Time to cool off . . .

It got to a whopping 84 degrees the other day and the kids were hot-hot-hot. We were out and about and when we got back in our car . . . . it was so TOASTIE that we had to cool off with some treats when we got home.

It was Alerina's first ice cream cone and let me tell you . . . she REALLY enjoyed it!!! Of course as always, Sebastian enjoys a good ice cream cone no matter what the weather is like outside!

What???? On a weekday???

It's strangely odd around here but people do not wait till the weekends to have a garage sale. Garage sale is huge out here!! Whether it's the middle of the week or the weekends, people do come and buy-buy-buy! I'm not just talking about 1 house having the garage sale, I'm talking about "Block-Party Garage Sale" in the middle of the week!!! How strange is that? I personally find it strange because I guess I'm used to LA weekend garage sales only . . . . . not running into a mad rush of cars and people buying goods while walking around the block on a Wednesday evening?!?!?!

Anyways, I've gone mad at trying to find where the next garage sales will be. I've been to 3 so far (2 on a weekday, 1 on a weekend) and I seem to find really-really-really exciting goods at them. Can't wait to see what I'll find at the next one :o)

Some of my "I'm super-excited" great finds . . . .

Sadness :o(

For the past 3 years and 7 months Sebastian has been sleeping with us in the same room . . . whether it was on the same bed or on the mattress at the bottom of our bed. But yesterday, we had another milestone . . . Sebastian slept by himself in his very own room. To my surprise, I tucked him in, told him a story, said good night and that was that. He said, "Good Night, Mom" and said, "See you on Sunny Day". I'm really proud of him but very, very, very sad at the same time. I come to realize that my little boy is not so little boy anymore! So so Sad . . . they sure grow up fast . . . . . WAY TOO TOO Fast, I tell you!!!!

All you out there with little kiddies . . . enjoy every minute of every day with them!!

Memory lane of my little guy . . . .

Newborn

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

Current picture

Funny Faces :oP

Strange day for pictures . . . . . . . . Sebastian would close his eyes shut everytime I tried to take a picture of him and Alerina would make fish-lips (moyong) faces at me when I try to take pictures of her - Silly Kids!

My little project

When someone is a mother-to-be, I try to make their baby a blanket. This time around, I wanted to make something else. I search and search for a pattern that was easy enough for me to understand and did not take up too much time to do. Well, I came across a short, little cardigan for little girls. It only took me 1 ball of 3.5 ounces of yarn, which normally a blanket is at least, 16 ounces of yarn and it took me only 2 weeks to do!!! I'm soooo going to keep this pattern for future use . . . . . . . . . now . . . . if only I can find a pattern for little boys . . . . . . . . . . the search continues!!!

Here is the sample picture of the cardigan:



Here is the version I did:

Here is the one on my Model ;o)

Sebastian's New Toy :o)

We have found a toy that Sebastian played with for hours and hours. I kid you not, this toy kept him entertain for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong time!!! It was really cute to watch him play because the look on his face was just priceless . . . . . . it was a concentration/thinking look as he strategized which tunnel to use! He had FUN playing with it, as long as, sister did not touch it or pull the parts apart!

Spring is in the air!!

Spring has finally arrived in good ol' Marion. It was 72 degrees this past Sunday! I have never seen sooo people out and about since I've been here . . . . everybody and I mean, EVERYBODY was out!! It was like a spring kick-off party because the streets were filled with people. You had kids out and having FUN and you had the adults, cleaning the garage and taking out the outdoor goods, and of course, every other house had someone working on the yard. We were one of those people because Bac was out doing yard work, I was cleaning the garage, and the kids, well . . . . playing on whatever they can get their hands on :o)

The people here sure was not kidding around when they say things grow pretty quickly around here. Just about 5 weeks ago, everything was brown . . . so not pretty after the snow melted away. But now . . . . everywhere you go, it's nice and green. The grass is green and the trees are starting to bloom. Definitely Spring-like!!

With the weather being so nice and warm, Alerina finally got to wear her new espadrilles.