WOW!!! What a time we have had. Our children are amazing and we love all of them so dearly. They are learning things so quickly and then again, old habits die hard. Alex, our oldest son is so handsome and loves his Mami and Papi so much. He is Papi's buddy and it thrills my heart to see Alex just soak up everything that Papi teaches him. He will start school in January and is very excited to do so. Sebastian, is our charmer. He bats his eyes at everyone and they melt. He also teases his sisters until they have had enough. He is our little mimic, so we have to be extremely careful with everything that he sees and hears. He sings his own songs in the car so we can't wait until he begins to sing in English and sing songs that we all know. Erika is most definitely a 3 year old. She is absolutely beautiful and laughs often. She cracks herself up and it is so cute. She has picked up the most English and corrects her little sister when she uses a word in Spanish that she knows in English. Erika loves to eat and is willing to try everything at least once. She loves to dress up and has the "spinning in the dress" move down pat. Luisa, who is now attached to Mami's hip, is such a good girl. She also likes to scream at the top of her lungs when her brothers act like lions around her. I don't really think that she is scared, I just think that they are in her space. She is such a serious little girl so it will be quite exciting to watch her personality bloom.
The kids love snow. They use the word for ice, in Spanish. The boys have been out a few times with Papi to go sledding. This past Saturday, they went sledding with their boy cousins. My younger sister and her husband also have 4 children. So between the 2 families, we have 8 that range from 1-5 years of age. So there were 5 boys and 2 daddies playing in the snow while the 2 mommies shopped with 3 little girls.
Nate and I had our first night out without the kiddos, a few nights ago. I believe that it was harder on me than Luisa. Abuela and Abuelo were with them so that helped calm my nerves.
We are looking forward to Christmas and are praying that the kids will very soon, begin to understand the true meaning and life of Jesus.
Thank you to those who encouraged us to post. We will try to update more often.
Merry Christmas and Blessings for an amazing new year.
