Presidents Day!

I just want to say that i would be a much more productive and happy person if every week was a 4 day week.  Just sayin'!  Anyway, today was a fun day.  We stayed home and cleaned the house in the morning while we nursed some very runny noses and yucky coughs.  Then I put the girls down for a nap at 12 and was planning on cleaning the house and then getting some time on the treadmill.  Isabella had other plans.  She wasn't bad...but she stayed and played in her crib from 12-2!  She was really sweet and just playing and talking to herself the entire time, but I kept thinking she was going to realize that she was bored at any minute, so I skipped the treadmill...but I did get the house clean!  Yay!!!  Anyway, right around 2:30 (about 20 minutes after Bella finally fell asleep), Gaby and the boys came over and we had a VERY fun afternoon of playing in the house and outside.  I can't explain how much the girls LOVE playing with those boys.  They were so excited to see them...in fact, so excited that they forgot to drink their milk when they came down from their nap...I think that is a first EVER.  Anyway, here are some pics of throwing rocks at the pond (one of the girls FAVORITE activities), the playground and some play at the house!

Gaby helping Bella picke the perfect Rock

Cesar showing the boys how it's done

Everyone was throwing rocks

Look at how freakin' cute this kid is!

Sammy, Jacob & James

3 Monkeys!

Uncle Cesar showing the boys how to live on the edge

Leah & Gaby

Leah loves Sammy (not sure he was feeling the love!)....

And Jacob...

And James!

Family Date Day!

Our new family date activity is taking the girls to the pool on Saturday evenings.  They have community swim at the YMCA Saturdays from 4-7 and the girls LOVE it.  This week, we took our camera (and cesar's video camera) and got a few good shots.  Oh how they love this!

Leah Grace

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Isabella

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Ha Ha, love Isabella's face in this one

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On swimming lesson nights, the girls get to watch TV while they eat their dinner.  I know it is probably HORRIBLE that I allow them to watch TV and eat at the same time, but they love it and I loved it as a kids, so oh well!  As long as they don't start complaining about the other 6 nights that we eat at the table, I am OK with it!

Fun with Kelly!

It's been a while since i have been able to upload a "pics from Kelly" post...but, on Sunday she came to babysit so that Cesar and I could go to dinner with our care group.  As always, she took some absolutely adorable pictures.  The girls had so much fun with her!  I told them that she was coming and they were excited about it all day!  When she came to the door, Isabella immediately ran to the door and gave her a HUGE hug and Leah threw herself on the floor (which is how she shows that she is excited that you are there...what can I say, the girl is a little weird).  They love her so much!  I am really glad they were able to have that time with her!