Intermission

After a long break from the Blogging world, we are finally back! Life for our little family is hectic but good. During our hiatus we have celebrated Valentines Day, said goodbye to my Canadian-bound brother for the next 2 years, visited NYC, forgot our 4th year anniversary (yikes, we will be making that up soon!), celebrated Mother's Day, toured potential preschools for Peach to attend this fall, attempted potty training (again!), and Q and I will begin our 4th consecutive semester of school next week.
Here's what the Munoz munchkins have been up to lately:
Peach- Oh sweet Peach. She is certainly her own little woman trapped in a tiny toddler body. Case in point: last week while playing in the car (the car was NOT turned on-her favorite thing to do these days is to pretend to drive) she found the hidden valet key, turned the car on, blasted the music, turned the wipers on high, and rolled up the windows. Q swears she would have thrown the car in reverse and headed down the interstate if I hadn't caught her in the act at that exact moment! Knowing sweet Peach...that's not hard to imagine. In other areas of life little Alliyah has proven to need much more intellectual stimulation than I can give her. We have been checking out preschools in our area to see where the best fit will be for her this fall. As sad as it will be for me to start letting her leave our home for a few hours at a time, she wants and needs it. She loves to be challenged and learn new things. I know it's been hard for her because I have to divide my time with Stud who's 15 months younger. His wants and needs are totally different. Her little self is a force to reckon with and I love her for that. She is just like me in so many ways. My favorite part of the day is when my strong-willed girl gives up the fight and just wants to snuggle before bed-time. She gets her blanket, her stuffed Penguin, and a book for us to read, and we quietly connect for a little while.
Stud- Mr. Anthony is stuck to me like glue, as usual. He's very tender-hearted, loves to snuggle all day, loves to eat anything and everything, loves to play really rough, loves to tease and chase his sister (seriously, this early in life?), and play in the water (pool, river, puddles, etc...). He's totally different from Peach and his personality resembles Q: always laughing, content, and teasing! He will officially enter Nursery next month and we anticipate a difficult transition because he is so dang attached to me! I'm ready for it, though. I want to see him grow and develop on his own and learn more about who he is as an individual. He, like his sister, loves books. But, when it comes to play-time, he would rather tickle Peach, destroy whatever she tries to create, run away with her dolls, or chase after her with his stuffed dog. The noise level gets pretty high around here! He will only be quiet if he's being read to or if he watches a short Baby Einstein video. I relish those few moments of serenity!
Here are some pictures and videos of our life in the last few months:
Day trip to Richmond where we visited the Children's Museum-

I love how Anthony is looking straight at me in the pic below :)

At the Museum's play farm, Stud thought the life-sized cow was so funny. Then, he leaned over and kissed it :)
Near the Museum is a large lake and park. The babies had fun exploring and especially enjoyed watching the ducks swim and catch bread crumbs.

Happy Spring, everyone! More updates to follow soon...and hopefully not so far behind as this one :)