It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

I love the holidays but now that Gracie is more aware of her environment it has a whole new meaning to me, we had our traditions even before she was born like going to the Tempe Festival of the Arts every year at the beginning of December & after that just get ready to travel to Colorado to spend the holidays with David's family.



But not this year! This year we are staying home which means early presents from Santa.




And of course our very OWN Christmas tree, the first tree we have as a family in our house, Oh my was I excited! I think I was more excited than Grace. We got it today fresh from the store, smells sooo good & it's so beautiful. It was love at first sight. Grace took a nap so I started putting the lights on and when she woke up I turned it on & the only thing she said was the only thing I was waiting for ... "WOW!!!", that just made everything so worth it. She is such a great helper passing the ornaments one by one ...







And speaking of ornaments, David's family has a tradition that I think it's pretty cool, his mom used to give each one of her kids an ornament every year, so he has a full box of ornaments that now decorate beautifully our tree.

This one is from the year I was born!!!


I'm so happy & excited that I literally can't wait until Christmas morning gets here!

Happy Birthday Gracie

ALMOST dosh ...

I'm seriously freeking out!

What I'm thankful for ...

This year has been really rough in some aspects for our family but I'm so glad that together we overcome them with love & hope.

This year I'm so very THANKFUL for:

• My daughter
• My husband
• My mother
• Jr.
• Our family in Mexico
• Our family in Colorado
• Our family in Kansas
• Our health
• Our friends
• Our house
• The food that fill up our fridge & pantry
• The cars that take us from point A to point B everyday
• The clothes that keep us from being cold
• The technology that conect us with our loved ones
• Blizzards @ Dairy Queen

I know I'm forgetting a lot of things but what I wanted to say is that I'm thankful I'm alive to share good and bad moments with the people I love.

& since thursday is also my baby's birthday & I don't want to mixed this 2 holidays together, HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!!!

May your tummy be full of delicious food & your heart of the love of the people you most care about!

The official family pictures 2010

We met with my friend Heather to get our family pictures for this year, I think she did a great job!!!

Here are some of my favorites since she took over 1000!!!


{I love this one! (I can't eat her & her lollipop until I die}


{My family}

 






{Awwww, what else can I say?}

 

{She is sooo big!} Everytime I say her birthday is coming up, every single one person would say if she is 3!
 


I died of cuteness & when I came to life I thought of how lucky we are to have my mom with us, most people complain all the time about their in laws including me, but David never do that, he loves my mother as if she was his own mother & that makes my heart very very happy!


That lollipop made it to almost 100% of the pictures but as long as it keep her happy I really don't care :)


{Can you say daddy's girl?}


My handsome & shy blue eyed husband, I love him to pieces!!! Thank you por putting up with my crazyness baby!







We had so much fun & we I can't wait to do it again next year!

Night out

Having my mom living with us is a blessing that allowed us do things that we couldn't do unless we could afford a 24/7 babysitter. Thank you Mommy

Last saturday we went to a mistery play @ the Higley center, David is a member of the board so we got the tickets for free & who can say no when you have a babysitter & free tickets? I know I can't ...


The play name was Who shot the sheriff? and everyone was encouraged to wear western attire, of course I have nothing western in my closet but with the help of my wonderful friends I got some hats & boots for me & David. Thank you wonderful friends.



David's boss & some of his coworkers were there as well.



We had so much fun, mostly when they had to play the robbers and David forgot to steal the money from the bank owner, that was hilarious!




My handsome robber

Dinner was great, company was great, spending time together just the 2 of us, priceless!!!