Antonio Celebrates Mother's Day!

I decided I would attempt to cook for my family during this year's Mother's Day. I feel very lucky to have such a wonderful and close-knit family and I really wanted to do something for them. I invited my parents and sisters over and to their complete and utter shock - they watched me make pancakes, eggs, and bacon! Yes, this is a rare moment in history and it is to be documented as such.

Behold, evidence of me cooking...in heels and a dress of course! I need an apron.

Antonio wasn't sure what I was doing...he was curious.

David and Antonio were patiently waiting for brunch.

my beautiful flowers and cake...mmm...cake

My Mom! She looked so pretty in her new shirt. She's my hero, of course.

The boys like looking out the window and watching the dogs.

After the boys ate pancakes, they headed upstairs with Grandpa to play. I think they got a sugar rush!

Two chubby kids.

Antonio is quite a little boy. He loves cars and trucks these days. Here he is with a big truck...

Here he is with the tiny matchbox cars...

...and a bottle to finish the day off!

What a wonderful Mother's Day! Thanks to my sisters and parents for their Mother's Day gifts and for coming over.

Antonio Attends a Birthday Party

Noah - the Birthday Boy!

Antonio's not too sure about that water slide.

These two are adorable!

I love Kendall's new kissy face!

Antonio loves his cousins. He is especially fond of his oldest boy cousin, Noah. In May, we drove up to Lubbock for Noah's 4th Birthday Party. It was a pool party at one of the local fitness centers, which is a fantastic idea because the kids get to run around and go crazy and the staff takes care of everything.

The first part of the party was at the pool which has a tree house in the middle and dumps water out every couple of minutes. The water dumping out makes a loud noise and Antonio was not a big fan of that. He and Ryder stayed close to me while the bigger kids played. They dipped their legs in the pool but that was the extent of their water experience.

Then, it was time for pizza and cake. Antonio ran around the room and did not want to sit down with the rest of the kids. He was wearing himself out! We're fine with that because that means he'll sleep hard when it's time for a nap.

...And while we were in town, we got to visit with Cameron! He's growing so fast and I love those cheeks!

Antonio, David, and Richard Easter 2010

I am a couple of months behind on the posts so, these are the pictures of the boys at the Arboretum last Easter. They ran around like crazy and most of the pictures consisted of us running after them, or of their backs! Antonio and David sat in the wagon for a little while becauase they are best buds, and Antonio actually sat on top of David at one point!

Antonio Loves...

Antonio is growing and learning so much these days!! Here is a quick rundown on the latest and greatest on Antonio....

1) He loves to count - and he can count to ten in Spanish and in English.
2) He's such an amazing little guy who likes to talk and run around and do his own thing.
3) Antonio likes to dance (like his Mama!) and sings himself to sleep sometimes.
4) He knows different shapes but his favorite is the "star".
5) He likes to sit and play with his cars and trains and builds his little train track very meticulously.
6) He is definitely patient and he takes his time building things with blocks. He also loves to read books and stares at the pictures, studying everything about them.
7) He LOVES Cheerios, baby cheetoh puffs, Chick Fil A, and yogurt. Those are essential in his food groups!
8) He can run like the wind! He ran in a children's Fun Run at one of my races and he totally lapped a kid that was twice his age!
9) He's friendly to other kids, but completely indifferent with adults. He calls other kids "baby" and is fascinated with kids slightly older than he is, but he is super aloof with adults.
10) He has a FANTASTIC memory. He will leave toys in particular places and days later, he'll go looking for it. Crazy!

Enjoy the pictures of Antonio smiling for the camera!! He was in a really cute mood that day and looked so cute with his popped collar, so I grabbed the camera of course!

Antonio Lounges with Cousins

There's nothing cuter than little boys sitting on the couch together watching movies....especially when the couch is tiny! Antonio loves visits from his Lubbock cousins and definitely enjoys being "one of the boys" when they are around. What a cute bunch of little boys.

Noah is Antonio's hero because he is a big kid. Ryder (who is basically Antonio's twin) is funny because he sees Antonio as a "baby", which is funny because Antonio says "baby" when he sees Ryder! But when Ryder leaves, Antonio likes to walk around saying "Ryder" and acts like he's looking for him. It makes me wonder what these little guys think...

Antonio is holding his all-time favorite movie at the moment - Monsters vs Aliens. He stares at the DVD cover and then will run up to us and ask, "Movie?". He also knows how to turn on the Play Station 3 so that the Blue Ray disc can be inserted. The only thing the child doesn't know how to do is get the remote and change the input to HDMI 1. Other than that, he's got it figured out! We try not to watch too much TV but it's hard because we all LOVE to sit in front of the TV. And, it's a great way to get all the kids to sit and relax and maybe even fall asleep.