Ian is turning 2

I can't believe our little baby is going to be 2 years old. Time goes by so quickly. He will be 2 on July 8th but we will be celebrating when we celebrate the 4th of July.

Gersito is turning 10

Well, it is time for another birthday, although we will not be having a birthday party for him. Since our family is spread out everywhere, it just won't be the same without them.

So, instead of the party, this Monday I will be taking him to Schlitterbahn in Galveston for the day. If Dad is home then he will get to come too. I plan on giving Gersito the royal treatment for the day since he is missing out on a normal birthday party.

As most of you know, his birthday is on Thursday, June 26th so please let's try to make him feel extra special this year since most of his family is gone and he is not having his usual birthday party.

Pool Play

Ian loves playing in the pool. Here are a few pictures and a video. By the way, I can't get those sunglasses off of him. I made the mistake of letting him try them on in the mall today and he hasn't wanted to take them off since. :) Funny....

From Sweet to ???

Ian has become quite the little mischievous boy lately. The other day when we were sitting outside he wanted to go in his little pool so I just took off his clothes and let him get in. Well, before I knew it, this is what I found....

Then today I gave him an Oreo cookie for a snack (just one) but shortly after, this is what he was doing?? Towards the end of the video, I think you would agree that he became a little "cookie monster"! I'm not sure what came over him? LOL

Kids' bedrooms

As most of you know, it was my goal to get the kids' bedrooms painted and decorated before I went back to school. Well, most of them are done. I just have a little bit to do in each room yet but I am done until after school gets out again. I go back to school on Tuesday so all home decorating or organizing will be put on hold again. Here are a few pictures of my accomplishments. Keep in mind that each kid got to pick out their own stuff. They made all the decisions. We let them do whatever they wanted. (Aren't we great parents?!)

Elyse's bedroom:

Valerie's bedroom:

Ashlynne's bedroom:

Gersito's bedroom:

Park & Pool

What a busy day today. After Ian's ant incident I decided to take him to the park. We went on the slide, the swing and he even met a friend named Josiah. They played together for almost two hours. Afterwards, we met Christina and Madison at the pool. Ian kept trying to go down the water slide which was obviously too big for him. We took the kids to the baby pool where Ian dived head first (literally) while Madison enjoyed sitting in the water watching. It was nice and relaxing.

Here are a few pictures of our day.

Ian at the park...


Madi wondering what I'm doing & Ian strutting his big belly...

Poor Ian

Today Ian and I were enjoying the nice weather outside. Ian was riding his car and I was sitting there taking pictures and watching him. He decided to go behind the garage but after he was there for awhile I decided to check on him. There he was standing in a pile of ants. His feet were black covered with ants. I had a flash back of when I was a kid and sat in a pile of fire ants and they went all in my ears, nose, hair...everywhere. I totally freaked out and picked Ian up and wiped him down and then ran water on his feet. Our poor baby was full of ants. He took it so good - he cried for a minute and now acts like nothing happened. Although he does keep saying, "bye big bugs". I guess he is happy to be rid of them. Now if only Grandma was around in a couple of days...she would LOVE to pop all those ant bites!

Here is a video I took of him prior to his ant experience. :)