Childers-Valverde: 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

NEW HOME!

We have been so busy with everything going on the last couple of weeks! We got another new dog.. he is a soft coated terrier! He is adorable. We have been able to potty train him very well, but the chihuahua is taking some time. It is too cold outside, and she is so small that I think its hard on her. We finally found the perfect home! We love it, and it was the only one we could move in right away. We are renting to buy. Well renting until we can close. I guess a lot of people do that here because of the base. Everything went smooth with the move. Movers managed to break only one thing! which i hear is a good thing? I guess it is because i was at lunch which some army wives (yes I do that now... have lunch with other wives haha) and some of them said that they broke vases and a lot of the kitchen stuff. So i guess i can be happy they only broke the glass on a picture frame which can be easily replaced.
We bought a bunch of new furniture for our house! It was all really cheap considering we bought a lot of stuff. I think it was all under 3k.. but we got our whole living room, a big dinning table with six tables. An awesome desk, entertainment style chairs! so yea it was alot! it was at this american furniture warehouse! And they are all very nice, considering they were cheap. i think the store is like an outlet thats why they were so cheap.
on the other note!
Sofia is doing awesome! she is running! ha-ha still a bit clumsy.. but she gets that after me.. She is having tons of fun at her little gym classes! She really loves the obstacles and she gets to play with other kids her age... which she really doesnt do.. she rather go explore... but i guess thats how kids this age are... more interested in the world around them than the people. She is also learning some baby signs.. she can ask for milk or juice! and she does the bubbles sings! she loves bubbles!! she tries to blow but she doesnt quite get it.. she just tries to imitate me. She is something! i love her so so so much!
Well i posted pictures on my facebook from the house! so u can have a better glance at it!
All in all i am very proud of my family and at the point we are now! House finally feels like home and its an exciting new beginning!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sunday!

We had tons of fun today at the Vikings lounge in Colorado Springs. We did lose the game, but I believe we fought till the end!! Sofia was very good today! She actually played with Crayons today without eating them! She followed what the other girls where doing. Her grips isn't hard enough yet so she didn't actually draw anything. She gets the point though which is awesome!
Her walking is still very clumsy!! She just gets super excited and starts to run instead of walk and than she falls over. She started to squat today!!! Shawn said its super good for her leg strength! Which is good because hopefully she will learn to stand up on her own without help.
Yesterday we went to look at some houses. There is this one that we really really like, but we are scheduled to see a few more on Tuesday.. so we will see what we find.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Sofia's First Birthday!

Can't believe Sofia is already one!! Today was an exciting day... We got a phone call from Bolivia! Which was very exciting. Sofia, then, opened her second gift. ( She opened her first one the night before... just because she accidentally ripped the wrapping.) We played with her book until Daddy got home.

We went to Chuck E Cheese, and she had a blast. She loved the carrousel the most. I think shawn and I had more fun! :D But I like to think that Sofia did too! We had some yummy pizza, and we also got a cake. However, we had to take the cake home because Sofia was starting to get a little fuzzy. She napped during the car ride home, and then got ready for cake. OMG was that a big mess!!! Maybe cake at 8 at night isn't the smartest thing to do! Because she was up and is still up! it's already midnight here!

Here are some pictures of today!