Castillo kids

Monday, May 19, 2008

Mother's day 2008

On Mother's day, John took us to the Fairmont hotel for a special mother's day brunch. It was beautiful and quite a surprise because I was told we were going to Coco's (Ethan's favorite restaurant). We got dressed up and ate at this fancy ballroom which was very special. The Fairmont made it special for the kids to - the kids got to get their own food at the mini-sized buffet, decorate cookies and go to the petting zoo. It was fun!

Every year, the kids' school hosts a mother's day breakfast. Its always fun because the kids gett to show off their moms to their friends. The teachers serve us breakfast and the kids give us the presents they made for us. Its so cute! Here are some pictures of us at the Mother's day breakfast at the kids' school (May 9 2008):

Driving school

Here is Ethan driving at Legoland...I've been meaning to post this video but never got around to it...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Update on Zoe and Ethan

Its been a while since I've posted...so I'll do a quick summary of the kiddos:

We just got back from Legoland in Carlsbad, CA. We had a great time! Ethan had a great time because he was able to go on a lot of rides. Ethan’s favorite ride was the Jr Driving School ride, where 3-5 year olds get to drive their very own cars. Ethan had to steer but also push the pedal down to get the car to move. He did great – although did crash into a few other cars. He also had his face painted like Spiderman. He was so excited about it and was even asking strangers if they wanted to take a picture of him. Zoe, although she was too short to go on many rides, she still enjoyed it too. We all really enjoyed ourselves – it was a great vacation.

Zoe is 19 months old now and is talking a lot. She loves Elmo and still loves to sing and dance. She loves to snack and always wants to munch on something. She loves to mimic people and loves to copy whatever her brother does. She wants to play what he plays with, eat what he eats, sit where he sits etc. They get along really well and Ethan is a great Kuya. He likes to blame everything on Zoe but she likes to bite him when she doesn't get what she wants...I guess no relationship is perfect, hahahha. Zoe is throwing tantrums now - daily, in fact. She is really stubborn and does not like to negotiate. Hopefully this is just a phase!

Ethan just started preschool on April 29. It was his very first full day in Miss Trudy's class. He was so excited to be in preschool but I do think he misses his friends from his old classroom.

Ethan had his first dentist appt and had 20 cavity-free teeth (10 on top and 10 on bottom). He was a little nervous but didn't cry. He got a goody bag with a toy, a new toothbrush, and floss which he was excited about.

That's all for now. I'll try to update the blog more regularly.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

zoe's favorite songs

Check out Zoe's favorite songs...its mostly me singing but she is trying to do the hand movements. Zoe is 16 months old and really starting to talk (although its not evident in this video).

Friday, February 1, 2008

Big 'ole smiles

As you can tell, our family is pretty happy!

This is Zoe's new smile. When she smiles for the camera - this is what you get! John and Ethan are having a BIG smile contest...not sure who the winner is because both are pretty BIG!!!

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Go Warriors!

As you probably know, our family has really gotten into the Golden State WARRIORS! John has always been a fan, and I mean SUPER FAN. But, now the kids and I are getting into it too! Ethan even knows all the guys on the starting line up - his favorite being Baron Davis.

Here are some pix of the kids getting into their Warriors gear. I'll get pix of John in all his gear and post those pix too!

Zoe is trying on her brother's gea - looks cute on her too!

John and Ethan at a Warriors game - Ethan's second game actually. They had fun! Ethan was most excited about eating ice cream though!