Matthew and Robert are Walking!

Yes! both of the boys started walking on June 7th, just a few days after their first birthday. We were in Ecuador for the last month, and while visiting my Aunt MariCarmen and her family, the kiddos took their first steps! Ever since then, they are just getting braver by the day. Matthew seems a little more confident with his walking, so we need to really watch out with him since he will get himself up and come to us without any warning at all!
My youngest brother Felipe came to Ecuador for one week just to have a chance to spend some time with the kids. We had a good time with him, but his visit was too short. Abuelo, Abuela and Uncle Fernando sure spoiled the kids the whole time. I know it has been a week of adjustment for the three of us and it sure is nice to be home, but it is easy to see that the kids look for all three of them. It was very cute to watch the faces of excitement in the boys faces when they saw their Daddy after a long month. We really missed him. At times the kids would pick up their play phones or even the real ones and pretend to dial numbers to end up saying Daddy!Robert even said ones Daddy hurry up! (it was in Spanish: Daddy apurate!) I have no idea what his Daddy needed to hurry up to, but we missed him a lot.
We really enjoyed our trip, and especially seeing our family and friends. While in Ecuador we had a big family lunch in honor of my Grandma "Mamina". There were at least 50 of us there. It was Grnadma, her children (my mon and siblings), my cousins, and all of our kids (for the ones we have them.) We also had a lunch at my parent's house with both of my Grandmothers.
This year marks ten years since my high school graduation. So we had a little get together with some friends. Unfortunately for me the reunion will be in July. It was sure nice to see everyone and catch up. We are really looking forward to December when we will see them all again. We already miss you all!!
As of June 23rd Matthew weighed 24.14 lbs, and Robert 23.4 lbs; they both are 30" tall. Robert has now his two bottom, and the two upper teeth out, while Matthew shows no signs of any more teeth besides his bottom ones.
Here are a couple videos of each one of the kiddos learning how to walk.





Here is a video of the kids playing in the inflatable pool my mom got them. We decided to make a picnic out of it, so we were feding the kids while they were playing. Poor Matthew he did not liked the cold water, while Robert was having a blast.




Matthew y Robert están Caminando!!

Sí! Mis dos pequeños empezaron a caminar el 7 de junio, justo unos pocos días después de su primer cumpleaños. Estuvimos en Ecuador todo el mes de junio, y cuando visitábamos a mi tía MariCarmen y a su familia los niños dieron sus primeros pasos!. Poco a poco ellos se están sintiendo mas seguros al caminar. ¡Matthew parece un poco más seguro con su andar, así que necesitamos estar totalmente atentos a todo momento ya que el rato menos pensado se levanta y viene caminando hacia nosotros sin ningún aviso!
Mientras visitábamos a Abuelo, Abuela y Tío Fernando mi hermano Felipe vino a Ecuador por una semana para tener también la oportunidad de pasar tiempo con los peques y que podamos celebrar el día del padre juntos. Nosotros nos divertimos con él, pero su visita fue demasiado corta. Abuelo, Abuela y el Tío Fernando mimaron y consintieron a los niños todo el tiempo. Desde que regresamos ha sido una semana de ajuste para nosotros tres, es bueno estar de regreso en casa, y Matthew y Robert estaban tan felices de ver a su papa en el aeropuerto, pero se nota que ellos buscan a su Abu o Aba (Abuelo), Abuela y al Tío Fernando.
Disfrutamos realmente de nuestro viaje viendo especialmente a nuestra familia y a amigos. Mientras estábamos en Ecuador nosotros tuvimos un almuerzo familiar grande en honor a mi Abuelita Mamina. Nosotros también tuvimos un almuerzo especial en casa de mis padres con ambas de mis Abuelitas.
Este año son diez años desde mi graduación del colegio. Así que tuvimos una pequeña reunión con algunos amigos, desafortunadamente para mí la reunión oficial será en julio; fue muy bueno ver a todos, y saber que ha sido de las vidas de cada uno desde que nos graduamos.
Esperamos realmente que llegue diciembre cuando nosotros veremos a nuestra familia y amigos otra vez. ¡Nosotros los extrañamos mucho!!
EL 23 de junio Matthew pesó 24,14 lbs, y Robert 23,4 lbs; los dos miden 77 cm de altura. Robert tiene ahora su dos dientes inferior, y los dos dientes superiores, mientras Matthew solo tiene sus dos dienes inferiores.