PA Trip: NYC (day 3)

 Since we live only about an hour and a half from the great NYC, I asked Paul and Cindi (my sister and her husband) to take us in to tour a little! 

We started in Hoboken, NJ and hit up Carlos Bakery (aka Cake Boss) 

- it was a good experience but we saw no one who worked there that was on tv. 

The pastries were good!

 twins weren't too excited to wait in line

 Next, we got on the Staten Island Ferrry (free) and rode across the river to see the Statue of Liberty.
It also provided a great view of the NYC skyline.

 We then walked to the 911 Memorial..

 After that, it was time to go to Times Square and the BIG Toys R Us

(what the kiddos were looking forward to all day!)

 Can you tell it was the end of the day and they really wanted to go to the Toy Store 

( not take pictures with mom)

It was such a fun day! Thank you SO much, Paul and Cindi, for the best tour of NYC I could ask for.

PA Trip: Jersery Shore (days 1 and 2)

 

The twins and I had the awesome opportunity to got to PA for 6 days. The plane ride was so easy and the twins did great! We flew into Philly and my friend Jess Booth works as an air traffic controller for the Philly Airport. I told her I was flying into Philly the day we left. So, as we were going down into Philly, the captain says over the intercom, "We would like to welcome Chastity Gomez to Philadelphia. And since she's on board the tower is going to give us priority in landing:)" The twins couldn't believe that the pilot knew my name. 

 Of course, Jessica had told him to give me a shout- out! Pretty cool! 

When we got to Grandma's house, the girls enjoyed some yummy home baked cookies.

 The next day we went to....

  Point Pleasant Beach.. Jersey Shore

The twins just LOVED the ocean! It was the first time (they remember) going in the ocean. The water was in the 70's and SO warm. We spent hours surfing the waves and after a few times, the girls didn't even hold our hands out in the deep part. They even got pummeled a few times!  We went up on the boardwalk and the played some games that I used to play as a little girl with my grandparents every summer. Such memories! We also had some out of this world, lobster roll.

It was a fun day!

The last ones first day

My little four year old started preschool today. Hard to believe that he is old enough to leave my side and venture out by himself into the great unknown! I was worried that he would be timid and afraid. When the door opened, he marched right in with a smile on his face and wave of his little hand. I walked to the van in tears. It was such a surreal moment- saying goodbye to the last little bird to leave the nest! He will go to preschool 3 days a week and only for 3 hours a day so its not too bad for me! It definitely is happy and sad. A few hours a week to myself sounds pretty awesome but I will miss his little hand in mine while I run errands. I will miss his endless questions and chatting in the car as we drive. He's a pretty cool little guy to have around, but I am SO very happy for this little burst of independence getting him ready one baby step at a time for the great big world!

 This parade is by far my favorite parade in CO:) It takes place in Littleton right around the time school starts and is so family friendly and has lots of western flair- particularly TONS of horses. Its cool. We have gone ever since arriving in CO. They have lots of booths set up which are fun to browse. The girls got face painting at one booth and this lady was AMAZING! It was also free which was a huge plus!

 Our dear friends the Halls live about a block away from the Main Street, so this year, they had us over for donuts and we got great parking! I love the home town feel to this parade- our elementary school walks in it and it was awesome to see the girls principal, their 2nd grade teacher and their new 3rd grade teacher! Makes me feel like we live in a small town which we really dont! 

First Day Success

Natalia : {2 Week Photoshoot}

Natalia : {2 Week Photoshoot}

 Excited to be able to shoot my new little niece. I am no professional photographer but am slowly trying to get better. This Tuesday, I get to attend a DSLR photography class to learn more about my camera and how to use it. Photography is one thing that I just LOVE to do and maybe I could use it as a means of income once the kiddos are all in school. My other (realistic) "dream job"is to open a coffee cart stand and travel around to businesses/offices and make lattes:) I have always wanted to open a bed and breakfast but dont think that will be fulfilled for many more years, if ever. But a girl can dream!