Saturday, March 10, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Joseph is ONE!
Happy Birthday, Little Joe! We love you so.
Joseph, or Jo-Jo-the-Goat, as he is sometimes called, is such a fun little boy. He has a bubbly personality that starts at 5:30 or 6 in the morning. Thankfully, most days he can entertain himself beside me in the bed as I try to catch another hour of sleep. He loves to look at and eat books. He eats most anything, hence the nickname. He waves "ba, ba" and makes adorable faces, likes to clap and dance (mainly by rolling his wrists and waving his head back and forth). He makes us laugh and we love him so.
Remodeling
Remember that wider opening Daniel made over the Christmas Octave? Well, that was sort of the beginning of a large project to tile our floor. See that tile in the photo above? It had to go, which was one dusty weekend project, giving you the view below.
See that linoleum down there? It had to go. That was one big family effort...it even became a homeschooling project for a day. Don't worry, they made up their lessons the next day. 
While we were making a mess, we decided to scrape off the popcorn ceiling, too. The tiling is coming along and Daniel is doing a great job. We still have a long way to go, so please say a prayer for patience. Christmas Octave Happenings
We really celebrated this Octave of Christmas this year (and did a fairly good job keeping Advent as a season of preparation, not celebrating).
One of the highlights of the Christmas Octave was Juan Pablo's first Confession and Holy Communion. He went to confession for the first time on Christmas day right after Mass. Then on Christmas Thursday at a Mass celebrated by my brother and our parish priest, he received the Holy Eucharist. We had a festive dinner reception afterwards in the parish hall.
Daniel wasn't able to take the whole Octave off, but still had plenty of free time to cut a larger opening in the wall between our kitchen and living room and help the boys with target practice using their new BB guns.
I never did get a really good family photo or photo of the children, but these two are some attempts. :)
One of the highlights of the Christmas Octave was Juan Pablo's first Confession and Holy Communion. He went to confession for the first time on Christmas day right after Mass. Then on Christmas Thursday at a Mass celebrated by my brother and our parish priest, he received the Holy Eucharist. We had a festive dinner reception afterwards in the parish hall.
Daniel wasn't able to take the whole Octave off, but still had plenty of free time to cut a larger opening in the wall between our kitchen and living room and help the boys with target practice using their new BB guns.
I never did get a really good family photo or photo of the children, but these two are some attempts. :)
Our Christmas Pageant
At my parents, the cousins all participated in a Nativity play with the adults singing carols and directing. It was amusing and cute.
We definitely didn't get as cute as the video I posted, but I think we did pretty well. It was a big improvement over our previous Nativity "pictures" since this year we actually followed a script. Before it went more like, "Alright, everyone pick a character, get some sort of costume, stand here, and we'll try to take a picture that includes everyone looking at the camera and smiling."
We definitely didn't get as cute as the video I posted, but I think we did pretty well. It was a big improvement over our previous Nativity "pictures" since this year we actually followed a script. Before it went more like, "Alright, everyone pick a character, get some sort of costume, stand here, and we'll try to take a picture that includes everyone looking at the camera and smiling."
Christmas 2011
We cut our Christmas tree down on the 22nd of December at a local Christmas tree farm. They have desert pines which is why the trees have survived the Texas drought and heat. We went with Daniel's parents and they loaded it in the back of their vehicle to bring it back to our house where we set it up. We decorated it over the next two days, just in time for Christmas Eve Mass.
After Mass we came home and had Dominoes pizza, candy, and sparkling soda. Maria Victoria was the only one who fell asleep on the way home and therefore missed the Christmas treats. That's our Jesse Tree on the table.
After Mass we came home and had Dominoes pizza, candy, and sparkling soda. Maria Victoria was the only one who fell asleep on the way home and therefore missed the Christmas treats. That's our Jesse Tree on the table.
Emmanuel turned 6...
...back in December. We had homemade begniets and he went ice skating with Daniel, Juan Pablo and some friends.
Daniel's parents and brother came and we celebrated a belated birthday and early Christmas which included chopping down a pine tree at the Christmas tree farm. (more on that in next post)
Daniel's parents and brother came and we celebrated a belated birthday and early Christmas which included chopping down a pine tree at the Christmas tree farm. (more on that in next post)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
A few "recent" happenings
My parents both completed their 60th year in 2011, therefore we celebrated!
Daniel completed 33 years at the end of November.
Our friends had a little "Preparing for Christmas" party to watch "A Christmas Carol" and visit.
After the movie, which was the Muppets' version, the kids dressed up. This is Solanus!
On the 6th of December, the feast of St. Nicholas, we joined some of our friends for a visit from the good saint. He asked the kids questions and they were rewarded for correct answers.
Yesterday, after Mass, there was a parish pot luck to celebrate St. Francis Xavier (the parish's patron), Guadete Sunday, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was complete with a pony to pet and a pinata! 
In the background, Father really enjoying the festivities.
A happy, tired Joseph on the ride home.
Daniel completed 33 years at the end of November.
Our friends had a little "Preparing for Christmas" party to watch "A Christmas Carol" and visit.
After the movie, which was the Muppets' version, the kids dressed up. This is Solanus!
On the 6th of December, the feast of St. Nicholas, we joined some of our friends for a visit from the good saint. He asked the kids questions and they were rewarded for correct answers.
Yesterday, after Mass, there was a parish pot luck to celebrate St. Francis Xavier (the parish's patron), Guadete Sunday, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was complete with a pony to pet and a pinata! 
In the background, Father really enjoying the festivities.
A happy, tired Joseph on the ride home.
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