Beantown Getaway

We had a good excuse to head out to Boston this weekend, as our good friends were getting married. While I grew anxious as the weekend drew closer thinking about all the packing I had to do, wondering if the girls would have any meltdowns during inappropriate moments, and if the dogs would behave in the hotel while were out & about, in the end it was a great weekend with not too many mishaps.

We left quite early and when I finally saw this sign I was so relieved. For some reason our hotel wasn't expecting us this early, despite my many phone calls to confirm & re-confirm our arrival day & time. They squeezed us into a tiny room (2 adults, 2 toddlers, & 2 dogs...squeeeeeze) that wasn't ideal but we dealt with it because we had a wedding to get to in a hurry on Saturday morning (friggin hotel reservations!).

The bride & groom from afar. I sat waaaay in the back...on purpose!

The flower girls were nice enough to pose for a close up.

The wedding took place in a pretty chapel on the Harvard University campus. I didn't get good pics because my hands were busy chasing a little one around & desperately trying to keep her calm & composed during the ceremony. J had to remove our other little one because she was unable to use here "inside voice" lol. In the end I got to hear the important parts & we were very happy for the newlyweds and very grateful that they allowed us to bring the peanuts to be a part of the grand event. Our good friends were also kind enough to make it all happen a decent hour 11am ceremony followed by a lunch reception at a casual dining establishment owned by the groom's cousin. I couldn't get a good pic of the place but I assure you the ambiance was incredible & the food, to die for ummmmm. Merengue , if you're ever in the Boston area and looking for authentic Dominican cuisine you have to have a meal here.

Once the important events were over and the party was off to take pictures the peanuts enjoyed their abandoned playground. It was a little strange watching them run up & down the aisle. Part of me was thinking, I am SO not ready to see my little girls walk down the aisle yet.

I also don't know why my daughter decided she was going to place rose petals on this gentleman's knee. Sorry mister!

While we were in the area we stopped for a quick visit to J's brother and got to meet the newest addition of the family. This guy is little Mikai and he stole our hearts from the moment we met him. He is too too cute for words!!





But by the end of the weekend the girls were happy to be home playing with their own stuff.





Notice someone finally got her sand!!



Cati was getting a closer look to see if her eyes weren't decieving her.

Val had a questionable expression, probably like me, I'm sure she was thinking ewwww sticky!

Fun Filled Fourth of July 2009

The 4th of July is a holiday both J & I look forward to each year. We know we'll be feasting on a BBQ at home or hosted by someone else & in my opinion it's the real start of the summer. Because it's usually HOT! Something I really truly looove. There's nothing like the smell of cooking out, the taste of summer drinks, & the cool splash of pool water on a hot summer day. This 4th of July did not disappoint!

And we had a weekend full of events for the girls to take part in. Throughout the weekend I kept thinking of 4th of July's to come when the girls will be able to do a whole lot more then just be carried about from place to place. I get so excited thinking about it. They did really well this weekend despite all the social engagements but we were sure to make it back home each night in time for bed time. So unfortunately, we missed the fireworks but got to watch the fireworks on TV (not too bad considering..). Next year will be waaay different I assure you :)

Friday afternoon at the ball park, it doesn't get better then that folks! The girls were in full Yankee regalia to cheer the home team on! Here's Val in her cheering formation. I tell you the "Bring it On" chicks have nothing on my kids. Ha!

And Cati (sans the paci, of course...no comments please!) there's some serious cheering behind that plastic thing in her mouth.

Early Saturday morning I got the girls & myself dressed in our Patriotic gear. We took it back old school style thanks to Uncle Fonsi for the birthday footwear gifts.

I guess Cati wanted to bring it waaay back. She found one of J's projects hanging around our room.

Yes it's a VCR (no, not a Beta ha ha ha!)

The girls entertained themselves with whatever they could until we were ready to pack them into the car & be off to our BBQ, courtesy of the Moquete Family.

The troops were getting restless...

I guess Cati was gettin impatient & threatening to use this NYC Metro Card.

When we finally did arrive, we got to enjoy some good eats, their fun pool, and many of their kid friendly entertainment. This place a toddler's Six Flags!

Look at the grin on my kid's face. Need I say more.

First thing's first...protection.

And some R&R...

I swear I thought the girl was going to ask me to fan her next.

And some more play.

After so much activity the peanuts slept like newborns ALL through the night. AAAHHH nothing like a tired toddler.

Sunday morning we were up early again & headed out to Church for some spiritual uplifting & it what a beautiful sunny day it turned out to be.

So Mr. Peanut decided he was going to grill & so we had our own impromptu BBQ accompanied with some water fun acitivities for the girls (and the pooches snuck in some summer fun too).

The big guy was kind enough to get the girls a water table & sand box to play in for the summer. Except for....ummm there's no sand. WHAT? The darn friggin toy store ran out of play sand. Can you see my child's face wondering where the heck the sand is?

Val didn't miss a thing.

Cati soon joined in the fun! And so did C3.

Here she is looking for her sand again.

And the boxes were fun too! I think this made up for the missing sand :)

As usual, the weekends (even the long ones) are too short for me :( I never get enough of family time.

More Party Please!

This is late but we've been tied up with craziness at our house ;O)

We had a wonderful time at our buddy Joaquin's 1st Birthday in the park! As you can see he had lots of little guests, fun entertainment, and YUMMY birthday cupcakes. I caved when I saw blue velvet cupcake. MAN were those good and they were homemade so how can I pass that up.

The girls had a great time with the music & playing pin the fin on Nemo. How funny is that?! What happened to our beloved donkey? I guess that's not PC anymore. AAAHHH thoughts of my childhood.