With the arrival of spring, my excitement about first steps and solid foods soon gave way to thrills of the outdoor variety.
MARCH
2 Gave the kids mazamorra morada for the first time today. They loved it!
3 Snot monster(s) in the house. Hopefully it's a short visit.
16 Just took the kids on a walk. Ah, fresh air! Ah, sunshine! Ah, we're OUTSIDE!!!! (P.S. The stroller is a LOT heavier than it was last summer ... I think I just burned 1,000 calories in 30 minutes.)
20 Took our first family walk this morning. Yes, our first family walk EVER! It was fun. :)
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| The last time all four kids fit in Abuelita's lap (14 months) clockwise from bottom left: Jude, Lucia, Isaac, and Dahlia |
22 During our morning walk, the rain lulled the kids to sleep ... I was soaked yet exhilarated by the time we came back. :) Love my Adventure Buggy with its rain shields and super-cozy sleepy bags!
23 Walked the kids to CVS today! Takes just under 20 minutes to get there from our house. Didn't buy anything, but was THRILLED to be "shopping" with my children! The kids liked it, too ... first time they've ever been in a store! :)
24 Took two of the kids for their 15-month checkup today. One of the receptionists looked at me and said, "You look great!" Which would have been a wonderful compliment, if she hadn't followed up with, "I remember when you first brought the babies in. You were much [mimes fat person, then stops short] ... I remember you." Uh, thanks???
27 It's official: My children are white Hispanic-Americans of Peruvian origin in the 2010 Census. Now Ted and I must raise them to be worthy of this designation. :)
30 On our walk this afternoon, a gentleman on his deck saw that I had four babies in the stroller and yelled, "FOUR babies? You the BADDEST gal I EVER seen!" Why, thank you. :)
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| The Fab Four dig in to Easter baskets from their tios (15 months) left to right: Lucia, Isaac, Dahlia, and Jude |
31 Walked to the grocery store with the kids for the first time this morning. Got so distracted fielding questions that I paid and started to walk off without my groceries! Not sure how to concentrate on what I'm doing without appearing rude.
APRIL
5 It is HOT out there. Must brainstorm other outdoor activities that don't involve me pushing a mammoth stroller with 80+ pounds of baby in it.
7 Tornado sirens going off. To wake the babies, or to not wake them?????
16 Spent the last couple of hours garage-saling with the kiddos and MS (mammoth stroller). Got in some good walking, met several neighbors, answered LOTS of questions, and even found a few good deals! Fun morning. :)
Interesting! Great way to look back at your year. How did you filter through facebook to find all your status updates since January???
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jewel! It was a bit tedious ... I just filtered my profile to Suzanna Only, and then I scrolled down to find statuses that had anything to do with the Fab Four. Copy/paste with date into Word, do some reformatting, and voila! I'm sure there's an easier way, but I'm not terribly techno-savvy. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get your Adventure Buggy? I'd love to have one, but they are quite pricey on eBay.
ReplyDeleteI ordered it directly from New Zealand. I think the company might have changed hands recently (?) but at the time I just e-mailed them and it went from there. A guy named Phil wrote back with all my options and prices, I told him what I wanted, and it was custom-made and then sent to me (free international shipping). The price ended up being just about halfway between a quad Foundations stroller and a quad Runabout.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yeah umm... I'm pretty I would only have patience to get through to maybe October or September.. so we'll see! haha. Thanks for the reply!
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