Memories with the boys!

Memories with the Boys!

Brothers. Charles always insists on holding his little brother's hand.

I expected to see more...jealousy, but so far it has been more sweetness and a bit of obsession over his little brother. He does want to be burped just like Camilo and may have requested breastmilk (which he didn't like)...overall, just so happy to see their sweet relationship and I do know things may change 🤪 but just enjoying superrussellbrosthem both at this stage! 💙💙🙏🏾 #superrussellbros

My boys 🤩

When I'm holding Cam, Charlesito says "two boys".

Indeed, I do have 2 boys. I move Cam to one side and tell him I have more space for him too.

"God blessed me with Two boys." I say.

Thanks for reminding me 💙💙

#superrussellbros

My sweet pearls 😍😍

#austinaquarium🐠
#superrussellbros

My boys. Always. 💙💙 Lately I don't know how to label these. Bc my days after work definetly go towards taking care of them and making sure they are good:

✅ Bathed
✅ Fed
✅ Loved

It's like two full time jobs, and I know it's important work. Hard work. Fullfilling work. And all Worth it.

And today, their daycare was open and I took them to have a day off. For myself.

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How blessed I am to have them.

Conversations with my 4yo.

4yo: Mommy. You know, you and I have something special?
Me: of course we do...but what are you thinking about?
4yo: well, you and I both like the chocolate donuts with nuts the best.
Me: That is so special!! 🍩(no donut with nuts emoji )

Conversation I overheard my 1 yo have as his dad is reading him a book.

1yo: donut?
Dad: that's the number zero Camilo.

Proud of my boys. 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩

                                         

Back to school. Wait. They've been going to school 🤣 More like, new school! Charlie is doing so well in his Spanish immersion! I thought he'd be upset, but he seems to like it. It's harder for little Cam. Transitions are hard. We are doing our best to support them. ❤

Es dificil decir adios asi que sera vernos de nuevo! Fueron 10 años en Austin y muchas amistades bellas para toda la vida. Los quiero mucho 🥰🥰

Sweet Eats Fruit Farms. Farm day with the fam. The #boys first time riding ponys and horses. 🐴 Super recommend Sweet Eats Adventure Farm in Georgetown, TX. They have various activities pig races, tires to push, petting zoo, and picking seasonal fruits and more! 😊

And the final result for our tie-dye project 🤩 boys loved it and both were very engaged as well. I was surprised we kept the floors dye free! 😅

So much fun @wonderspacesaustin

Charlie asks me why we can't touch the strings.

'I'm confused mami. Why can't I touch it? Can you show me the things I can touch?" He asks... 😅

Fourth of July, 2022

4th of July, 2022

Austin, 2021

Dinner with 2 littles. 🤗🤗 Fancy drinks and peek-a-boos.

Teacher Appreciation Week, 2022

Easter, 2022

Easter,2022

Fall Weather!

Fall Weather

All the fall things. And Christopher Robin is the photographer 😅

2021

Two Boys on a Sailboat--Dos Niños en un Velero

This blog is a bit different than my usual park reviews. I have an announcement: I am now a Children's Book Author! This project started with one simple thought: "I could do better". When my older boy started spending lots of time reading some books that I found to be just ok, I thought "I could do a better job". I had no specific topics at the time, but then the theme came from my older son asking me questions about our day. He would ask me: "Two boys on a sailboat?" when I was strapping him and his brother to their carseat. I knew that he knew that it was a chair, but he was inviting me to go beyond that thought. "Si, hay dos niños en un velero" I'd respond back in Spanish, trying to keep our language alive.

So that's the origin story...Two Boys on a Sailboat (Dos Ninos en un Velero) is about the adventures of two brothers and how they go through the day using their imagination. The normal day to day activities for the mom taking care of the kids, become magical as she is invited to join the wonderful world of her sons.

I was also very intentional in including various underlying themes that came up as my curious boy kept asking questions when we brought his baby brother home. For example: Are you Camilo's (little brother) bottle? I realized none of the siblings' books we'd purchased had shown him a mom breastfeeding or his dad having time to read books with them...so those scenes are included to help normalize breastfeeding and show fathers being involved in their kids' life, among other themes.

Beyond what happens next. The most important thing for me has already happened. Two Boys on a Sailboat is on our shelf, and our boys can recognize themselves in this book :-)

Thanks for all the support. Specially @charles.russell @tracyborgmeyer @carolinadiaz @pdiaz @laura and wonderful designer @bojana for bringing my ideas to life.

Available now for presale at Amazon

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