THE LOVES OF MY LIFE!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Caleb

My very unique boy.

This is how he usually poses for me, looking far away in the distance. So I often ask him to look at the camera and smile.

Momma thinks you have cute feet Caleb... At least for now.

My favorite, hands in his pocket and all.

Sofia's shooting!

My smiley Sofia
Innocent girl


Serious

Surprise


I'll keep posing as long as you keep throwing M&M at me.


Great for teething!

Pretty girl!

Weekend of accomplishments

Sofia and Caleb attempting to mow the lawn...

Isla loves the outdoors, she could sit on the same spot all day if I let her.

Someone reminds me of Alex A LOT!

Rafi "skateboarding"

I promise I was watching them! They're just too fast and very bad listeners.

Isla lounging...

Girls at play.
When will Alex ever learn he can't just run around in his underwear.  I guess at least he's not naked.

Franco, Sofia is not a toy!

Sofia took a few bites of my nutella toast.

Rafi made a flower for "titi" with magnetics.

Alex the daring.

There is a story behind this pic. Rafi was supposed to say sorry and give hug but they just both stood close to each other  for a minute and weren't able to make eye contact which I thought was pretty funny and cute.

Sofia got into that stuff that you fill holes in the wall with. I forgot what it was called.

So we washed her off...

Yummy cracker!

Caleb eating up!

Parker there you are! I got a pic of you at last!

I'm so glad Jared was the one sitting next to Isla. But I guess if she had sat next to me that wouldn't have happened .

My awesome mother painting Sofia's room.

Parker, you're dessert was the best by far.

Tracy's PB cup!

He thought he could eat it all. 

A shake in a sundae cup.

Isla cried for the cherries. She loved them.


Sofia and Caleb being cute with each other.
This weekend was UEA and Jared was off work which was great since I had to babysit and had a few projects I wanted to work on. I have to say I'm very blessed to have such great man in my life! We worked together as a team and accomplished a lot. My father in law sometimes tells me how lucky Jared is to have found such a wonderful wife but I always think that the lucky one is me. I really look up him and have a greater desire to be better at everything I do because of him, he truly is a good example to me and the kids. The last two days we worked on not becoming hoarders. We cleaned, organized, got rid of stuff and when I say stuff I mean a lot of stuff, changed diapers, fed the kids and and the list goes on..... Man it feels great! We also had a goal to read scriptures as a family and for 21 days in a row without missing otherwise we would have to start on day one. And we did it! Yay for us! As a reward we went to Leatherbys and it was delicious, it was pretty exciting. Specially to see how happy the kids were because they accomplished something. Also my mom came to paint Sofia's room as an early birthday gift for her and we are decorating it as well, I'll be posting pics of that when it's finished. Thanks mom! You worked so hard. This was a great weekend, very productive.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

It's been a LOOOOONG day!

Alex, Isla, Sofia, Rafi, and Caleb. Ready to go and pick up Francco from school which is a mile away but we really needed to get out.

Sofia and Isla were able to take a nap.
I started babysitting again after a few months off. I have to say it is quite the job since I already have my own children. But I have realized that it keeps me on task and on my toes as well. Which is a good thing! Even though I would like to be able to sit and relax once in a while. I do it because I love them so much! For those that don't know I've been married before and my oldest son is from my first marriage which means my former husband will always be a part of my life. Well we have a very good friendship and my ex who is Wallys married Carla (who is my really good friend too) and had two adorable kids together Rafi and Isla. And I love them as if they were my own! They even call me titi pronounced "tt" which in spanish means auntie and I just love it. So I guess where I'm going with this is that even though being home with kids all day is probably one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life it brings me great joy and makes me feel very accomplished. I'm truly grateful to my Father in Heaven for entrusting me and blessing my life with all the many children that one way or the other end up under my care. So even though it's been a very long and hard day I can say that my job is a very fulfilling one. They are my reason of being and they give purpose to my life.

My fourth attempt...

I'm so excited to start my own blog! This is not my first time trying to start one. This is actually my fourth attempt :O. I really hope to follow through this time around since I really want to be able to have a record of this very special time in my life. Wish me luck!