Baby kisses from Cuatro

Cuatro has been obsessed with giving the baby kisses for the past few days. If I lay down, the kids are able to feel her move now which they think is the coolest thing. Cuatro is constantly lifting my shirt to kiss my belly which is adorable except when he tries to do it in public and then has a tantrum when I don’t let him. 

(He has a runny nose and had just had his face cleaned which is why his face looks red)

Halloween 2018

This year the kids were told to pick from the huge collection of costumes already in their playroom or closets for Halloween. They had fun deciding what they were going to be and had a tough time picking only one costume (so Pudge and Pequeño both ended up changing up their costumes between school and trick or treating).

School Parade:

Pequeño wanted to be a cat (he wore the Cat in the Hat costume and added a cat ear headband)

Pudge was an astronaut.... I was trying to figure out what was in his mouth and then he showed us...

The teacher had given the class glow in the dark vampire teeth so he had decided to make it a scary astronaut.

Middle school doesn’t wear costumes or have a parade.

That night, they were all excited to go trick or treating.

Little Bear was a soccer ref (he had a yellow card and a red card to hold up), Pudge was a vampire, Pequeño was The Cat in the Hat, and Cuatro was a giraffe.

Cuatro has to be bribed with a small lollipop to keep the hood up on his costume but he quickly forgot about it.

Titi C and her pup went with us too! They were Boo and Sully. 

Tio C joined us towards the end of the night and both Titi and Tio stayed over. 

Everyone had a fun time trick or treating and we had a lot of laughs when people thought that Titi C was one of our children. One person thought she was 12/13 years old (she was actually 27). 

We made it home before the rain started and the kids ran to the library to look through the candy and make trades. They all received SO MUCH CANDY. They all gave some to Tio C and were able to eat some, pack a ziplock bag of the ones they really wanted, and then the rest were put into a big container. 

Some of Little Bear’s candy (he had more in another zipper of that bag still)

Pudge’s candy (Cuatro for a few things from each brother but we didn’t have him get candy while walking around because he was happy to have one lollipop the entire time and wave at all the neighbors)

Pequeño’s candy

The next morning, Abuelo and Abuela came down to spend the day with us. Little Bear was supposed to have a soccer game but it was cancelled due to rain so we spent the day relaxing at the house which was nice.

The kids ran around with Stella, played with Tio C and Titi C, read with Abuela, and played pool with Abuelo.

There was a Penn State game on so of course that’s how we spent the evening. 

*Our area celebrates Halloween on the Friday before the actual date. 

Baby #5 is a..

GIRL!

I think that we are all still a little in shock that we will be adding a little girl to our crew in a few months. 

Since the kids weren’t able to join us for the anatomy scan this time, we wanted to surprise them when they got home. They were all really excited to find out and their initial reactions were varied since they all had been thinking that they would have another brother. 

(not the prettiest cake ... but no one was concerned with the outside...)

Pink!

They’re all coming around to the idea that they will have a sister but Pudge and Pequeño have made it known that they are a little concerned that the playroom is going to be attacked with the color pink. 

Roba’s 2018

This year our trip to Roba’s was a quick one. Tio E and family were able to come which made it even more fun.

Feeding the animals is always one of their favorite things about going to Roba’s. 


They chose the big corn maze this year and multiple kids slipped and got covered in mud before we found our way out. They had a blast! 

The crew:


When we exited the corn maze, it was starting to sleet and the wind was picking up so we went to one of the big tents to make our plans. 

Abuela gave the kids a few French fries while we were waiting for the sleet to stop. Papa, Pudge, and Pequeño went to play some of the games while the others ate a snack. 




Once everyone was done, the kids were getting cold so we decided to pack up and head to Abuelo’s house for lunch and to spend the afternoon together. (Once we got there, we threw the kids muddy clothes in the washer so they were wearing shorts that Abuela had at the house.)

Even though we didn’t get to spend the whole day at the farm like we usually would, the kids had a great time and have already asked if their cousins can come with us when we go next year too!

Weekend in Hershey

Little Bear has a soccer tournament over the weekend in Hershey, PA and we were able to make a family trip out of it.  His team played 3 games and were 1-2, winning their game on the second day of the tournament. 

The younger kids were excited to wear their  soccer club shirts & sweatshirts to cheer on the team and I tried out (and loved) a new soccer themed stick-on nail polish. 










After the second game on Saturday, the team (and families) went to Hershey Park for the evening. We took a few team pictures and then the boys ran away to explore the park together (and meet up with us at the same location at a given time)



The younger kids had a great time going on rides, playing games, and getting snacks with us. 






Little Bear met back up with us right on time and told us about the fun he had with his friends. They had an awesome time going on all of the rollercoasters and other rides. 

No one was ready to leave...


I didn’t get any pictures of the game on the next morning but they played well together. 

After the game we decided to go to lunch and chose Iron Hill Brewery. I had a major craving for a BLT and this one was so good!


The kids all loved their food too but Pudge was the most excited about his shrimp, steamed broccoli, & strawberries. He kept saying “ You really should have got this too!”


Then we stopped at Barnes and Noble and spent a few hours browsing, playing with the train sets, and picking. Few new books before heading home. 

A weekend with family

We’re so grateful that we were recently able to spend a whole weekend with family. The kids had been counting down the days leading up to the trip on a small whiteboard and now that it is over, they have already started a countdown to the next time we will see them. We love that they are able to spend time together with cousins.

Some of the kid fun:

And some adult fun after the kids fell asleep: