Exciting weekend ahead!

This weekend my husband and I will become godparents to a very special little boy. We will be baptizing my husbands 4 year old nephew on Saturday and I am so excited! It is an honor to be selected as a godparent because it means that the parents think highly of you and are entrusting you with helping them guide their child throughout life. In my culture it is a tradition for the godparents to purchase the gown that the child will wear during the baptism, as well as the candle, rosary, bible, shell for pouring water during baptism, remembrances (recuerdos) and to pay the church donation for the ceremony. Now, in my family the godparents also usually purchase a gold piece for the child whether it is a necklace with pendant, bracelet or earrings, and sometimes all three to be blessed during the ceremony, not sure if this is the case with all Hispanic Catholics? Lastly, the godparents usually give out a “bolo” which is a bunch of money (usually coins) thrown out at the children in attendance during the celebration, again, not sure if everyone does this or is it limited to certain cultures? I believe it is supposed to bring good luck to the child but not really sure how it originated. Most importantly, I enjoy these events because they are family oriented and they allow my children to learn from, and participate in the holy sacraments that take place in our family.

Sickies

These last couple of days have been pretty crappy around our home, all but 1 of us has been or is sick :? It all started last Wednesday when I began feeling nauseous at work, I decided to go home early to get some rest but I woke up feeling sick to my stomach on Thursday and was home with a stomach bug until Friday. On Saturday hubby woke up with a headache and chills, this turned into a sore throat and nausea that lasted until Sunday. On Monday my two little ones began having a runny nose and by night time they also had a cough. Today my oldest woke me up at 6 am to tell me her throat hurt badly and that she was up all night with a stuffy nose. Ugh, I have 1 more to go and I have a feeling it will be soon :/ I hate it when my family has the sickies!

It’s FALL

My all time favorite season YAY! I love Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all the same. We have great weather here, not too warm or cold and I get to enjoy the outdoors with my family. This season allows for me to do many activities with my children and we are also able to create many lasting memories which is what fulfills me as a mother. This time of year is where I usually get baby fever, I envision having lots of beautiful kids running around helping to decorate the house for Halloween, sitting at the dinner table on Thanksgiving, and gathering on Christmas morning in Pj’s to open gifts **sigh**, I am blessed that God has given me 4 great kiddos who keep me on my toes. I look forward to doing some fun things this fall season, Sophia is older now so it should be lots of fun for everyone! Stay tuned……………

Starting Over

Ive been a bad, bad blogger with no real excuse... I am gonna try to start over, I steered my blog in another direction and it wasn't what I originally wanted for it. I actually wanted to go and delete all my old posts but got too lazy to read through everything so there are still some old posts up. Moving to Mexico is still on the horizon for us but for now my blog will be dedicated to my family and our daily life. I hope my friends and family continue to follow us on our journey!

My thoughts for today...

Every once in a while I sit and contemplate my life, where I am and where I would like to be, the key word being "like" since we truly never know whats in store. I feel so stagnant right now, cant really make any future plans or goals and for a Virgo, unorganization and the unknown are the worst! I have to really focus on this moment in my life, my children and my husband, they help me focus on the true meaning of life and what my true goals are: Keeping my family together, healthy, happy and keeping our faith. I tend to forget with all the problems and stresses I have in life, that I am truly blessed to have wonderful children that are healthy and happy, and a husband who I share a love with that words cannot even describe, and then I feel a sense of calmness unfold and I realize that everything will be ok.

Family

Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of being a wife and a mother (I know cheesy ha?), having the house clean and dinner ready for my husband when he came home from a long day of work, helping my kids with their homework and taking them to sports practice and doing all the other things "moms" do. I never imagined my life would be like this, and at the same time, this is exactly what I wanted, I know I am not making sense, its just one of those things that are hard to explain. I enjoy being a mother and wife and wouldn't change it for anything in the world! I have the family I always dreamed of and I know that we will be happy together wherever we are because like the saying goes "A home doesn't make a family, its the family that makes a home" or something like that right? ;)

Happy Birthday Steph!

Today my second born is 10 years old! It makes me question where the time has gone? My baby looks like such a big girl and soon I will have 2 teenage girls driving me crazy!!! We stopped doing the birthday party thing with the girls a while ago and instead we do something fun on their birthday's along with a family dinner. Steph chose to go bowling with some of her cousins and then we had some pozole and cake at grandma's house (YUM!!!) I feel blessed to see my children growing up happy and healthy, and I am forever thankful, and its moments like these that we cherish as a family. God is good!

We are complete

After giving it much thought and reasoning, I have finally come to the realization that I MUST BE CRAZY to want more kids! I already have 4 wonderful babies that take up all of my time and energy and I definitely know that I cannot possibly give them all the time and dedication that they deserve, and to think about adding more to the mix? Although my husband loves his children and is a great father, he too thinks that we should stop while we are ahead ;) So, for now I am done, we'll see how long that lasts!

My Husband's Birthday and a Personal Note on Family

My beloved will be turning 30 on January 27th, and I cant believe how fast time flies, especially when your having fun ;) We had a small party for him at his parents house this past weekend and many of our old friends came over to reminisce! We have all known each other for at least 14 years and it is amazing to see how everyone has changed and gotten older ;) and that includes us! We have been through so much together and I am thankful that our relationship continues to be exciting and keeps growing stronger. My husband and I were very young when we got together and we never really discussed having a family or and dreams we had for ourselves or each other, we pretty much just went with the flow. With time, we have learned so much from each other and throughout the years we have created goals and dreams of how we want to live and raise our family. The other night we just sat in awe looking at our four children playing, laughing, smiling and having a good time together, after a minute we looked at each other and realized "this is the life we were meant to have".

Just a little bit about my family

My husband J and I are kind of like high school sweet-hearts except we went to different high schools. We met my freshman year of high school through a mutual friend and have been inseparable ever since. I work full-time for a municipality here in town and my husband who is currently laid-off works in construction. We have 4 wonderful children that we LOVE so very much. Le, just turned 11 on November 24th and its amazing how much she has grown up this past year, she doesn’t play with dolls anymore and she “cant wait to be a teenager”. She is a shy, quiet girl and a book worm who loves books from collections like goosebumps, babysittersclub, and junie b. jones. Steph will turn 10 on February 16th, she is another story! She is a diva, has lots of friends in and out of school, loves to play outside, dance, sing and has a bad attitude. I predict she is going to give us gray hairs in a couple years. lil J turned 3 on October 27th and he is my only little guy and I cant imagine my life without him. He is at the age were everything he says just melts my heart, he is kind and sweet and loves Spongebob and his Nintendo DS. Last but not least, is My baby girl who just turned 1 on December 8th. She has an attitude like her big sister Step and that scares me and daddy! Since daddy is not working, he has been taking care of the kids and the baby is stuck to him like glue. She is such a happy baby and looking at her big cheesy smile and big brown eyes makes me so sad to think that I might not be having any more children of my own.