No Todo Yago

Another Madrid adventure!  During our trip we took the boys to the Warner Brother’s theme park.  We all had a blast, but I think no one had as much fun as Yago did–especially here on the observation deck of a water ride!

Yago loved the dancing ground-level fountain at this park in Madrid.  He couldn’t get enough!  It was wonderful relief from the hot sun!

I am looking forward to a summer filled with early evenings like this one!

With this long weekend and no school until next Friday, I’m getting ready for a lot of this:

but also a lot of this:

Do you love flowers? Check out this week’s photo challenge from I heart faces!

Here’s my entry for this week:

Reflection...life is sometimes out of focus.

I love the marble floor at my parents’ house.  It always makes for interesting pictures when I want to capture reflections.  This picture was the result of an e-course assignment from my Unravelling course.  I manipulated the settings and set the timer and hoped for the best!

Nashville, I’m proud of you.

How high’s the water, Mama?

What can you do to help?

Here’s a site with some great information:

Nashvillest

Both boys are home from school today due to flooding, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t learning.
Overheard from the other room:
Yago: Daryoosh, can you say booby trap?
Daryoosh: boob trip

I just can’t wait to hear their future conversations!

I heart faces has a SMILES photo theme for this week’s photo challenge!

Click on over there to see more smiling faces!

My three-year-old loves Lady GaGa. Can you tell?

(This picture was originally posted on my Project365 photoblog)

Yes, you guessed it!  Tía Paloma is at it again!  Here’s the original picture if you missed it on my photoblog: NoTodoYago Project365

Gracias Palo!

It’s probably about time to write instead of only posting pictures.  I have the photo-blog (http://projectthree65,wordpress.com) for pictures right?

I don’t know why I’ve been uninspired lately.  I have a lot going on, trying to juggle work and home, but that’s nothing new, is it?  I’ve been more present with the kids.  We’ve done more activities.  I’ve been sleeping more at night (yeah, um, ignore the timestamp of this post). The kids are laughing, playing, getting along together–at least most of the time.

Hang in here with me.  I’ll find my voice again.

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this:

I knew my two boys were different from the first day Daryoosh was born.  Today was just another reminder.  I had to go into the office for a little while with Daryoosh in tow. I used to be able to take Yago to the office for a couple of hours with no worries.  He would be content to sit on the floor by my desk or at my calculator and calculate away. Not Daryoosh.  No way.  Today he left my side within minutes and began to wander the building.  He entered every office and peeked into every cubicle, and he got upset if he was not acknowledged immediately.  When Yago was younger, I wished away his shyness. Now I realize its utility.  I certainly don’t want to change Daryoosh and do not wish him to be shy, but it makes me realize that I miss Yago’s shyness–especially since shyness is often mistaken for good behavior.