Kites

The twins are VERY into kites recently.  And just to our luck, when we went to story and craft time at the library yesterday, it was a story about kites and they each got to make their own paper kite.

Testing them out..

And here is Lucas getting his real kite in the air.

A little bit of everything

We started off Saturday going to the library.  We haven't gone in a while.  It's weird, our kids are now some of the "big kids" in the music and movement class.  

Afterwards we went to Cranbury Park for the Tree Festival.  A beautiful day for playing, face painting and lunch outside on the grass.

After a much needed nap, we went to the beach for dinner.  We met the (other) Gomez family there. 

 

The sun went down and it got VERY cold.  I was chilled to the bone, and so I thought the kids would be too.  So it was home and into a warm bubble bath before bed.

Castles in the Sand

Recently, Compo Beach had a Castles in the Sand competition.  People ranging from professionals to my students participated and afterwards, we went down to see the results.

This one was the best...

A Thomas the Train sculpture!  Turns out one of my Calculus students and his friends did this one.  Lucas loved it!

I am telling you summer...we are ready!!!

Crackers and a table

Well, we didn't escape the bug that easily...but it is finally out of the house it seems.  So today, since it was SO beautiful, we were off to Cherry Lawn Park and took some crackers along to feed the ducks.  

And, when we got home....it finally arrived!  Our beach table!  For the past two summers we have watched people at the beach with these low little tables.  Since we often eat at the beach, we always say how useful it would be to have one.  Well, apparently, there is a whole market for a "table in a bag".  So ours came today.  The legs unscrew and the table has slats so it all rolls up and fits into an easy to carry shoulder bag...NICE!  Summer, we are ready!!!!

Sick little one (or ones?)

I walked in the door today to find Lucas screaming with Christina and getting violently ill.  We have been lucky in that we have avoided nasty stomach bugs so far.  But this was unreal.  Poor Christina didn't know why he was crying at first and picked him up and got the worst of it.  By the end of it all three of us needed a change of clothes. So for the rest of this rainy afternoon, they will be relaxing and watching Toy Story and Beauty and the Beast...please let it be over (although I know this is wishful thinking...)

Circus!

Yesterday was Mother's Day.  It was absolutely gorgeous out and so we walked down to church.  

Afterwards it was off to the circus.  When we got there, kids were able to go down to the three rings and take part in activities...here are L and L jumping around.

This was some crazy motorcycle on a tight-rope with two ladies hanging from it.  There was no net or anything and they were right on top of people.

Of course the lions and tigers...

We all had a great time.  It was great to see the circus through a three year old's eyes....very magical.

Hello Charlie! (and happy birthday Stacy)

Today we went to the Dose house to meet Charlie for the first time.  It was a brunch style gathering and the spread was amazing!

Neha and Charlie.

The boys with their boys.

Neha and I did not coordinate with Aileen very well and there ended up being TWO birthday cakes for Stacy.

Lucas barely able to wait.

Aileen with a gaggle of kids.

I also have to give a shout out to Aiko-it's her birthday as well.  (And I got to see her quickly for five minutes today).  Happy birthday Aikes!

Coco Key

So tonight (Thursday) we decided to go to Coco Key-an indoor water park in Waterbury.  Who doesn't go to a water park on a Thursday evening?!  Ha ha.  We actually went tonight because 1. we obviously felt there would be less of a crowd (and we were right) and 2.  It was called "thrifty Thursday" and everyone gets in for $10.  We weren't sure how good of a fit the park was for three year olds, but for $10/each, it wouldn't really matter.

The place was actually better suited for smaller children (10 and under).  See the little yellow slide in the picture below?  Great for toddlers, and Lucas and Liliana were actually bored with that very quickly.  They spent the majority of their time going down the red and blue tube slides.  

Lucas went down a tube slide sitting in some strange way and got tossed around in the tube before being spit out.  It was a little scary hearing him scream in the tube as he came down (whole ride - 3 seconds though)  So we got some ice for him to help his little bump.

It was great.  $10 great and not regular admission great though.  But would definitely consider coming back on some Thursday.  Thanks Coco Key.

Remember this?

Somethings never change.....

Derby Day!

Well, it's been three years, but the Derby party is back!  The twins the morning of..it was a low key morning since we had an action packed afternoon

We just invited our friends, but then we started to realize that the kids almost outnumbered the adults....thank goodness we had good weather!

We had a little OTB of our own.  Everyone who came picked a horse blindly (the names were covered up)  Right before the Derby was about to run, we unveiled the names and people got to see who their horse was.

Getting ready to watch the race....this is only 1/3 of the people in the room...I didn't realize that many people could fit in our living room.

After the derby, it was pinata time!

Ahh!!!  Pinata is broken!  Lucas looks a little upset in the background here, but he seemed all smiles during it.  Maybe it was just the shot.

A busy day...

Friday was a day with a lot going on.  Felix and I headed off early in the morning to Six Flags New England with my school for Senior Day.  Spent the day riding rollercoasters with Felix and my students.  Such  fun...no lines...no rain...couldn't have asked for more.

After heading back home and a quick nap and shower, I went down to Stamford to see The Sound of Music with Mom, Connie and Wendy at the Kweskin Theater.  It was such a great performance.  I was pleasantly surprised.

Connie and Wendy enjoying the show.

Switch up

The other night, after storytime, Liliana joked that she was going to sleep in Lucas' bed, which then led Lucas to joke that he was going to sleep in Liliana's bed.  I said "sure, why not?" and they were highly amused as I allowed them to climb into the other's crib.  They slept like this for two nights but were very silly and each night stayed up for hours talking and laughing.  So we switched back..but it was fun while it lasted.  

To the docs...

Took Lucas to the doctor today.  It was an allegergist and asthma specialist to see exactly what we are dealing with in terms of Lucas.  (He is actually feeling great now)  They did a bunch of tests and the good news is that it appears that he is NOT allergic to any outside source (dust,mold, pollen, ragweed,etc.)  And the good news is that this seems all viral induced, although we need to monitor how much of it exercise induced.  More waiting and watching and maybe this little guy will outgrow it all one day.

Dress Shopping

The other day Liliana and I went out dress shopping.  I had to get a dress or two since all my dresses are from my pre-baby triathlon fit days and well, there's some need for new ones.  So I decided to take Liliana out with me and we both bought something for ourselves.  

Having fun in the dressing room...she was a really good sport through the whole thing.

After we were done and I had gotten what I needed we went to buy her a dress...this is the one she picked out.  She wore it to church on Sunday.

It was a little cold out so we put her cardigan on her....she had a ball modeling for the camera...