Snow day

CJ and I had so much fun playing in the snow the other day.

I'm almost annoyed at myself for taking so long to post these.

I love how he appreciates the little things in life.

Enjoy!

A brand new start

for all my loyal blog readers-

i'd like to inform you that i have decided to move back to Portales, NM.

i'm starting over and i'm living one day at a time.

i can't wait to see what the future holds for my photography.

tomorrow is a brand new day!

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6

Happy Holidays....

from my family to yours!

Here is how we spent our Christmas vacation with my family in Portales...


first night, CJ helped Mimi bake
here he is licking the fudge spoon



Then, we headed to my Grandparent's house on Christmas Eve to open gifts with them.

Sara and CJ being silly together


Me and my sweets



Aryn and Patches her puppy



Ashley and Joaquin



Chris and Alysha



Alex was excited to open gifts ; )


Santa's setup... a cookie, milk, apples for the reindeer and some candy



I guess it was a great snack


Christmas morning! Happy birthday Jesus!
I love CJ's expression when he saw what Santa left for him under the Christmas tree...priceless






Christmas Day and my boys looked so handsome!

Tis the season

I love the month of December!!

Not only is it the month of my birthday BUT
we also get to celebrate Christmas.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Balloon Fiesta 2009

We took CJ out to see some balloons this year...he loved it.

Here are a few photos...enjoy!





my handsome alex enjoying his coffee







keeping my munchkin warm

Happy Birthday MOM!

Today is a special Day. My family and I are celebrating my Mom's Birthday.

Mom, you are the only woman I look up to. No words can express how much we all appreciate you and how much we love you. Happy Birthday! Today is a celebration of your life.

My brother and I are so proud to be able to call you OUR Mom, My husband is thankful and could never ask for a better mother-in-law, My kids are so blessed to have you as their Mimi, My Dad is the luckiest man I know...he gets to wake up to you every day and he is able to call you his wife.

We love our "Mom", "Babe", "Mimi", "Suegra" and we all wish you a lovely Birthday.

In the famous words of your Little Mr., "We love you bigger than the world Mimi!"

Misty, Alex, CJ, Joaquin, Chris and Robert

Me

Today, my hubby, myself and my little man went out and about. My hubby took some last shots of me pregnant...9 months! I can't believe I'm on my last 4 weeks. I can't tell you how ready we are to meet baby Joaquin. Here are a few from today...enjoy!

And a special thank you to my husband Alex...I'm loving my photos.






patiently awaiting his baby brother....my favorite of all of them

Lately

We have been trying to stay pretty busy this summer. I can't believe that we are almost halfway through July!! Only 14 more weeks until baby Joaquin arrives....CRAZY!!!!

Here are a few photos of what we have been up to, enjoy!

Car Shows

CJ next to all of Papa's artwork



Alex pinstriping someone's dashboard



CJ's favorite...popsicles


a belly shot (6 1/2 months)








Our Denver Trip
One of our numerous potty breaks


my shy guy



My boys playing rock bad with Uncle Thierry

Tough Day

Today, CJ had an appointment to see his Ophthalmologist and we found out that he needs glasses. That part I pretty much knew was inevitable and was bound to happen sooner or later. The part that I totally didn't expect was when the doctor said, "I'd also like to discuss when a good time for him to have eye correction surgery..." My jaw fell to the floor and I was totally dumbfounded.

In the past, CJ had a different Ophthalmologist, he told us that there was no surgery that would ever correct CJ's eyes. We ended up choosing CJ's present doctor, Dr. Durso, whom we love, once the old one suggested we put him in arm restraints to keep him from ripping off his eye patch. But that's another story and I don't even want to get started on that.

I have already cried and worried about it like crazy today even though this won't happen until next summer. I know that this eye correction surgery is the best thing for CJ but, just knowing the look on his face, seeing the tears roll down his chubby cheeks and knowing how scared he will be when they take him from my arms to go put him under anesthesia is such a heart wrenching feeling that I didn't think he would have to go through again. I just hate not being able to fix what needs to be fixed myself. He has no idea what is going to happen yet and I don't know how to tell him or when to tell him.

On the upside of things, he was so excited to tell anyone who crossed his path that he was going to get glasses. Now, let's see if we can get him to keep them on.

Below is a picture/perfect example of how CJ's right eye (his weak eye) turns in when he tries to focus on something. That is what will be corrected in the near future. We have been patching his good eye since he was about 7 months old in hopes of strengthening his weak eye.

Please keep my little munchkin in your prayers.

~M

Happy Valentine's Day! From my family to yours XOXO

I think he's done...

One of my favs

I found this one of Nat and CJ...so sweet.

My Family

I love my family so much. I would be totally lost without them. My son is my inspiration and my light, my husband is my rock, my parents are my support and my brother is my outlet. I love you guys so much and I'm so happy we got to spend Christmas together...enjoy!