HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

I attended an incredible T.E.A (Taxed Enough Already) Party yesterday morning at the Gilbert Town Hall. It was SO hot but so worth it. There were a TON of people there! This speaker (Pastor Steven Anderson) was among my favorites! He has an amazing way to connect with people and speaks the truth exactly the way it is.

Watch this short video!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

I couldnt skip yesterday's special occasion. Happy Fathers Day to all the daddy's in the world! We had such a great time yesterday. We woke up to little Robert jumping on our bed and yelling "Happy Fathers Day, Happy Fathers Day!"
Of course, he wanted daddy to open his presents NOW! 5 year olds are so patient ;o)
So he opened up his presents that little Robert helped make, and Robert really loved them.

"DAD, I'M NUTS ABOUT YOU!"

This was an idea I got online that ended up being Robert's favorite. It had a picture of the boys together on each side, the back had a picture of the boys and their dad together and on the front a Note that little Robert wrote that said,
"Dad, I'm nuts about you!"

I wanted to write a little note myself that says, "Honey, you drive me NUTS!" But I didn't think it fit the occasion ;oD LOL....

DAD ROCKS!

This one also came out really cute. Robis helped make this as well and Robert loved it, he's taking this and the nut jar to work to keep at his desk.

DAD,

MY LOVE FOR YOU

GOES ON AND ON!

Ryan colored this cute card for his daddy.


A special drawing Robis made of him and his daddy together. So cute. He also wrote him a letter... well I wrote the letter but he told me what he wanted to say.

We then had breakfast and a little after that went to church. After mass we did some last minute shopping and headed over to my sister in law's house to celebrate Fathers Day.

Robert and his Mom

Robert reading a card

Tim (Brother- in- Law) reading a cute card from his Godson (Ryan).

Robert and Karina (Sister-in-Law)

Father-in-Law opening his presents.

The 3 daddies and their delicious ice cream cake from DQ. Mmmmm.... Best ice cream cake I've ever had!

You can guess who took the leftover cake home.... We did!

Ryan was chowing down on it, so good!

The kids (except Ryan) had fun playing in the inflatable pool in the backyard. They had pizza for lunch.

Here's our happy little Arizona family. We are the ones who get together for birthday parties and occasions such as this. Thank you Tim for the wonderful dinner! He's a chef so it's always a special treat when we come over and he cooks for us. Very good pasta! And Karina made a really good soup (I want the recipe!).

We had a great time. I only wish that I could have seen my dad, I did talk to him on the phone and he did receive the card I mailed him. I promised him we will celebrate Fathers Day with him when we go this weekend.

Happy Fathers Day!

Rocio's Graduation

I know it's a bit late but I didn't want to miss posting this special occasion. My little sister, Rocio just graduated from Cal State Fullerton College with Honors. She received her BS degree in international business. She had the craziest schedule with work and school but she managed to pull through and finish her school. We are just really proud of her for this achievment and wish her all the success in the world!

CONGRATULATIONS LITTLE SISTER, WE LOVE YOU!

A tribute for my little sister
who's graduating this day
I'm so proud of what you've accomplished
and I wish you success in every way.

Many years you spent in study
and you really tried your best
and here you are graduating with Honors,
proving to yourself-you've passed the test!

You are a sweet and amazing person,
and I hope you see yourself that way,
Enjoy this life and your journey
And keep God in your life every day.

I thank the Lord for bringing you in my life,
and I pray he keeps you safe.
I pray that you seek him for direction,
when you dont know the way.

So I Congratulate you this special day
I'm really glad that I was there
Always know and remember,
How much I tuely care!

Erika Amezquita


Here's a picture of my sisters and I, just missing one more sister.


SISTER KISSES!!!


That's Ryan with my sister Rocio, wearing her graduation cap!

My sister and I

These are my parents next to me



Rocio's friends, cousins and sisters.


Yup these are all my brothers and sisters, we are the Mexican Brady Bunch!!! LOL... and no I'm not adopted as you can see my other sister Miriam is white also! LOL... All kidding aside, from left to right it's:
Miriam, my Dad, Rocio, Gerardo (oldest brother),Myself, Belen, David (youngest), My Mom, and Angelica (oldest sister).


Here are all the girls in my family. From left to right it's:
Miriam, Angy, Rocio, Myself and Belen

Happy Late Birthday Buster!

I just found my dogs paperwork and realized we missed his birthday :( Buster turned 1 year old on April 5th. We've had him since he was about 6 months old and we LOVE him. He's a perfect fit for our family and is such a good dog.

While we were in CA visiting family over the weekend, he stayed at Robert's friends house. His family loves beagles and his wife is a photographer. She took some amazing pictures of Buster and here they are!

Happy Birthday Buster!



Buster runs REALLY fast, I have not met a dog yet that can catch him! LOL...

Go Cody, you're almost there!

I love this picture of him!

Buster can even fly..! Well not really, but he sure can jump! I love this picture, he looks like a rabbit in mid air!

See I told you he can jump!

Here's a close up!

I think he may be getting tired now...

Or not, here he goes. He looks so cute playing with toys!

Isnt he just adorable! We're just so happy to have him, the kids love him to death and we look forward to spending many many years with him. Happy B-day!

Sunset Family Pictures at Nuevo Vallarta, MX 2009

Here are my favorite shots from the pictures we took at the beach right at sunset. Aaaaah... miss it already!

Muuuuuuah I love you!

Dolphin Encounter

WE ARE BACK! And so happy to be home. I have so much to blog about and it's gonna take me some time to capture all the wonderful memories from our long awaited family vacation. We were gone for 2 1/2 weeks and visited many awesome places in Guadalajara Mexico and Nuevo Vallarta where we had our honeymoon almost 7 years ago.

I'm going to start with one of my favorite life experiances, swimming and interacting with Dolphins! We took our kids to Sea Life Park in Puerto Vallarta and it was SOOOO Amazing! Such a beautiful experiace to see these wonderful animals so close, get to touch them, swim with them, play and even kiss them! The boys had so much fun, not at all afraid of them!


The dolphin's name is Triton and he's 7 years old. Here's Ryan holding his fins as Triton dances!


Kisses!!!


Triton wants to dance some more...


With all of us!


Okay I have to say that I love this picture of little Robert kissing the dolphin. He was so ready to kiss him! Triton kissed everybody there and little Robert was waiting for his turn with his hands in place and his lips puckered up just waiting for Triton to come kiss him! It was so funny and so adorable.


He got a kiss on the cheek too cause he was so cute ;o)


Ryan wanted one too! I was so surprised that Ryan was such a sport and not at all afraid of the dolphin being so close to him! There was a 8 year old little girl in our group that wouldnt kiss Triton because she was afraid, and Ryan was going for it! Go Ryan!!!


I love this picture of Robert and Triton, so sweet!


Umm... wait a minute. Those lips are only allowed to kiss me... LOL...

All in all, we will definitely do this again in the future. We Really enjoyed it as much as the kids did. There's also a short video that captured our dolphin encounter and I'm going to try to post it here. Stay tuned a lot more to come!!!!