Birthday Party

This weekend Abigail was invited to her friend, Isaac's birthday party. Isaac's mom was kind enough to include Allison in the invitation so both girls got to go. Isaac is actually from Abby's old school, but we are trying to keep in touch with her old friends. The party was at the Monkey House, so the girls had a blast. Allison insisted to sit with the big kids while they ate pizza and cake.

 

Abigail is still adjusting to kindergarten. She comes home after school and is hungry and exhausted. We are reading every night as part of her homework and practicing writing our name. It seems that she's already learned so much in just one week time! We can't imagine what it'll be like at the end of the school year.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

First Day of Kindergarten!

Abigail started kindergarten! She has been so excited to start at her new "big kid" school. We were surprised at how easily she said goodbye to us when she was in the unfamiliar classroom, with the unfamiliar kids. When she got home, she told us how much she loved her new school!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

5 Year and 17 Month Check-Ups

Abby and Allie went to the doctor this week. Abigail was having her 5 year check up and Allison was having a follow-up to her 15 month check up. Last time she went in, she was too ill to get her shots, so we rescheduled for the same time as sissy's check-up. Both girls had to get shots and it was not a good deal. Abigail does not like shots at all, but she went first to show sissy how to handle it. Then when it was Allie's turn Abby was calling support to her the whole time. After the shots we left and both girls got slushies...one of their favorite treats! We are very happy to report that both girls are happy and health. Allison was in the 99th percentile and Abigail is over 44" tall! Wowza!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

17 Months

Allison is 17 months old. She has started growing taller and thinning out. She continues to improve her walking and is getting very fast. Verbally, she is jabbering, but has started doing well learning to say please and thank you. She can say all her family's names (including Ginger). She thinks Frodo's name is also Ginger, but that's ok!

She loves her dogs and she loves BB's dog, Lucy. Lucy is very good with her and will sit in Allie's lap while Allie pets her. This is Allison's last week in the young toddler class, next week school is closed and when she goes back to school she'll be in the older toddler class. This is going very fast for mom and dad! We also have her scheduled for a wellness checkup next week. She was too ill when we went in for her 15 month checkup to get shots so she's hopefully getting them next week.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abby the Gardener

One of Abby & BB's pastimes is to plant vegetables and fruits in the backyard. We have enjoyed a lot of different produce out of their garden: lettuce, cilantro, basil, jalapeños, strawberries and sweet potatoes. We've been watching the watermelons grow for the last couple weeks, waiting until they were ready to pick. Abby decided it was time for a few of them to be picked. We ended up picking two and Daddy said they were very tasty-mommy does not eat watermelon. The girls really seemed to enjoy the melons and it was Allison's first taste. She really liked it!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Parties, Pools & Movies

This weekend Abigail's friend had a birthday party at a gymnastics studio. Allison even was invited! It was Allison's very first birthday party and she seemed to have a very good time. Abigail had been to the studio for a few other parties, so she showed Allison all the ropes.  After the party we got the small pool out to let the girls cool off. Abigail ended up spending most of Sunday with BB, so we decided to introduce Allison to Back to the Future...she loved it, but who doesn't?

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Disney Cruise 2016

Last week we took our very first Disney Cruise. BB has been planning it since January, but we decided not to tell the kids...for several reasons. One, we thought they'd drive us crazy asking about the cruise. Second, this way she could surprise them as we drove up to the ship. We all had matching shirts for most of the trip, of course Disney themed.
The kids were so excited when they found out they were going on Mickey's ship. It was very special watching their eyes light up seeing all the sights. Allison got to meet Mickey for the first time. She loves Mickey...LOVES. Her voice was so loud when she saw him for the first time. She was not frightened at all and mommy got misty watching. The kids also enjoyed going to the kid clubs and so did the adults! It was very special and we are so thankful to BB for taking us on this special trip. How lucky are we to have this special experience with the ones we love.

There were obviously way too many pictures to share or convey our trip, but these are a few of the special pictures.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer