Two Birthdays

Obviously this post is overdue. I'm a little behind, mostly because I haven't been feeling well. I'm 9 weeks pregnant right now and it's been difficult to keep up with two toddlers.

Anyway, Samuel's birthday party was the same day as Sabrina's 18th birthday, so we had two special celebrations.

Here's the birthday girl

And me with my birthday boy. We had put his pajama shirt back on for his nap so he wouldn't get too hot, and when Jorge got him up he didn't change him back . . . so he was mismatched for the rest of the day. But that's okay, he's two years old and doesn't care.

My parents came, as well as my nieces, Amy, Philip, and the kids. Elena and Samuel had so much fun.

 

Samuel really likes Monsters, Inc. so I made some Mike and Sully cupcakes. He liked them.

 

 

We sang happy birthday to both of them at the same time. I made Sabrina her own colorful cake.

Samuel had no problem digging in!

It really was a fun, special day with family and I loved being able to celebrate Sabrina's birthday as well. The kids have so much fun visiting with family.

Kids

I'm so behind on my posts! Here's what's been going on over here.

Elena's still loving preschool. This is a picture of her from Clifford Day.

They pulled the insides out of a pumpkin at preschool and she brought some slimy seeds home. She liked playing with them.

And Elena's eating a lot better now. She used to not like a lot of stuff, but I've cut a lot of processed foods and she's been eating more vegetables. 

 

Samuel throws a lot of fits. It's a regular thing over here. Many times when he's not happy he'll throw his bear on the floor, and then cry because it's on the floor. That's what's going on here.

I think here he just wanted "up." He wants up a lot.

 

And I don't even remember what this one was about. 

 

Or this one.

But he's not always crying or screaming.

 They like to help out around here.

 Samuel likes putting on other people's shoes now. Here he's in Elena's flip flops.

 And in my tennis shoes.

The kids love when Nana comes to visit.

The kids color together now. A lot.

 And Samuel will sit at the table for a long time by himself coloring.

 

Here they're playing with kinetic sand together. That stuff is a lot of fun. 

Popcorn

When I ask the kids who wants popcorn, they both yell, "Me! Me! Me!"

So much excitement for popcorn! Samuel was patient while he waited for it to start popping. 

Elena jumps for joy!

Samuel didn't leave the bowl until it was all gone. Good times.

These Two

I just love these two. Need I say more?

Preschool

Elena started preschool this month. Technically it's pre-k, but I still consider that preschool. She's at a different school this year. It's an in-home one and Elena just loves it. She loves her teacher and seems to be doing well. She bloomed so much last year, I can't wait to see how much she grows throughout the school year. I took these pictures on her first day.