A New Garcia

A few weeks ago we added a new member to the family. We decided that Mo could use a kitten, especially seeing as Gato is not the nicest cat in the world. We named him Neno because it is something Mo can say and it is the Spanish nickname for feline which works because Gato's name means cat in Spanish. The thing about kittens is that they get into everything and are extremely mischievous. I haven't had to deal with this craziness in quite a few years and I totally forgot about it. Here are a few shots I got of our little kitten acting crazy.

 This was pretty funny. Neno wanted to check out what was in the tub but Marcus kept sprinkling water on him and freaking him out. He never learned though because he is still jumping up onto the side of the tub every time someone is in the bath.

Rolling Away

We caught one of Logan's first rolls from back to belly on camera!

Summer Heat

Now that it is warm (okay HOT) outside, I have been trying to get the boys out more. The only problem with this is that they are both little heat babies. They sweat sitting still. Which makes it really difficult to keep sunscreen on them and to keep them comfortable. This was my latest attempt:

It didn't work as well as I hoped. Mo was sweating just watching me pull weeds and he refused to get into that freshly cleaned pool. Logan was doing a little better in his tent but less than an hour later they were both cranky. Oh well. We'll keep trying!

Oh and quick update: remember those seeds Marcus and I planted during our quality time? Here is what we have produced so far. Can't wait until the other two flowers bloom!

Cleveland Children's Museum

A couple weeks ago we took the boys to the Children's Museum. Both Lorenzo and I had never been so it was pretty fun for all of us.

Their specialty exhibit was on space travel. Mo's favorite part of that was picking up the "moon rocks" and piling them on the moon rover.

 Here's what Logan did while we were there, hung out in the stroller.

 In the barn room (for kids under age 4) Mo had a good time picking up all the different stuffed animals and telling us what they were.

 Downstairs there was an entire water table set up with moveable dams and these water spigots you could add pipes to. We had a hard time prying Mo away from this.

 This is just too cute not to include!

 Marcus had a fun time making toast and coffee in the play house.

There was even a little grocery store where the kids could go shopping. And yes that is an entire cart filled with meat.

Monthly Onesie Project

During Mo's first year one of my friends introduced me to the idea of taking a picture at every month "birthday" in a marked onesie to see how he grew and changed. I wasn't always on the ball with Mo's because making the onesies would always slip my mind. This time around I found Sticky Bellies. They are stickers that you place on the babies outfit, making it so much easier to remember. Here are Logan's first 5 months of pictures:

He has definitely followed in his brother's footsteps and is a big boy. At 5 months he is clocking in at almost 19 pounds and is wearing 6-9 month clothing. He just figured out how to roll over a couple days ago but since then he has mastered it. Every time I try to change his diaper he is all over the place and has figured out he can use this new skill to get to his toys. He can also sit up pretty well. He will fall forward after a little while but I totally expect he will be able to sit on his own by the end of this month.

Oops

Sooo I'm a slacker. A busy slacker. I have started training for my first 5k race (with my mom at my side) so many of my other "projects" have fallen by the wayside. But, do not despair. I will have an update coming shortly.

In a quick summary, Logan turned 5 months old a few days ago and is now the reigning rolling champ of the Garcia household. Marcus got all his hair chopped off and has finally mastered multiple word sentences. Oh, and now he calls me "Mom" instead of "Mama" or "Mommy" and I'm pretty sure I'm not too fond of this milestone seeing as it came on so early and unexpectedly. Lorenzo is working, working, working but he is in the running for a promotion! And I turn 25 tomorrow, have officially lost 24 pounds in the past 5 months, am able to run 3.1 miles in 40 minutes, and have finally decided Logan is old enough for me to return to school in the fall.

Hopefully that little teaser will hold you over until I finish organizing all of our photos and get some time to give you the real dirt!