Home Alone While Papi Is Out of Town

The trip to see Papi at his hotel was a wonderful success! The long drive to and from went great. The kids LOVED the time with Papi and for us all to stay together & have fun in the hotel. I enjoyed it very much too! We got much-needed time with Papi and he still had plenty of time to do his work since he didn't have to do the long commute!

We got to town early and had a FUN time at IKEA. We had a really cool cart with a car and the kids had a blast beeping their horns while we wandered through the store for a couple of leisurely hours. It was dreamy!

The hotel pool was already closed, but we went to a very nice park with a great playground and had a lot of fun. While we were there, a Latino Fiesta started up in the park and we got to enjoy some peppy música & bailando!

We met up with my sister and her family for church and spent the afternoon together at a little zoo and enjoyed lunch and much laughter and smiles! We were also eaten alive by swarms of mosquitos - big hairy ones. It was nasty! This time my bites did not swell up but Andres' sure did! He has looked like a bumpy headed creature from Star-trek.

I am so thankful my friend Mandy stayed with us this week while Karl has been gone. She made the days and evenings so much more pleasant. We didn't sleep much :) but I loved her company and so did the kids! Even a Mami with three little joys experiences loneliness - having Mandy here was an encouragement and refreshment to me! It was sad to say goodbye to her today! We love you, Ms. Mandy!

The week is winding down...the girls have school today and Andres & Mami have an eye appointment. Other than that, we will catch up on some household chores. Friday we will enjoy MOPS and a group lunch date afterwards! We will look forward to Karl coming home Friday evening & hopefully some relaxation together!!!! Then, our weekend is jam-packed with activities before another busy week...I mean another busy month starts!