2015 - Week 37

Here we are, off on another. Week. A BIIIIIIG week at that! Labor Day, the first day of school, plus short Friday…makes for an exciting, and short week. Add in a busy weekend, and this entire week was gone in the blink of an eye.

Monday was Labor Day – no work, no daycare – all day together with my little family! Plus, since we spent all day yesterday (and Friday, really) with my in-laws, I didn’t get pressured into having a BBQ! Best news ever! Last night I agreed to let the girls sleep in our room with me, in hopes of everybody sleeping in a little bit (really, DON’T WAKE THE BABY!). And, it totally worked! We all slept in, Eliza latest of all, and got a nice slow start to the day. Christian did a lot of yard work today, and the big girls were outside with him pretty much all day long. Taking FULL advantage – that cold weather is going to be here before we know it. Eliza was in and out all day long – we each got our share of baby duty. We had a late breakfast, and I spent much of the day working on laundry. Eliza took her usual long nap in the afternoon, so I had plenty of time to myself with everybody else outside. I emptied the dishwater (and filled it right back up, of course), did some blogging and watched my shows for a while. I mean, seriously, talk about a perfect Holiday! I did finally have to drag myself out of the house to be productive, and go on a Target run. I wish I could have just wandered aimlessly for a while, but I knew Eliza would be up soon – and, even though we weren’t having a BBQ, Christian still wanted to grill. Of course, while I was away, he got to talking to our friends across the street, and invited them over for dinner! Seriously – he cannot be trusted…if it were up to him, we’d be having parties and people over every dang night! But, it’s still less trouble than a full blown BBQ, and we didn’t have to provide for everybody, so it’s all good. So, I rushed through the store, got home, and finished putting everything away just as Eliza woke up. She had a snack, and went back out with the rest of the family, while I finished folding some laundry. Finally, our friends were over…so, I called it quits, and made my way outside for a while. The girls played the night away, we chatted and laughed and had some fun. And, of course, I had to get the big girls’ “1^st Day of School”  chalkboards ready. Tear! We eventually had to pull the plug on our little party, and call it a night. But, as our friends were leaving and saying goodbye, their little guy got a little too aggressive with Eliza (he had been trying to hug her and play with her all day, and she was being quite rude), and he ended up biting her on the arm. Really bad…like full mouth print left behind. Poor thing. She recovered quickly, and our friends were seriously mortified – so I felt pretty bad for them. Needless to say, she was pretty easy to get to bad after we got her calmed down and settled in for the night. Thankfully, there wasn’t any skin broken or anything, so I’m sure you won’t even be able to tell within a day or two. After that incident, we got the big girls showered and off to bed….all ready for their big first day tomorrow!

16 Months Old!

Ready for the 1st Day of School!

I took Tuesday morning off, so I could be there for the girls’ first day. Christian was off to work at his usual time, while the girls and I all slept in for a while. I finally got the big girls up, dressed and ready to go. And, of course, I took a bunch of “1^st Day of School” pictures. By the time we finished up, Eliza was up, so I got her ready, and we were off. I dropped them off at daycare, and there was sure a lot of excitement going around. Everybody was pretty excited for their first day of school, which was really cute. And, it was Eliza’s first full day as a toddler. CRAZY!! After dropping them off, I made my way back home to showered and get ready for work, and then I met the daycare bus at school to take a few more pictures of the girls, and get them settled in for their day. I stayed pretty strong this year, but sending my mini-Best Friend off into the real world was definitely no easier than sending my first baby off last year. Oh man, these girls are growing way too fast! Then, I was off to work for the day. And it was a long, distracted day – I couldn’t stop thinking about my sweet girls, and what they were doing. So excited to hear all about it. Quitting time couldn’t have come soon enough today, that’s for sure. I stopped home after work to let the dog out and pick up snacks and the girls’ soccer stuff, then made my way to daycare to pick them up and get them ready. We no longer have Thursday night soccer, which I’m super excited about. We now have Tuesday and Saturday, so I’m happy to have another weeknight back. As the girls changed for soccer, we chatted and they told me all about their day. Amelia went to the library, loves Mrs. Eisen and recess was a big hit with her. Olivia read a book, enjoyed lunch and also agreed that recess rocked. AND, little Eliza did wonderfully in the toddler room all day. So, overall, it was a successful day. Olivia’s little school best friend is in her class again this year (and I’m sure a couple other kids from her class last year as well), along with a boy she played soccer with last year, and a girl from her team this year. So she was pretty comfortable going into the day. Amelia of course doesn’t know anybody, but she’s much more outgoing than Olivia, so I’m sure she’ll have some friends in no time. Christian took Amelia to practice tonight, and I was off with Olivia. She practiced for a bit, then had a little scrimmage within her team – she even scored a goal again! Now, if she could score in real games, we’ll be in business! It’s exciting either way though, of course. She’s getting better and better, every week! After soccer, we all made our way home, the girls had a bath while Christian fried up some taquitos, we ate, and everybody passed out. What a day!! It’s now officially official – we have a 1^st Grader, a Kindergartner, and a Toddler! Whoa!

Wednesday was a rough day. I was dragging, SO DANG TIRED, and the girls were all of course pretty exhausted too. We were running a little late, so our morning was pretty rushed as well. UGH – I needed  a nap before I even left the house! I finally got the girls dropped off at daycare, and Eliza was just cracking me up. She is just large and in charge now when we get to the center…she walks in by herself, walks right by everyone to her room, like she runs the world. It’s so funny. I had another long, unmotivated day at work myself. I’ve just been feeling so “blah” at work lately, so out of it. I need to get my head back into it! After work, I picked the girls up, and we made our way home. Eliza was in a terrible mood, all night long. Crying, throwing fits, everything. On top of that, Olivia was out of it and just not feeling well at all. I think she’s just overtired from the adjustment, hopefully! We had dinner, and she pretty much just laid on the couch the rest of the night. Bella stopped over to play, but the girls were pretty exhausted and did not provide much entertainment, so her visit didn’t last long. It ended up being a pretty early night for all, my poor girls!

Thursday was another pretty long day. We were all off to work and daycare, as usual. Eliza was a total crab in the morning, which never really happens, so I’m hoping she’s not getting sick or anything. She was also out of control crabby all night tonight, and her evening crankiness is starting to get really frustrating. I have no idea what could be wrong with her…they say she does so well at daycare…she plays, she eats, she naps, and she always seems cheerful when I get there to pick her up. Then, we get home, and she falls apart. She’s just miserable, and I have no idea why. The girls play with her, she has snacks and water when we get home, I play with her and hang out with her – NOTHING helps. It’s so hard to see your little ones so upset, and not be able to tell you what’s wrong – and it’s equally frustrating and exhausting. PLEASE let this be a phase, that’s all I can say! I ended up having Christian pick something up for dinner because I just could not do it, or get a moment away from Eliza to make anything. Thankfully, she didn’t fight bedtime – she ended up passing right out pretty much. Overall, it was kind of a crappy day. Other than being my Friday – hopefully I’ll head off to work next week with a better, more motivated attitude! I did also receive Eliza’s newborn collage print today as well, which is pretty fun. Dawn made the collage, to match the other girls’ newborn collages hanging up in the basement, after she did her newborn shoot last year. I’ve procrastinated so badly on ordering it, and FINALLY to the leap last week when the website had a sale on the size I needed. Sweet! It’s so gorgeous; I can’t wait to get it hung up!

Finally Got Eliza's Newborn Collage Today - it's beautiful!

Friday arrived…Christian was off to work, while the girls and I slept in a little bit. Not too late though…because it was picture day at daycare today! So, I got them ready, one by one, and we made our way to daycare. The big girls will obviously get pictures taken at school, so Eliza was the main focus today. And, of course, some sibling photos. WEEEEEEEELL, of course Eliza had other plans for us, and would not cooperate. At all! I thought with the teachers around and in a comfortable environment she’d actually play along, but she was not having it, at all. I don’t remember the other two ever being this difficult to get photos of. And poor Olivia and Amelia – when we were trying to do their sibling photos, they had to just keep getting up and moving around and getting next to her wherever she landed in an attempt to get one shot. They were the photographer’s first photos of the day, and let me tell you, he was literally sweating by the end of it. We finally had to call it quits, but he was pretty sure he got one individual and one sibling photo that should work, so fingers crossed! Hopefully eventually I can get her trained in as well as her sisters. After that chaos, she and I were finally on our way – I dropped her off at my mom’s, and I was off to work for the rest of the day. The day was short, and flew by, for a change. I picked Eliza up, and we stopped at Target on the way home for a couple groceries, and I picked up some flowers and dessert to celebrate the girls’ first week of school. Then, finally, I picked the big girls up from daycare. They were so excited to see their flowers, and they both had a wonderful first week – I’m so proud of them, and how well they are both adjusting – so quickly too. We played outside for a while, Christian arrived home, and we settled into the house for dinner. After diner, Christian was doing some work in the garage, and everything started to fall apart. The girls started picking at each other and fighting, and driving me crazy. I think the long week just caught up with both of them, but I was fed up, and they were sent off to bed early (not early enough!). I know the back to school thing takes some time to adjust to, but you’d think being apart now all day would make them get along better! It ended up being an early night for all of us after that.

Got My Babies some Flowers for their First Week of School

Saturday was a busy day. Christian was off to work early, and it was our first Saturday soccer game. On Saturday’s, Olivia plays at 9:00, and Amelia at 10:00. At different locations. Seriously – they kill me, over and over again! With Christian working most Saturday’s, I obviously had to recruit my mom to help us out when she could. After showering, cleaning up a bit, and having breakfast, we were off to meet my mom at Olivia’s game. I’m not sure what was going on with Olivia, but she was playing REALLY aggressively – she pushed a couple of girls over and just would not keep her hands to herself. I would yell out to her every time something happened, and our coach was trying to talk to her…but eventually the other teams coach commented on it, and made a big ordeal about it. Now, yes – she was pushing and that’s not OK. I was making it clear that it was not OK. However, she wasn’t being violent or really doing it on purpose – she was just being aggressive and trying to get to the ball. She was crossing a line that they all walk along. When the other coach got involved, and made a scene in front of everybody – making it seem like we’re all just letting her do it, it was really embarrassing – to me, and to Olivia, and I lost it a little bit. I basically just yelled out that I’m handling it, that WE’RE handling it. It was dropped after that, but I was worked up from the way it was handled, I was upset with Olivia for crossing that line, and embarrassed. Thankfully, I left a little early to take Amelia to her game, while my mom stayed with Olivia. A couple of deep breaths and a change of scenery, and we turned it around. Amelia’s game started, and she wouldn’t really cooperate at first. As the game went on, she warmed up more and more though, and ended up doing pretty good. We stopped at the playground for a few minutes, before heading home and getting ready for the next event. I got the girls bathed, ready, and fed…and we were off to a birthday party for my friend, Kelly’s little boy. He’s a couple of months younger than Amelia, and the party was at an inflatable play area. Of course, the kids all had a blast. Eliza even ran around and played a bit on her own. It was nice to be at a party where she could actually run around and play, without being in the way or completely left out. After playing, cake and presents, we were on our way home. All of the girls fell asleep on the drive home…when I pulled up, it was so quiet and peaceful and I sat there for quite a while contemplating just staying there for as long as they would sleep. No, really, I almost just stayed in the van for the rest of the day. But, alas, it was time to exit the vehicle. Eliza stayed asleep, so she went down in her bed, while the big girls woke up, and played outside for a while, while Christian cut the grass. While all of them were out of my way, I did some cleaning up around the house, made some dinner, and we settled in with a movie while Christian was off to a friend’s house to watch the fight. The girls all went off to bed with little fight tonight, the house was all mine, and I enjoyed some TV and relaxation time before bed. Perfection!

Sunday was a pretty busy day again. We all slept in a little, which is always quite lovely. We had breakfast, cleaned up al title, and then one by one we got ready for the day. Olivia and I were both fighting headaches, but the show must go on. Today, we were off to the apple orchard. It was a pretty last minute decision, the weather was so beautiful that we had to take advantage – so, we spent the day together just the 5 of us. The girls played on the playgrounds, climbed the tire mountain, jumped in the bounce houses and got their faces painted. We watched the “Dock Dogs” jump for a while, had lunch, and finally took a hay ride out into the orchard to pick some apples. I’m gonna tell you, you all should be quite jealous that you weren’t on that hayride with us, because Eliza thought it was the funniest thing on the face of the planet, and it was so dang cute watching her laugh and smile and look around – having  the time of her life. So sweet! After picking some apples, the girls played for a little longer, before we loaded up the fan and made our way home. Eliza napped for a while, and the big girls played outside, but Olivia still wasn’t feeling too hot, and just seemed to get worse as the night went on. Christian and I were in the kitchen, cleaning up and making dinner, when Olivia fell asleep on the couch. I woke up her up eat, and she seemed completely out of it and miserable. Poor baby; makes my heart break to see my sweet girls sick. She ate a little bit before we got them showered and off to bed. Christian and I finally ate, I put Eliza down and we watched “Fear” before bed. I had Olivia sleep in bed with me just in case she got sick during the night – I was really hoping it was just a fluke thing though. While Eliza went to bed pretty easily, as she has lately, she was up SCREAMING every few hours, all night long. I don’t know what in the world that was about, or why I’m the only one in the house who seems to hear the middle of the night screaming, but it sure made for a long, exhausting night! Should make Monday even more exciting than usual…

Working on her Princessing

Until Next Week! XOXO

2015 - Week 36

Monday hit me like a bus, and I had to call into work. I was still SO exhausted, so sore, my head was pounding and I had SOOOOOOO much to do around the house. I just needed a day…a day to myself, a day along, a day to rest and recover. Christian woke up late as well – but, he wasn’t as lucky as me. He left, dropped Eliza off at his parents’ house, and made his way to work. Meanwhile, I let the big girls sleep in a little bit, gave them some breakfast, and then sent them off to daycare. Once home, I started some laundry, which took ALL.DAY.LONG, and spent some time relaxing and trying to get rid of my headache. I watched some shows…still working on “Fargo”, and LOVING it! Once I was feeling rested and a bit better, I cleaned up the living room, bathroom and bedrooms….whew! I started on the kitchen…only really getting through the dishes/dishwasher, but still have a LONG way to go in there. Overall, I had a relaxing, yet busy day. But I was feeling much better by the afternoon. Our friend Sara had an appointment in the afternoon, so I watched the girls’ little BFF, Bella, for her. She just played and took advantage of having the house to herself  while I did some laundry folding and that kind of fun stuff. When she returned to pick Bella up, we chatted for a while and caught up, before I had to head out and pick the big girls up from daycare. Then, MY BFF, Kari, and her little girl Addie stopped over. We talked and hung out for a while, while the girls tore apart the house. It wasn’t long before Bella was back over to play with the girls, so 5 little girls running around, playing and squealing made for quite a night! While we’re pretty used to the chaos, I think we scarred Kari for life. Ha! Eventually, she had to head out to pick her son up, and Bella was on her way home, so we settled in for the night. Christian mowed the lawn while we all caught up and played, ate some dinner, and I got the girls bathed and ready for bed. Finally, one by one they were all off to dreamland, and I finished a little more laundry before heading to bed myself. Eliza has actually been going to bed, to sleep, by herself the past few days. I have to admit that it’s nice to get the extra alone time in the evening, but I sure do miss my baby snuggles before bed! We’ll have to see if this actually sticks or not…but secretly, I do hope that at least once in a while she’ll crave some mommy cuddles before she goes to sleep still!

Chloe Loves a Quiet House!

Playdate with her BFF!

On Tuesday, I was back to work. Back to reality. Sooooo, we were all up, bright and early, and on our way. Eliza is on her last week of transitioning to the toddler room this week, so she’ll be spending a lot of time in the toddler room…eating, napping and everything. And, so far, she’s LOVING it. She’s going to be running that toddler room in no time! And, Amelia is officially in the schoolage room full time now as well. She’s been going on an occasional fieldtrip with them for the last few weeks, but she’s now an official schoolager, and she’s SO excited about it. And she and Olivia have actually been getting along pretty well, which is always my fear when they’re together all day. My girls, growing up! After work, I stopped home to let the dog out, grab some snacks and the girls’ soccer stuff, and finally picked them up to get ready for practice. I was with Olivia tonight, and she scrimmaged one of the other teams. Her team is actually looking really good, an she is doing amazing, so I hope it keeps up. She could really learn a lot this year, and I can already see so much growth. She even scored a really great goal during the scrimmage tonight, and she played great defense. I’m getting pretty impressed! Even other parents have mentioned how great she does, which she just LOVES. She’s definitely inherited my competitive nature. Amelia was off to practice with Christian, but I guess she sat out quite a bit – she’s still complaining that her stomach hurts, and it’s been going on for quite a while now. I hope she’s not developing any food aversions or anything, like Olivia, but something has to be causing it. But, it was also a really hot and humid day/night, so that might be playing into it. We were all pretty happy to settle into the A/C at home. We had dinner, and the girls were all off to bed. Eliza, again, all on her own. So crazy, out of nowhere, she thinks she’s so big! Christian did have his follow-up ultrasound this afternoon, and the news wasn’t super great. They discovered a pretty large mass of some kind in his chest, so – he’ll be heading back in for a biopsy later this week. Needless to say, we’re all getting a little nervous about what’s going on at this point, and all we can do is hope that everything comes back clear. So scary!

So Hot and Sweaty - But She Worked Her Butt Off!

Wednesday was a loooooooong day, and I was just not in a working mood. I think because I’ve been busting my butt catching up, and working so hard to actually stay on top of my workload, it’s wearing me out! The day was so slow, it was such a relief when quitting time came along. I stopped home to let the dog out again and gather up some stuff, which turned out to be a waste of time because Christian was home from work much earlier than usual. Technically, on time I suppose…so, I picked the girls up from daycare quick, and then came back home to drop Amelia and Eliza off, get Olivia cleaned up and ready for her soccer pictures. It’s SOOOOO hot out, Olivia was a sweaty, gross mess from playing outside at daycare. Ick! I was going to drag all three of them with me, so it was quite helpful that Christian was already home. Pictures go pretty fast, so we were back home before we knew it. We had dinner and settled in for some TV before bed. AND, Eliza required some snuggles tonight, which totally worked for me! Love my little chunky, sweaty bedtime cuddles!

Olivia's Picture Night

On Thursday it was still so crazy hot out…it was literally misting out this morning from the humidity. ICK, ICK, ICK! Alas, we were up, getting ready, and heading out. Off to work and daycare…but, it was Friday for Christian and me, which always makes the day better! Christian was off work early today for his biopsy. He was pretty nervous, and in quite a bit of pain afterward, which is always hard to see. He went home to nap and rest, while I finished out my work day, and picked the girls up from daycare. We stopped home to get the big girls ready for soccer, and were on our way. Amelia’s game was canceled, because tonight was her picture night, so I took her to get that done, while Christian took Olivia to her game. I felt bad making him get up and go, but I couldn’t be in both places at once. After pictures, we met up with them at the game, and Christian toughed it out and stayed to watch her. Olivia played really well again, and didn’t even sit out at all – even in the heat! She was on fire! We were all again super relieved to get home to the A/C and relax. Christian took some pain medication and rested for the rest of the night, going to bed pretty early. We’re not supposed to get the results of his biopsy until next Tuesday, which just seems crazy to me. Such a long, stressful wait! While he settled in, I helped the big girls shower, got them all some dinner and we were all off to bed, one by one.

Amelia's Picture Night

My TBT This Week - a Trip Down Memory Lane with my BFF, as back to school time approaches

Friday finally arrived, and Christian and I were both off. That never happens, so it was awesome! Christian was feeling much better already, and was actually able to get up and do some stuff, which was good. The big girls were off to daycare…their LAST full day of daycare before school starts – so crazy! We ended up getting a call from the clinic in the morning, with AMAZING news that Christian’s biopsy came back clear. NO CANCER – so thankful! We were so relieved that we didn’t have to go through the weekend and the long wait for the news, that’s for sure! They told him it appears to be a mass of scar tissue, and he has an appointment in a couple of weeks to discuss removing it. The idea of surgery is still pretty scary, but SO much better than the alternative. I felt like we could finally breathe after all of this stress and unknown. Oy! I hung out with Eliza most of the day, watched some Hulu, and did some picking up around the house. Christian rested in the morning, then showered and started getting up and moving. Eventually, my in-laws came over with some food…they’ve been having a hard time with this medical scare as well, of course, so they had planned on coming over to spoil us with some yummy food – they were obviously quite relieved to hear the results as well. They hung out outside most of the day…chatting, doing some work in the garage, and grilling, while I did some cleaning, made some salsa and worked on laundry. Eliza took a nice long nap while I worked on my tasks and everybody else ran to the Mexican market to pick up some carne asada and chicken. I picked the big girls up from daycare a little earlier than usual, so we could eat and they could hang out with Grandma and Grandpa for a while. They rode bikes and scooters and played outside most of the evening…so, I had quite a lot of time in the house, all to myself. WOOT!! It started getting late, and dark…my in-laws were on their way home, while the rest of us settled into the house and relaxed for a while before bed. Christian was feeling pretty exhausted after a long day – likely outdid it, so he passed out pretty early. I did some late night bill paying tonight, and got some MORE happy news…our daycare payment has gone down! And, with two going to school and one moving to toddlers, it was a nice BIG decrease. Heaven!!! What a way to end a Friday!

I bought the girls an orchid plant to celebrate the end of summer.

I LOVE This Girl!

Saturday was overall a pretty low-key day. So, of course, the big girls were at each other’s throats ALL DAY LONG! They were driving each other crazy, arguing and fighting over everything and just plain making me want to rip my hair out. Christian is still trying to take it easy from the biopsy, so I felt like it was even more on me to keep them under control. Amidst the chaos, I made breakfast, did the dishes and worked on cleaning up the kitchen for a while. Eventually, Eliza went down for a nap, and my mom came over to take the girls overnight. FINALLY, some peace and quiet and much needed relaxation! And, finally, Christian and I got ourselves cleaned up, showered and dressed for the rest of the day. We watched some TV and relaxed, he ran off to get his haircut, and we planned on heading to Applebee’s for an almost kidless dinner. We waited and waited for Eliza to wake up from her nap, eventually opening her door around 6:00 so she would wake up. Which, she finally did about 15 minutes later. We got her cleaned up and ready, packed up, and were off to dinner. YUMMMM!!! Dinner, a drink, and only 1 kid to deal with – talk about a party! Christian’s friend Lorenzo stopped over when we arrived home to hang out, so Eliza and I played and hung out for a while. I thought for sure she’d be up all night, but I did get her down to bed around 9:45…and, we were crossing our fingers that she would actually sleep all night! Finally, we watched “Taken 3” and “The Wedding Ringer” to end the night. We LOVE the Taken movies, and this one was just as good as expected. And, The Wedding Ringer was WAY better than we thought it would be…we love Kevin Hart, but I didn’t have huge hopes for the movie. It really surprised us, so funny! After a much later than usual night, I was beyond exhausted!

Eliza gets mad when Olivia doesn't pay attention to her - she just follows her around everywhere, it's so cute!

Heading out to Dinner

Sunday was a much busier day. It started off well though…we slept in!! I was worried with all of Eliza’s sleep yesterday, she wouldn’t sleep all night, or would at least be up way early, but I woke up at 8:30 and she was still passed out! Crazy! So, I was off for an early run to Target. When I got home, she was STILL asleep – oh man, she was catching up on some sleep this weekend, that’s for sure. I’m sure the quiet from her sisters being gone helped. I did a little picking up around the house, started packing up our stuff for the day, and Eliza finally woke up around 10:00. We showered, starting getting ready and had some breakfast, before loading up the van and heading off. We arrived at my mom’s house to pick the big girls up around noon…we chatted, heard all about their night, I did their hair, and we again loaded up the van. Now, we were off to church, for our niece, Camila’s baptism. We were not originally supposed to be her godparents (we are godparents to the other two nieces), but it didn’t work out with the original people they chose for her, so they asked us. We didn’t really know what the plan was for the service, so we were kind of in the dark about what was going on (for an over-organized, extreme planner like me, of course it drove me nuts!)…but we arrived a little early, and met up with Christian’s parents. We waited and waited, and his sister’s family still wasn’t there. The church service started, so we finally just went inside and sat in the back of the church – they showed up about 15 minutes later. It was at an old Spanish church…it was packed, the entire service was in Spanish, and it was so hot and humid and gross. So, basically, it was pretty miserable. The girls were so antsy the entire time, and I eventually had to take Eliza outside to get some energy out. We still had no idea when the actual baptism took place, so I had to keep coming in and out to make sure I wasn’t needed. Over an hour later, the service finally ended…yet, still no baptism. His sister finally informed us that the baptism was at 2:30, NOT at, or during, the 1:00 mass. I was a little upset at that point…I would not have dragged my 3 young children, who are not used to being at church, who couldn’t understand a single word of the mass, to the entire 1+ hour mass, had I known the baptism was a completely different service. BUT, we finally settled in for the baptism, and she was the only child being baptized today, so it was nice that it was special just for her and our family. The service and taking some pictures and all that took about 20 minutes, and we were off. Next up, we were on our way over to his sister’s house for dinner, and a little birthday party, also for Camila. The kids played and watched a movie, we had dinner and chatted for a while…they just have a small window A/C unit in their house, so it was pretty hot and humid in there, especially with so many people. It started getting late, and I actually started feeling pretty dizzy and exhausted, overheated really, so we had to load everybody up and head home. What a day! Eliza fell asleep on the way home, and went right to bed when we got there. The big girls played for a while, before heading off to bed as well. Christian did some cleaning up in the garage, while I played on the computer, edited some pictures, and relaxed with a little TV before bed. Quite a busy end to the week, that’s for sure! So thankful tomorrow is a Holiday, because we were going to be beat!

Until Next Week! XOXO