big brothers do, little brother do too

I'm sure I have written about this phenomenom before, but it always amazes me how much Carlos wants to big like his big brothers. The big boys got quad wheel skates for Easter...and they ask to skate almost everyday. Unfortunately we don't get to skate everyday...but we are working on it. I will post a video from this weekend tomorrow. Sorry back to my point...as soon as Carlos sees the skates he goes and sits down and takes off his shoes, and says what sounds like his version of the word skate. When I tell him they don't make them his size...he crosses his arms, pouts and gets mad and then doesn't want his shoes back on.
Carlos vocabulary is definitely increasing...and he repeats almost everything his brothers say...so Sammy needs to watch his language...or Carlos will have "what the heck" as his first phrase.

April Showers

This month John David has developed a love for taking showers...which is great for me. He will actually go up turn on the shower, shampoo and scrub all by himself. He has definitely grown into a big boy. Tonight JP thought he was upstairs in the bathroom, and a few minutes later when he checked on him, he was already getting out of the shower. He is so self sufficient, which is great...one less to worry about when it comes to baths. Sammy will also shower with John David, but still needs a little assistance. I guess time will only tell what his next big boy thing will be.

the quiet one...yeah right

We always get told that Emma is so quiet. Even last week one of JP's cousins if she ever talked, because she had never heard her. She even asked me to record her, because she didn't believe us. Emma has everyone fooled except for us. Just ask her dad. He was home sick today, and trying to sleep, and he said the only thing he could hear was Emma screaming and talking. She might be the little one, but she is quick to remind you she is here, and playing. She also lets you know if she disapproves of your actions. For example if one of her brothers takes her toy away she screams until she gets it back, if you pick her up and she wants to be down she squirms and screams until you put her back down. JP and I have been discussing that she is definitely going to give us a good run.

My mistake

So John David is no longer saying what the heck...but Sammy has taken over that department. I caught him twice today. When I brought it to his attention...he very politely said "my mistake, I meant to say what do you mean?" I had to hold back the laughter since I was in disciplining mode...but just add Sammy's voice to that and who wouldn't laugh at a four year old saying that. I'm sure if he wasn't my kid I would have been laughing my head off.

JP is famous!

Hey everyone....did you know that my hubby was on TV this morning...I know it was but local but hey it is a start. If you click on the link you can actually see the story that ran this morning.

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/042809_Program_Encourages_UT_Students

Emma is one year old!

It is hard to believe that a year has one gone by since we were blessed with our little girl. She has definitely brought a lot more love to our little family. Her big brothers definitely watch our for her and try to help her out. She is growing, but is still a petite little girl...she even fits in her doll pram. She is definitely exploring her surrondings and learning to get around the house crawling everywhere. She tries to pull up, but only gets up on her knees on her own. We have dropped her crib mattress, and look forward to much more fun with her! Take a look at her birthday pictures in the April album.

It's Kinder Rodeo time!

On friday John David had a rodeo at his school. Parents got to go watch the Hoe Down....or in other words we got to see them sing and dance. It was very cute and hillarous to see 20 kids trying to sing and dance in a circle. Most of them were all into it and very excited, others were just standing around. John David was very excited...his big higlight was wearing his boots, hat, vest and scarf. Here is a clip I took at home.

Look at Emma go

Emma finally discovered how to crawl yesterday evening. She is not crawling all the time yet, but is willing to crawl to get to her favorite toys. Take a look at her video. Sorry for the quick turn at the begining, but that was my bad choice of direction.

Cowboy in trainig

John David's school has a kindergarten rodeo in April. He is learning all about Texas, and even some songs he sings around the house. I have heard him sing "deep in the heart of Texas", and he even knows the chicken dance. Very cute to see him concentrate on the different motions, and still have fun. The most exciting thing so far has to be the boots and cowboy hat. I bought a pair of boots online , and they arrived today...so he is wearing those around the house. They are little, cute and pointey. He even asked me about the heel...they are a tad big, but he will definitely get some good use out of them. He wore them anytime he got a chance today. When we were little my abuelito Pepe bought my brother a cowboy hat. My mom gave me that hat last night, so John David was also very eager to wear the hat today as well. Make sure to check out the March pictures...you don't want to miss John David in his cowboy gear with his scooby doo pj's.

Can we get that?

Sammy is definitely paying more attention to things. The other he was watching the disney channel and ask me if we could buy something he saw on an infomercial. It was some kind of toothpaste dispenser. I ask what for, and he almost recited back to me the whole commercial. It was quite funny to see his little brain thinking and discovering that this was a good product for our house. Sammy still enjoys being the silly one, and loves to laugh and try two make people laugh. He is a great helper and and knows that it is best to remain impartial. When JP and I ask him who is his favorite...he says both of us.
A couple of weeks ago he even told me that Emma's favorite color is pink. I asked how he knew, and he said that all girls like pink. I said what about purple, and he said "silly mommy, purple is a boy color"...I had to hold in the laughter.