Merry Christmas!!

Daddy is home and all is good!!!! I hate having him gone. Adrian really missed him and you can tell cuz all he wants is dada! We had a good Christmas. Here are some pics!

Merry Christmas Eve!

I wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas! I will most likely post tomorrow night pics and all the events. Hope everyone has a great Christmas!!!!!!!

Seeing Santa

This is the first year Adrian has seen Santa. Last year we went to the mall but it was sooo crowded and the line was too long so we didn't even try it. So this year our local grocery store was having Santa so i thought it was perfect to take Adrian there. There was NO ONE in line. It was great we were in and out of there in like 10 minutes. Adrian sat on Santa's lap for about 30 seconds then he was done! Of course I have pics!!

Just getting by....

Chino will be home sometime on the 23rd...so only 4 more days ugh!! Time has gone by fast but not fast enough!! We are just keeping very busy. That's all for now.

Old pics!

I found some OOOLLLDDDD pics the other day and just wanted to share them.... here ya go!
They are probably from around 2003-2004








The little girl in the pics with me is Jade....this is her now!

What a day!

Yesterday was my good friend Lisa's daughter's 2nd birthday! We always go over to her house and Adrian plays with the kids so we went over there yesterday to celebrate then I was going to babysit the kids while Lisa and her husband went to his work party last night. Well Sarah and Adrian were playing with crates on their heads and Sarah fell into the windowsill. She had a huge cut above her eye and so we called the ambulance. They came said she would need stitches but they didn't NEED to take her. So Lisa's hubby came home and off they went to Children's Mercy! They finally get back at the time they are supposed to be at the party so they didn't get to go! Sarah is fine now, and had a memorable 2nd birthday. When they came home we ate dinner then had cake!!!

UGH

I feel like crap!!!!!!!!!! I have my first cold of the season and it sucks.

Happy 2nd Birthday to two very special children!!!!!!!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Sarah and Tiago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tiago-I know we have never met but your mom is one of my best friend and i feel like I know you!!! I have seen you grow through pictures and text and I know that one day i will get to meet you! Have a great day little buddy!!!!!!!

Sarah-my little mama!~! I love you baby girl! It has been a great 8 months watching you grow! I hope to see many many more years!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

100 things...well...almost

RULES: There are 96 statements and you bold the ones you have done. Grab it and play for yourself!! (This was taken from a friends blog).

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept in an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten cavier.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Feel free to take this and do it too. Maybe you will learn some things about yourself.

Bloggity bloggity blog....

I just feel like posting something today. I am not really doing anything i hung out with some friends today...its so boring without Chino here, and it sucks. I know I keep complaining about it and I know it could be a lot worse. Like my friend Jennifer whose hubby is in Iraq and has been since January! Wow...so i guess I should be thankful Chino is only gone for a few weeks?? So anyways not much to really say just wanted to add a post. Tomorrow is Lisa's birthday so I am going to her house to hang out although it is supposed to be nasty weather so we will see how that goes. Okie dokie off to bed to watch TV!!!!!

Car seat safety!

For some reason I feel the need to blog this. I never really knew anything about carseat safety before i had Adrian but now after researching and learning i feel quite informed. I feel like everyone who has children or cares for them should know about the safe use of carseats!!! Too many times these days I see people driving around with infants in an infant carrier facing forward, or not buckled in right, toddlers and preschoolers either in the wrong type of carseats or not in one at all!!! It's quite scary some of the things I have seen as I am sure we all have seen. I know also that some people truly dont know that what they are doing isn't safe. That's also scary! I know when we were in Mexico, NO ONE used carseats...ugh! Adrian was in one if we were in our car but if we were in his mom's he wasn't. I was very scared everytime too. Next time I will make sure he is always in a car seat. Right now, Adrian is 38 lbs and in a carseat that will only harness to 40 lbs. So my options are
1. Put him in a booster(NO WAY he is too young)
2. Get him a higher weight harnessing carseat(YES YES YES)

I NEED to get him a higher weight harnessing carseat but right now I dont have the money for it. So i can ONLY hope that he doesn't gain those 2 pounds any time soon. I WILL NOT put him in a booster seat yet with only a seatbelt. He is only 3 years old it is NOT safe.

Current law in Missouri is "Missouri car seat safety laws require children under age four and under 40 pounds to ride in a federally approved child car seat that is appropriate for the child's age and size. Children ages 4 through 7 who weigh more than 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds or are not at least 4'9" tall must ride in an appropriate child car seat or booster seat."

Ok so to recap....it is wayyy safer to rearface as long as possible. Most carseats allow you to rearface til 30lbs or so. That would most likely be until your child is around age 2. It is also MUCH safer to keep your child harnessed for as long as possible. Different seats have different harnessing weights but there are some out there that go up to 80 lbs!!!! If i could buy a seat like that for Adrian I would.

I just ask that you think if your child's safety! Some if you may already know all of this and that is WONDERFUL but some may not and I feel it is very important for people to know!!!!

Here are some links!
http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/pages/home/index.htm (safety of extended harnessing)
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html (safety of staying rear facing)

Thanks for reading!

Just a few pics of Me and my Loves!!!!!

I took these one day and they came out ok so I guess I will post them!

The twins FIRST birthday!!

Man I love these little guys! They are sooo cute and I love playing with them and holding them!!! I am so glad i met Lisa and her family they are the best!!!! Happy First Birthday Bardomiano Jr. and Danny Lee!!!!! I love you guys!!!!

I abandoned my blog...

I am sorry. Chino left to go out of town for work and it is killing me. It sucks. I know people go through it all the time but i hate it!!!!!! UGH!! OK just needed to vent. He will be back either the 23rd or 24th of December so at least he will be home for Christmas!~

Jade's visit!

OMG I have missed Jade sooooo much!!! I pretty much raised her and then a couple of years ago they moved about 1.5 hours away and things changed and i hardly get to see her or any of the other girls very much!!! I miss all of them!!!! Anyways Jade was in town with her family for Thanksgiving so she got to come over and spend the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was great having her around. I love her sooo much. Adrian absolutely adored her!!! It was great!! I hope she gets to come back at Christmas!!

I got the JOB!!

I am now the Local Area Representative for the Kansas City area for goAupair!!!! WOOHOO!!!! The answer to my prayers!! I will keep you updated on how it goes!!

Job possibility....

Well I answered a Craigslist ad in the childcare section to be a Local Area Representative(LAR) for goAupair. It is an aupair company based out of Utah and I would be working with the families they currently have here in KC as well as recruit new ones, make sure things are going good between the aupair and families, etc. It sounds wonderful! Its part time work out of my house...i would have to go meet with the families and such but i think it is a great opportunity!! So I talked to the lady Friday and she said they would make a decision by Monday or Tuesday!! So please send me your good thoughts that i get the job!!!!!

So much!!

I have so much to post but i have been too lazy to post LOL....anyways last weekend was fairly boring except a trip to see Chuck E Cheese whom Adrian is scared of! LOL But of course like any kid he loves the games so he still had a great time!! And Daddy is a big kid at heart so he was having just as much fun with the games....





So then on Sunday we had a lazy day and rented movies and had a good time....this week Chino only worked one day!! UGH...they were waiting on an inspection for the house they were working on and so hopefully next week is back to normal.

Thursday night we went to watch Chino's boss and some friends play indoor soccer....it was fun...Adrian loved watching but had even more fun with the kids that were there.





So now this weekend we haven't done much but we got free tickets to go to the circus last night so we went and had a great time. Chino has never been to a circus before and neither has Adrian and they both loved it, as did I!!!! Adrian was in awe most of the time. The pics i am about to post of it are horrible quality because it was so dark i had to shoot in manual with no flash so they are blurry...i got alot of good videos but i dont feel like waiting for them all to process here so i will post my favorite! LOL It was a great circus though!!!














That's about all i have for the week!!! I will try and keep up on my posting so its not all jumbled like this one LOL!!!!!!