The girls in Buffalo

Sylvia, Vivian and I (Nicky) have spent the last three weeks in Buffalo...without Benjamin and it has been difficult for all of us. Probably more so for Benjamin since he's at home all alone and Nicky is surrounded by kids and adults alike. Since we've been here we've enjoyed playing at the park, playing baseball (to the best of our respective abilities), visiting more cousins, playing in Lake Ontario, visiting the science museum and the zoo, and having a field day with Grama Kay at her school. We still have plans to go to Niagara Falls, Palmyra and the surrounding area, New York City (which we'll do this coming Friday for a week), and maybe even Oneonta to visit Taylor, Suzi and family. Sylvia and Vivian's cousins, Ethan and Aidan have a lot of energy and sometimes Sylvia ends up getting hurt. But they're all learning how to get along. Sylvia loves being around them. Ethan is in school during the weekdays until this coming Friday which makes things a little more manageable between all the adults. Shawna will be teaching her last week of school this week and she is so excited to be retiring.

Sylvia is picking up a lot more English vocabulary being around her cousins. She now imitates Aidan's prayers which are always the same, where she blesses Jesus and her mom and dad and that's the end. I'm sure we'll have her retrained once we're back in PR.
Vivian still loves to be with her mama. Whenever she sees me she usually says 'baba' with the emphasis on the second 'ba'. I guess it's just a mixture of mama and papa. She is now getting in her premolars. I'm glad she'll soon be able to chew more crunchy food. She is as sweet as ever and loves to smile. She has been fully recovered from her accident for several weeks now but still has a red spot on her left flank where she got scraped the worst.

Benjamin has been taking a Pediatrics course during the month and even started working again temporarily at the clinic he worked at before as a receptionist. At least this time he's actually working as a nurse. He is also waiting to receive word for an interview for an internship for the second year of the program. We're really hoping that will come through...but when he'll actually come to Buffalo is in limbo because he's still waiting to know when he'll have the interview. We're assuming he will be called back for it.

And here's wishing all those fathers out there a very happy Father's Day.