Fish day

Happy Birthday!  is the new favorite phrase of the kidDOS.  The big celebration arrived and it was very fishy. One of the best fishy gifts was that Abuelito, Abuelita, and cousin "Fabo" (that is what the kidDOS call him) came from Mexico to be with us.

Charts, charts, charts

I had a friend ask about charts, and as I reflected on it, I realized I really used charts a lot.  Here some of the ideas I shared with her.

Our Christmas charts. We add a star every night in December as we are expectant of the arrival of Christmas

We love music

It seems like we are all born with music within us. Music changes our state of mind, moves our body and connects us with one another and even with God in ways that are special.

Principe loves guitars and all musical instruments. Every Sunday when we go to church he names all the instruments on the platform. He counts how many of each one there are and he enjoys listening to the music. He constantly mimics playing guitar, drums or piano at home. When we listen to music he likes to try to guess which instruments are playing. 

Silencio ... Quiet game

Our new game these days has been "Quiet"

Countdown to Christmas

We are so looking forward to Christmas. There has been enough anticipation. As the month of December has started, so our counting down the days and the retelling of the Christmas stories.

The view of our Christmas Tree

Leaves and feathers

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time! And practicing the virtue of gratitude is a great exercise for the entire family.  :)

Forget not ... bed rest

It is true that time makes you forget. As we get to the day when three years ago we started our long journey to receiving the gifts our heavenly Father had for us, I want to spend some time to remember what happened and how it happened.

 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 

Psalm 103:1-5