Six Month Appointment

Miss Ruby is officially six months old, which seemed to have gone way too fast. She is such a bubbly, fun, sweet, lively little lady and we cannot believe how much we love her and how happy we are that she is a part of our family. She melts my heart on a daily basis. Ruby is very healthy and strong and her stats prove it. She weighs in at an impressive 17.5 lbs (75%) and is 27 inches long (95%). I love this little girl so much and cannot wait to see her grow up.

My Three Babes

Ahoy There Mateys!

Here is a cute picture of the boys all dolled up in their pirate finest for a princess and pirates birthday party! They love to dress up and I love to oblige.

Feliz Cumpleanos Mimi!

Last night after dinner the boys and I made Mimi a birthday cake to celebrate her 51st birthday! She has so much energy (way more than me!), so it is hard to believe she is in her 50s. The boys were so excited to sing Happy Birthday to Mimi in Spanish when he walked through the door this morning. Mimi is such an amazing person and a trusted member of our family, I am not certain what I would do without her. I guess I will find out this fall when after 18 years Mimi returns to her native Bolivia to be reunited for her family, most notably, her daughter who she has not seen since she left Bolivia so many years ago. There will be a hole in our hearts when she departs, she has been the best thing for our children. Without her they would not be as kind, caring or compassionate and definately not bi-lingual! We love you Mimi!

My Little Piccaso

Having three little ones to juggle leaves limited time for one-on-one interaction with each of them. I love my hours spent with just one of the kids, or two of them at a time. I am more relaxed and can enjoy them more, which I absolutely love. I feel extremely fortunate that I have such a flexible job and an amazing nanny that allows me to carve out child specific time with each of these little people. On Monday afternoons, I pick the boys up from school and take them to lunch. I love our standing Monday lunch dates where we typically go to Subway (the boys request!) or Cosi and sit and talk about their morning at school. They are so fun at these lunches and I think they enjoy that I can actually talk to them without holding or nursing Ruby at the same time! On Tuesday mornings, Rollin and I take Everett to school, and then head to Starbucks together (Ruby stays with Mimi), and he always orders a chocolate milk and a banana and chocolate chip coffee cake. I love my Tuesday morning Starbucks run with Rollie. After our pitstop we head to the senior center for Abrakadoodle class. Rollin LOVES art and is so expressive. We spend an hour making a craft and just "being." It is heaven. Here is a picture of my little Piccaso. I cannot wait until Ruby is older and we can steal away for some girltime :)

Ruby and Hannah

Ruby and Hannah separated by only six short weeks, but joined together forever as cousins who dress alike! Thank you Auntie Monica for sending the girls these matching outfits- what fun!

Four Years Ago

This past weekend we celebrated Everett's 4th birthday with a party at the National Zoo. We had family come in for the big party and of course lots of friends attended as well. It was such fun to see Everett so excited for his party and on getting older. When I expressed my sadness in him getting older while putting him to bed, he hugged me and said "mommy, don't be sad, I will always be your baby." This melted my heart. I am so amazed at what a loving, kind and generous little boy he is becoming. Ben and I always say "Everett has such a good heart." I am so proud of him and am so proud to be his mommy. I wish I could keep him little forever, but as I know that is not realistic I will be glad that I get to have him in my life for a short while. Pretty soon Ben and I will not be the most important people in his life, but he will always be the most important person in mine.