Gwendolyn and her cohort

Gwendolyn's Gamboa cohort has grown. There is steadfast Eric who now lives next door, and can be convinced to play house, store and dress up when there aren't other boys or sports activities in the immediate vicinity.


Freya, who whisks in from Scotland every six months or so. (Here showing off the marker (!!) on their eyes. Luckily it came off pretty easily in the pool a few minutes later.)

 

And Mila, the newest addition to Gwendolyn's circle. (Not always with so much pasta sauce). Mila moved to Gamboa several months ago and Gwendolyn is completely enamored.

La Tortuga

Simon, singing a mixture of songs from school: "La tortuga hace 'shhh'. Hagamos silencio, por favor!" ("The turtle says 'shhh'. Let's be quiet, please.") The hand motions are from the turtle song, but the silence part is from an owl song, culminating in his own sweet mixture which he loves to sing over and over and over....

The sitting version.

The standing version.

Simon - 3!

What a long time since we've posted! But there's a very good reason to jump back in. While Gwendolyn's early years seem meticulously documented, Simon's seem to have raced by in a blur. And suddenly we arrive at his third birthday! Rest assured, he is being properly celebrated. Some scenes from preschool today:

Inspecting his cupcakes with Graciela and David.

Blowing out candles with the help of seven other little preschoolers (sweet Mia in the background here).

And reveling in chocolate crumbs. 

Happy Birthday, Little Man!!