Big Girl Bed

We spent the first night in our house last night and Allison spent her first night in a BIG GIRL bed! She did amazing. We are so proud of her. She didn't even have to get up to go potty and didn't have an accident in bed. She's getting to be such a big girl, we are now saying goodbye to pull ups and cribs at night! In conjunction with our first night, we also had our first "home" cooked meal at home too. Our dear friend, Ramona, brought by a delicious dinner from Creative Kitchen complete with frosted cookies for the girls. Needless, to say, even among the boxes and clutter the girls were pleased with their dinner.

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Moving day

Moving day was extremely bittersweet. While we long ago outgrew our wonderful duplex, it was still difficult to pack up and move away, even if it it's a 4 minute drive to our new house. We have many special memories of our first home in Fort Smith. It is the place Abigail learned how to walk, it was gutted and remodeled to our vision, Allison came home from the hospital to this home, learned to crawl, walk and talk, and the girls spent countless BB days walking back and forth between each side. It's a home and luxury we will miss quite a bit. Even though we are excited to be looking forward to a new home and all the new memories, looking back brings a tear to our eyes and we count our blessings that we got to spend 5 years in such a wonderful space, next door to their BB.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Getting Closer...

We've been renovating for a little over a month now and we are seeing the finish line...at least to the point where we can move in. Daddy has been working hard on tiling the floor in the laundry room and the backsplash in the kitchen meanwhile mommy and the girls are busy deep cleaning the house for moving day. As soon as the tiling is complete the house is ready enough for us to move in. Moving day is September 15th!!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

A trip to LA

Mommy and daddy took a quick trip to LA this weekend. The whole trip idea started because the Aggies were playing against UCLA in the infamous Rose Bowl and daddy has always dreamed of seeing a game in the Rose Bowl. The trip ended up morphing into a non-stop 72 hour sightseeing adventure. Mommy is a huge Harry Potter fan so daddy decided to take her to Universal Studios to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter...on September 1st, which is a big day in Harry Potter's world. The cool thing about Universal is they offer a "front of line" pass, which gets you to the front of every ride's line . We ended up spending the afternoon at the park and riding every ride. We spent most of our time in the Wizarding World, which was amazing....

Saturday we asked our hotel for fun ideas for a morning in LA and we were pointed in the direction of the fashion district, which was a short walk from where we were staying. It was like being in another country as we walked through the outdoor market and the merchants opened their stores. We didn't buy anything but it was so much fun to see all the different sorts of sidewalk stores. Shortly after our walk to the fashion district we hopped an Uber to the Natural History Museum. We have been to a lot of museums all over the world, but this one was probably the best we'd been to. What was even cooler is that we the museum is next door to the famous LA coliseum and USC was playing a game...that day. Daddy bought us two cheap tickets so we could catch a game at the coliseum after we spent a few hours a the museum. The only problem was that it was HOT....so, so hot. Still, what a lifetime experience.

On Saturday night, we met up with Armando and Kayla for dinner and drinks, we walked all over downtown, danced and karaoked. Sunday was game day and thankfully it cooled off for the game. The Aggies played so well during the first half, but didn't hang on for the win. After the loss we hung out in the Rose Bowl to let the crowd clear and got to see the after game fireworks show, which was a very unique experience. By the time we got home on Monday, we were ready for a break and sleep!

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

 

Renovation Update

Renovating is a family affair and this weekend was no exception. The floors are finished, the granite is in and the painting is complete (maybe some touch-ups). Daddy and BB were in Dallas this weekend so it was the girls, Papa and mommy working on the house. Now that we've completed most of the "big stuff" there are a few minor items that need to be completed. We are updating the brass plates by spray painting them, which Abby and Allie helped mommy do. Papa installed the new faucets in the laundry and girls' bathrooms. Then daddy got home on Sunday and started installing the new floor in the laundry room. So close....so close!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

 

 

Allison's First Haircut

Allie had her very first haircut this week! She sat very still through the whole thing and was very excited to be a "big girl"!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abigail's First Day!

Abigail's first day of 1st grade and her first day at a new school! We moved Abigail to a new school this year for many reasons, there were some major changes at her old school that we were not entirely comfortable with and while mom and dad made the final decision, Abigail was completely on board with changing schools. The school she moved to was named a Blue Ribbon school last year and from everyone we speak with in town it is one of the best schools in the city. We are pleased with our decision, even though we are going to miss the friends we gained at CTK we know that we will make many more friends at EL!

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer