New and Old Wednesday... Word!

Its an interesting sort of Wednesday.  A Wednesday where I'm not really sure what next years Wednesday will be like.. An open Wednesday that brought me back to old school Wednesday.  A changing Wednesday that really just was the same Wednesday.  I know, I know .. what the hell is she talking about... It's Wednesday... and that is just it!

This Wednesday I went back to my cooking days.  Huh what?  Yes.. Cooking. I keep telling Javi that I think I must be going through a type of cooking depression where I just don't want to or feel like cooking.  Really I think its just our schedule is crazy so cooking our quick easy meals usually happen (spaghetti, taco salad, burritos).  Also I have been blessed {spoiled} with my mother living close by and cooking amazing meals.  I should be learning from her talents... but I'm just not a cook.  I'm the type of cooker that needs a recipe.. even if I cook it all the time.  I can't come up with a meal by just looking in my kitchen.  I don't have random food in my house for some of the meals these recipe books have.  But today this Wednesday I cooked.  Chicken Parmesan was today's meal.  And guess what.. not to bad. I just think I need to be organized by Sunday so that the week is a funday.. and not a spaghetti day.

Today, was also a basketball playing day.. a normal regular day.. Lala and Javi competing game... nothing new.  Even Ms. Ama.. just like her mama playing games in her heals.. hell if I can mow the lawn in boots this girl can play in my shoes.

Also, today it brought back memories of when I was a kid.  Things don't really change much... just technology.  So the cool thing that Lala loves to do now is go on youtube and  finds a song to memorize.  I remember when we had to record the song from the radio to a tape.  Then have to rewind and stop and rewind and stop and write down the lyrics. ... Lucky kids.. damn technology.

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Battle on the compound.

  I remember the days, when we were young and we had nothing to do.  The neighborhood kids would get together in the back and think of games to play.    One of the infamous ones was cops and robbers, chasing each other down playing tag, pretending to shoot each other, hiding behind cars, fences and trees.  We had to put a stop to that game because I think someone complained.  But it was one of the best gameS to play.   And then in college when I met Javi, we went to visit his family.  His younger brother and sister were still little and wanted to play some games.  So Javi told them... "Lets show Celena how to play guns."

     They had some GI Joe looking guns, sticks, brooms whatever they found and played guns like we use to play.    Javi being a college student  knew some tricks and ways to hide and never get caught.  And you see you and to play on a trust game.  It sounded like this... "BAM, BAM, I SHOT YOU!"  

 "NO! YOU DIDN'T THAT WAS CLOSE BUT YOU DIDN'T SHOOT ME, YOU GOT MY ARM I'M STILL ALIVE."

and so because we only had to go on what we thought was out, sometimes these games would go on forever.

But it didn't matter cause it was a blast. 

And this weekend... we brought it back..  Friday, the kids were out and about and Papos found his two nerf guns... So he got the girls and Javi to play some rounds of "guns" with him.  But since we didn't have enough guns, Papos used an umbrella and Javi used ... something... It worked.  they had fun.

And Victor our compa's birthday was this weekend.  He only had one birthday request.  To have a NERF war with the kids on the compound... Well  you can see... it was a war.  I'm not sure who had more fun... the kids or two 32 year old men.  hmmmm...

And in war sometimes you get hurt.. Lala learned a lesson.. Don't try to run through palm trees just to win..cause they will hurt you.. (But don't worry she's alright.. tough cookie)

 

 And with the shooting came the collecting the nerf bullets and the planning of who was on teams, and where to hide, and who to get... etc etc. etc..

Oh and yeah.. the mamas got involved to Tere, Lisa and I got in the game... Lets just say.. we might need more practice!

 

WIND. I heart faces

Friday Something!

After a long work week, Friday comes and you just don't want to do anything.. So this is our Friday nothing, when it is actually something..  Mom and Dad made a delicious meal, kids played, they danced, and played some more.   Our Friday is relaxing in our own way.

Precious Moments

You would think that since Santiago is the baby that he would just want to be with his Mama.  You would think that when I arrive from work after a long day without me that he would crawl crazy to me and not let go.. You would think that every move I made he would turn his body and clap and smile for excitement to get my attention. .. You would think that right.. Well he does all of that... But not for me... He's just like his siblings... the love for a ball. Alright, alright I'm a little bit jealous.  As long as it's not another girl!

And guess who is taking more steps... If you guessed Papos.. you're wrong.  SANTIAGO IS! :)

I love this picture.. Such a precious moment.. So sweet, so loving... Daddy kissing his baby girl... with a caution tape on her hair...AWWWW :)

Word.. I'm tired.

Because this Wednesday is like every day...and I'm tired... Someone has been waking me up at night.  Will be looking forward to our cereal date tonight.  (actually I'll be asleep and then probably be whacked in the face by the box, then put it away and go to sleep.) This Wednesday will be a picture Wednesday.. no story, no craziness...Just us.

It's spring and our trips to the park..are daily.  This is our down time... Before craziness begins!


Our day at the park. 

They roll in the sand.. they eat the sand.

And I look forward to calming this crazy rat nest.. I swear he takes a bath daily and we comb his hair... But somehow...I don't know.


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Things that go bump in the night

I think its spring that I blame… Yeah spring is taking too much of my time, that I don’t have enough time to sit and post anything. I don’t mind spring.. since it has been such lovely days.. but jeez Spring… I got to get going.

I had a little cold this weekend. Boogers and cough attacks are going around my house. Saturday I completely lost my voice. Some say I had the sexy raspy voice… I say it was more like when Lindsey Lohan was waking up from her night of partying sound (not so sexy). I think I found the cure to how to fix that. You see soccer tournament season has started up for us. At least once a month we have a weekend full of games and days spent on the field. So that means at least up to two games a day. And if you know me..

I’m what you call the typical “soccer mama” that you hear about (not in the hot way) but the one that is always screaming on the sidelines. I don’t know what it is.. I just like to cheer. I guess I take it from my old cheerleading days (maybe I miss that) and I just yell, cheer, and scream. Mostly in a positive way “GO GIRLS”, “BE AGGRESSIVE”, “BLOCK HER “, “LADIES YOU ARE DOING AWESOME!” And then there are “LALA GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” “POWER POWER!”.. and you see me kicking with them (yes my right leg is a little muscular than the left). It’s in me to be that crazy soccer mama. And so since I had lost my voice from the awful cold I thought I wasn’t going to be able to cheer like I normally do. I was wrong. Somehow I was able to scream and cheer and yell. I think it had to do with the range of my voice. Because by Saturday night… I had my voice back! The cure to get your voice back… go to a soccer game and CHEER your heart out… Although if to some people I sounded sexy then why the hell do I want to find the cure.. oh well… either way my voice is back.

And every day my kids amaze me… Every night we tuck them in bed give them a kiss and hope that we sleep through the night. That doesn’t happen. Someone usually wakes us up. I’m used to it. Javi is used to it. I guess it’s in our routine. Recently we moved Amali to a big girl bed. She sleeps in her own bed and has a bed rail that protects her from falling off. And since she is an active girl I would think that she would be so tired from the day that she needs to sleep all night. Well that doesn’t happen either. Last night was just classic. It was an Ama moment. At about 1 am I could hear Amali call for someone. She usually talks in her sleep so I was waiting for her to go back to her dreams. Then I heard a thump. And a little pitter patters. She then started to call for Lala. Yes, I was lazy, and tired, and a little sick from my cold and from my bed I called for her. “AMA, AMA come here.” But she didn’t. “AMA! Come here sleep with Mama and Daddy.”

“lala,..Lala, LALA!” I heard her scream, although the scream didn’t sound like it was in her bedroom.

“AMA! Where are you.” I hear her footsteps coming in from the kitchen. She turned the corner with something in her hand. She came to the bed. I told her “Come here Ama, sleep with Mama.” She then shoved a cereal box at my face. “WHAT… What are you doing with a cereal box, Ama!”

“Lele, Mama, Lele!” Lele is the word for Leche which is milk. My 2 year old wanted a bowl of cereal at 1 in the morning.

“No, Ama, its time to go to sleep!” And you know what that girl did. She sat far away from the bed and protested! She said, “NO MIMIS MAMA.. LELE!”

I couldn’t help but laugh a little. Then picked her up got the cereal box, placed it on our dresser. I went to her room, laid with her in her bed and said… “NO. Its time for MIMIS!” She wasn’t a happy camper and whined a little and went to sleep.

My brave little girl walked to the kitchen in the dark, found the cereal box on the counter, got it, walked back and protested! Oh my this girl.. just like her mama. I should have just served her a bowl and had one with her, but I was tired. Maybe next time. But we did share a bowl this morning. And yes the whole time everyone was sound asleep. I think I’m gonna set up cameras around the house just to see what else this girl is up to at night.