The weather has been very beautiful here with sunshine and a refreshing breeze throughout the day. After finishing swimming and homework, the children have enjoyed playing outside in the sun. Besides riding bikes and rollerblading, they have loved spraying each other with water guns, teaching Charlton baseball, and competing with my mom in soccer and basketball. Just seeing my mother playing competitively with my kids makes me laugh so hard. You see in my house all my kids know that when I play it doesn't matter whether you are younger or not, I play to win. It seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This week for Family Home Evening we started our garden. We've been wanting to plant for quite some time but the weather couldn't make up its mind, one day rainy and cold, and one day sunny. We were all excited to plant our garden, but I think James took the award that day for showing his enthusiasm by working hard and loving his work. We planted several tomatoes, peppers, squash, corn, cucumbers, and many more. We still have a great many more vegetables, fruits, and herbs we want to plant; we just need to find the time when all of us are available at the same time. We had a garden a couple of years ago, and we truly loved having fresh vegetables in our own backyard. It was a good source of fresh produce, as well as a way to serve others by sharing our blessings of bounteous food. This year we are planting a wider variety and more plants. With faith, those little seeds will grow to give good fruit. On Friday, I accompanied my boys to see a children's play of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Lesher Center for the Arts. The play was about an hour and the actors interacted with the children throughout the play, something that the young audience appreciated. James got to speak to Snow White's prince and Jefferson got to help the dwarfs find the wicked witch. In the end, as they were exiting, the children got to shake hands with the characters and ask them questions. My shy James asked if he could take a picture with Snow White. He thought her to be very pretty. His wish was granted. I had a good time being with my older boys, especially when my boys told me that if I were to ask the mirror who was the fairest in the land, the mirror would have no problem saying that it was me. I gave my boys sweet hugs and told them to keep up the good work. Flattery works with me. On Saturday, Gillian's Activity Days leaders organized a little party for the girls and their moms in honor of Mother's Day. The theme was spa relaxation, and after we ate a delicious brunch, the girls and their moms embarked in making homemade hand scrub and lip gloss. Since it was not that hard to make them, this was a fun activity and I enjoyed being with my Gillian and trying to see who made the tastiest and best looking lip gloss. Each of my kids love time alone with me and I truly enjoy being with them, but being with Gillian is the easiest, since she is the less demanding of them all. She had a fantastic time making lip gloss with me, and by the look of it you would think we had been to the moon. I think the boys take after me. I'm thankful that Gillian inherited that particular gene from her father. Low maintenance people are a joy to have around. This whole month I've been obsessed with Il Divo, a male quartet that sings well-known songs with a classical twist. I love their voices, the way they dress, and how they look. I've probably listened to all of their songs, and believe me there are many of them since this group was formed in 2004, and has had 6 albums out, all multiplatinum. The group is comprised by Carlos - the Spanish baritone, David -the American tenor, Urs - the Swiss second tenor, and Sebastien - the French pop singer. They each have beautiful voices and are just plain handsome. When I showed some songs to my mom and Gillian, they each chose their favorite: mom can't decide between the American and the Spaniard, Gillian likes the Frenchy's' voice, and I love the Swiss' subtle class. Here is one of my favorite songs -Adagio. Their rendition of Amazing Grace comes second. Who is your favorite?
I love my family, my friends and my books. I truly enjoy traveling and experiencing other cultures. I love all kinds of music, and prefer attending live concerts. I think theater is an amazing art form, and I think in a different reality I would have become definitely an actress. I love being a drama queen and where better than theater to express it. Besides being a mom, writing is my passion. I hope someday I'll publish my book. Reading is an obsession and addiction. If I haven't read in couple of days, I become very cranky. I appreciate art, and enjoy tremendously taking pictures of the beautiful things God has created on this earth.
I like throwing parties,and I do a lot of them, sometimes because I want to make myself happy, but mostly because I want to make others happy.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is central in my life. It guides my thoughts, goals, and actions. I'm never afraid to stand up for what I believe, because what I believe makes me strong. I'm blessed beyond deserving.
This week for Family Home Evening we started our garden. We've been wanting to plant for quite some time but the weather couldn't make up its mind, one day rainy and cold, and one day sunny. We were all excited to plant our garden, but I think James took the award that day for showing his enthusiasm by working hard and loving his work. We planted several tomatoes, peppers, squash, corn, cucumbers, and many more. We still have a great many more vegetables, fruits, and herbs we want to plant; we just need to find the time when all of us are available at the same time. We had a garden a couple of years ago, and we truly loved having fresh vegetables in our own backyard. It was a good source of fresh produce, as well as a way to serve others by sharing our blessings of bounteous food. This year we are planting a wider variety and more plants. With faith, those little seeds will grow to give good fruit.
On Friday, I accompanied my boys to see a children's play of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Lesher Center for the Arts. The play was about an hour and the actors interacted with the children throughout the play, something that the young audience appreciated. James got to speak to Snow White's prince and Jefferson got to help the dwarfs find the wicked witch. In the end, as they were exiting, the children got to shake hands with the characters and ask them questions. My shy James asked if he could take a picture with Snow White. He thought her to be very pretty. His wish was granted. I had a good time being with my older boys, especially when my boys told me that if I were to ask the mirror who was the fairest in the land, the mirror would have no problem saying that it was me. I gave my boys sweet hugs and told them to keep up the good work. Flattery works with me.
On Saturday, Gillian's Activity Days leaders organized a little party for the girls and their moms in honor of Mother's Day. The theme was spa relaxation, and after we ate a delicious brunch, the girls and their moms embarked in making homemade hand scrub and lip gloss. Since it was not that hard to make them, this was a fun activity and I enjoyed being with my Gillian and trying to see who made the tastiest and best looking lip gloss. Each of my kids love time alone with me and I truly enjoy being with them, but being with Gillian is the easiest, since she is the less demanding of them all. She had a fantastic time making lip gloss with me, and by the look of it you would think we had been to the moon. I think the boys take after me. I'm thankful that Gillian inherited that particular gene from her father. Low maintenance people are a joy to have around.
This whole month I've been obsessed with Il Divo, a male quartet that sings well-known songs with a classical twist. I love their voices, the way they dress, and how they look. I've probably listened to all of their songs, and believe me there are many of them since this group was formed in 2004, and has had 6 albums out, all multiplatinum. The group is comprised by Carlos - the Spanish baritone, David -the American tenor, Urs - the Swiss second tenor, and Sebastien - the French pop singer. They each have beautiful voices and are just plain handsome. When I showed some songs to my mom and Gillian, they each chose their favorite: mom can't decide between the American and the Spaniard, Gillian likes the Frenchy's' voice, and I love the Swiss' subtle class. Here is one of my favorite songs -Adagio. Their rendition of Amazing Grace comes second. Who is your favorite?
