Mommy's rest day is the highlight of the week!

The reason for this is because when I'm resting abuela and abuelo care for Kenji and it is then when Kenji gets to do a handyman project with abuelo. This time they made a weight bar from scratch! In other words they cut, sanded, and spray painted the wood to create Kenji's very own set of dumbbells! Ha! I assure you Kenji is in high heaven for this! :)

Just the other day it was grandma Margie's birthday so we sent her a little e-card and a couple of days later, much to our surprise she called to thank us for the card! When Kenji learned that I was talking to grandma Margie he pipped in "I want to talk to her too, mommy!" so I passed the phone to him and he just started chatting away with her. Ha!

He's usually pretty shy about talking with people on the phone, but fter greeting her he right away asked her his #1 favorite question; (the one he asks anyone who will give him the time of day) do you like cockroaches!? That got them started on a full-on conversation about bugs, animals, and the like! Oh, one thing though, he was sure to warn her that some dinosaurs are veerrry naughty, because they're carnivorous! (that's been his latest new word and fascination) But in heaven they won't be naughty or eat us! Heh! Such cuteness, if I may say so myself!

Some more of Kenji's cute thoughts:
* Yesterday Kenji overheard me telling mom that my ear was hurting me a bit. He quickly came to my side and asked me; "Why mom? What you put inside? A bean, papaya seed, a little bit of tissue, a rock, food? What? What you put inside?

At first I was a bit bewildered at his question, but then it came to me. Long ago when Kenji put a papaya seed in his nose, it began hurting him and it wasn't till about 2 weeks later that we took him to a specialized doctor to inspect his nose (we didn't know for sure if he did or did not have something stuck in his nose those 2 weeks) and out came a little papaya seed with growth and all! Yuck, I know!

So anyways, I realized that he was asking me what I had put inside my ear, because he associated my ear pain with his nose pain of long ago and I guess he figured I must of stuck something in my ear, just as he had in his nose! Ha! Quite the analysis there, Kenji! Heh!

* Upon returning from the park, Kenji walked in to the kitchen and asked me for a cup of water. After having his fill on the refreshing water he turned to me and with his hand on his chest said, "My heart is bubbling, mommy! You want to hear it!?" with a very concerned look on his face. Ha! - I guess "bubbling" was the closest thing he came up with to describe his fast-paced heart beat!

Guess what? It's 10 days till Kenji's birthday! Whoo-hoo!



Here are some pics of a awter park we went to earlier this month (I had forgotten to post them) and the other ones are from the recent things we've done this last week. Enjoy!

Happy New Years!!

Wow, I can't believe we're in 2009!! Whoo-hoo! ..... Yikes :S ?! Actually, I'm quite excited to see all the wonderful things the Lord has in store for us this year. For great and many have His promises been and as we all know He never breaks a promise. So, hang on to your hats ladies and gentleman for the best is sure to come! Yippee! TYJ!

Well, here you have a slew of photos of the fun things we've been up to these past couple of days (since our last post, heh). Oh, and guess what? Kenji just got his 8th molar (left top), and right on time, a week after the last one. Thank God he didn't get a temperature or any other teething discomforts this time around. A major plus, to be sure! :)

Thank you, Saltillo home, for inviting us to your vacations and making us feel a part of your wonderful home. We had a great time, a blast really! We will miss you all, Kenji will especially miss his little friends :( , so much. WLY! -- And we love you sooo much, Angie, it was great spending some time with you, only wished our time together would have been longer :(. xox