Crazy Daddy Games

We try to do something fun and unusual as a family on Sunday to set the day apart as special for the children. Last week, it was hide and seek (good family fun!). Today after lunch Austin decided to create this wild jumping game where the children jump off the couch into a pile of couch pillows (which are usually not allowed to be on the floor!). They had great fun, as you can see!

The Sound of Music

Austin and I took the older two girls to see some friends of ours in the Sound of Music (my all time favorite movie!) this afternoon. They did a beautiful job! Here are the girls afterwards with Johnathan (Freidrich ) and Stephen (Rolf).

Soccer Saturday

Here we are with soccer again! I was at Allia's game this morning, and they played an awesome game. It was quite a match but they came out on top with Allia making an awesome pass to her teammate who then scored a goal in the last 10 seconds of the game! Here is the shot of her playing goalie in the first half (the photo is deceiving...she did make the stop, so no goal scored). Austin is going to Mariana's game, and I could have gone too. But I have to stay home to get ready for our special afternoon outing today. ;)

And unfortunately I have no photos from Mariana's game, but she made her first ever goal this week. Yay, Mariana!!!

Treats and play

The children received a surprise package of treats from Lito and Lita yesterday. So exciting!

 

And poor little Stephen is having a tough time. He wants to play with the girls but usually destroys whatever they are playing with, which invokes a fight. But here is sweet big sis Mariana playing with Cooties after nap with him. He was so tickled and kept calling her Mommy!

Woohoo

I am super excited. Austin found a bench seat for our Suburban. We have been looking for over a year because ours has captains' chairs in the middle, and this baby will max out our seating. Which would mean if we have another child after this one we would have to upgrade to a big white passenger van. Now we have a whole extra seat so we can keep the Suburban for several more years. I will post a photo when he returns (he had to go out of town to a salvage yard to get it!). :)

He did a great job! It cleaned up really nicely and matches the color of our other seats really closely (a blessing because the seller originally described the seat as "brown"). Austin was even able to see the vehicle it came from to be assured that there was no damage to the area (it was a front impact-only crash). So glad to have an 8-seater now!

Little cuties

It is all of 60 degrees this morning, and the girls broke out their heavy winter coats! Too funny. (Of course you may notice Mariana is wearing flip flops!). They sure look pretty though. :)

And this little guy is really blossoming with his speech. He is now speaking in two and three word phrases and occasionally short sentences. Here he is showing off his new shoes. This is one of his popular phrases this week. "My's new shoes." I love the "my's" instead of my or mine. He tends to add an S to the end of a lot of his words for some reason. Super cute!

Oranges

This boy eats oranges and raisins like I have never seen! He can eat one large orange, and occasionally more, in one sitting! Every morning for the last week he has asked me for an orange.

And just for fun here is a video. He actually speaks a little more clearly but he is talking with his mouth full. ;)