New Pictures for Mothers day!

I took the kids to get their pictures taken over the weekend. I LOVED them! They were only able to get 2 shots because Ryan was crying afterwards, but I love these!




I framed them in an 8x10 and gave it to my mother in law and I made her paper flowers with pictures of the kids in the center of each flower. Little Robert helped me to bedazzle the vase and it came out really nice, she loved it!



Here's Ryan with his mohawk


Robert was not able to come home for mothers day so we agreed to celebrate it together next weekend.

Robert's Style Show 5/8/08

Well I went to little Robert's classroom yesterday to see him styling away in daddy's big clothes and he was so adorable. All his little classmates looked so cute in their parents big clothes, I wish I would have video recorded it! But at least I have these pictures.

Here's where his teacher Mrs. Utley introduced Robert to all the parents.

They had the kids stand in line and serve the parents juice and cookies. How sweet! Only that he ate my cookie but that's ok! LOL...

I tried to get a picture with the boys, but Ryan had other plans...

Robert look at the camera!



Here is Robert with his teacher Mrs. Utley on the left and assistant teacher Mrs. Sue (Robert used to call her Mrs. Soup it was pretty funny!)

Robert with his favorite classmate, Rachel. I saw them holding hands and running together outside in the grass... hmmm...

Here I am posing with my mothers day gift, a hand painted paper hat made with tons of love from my little man, Robert. He also gave me a CD case with a picture of himself (he drew his body like a little snowman it was really cute!)



I think Ryan was upset because he couldnt reach the pedals...

Here's Robert with his little neighbor friend Caitlyn. Very cute and sweet little girl.

I had a wonderful long weekend with Robert and the kids. He came home on Thursday and left Sunday morning.

I LOVE this picture of Robert and Ryan cheek to cheek. He was really tired and just wanted daddy.

Here is Ryan with his grandma (Robert's Mom)on Sunday after Robert left. I spent the whole day there at my in-laws.

Ryan just wanted to lay down in the grass, it was so funny. We placed a blanket on the grass but he didnt want it, he preffered the grass.

The boys with their massive Jamba Juice, they love the stuff.

Friday we took the boys to the play area at Superstitions Mall and they had lots of fun. There were soooo many kids there!



Saturday we went to a birthday party for little Roberts classmate at Amazing Jakes. They had tons of fun there.

It was so funny to watch little Robert with the birthday boy on this ride. He was screaming and loving every minute on the ride.

Ryan and Amazing Jakes in the toddler section.

Ryan riding daddy like a horse

We finally went to go see the puppies at Rachel and Bills house and they were so adorable. Ryan was playing too rough so I had to be careful with him.

Little Robert loved the puppies and wanted to take one home.

Here's one of the puppies snooping in my purse trying to chew it down. They were so adorable! The kids and we were having so much fun UNTIL...

Ryan found the poop. Yup that isnt mud all over his hands and clothes!!! Needless to say I stripped the poor kid washed his hands and went home for a bath. We were probably there for like 10 minutes max when this happened. But it was fun while it lasted! LOL...

Wedding Memories

I was looking through our wedding pictures and just remembering that special day on September 7 2002. It was a dream come true and one day I will never forget. I cant wait for him to come home!!! It's crazy how life can take a turn where you least expected, I never imagined being in this situation. I feel like God wants this to strengthen our relationship, or like he's molding us, I've grown in my faith throughout this horrible experiance and that's why I believe this all happened. Its hard to stay optimistic after so long! I feel like it wont be much longer and that I should stop trying to fight it and let God do his work. I don't know. I have all these thoughts and emotions going through my head. How would you feel about this if it were you? Have you ever had a similar experiance that left you feeling helpless as if everything was going wrong and how did you overcome it?

Easter and Robert's First Day at Pre-school!

The kids and I spent a wonderful week in CA visiting family and friends. It was soooo nice having Robert there everyday and seeing the kids have so much fun with their little cousins. I decided to go to CA since it's been a long time and I wanted to take advantage before little Robert started school! Here are a few pictures of Easter (My sister took more pictures and I'm waiting to get those!)



This is my sister, Angelica on the right and my cousin, Eva in the middle.


Here is my adorable niece, Jessica.


Ryan was more interested in the eggs than my camera! He is so cute!


Little Robert was helping his Grandpa water the lawn.


We took the boys to the Moscow Circus in Anaheim... what a joke! Geez, I was expecting a real circus with elephants and tigers and stuff you would expect to find in a circus. There was none of that, no animals whatsoever. We left during intermission because it was so bad- not to mention Ryan got fussy so we left! But little Robert was a little entertained and we got to spend time together so it was worth it.



Yummy cotton candy!


Ryan was so funny. As soon as we found seats (and there were plenty!), Robert went to find an ATM so he could buy some popcorn and treats. He took a long time and during that time, Ryan quickly spotted a lady in front of us with popcorn (He LOVES popcorn). I could not keep him down, he kept reaching out to her trying to get her popcorn, I was so embarrassed! He kept doing this even with me trying to hold him back and the lady gave him some but he kept going for seconds! LOL... Finally Robert came back with the popcorn and Ryan was happy!




What a CRAZY morning I had today! I was unable to find little Robert's birth certificate and his vaccination record! So I had to drive to phoenix to the Vital Records office to pick that up, then drive to my pediatrician to get a copy of the vaccines, and on top of that I had several errands to run before taking Robert for his 1st day of school at 12:55pm!

Robert started pre-school today 3/26/08 at Oak Tree Elementary, ackward time of the year to get him started but I didn't know I could until recently! He's only going for about 2 1/2 hours a day and 5 days a week. I decided to take him here because it's only for a few hours a day and I feel this will really help him get ready for kindergarten, which I want him to attend at Eduprize Elementary school. I've heard great things about that school and I've gone myself and have been really impressed! But he wont be starting there until next year.

Anyway, little Robert was soooo excited to go to school today, he had a big smile on his face from the moment I took him inside to the moment I left. It was harder for me than it was for him! Needless to say, I picked him up and he still had that beautiful smile on his face and wanted me to bring him back tomorrow. Mrs. Utley said he did really well for his first day. Here is a picture of him at school.

Don't Quit Poem

This is by far, one of my favorite inspirational poem's:

Don't Quit Poem
by anonymous

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Ryan gets a Hair Cut and Backyard Fun

I am so sad! I cut Ryan's hair and I cut it way too short! Once I started cutting his hair, I couldn't find the right size for the top part so I had to use what I had and as you can see, it came out really short. ;o( He looks cute with or without any hair, but I wont be touching his hair in a while!

Look at those cheeks!

He sure loves to play with balloons. I just have to keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn't pop them and stick them in his mouth (he likes to put everything in his mouth!).

The weather outside was perfect to play in the backyard. I took the boys out and they had a blast.


Little Robert lives in a "transformer world" and it cracks me up every time. He is always pretending he's a transformer. Here he is in the yard running all around pretending he's flying like Starscream. It was so funny, he would run all around the yard looking at the sky and yelling, "Oh no! Here comes Megatron!" and then he would transform into a flying transformer called Starscream and he would fly away. It is too funny to watch him.

Hurry Robert, Megatron is catching up to you!!!


I love this picture of Ryan, he is so sweet and adorable! Here he is with Hair! ;o( Don't worry buddy, it will grow back!

Boys love to get dirty!