these speak for themselves

little froggy legs on a hot day

just under one month old


"i smile now... and boy am i cute!"



I seriously can't believe Baby T is over a month old already. The boys are adjusting well for the most part. Acting out here and there, doing things out of character but at least they aren't taking it out on their little brother, right?

b spears

I was "lucky" enough to score some almost free (managed to only pay $2...long story) tickets to Britney Spears last week! A couple girlfriends and I hopped on BART (always an interesting ride) and headed over to Oracle Arena in Oakland. We managed to miss the opening act, PussyCat Dolls, completely (DARN!!) but got to our seats just in time for the show and to run into some very interesting people (a girl who was clearly on SOMETHING that lost her phone asked me if she should run away because she was scared... i asked where her friends were, told her to go talk to them... she proceeded to tell me "you're so nice, you're so responsible". um ok? she then headed two rows up to her friends and gracefully tripped over her seats and went down head first. awesome).

Anyyyway... the show was... umm, well... it was Britney. I didn't expect much. The lip-singing was a given but I gotta say, what happened to the dancing skills Brit Brit?

All in all, it was a fun night. Minus the crazies and the fact that I fainted, hit my head and managed to score a black eye at the end of the night. I could have done without the black eye, thanks.

bunny cake. its a must.

Easter festivities started out on Saturday (the day before) for me this year. I was lucky enough to spend the day with my two favorite boys (actually three, the boyfriend participated too!) and the opportunity to dye eggs with them for the first time. Unfortunately, my dumby butt didn't take any pictures... what was I thinking!? Pictures or no pictures, it was fun to see them doing something for the first time and enjoying it! Love kids! :)

Sunday morning was a lazy one for most in my family. I got myself ready fairly early in the day (doesn't happen often) and cruised over to the neighbors (Rose was home!) to watch the kids (her nieces and nephews) do Easter egg hunts. The kids (including myself) in my family are sadly, no longer "kids", so we have to wait til we start producing offspring to enjoy the days of egg hunting again. I didn't get to see Rose for long but I was happy to spend the time I did before she jetted back to life in LA.

After hangin at Rose's, my mom, sister, the bf and I had a yummy "breakfast" (more like lunch at this point) at my house... Later that day we cruised on over to my aunt and uncle's (two houses away) for some yummy din din.

Spent some quality time with the g-parents... and please don't remind me how much I am starting to look more and more like my mother! yikes!

took some quintessential cousin pictures. amy and i have a picture similar to this from almost every time we get together.

you definitely had to be there to understand the pic. oh the childhood memories.


he's a trooper for puttin up with my crazy family ♥


cousins that are more like sisters. love 'em.


bunny cake. its a must.

that was that! hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

things you might or might not want to know about me...

1. i turn 25 in less than two months. not cool.
2. i have two children. (yess they are dogs)
3. i went to 5 colleges in 6 years. (one class away from graduating...finally)
4. my major is (after changing 4 times) child development
5. i want to work with kids... what that means exactly, i do not know.
6. i have been a nanny for almost 4 years (many families, some good, some bad)
7. i live with my mom
8. my parents divorced after 33 years of marriage. who woulda known?
9. i thought i was one of the lucky ones who's parents DON'T divorce
10. haven't seen my dad since graduation in june...8 months ago :(
11. i have a small group of "best" friends that are absolutely amazing
12. i have a small group of acquaintance's that are also pretty amazing
13. children make me happy.
14. my boyfriend and i have been together since i was 19.... did i mention i'm almost 25?
15. i fear not being able to "make it" in this economy (especially in ca)
16. my sister is pretty cool. and even tho we are almost 4 years apart and very very different, i consider her one of my best friends.
17. my mom gets on my last nerve but i love and respect her more than anything.
18. i love my newest nanny job and am sad it cant/wont last forever.
19. i can't (can) wait to have kids of my own.
20. bella is just like me. milo is just like dad (the bf).
21. i cherish the fact that i was raised where i was (grandma across the street, cousins around the corner, uncle up the street).
22. i fear global warming
23. i love the sun.
24. i love shopping for kids clothes :)
25. i need a vacation. badly.
26. i am praying stellan.
27. i drive a toyota corrola and wish it were in better condition (grateful that its still in GOOD condition however)
28. i love my cousins. they are more like siblings or best friends.
29. i dream to succeed.
30. i should go to bed.



there might be more to this list. there might not be. who knows. i am tired. i'll figure that out in the morning.


btw, i need to move out of mother's house.

photography...

i miss it. too much. i took it for two years in highschool. had an amazing camera. loved it. dad broke my camera. haven't gotten it fixed. i miss it. someday i'll seriously get back into it. until then. i play around.these two are my permanent (part time) models... poor kids. they don't really have a choice. good thing they're super cute and really good sports. :)




aidan drake

alaric james



im looking into getting my old camera fixed. i just have this funny feeling that it will cost more to get it fixed than it will to buy a new one (go figure). i just need a little push in the motivation department (thats nothing new) and ill get it done. hopefully. right? :)


i have sooooo many more pictures. i will try not to bore you!

i need....

a day off...


thats it.


thanks for listening.

keep praying

not sure if anyone has read the post below but poor little stellan had to have a blood transfusion today... the doctors are trying their very best to solve his heart problems but so far, his little ticker has been very, very stubborn...

if you haven't had the chance to check out MckMama's blog, please do!


this little mckmuffin needs as many prayers are we can give


(all of her kids are code named after McDonalds menu items! read her story and you'll see why)