Our Life

It's been too long...

2010-04-28T14:33:00.001-07:00

Wow, what did I do all winter long that i couldn't blog?? LOL Nothing!! In fact wintertime is when i should have blogged as now it is spring/summer and i will be having less time to be on the computer!! I had a dream the other night that i changed my blog name and started being active with it again. Lots has been going on. Adrian is still in preschool and I am currently deciding if I am going to send him to the summer program or not. It is the whole month of June..the regular school hours and days but I just don't know if I am going to send him or just have a normal summer break. As for me I am jsut staying busy by babysitting my friend's kids(ages 4,3, and 2) and let me tell you it is exhausting!! LOL but it's so nice out that they just play outside most of the day.
Life is good right now, we are working on getting Chino legal in the next year or so and getting married very soon and possibly having another baby at some point! I will try to keep this updated better also!

Wips

2009-11-22T18:03:00.000-08:00

The other day I asked Adrian what was on his mouth(i was referring to some food or something by his mouth) to which he replied "wips"(lips). LOL!

School pic

2009-11-21T18:07:00.000-08:00

I think I forgot to post this before! I love it! He looks so grown up to me! He is sooo cute i love him!!!

Feast!

2009-11-19T21:05:00.000-08:00

Tonite we went to Adrian's preschool Thanksgiving feast! It was a potluck sort of deal and it was sooo fun! The food was DELICIOUS!! After the eating they had a little carnival set up in the gym area and each kid got like 20 tickets to go play carnival games and win treats! Adrian had a great time playing and seeing his friends and i enjoyed meeting soem parents of the kids in Adrian's class. I was so busy running after Adrian i didnt even take pics! LOL!!

Nothing too exciting

2009-11-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

Lately there has been nothing too exciting to blog about. But i am trying to keep this thing updated so I will blog about our boringness lol! Just been getting up everyday and taking Adrian to school and coming home and spending my 3 hour kidless cleaning(woohoo) and then picking him up and we have lunch and hang out the rest of the day! Soo fun! lol! Anyways We are just getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Thursday we have feast at Adrians school followed by a Carnival! It will be soo fun!
We had our first snow this morning! Adrian looked out the window and yelled "Snow, Snow!" He then got on the floor and showed us how to make a snow angel! The snow has aleady melted but now it's just raining. I cant wait for the first big snow!!!!! Guess I better get Adrian some snow boots!!!

Neighborhood BBQ!

2009-11-07T23:11:00.000-08:00

It started off as just having a cookout with some friends...next thing I know here comes the whole neighborhood! It was sooo fun though!! We got some carne asada to grill with all the fixings..the day was perfect weather, the kids had a great time outside playing and the adults chatting. We had sooo much fun followed by a bonfire into the night!!!! I cant wait to do it again! I love this neighorhood and all my neighbors!!!!

Playdate!

2009-11-06T12:04:00.000-08:00

We had a playdate today with Adrian's classmate Josh and his family! We had fun at their house and then went to McDonalds and got food and ate and played at the park! It was 70's and sunny today and great!! We had so much fun!!!

Jade's visit!

2009-11-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

I always love it when Jade comes to visit and Adrian does too! Jade is like a big sister to Adrian he wants to do everything she does and she makes him laugh and they get along great! We miss Jade so much when she is gone so we try to make it really fun when she comes to visit! She came on Thursday night(10/29) and stayed til Halloween morning then she had t go home and do fun Halloween stuff with her friends and family!! Here are some pics we took!

Halloween

2009-10-31T23:44:00.000-07:00

We had a great Halloween! Adrian wanted to be Woody from Toy Story so we found a cute costume at the last minute and since it was on a Saturday that made it even more fun! We went around with all of the neighborhood kids and parents. One of the parents drove his truck and we all piled into the back of it and he stopped every few houses! It was soo fun!!!

Wow..

2009-10-05T15:05:00.000-07:00

I totally abandoned this. I will come back later to catch ya'll up on this summer and pics and stuff and I will hopefully keep up with it! K??

He can swim!

2009-06-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

Well for the most part...he still needs alot of help sometimes but he's got it!! I think its because we have been in the pool for so many days now and for so long. At first he was in a baby float, then a ring tube, then a lifejacket, now nothing! Woohoo!! Anyways I am just soo proud of my little guy! I have a video to share but i wanted to catch you all up on Adrian lately...

He has been going to summer school three days a week for 3 hours a day and is loving it. I am ready for a little break though lol i am still having trouble being without him for three hours a day but i get over it because he likes it! He is talking ALOT more so I know this is really helping!!!

Here's the swimming video..

I am back!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-18T18:50:00.000-07:00

Man this has been a BUSY summer! We are outside all day long i feel like!!!! We have a 4ft pool in the backyard and i swear we are part fish because we are in that pool all day long lol its great!! So anyways today we were back in the pool and i got some videos!!! I will keep this updated as much as possible I am sorry for abandoning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3DzICbYVus&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0y7m34vBV4&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3DzICbYVus&feature=channel

Enjoy!

Yeah...

2009-05-25T15:13:00.000-07:00

I suck. LOL. My PC crashed so I have been on my laptop..well it sucks.. BAD..i haven't really taken any pics..and really nothing new has happened. We are just here trying to get by day by day. I hope to have my computer back soon. I will blog again soon. Hopefully..

Adrian's school pic...

2009-04-20T10:18:00.000-07:00

Isn't it the cutest????

Hoppy Easter!!!!!!

2009-04-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Yes I know it's HAppy Easter not HOppy! LOL So we woke up this morning and Adrian found his basket from the Easter Bunny! He was in love lol! Then we filled up some eggs and hid them and he went on a hunt in the back yard..he had fun! Then we showered and got ready, took some pics outside and then went to watch some of Chino's friends play soccer. Then we went to Walmart and came home. I plan on making Easter Dinner tonite. I think ham, potatoes and green beans. Pretty basic but it sounds good!! I hope you all had/are having a great Easter!!!!!!

Easter Bunny

2009-04-11T10:54:00.001-07:00

So today we went to this LAME Easter Egg hunt that was supposed to start at 10am...we got there at 10:02am and there were NO eggs left. hmmmmm anyways they had a fire truck there they were letting the kids see and the Easter Bunny was there. I wasn't sure how Adrian was going to react but once we got up there he was ok with the Easter Bunny! So then we went to Walmart and as my mom kept Adrian busy i bought the stuff to make Adrian's easter basket.

And here is a pic of Adrian's new Regent carseat that i posted about before.

Good things...good times!!

2009-04-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

Lots of good things are happening here!! Last Tuesday we went to Walmart and found this on clearance for $50! What a steal!!! It's Adrian's Easter present.

Also, great news! On June 19th we are leaving for Austin/San Antonio, TX where I FINALLY get to meet my bestie, Heather!!!!!!!!! I am soooo excited!!!! We are staying for a week and going to shop, Sea World, watch Heather's husband play soccer WOOT!!!

Ok and other great news, Adrian got a new carseat today! He got a Britax Regent, from Target for $179.00 regularly $279!!! WOOT again!!!!!!!!

Anyways I will get some pics posted soon...of course Adrian is sick again!! So gotta go!!

Changes

2009-03-29T18:12:00.001-07:00

I made some changes to my blog style! Hope you all like! I get bored with it occasionally and need to change it up!

Snow day fun!!!

2009-03-29T17:58:00.000-07:00

We had to get out yesterday in the midst of all the bad weather to go to a birthday party but we hurried home so we could just be at home for the worst part of the storm. Today, however, we got outside in it. Although it was melting we went outside to shovel the driveway and play! Adrian layed on the ground in the snow and started making a snow angel. I honestly have NO IDEA where he learned this!!!! LOL!! Maybe TV?? Anyways I have pics!!

Of course Daddy had to try too!My two fave guys!
LOL

So yeah, we had fun!!!!

After school

2009-03-23T18:47:00.000-07:00

We went to the park to enjoy the day...although it started getting very windy and looked like it was going to storm at anytime. Before i went to the park we picked up Sarah and took her with us...then we went back to her house to play some more.

My baby started school...

2009-03-23T18:42:00.000-07:00

today! I was so nervous and he was excited til we got there...then he got all shy and did not want us to go! He cried and the teacher told us to just go and he would be fine! That was the longest 3 hours ever! I know once it becomes routine we will both be fine...its just hard to adjust!

Here is my handsome little man!!

I thought it would NEVER end..

2009-03-16T19:03:00.000-07:00

And by that I mean 2 things.
1. Winter. UGH. Being inside and bored. But today was a breath of fresh air literally! It was 75 degrees today!! Woo hoo!

2. Adrian's sickness! I think he is MUCH better!!! He still seems a little out of sorts sometimes BUT he is better..he is drinking lots of fluids, peeing regularly, not puking! YAY!!!!!

We spent the day at the park today to rejoice both events! First off, Adrian falls into the lake. He didnt fall all the way in, yes I was there very very close so I was able to get him before he did fall all the way in. WOW. So we left and went a bought him some new shorts and t-shirt(I was 30 minutes from home). Then we went and returned library books, washed the car, ate lunch and played at the park some more before it was time to get Chino. Tomorrow will be even warmer!!
I have pics but they are from my cell because i went off and forgot the batteries to my camera.

Hospital trip

2009-03-15T07:32:00.000-07:00

After much back and forth i decided to take Adrian in to urgent care at the Children's hospital here. As I posted before he got sick on Wednesday morning throwing up and diarrhea. The throwing up lasted a day the diarrhea lasted 3 days with the third day being very bad!! He seemed to be drinking OK but Friday and Saturday he laid on the chair or couch all day and didnt want to move and basically slept all day. I started to get very worried and called the on call pediatrician. He thought it might be his blood sugar so I got him some OJ and he stayed the same. So Chino was on his way home so i packed Adrian all up and when Chino got here we left. Well...we went to Childrens Mercy urgent care got checked in and triaged and then they called us in a room. The doctor came in and looked at him and we talked about whats was going on with him and he decided to take some blood and give IV fluids. The nurses came in and wrapped him all up and started to take the blood and he screamed and cried and was yelling at them to stop and my heart broke! I started balling. They did do it all at once so once they got the bood the IV was put in and they ran fluids in him for about an hour while they waited on the bloodwork. When it was all said and done they got the bloodwork back from the lab and he said his electrolytes were a liuttle off balance but that he would have recovered on his own in a few days and that the fluids will hopefully give him the boost he needs. He is up now but still seems kinda drained so we'll see how the day plays out. Here are som pics of my little trooper!

I am tired...

2009-03-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

This is the second day Adrian is soo sick! He was supposed to start school yesterday but woke up in the middle of the night sick so he wasn't able to go yesterday. Then the school called and wants him to start on Monday the 23rd due to Spring Break being next week which i totally understand! Hopefully we can get him healthy by then!!!! I am exhausted I feel like I have a newborn again!

Tomorrow...

2009-03-10T14:23:00.000-07:00

My baby starts school!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I turned in all of the paperwork today so he is ready to go for tomorrow. They asked if i wanted him to take the bus or if I wanted to take him/pick him up. I am going to take him and pick him up for now. I know he would LOVE the bus but I am not sure that "I" am ready for it!!! LOL It's hard enough that he will be gone for 3 hours...whatever will I do??? Alone time....ahhhh

Busy busy busy!

2009-03-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

We have been running around like crazy! I was going to split this post into a few posts but I cant as I have to go pickup Chino from work here in a few so here we go. We have been hanging out with Chino's boss(his name is Chino too) and his wife Melissa and their 4 kids. We went out last Saturday(2/28) for Melissa's birthday to a Japanese steakhouse(my fave!)

We had our final meeting about Adrian going to preschool with the teacher who evaluated him and i am just getting all of the paperwork in so they can get it and he should start next week!

Last week was so warm! One day it hit 82 degrees, it was great! We spent the days at the park with friends!!

This past Saturday the neighbors had the 4 wheeler and dirt bikes out and Adrian got to take a ride with one of them!!! He loved it!

Yesterday, we went to my friend's son's birthday party...it was fun but Adrian wanted all of his presents!! LOL

Today we haven't done much! Just catching up!!!!

Better...I guess...

2009-02-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

Well I don't know what to title this. Adrian is feeling better today thank god but now i have another worry on my mind. Yesterday at the doc Adrian got weighed, he is 40 pounds! Yay that's great right? well, he is now too big for his current carseat...and I can't afford to get him another harnessing carseat as they are pretty pricey...I have been researching all morning putting wanted ads on Craigslist and Freecycle...I REALLY don't want to put him in a booster but at this point it looks as though that's going to have to do....ugh and then i look at thes elinks and i freak out!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2LFo8vVi04&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ&NR=1

Why does this have to be so hard??

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T19:17:00.001-08:00

Let me just say this is the suckiest Valentine's Day ever....I had big plans for today..Chino was supposed to get paid and we were gonna go on a double date with another couple to dinner and dancing. Yeah...guess not. Chino has been waiting for this paycheck for like a week now and it's a long story but who knows when he will actually get paid. It really sucks not knowing. Anyways to top it all off, Adrian woke up at 2:30am holding his stomach and crying because it was hurting him. We got up and came to the living room both of us in the recliner and he just could not get comfortable. HE kept getting up and going to the couch then coming bakc to the recliner...he would falla sleep for about 10 minutes then wake back up. Well Chino went to work at 7amish and around 9am Adrian and I were laying in bed trying to get back to sleep and CHino came home and we decided to take him to Urgent Care at his doc's office. The felt his stomach and realized he was hurting around his bladder and wanted a urine sample so we finaly got it and it was fine. So he sent us to Children's Mercy Hospital for blood work and x-rays and I am freaking out. He was very lethargic there but did great. We left and came home and the doc called saying everything looked normal in the x-rays and blood work with the exception of a slightly elevated white blood cell count but it wasnt anything to be concerned about. He said to watch him and if it doesnt get better bring him back in. So he has been asleep off and on all day watching cartoons, i keep giving him water.juice and he keeps throwing it up so now i got him some gatorade we'll see if he can keep that down. Luckily i laid down around 230pm this afternoon and slept til 630pm!! It felt good!

I know, I know...

2009-02-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

I have abandoned my blog..yet again...here's the deal Chino found a job so i have pretty much been taking him everyday..it's not very close to our house so most of the time i just stay out that way as I spend less gas doing that even though it sucks sometimes..
The weather has been nice lately(well, not today) so we have been able to get outside alot. I cannot wait for spring/summer!!
Adrian had his last evaluation at the Early Learning Center(preschool) and i turned in his enrollment papers and he will be starting in early March! I am kind of excited because he will LOVE IT!! But I am also nervous cuz he is my baby! But this is the best thing for him.
As for me, i cant really complain although the past week i have had a tooth bothering me and the last two nights have been BAD. I cant sleep laying down it seems to make it hurt worse but not laying down is not comfortable. I have a call into the doc to see what to do but I have no dental insurance...soo yeah that sucks. Anyways here are some pics from the past couple weeks! Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to me!

2009-01-26T17:49:00.000-08:00

Well today is my birthday and I am 29....not sure how i feel about that yet...anyways I spent the day with Adrian...we went to the library for story time and to play and get some books, then off to Panera for some broccoli soup...YUMMY!!!!!!!!!! Chino got off work about 4pm we came home and made dinner and i made myself a cake LOL! It was yummy too....I guess I am having a free diet day! Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!!

Jennifer is great!

2009-01-26T17:32:00.000-08:00

Jennifer gave me this award!!!

The award states: "These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

And here are the 8 lucky winners of this award.
Some of you have already been nominated by someone else but I am nominating you again LOL!

Heather
Sara
Lindsay
Anelys
Susan
Michelle
Laura

The Canuck

2009-01-24T17:43:00.000-08:00

**Taken from Anelys' blog**
Have you ever visited the Cancun Canuck's blog?? She is an amazing Canadian woman that lives in Cancun with her graphic designer hubby and gorgeous son Max. This is how her profile reads:

"I am a Canadian woman living in Cancun, Mexico with my Mexican hubby and our almost four year old MexiCanadian Max. I came on vacation five years ago and didn't go home. This Cancun blog catalogs the ups and downs of life in Mexico, a bi-cultural relationship and a bilingual crazy kid, a beach and beach picture addiction and some random ex-pat thoughts".
She is a finalist in the category of Best Latin American blog on the Weblog Awards. I will be awesome if you stop by and vote for her blog... It is very fast....So, what are you waiting for?? Go and if you vote let me know that you did it!!!!

Nice day!!!

2009-01-22T17:46:00.000-08:00

In the midst of our COOLLLD winter weather we had a great 60 degree day today so Adrian and I enjoyed it to the fullest!!! We went to a few different parks and just ran around and played! It was great!!!

Check this out!!

2009-01-19T11:55:00.001-08:00

This is an awesome giveaway! Although I am sure I won't win, it doesn't hurt to try!!!!

http://cynthialovespictures.blogspot.com/

So much to blog...

2009-01-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

So little time...wow i dont know why I keep abandoning my blog. But I have quite a few posts i will be making tonite so be sure to scroll down and read them all!

The Nature Center

2009-01-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

Today we got bored again so we decided to get out of the house and go to the nature center down the street from our house. It's free so it was good. Adrian loves all things animal so he had a great time!!!

The Park!

2009-01-06T17:27:00.000-08:00

We have seriously been cooped up in the house for so long that we decided after lunch to go to the park! It was so nice and refreshing, We ran, walked, jumped, played..it was great! Nothing beats fresh air and exercise!!!

Out with friends...

2009-01-02T23:40:00.000-08:00

Tonite we went out with some friends. It was very well needed. I haven't been out in soooo long. I mean we went out New Years Eve but went to a friend's house and has Adrian with us....so we had a great time!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

2009-01-01T12:44:00.000-08:00

We celebrated by going over to a friends house with the kids and had a great time!!! Adrian was a bit of a pill so we left right after midnight but all in all it was fun to see everyone and hang out!

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-25T17:55:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-12-24T16:38:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-20T16:13:00.001-08:00

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....

2008-12-19T20:08:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-12-18T20:01:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-12-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-12T07:20:00.001-08:00

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

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

2008-12-11T08:13:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-09T17:56:00.000-08:00

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....

2008-12-08T17:53:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-12-07T17:49:00.000-08:00

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!!!!!

2008-12-05T17:36:00.000-08:00

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

The twins FIRST birthday!!

2008-12-04T17:29:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-12-01T17:28:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-11-30T19:14:00.000-08:00

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!!

2008-11-26T19:20:00.000-08:00

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....

2008-11-22T09:51:00.000-08:00

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!!

2008-11-16T10:15:00.001-08:00

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!!!!!!

Random pics

2008-11-15T10:52:00.000-08:00

Just some random pics of my little cutie pie!!!!

I voted!!

2008-11-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to let everyone know!!!! I went around 7am and the lines were freaking HUGE!!! So i waited and went back around 2pm and no wait what-so-ever!!!!

More fun at Lisa's!

2008-11-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

I had a bunch of running around to do today so i went by Lisa's while i was over by her house and we chatted for a while and let the kids play! We also started getting the kids to pose and take pics...it was fun!!! Love them!!!

Just some thoughts....

2008-11-03T13:56:00.000-08:00

I have had this post on my mind for a while now but wasn't quite ready to post it yet, although I am not sure why. I have to say i am very thankful for my online friends...all of you are great. I am quite thankful for the girls i have met on the net. I find it very interesting that you can talk to someone every day via the internet, phone, email, etc. but have never met them in person! I have one online friend in particular, Heather(yes I am calling you out!), we "met" a couple years ago online and it had grown into a great friendship and although i have never met her, i truly feel she is one of my best friends. I can call her and tell her ANYTHING....and for me, that's not hardly something i an do with my friends IRL that i have known for years. Heather, I just want to tell you how thankful i am for having you in my life and i seriously CANNOT WAIT to meet you and your family!! You are my partner in fitness and someone i can call in the middle of the night for ANYTHING and i hope you feel the same!!! I know this is kinda lame but i had to blog it. I love all my girls online dont get me wrong!!

BBQ at Lisa's!

2008-11-02T22:03:00.000-08:00

Today was beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous!! So Lisa called and said they were BBQing so we headed over!!! The kids had a great time in the bounce house and on the swingset and running around and having a great time!!!! The guys talked and drank beer(TOO MUCH OF IT!!) and the girls sat and gossiped!! It was soooo fun!!!!

Adrian got a letter, Adrian got a letter......

2008-11-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

Adrian received a letter from his friend Aliyah today! It's actually one of the sticker chain things, so we will send it off to 5 of his friends and hopefully within a couple of weeks he will start getting some stickers!!! Fun!

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-31T23:19:00.000-07:00

I woke up very excited that it was finally Halloween and better yet it's Friday!!!!!!! During the day we laid low and didn't do much but around 5pm we started getting ready and went outside around 6:30pm. We went over to the neighbors house next door, they don't hand out candy, but they always have some for us!!! Then we continued on in the neighborhood. Seeing our friends along the way. We only went to houses that we knew the people(which was alot). Adrian had so much fun and he told everyone thank you!!! After we made it back around to our house, we sat for a minute then headed across the street to a party the other neighbors were having a party. Then Lisa called, and we headed over there for a bit to see the kids(whom i have missed greatly!)...then we came home and went back to the nieghbors party for a short while then came home and went to bed. It was very eventful but very fun!!!!!!

Beautiful weather!

2008-10-30T23:09:00.000-07:00

The past couple of days have been great! Weather is perfect outside for it being almost November. We have totally taken advantage of being outside playing every chance we get because i know the cold will be here VERY soon!!!! Here are some pics! We have all the toys out in the backyard and Adrian will stay busy for hours!

It's a day early...but....

2008-10-30T19:07:00.001-07:00

Be back tomorrow with costume and trick-or-treating pics!!!!

Happy Birthday baby Robert Michael!

2008-10-28T16:17:00.000-07:00

One of my very good friends, Danielle, had her baby boy at 9:49am 10/24/08 via repeat c-section! Mama and baby are great!! They both came home Sunday 10/26/08 and are adjusting! Robert joins big brother Richard who will be 2 in December! Here are some pics! Oh and if I didnt have enough baby fever before, i certainly do now!!!!!!!

Someone loves my blog!!

2008-10-20T12:47:00.001-07:00

My First Blog award! Yay how exciting!!!! Thanks!!

My dear friend Susan nominated my blog because she loves to read it.

Here are the rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the persons you've nominated.

Thank you Susan.

Here are the blogs I award this honor too.

1. Heather--you are my girl and I love ya~!

2. Mama Laura-I love reading your blog!

3. Kelly(Cancun Canuck)--I love reading your blog about Mexico!

4. Holly(Multislacking Mamalicious)--I just started reading your blog but you crack me up!

5. Lindsay(Silly Mom Thoughts)--I love reading your blog!!

6. Michelle--I love love reading your blog too I love hearing about your family!!

7. Sara--I know we haven't talked lately but i like to keep caught up on your blog!!!

I love all the blogs I read for different reasons and it was so hard to narrow it down to seven. I hope I get more awards so I can give you all some.

Pumpkin carving!

2008-10-19T12:26:00.000-07:00

So we got our pumpkins from the farm yesterday and when we got home we carved them(well Chino did) Chino is the artsy one of the family so he did it but we "helped" LOL....it was a nice night outside a little chilly but all the neighborhood kids were out and the neighbors down there street were having a party so it was fun!!!

Pumpkin Farm

2008-10-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

Today we ventured out to the Pumpkin Farm. We went to this one last year and loved it so we went again and had a great time!! Adrian LOVED it especially the caballos(horses)!! He cried when we left cuz he wanted to keep riding the caballos. I have some pics and a video for you!

Other random pics!

2008-10-17T14:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some other random pics from being outside this past week and also Paradise Park for my mom's company picnic last weekend. Enjoy!

I have abandoned my blog!

2008-10-17T14:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't written in a bit...i don't even really have a reason for it! Just never take the time to blog these days! LOL i promise I will do better!!!We have done alot and I have alot of pics! I will post them in different posts!

Another photo shoot!

2008-10-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

We got bored today so we headed outside so Adrian could play and I ended up making it a photo shoot...lol..

So happy Daddy is home!

2008-10-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't been around much...Daddy's home so we have been hanging out as a family...I am loving that he is home. It feels great to be a family again!!!! Random pics!

He' s back!

2008-10-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

Just updating that Chino made it in this morning about 2am!! Thank god!!!! I will come back later and post his story and all we have been up to!!

No, he isn't here yet.....

2008-10-03T15:53:00.001-07:00

But, I am expecting him tomorrow morning. I was actually expecting him today but I guess he isnt able to leave Houston until tonite so here I wait...still....seems like the story of my life lately...well I am gonna eat pizza and watch movies tonite...so I will be back on tomorrow.

Park, twins, and puppies!! Oh my!

2008-10-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

I was such a downer in my last blog that hopefully this blog will make up for it. I still havent heard from Chino...but i wont get into that right now. I went to Lisa's today and took her daughter Sarah and Adrian to the park. She has been trying to rearrange her house and so since i took Sarah, she got the twins to nap and got some work done. We went to the park and then went to the store and grabbed some lunch and headed back to Lisa's . We made lunch and ate and played. In the afternoon, we found 3 stray dogs...soo cute!! One is an older female lab and the other two are puppies. They are currently still at Lisa's til we can find a no-kill shelter to take them to or someone to adopt them. Here are some pics.

I really don't even feel like blogging...

2008-09-30T16:17:00.000-07:00

But I will anyways and maybe it will make me feel better. This whole waiting thing sucks....for those that dont know....Chino left Mexico last Friday night illegally with a coyote to come to the US and come home. Well he told me when i last talked to him Friday night that he would be in Houston Sunday and he would call me so I could get him a bus ticket here. Well Sunday and Monday roll around and i didnt hear anything so last night i called his mom and with the help of a good friend translating his mom said she was told he would be in the US today...now i realize today is not fully over but this sucks. I am quickly losing any hope I had and i am trying to stay positive but its so hard. I just keep waiting and waiting and waiting and feel like its never gonna happen...i just need to know if he is ok!!!!! Please send us your thoughts and prayers. Thanks...i will be sure to update as soon as I know something.

Tylar's visit

2008-09-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

My brother came to visit this weekend with his brother(my ex-stepbrother) and their girlfriends. They came from Fort Collins, CO. I met up with them on Friday night for dinner when they got into town but didnt take any pics that night because Adrian fell asleep in my arms. They were in town for the NASCAR races so I knew seeing them again would be difficult but he texted me alst night after the race and i went to their hotel to hang with Adrian. We had fun but Adrian got over his shy-ness and became a wild child and in a hotel room at 9pm it wasnt the best situation but we managed! I am soo glad we got to hang out and take some pics! I also got a video!

Sorry for the crappy pic of me but i cleaned all day then they called so I changed and went there.

Another crazy weekend!!

2008-09-26T16:25:00.000-07:00

So today I went garage saling for a little bit then Chino called and needed me to send him some money for when he is on the road back to us! Then we went to Lisa's cuz I had some things for her kids and then I came home cleaned out my truck, cleaned the house up a bit, now I need to shower cuz my brother and my ex-stepborther and their girlfriends are coming into town for the Nascar race from Colorado...so we are going to dinner tonite! I am so excited!! Then tomorrow i am going to do some housework then head over to my friend Danielle's for ber babyshower BBQ...it will be fun and good food!! Sunday I have to finish the housework and get the truck all clean and get everything ready for Chino to be home so that Monday when he gets here we can jsut have family time! Whew...i better go shower now i am sure I will be back later or tomorrow with pics!!!

Chino is coming home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

So Chino is leaving Mexico Friday and will be in Houston on Sunday. He will then catch the Greyhound bus to Kansas City....he should be here sometime Monday! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited and scared at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Adrian!!!

2008-09-22T15:43:00.001-07:00

Aww my little guy is 3 today! My my my how the time flies! Just the other day he was born!!!Ok maybe not just the other day but it certainly feels like it! Anyways we got up and got ready and I took him to breakfast and to cut his hair then we headed over to Lisa's to hang out and play!!! Now we are home and i was going to mow the lawn but i cant get it started...so we played outside a bit...here are some pics from Lisa's today!

Sarah and I
Sarah and Adrian riding bikes!
Bald Danny!
Junior
Adrian and Danny
Junior and Sarah

Junior, Adrian, Sarah, Danny!!

Happy Birthday to 2 special boys....and ugh I am soo tired...

2008-09-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

LOL First off Happy 3rd Birthday Alex! Hope your day is wonderful!!!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday angel baby Marcos!

I am freaking tired. I need to clean but i dont want to cuz I am so tired...I need to mow but I lost the key to the riding lawnmower and I am hungry but there is nothing good to eat...maybe i should just go to bed...

Time to party!!!!!!

2008-09-20T23:37:00.000-07:00

So after Adrian's party and coming home and putting his bike together and riding it..it was time to eat dinner, give him a bath and for me to get ready to go out for my friend Michelle's birthday party! I got him to sleep, my mom watched him and i went out..it was soooooo fun!!!!!! Of course I have pics!

What a day!!!

2008-09-20T12:09:00.000-07:00

WOW so I knew this would be a busy day! But when it came i was running around like crazy! We ran around in the morning before the party to get the rest of the decorations, balloons, cake, etc and make it to the place to decorate. People started shuffling in and we had a great time!!!!!

Adrian got a bike for his birthday and he loves it!! He rides it sooo good...we were out riding it after his birthday party and I was talking to the neighbor while filming Adrian and he went in to ditch lol..it was funny!! Here's the video..

Here is a video of Adrian dancing at his party...they had a jukebox so some music was playing!

Our park photo shoot!

2008-09-16T12:42:00.000-07:00

So I was anxious to play around with my camera and take pics of Adrian and also let him play so to the local park we went!!!!!!! He played first then we walked around the pond there and it's a BEAUTIFUL day so we made the most of it! Here are some pics!!

Reunion/Bowling

2008-09-14T15:50:00.001-07:00

This weekend was my high school 10 year reunion. Saturday night was the adults only party which i was going to attend and then last minute changed my mind. Today was the family event which was tons of fun even though Adrian was being a terror. There were near as many people there as I thought there would be from my class but it was still fun. The event was at a bowling alley and we had lunch then got to bowl. This was Adrian's first time ever bowling. He had so much fun that he didn't want to give the other kids on our lane their turn and threw a fit everytime his turn was over. Eventually he got the hang of things...now we are back home and I need to clean!!! UGH

Soo...here I am...

2008-09-10T19:25:00.000-07:00

I am here. I am around...just kinda trying to pass time and make it go as fast as possible. Still dont have a definite date of when Chino is coming back but at least we managed to get the funds to get him back. Now we just have to figure out how...I have so much going on these next couple of weeks..my high school reunion is this weekend and i am kinda nervous. I know it will be fun to see everyone again I just wish Chino were here to go with me. Oh well. Also this week I started babysitting a little girl of a friend i grew up with. I posted an ad on Craigslist and she responded then we realized we knew each other. Adrian's birthday party is the weekend after next and I am sooo not prepared. I am doing here at the house because i am too broke to go anywhere for the party. I cant believe my baby is gonna be 3!!!!!!!! Wow...sorry this is all jumbled up I am just tired and stressed. We are still potty training too and its actually going very well...a few accidents here and there but it's to be expected! Well i guess that's it for now! Just wanted to update. I will leave you with a few pics!

Here's me!

This is Lexis--the little girl i babysit--she will be 2 in November

Alright I will try and keep this thing updated more!! Thanks for reading!!

Revolution Money exchange

2008-09-08T06:41:00.000-07:00

It's just like Paypal....it's free to sign up and then refer friends/family and get $10 everytime they sign up!!!!!!!!! It's so easy and friendly!!!!

Use the link on my page to start!!

It's Friday!

2008-08-29T14:19:00.000-07:00

Well today I was on my way to a friend's house and detoured a bit to hit some garage sales. The first one I got Adrian out of the car and took him with and he was trying to go into their house and go up the stairs, etc. It was NOT fun! LOL so the next couple of garage sales we went to I left him in the car with the windows down and where i was only a few feet away from him...well this is what I came back to....

Yes, that's right, it's mascara and eyeliner!! LOL

I also have a few videos that I just got of Adrian...the quality sucks..sorry!!

It's Friday!

2008-08-29T13:20:00.001-07:00

Another day of fun!

2008-08-28T15:48:00.000-07:00

Today Lisa, her kids, and I went to the spray park....we had a great time! She put her twins in there and let them crawl around...they are 9 months old and didn't really know what to think about it at first but they liked it. Jr got tired so he was fussy after a bit but Danny was loving it!!! We brought a picnic lunch and ate and then went back into the water! Fun times!!!!!! Of course....I have TONS of pics!!

Another playdate!

2008-08-26T16:17:00.000-07:00

Well in the event of trying to keep ourselves busy...we go on ALOT of playdates. Sometimes we go out somewhere like to a park, etc and sometimes we just hang out at friend's houses. That's what we did today and it was so fun! I love Lisa and her kids. Adrian has such a good time over there. I took a bunch of pics so here they are.

Mommy and Adrian day!

2008-08-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Well today I decided to take Adrian to story time....and he was a holy terror so I decided to take him to the water park and let him run off some energy. He had fun and we were the only people there! So it was fun but boring too. After we left there i called around to some local pools but they are all closed for the season!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT?????? Its still August!!!!!! Oh well so we went to see a friend of mine and then came home. Here are some pics!

And finally...the moment you have all been waiting for(well maybe)

2008-08-21T17:50:00.001-07:00

Mexico pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

Click here

If it asks you for a password it is: Mexico

Enjoy...those aren't ALL the pics but a few of the good ones.

Update

2008-08-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

Well there isnt much to update but I will try...I talk to Chino probably about 4-5 times a day..i know probably a bit excessive but oh well..it works for us. Adrian misses him like crazy as do i! I just want him back!!!!!!! I talked to him today and we are *hoping* everything will work out in about 2 weeks or so and he will be back. It helps a little knowing that but until he is on his way back and in my arms then i will be happy. Til then, just keeping busy...job hunting like a maniac...hopefully i find something soon.

Tagged...

2008-08-20T17:06:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Susan...so I will give it a try..I am usually not very good at these since my brain doesn't work on demand LOL

7 facts about Adrian...

1. If I would let him, he would watch the movie Cars all day everyday.
2. He loves the water...he must get it from me. He loves to swim.
3. He loves to dance...any kind of music that comes on he shakes his booty!
4. He loves to help me clean...which most times hurts me more than helps me but I still let him try to help me.
5. He is hitting the terrible 3's.
6. He DOES not have a real interest in potty training. I wonder if he will go to school in diapers...
7. He loves me more than anything!

Ok so probably pretty boring but here it is...i am not tagging anyone..but feel free to do this yourself if you haven't already.

Happy Birthday Jennifer!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-19T17:14:00.000-07:00

I dont think you read this but I am posting it anyways!!!!! Happy 30th Birthday I love ya!!!!!!!!!!!! Above are a few pics from when we went out to celebrate!!!

Playdate

2008-08-18T16:57:00.000-07:00

So my friend Lauren who I have known most of my life has a daughter about 6 months younger than Adrian and we try to get together often and go to the library, parks, swimming, etc so the kids can play. Today we went to Tunnel Voyage. ITs a huge place with lots of tunnels and ball pits and games and it was so fun! The kids had a blast. Then, afterwards, Adrian and I went to the park. I have been trying to stay busy and not be home but there is only so much i can do during the day especially when its naptime! Anyways here are some pics!

Why is it...

2008-08-13T19:03:00.000-07:00

That the day we are back home i get sick....
Ugh yesterday morning i was fine. I got up and unpacked the truck since we got in so late. Took the truck up and washed it and cleaned it out and took my memory card to walgreens to get the pics off of it since Adrian dropped my camera and broke it on the trip. I went to see some friends and then about 2 pm i started getting a headache. So i come home and it gets worse i was in bed all night last night and up all night with it. I go to the doctor today and I have a sinus infection. Yay.