It's Spring Break!

This is our first official "Spring Break", since Daniel started school this past year. Schools are closed for a week and so we took advantage to take our first vacation as a family of four. We are currently in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the third time since moving to the U.S. (almost 11 years ago!), and we just love it here. It's nice having a place to come back to and to build our own family traditions. Thanks to my mother, we get to stay at a lovely timeshare resort! Daniel has his own bedroom and so does Luke, since we converted one of the large bathrooms into his bedroom and it has worked out great! Parents who get to sleep well means a much happier family!  

 

This week is all about enjoying one another and we really have been doing so. Our normal lives back home is so hectic and it's just so nice having this time together. Because Luke is only 6 months old and still naps 3 times a day, we are keeping things simple and just hanging out around the resort or Jonny and I have been taking turns spending time with each kid. The last couple of days were really warm and Daniel even got to go swimming outside! This morning I took Daniel out shopping for shoes and ice cream and this afternoon, Jonny took him to Colonial Williamsburg, or as Daniel likes to call it, to "the older days." He came back so excited and said he had gone on "time travel!" He loves history and was really interested visiting the Governor's house, etc. Tomorrow I get to take him there again myself and Jonny gets to enjoy Lukinho! :)

Luke wearing shorts for the first time -- we remember Daniel wearing this same outfit!

The two brothers; they just LOVE each other it's so cute to see!

Check out those chubby thighs!



The brothers having a "deep and meaningful" conversation.

I loved going out for a walk with the boys on a warm day!

Daniel had fun pushing the stroller too!

  The cold water did not stop him from going in! He enjoyed swimming with Jonny in the indoor pool too.

Sweet, peaceful baby...

The three loves of my life -- I thank God for them every day!



Our boys are so blessed to have Jonny as their father...

Daniel loved "time traveling" today!

Daniel in the dock at the Williamsburg Courthouse!

 

Daniel leading the way, following the map (more or less!)

 

Luke sleeping peacefully in the portable crib in the bathroom. He continues to suck his thumb!

Daniel's 6th Birthday Celebration at School

Going back to earlier this March, we also celebrated Daniel's 6th birthday with his Kindergarten class. I took some cupcakes and juice boxes and the kids got to dance to a couple of songs -- including Gangnam style, Daniel's favorite song to dance to. It was so cute and so much fun to go! The highlight was meeting all of Daniel's friends and seeing how loving and affectionate they are with each other and how much they love Daniel. I didn't have my camera with me but took photos with my phone:

 

When I arrived, it was recess time and they were playing outside. The boy, Derek, is Daniel's best friend at school and they are often together.

Lining up to go back inside...

His friends loved taking photos!

And they were all so affectionate with each other!

 

Once inside the classroom, they couldn't wait to have the cupcakes!

They all sang Happy Birthday

And Daniel was so pleased.

 

Before the dancing, they all wanted to take a group photo and loved crowding around Daniel!

Such a fun bunch!

It warmed my heart to see their joy and love for Daniel!

 

Gangnam style!

 

A recent self-portrait.

 

 

 

Luke is 6 months old!



Our sweet baby Luke is now 6 months old! We can't believe that half a year has already gone by! He continues to be a very sweet, joyful, angel baby. This last month he changed a lot with the biggest achievement being that he is now sleeping through the night for about 12 hours straight with no feedings! One day he just suddenly decided not to take the dream feed anymore and that was it! I had heard babies could do this but until having Luke, wasn't convinced it was true! ;) Daniel only slept through the night consistently without a dream feed close to one year of age... Anyway, so that makes things a lot easier; now I just have to learn how to sleep through the night again myself!

 

We just started yesterday giving him "breakfast" and so he is now eating solids twice a day. His favorites so far are: sweet potato, butternut squash and banana. He also eats avocado, green beans, pears, apples, and oat cereal. Tonight he will be trying zucchini/courgette for the first time and peas, mango and carrots are next on the list! He eats a lot in the evening which I think explains why he can now sleep through the night. I have so enjoyed making all his food and deciding on what to try next! I spend a lot of time at weekends cooking, pureeing and freezing foods for him. Now to the best part, his 6 months photos:

 

He loves keeping his tongue out.

He still flops forward when trying to sit, but he is getting stronger.

Luke is much better at grabbing things now and bringing them to his mouth!

Starting to push up!

Awwww!!



Luke's first "breakfast!"

We love you so much sweet Luke! Still amazed that we get to have you in our family; thank you God!