Wow, all in a week - a volcano in Guatemala erupted and Agatha hit. Below are links that you can read about what is going on in Guatemala.
Kudos goes out to Target for stepping up to the plate and donating $25K to Guatemala Relief Efforts. Hmmm, can some please tell me why our President didn't step up to the plate and help out with Guatemala? He jumped right on board with Haiti - how about Guatemala???
Guatemala is Dear to out hearts - because that is our daughter and son's Birth Country. It's a tragedy what happened and the people in Guatemala can use your help. If you want to help out - you can donate to Mayan Families (link below) for a tax write off. You can also donate new/gently used clothes, shoes, toys, jackets, etc. to Journey of the Heart (link below).
Peter and Anna has packed up a lot of their toys and stuffed animals and mailed them to Journey of the Heart - for the kids in Guatemala. This weekend, Peter packed up his clothes that no longer fit him and they were mailed out this weekend to go to Guatemala. Peter was so excited knowing that he is helping.
www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/a_rough_week_for_guatemala.html
journey of the heart - http://www.heart4children.blogspot.com/
mayan families - http://www.mayanfamilies.org/
Please pray for the families in Guatemala during this time.
thanks for your support and it is truly appreciated.
Margaret.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Wow, how time flies!
Okay, so I admit it - I have been a slacker. LOL. But with two little angels - who can blame me for not staying up to date with the Blog. Sorry there - I have to work on this - I know you heard it before - but this time I mean it. All the info here is soo important and I want Anna and Peter to know everything from their childhood.
I am still trying to figure out how to print the "blog" and put it into Anna's and Peter's Life Book. So, if anyone here knows how to do that - please let me know. thanks.
Okay, so we left off at Christmas. Christmas was spectacular! Anna and Peter are both old enough to know all about Santa - so that Magic of Christmas is there bright and early in the morning.
After Christmas we went upstate to do some Snowmobiling along with some Family Time. Aunt Donna and Cousin Rebecca joined us a couple of day for some snow fun. Peter is slowly getting use to the idea to drive his own lil snowmobile. I am guessing next year when he is 5 - we'll be worried about his driving, because I can see him being that Lil dear devil on his sled. Anna, she's a little tuffy - she'll be right there riding with her brother. Both kids love playing in the snow, regardless how cold it is. And trust me - it was cold. It was 0 degree F, and with the wind it was about -20 degrees F. The ski slope for tubing was cold "due to possible chance of frost bite". So you know it's cold for that to happen. New Years Eve we were upstate and Anna was sound asleep by 8pm, Peter was trying really hard to stay awake, but I can't complain because he managed to stay awake longer than Daddy. Mommy stayed awake to see the ball drop and then daddy woke up - after the fact. We also celebrated Kings Day/Little Christmas on January 6th. In Guatemala they celebrate Kings day by having special bread. Mommy found a great bakery that makes the bread and we got the bread from there. To celebrate to special holiday - we sent food/care package to Peter's foster family through this organization we found that provides this service to families in the U.S. that want to help out their children's birth families and/or foster families. Little Christmas (same day as king's day) is the day we undecorated out tree and put away all the Christmas Decorations.
February - we had lots of snow on long island and the kids enjoyed playing in it. We also went to the Daytona Races the week of Feb 13th. We spent the week at Daytona Beach. It really wasn't warm enough to spend a day at the beach, but the kids enjoyed going swimming in the outdoor heated pool. The kids were TROOPERS at the Daytona Races, they did great. The race was delayed to do accidents and then it was delayed a couple of hours, because the track had a HUGE hole in the track so they had to repair it to continue the race. Mommy was sooo proud of how well the kids did. When the sun went down at the race, it got really cold - and of cause we weren't dressed for that, because the race was suppose to be over about 5pm not after 9pm. Daytona race itself, didn't plan for this mishap because all the food vendors were out of food and beverages and the Nascar vendors were all sold out of clothes, so we couldn't even buy more clothes to layer the kids to keep warm. It was nice to get back to the resort to warm up and get some sleep. We also celebrated Anna's Gotcha day the end of February. Anna enjoyed her own ice cream with lots of whip cream.
March, April, & May - Anna was enjoying going to the YMCA (she's been going since Jan @ 21/2 years old). Anna loves the gym activities they do along with Arts and Crafts. Anna is the youngest in her class, but the best artist when it comes to doing crafts. Peter enjoys going to Preschool and went to Kindergarten orientation and can't wait to go. Peter is so excited about Kindergarten next year, I hope he is this excited after he finds out that the bus will be picking him up about 7:20 in the morning. Peter is doing really good with Karate - he has his orange belt now with a stripe on it. Peter will be needing another strip before he can be tested to get his purple belt.
Anna is a tuffy and is oh sooo stubborn. If Anna doesn't want to do something she won't - well, at least try to get away with not doing it. Every week we go and visit Grandma, because she loves to see us. But lately, Anna has been showing her true colors at Grandma's. Anna managed to be the talk of the family for weeks! One day we brought Wendy's (fast food like Mc Donald's) to grandma's for lunch. With the kids meals - they get a little frosty (milkshake). Anna took it upon herself to drink the frosty in Grandma's living room. Mommy told Anna that she can't drink the frosty in the living room, within a second she threw the cup to the floor and kicked it across the living room. And then proceeded to fold her arms across her chest and looked at mommy. Mommy looked at grandma to see her reaction, and then asked Anna to pick up the cup and throw it out. Anna said NO and proceeded to walk out of the living room with her arms still folded across her chest. So, mommy took Anna hand over hand and walked her to pick up the cup and walked her to the garbage can to throw it out. Anna did not voluntarily do this one bit. Anna was lucky that the frosty cup was empty, because it would of made a huge mess if it wasn't. Anna loves her brother, but sometimes can be a bit too much for Peter, where Peter needs a break from his baby sister. Anna is a good eater and loves her veggies and fruits. We have attempted to potty train her, but she just isn't ready. Anna still wakes up in the morning soaking wet, so the Ped. Dr says she is not ready, because she can't control her bladder yet. So, hopefully in a couple of weeks - we'll be able to try that again. Positively thinking.
Peter, is such a sweet boy. He has his moments, but luckily there are far and few apart. Peter hasn't napped in a long time and unfortunately it shows sometimes when he is overtired. Peter loves Nascar and enjoys playing with the cars. He is big with power rangers, bakugan, dinosaurs along with other toys boys like to play with. Sometimes, Peter tries to be mommy's little helper and will tell Anna when she is bad and how she should be acting to not get in trouble. Peter has changed his eating habits as he has gotten older. He isn't a big veggie eater, but he does love his Pasta with Parmesan cheese. Peter still loves strawberries and other fresh fruits. As for milk - Peter hasn't touched that since he gave up the bottle. We tried mixing milk with other things (Hershey syrup, instant carnation breakfast, etc), but Peter didn't want anything to do with it. Peter went to the Dentist to get his teeth checked and to get the paperwork filled out for Kindergarten. He has some cavities, but the dentist says that it is from when his birth mother was pregnant with him during the 3rd tri-mester - more then likely she was sick with a high temperatures and lacked nutrition. So, we are going to get Peter's teeth fixed, just to make sure they don't get any worse. Peter is doing great in school and soon will have his graduation from pre School. Peter loves having family time - where the family will watch a movie together, or play a board game together. if it was up to Peter - he would want family time everyday all day long. Peter is a mommy's boy, no doubt about that, but he is slowly growing up and has gone upstate with daddy for the weekend and had fun. When Peter returned from upstate, with daddy - he came running into the house to give mommy and big hug and let mommy know how much he missed her. Peter is the most lovable son around. He is forever say "i love you mom" out of the clear blue sky and for no reason. Anna is following Peter's steps when it comes to this and it just melts mommy's heart. Daddy still ask Peter and Anna where his "i love you" is, and mommy keeps on telling daddy - that he has to wait for it and it helps to show love to get it. Mommy is hoping one day - it'll catch on to daddy - so he can feel that unconditional love from two little angels.
June is coming upon us and Peter has graduation coming up and Anna will be finishing up her session with Gym/Art. Anna and Peter will be taking swimming lessons at Saf T Swim this summer.
This summer we have a lot of things planned - so you'll have to check back for all the fun things. Sometime soon, I hope to post pics - so everyone can see Anna and Peter.
Have a great summer!!!!
I am still trying to figure out how to print the "blog" and put it into Anna's and Peter's Life Book. So, if anyone here knows how to do that - please let me know. thanks.
Okay, so we left off at Christmas. Christmas was spectacular! Anna and Peter are both old enough to know all about Santa - so that Magic of Christmas is there bright and early in the morning.
After Christmas we went upstate to do some Snowmobiling along with some Family Time. Aunt Donna and Cousin Rebecca joined us a couple of day for some snow fun. Peter is slowly getting use to the idea to drive his own lil snowmobile. I am guessing next year when he is 5 - we'll be worried about his driving, because I can see him being that Lil dear devil on his sled. Anna, she's a little tuffy - she'll be right there riding with her brother. Both kids love playing in the snow, regardless how cold it is. And trust me - it was cold. It was 0 degree F, and with the wind it was about -20 degrees F. The ski slope for tubing was cold "due to possible chance of frost bite". So you know it's cold for that to happen. New Years Eve we were upstate and Anna was sound asleep by 8pm, Peter was trying really hard to stay awake, but I can't complain because he managed to stay awake longer than Daddy. Mommy stayed awake to see the ball drop and then daddy woke up - after the fact. We also celebrated Kings Day/Little Christmas on January 6th. In Guatemala they celebrate Kings day by having special bread. Mommy found a great bakery that makes the bread and we got the bread from there. To celebrate to special holiday - we sent food/care package to Peter's foster family through this organization we found that provides this service to families in the U.S. that want to help out their children's birth families and/or foster families. Little Christmas (same day as king's day) is the day we undecorated out tree and put away all the Christmas Decorations.
February - we had lots of snow on long island and the kids enjoyed playing in it. We also went to the Daytona Races the week of Feb 13th. We spent the week at Daytona Beach. It really wasn't warm enough to spend a day at the beach, but the kids enjoyed going swimming in the outdoor heated pool. The kids were TROOPERS at the Daytona Races, they did great. The race was delayed to do accidents and then it was delayed a couple of hours, because the track had a HUGE hole in the track so they had to repair it to continue the race. Mommy was sooo proud of how well the kids did. When the sun went down at the race, it got really cold - and of cause we weren't dressed for that, because the race was suppose to be over about 5pm not after 9pm. Daytona race itself, didn't plan for this mishap because all the food vendors were out of food and beverages and the Nascar vendors were all sold out of clothes, so we couldn't even buy more clothes to layer the kids to keep warm. It was nice to get back to the resort to warm up and get some sleep. We also celebrated Anna's Gotcha day the end of February. Anna enjoyed her own ice cream with lots of whip cream.
March, April, & May - Anna was enjoying going to the YMCA (she's been going since Jan @ 21/2 years old). Anna loves the gym activities they do along with Arts and Crafts. Anna is the youngest in her class, but the best artist when it comes to doing crafts. Peter enjoys going to Preschool and went to Kindergarten orientation and can't wait to go. Peter is so excited about Kindergarten next year, I hope he is this excited after he finds out that the bus will be picking him up about 7:20 in the morning. Peter is doing really good with Karate - he has his orange belt now with a stripe on it. Peter will be needing another strip before he can be tested to get his purple belt.
Anna is a tuffy and is oh sooo stubborn. If Anna doesn't want to do something she won't - well, at least try to get away with not doing it. Every week we go and visit Grandma, because she loves to see us. But lately, Anna has been showing her true colors at Grandma's. Anna managed to be the talk of the family for weeks! One day we brought Wendy's (fast food like Mc Donald's) to grandma's for lunch. With the kids meals - they get a little frosty (milkshake). Anna took it upon herself to drink the frosty in Grandma's living room. Mommy told Anna that she can't drink the frosty in the living room, within a second she threw the cup to the floor and kicked it across the living room. And then proceeded to fold her arms across her chest and looked at mommy. Mommy looked at grandma to see her reaction, and then asked Anna to pick up the cup and throw it out. Anna said NO and proceeded to walk out of the living room with her arms still folded across her chest. So, mommy took Anna hand over hand and walked her to pick up the cup and walked her to the garbage can to throw it out. Anna did not voluntarily do this one bit. Anna was lucky that the frosty cup was empty, because it would of made a huge mess if it wasn't. Anna loves her brother, but sometimes can be a bit too much for Peter, where Peter needs a break from his baby sister. Anna is a good eater and loves her veggies and fruits. We have attempted to potty train her, but she just isn't ready. Anna still wakes up in the morning soaking wet, so the Ped. Dr says she is not ready, because she can't control her bladder yet. So, hopefully in a couple of weeks - we'll be able to try that again. Positively thinking.
Peter, is such a sweet boy. He has his moments, but luckily there are far and few apart. Peter hasn't napped in a long time and unfortunately it shows sometimes when he is overtired. Peter loves Nascar and enjoys playing with the cars. He is big with power rangers, bakugan, dinosaurs along with other toys boys like to play with. Sometimes, Peter tries to be mommy's little helper and will tell Anna when she is bad and how she should be acting to not get in trouble. Peter has changed his eating habits as he has gotten older. He isn't a big veggie eater, but he does love his Pasta with Parmesan cheese. Peter still loves strawberries and other fresh fruits. As for milk - Peter hasn't touched that since he gave up the bottle. We tried mixing milk with other things (Hershey syrup, instant carnation breakfast, etc), but Peter didn't want anything to do with it. Peter went to the Dentist to get his teeth checked and to get the paperwork filled out for Kindergarten. He has some cavities, but the dentist says that it is from when his birth mother was pregnant with him during the 3rd tri-mester - more then likely she was sick with a high temperatures and lacked nutrition. So, we are going to get Peter's teeth fixed, just to make sure they don't get any worse. Peter is doing great in school and soon will have his graduation from pre School. Peter loves having family time - where the family will watch a movie together, or play a board game together. if it was up to Peter - he would want family time everyday all day long. Peter is a mommy's boy, no doubt about that, but he is slowly growing up and has gone upstate with daddy for the weekend and had fun. When Peter returned from upstate, with daddy - he came running into the house to give mommy and big hug and let mommy know how much he missed her. Peter is the most lovable son around. He is forever say "i love you mom" out of the clear blue sky and for no reason. Anna is following Peter's steps when it comes to this and it just melts mommy's heart. Daddy still ask Peter and Anna where his "i love you" is, and mommy keeps on telling daddy - that he has to wait for it and it helps to show love to get it. Mommy is hoping one day - it'll catch on to daddy - so he can feel that unconditional love from two little angels.
June is coming upon us and Peter has graduation coming up and Anna will be finishing up her session with Gym/Art. Anna and Peter will be taking swimming lessons at Saf T Swim this summer.
This summer we have a lot of things planned - so you'll have to check back for all the fun things. Sometime soon, I hope to post pics - so everyone can see Anna and Peter.
Have a great summer!!!!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
My kiddos are getting so Big!
okay, the kiddos went to the Dr's this morning for some shots and to get weighed and measured and this is how they measured up.........
Anna - height - 34 1/2", weight - 28 pounds.
Peter - height - 42 1/2", weight - 42.5 pounds.
They are happy and healthy!
Anna - height - 34 1/2", weight - 28 pounds.
Peter - height - 42 1/2", weight - 42.5 pounds.
They are happy and healthy!
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