Thursday, May 8, 2014

April / Abril

En abril nos fuimos a pasar las Pascuas a Minnesota donde la familia de Jason. El papa de Jason celebra el Domingo de Paascua con una busqueda de huevos donde todos los ninos de la familia y algunos vecinos participan. Fue la primera busqueda de huevos de los enanos y se divirtieron mucho. La casa es adornada con motivos Pascuales, es como si fuera navidad pero en Pascua :)

Minnesota nos recibio con mucho frio y hasta con nieve. Sebastian andaba fascinado con la nieve, cantando villancicos (el pobre andaba muy confundido con el tema de la nieve y la navidad :)).

Auggie hizo muy buenas migas con su primo Eli. Jugaron mucho y muy bien. Mientras Eli fue su companero de juegos, su primo Milo fue su heroe. Se reia de todo lo que Milo hacia y era muy tierno verlo como seguia a Milo con admiracion.

El museo de ciencias y el museo de los ninos tenian exhibiciones sobre Dinosaurios. Asi que no tuvimos mas remedio, que visitar esos museos :) para que los enanos vieran fosiles y jugaran un rato con uno des temas favoritos de juegos.

Visitamos una libreria que tenia animales (gallinas de seda, ferrets, una tarantula, gatos, pajaros). Muy simpatico el lugar: http://www.wildrumpusbooks.com/

Pasamos un dia muy simpatico en la casa de la tia Mary con su familia y Nana.

Los chicos disfrutaron muchisimo de sus abuelos, de sus tios y sus primos. Me encanta verlos compartir con la familia y recibir tanto carino de todos lados. En nuestras conversas siempre salen Grandma Grace, and Grandpa and John and Catherine and Tia Miria y sus primos. Me llena de mucha alegria que puedan sentir la conexion con su familia (Sebas le llama su familia grande). Ahora nos tocara ir a Peru para que refresquen su conexion con el lado materno :)

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In April we spent Easter in Minnesota with Jason's family. Jason's dad celebrates Easter with an egg hunt where all the children in the family and some neighbors participate. This was the first egg hunt for the kids and they had a lot of fun. The house is decorated with Easter motives. It is like Christmas but in Easter :)

Minnesota received us with cold weather and snow.Sebastian was fascinated with the snow and was singing Christmas songs (the poor guy was very confused with the relation between snow and Christmas).

Auggie got along really well with his cousin Eli. They played a lot and very well. While Eli was his play mate, his cousin Milo was kind of his hero. Auggie laughed at Milo's jokes and it was sweet to see my little monkey's display of admiration to his cousin.

The Science Museum and the Children's Museum had exhibition about dinosaurs. We did not have an option but to go and check the museums :), so that the kids could see the fossils and play with one of their favorites play themes.

We went to a book store that has life animals in its premises (silky chickens, ferrets, a tarantula, cats, birds, etc) The place was very nice and the kids had a good time. http://www.wildrumpusbooks.com/

We also spent a nice day with Tia Mary, her family and Nana.

The kids enjoyed being with their Grandma, Grandpa, John and Catherine, their cousins and aunts and uncles. I really cherish to see them sharing with their extended family and to receive so much love from everybody. Now that we are back, they always talk about their Grandma Grace, and Grandpa and John and Catherine and Tia Miria y sus primos (Sebas calls it, his big family). I am very happy that they can feel the connection with their family. Now, we need to go to Peru to refresh the maternal side connection :)


Cousins
First cousin encounter / Primer encuentro con los primos
Auggie Doctor
At the doctor's office / En la oficina del pediatra
At the doctor's office
Waiting for the doc! / Esperando al doctor!

Wild Rumpus
Rumpus bookstore
Wild Rumpus: Libreria /Book store
Silkies
Gallinas "silkies" andando sueltas por la libreria
Silkie chickens roaming free in the library

The other animals at the library / Los otros animales de la libreria


Rumpus Bookstore Auggie cat
Auggie conociendo al gato Daniel
Auggie meeting "Daniel" the cat
Rumpus Auggie reader
Auggie encontro un espacio para leer y se quedo largo rato hurgando entre los libros
Auggie found a little space to read by himself and remained there for a while reading several books

Rumpus Bookstore Auggie & Sebas
Reading time with mama // Leyendo con mama!!
Dibujo en tiza de la libreria, sobre la visita del autor del libro que lei a los chicos
A chalk drawing about the author whose book I was reading to the kids
Merry xmas in April
Happy lads experiencing snow for the first (conscious) time
Chikis contentos experimentando con nieve por primera (al menos de manera conciente) vez.
Sebas snow 1
Sebas fue el mas feliz con la nieve. Estuvo haciendo ademas de munecos, leones de nieve.
Sebas was the happiest with the snow. He also made snow lions.
Sebas snow
Using protective gear for his frozen hands :)
Usando proteccion para sus heladas manos :)
piranita tira nieve
Auggie did not care about gloves and was instead starting snow fights :)
A Auggie le importo un comino ponerse guantes, y mas bien empezo a hacer una guerra de bolas de nieve
Museo de Ciencias / Science Museum

Ultimate Dinosaurs  Science Museum

Science museum 1
Sueno de dentista / A dentist dream

Science Museum Sebas
The exhibition had some stations for the kids to play. Sebas enjoyed that very much!
La exhibicion tenia estaciones donde los ninos podian jugar. A Sebas eso le gusto mucho!
Science Museum Auggie & Awizabel & Eli
Auggie e Isabel apreciando una cabeza de carnivoro
Auggie & Isabel checking out a big dino head
Science museum Auggie
Auggie mesmerized by the big screen dinos
Auggie asombrado por la pantalla gigante que mostraba dinosaurios
Science Museum Auggie & Awizabel
Isabel was such a great big cousin and helped Auggie during the whole visit
Isabel fue una prima super linda y ayudo a Auggie durante tod la visita
Science Museum Auggie & Awizabel & Eli & Rollie
Auggie tratando de tocar las pantallas
Auggie trying to reach the touch screens
Science museum Seb&Henry
Visitando las exhibiciones permanentes del museo
Visiting the permanent exhibits of the museum
Science museum Auggie 1
Auggie explores / Auggie explora
Science museum Auggie 2
Toca, toca boton!// Touch, touch the buttom!
Science Museum Dino belly
The kids inside a simulation of a carnivore dinosaur stomach
Los chicos dentro de una simulacion de panza de dinosaurio carnivoro
Hoke TV Crowd collage
Toda la familia en el set de television
All the family inside a TV set
Easter presents with Granma
Empezando las celebraciones pascuales con Grandma Grace
Starting Easter celebrations with Grandma Grace
Auggie pelucon
A calm Auggie / Un calmado Auggie
Linda & Auggie
Auggie & Linda
Easter egg decoration collage
The kids enjoying dying Easter Eggs
Los chicos disfrutando de decorar huevos de Pascua
Easter egg eating
Enjoying the fruits of the previous night work!
Disfrutando los frutos del tarbajo de la noche anterior!
Easter decor collage
Easter Decor at Rollie & Catherine's / Decorado de la casa de Rollie & Catherine
Easter egg hunt collage
First Easter Egg hunt for Auggie and Sebastian
Primera busqueda de huevos de Pascua de Auggie y Sebastian
Easter egg hunt basket 1
Auggie showing off his prices
Auggie ensenando sus premios
Easter egg hunt a
Haciendo travesuras en el pozo
Easter basket Seb.
Sebastian enjoying his Easter presents
Sebastian disfrutando de sus regalos de Pascua
Easter w
Grandpa Rollie & Sebastian
with Tia Sheryl 1
Tia Sheryl tying the guys up ? Tia Sheryl amarrando a los crios (uno de los pasatiempos favoritos de Sebas)
Easter Sebas
Cheeseee!!
Auggie climber
Aha, Elia and Milo are climbing a tree.. I want to climb too!!!
Aja, Eli y MIlo estan trepando a un arbol..yo tambien quiero!!
Sebas Haircut Before and After
Haircut time: Before and After
Auggie haircut collage
Haircut time: Before and After
Auggie during haircut
Nooo, mi pelo noooo!!
Noooo, my hair noooo!!!
dos amigos 1
The two little friends / Los dos amigos queridos
Park
A tired warrior!! / Un cansado guerrero!!
Park Tia Miria & Aug
Hi Tia Maria!!!
Children's Museum / Museo de los ninos Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 0

Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 2
Imitating the T-Rex / Imitando al T-Rex
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 9
Getting used to the Triceratops / Familiarizandose con el Triceratops
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 10
Domesticando al T-Rex / Domesticating the T-Rex
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 11
Yihaaaa!!!
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 12
Dos terribles fieras!!! / Two ferocious animals!
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 3
Dinosaurios en Minnesota
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 1
Archaeologist in the making! / Ha nacido un arqueologo 
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit
Hola Triceratops!!
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 8
pecabezas (asi llama Auggie a los rompecabezas)
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 7
Busy Dinos / Dinosaurios ocupados
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 6
Trying to take a picture wit Grandpa / Tratando de tomar una foto con el abuelo
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 5
Huevos escapista/ Runaway egg!
Children's museum 1
Munchkin munching crackers / Comiendo galletas! 
Auggie Children's Museum
Cheese moment!
Children's museum Seb Dino exhibit 4
Camina como dinosaurio / Walking like a dino!
Two turtles
Dos tortugas! / Tale of Two turtles!
Children's museum 2
Creatividad facial!/ Creativity on my face!
children's museum Sebas
Final result / Resultado final
Children's museum
Con la Tia Mary y Papa / With Tia Mary and Daddy
Children's museum 3
Animal Farm / Granja animal
Children's museum 4
Dos locos pintados jugando con mijo / Two little painted faces playing with millet
Children's museum 6
Concentrado! / Focus!
Children's museum 7 
Picasso!!

Lego Store and MOA
Legoland Collage
Genius creating!! / Genios creando!!
MOA Park
Dando vuletas y mas vueltas!! / Spinning!!
MOA Park 1
Speeding!!!
MOA PArk 2
Happy climb!! / Subibaja
At Tia Mary's / Donde la Tia Mary
At Tia Mary's 3
Playing with trains / Jugando con trenes
At Tia Mary's 1
Jugando a ser amarrado por su tio Andrew
Playing to be tied by by his uncle Andrew
With Tio Gary Seb
Now is Uncle Gary's turn to tied him up
Ahora es el turno del Tio Gary
with nana
With Nana  / Con la Nana querida (bisabuela)
With Tio Gary
With Uncle Gary / Con el tio Gary
At Tia Mary's 2
Having fun with Tio Gary
Divirtiendose con el tio Gary
I do not want to be in the picture
I do not want to be in the picture (it reminds me of his mother when she was a child)
No quiero salir en la foto (me recuerda a su madre de chiquita )
Hoke Family
The Hoke Family. Sebas accepted to be in the picture after tia Maria bribed him with an offer of a cookie
La familia Hoke. Sebas en la foto despues de que la tia Maria lo sobornara con la promesa de una galleta
Auggie Awizabel
Este no necesito soborno alguno ;) Feliz con su prima Isabel (mas conocida como Awisabel)
This one did not needed any bribe :) Happy with his cousin Isabel (better known as Awisabel)
Cousins All
Los Primos Hoke/Queenan
Going back home
Fin del viaje. en la cabina con el piloto :)
End of the trip. At the main cabin with the pilot :)