take a nap!

- while teaching Rosa the different sounds that animals make, she only heard one part: what does the lion say? She growls at everything she sees (or almost). It's hilarious!

Nothing surprises me anymore. Life is so much fun with my two little munchkins!!

Routine exercise

Every evening, after dinner, after the bath, we sit on the couch to watch one episode of "Tom & Jerry" before going to bed. First of all, Rosa growls every time she sees the cat, which we think is hilarious. Then, Rosa decides to take this opportunity to exercise on the couch, where she jumps, throws herself on the pillows and has a lot of fun (and so do we).

Ready? Set? Go!

Okay, I'm done... for tonight! (Look at those curled toes. Can you do that??)

I would never have known....

... that there are so many different positions to watch TV. Enjoy!

Birthday boy!

Here are a few pictures from Cesar's third birthday party. As you can tell from the pictures, he is absolutely crazy about "Cars", the movie. He's seen it a million times already (or almost) and has all the imaginable toys/clothes/sheets/covers/shoes that you can think of. So naturally, the cake had to match the rest! We're still waiting for additional pictures from friends that were at the party. Hopefully I'll have more to post soon.

Is he happy or what??!!

Blowing the candles... ... and dig in!!

In the meantime, Rosa had fun with the wrapping paper and bows. How cute!

Cesar's first day in Pre-K

We finally found a day care that would take Cesar (hard in the middle of the year). It's called "Little School" and Cesar LOVES it! He only goes twice a week but he counts days in between. He can't wait to go back. He has so much fun and is learning some English words. He's already picked up so much French over the past few months, it was time to do something for him to learn English. Look at this little grin!

Growing so fast!

Isn't she adorable? It's incredible how much she has grown these past few months. When we came home from Guatemala, Rosa's head reached the bottom of the white part of her high chair. Look at her now, her head has reached the top of the chair! My little girl... not so little anymore.

Hi there!

The flight back

I have to admit I was VERY nervous about the flight back to the US: 11 hours stuck in a plane with a 14 month old and a 2 year old, during the day (the flight to Europe was easy since it was a night flight, everyone was sleeping). I can now say more than ever that I have two absolutely wonderful children. We didn't have one problem, no tantrums, no screaming, no meltdowns. They were awesome the entire way! Here are some pictures to prove it if you don't believe me.

Nap time!

Playtime...



Believe me or not, but the food was awesome!





... in fact, it was so good that Cesar had a fork in each hand!

Where is Daddy? Here he is!

In the snow

We woke up the day after Christmas to see everything covered in snow. It was awesome. So we bundled up the kids (Cesar, Rosa and their cousin Leo) and went outside. We weren't as wise as the Cross's or the Mohrs and didn't think to use the laundry basket as a sleigh. We just used big garbage bags. It was a lot of fun and Cesar loved it especially when he was sliding off the bag! Also we are lucky that my mother and brother are living on a golf course, we actually had little slopes to slide down. We had such a good time, I am so glad that the children got to enjoy the snow for the first time - who knows when this opportunity will come our way again... not in Florida, that's for sure!