September Highlights

Activities and learning:
DMA - Fist Tuesday (Kid's Days): Bapcia and I had a wonderful day with Guinny and Adelaide celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! We made craft and took an art tour. But this time they had a special treat too - a live music and dance performance. Adelaide was totally enthralled :)

 

Swimming
Guinny continues to take weekly swim classes (indoor) and enjoy practicing and playing in our neighborhood outdoor pool and play area, while it's still open. Adeilade and Maryvonne seems to take after her thoroughly enjoying the water. We even had a playdate with Annie and her girls. Lots of fun along with a few scares (little ones jumping in deep waters), but all in all had a great time playing and snaking. Looking forward to getting together again.

Bdays Celebrating
We had Stephan and Sophia join us to celebrate Grandmama. Her strawberry cake with chantilly frosting (ordered from Market Street) was amazing. Grandmama's tummy was happy!
We had chocolate mouse cake (from Costco) for Rick's celebration at home. He received 2 Princess Leia Lego figures from me and a duo coffee maker from the girls.
The girls had lots of fun at Maya's birthday party. It was Day of the Dead themed. And the pinata was a hit ;) Sarah had Gabe go last and he got it good, creating an explosion of candy.
We also finally got together with Grammy to celebrate her birthday. She came over. We enjoyed chicken enchiladas, white cake with chocolate frosting and lots of catching up.

Playgroup
We got together with Adelaide's playgroup again. M' stayed comfy at home with Grandmama while G' and A' enjoyed cookie decorating and outdoor playtime. The weather was amazing and the gathering was relaxed. A' made a run for it - reaching the street. Luckily another faster mom was able to swoop in and help me wrangle her. Ugh, I wrapped things up so we could go after that.

Maryvonne
She is now 4 months old. Growing so fast! She continues to be an easy nurser and wonderful sleeper. She even has started to have a few nights in her pack and play - sleeping through the night. This is way earlier than Guinny (through the night in her crib - closer to 9 to 10 months) and Adelaide (through the night in her crib - about 8 months).

Mama time

Been breast feeding/pumping for 5 months now. With poor posture and wacky sleeping my back and shoulders grew sore and stiff. Today I visited my chiro for the first time in a long time. WOW! I feel wonderful! 30 min massage, adjustment, and mild stretching exercises felt like a total reset both physically and emotionally. I am re-charged and ready to tackle a busy week.

August Highlights

10 year anniversary celebration: mom & dad date night plus overnight at hotel while girls enjoying sleepovers. G learned from Jo how to ride a push scooter. A loved playing with the kitties at Boompa's & Nana's.

Family Staycation: Manser, Phillips, Manser, Manser, plus Michaleks enjoyed a 2-night stay at the Gaylord Texan. Kid centered visiting was full of giggles, play, and treats. It was tiring but well worth it :) Much thanks to Nana for such a great time!

Summer Sleepovers: G had a nice time with Bapcia. It included outside play: soccer and watering plants. G like to play goalie because she can use her hands, she says. She's learning from daddy :) She also stayed at Nana's & Boompa's again. This time she got some quality time with Kyle too. Many games of go fish happened. We also hosted a 'big' sleepover with Jo ans Sophia. Though it had a rocky beginning of home sickness it ended on a hi note with taking Sophia with us to our neighborhood pool (our first trip too). It was lots of fun! One on one with DziaDzia is always a hit. This time she brought playdough! The visit ended with a late lunch with mom & dad at a Vietnamese restaurant.

Playgroup: I took Adelaide to lunch at Olive Garden with her play group. She was wonderful! She tried new foods and stayed in her chair through the meal. She was curious about their salad, loved the croutons (nothing new) and tried the olives (not a fan). Liked their soft warm bread sticks and gobbled the 4 cheese ziti (good to know another winning dish). At the end the kids got up and played and sang next to the table while the moms payed. A' was a bit shy but finally joined the kids right as we were leaving. We are looking forward to more active get togethers :)

Library: In preparation for this season of Library story time and playgroup gatherings, G and I ran up to the Library to get a card. Wow! what a nice set up Frisco has - excited about our up coming visits. G quickly picked out 5 books (1 Cinderella, 3 Barbie, 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)... I had to stop her there and remind her that we will be back :)

Playdate: We had Kristina and Brook over for backyard play and lunch. The girls played so nice together! Love that our girls are friends just like their mommas!