Future Artists??

I've read that this is how Michaelangelo started.

So what if I believe in child labor...my motto is "getting young and train them early". I figure by this time next year they will be able to handle the yard work perfectly. LOL.

Skylar, Skylar, Skylar Blue

Skylar turned 9 months the beginning of September, she is the sweetest, most adaptable to anything goin' kind of child. She goes with the flow, no matter what the flow is. She is a thumb sucker and just adorable. Here are some pixs of Miss Skylar, that show her very easy going personality.

Spoiled Rotten by ME

We went on vacation this summer to Key West and I found the perfect t-shirts for my babies...yes I do spoil them, but only in the best possible ways! Clockwise it's Alex and Kris, Skylar, Layla, Logan and Adrian.

Kamakaze Kris

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Life's a pool!!

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Layla, Logan, Adrian, Alex and Kris enjoying a hot summer day at Nana's house.

My BIG kids

From left to right: The ones that started it all!!

My first and oldest, Adrian now 4, was 4 weeks old when he started and as such has always considered himself "the supervisor" of the group. He left my care (and a huge hole in my heart) this summer to start pre-school. I miss him terribly, but he comes to see me regularly, he's actually spending this coming weekend with us. He loves spending time with Pepe (hubby) and Nana. He asked me last week "Nana can you come to work at my school!?? My heart swelled!!

Alex, now 3, was 3 months old when I got him, he's my "gentle giant", a very sweet, sensitive, soft spoken little man. He's the thinker in the group, and is always first in line to be my "little helper". He loves the little ones, Logan 15 months, and Skylar 9 months and considers himself their bodyguard. He talks all the time! WHY? because he can! WHY? Why? WHY?

Kris, turned 3 (yesterday)and "spitfire" is the word that comes to mind. He's my daring, dashing, darling and quite the flirt. He was 3 weeks old and barely 5 lbs when I got him. He slept in a "laundry basket" for the first couple of months...he was sooo tiny. He's fearless and is always willing to try new things! He's the only one that dares to "cannonball" into the pool...and LOVES it!

Layla, 3, my first little lady, was and is quite the "chatterbox". She was 5 months old when I got her and spoke her first word "THUNDER" at 9 months (OH,YES SHE DID!!) there are witnesses to prove it, and she has not shut up since. By the time she was 2, she was speaking in sentences...(Oh yes she was!!) She started school in August and her teacher is very impressed with her vocabulary! I see Layla very often, but still miss her constant chatter every day!

Watch me grow

Well...I'm finally trying to come into the technology age...I know for most of you this happened some time ago, but I've been fighting it all the way. You know how it is, you're always a bit skeptical of the unknown and for me the computer world is like a vast desert, I know they exist but I've never been to one and quite honestly I am deathly afraid of the unknown, so bear with me as I learn to navigate in this strange new world.

I feel this will be a great way of letting the parents of my babies (& anyone else who is interested) know of the cute, strange, hysterical and wonderful things their children do and say every day. I love what I do, these children say and do the funniest things, they are discovering new things all the time and I'd love to share some of these moments with you.

These are very busy times,and we all have our own agendas and busy schedules, when the parents come to pick up their children I don't always have the time to tell them individually all the things their children do during the day so this will be a good place to share anecdotes, pictures and many more things.

I've never enjoyed a job as much as I do this one and to me there is nothing better and more gratifying than watching these little ones grow. The change happens almost second by second and they grow up way too fast, so I hope that this blog will show you just a bit of what I see and hear every day.

Though my days begin very early (6:30 am) and end 12 hours later, I feel energized, fulfilled and very happy. I actually look forward to starting my day and really miss these little ones over the weekend...can you say that about your job??...I didn't think so!!!

There may be some of you (OK, most of you) that would say that I'm totally insane for quitting an office job to take care of children, but though it is a lot of work I've truly never enjoyed a "job" so much. In reality I don't consider this a job, to me it's my calling, I've always enjoyed children and truly believe this is what I'm meant to do, I'm only sorry it took me so long to realize this.

So sit back and I hope you enjoy what I'm planning for this blog. Bear with me while I'm in the getting settled stage and remember to be patient, I'm trying really hard to become computer literate!