We got them in!

We finally got our passports in the mail! Our last hurdle to travel to the far off land of Mexico. I feel like we should plan other international destinations in order to get our money's worth. The kids were so excited to see their passports, now they can't wait to go far far away. Isaac is going to Abilene with my mom for a week and he was so excited because he thought he would get a stamp for his passport. We had to break the news to him that Abilene isn't considered far enough. Funny that it will take longer for them to drive to Abilene than it will for us to fly to Cancun. We are set to leave for Cancun on May 6th and come back on May 13th, I can't wait! We still haven't told the kids yet, it has been more of a ' maybe one day we will fly far far away and go to a beach, and you can get a stamp for your passport'. Isaac and Josh were looking at the map yesterday and Isaac said he wanted to drive down through Central and South America then take a boat to Australia. Not so sure I would like to drive through Central America, but I would love to visit all those places some day.

Maya's newest thing is to end every word with a "y". She calls things milky milk, juicey juice. It is kinda cute coming from a 3 year old, but when I start calling things stopy stop you know something is wrong. She has also acquired something that I can only call an accent. I am not sure where it has come from but there are certain words that she seems to draw out. Like, "over there", it sounds more like "over theya". Samuel is still stuck on dada and mama, but not to me and Josh respectively. Though I think maybe he is catching on to dada for Josh. He loves his daddy. Every time Josh comes home Sam gets super excited to see him and if Josh doesn't pick him up right away he gets upset. Sam is also cruising along trying not to get tackled by Isaac or super hugged by Maya.

Easter is coming up in a couple of weeks and the kids are learning about it at school and here at home. Maya impressed my mom the other day when she was able to tell her what Easter was all about. My mom then had to tell her RE (religious education) class of 2nd graders that her 3 year old could tell her what Easter was, they were all very impressed. On Saturday I went to a fashion show with my mom and sister Virginia at their church. We had a great time, only problem was that now I want some new clothes. While I was there we sat next to a lady that taught me and Josh our NFP class. Her name is Barb and she loves to talk, it was so nice seeing her again. Her husband and her co-taught the class. She did give me some hope when she told us that one of sons is about to be ordained a priest in Rome and one of her daughters was a nun in Mexico City. When I asked her about their childhood she said her son was a handful or as her father reminds her, a brat and her daughter almost didn't become a nun because she didn't want to wear a dress. She then said that her boys never played "mass" but instead built forts and such with Lego's and played war and loved to blow things up. Maybe there is some hope for my kids. Though I don't think it is the dress part of being a nun that would deter Maya, I think it is more the fact that I don't think there are nuns that have sparkles on their dresses. I know my mom is continually praying for one of her grandchildren to be a priest or nun, my kids may be her last hope. If God is calling any of them to the priesthood or nunhood (I don't think that is what it is called) I pray they listen to that calling. We continually tell the children that they can become anything that God wants them to be.