Sanchez Memorial Day 2010

We have a had a blast this weekend as a family we have shopped, went swimming, seen a movie, bowling and attended family BBQ. I am pretty sure this been by far our busiest Memorial to date! Although on a sad note we did attend a funeral of a family friend this weekend, but I am blessed to know that we will meet again. This morning we started of our day early and headed over to grandmas. My mother is one of the best gardeners that I know well one of them, my Aunt is pretty darn good too! I drive up to my moms house and its a beautiful sight, full of wonderful arrangements of flowers and bricked walk ways, morning glories, umbrellas galore, and some of the most beautiful seating arrangements I have ever seen. My Mom has said people nearly get into car accidents driving by her house, some people even do a u-turn to ask where she buys her flowers. It was glorious sight to be seen as we walk through the yard in perfect weather and my mom begins to water her plants we enjoy each others company. Soon we begin preparing a feast for breakfast and my sisters and there children trickle in. The feast consisted of an assortment of fruit strawberries/grapes/cantaloupe/pineapple, donuts, eggs, ham, tortillas, hash browns, and steak!! My mother was even prepared with every type of morning beverage possible milk, chocolate milk, orange juice, and apple juice!!!! We enjoyed our meal outside on my moms patio furniture as we watched the kids play either in the pool or with toys. All the grandchildren had a wonderful time. WE left happy and full. Later we went and visited Richards grandparents at there grave sight. We ended our day with hamburgers on the grill while the kids played outside. What a wonderful weekend with Family!

Sisterly and Brotherly love

We have been enjoying our second week of NO school or soccer! Its been really nice not being so busy. We have been sleeping in, baking, swimming, going for walks, playing at the park, and dirtying the house with toys/puzzels/dress up clothes/snacks. I have never seen my children play together this much in there life together! I see them as such close buddies lately. Last night we were about to put the kids to bed and found the children both in Allison room laying side by side watching a movie on Allison's bed. I am glad to see them playing and getting along so well makes my heart melt. Thought I would share some of the pictures we've taken in the last few weeks of Allison and Cooper playing together, enjoy!

Hide and Seek......

Yesterday afternoon we were being a little lazy played outside for a long time and then Richard put some ribs on the grill. After we ate dinner, Allison was playing so quietly in her room so we decided to check on her and she was asleep! So I closed her door and thought I guess I get to entertain Cooper until his bed time in two hours, let me tell you how fun that was! First I thought we would play hide and go seek, which is my favorite game especially to play with Cooper! Since our flood damage in our closet we have been running the mist humidifier which is suppose to purify the air because it was really smelling moldy. We turned off the lights all over the house and I went and hide on the side of my bed. As I am trying to be super quiet and I hear Cooper saying "I am gonna get you" "I am gonna get you!" I cant help but giggle and Cooper finds me immediately! When ever Cooper finds me he gives me a hug and sits in my lap, its still super quiet and I hear the mister which almost sounds like a running toilet. I hear Cooper whisper "That scary mommy!" I giggle and say "You think that sound is scary?" Cooper responds"YESS!" "Lets go." I hold Cooper's hand and we walk out of the room into the hall and to the living room and play with his toys. Just the past couple of months Cooper has been talking so much, its unreal! Words like "Stay here" or "Alli good girl" and "Hold me please." Cooper has always been a quiet talker and has a very soft low voice and I think his sister does a lot of talking for him too! But its been interesting to see him trying to communicate with us more and more. I cant believe me little boy is getting so big!!!

Conversation

We had put Cooper to bed last night after we bathed both the children. Shortly after Cooper just set at the door softly saying "Mommy" and then I heard a funny thud and squeak I look down the hall and I see Cooper smiling behind his pacifier. He had opened the closet grabbed my stepping stool brought it up to the door climb on and twist the door knob and escaped! Allison opens her door to see what the commotion was and this is the conversation I hear between the two of them.

Allison- Cooper you don't want to go to bed?

Cooper- NO (which sounds more like nooow)

Allison- are you not sleepy?

Cooper-no

Allison- you want to come to my bed

Cooper- yeah (yaaaah)

(Allison gives Cooper a lil boost onto her bed)

Allison- you like sissy's bed

Cooper- yeah

Allison gets out of the bed

Cooper- NO (nooow) STAY!

Allison- I'll be right back I am gonna get your sippy cup

Cooper- yeah (yaaah)

I run to get the camera because there being super cute and laying together, and my memory card was full, dang! Its been nice lately the kids have been getting along really well. I remember when Cooper was first born and Allison would tell me "When is Cooper going to do something?"! I am happy that there finally getting along and playing so well together. Don't get me wrong they have there sibling rival moments but they actual color together, build blocks, set up there train set and tons of more things. This has been a great start to our summer seeing them get along so well!!!

Baby

I was looking for some important documents in the garage when I found some old pictures and photo albums, so I thought it would be fun to share on my blog for those of you who haven't seen my babies as well babies! Gosh I feel like Allison looks exactly the same and my Cooper he changed a little, but those blues eyes and blond hair never changed. I also found some pictures of my children where they look oddly similar, and people don't think my babies have the same daddy lol! Just wait tell you see these pictures, Cooper really resembles Allison as a baby!! I 'll have to scan them and load those tomorrow. Enjoy=)

A day in the life of the Sanchez family!

So today was a fun day ha ha ha! We all slept in I made a late breakfast of pancakes, scrambled

eggs, and bacon the kids and I consumed all of it!!! Then we played hide and go seek for an hour which was tons of fun, I love finding fun hiding spots to hide from my children!! Its funny though because Cooper is the one who will always find me no matter where I hide! Allison will walk past me over and over again its hilarious! After doing a deep clean in Allison room on Saturday the kids thought it would be a fun place to play and destroy that's where I caught Allison dressing her brother up in all her fun dress up clothes! The kiddos even played in the living room for hours when I caught a picture of Cooper trying to climb into the toy chest. Then during lunch time while I was cooking I knew Cooper was standing right next to me by the fridge and when I looked down some how he got a marker and colored the fridge all I did was laugh!!! Thought I would share these pictures of a day with my busy children!

RAIN!

So I have been super busy since our big rainy day this past Friday we have been taken over by water in our house! Our master bedroom closet is completely flooded both our bathroom are leaking through the medicine cabinet and the wall next to Allison's closet is leaking! So we spent several hours Saturday cleaning and drying things up while the kiddos stayed at grandma's! I have not seen the floor in my closet in nearly 4 years! I am sad that most of our stuff had to be trashed, like shoes and really nasty sopping wet clothes and blankets. Yeah I know my closet was a mess! We started cleaning out the medicine cabinets and threw a lot of stuff away, but chunks of our wooden cabinet is just falling apart, I honestly don't know how there going to fix that. "They" I mean the Warranty company who could not make an appearance until tomorrow, ugh! But after all the cleaning, dirty towels, and huge fans I am left with this nasty stench of rain mildew?! Hope the warranty company can send some one to soak the rest of the water out of the carpets and then clean them because it seriously stinks in my house! Anyway, Richard is done with school for the semester and Allison finished preschool and her soccer season is over, we have no plans for the next three weeks but to lay around, YAY!!