Twilight...

Yes, the Twilight Saga Continues... I know there are some who are not fans but I for one like both the books and the movie. Yes, I was there at the theater for the mignight show. I had a fun girls night out with my Sister In-Laws & Niece. Anyways,the DVD comes out March 21st. That one is definetly a buyer. I am hoping to have a Twilight party and watch the movie and have snacks. I will keep you informed.

The New Moon movies is scheduled to come out Nov. 20th.Yes, me and the girls will be there for that one too but this time in some comfy clothes and our pillows!

Go Cardinals!

A couple of weeks ago (Jan. 3rd), Carlos and I went to the Cardinals first playoff game against the Falcons. I've said on a previous post that I am not a football fan and I'm still not, but seeing a game in person is a whole lot better than watching it on t.v. I was pretty amazed at the Flag being carried out to the field and how big it was. It went from goal line to goal line and side line to side line. I got goose bumps when they sang the National Anthem and waved the flag.

(Not my picture)

During the game the crowd was so loud that a couple of times the other team couldn't hear their plays and they got a penalty for false start. I am proud to say that I was one of those who where cheering and waving our white Cardinals towel in the air.

I did learn a few things about football that day for example now I know what the D and a picture of a fence is... It took me til the 4th quarter to figure that out but eventually I got it. Defense! Anyways, I am glad I got to go with my hubby and share that moment with him even if I am still not a football fan like I said before but I am a fan of my husband and I will support him even in football.

Good Luck Cardinals!

Playing Catch Up...

The month of December has come and gone but I thought I would jot down a few things that we did… Sorry this is a really long post…
Right after Thanksgiving it is a tradition of mine to put the Christmas tree up. Cy has been so excited about Christmas. Both the boys helped put the decorations on the tree. Cy started on the bottom Carlos the middle and I did the area that they couldn’t reach. The next day I set up my village. Cy was very disappointed that he couldn’t help out. A couple of days after that I put up our outside decorations. I was very disappointed this year. The house lights that we just bought last year did not work! So I was without house lights this year. So we just had our deer’s and lights on our bushes. I was a little sad but it still looked festive
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December 4th was our 4 year Anniversary. For those who don’t know the story… Carlos and I have been together since 1996 but we didn’t get married until December 4th 2004. Carlos surprised me with a trip to the Zoo Lights. Now for most this may not sound like much but, for me it was a very sweet thing to do. Carlos is sooo not a Zoo Light kind of guy but he knew that I would enjoy it. At the last minute we had to take our boys with us. Besides Cy saying are we done yet every 5 minutes we had a nice time walking around drinking hot coco. Our favorite part is the Light Show where the lights go with the music.
We went to the Tolleson Light Parade. This was our first year going. It was a little cold but the kids seemed to enjoy it. Cy got to see Santa on the Fire truck. We got to see some friends from our old ward in the parade on their golf cars all lit up…
Big Carlos was off of work from Dec. 15th – 28th. We really enjoyed him being home. He went to bed late every night and woke up late everyday except the days he had an early golf game! During Carlos’ winter break me and the boys did our tradition of painting and decorating ornaments. On the Eve of Christmas Eve Alicia and I made tamales. We really missed Senica this year (she was working) This was our third year making tamales for Christmas and I think we are finally getting the hang of it. We always say we need to write everything down but we never do…
On Christmas Eve Cy got an early Christmas gift. A puppy! He is about 4 months old and he is a Puggle. (Pug/Beagle) It took a lot of negotiating with my husband and we came to a conclusion that he will be an inside dog since he won’t be very big. Part of the deal was that I had to get rid of my birds… I was very sad but I agreed only because they were driving my allergies nuts. I was dusting and vacuuming and cleaning out their cages and giving them spray baths everyday to try to keep their dander and feathers out of our living space but it didn’t work. I was having headaches constantly. I felt so terrible to give them up but I did and now I have fewer headaches. Call me crazy but I miss the noise they made. Anyways, back to the pup. We got him from our friends the Mendoza’s. His name is Dodger.
On Christmas Eve we had a house full. Carlos’ Dad, Martha, Camila, Senica, and Alicia came over for dinner, games and our traditional spiritual lesson. The boys both got to open one gift that we pick out for them to open which just always happen to be new pj’s. Than I read a few books to them and they went to sleep. Well, they laid in bed at least and eventually fell asleep. Carlos and I procrastinated this year and we had lots of wrapping to do that night or should I say that morning. By the time we cleaned up the kitchen from dinner and wrapped the last present it was 2:30 in the morning! Next year I am having a Wrapping Party. (Never been to one but I read about it on the internet where you get together with friends everyone brings their gifts and wrapping and than you can share wrapping paper and wrap together I know I hate wrapping because it’s boring sitting in my closet hiding from the kids so I think this was a great idea so that it’s not boring and you have an excuse to get together with friends.)
Christmas morning I woke up about 6:30 to take the puppy potty. And than tried to get him back to sleep so that I can get a few more minutes of sleep. It didn’t work so I got up and started getting ready. The boys woke up about 7:00 ish and woke up Tata & Martha and Dodger woke up Senica & Camila. We opened up presents and than off to the Kitchen to make breakfast. Tamales, eggs, potatoes, and pancakes! Christmas morning I wasn’t feeling very well but I know it had to do with the fact that I only had a few hours of sleep. We spent the morning helping the kids open up their toys and place batteries in them. In the afternoon me and the boys and dodger drove to my Mother in laws so the boys could give her her gift. I also gave her my birds. I was so sad but she was happy. I know she will take good care of them. Well that about wraps it up for December…

Field Trip

I'm a couple of weeks late (no not that kind of late :) but I thought I would do a post on it anyway. A couple of weeks ago (Nov. 18th) I went with Carlos on a field trip to the Arizona Science Center. I have went to every field trip except one (it was hiking and I have a bad knee so my mom went for me) since Carlos has started Kindergarten. I really enjoy them. I get a look at his life outside of home. Their class went to the library before the fieldtrip and I got to see Carlos in action as a Junior Librarian.

He checked in the books and than he assisted the class on learning a new program the library has to help the kids find books using the computer. It was a proud moment for me to see him take on a leadership role.

Anyway back to the fieldtrip. The kids loved the Forces of Nautre show. They got rained on and felt high winds from a tornado and heat from a forest fire. Their was a lot that they learned. Me and Carlos even read about our reproductive organs and how a baby is born. (We went through this a few years ago.) He said that even though he knew about all of it and that he know that's how it happens he said it was still pretty gross when we looked at the pictures. When we came out Carlos told a buddy to go in there and the boy went in and quickly came out. They thought the mucus shooting out a huge nose and a pimple grow and explode was much more interesting. Even though when I chaperone and have five kids in our group I really enjoy the time me and Carlos get to spend with each other. I don't know how many more fieldtrips Carlos will want me to go to. I know one day he'll get to that stage where he is to old to want mom around but until that day I will always take these opportunities to be a part of His life and treasure them...

Happy 11th Birthday Carlos!

Today is Carlos's Eleventh Birthday.

I had the perfect pregnancy with Carlos. No morning sickness. I didn't gain weight or wear maternity clothes until my 7^th month. His due date was November 20^th. My water broke that morning (Nov. 20^th) around 6 in the morning. 19 hours later and no epidural, Carlos was born on Nov. 21^st around 1:00 am. I was in love the moment my eyes set on him! He was 9lbs 9 oz and had a head full of hair. It was already down his neck to his shoulders! The nurses couldn't find a cap that fitted his big head so one of the nurses knitted one for himJ. Carlos was a good baby. He slept through the night and entertained himself pretty well when I had stuff to do. He has always loved to snuggle and cuddle up. He has always been a goofball. He likes to laugh and have fun but is also a hard worker at school. Since kindergarten he has always been an A student. He is now a junior librarian and loves it. He likes to play soccer and has been playing in a league (except maybe the last 8 months) since he was 5. A couple years back he was in a karate class and recently has gone back. He likes to play video games and listen to his music. Lincoln Park is his favorite band. He also likes to go out golfing with his dad. Carlos is stubborn (Big Carlos says he gets it from me and I can't disagree) at times but most of the times he is an awesome kid. He has grown up so much and we are so proud of the person he has become. Happy Birthday Baby & Have A Great Year!

Our Trip to San Diego

Carlos took some vacation time and Lil Carlos was off of school on Monday and Tuesday so we decided to take a quick Trip to San Diego. My mom was also able to take some time off from work so she joined us… This was the first out of town trip that my mom came with us so we were excited about that.

Our trip started on Sunday Nov. 9^th at 3:30 am. (According to Carlos we were behind schedule) We like to drive at that time so that the boys will be asleep for the majority of the ride and would not keep saying "Are we there yet". We got into town and had breakfast and than headed to…

Birch Aquarium

We got to see a lot of cool looking fish that are found in the Pacific Ocean. Our favorites were the giant octopus, the different jelly fish and the plant life that lives underwater. They have a huge 70,000 gallon kelp forest tank with different types of fishes. It was pretty hard to take good pictures because of the glare coming off the glass. Our next stop was our hotel…

Bahia Resort

Carlos' boss recommended this place and I give it a 10. We got there way before our 4:00 check in but we thought we would ask if we could check in early and we got upgraded to a bay front room. Our original room was to overlook their garden with 2 double beds but instead we got a bay front room right in front of the beach with 2 double beds and a couch and kitchenette, we didn't complain… the resort had a sea lion pool. We got to see a feeding. The sea lions they have there were rescued pups. Then we headed to the beach. The hotel is on a peninsula on mission bay so we weren't on the Pacific Ocean but the boys didn't mind. They just wanted to build there sand castle. After we changed and headed to the hotels arcade. I thought this was pretty cool. All the games were free! Than, we played a round of shuffle board. I have never played this before. It actually was pretty fun. By the time we finished we went and ate and than we watched Hancock in our room. This resort was really nice, they have spa packages too. So if anyone is planning a trip to southern California I definitely recommend this resort they have great deals online and you can add tickets for Disneyland, SeaWorld, and others… So that was our first day… on Monday we went to …

San Diego Zoo

This was a first time for our family. This trip was an early birthday present for lil Carlos and he choose to Go to San Diego Zoo since he has never been there before. It was perfect San Diego weather. (I forgot to mention in the last paragraph that the weather on our first day was cooollldd! It was very windy. Cy's hat kept flying off! And it was sprinkling on and off.) We started off with some of the small stuff like the reptiles and insects. Then we got on the Skyfari to the other side of the zoo. I do not like heights at all and I know this wasn't a ride, it didn't do any twists or turns but still I was scared Carlos would make the car rock every time he turned to look around and my grip got tighter and tighter on the bar with every movement he made. Cy didn't enjoy it either. He was crying before we went on. Anyways, some of our favorites were the Polar Bear, the Hippo, the Panda and the Rhino. I know this sounds weird but when we walked through the whole entire Zoo we got on a tour bus. It was nice because it recapped what we saw plus we got to hear some interesting facts that weren't posted. After the tour ride we left and got something to eat and made our way back home. We really had a nice time and my mom going made it extra special. Our trip was short and sweet sorry my post wasn't as short…

Four, Four, Four, Four

A couple of my family members sent this to me through email but I thought it would be fun to let everyone know my anwers.

A) Four places that I go to regularly: Fry's, Library, Red Box, Walmart
B) Four people who email me regularly: Not many people have my email address but the few that do: Andi (my aunt), Lori(my cousin), Melissa (my friend), Alicia (my sister in-law)
C) Four of my favorite places to eat: Macayo's, Native, OutBack, Cheesecake Factory anywhere is fine as long as I don't have to cook :)
D) Four places I would rather be right now: DisneyLand, Beach, Sandiego Zoo, if not those than right where I am... Home...
E) Four people I think will respond: I'm not sure...
F) Four TV shows I watch: Prison Break, CSI Las Vegas, The Unit, 90210

So, now you know a little about me. If anyone decides to do this on their blog leave a comment so I can take a look and see what your answers are...