Well TJ is officially 3 today. I can't believe how big she is getting. My baby girl is growing too fast. Here is a professional photo for her birthday. She looks so grown up!!


We had a very busy day today. We started out on a nature hunt with the MOMS club. TJ and MA had so much fun. They were running everywhere! Here are a couple of shots I got along the trail.



After the nature hunt we went to eat lunch at Taco Bell (TJ's choice), came home for a nap and then drove to Fort Worth to have dinner with my sister and her family at Chuck E. Cheese (again, TJ's choice). The kids played so hard. We came home, sang "Happy Birthday", had cake, opened presents, played with toys for about 10 minutes, then off to bed. TJ had a great day!

So did I!

Father's Day

The kids and I actually made something for Rey for Father's Day. His 1st Father's Day, TJ was brought home from the hospital and I am pretty sure he got absolutely nothing, I don't think I even got him a card. The 2nd Father's Day he might have got a card, but that was it. We were moving into a new house and had just found out we were having MA. The 3rd Father's Day, he got a card and iPod, but he had to go pick it out and pay for it himself. This year the kids are a little older and I wanted us all to make something special. I got this idea from a lady on a online mothers forum.


Here is the finished product:

Here is TJ's poem:

Here is MA's poem:

Family Vacation

We just returned from a week long vacation in Tennessee to see Rey's family. Most of them have not had the chance to meet the kids. We had the most wonderful time. We were busy going here and going there, but we also were sooooo relaxed. A vacation was just what we all needed. The kids loved meeting the aunts, uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles. Talia enjoyed the Nashville Zoo most of all. She always loves seeing the animals. Max liked all the eating we did. He ate mac and cheese for lunch or dinner every day we were gone. The family gave him the name "Macaroni Max" by the time we had left. Nashville was beautiful and we had a great first family vacation. Here are a few photos from the week.