Patrick is 5

Today was Patrick's b-day. We invited 20 kids to his party. Just a few of them were able to come. However, I don't think Patrick noticed their absence. He was as happy as he could be. He helped me make his cake. He played with every single kid at the jungle gym. He had a blast.
Sean, as a gift to his brother, helped me decorate the gazebo at the park. He was excited that his little brother was finally going to be a "big boy."
I had fun. The kids had fun. Everything turned out great!!!
Happy b-day sweet Pato!!!

moss photo

This is what I have been up to. I have been learning a ton about photography and image editing. I know I should have removed the date on the pic in order to make it look more professional. However, I decided to leave it on because it is a memorable date for me.

I know this is not my car. However, it pretty much looks the way ours did today. We were on our way to the dollar store to get some stickers for Patrick's Valentine mailbox when Sean suggested we went through the snowy parking lot. Eric's eyes brightened up when the thought of "off roading" came to his mind. Immediate, smart mommy said, Rey, but that is not snow anymore! it's ice! and we might get....

                                                                            STUCK!

     Yes! stuck for 25 min!!! Pushing, almost burning the engine, screaming, cracking up, all of them at the same time!!! and then, when the only solution seemed to be a prayer, a wonderful man parked his truck right next to our minivan to help us get in unstuck!! angels are falling from heaven!!!

     What a wacky day!!! but, ohh I laughed like crazy!!!



New pj's for my blog

Every time that I feel overwhelmed with life's events, I decide to either get a haircut or die it. Why didn't I do it today then if I was about to jump off my kitchen window? Well, I promised Eric I would let my hair grow and I promised my mom I would not die my hair jet black. As you can see, I had to get something changed today or I would have gone nuts. Therefore, my blog went through the virtual haircut and the color change!!

     Why was I so stressed out? My dad had surgery today. We (my family and I) had dreaded-longed for this moment for the last 2 years. It finally happened. It's finally over. I just talked to my mom and she told me everything went well.

     I honestly don't know what I would do without the knowledge that Heavenly Father is in charge of everything. Anyway, it is over. He is doing OK and hopefully this means that they can move with us this summer.

     By the way, changing my blog's pj's really helped me to take my mind away from everything. I got busy trying to learn something new and I enjoyed it. However, do you have any idea how many people claim they know how to do this and have no idea about it?? I probably went through 10 different tutorials. I tried about 8 of their techniques. Only 2 worked. The price I paid for it? let's see..about 4 hrs of my precious time, a headache and not cuddling with my hubby tonight. But it is finally done and I really liked it!!  I know the header is still "not perfect," but I will keep on working on that.

     It's time for me to go to bed. Tomorrow is still a school day and I have to wake up really early. Good night everyone!

Merry Christmas!!

We love NYC

Eric brought each one of us an I love NYC shirt from his business trip to New York. I wanted to show you guys how cute my kids look with them on. However, you know how picture taking sessions are with little kids. None of the tons of pictures taken turned out the way I wanted. Anyway, my kids still look gorgeous!!!

Happy Halloween!!