garcia family

Saturday, January 10, 2009

bounce house

We got the trio a bounce house for their birthday and Mateo & Mary LOVED it... We set it up in the garage for some indoor exercise.... hopefully it wore them out enough for a good night sleep!

gabby refused to go into the house and clung to daddy's leg!

new blankets

Our friend Christa made us each a blanket with our name on it... we love snuggling up with them. Thanks, Christa!

Monday, January 5, 2009

"see you tomorrow, milk"

yes, even as we are walking up the stairs to bed, we need to say goodnight to every object in the house - the cars, the play area, our babies, and of course, the milk. Sometimes we include the cheese, but usually it is just the milk.

Friday, January 2, 2009

love my brother and sister

Although I don't expect the trio to break out into Barney's "I love you...you love me" song, they are starting to show signs of actually caring about one another. They apologize when they bite or hit another (why are they biting in the first place if they are sorry?) and ask where the other one is if they are out-of-sight... and they always need to make sure that things are fair. (If Gabby gets a back rub at night, you can bet your bottom dollar that Mary and Mateo are, too!)

They are changing before our eyes. You can actually ask them to "use their words" when they want something... and Gabby will always respond. For example, she blew me away tonight when I asked where the tv remote was. She responded: "remote behind you." What 2 year old can use the word "behind?" And of course, I turn around, and on the floor is the remote. Amazing. Mary is starting to understand the concept of "sharing" - we just need to keep on her about it... and Mateo is making leaps and bounds with his vocab and comprehension. In just a few short days time, he is linking 2 words together (finally) and is attempting to keep up with his sisters.

All of them love to sing the abc's (even Tato - as we lovingly call Mateo) and to count to 10. They play with each other (and independently) and don't seem to miss a beat with what is going on around.

Best of all, they are learning the concept of love...and there is nothing more rewarding than to get a hug and kiss and "luv you" from one of them.

yo-ke-iro taco bell

ok...so I never took spanish... but hopefully, you get the idea. (hint: remember the talking chihuahua from the taco bell comericals?) Anyway...the trio had their first taste of eating Taco Bell - straight from the taco itself. Interesting to see how they each took it in. Mateo enjoyed himself by eating the meat first. Gabby preferred to eat it bit by bit. And Mary, well, she attacked it head on...