family thanksgiving

one hip kid

the zoo never ceases to amaze

solo mucho

One of O's FAVORITE things to say is 'solo mucho'. Only a lot!  We'll serve him food and he'll instruct us, 'Solo mucho!'  And then, once I've filled his bowl/plate, he'll ask, 'Es mucho?' (Is it a lot?). I can only guess that it started sometime I told him that he can have 'solo un poco' (only a little) and he responded with his adamant 'NO!, solo MUCHO!' And a new phrase was born.

He also loves 'no sé!' (I don't know!) with the accompanying shoulder shrug and upturned hands (did I already post about that?...) and has added 'porqué?' (why?) to his repertoire. The twins were never why kids, so this is a new one for us.  I fear they will soon pick up on the line of questioning and we may soon start taking one from O's playbook... 'No sé!'  Sadly, four year olds are starting to plumb the depths of our knowledge on some things...

fall fun

belated halloween

weekend fun

Friday night Grandmother and Grandaddy came to read stories to the Vassariños and let Mami and Papi go out for dinner and dancing. A real treat! They stayed for a lazy Saturday morning around the house and running errands before heading off to a wedding near town.   

We also had our second (now annual) backyard camp out. Except that since it was rainy, we played inside and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows outside. Making memories either way. 

We did set one of the tents up in the playroom and attempted to have an indoor camp out. Tía S and her kiddos made it through the night in the tent, but everyone else ended up in their beds. 

After church, we got together with one of SylRafa's favorite playmates and her sis for lunch. 

Since the sun came out, we spent the afternoon hiking around the arboretum with more friends! Despite the hilarious pic below, the kids did walk most of the way.  It was a gorgeous afternoon with dear friends and we learned how well repellant works!  We got to see how the skeeters went after those who didn't spray. I've lived my entire life with mosquitoes and I have never seen it that clearly.  I felt like we could have shot a commercial. 

It was wonderful to have a weekend without obligations and enjoy so much time with family and friends.