Sisters

Eliana and Karina probably don't remember what life was like when they didn't have each other and neither do we.  They are constantly seeking out each other.  If one is playing upstairs, then the other follows.  Even though Karina copies her big sister a lot, more often than not, Eliana will go and join Karina is a certain activity. 

They love each other's company and here's a little video dedicated to that...

Sprinklers!

We had a spell of hot weather and so it was time to turn on the sprinklers again, Eliana said.  She remembered when we did that last year.
After putting on her swimsuit (a little bit too small for her, but she refuses to wear her new swimsuit because "it doesn't have a skirt") and flip-flops, she was all ready....  And off she went!

Apparently its fun to get squirted in the face.  That's curious for a girl who doesn't like to dip her face into the water in the swimming pool.

At the end, she washed the grass off of her feet and flip-flops by rinsing them in the sprinkler.

Karina wasn't so sure about the whole thing.  At first she watched from the sidelines.

She decided to go out there, but can't move very fast on the grass and doesn't know how to get away from the water if it's getting her in the face.

But she wanted to join in on the action and had Elvin carry her.  Here's a video of Eliana, Karina, and Daddy running around.

In the end, we THINK Karina enjoyed it.

Happy Mother's Day!

We had a very low key Mother's Day...  trying to finish up last minute preparations before baby comes. 

Eliana made a very sweet card (with help from a babysitter) for her mom and here it is.

On the front cover, it says: "TO MOMMA" (Eliana writes in all CAPS only.  She refuses to learn the small letters, for some reason.)  And she decorated it with jewel stickers.

On the inside, it says: "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY" and then below "U LOVE YOU".  We think she meant to write "I love you."  The person she drew is a girl, with a mustache and beard, she says.  The drawing below is open to interpretation.  Eliana says that it's a drawing of our family.  Karina is the short one all the way to the right.  Emily is on the left--the circle around the belly shows the fact that she's pregnant.

And "FROM ELIANA" on the back.

Hope you had a good Mother's Day as well!