Winter Wonderland Vacation

Here we are hitting the road to head north...notice the boys are already sleeping in the back!

Some pictures at the pool. We swam every day. The boys loved it. Angel and I actually were able to BOTH sit down as they jumped in and out with their lifejackets on. What a milestone!

The above picture is one of my most memorable moments of the trip. We are sitting as it is snowing and I said to Emilio, "Shhhh...listen to the snow fall." We sat, perfectly focused on the present moment and a calm came over him. It was magical.

Emilio wanted to call Mama Ama the WHOLE vacation. One of his favorite games was to say, "Mama Ama" and then go to the phone, pretend to talk and then say, "Bye" and hang up. We called her so that she could talk to him. It made his day...and hers!

Ignacio went ice skating for the first time. Here he is as a serious hockey player. He mostly just wanted to sit on the ice and play. Lacing up my skates brought back MAJOR memories from being little.

Emilio dressed himself.

The boys and I pretended to be in a house under the pine tree.

We sat under this tree after Ignacio and I hiked for 1/2 an hour in the woods.

At one point he stopped and closed his eyes, put his hands together and said, "Dear God, we won't hurt your plants." Amazing.

Our familia....Emilio is a TOTAL Papa's boy. He sticks to him like glue. We are always making sure to give Ignacio extra time because he definately has competition in the Papa Department. Angel is so good about it though and makes a special effort with both the boys. They are so loved!

Here we are at the local General Store...that is actually the name...General Store. I love it! Liquidation SALE!! Notice that Ignacio bought a top hat and sun glasses. He says he is preparing for his job as "boss" at Emilio's upcoming birthday party. He also bought a microphone. Oh boy. Emilio got glasses too as to keep up with the fashion trends...or mostly just keep up with Ignacio.

We bought the boys scuba gear at the General Store. They thought they were sooooo cool. Notice Ignacio is without lifejacket!!!!

Ignacio wore his first pair of flip flops. He is offically size 1/2 in boys. No more toddler sizes. He looked so grown up with them on I seriously had a major moment watching him walk around the pool in them. I had to take a picture. FYI He asked if he could sleep in them.

On a nature walk. Note the binoculars. Nature observing is serious business.

This is the jacuzzi tub in our room. They boys took a bath in it every night and had a BLAST!