Summer Storms

The kids enjoyed this a lot. They each put away two cups of ice balls in the freezer... don't ask what for.


The aftermath: this tarp didn't quite make it.
I was just thankful that the van's windshield wasn't broken and the hood dented. :D

That's our back patio full of half melted ice balls.

Back to School!!

The official Mexican school year started on the 24th of August. One of the changes for this year is that Alex will be going to a nice private, christian, bilingual school for first grade. My baby is all grown up!!
He's been very excited about it and today he did his first homework. Today I met his teacher and it turned out I had already worked with her a few years ago, so that was really nice.
I will continue to home school Benji, which will have a mixed bilingual curriculum and Ayleen, and take care of the "new arrival" ready to pop out at any time now at an official 37 weeks old.
I haven't gotten a picture of Alex in his uniform yet but I'll post one, once I get the chance, here is a few of all of them doing some painting on Sunday on some coloring books Grandma Heidi sent them a while back. Thank you grandma!!
And on a side note: I'm driving almost everyday ... so good to be out of the house!!

My big girl.

Ayleen is growing so much.
She talks a lot and I'm really enjoying watching her develop her own personality.
She is very different then the boys, she is already very concerned that her hair looks nice in the morning, that she is wearing the right shoes and she makes an enormous effort to get dressed (mostly unsuccessfully) by her self, she changes her shirt at least twice a day... and tried to get away with picking her clothes. Her imagination is starting to take off and now she talks to her little stuffies, babies and the little people in the Playmobil that her brothers have. She loves whispering "secrets" that make no sense in my ear.
She has two dolls she puts to sleep every night and tonight she got out of her bed after I had turned the lights out with both her " babies" in hand, I threaten to spank her, and her babies, if she didn't get back in bed intermediately, her reply was a simple: -Please don 't spank my babies!, as she made her way back into her bed and prayed with them.
Silly little girl; she was more concerned about her babies getting a spanking than herself!!.

In a few words...

A few days ago I met someone I didn't know, as it happens a lot in the small circle of the family, it turns out we had a common friend and they use to live in the same home together not too long ago.
What got me thinking was the way he described in one small sentence our discovered common friend. It went something like this ...
-Yes, I know him, he 's very good at soccer and making babies.
Which got me thinking, if someone had to describe me in one small sentence, what would it be?

Goodbye.

Phil, Angie, Ashley and Sarah left today for Leon, Gto. after almost five years of working together.... and thus starts a new chapter in our lives..... exciting!!
We love you and will definitely be missing those two cutie pies. Praying that everything works out great for you guys.

Change

Change...
It can be a scary word or sweet relief to ones ears. It really is a matter of perspective.
Change...
It comes into our life, sometimes invited but mostly like an uninvited and unexpected guest that turns out to have the answer to a problem and impeccable timing.
Change...
Difficult to face but in the end so much happier for it.

Here is to change... Cheers!!

Watermelon and Land

Bits of Summer.

Little Friends