Daddy time

After watching the food network, Jay got excited to adventure in the kitchen. He is very good following recipes.. Let's be honest, when you don't have all the ingredients for all these exquisite recipes, you got to be creative and still come up with yummy stuff.. at least most of it.. and that would be my kind of cooking..

Samuel of course, got so excited about helping daddy, especially when I usually let him get involved with my cooking.. to a certain extend... where safety allows..

Just letting the dough rise made Samuel very impatient.. asking every other second is it had risen.. But the fun started when the dough was done.. here goes the ingredients..

As a good mom I was taking pictures as they were about to eat it.. but mommy got the dirty look since they were trying to bless the food in order to eat.. you can see Samuel all reverent..At last!Thank you daddy for a great homemade dinner!!

Moreover, daddy doesn't only feed the preschooler but the toddler too.. very cute!

The last couple of Saturdays we have gone to see daddy play church basketball at the stake center. The boys have been sooo excited watching daddy.. You could hear a silence with only the ball and the players agitated breath and Samuel's voice helling.. "go daddy!" even when he was on the bench.. hehe so cute.. After the game was over, the kids really enjoyed playing with the balls and feeling big..

Benjamin was soo funny, lately when he is excited he just has a walk which I call "rhythm walk" sooo cute..

We are sure enjoying this daddy time before we wont see much of his shadow for a while..

Gracias abuelita..

Since my brother went to my country for Christmas (Colombia), my parents asked me if I wanted anything.. and I couldn't pass on this opportunity for few things.. for the kids mainly.. They loved them.. I enjoy the fact that anything from there is so colorful.. and good quality as well. The kids just wanted to put on the clothes and shoes.. but so far just made it to the shoes... So happy with the hats for me, it is gonna be soooo useful in the Island with the amount of sun I will avoid from my face and neck.. Gracias mami y papi.. always so thoughtful.. Samuel thought that was a very big hat.. then, I said.. "it's for me, that is why.." He looked so funny trying it on.. I just had to take a picture..

Happy Birthday Grandma Jevne

People often say you only have one mom.. well, she sure is the one that knows us the best, until you get hitched.. But when your mom is more than thousands of miles away... who is there to rescue the day, listen or help??? My mother-in-law.. but i often wonder where did the term come from.. laws to have more moms? moms with laws? Anyhow.. after Samuel was born, I joined the "Grandma" club, and I called her grandma too.. also because the kids would be confused with two mom-calling in the house... the truth is.. she has been there for us. I even met her at the same time I met my husband.. and thought, what a sweet mom (which gave Jay automatic points! ha ha). I cant count how many times she drove the 16 hours from Omaha, NE to Provo, UT with no specific reason but to see us or for other important circumstances like moving, having babies, graduation, BYU games...
Really, she has been there...When we were two +1.. +2..We simply enjoy the everyday things.. that makes a routine now days in our lives..Truth is she..
loves serving others,
puts her family before herself,
teaches us all the time with her wisdom from moves, meeting people, callings, accidents...
cant say no to the grand kids.. or grown up kids..
scrapbooks for fun and looks like art..
really knows how to cook, sew, drive..
and ultimately spoil.. plus LOVE of course..
oh, and makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever!!!
That is why we made her one of her favorite cakes.. (sopapilla cheesecake), and the boys just enjoyed helping her blow the candles.. even Benjamin from his high chair.. then Samuel gave her the card we made her and a small gift... which the boys were intrigued to see.
Happy Birthday Grandma!!! we love you.