Friday, March 27, 2015

Peek at our Week: the Month edition {March}



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After getting back from our early spring break trip to Tucson, we hosted Olivia’s (late) 5th Birthday party.  She had so much fun and was thoroughly spoiled. Smile


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(Isaac is almost as tall as Abuelita!)

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Saul’s been keeping busy on his days off, doing some home repairs.  Spring usually keeps both of us busy with lawn clean up, extra cleaning, and closet organizing.  I’m hoping to finally get a few painting projects tackled too.

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School has been pretty laid back this month, just doing the basics.  I have a Little House on the Prairie Unit planned for Elaina in April, Shark Week planned for science, and Isaac is starting a Greek unit.

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It’s been so lovely out, the kids have been begging to start our walks up again, and loving the trips to the park. 


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Nate learned how to play the recorder at school, and begrudgingly practiced daily in the afternoons.  He was very happy when the unit ended.  We also got to go watch him perform a few dances that he’d learned at school.  I tried to video him, but sadly my camera completely quite working.  He did a really good job, even though he told us over and over again, that dancing isn’t his “thing”…

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I haven’t been cooking anything new or fancy, but I have been getting a lot of offers to help in the kitchen.  Well, from everyone except Nate, who tells me that cooking isn’t his “thing” either….

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(Elaina making Cucumber and Feta Salad)

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(Isaac chopping chicken for Chicken Stew, Ham and Egg Cups)

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(GF Pene Pasta with Chicken, Tomatoes, and Artichoke Hearts)


Peek at our Week

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Olivia’s 5th Birthday Party {2015}


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Tucson {2015}


We took a much needed (and requested) trip south to visit family for a bit of an early spring break.  The weather was beautiful and it was so fun to see everyone!  We were also royally spoiled Smile.



We were blessed with easy travels and got to do a lot of fun things, including a trip to Pinnacle Peak, the swimming pool, Pump-it-Up, In & Out, and a local favorite, eegees.



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In typical Sanchez fashion, it wasn’t without incident.  Nate ended up in the ER with asthma/allergy problems, Elaina got some sort of stomach bug, and Isaac fell into a cactus.  Each of the kids took their turns trying to drown, and forcing my ex-lifeguard sis to polish up her life-saving skills on more than one occasion.  We also got some really sad news about my mom, which I will wait to share the details about until later.


Even in the midst of all of that, it was really nice to get a break and take a rare family vacation.  The kids are still talking about the wonderful things they got to do, and the great time they got to spend with their cousin, especially Olivia who asks daily, “Can we go see Gia please?”  so sweet….



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