Desi is 16

My little girl is growing up so quickly. This weekend we celebrated Desi's 16th birthday! 

Desi I am so proud of you! You are such an amazing sister and daughter.

You always try to do the right thing and please everyone. You have such a good heart and are a very good listener. 

The day started off by me making her favorite breakfast and lunch. Then we ended the evening by celebrating at her favorite restaurant for dinner with both of her grandparents.

We ate lots of yummy food!! 

I am so blessed to be your mom. You truly are amazing and I am so proud of the young lady you are becoming.

The next day we went to Disneyland and got on all the rides that she wanted.

Pretty soon she'll be driving a real car!! (I'm not sure if I'm ready for that.)

We ended the weekend by going to a Dodger game. Which they won! WooHoo!!

Happy Birthday Desiree!!

We Love You Very Much

Happy Birthday Gabriel!!

My Little Gabriel you are FOUR!
I can't believe how fast you are growing up.
I remember when you were a little baby snuggling in my arms.

Oh... I still remember your tiny little hands and feet.

This year has really flown by. You are growing up so quickly before my eyes.

Here are some things about you.

1.You are such a charmer.

2.You have a good heart and can be so sweet.

3. I love how you play so nicely with you little brother. You are doing such a good job at being a big brother!!

4.You love to dress up in your superhero costumes and pretend to be them.

5. I love when I ask you how much you love me, you say,"I love you 10"!

And I say," I love you to the moon and back."
You say, "I love you to moon and earth."

Some of your cute phrases that you call me are:
"Hello darling!"
" Hello sweetheart"
"Hello young lady"

6. I often wonder how old are you. You can seem so wise at times! Lately, you have been asking me if you are being a good boy.
This week you asked me if Jesus is watching you and I said, "yes, he is always watching you."
Then you said,"why, I'm a good boy?"
I told you that Jesus is watching over you to protect you and to see if you are being a good boy.
You said, " Well I'm a good boy so he can watch over me to make sure I'm safe, that will be fine."
You seem to be really trying to be good.
And just so you know, you are a good boy.

7.You are not shy and are very out going. You have a ton and I mean a TON of energy. I wish you'd give me some. You are very confident and never scared to try.  There are many times I wish I could be like you.

8. You love to dance to any type of music.

9. You love to talk and tell me stories.

10. You love to snuggle & give kisses.

I'm so happy & blessed to be your mommy!
I love you with all my heart. We ALL do!

Happy 4th Birthday Gabriel!

Love,
Mommy

Birthday Letter {to my one year old}

My little baby is now ONE, I can't believe how fast a year has went by. Celebrating his birthday was a happy event but kind of sad because he is ONE. That means my baby is growing up and sometimes I wish I could just freeze time. This year I have really been trying to savor the moments with him. Because he is No. 5, I do know how fast the kids grow up. In a blink of an eye a whole year has went by.  I know that we will be having new experiences together and that will be exciting in itself, teaching him how to walk, trying new foods and talking...but I'm still a little sad that the baby stage is coming to an end. It just all goes too quickly. So I've decided to write a Birthday Letter to my baby.

My sweet Daniel,

Here is our first picture together. You are just perfect in every way. So precious.

Today you turned one! You are growing up so fast, I can't believe that a year has come and gone. I have treasured all of our moments together from the late night feedings and diaper changes to the cuddling and kisses.

You are such a sweet and gentle little guy. You are very mellow and just go with the flow. Now, that's my kind of baby. You seem to only cry when you are hungry and need to be changed. At night you'd wake up to be changed and eat, then go straight to sleep. Aww.......what a blessing! I think God knew we needed a gentle little guy in our crazy bunch of kids. I'm so blessed to be your mama!

Some special things about you are:

~You got your first tooth when you were 5 months. 

~ You currently have 8 1/2 teeth. 8 1/2 because your top left molar is half way out on one side.

~ Rice Cereal and veggies were your first baby foods that you tried. Fruit soon followed as well as baby Puffs.

~ We soon realized that you loved homemade baby food after you refused to it it from the jars. I made fresh veggies and you ate it up without a fight. Yay!!

~You love to give kisses.

~You can wave Hi & Bye, with both hands at the same time.

~You give High-Fives!

~You can Clap!

~Started army crawling at 7 1/2 months. 

~ Started real crawling at 9 months!

~You are cruising around the furniture. But haven't started walking yet. 

~You have taken one step and then decided it's faster to just crawl. 

~You say dadada, gaw, aah, yaaa, and a couple of times ma.

  

~You are very serious and seem to always be thinking.

~Sometimes it can be a challenge to get you to look up and smile because you are focusing on what you are doing.

~But when we do get you to smile. You look SO CUTE!!

Love your smile.

I have cherished all of the many moments of your first year.  

And look forward to the many new adventures to come. 

Happy Birthday Daniel!!!

I love you to infinity & beyond! 

Love,

Mommy