Sunday, January 30, 2011

Relaxing Weekend


Carmen started her "Big Girl" dance class on Saturday morning. This is a big step because it is no longer mommy and me, so she goes in all by herself. Plus, it is a combination class of ballet and tap. She had so much fun and was such a good girl. She struggled with a few tap moves but soon will be learning a dance that they will add to each week. So proud of her and of Lola! They both did great.
Gianni was back at Junior Golf lessons on Saturday while Carmen napped. He did a nice job but was a little rusty. He hasn't swung a club in a few months due to the holidays and just being busy. He will be in golf until baseball season starts in March. He always looks so cute on the golf course. My serious little golfer!

After dance and golf Uncle Justin came over to babysit the little ones. Oh silly uncle Justin.
"Was I supposed to brush her hair after her bath?" He was by himself and did a great job so that Abel and I could have a date night. It was so nice to get out.

Sunday we had some issues with our rental property. Long story. After returning from there we just relaxed. We played soccer and tennis in the yard, had a fire, ate dinner outside, roasted a few marshmallows then it was into the tubby followed by all four of us crawling into our king sized bed where we read book after book.

The Casillas Clan is active but it's always nice to slow down on a Sunday. Back to work tomorrow and a busy and stressful week it will be. How many more days until May?

Friday, January 28, 2011

I'm Back!

Ok, Lynne in NY..I'm here! I'm so sorry that I haven't posted in like a month. As many of you know here in AZ there was wedding day for Justin, New Year's Eve Party that evening, the in-laws and their crew of 12 were here, and let's not forget it was time to go back to work.
Please make sure you all go down below this post to see the beautiful pictures my friend Jenni Roseland took at the wedding. I posted just a few. I'm surprised I even figured out how to do that. Go check her site out at http://rosiej-photography.blogspot.com/
Here are my cute little babies the morning of the wedding!

Once the whirlwind of the wedding was over it was back to work and school which was an adjustment. Gianni had a rough couple of days back. The second week back he earned a family night out to a school sponsored roller skating night. Neither one of my kids had been on roller skates. Carmen loved it! She never gave up. I of course hurt the next morning. Gianni was a little scared at first and wanted to quit but once his friends arrived he was all over the rink.
On Martin Luther King Day we took in a movie.
Then it was the dreaded 10 days of illness. It started that evening on the 18th and today I am starting to feel much better. It was exhausting and that is why I haven't been posting. It was all I could do to go to work. To top it off Carmen spiked a fever of 103.8
but recovered quicker than I did.


Things are nice and calm now. Gianni is back on track at school. I am fairly caught up at work. Everyone is healthy. And tonight was a peaceful evening at home. Look at these munchkins...don't you just want to eat them up?

Stay tuned....a new dance class, golfing lessons, and a date night are all on the agenda for tomorrow!
There you go Lynne : )

Crispell Wedding 12.31.10

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