Today

PART1

PS: Some pictures were taken with our iphones.. so that's why some are blurry.

Hello blog, today I am posting almost everything we did today.  Let's start with breakfast, I made blueberry muffins, and they loved it! Danny ate two and Ne ate One (she nibble on the second one), they had a cup of Milk and a banana, it was a good breakfast.  We got a new little table with chairs for them over the weekend and they are fascinated with it :) Danny sits on the right side of the table, he picked that spot and it is now forever his, Ne has learned that her spot in on the left, there is no way that Danny will ever let Ne sit in his chair..(at least for now).

After Breakfast I felt like dressing them up, so I tried to find color coordinated outfits for them, GORGEOUS!! 

(they were not happy that I was taking more pictures than usual, so I persuaded them with little pieces of candy.. and that explains why it looks like there is something in their mouths.. because there is!)

Once pictures were "done for the day" (that's what I told them) We sat in the couch together and I read them 3 different books.. over and over and over and over and over again.  Yes, that's how much I read today, but when you see the word over that mean 5 times, so really, I read 25 times today... did I do the right math?.. Daniel is at the gym getting all buff and sexy, so I can't ask him right now.

We had lunch, I went to Daniel's work to pick up his work laptop for him, I came back and wanted to take Danny out for a haircut, I also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to spend quality time with my only son, I took him to get a "big" popsicle, I talked to him in the car about what was going to happen to his hair and that he was going to look super GUAPO!  He seemed to really understand what I was saying, he kept telling me "cut hair, hair cut, Danny's hair", and once I told him he was going to get a balloon afterwards, his eyes got big and all he could think about after that was his balloon, not just any balloon, an "ORANGE one", he is really into that color lately. Once the hair cut was over he seemed really surprised that he did in fact get a balloon for getting a haircut, and they didn't just give him an orange balloon, they also gave him an ORANGE lollipop! look at that little face, he is thinking..."WOW"

It was a little after 5 by the time we were done, Daniel called me and asked me to get dinner so I wouldn't have to cook (LOVE THAT MAN) So we just decided to get the kids their happy meals, it really does make them HAPPY.  If it was up to them they could eat a happy meal every day, too bad for them Daniel and I care for their health and we make healthy meals for them :) but once in a while a treat is totally OK.

It was cloudy outside but Daniel really wanted to take the kids to play outside.  Danny recently learned how to ride in his his tricycle that grandma Judy got him, and now that is all he wants to do when we go outside.  Ne just likes to walk, sometimes she "runs" but her run is hilarious, she doesn't run, she walks faster but with the tip of her toes, so when she "runs" she just looks like she is walking but with a hop in every steps, and those hops make her curls go boing! boing! boing!, it's so much fun to watch.

We even got to see a pretty rainbow really close to our apartment complex... well, only Daniel and I seemed to appreciated :) 

TO BE CONTINUED..... 

Many reasons to LOVE July

There are so many reasons to love July, the most important reasons: we have two birthdays! My sister Melanie and her husband Jesse! they are amazing, we love them so much, I wish to always live close to them :)

We are loving this month, I take the kids on a stroller ride when Daniel is at work, last week I took them to a park, it took me an hour to get there, it was good exercise! the kids did so well, they got a nice reward.

We go to the pool a lot, we enjoy popsicles, we have had a couple pretty rainbows.  Daniel and I decided to eat salads for lunch, we started at the beginning of the summer and we have been pretty good at sticking with it.

Two days ago we went to see Harry Potter in 3D, it was a great movie!

Lets talk about Nessa Girl

Our Nessa girl is so precious, so cuddly, and a big mama's girl at the moment. Sometimes I joke about how when Ne is happy you just want to hug her and kiss those cute cheeks! but when she is naughty I am tempted to put her own Craiglist under the "free items" category. If I am in the same room/house/building, she only wants me and Daniel, she is very picky about who gets to hold her or play with her. "No" is her favorite word at the moment. She doesn't like me to do her hair as I have mention before, sometimes like today, she was totally ok with it... until I was done, and she tried to mess it up.. but I put a little bit of hairspray and her hair stood still, yes!!!

She loves being the baby, and we love knowing she is our last little baby. She is really into books, she could have me read books all day if I had the time. She also really likes shoes, necklaces, sunglasses, and she is very much in love with Woody.

Ne already has the look, or the mom look... just look at some of the pictures below and you will see what I mean.

She dances (it's so cute), her favorite food is Mac and cheese, grapes, and milk. If you call her name and tell her to "come here" or "go this way" she will most likely go the opposite direction on purpose. Sometimes when she knows she is doing something wrong and we call her name and tell her to look at us she looks the other way and pretends she is not listening to you. Her favorite TV shows are Yo Gaba Gaba, Dora, and Blue's Clues, she also enjoys watching music videos with me. She enjoys playing with her little cousin Naomi, she likes feeling like she is the oldest. If she is grumpy all you have to do is give her a hairbrush it makes her feel pretty to brush her own hair... and the results will always give you a good laugh:

So that's a little summary of Vanessa. our One year and a half girl keeps us just as busy and Danny :) and as busy as we are we are SO HAPPY with our little family,

We are so blessed to be able to raise our children with two cultures and bring to our family good things from both cultures to make a nice, happy and lovable home.

Here are more fun pictures:

Those curls are to die for!

Ok, I said I was done posting for the day, but I HAVE to show you this video, look how curly she is! just like me when I was little. Super linda mi Vanesita!

July pictures for YOU

*two weeks ago Danny was really into dressing up, he only has two costumes so he was changing from one outfit to the other all week... I loved it, it meant less laundry :)

* Danny and Nessa play so well lately (they fight less! yesssssssssssss!) We are blessed to have sweet loving children. I feel so lucky to be their mother. ps: Danny doesn't use diapers anymore, I don't know if I ever posted that so there you go!

*We have more pictures but I will post them later in the week, I think posting twice was good for today. I hope everybody is enjoying summer as much as we are (please winter, don't ever come!)

Mis Amores

Taken with my i phone, not the best quality, but it's so convenient because I always have my phone with me and not the camera, and I just downloaded a fun app so I get to do some editing on my phone, love it!

Father and Son

I love watching Daniel and Danny play, it's usually "wrestling". We love having a son!

And of course we also LOVE having a baby girl! Daniel enjoys given them plenty of love and attention. I love my family.

Oh Awesome Summer!

It's been amazing having warm weather! We go to the pool all the time, the kids really enjoy it. I do look forward to the fall though, Danny will be going to pre-school horray! I think that he will learn lots and it will be good for him to hang out with little guys like himself. Ne will have more one on one time with me and I can finally have laundry done before the weekend. I can't help but to feel a little strange, I feel like he should be in kinder... in Peru you start kinder at the age of 3, I went when I was 2. Oh well! I am just glad that he will be going to his little school and learn new things :)

For the in laws.

I am back to blogging, basically because of my in laws :) They deserve at least one post a week so they can get updates on the kids and see pictures of them too.

Danny is happy as always, playing, bothering Ne (what's new) and talking more. I was dying to put him in a soccer team this summer, some people suggested swimming lessons.. but he can do that any time of the year in an indoor pool, I want him to take advantage of the summer and go outside and run and play! We have enough of indoor activities during the winter (hate that winter.. snow.. ugh) Anyways, but I have not been able to find something! either way, even if I don't find something we will still be outside most of this summer :) gotta buy more sunscreen lotion for this kiddos! I really want to take the kids to a lake this summer, there are many here in Utah.. the only trouble is that Daniel doesn't like the heat.. but I think we will find a way to convince him to come along :)

Vanessa is a sweet cuddly girl, with lots of emotions and drama too but we just LOVE her for all that she is... um except the Drama, Daniel thinks it's funny though...She is a daddy's girl for sure! Vanessa LOVES to walk, and we (specially me) love it too. The only thing that makes me sad at the moment about her growing up, is that she won't let me do her hair anymore, she either says "ouch!!! ouch!! ouch!!" even when I have just barely touched her hair, or she "cries" and says "nooooooooo" with a really sad, heart broken voice. For the most of the week her hair looks big puffy.. like an afro! and on the weekends I try to do her hair super fast or I give her my makeup brushes (that she LOVES) and that will keep her happy until I am done fixing her hair. She looks cute anyways but it's fun to be able to dress up your only daughter... clothes, hair, jewelry, you name it. Oh! and one thing she does really like is necklaces, she only has two for now but she wants them on all the time.

Random note:.. not about the kids. But my cousin Coco is going to Peru this month with his wife to visit and I am dying on the inside! every time I hear of someone who is going back it just kills me, I want to go back with them.. of course I wouldn't leave without my beautiful little family :) Honestly though, when I do go back for a visit, it will be really really hard to come back to the US. Oh my beautiful perfect Peru!

On to other things.. I LOVE my sweet husband Daniel. His birthday is coming up and I am so sad he won't spend it with us but at the same time we are happy that he gets to go to Colorado to help with his brother's temple work. And we are REALLY happy that he will be back in time for his Father's day celebration! As all of us married people know, marriage is not easy but when you are with the right person, those challenges are so worth it! and my Daniel is so worth it, he is my best friend.

We are so happy, we are doing really well, we are all healthy and I am just excited summer is finally here.

EASTER

Unfortunately Daniel was sick that Sunday so he stayed home, but I took the kids to my parents house were they had their easter egg hunt. Danny was so excited to find fruit snacks and crackers inside his eggs..... yeah I don't put candy in there, that would be too much sweets for one day. Nessa had a really rough day, since she is walking lots once in a while she will fall and that's exactly what happened that day, she got hurt right above her right eyebrow, she was upset for the rest of the day, but maybe next easter will be more fun for her!

HELLO!

HELLO! It's been a while since my last post. We are doing well, Vanessa is walking lots, and I started two businesses. There is still a lot to get done, the first one is Kaylie Creme Handmade, it's basically an online store of high end quality products, sort of like Etsy.. but BETTER! My brother in law Michael and I are co-founders of this company... and then there is PHOTOGRAPHY! but that will probably take me longer to get started because of how much I already have to do. So many fun projects, I am in LOVE with my business. I am finally doing something for ME. Before that would of made me feel guilty, everything I did was all for and about the kids and Daniel, now finally I can make my self feel useful in other things that I am good at. I can't wait to let you know about the progress and updates on my two new loves.

The Kaylie Creme website is still under development, I did however start my business blog for photography... nothing fancy, in fact I did it last night at 2 am because I was so excited, it really needs a lot of work and I only put one single picture... that I didn't even edit! anyways, you can tell it really was 2 in the morning! But if you want to check it out: hinksonphotography.blogspot.com I don't know how often I will be posting since I am not in a huge hurry to get the photography started, I want Kaylie Creme to be PERFECT so much of my free time if any goes to that business.

The kids are doing very well, no one sick (finally), they are enjoying warmer weather and so do I! I think the only other update is that we are looking for housing, we need one more room, a backyard would be nice too, so we have to move out July, 1st. I can't wait to not be on the second floor! It's hard to take the kids on a stroller ride when I have to bring the double stroller down the stairs and the kids!

By the way, I have not forgotten of easter pictures, my sister lost her camera and she texted to tell me she just found it today! so once I get her memory card from her I will post them up, promise! by the way, thank you Judy purchasing the kids easter clothes, they looked so precious! thank you thank you thank you!

Danny's grandpa is sooooo funny!!!!

He literally was rolling with laughter. This is so precious!

Danny

Just thought that I would share this video with you guys. Can't remember if I already did.

Back on track?

Here we are! I haven't posted for a while, it seemed like my life was busy enough but right after December things have become even busier at home. I got a part time as a Spanish teacher assistant and I LOVE IT! it's a fun job, and when I have to sub for any of the Spanish teacher all of the kids take me seriously and obey everything I ask them to do... maybe I have a mean hispanic look when I am serious? or is it my "mom look"? whatever it is, they always seem to listened to me better than their own teachers. It's just 10 hours a week, so I still have plenty of time to spend with the kids, and to do all the other things mom and wives do at home... That's a lie. Laundry has become a challenge at home since I started working, plus this is the first post since our Christmas post.... and there are some updates I should tell you all.

The first one, I am pregnant, although I already post it on facebook, I figured I should post it on here, to make it even more official. 14 weeks pregnant you guys, it's insane, we definitely did not planned it, those who knows us well knew we just wanted two kids, yeah we know that's not a "normal" number in our mormon community, but that's what we wanted, so I guess Heavenly Father had a different plan for us, because no matter how careful we were.. here we are again, expecting a little baby who should come beginning of Aug. maybe end of July? I had a dream it was a boy, so maybe Danny will get a little brother to play with, that would be great! Even though Danny is the most challenging kid to keep in control, I do want a boy more than a girl.. don't ask me why. If we have a little girl, that would be good too, then Nessa will have a best friend to play with. We have not thought about any girl names, but If it is a boy Daniel and are naming him Michael Jay Hinkson (after Daniel's brother who past away last year). If you were wondering why we didn't tell people right away when we found out I was pregnant, it's because we were in shock for a while.. well, I was :) I can't lie and say that I am static about the idea of having 3 little ones so close in age, BUT I am grateful that Heavenly Father thinks I am a good enough mother to send me a third baby to take care of. And I am specially grateful for all the support Daniel has given me since we found out about this pregnancy, he has been beyond wonderful and so positive, it's been great! plus it helps that my parent and my whole family has been so happy for me and have offered me their help and support.

On to other things...

Danny talks lots, and we LOVE IT! He is shy around people he doesn't see often and usually tries to baby talk around them, but when we are at home he is a great talker, and Nessa keeps up with him! she is saying all kinds of words too. Nessa is walking, but still rather crawl, she goes up and down the stairs so quick, it always makes Daniel a little nervous, but Nessa is very careful with anything she does, always looking behind her to see how many more steps she has left to go. She is always wanting to cuddle with me, she is a sweetheart. Luckily, Danny doesn't bother her sister as his pastime as much anymore (knock on wood!) which means things have been more peaceful at home.

I would LOVE to tell you that I am back on track and that I will doing lots of posts... but all I can say is that I will do what I can :)