This week we surprised Papa at the airport. The kids hid behind a trash can and waited and waited. It was so funny because they thought they saw him coming 15 times. Pretty much anybody that had a hat on and was a man they thought was Papa. Once her arrived Gianni hugged him so hard and Carmen gave him a picture that she made for him!
After his arrival and a little breakfast at McDonalds, we headed to the Natural History Museum. The kids have only been here once and Carmen was 2 years old. The museum has all kinds of old things and lots of hands on stuff for the little ones. The kids explored, did puzzles, looked at bones, panned for gold, and learned about ancient civilizations.
Look at these two cutties! They can be so sweet at times, of course this is when someone is not saying, "he is looking at me" or "she won't stop touching me".
Today was Saturday and man was it a busy Saturday. It started off with dance class for Carmen and Sophia. These two are just so cute together. Next session they are moving up to the next class. There are a lot of little ones in with them and it is time to learn a few new moves!
After dance it was over to Gianni's baseball game which had already started. He is playing so well. It makes me so proud when I show up and parents tell me, "wow, Gianni made some great plays and has been hitting the ball way into the outfield!" He is ALL sports right now. The child will not play with toys at all. I asked him the other day, "Gianni why won't you play with legos or transformers or wrestling guys?" He looked at me and said, "mom, I'm growing up you know!" Cartoons are totally out. This kid is addicted to ESPN and Sports Center.
After the baseball game, it was home for a shower, a little lunch, and then off to Carmen's Birthday party at Michael's craft store. My little princess turns 5 on Monday and today was her special day! She had a Tangled birthday theme filled with crafts, friends, and fun!
For the first time ever Carmen wanted a girls ONLY party. Gianni was the only boy allowed and even he had to do a boy craft. Once her friends arrived the kids painted jewelry boxes and made jewelry to go inside. Then it was cake, gifts, and face painting. Each child got to take home their crafts and a balloon. The face painting took a while but it seemed to be a big hit. Tonight we had tears when it had to come off int he shower.
I had so much fun with her today. As my second child, the focus is not always on her as much as it sometime has been on him. Today was so special for her. In the past we picked the guest list and the party but today this was all her. She had 6 girls attend which was perfect. She loved the pink, the crafts, the balloons, and she was glowing the entire time. She is so beautiful and smart and I am so proud to be her mom! She has the best friends in the world and they all got her the most perfect gifts. She received purses, art supplies, LiteBrite, Barbie Ballerina, a tea party set to paint, dry erase boards, and Cinderella toys. Tonight she had no idea where to start because she wanted to open everything and do everything tonight. Then after the party Papa took her to by her very first BIG GIRL bike. She is riding all over with no training wheels. What did she pick??? A pink Pinkalicious bike with a horn! What a perfect way to celebrate turning 5!
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY CARMEN! We love you so much munchkin!
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