Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3

Today we went to go see Disney on Ice

before we head out of town for Easter weekend.

The theme this year was Toy Story 3!

Joaquin has gone to the Disney on Ice shows the last 2 years 

but today was Diego's 1st time going.

My best friend Valarie and her husband Edgar are both Joaquin and Diego's Godparents (Nino and Nina) and have turned the Disney on Ice shows into a traditional visit every year. They are the ones that have taken Joaquin in the past and the ones that planned to take the boys this year again.

Robert and I decided to join them to see what Disney on Ice was all about.

I must admit, it was a real treat.

Nino was not able to get out of work on time to meet us, but as you can see Nina spent great quality time with the boys.

                                                     

This was as serious as the boys were going to be during a picture with their nina. Diego was so facinated with the swirly light toy nina bought him
and Joauqin was super excited with the show
and the toys nina bought him too, that he was being silly.

Rockport Wedding

We headed out this past weekend to Rockport, TX to celebrate
the wedding of one of our couple friends:
Oscar and Kendra

The boys were dropped off with my in-laws Saturday morning and we headed to Rockport for a nice short weekend getaway with no kids.

The wedding was absolutely amazing!

The mass was held in a nice historical catholic church Sacred Heart Church  
close to the bay.

It was a romantic beach front wedding and the atmosphere 

was so nice with a great venue and nice weather.



Paws and Taws

The bride and groom requested to have a photo booth

for their guest to take snap shots during the wedding reception.

This was such a CUTE idea!

  

  

Oscar and Robert have been friends since elementary 

and have kept in touch ever since.

I had the pleasure to meet Kendra a couple of years ago, after they moved here and we hit it off right away. She is a nice, beautiful, outgoing, generous, warm heart person and they are both very lucky to have each other in their life’s.

CONGRATULATIONS OSCAR AND KENDRA!

Michelle's Birthday

Today was one of my best friend’s Birthdays!

We all went over this evening for some cake and wine and chocolate covered strawberries (yummmmmy)

I am blessed to have 2 best friends (Valarie & Michelle) who mean the world to me.  

Even though our lives are currently occupied with school

(Michelle is in pharmacy school, Valarie is in nursing school & I'm finishing my degree) we stay connected with dinners/lunches/phone calls as often as we can.

They have both been there for me through thick and thin, and I hope that I have done the same for them. 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!

Side by side or miles apart
True friends are always close to your heart
Whether you're turning five or fifty three
You know that I'm a true friend because you're here beside me
I'm here, right now, on your special day
So lets give a cheer for you, hip, hip, hooray!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

My Little "Sluggers" 1st Swing at Tball

Robert played baseball growing up so it's great to see

Joquin play baseball now.

This morning was his first T-ball game and he had a blast.

 I couldn’t get enough of these little boys who mainly just wanted to slide into third so they could get their pants dirty.

Some were slow, some were fast.

Some threw far and others didn’t want to let the ball go once they got it. Some hit it into the outfield while others just kept missing.   

But who the heck cares???

They had a BLAST and looked oh so cute while doing it.

Here are some of photos from the game.

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Joaquin's #1 fan (his brother)

These are those precious moments to savor as a parent!

Clean up in aisle #

I just received the Container Store catalog and I am loving there Elfa shelving.

(still deciding if I want to start with the boy’s room or with our closet)

They have so many different options and ideas for every room in your home.

Since our move, I have slowly been working on organizing

everything in our new place.

When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING that includes organizing: pictures, books, pantry items, silverware, arts and crafts supplies, any paperwork, boy’s toys, closets, curtains, bed sheets, cleaning supplies and anything else that I come across.

These are the 2 rooms I am looking at organizing 1st:

The kids room (playing area) 

 

Our closet 

Look at how pleasant, arranged and fresh these rooms show.

This morning Diego told me in his own little way

that the 1st project I should tackle is our closet.

Caught in the action!

He loves to remove all the extra hangers and just throw them all over the place.

(not sure what he was doing with my summer sandal that is stuck in the hangers)

 

Bath Time

I'd have to say almost everything that comes with motherhood

is the BEST THING!

Watching them grow, hearing them say I love you mommy for the first time, their hugs and kisses, the way you can watch the love they have for each other grow more and more everyday.

One of my favorite things to do is watch my boys play together.

I'm Already Taken

Joaquin told me today that he wants to marry me when he gets older. 
 I think this is the most adorable thing ever!!!!

Of course he will be out of this stage soon, where I won’t be
the super hero, cool, best friend mom forever. 
But for now I will enjoy these moments.

This is how our conversation went when I picked him up from school today.

Mom:    How was your day a school? (followed by a kiss)

Joaquin: It was good, I played with my friends, and I made something for you that you are going to like.

Mom:  Really???? I can’t wait to see it. So what else did you do at school today?

Joaquin: Open up what I made for you.

Mom: Okay (so I unrolled the paper and I saw the most beautiful picture that a 3yr old could have drawn..............of course, every mom would say that about their kids drawings). (trying to  make out what the picture was, I said:) WOW, this is awesome and SOOOO beautiful. What is it?

Joaquin: It’s you getting married with your wedding dress and makeup.

Mom:  WOW, this is me? I LOVE IT!!!!

Joaquin: Mom, when I get older I’m going to marry you. You look so beautiful when you got married. I like the wedding pictures of you when dad is scratching your back, like you scratch my back when I go to bed.

Mom: (immediately I started to giggle and agreed with him) YES that is right, dad is scratching my back. But what made you draw this picture today during art? And if you marry me when you get older, what about dad? I’m already married to dad.

Joaquin: Because you look so beautiful when you got married and when I grow up I’m going to marry you too.

Mom:  Okay, what about dad, he is going to be sad. I can’t leave dad.

Joaquin: He won’t be sad mom; he has little brother (Diego) who he can play with.

After our conversation I took him to Sonics’ for a milk shake (his favorite) and we drove home.  Changing the subject, we talked about what he did the rest of the day at school.

As I prepared dinner today and waited for Robert to get home from work, I called him and told him quickly on the phone about my new “LITTLE FIANCE”…………….he giggled and said “wonder why he thought of that today”.  We were both clueless, but thought it was cute.

After Robert got home and we prepared to sit down for dinner,
Joaquin brought it up to him.

Robert sadly said, well what about me, what will I do then with out mom?

Joaquin just pointed at his brother and said
you can stay with Diego, he loves you too.  

We didn't put to much thought into it after our little converstation.  
The 4 of us sat down for our family dinner time and prayed for our meal
and talked about other things.

I pined the drawing that Joaquin drew tonight in our bedroom.
But I will be working on framing it so it can be an art to our bedroom.

I must say, his drawing is not bad for a 3 year old.
* the rainbow lines on the top is my wedding veil
* my eyes are the 2 blue stars inside the red circles
* i'm wearing red lipstick
* and the marks on my face is my "make up"

As we were  getting ready to sleep, I thought about that country song
(by: Steve Wariner “I’m already taken”)

The lyrics go like this:

My little third grade hand wrote I love you
On a note of yellow paper
And sent it to the front of the row to a little blonde-haired girl
The blonde-haired girl just opened it and read it to herself
I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love somebody else
So you'll just have to wait

The years flew by so quickly
And there we were in junior high
I realized that I still loved her so
So I called her up and told her exactly how I felt
Then she said there's something that you really ought to know

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love somebody else
So you'll just have to wait

So wait I did and never changed my love for that little blonde-haired girl
Whos' now the mother of our little blonde-haired boy
Who's to our hearts so close
I hate to think how fast he's growing up
Last night I overheard them as she tucked him into bed
He said, Mommy will you marry me
And this is what she said

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love your daddy son
So you'll just have to wait

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love your daddy son
So you'll just have to wait

Like I mentioned in the beginning of this blog, I know this stage won’t last forever, but I will enjoy it for now.
I am the world to my sons right now and I will stay on this ride and enjoy it for as long as it last.

This is our wedding picture
"where Robert is scratching my back" almost 9 years ago.
(the simple innocence of our little ones)