meeting of the minds

at the park....

We went to 2 different parks when Grammy & Pa were here. One had a little league world series going on, and the other had swings for us to play on!!!


Grammy & Gabby - Gabby is thinking that she wishes she had some shades like Grammy...it was way too bright!!!

So...you think this is fun? - MateoHold on tight! - Mary

heart breakers....

Mary wasn't too happy about her bow.....

Neither was Gabby!!!

But Mateo was all smiles....

visit with the grandparents!!!

Pa & Grammy just came to see us in our new home in Charlottesville!



Lolo & Lola visited us when we moved here, back in June.

one...two....three

We've completed another week in our C'ville home.... and things are going great!

Mateo is now sporting 2 teeth....gabby is starting to "rock" on her hands and knees....and Mary continues to find herself in precarious positions under furniture (with no way to get herself out!)

All are eating well and having a blast playing with their toys and having free reign of the basement. We love to get out of the house and everyone seems to be entranced when the see us in our stroller.... (We have to add on 15min to any journey out of the home since we know we will be stopped that many times!!!)

Grammy and Pa arrive today...so we'll be sure to take many pictures this week!


like our "1 of 3...." outfits???? (mary, gabby, mateo...in birth order, of course!)

"i will go to any means to drink this bottle of milk....even if i have to use my leg as an extra hand!" - gabby during her 4pm feeding....looks like mommy was starving her!!!

daddy arrived home just in time to help get us ready for bed. Mateo doesn't look happy... I think his sister gabby was crowding him!

seven-seven-oh seven = 7 months old

Today is 7/7/07 and we are 7 months old!!!!! Wow has time flown by!!!

left to right....mateo, gabby, and mary

helloooooo ladies..mr. personality is in the house

"I can't pass up a chance to show off in front of the ladies... I just flash my (now) "toothy" grin and the ladies' hearts melt like butter. I have them pretty much wrapped around my finger." - mateo "aka little flirt"

eating to the point of exhaustion

"the truth of the matter is that mommy waits to long to feed me in-between bites. I get so bored waiting for her to spoon one to mateo, then to gabby...by the time she gets to me, several mintues (okay, seconds) have gone by and I just get too tired of waiting. it also doesn't help that my sibliings wake me up so early that I don't get enough sleep....and that mommy is feeding me SO MUCH food! I get stuffed pretty quickly" - marebear

i'm a big girl now!

"not only can I sit on my own...but I can sorta stand on my own...and of course I am crawling - backwards, that is! i am trying to show my big sister and little brother how to do it, but it is a slow-go. my petite size has paid off!" - gabby

go cavs!!!

We're just a few weeks behind...well, okay...more like a month behind... but we still rooted for our home team!!! Maybe next year!?!?! (thank you uncle brett for our adorable outfits!)

settling in...

As we settle into a new routine and begin to adjust being on our own again (THANK YOU to grandma and grandpa garcia for staying so long and helping us with the move!) I am starting to realize how much I miss Jacksonville and the "comfort" of living close to friends, stores, and a one floor house!

The babies are starting to adjust...Mary continues to sleep through the night, and Gabby is still our energizer bunny. Mateo is growing at such a rapid rate...and is now presenting us with the first tooth of the trio. Gabby is sitting up on her own (partly due to her petite size). All this change is hard for me to keep up - especially since I am trying to establish a new routine....and something that works! Each day I realize that I could do something different to make life easier, thus interruping the routine that I was trying to follow. And the babies are changing each day which makes it entertaining to say the least!

Their smiles light up my world....and when I may be missing all the comforts of home and feeling a little down, I look at the three beautiful miracles sitting in front of me - with the biggest smiles you have ever seen....and I stop then and count my blessings...

hello c'ville

Welcome to Charlottesville - our new home!!! (population of like...ahem....50,000 people and where you have to travel 20min to reach a target store or grocery chain!)



garcia family outside the front door of our new home...happy 4th of july!!

kitchen area

living room area

after a 12hr drive, the babies LOVED the chance to spread out on the floor and roll around...before the boxes arrived and took over all of their free space!

goodbye j'ville

saying good-bye is never easy....especially with all the friends we have made!

jen, lou, tim, christy at lou's graduation dinner