Garcia's visit Spring 2008

"OUR Lolo and Lola Garcia came to visit us last week. And just in the nick of time, too! Mommy was ready to lose it after being with us, 24-7 for 4 months without visitors! At first we didn't recognize our grandparents, but after a few days of spoiling us, we remembered them and wouldn't leave them alone! We even cried during the night because we knew they would pick us up and bring us into bed... and play with us all day and night.

We went the park almost every day with our Lolo and Lola. We also went out to eat and for ice cream, of course! Mommy got to play, too! She went to the gym almost every day to build up her cardio so that she can keep up with us!

We sure do miss our Lolo and Lola Garcia. In fact, Gabby has had to go into their bedroom each morning since they left... looking for them. She is really sad that they went back home to Cleveland."

Gabby swinging

Mary and Lola

Mateo & Lolo

Mateo & the Girls....

All of us....

Lola & Mateo... (she was helping him learn to walk!)

Mary

too long

It has been too long since I posted! We have been extremely busy running around and preparing for our visitors... and time gets away from me! By the evening, I am exhausted and just want to plop down in front of the tv and escape to dream-land!

But we'll try to do better!

friends on the farm

Some friends from Jacksonville, FL headed up to North to see their family in Scottsville, VA. (Scottsville is just outside of Charlottesville - about a 30 minute drive.) You may remember Scottsville as being where Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Michele live.

Anyway, our friends family lives on a farm in Scottsville and invited us over for dinner this past Friday night. We had a great time seeing dogs, cows, horses, and a mule! It was so serene and pretty to see all the land!


Sara w/ Mateo, Fay w/ Mary, Candice w/ Gabby

Fay w/ Mary, Jen w/ Gabby, Sara w/Mateo

to cute

I can't even remember when I snapped these shots....(but it doesn't look like it was toooo long ago!) The trio turn 16mo today. I can't believe it... middle of the first round of double digits - where does the time go?

We are still on the sick side....runny noses, high fevers... is there an end in sight??? (Who knows, but there is relief in sight... Lolo and Lola Garcia arrive tomorrow for a week long visit. And boy, are they in for some surprises!)


Gabby LOVES to drink milk. And climb. She is my true climber. I snapped this just after she had climbed into the cabinet.

Mary is my photogenic one. She loves to pose for the camera. We call her our "filipino princess."

The one who used to be laid back - is no longer. He will do anthing to keep from lying still or following directions...and he knows it. He has a sly smile when he knows that he is getting into "forbidden" territory. Although he isn't quite walking on his own yet, crawling doesn't stop him from getting into every nook and cranny there is!

abort mission

I must tell you about my "mission gone bad" last Friday.

At some point, I think pregnancy or motherhood in general forces you to lose part of your common sense. Actually, I think the lost portion of common sense becomes the notion that I CAN DO ANYTHING! Ridiculous as the task might be, if I am a "mom", I no-doubtedly am going to try to do it, alone, and do it well...

So off on errands I am with the trio...and since it was such a lovely day (70's) I thought a quick stop at the big park before lunch was a good idea. I like this park mainly because it has a squishy ground (not mulch) and lots of baby swings. (Mateo eats mulch.) Out of the car and into the triplet stroller....over to the swings. The kiddo's love it and get so excited because they are now "remembering" the park and what fun it is.

Unfortunately, my thinking that I could manage 2 walkers and a crawler with THREE DIFFERENT interests was poor judgement. Off the swings, on the swings, over to the jungle gym, chase the red rubber ball, onto the ride-on animals, back on the swings... onto the cement, then the grass....YIKES!

Oh yes...there were stares. Lots of them. Some women offered to help...others just shook their heads...some applauded and admired that I lasted as long as I did. (about a half hour)

Common sense finally did kick in...and I scooped them up...under my arms...got them into the stroller and bolted before they realized what they were missing.

Next time, I am going to bring a helper!

mass chaos

Not a terribly difficult equation to figure out :)

4 adults + triplets + 3 sets of twins + 2 older girls (school was off for the day) + the 700sq ft basement in the Garcia home = MASS CHAOS.

We hosted a play group last Thurs.... and it was fun. Loud, but fun! Besides the trio, we had 2 sets of twins that were about 16mo, and another set of twins that were 2 years old. The older girls were around age 6 and came along with their siblings because school was out for the day. No catastrophe's... just lots of eating (from one of the mom's whom we dubbed the "banana vending machine"), some screams, and adult's sharing helpful "mom" tips. Wooo-Hooo!

cherry blossom

Another camera phone goodie! Not bad for a cell phone...

The babies are really starting to enjoy looking and learning about their surroundings. We stop to look (and feel) trees, rocks, grass...anything that is safe and different.

Our neighborhood is lined with cherry blossoms and it is so pretty to walk up and down the hills in view of them!