27

Wow an other year has passed, I am a year older don't think I am wiser but older yes! This has been a great year for me being able to spend it at home with Connor. being totally bias here he is the coolest kid;) So many good and challenging changes the year has brought. I am also lucky to be able to do what I love and enjoy on the side still, Massage! My clientele has grown and kept me super busy on the side. I love my clients they are such awesome people to work with.
I am looking forward to 27 and what this year brings hopefully more of the same great stuff;)
My B day landed on a Sunday so We kept the day mellow. Definately what I needed I enjoyed the down time.

This is what I woke up to My favorite! Swedish pancakes Mmmmmm



I had a great day thanks to Gerret and Connor. Thanks for making me feel so special!

5K

It has been one of my goals to run a 5k this year. I got to do that on Saturday the 11th. with the Dallas Hot chocolate race. Its a a funny name but, it is sponsored by Ghiradelli's chocolate, I cant think of a better way to end a race and get some Chocolate!! I loved it. I gotta say though I think we picked the coldest day of the year to run it. It was 22 degrees when we started. Holy Cold. I felt like I was running naked for the first part till I warmed up. We ran with some good friends of ours Sean and Becky. It was fun to have a running buddy for this one.



Taken just after we finished
I thought this one was cool, taken during the race over the bridge.
there was over 5000 people running it.

I had a great time doing this 5K and look forward to doing it again next year!

Cowboy Boots

Since we have lived in Texas my mom has been saying, "You have to make sure you get your kids cowboy boots" not only is it cute but I guess its the Texan thing to do?!?! Well they decided to go ahead and get Connor some boots and boy did he love them. I often find him looking in his drawers for the boots and then moving them along the floor like they are cars.

A minute to late

I was in the kitchen getting Connors breakfast ready one morning this past week, and it got awfully quite. " red flag" I usually try to keep my bedroom door closed but, occasionally I will forget and he goes right in and goes through everything he can get his hands on. He was literally in my room a minute and half at most and this is what I find.

He is way to fast. I had to snag a picture before he noticed me. wish he was actually sorting out that mess of papers that would be awesome. oh well I can't get mad at that adorable little man of ours;)

Christmas 2011

I didnt snag any pictures with us of all together, but we spent time with the Gorgueiro cousin for some good times!
Connor having fun with his buddy Sean!
got to visit this great family on our stop in Phoenix!
miss the San Diego Temple, love how they decorate it.

Visiting with some besties that I miss.
Honestly i hear this every day
Opening presents

Our little family looking at the lights at the SD temple

Excuse everything being out of order I don't have the patience to go back and re do it all. I lost it once so I wanted to get it all on here for now.

This December went by so quickly I felt like there wasn't enough time to get fully into the Christmas spirit. For the holiday we were able to travel to California to spend it with Gerrets family! Connor and I flew out on the 13th and gerret drove out a week later. The day before the flight Connor came down with a high fever:( I was lucky to get him in that same day and turn out... A double ear infection "NO Bueno" at all. I was very nervous to fly with a sick kid and have his ears hurt while flying on a plane with all the pressure changes. Answer to my prayers! He was so good he wasn't bothered at all by his ears the whole time. Very thankful for that. was afraid by the end of the flight that everyone would hate us. Fortunately it didnt turn out that way.
We hung low the first few days till Gerret got in. walked on the beach, grandma and grandpa enjoyed lots of time with Connor. They demanded that we leave him with them. We Happily obliged;) gave us of time to do some Christmas shopping, visit with friends and family that we don't see, go on some dates, go to the temple, see some movies we wanted to see and hit up some restaurants that Texas doesn't have. I was able to visit my grandma, unfortunately she has demensia and didn't remember, but it was still nice to have her meet Connor.
On Christmas eve we all went to the festival of lights at Del Mar and out to dinner at Red Robin then played Santa after Connor went to bed. Christmas day it was fun to watch connor get overwhelmed with all the wrapping paper and toys. He didn't really play with them or get to enjoy them untill the end of the day when everything calmed down. We had a great dinner and a relaxing day with the family. We decided to leave before New years since we had to drive back. We drove through Phoenix to see our good friend Carlynn and Matt, and get to meet there adorable little boy who is about the same age as Connor. It was so nice to see them! We meet Carlynn back in New york and its great to still keep in touch with them.
California we miss you! we had a great Christmas with you;) Here are some pictures of the fun.

Thanksgiving, Baptism, and a Blessing

This year for thanksgiving we all headed over to my parents house and enjoyed the deep fried turkey together!!! It was great to see family that came from out of town and watch all the cousins hangout! Its always a busy day but so much fun. I always feel like I need to do a cleanse after thanksgiving food. Its all amazing but so heavy and lets be honest we all over eat on that day or for the next 2- 3 days (leftovers!)
I am so thankful to be close to family and spend time with each other during this season of gratitude. My heart feels so full for the many blessing that we have and I try to always count them each and every day. To try and do that everyday of the year and not just on thanksgiving. I love my savior and the gospel and thank him for a wonderful husband and son who bring so much happiness to my life.
Over the long weekend we also had a baptism and a baby blessing. So many great events, glad we could be apart of it!
Almost all the cousins

Congrats to this beautiful girl on getting baptized. We are so proud of you Hannah (on the left) and happy we could be there for your special day! This adorable little man Micah was blessed that Sunday as well. We are so glad you are here Micah!

Cruise to Mexico

This last October Gerret and I were able to go on a cruise to Cozumel and Progresso Yucatan Mexico with our friends Sean and awesome wife Becky! It was a very much need escape from work, school and more work. I am incredibly grateful to my parents for watching the little man while we were gone for the week. I though it was gonna be a little bit more difficult to leave him but after about a day I gotta say with was Wonderful!!! Don't get me wrong I missed the Monkey but, was still a great break.
while we were in Progresso we went to the Chichen- Itza ruins. They were beautiful and one of the seven wonders of the world. Our tour guide was very informative about the Mayan ruins and there history down there. They were still excavating close to the ruins. and are still discovering more underground that they haven't gotten to yet.

We got to Cozumel and the beaches were beautiful, the water was warm, the sand was white, fish tacos, and there was shopping! what more could you ask for;) This was a fun day. we were persuaded into renting a scooter. which was really fun glad we did, and we cruised down the coast a little bit to a beach that had a pool, shopping and a restaurant. we laid out there for a few hours and just relaxed it was awesome I did not want to leave that spot.

This was the first time I went on a cruise and it wont be the last. It really is a great way to vacation see parts of the world and relax, and have everything taken care of for you. So glad we could go and already looking forward to our next one!!!!
Here are some pictures from the trip.

Carnival cruise ship!
Chichen-Itza ruins they are massive and beautiful!

These are at Cozumel the water is perfect.

These are toward the end of the trip;( we had such a great time so glad we could go with good friends. We were able to stop off in Houston and do a temple session there. It was a great way to end the trip!
Had to get a virgin Pina Colada!