let me entertain you

Thanks to my mother and Family Fun, I came prepared with a couple tricks tucked away in my suitcase. And Friday was the perfect day to pull out my last one!

Hand glove monsters! Although they were a little messy to make, they were fun and easy and the kids loved it!

They were all so proud of their finished products!

Scary, silly monstruos and happy, contented kids!

bicycle race

A five day weekend. Five whole days to keep four energetic children entertained and taken care of and fed and sane and alive. Oh, and did I mention that mom's been out of town for a week and a half? Abuelita and I have definitely had our hands full, but we're surviving quite nicely, if I do say so myself.

Thursday was a beautiful spring day and also the first day in about a week and a half that all four kids were healthy enough to leave the house. So leave the house we did!

We ventured down to the port with juice boxes and roller blades and spent the next couple hours soaking up vitamin D and letting out our pent-up energy.

The sequel:

This is the "Place of the Four Winds." Or something like that. But I think that "Perfect Place for Four Little Ninos to Run Around and Roller Blade For Awhile" would be a more apt name.

There was quite a bit of racing.

..And smiling and falling and laughing and crying and getting up to do it all over again.

Sometimes a beautiful day is just what you need!

i am the walrus

A couple weeks ago there was a dress up/parade day at school. Why? I'm not quite sure. The language is still somewhat of a barrier, although I definitely am understanding more and more every day. All I really knew was that I needed to be at the school at 3:30 to take pictures and to take the kids home at 4:30.

Some were more excited about pictures than others.

Carlota and friend:

Every day sure is an adventure here! I can never be 100% sure what's going to happen. Even when I think I've got the schedule down, plans can change. I'm always on my toes and ready for anything! Fevers, bad moods, bad weather, days off of school--you name it. I always considered myself to be a pretty easy-going person, but I think this experience has confirmed it.