6 mo. photo shoot!

Got sweet baby boy's six month photos. We got 8 different shots, all perfect in like 10 minutes time. He's a happy baby, just sits up there and smiles. The girls were just laughing saying they wish every kid was that easy. Love that little bug-a-boo!

Memorial Day!

Thanks to the Scouts for our flag in the front yard. This got Carson's day off to a great start. The entire time we were in the house getting ready to go, Carson was out front with the flag. No worries, our bedroom window is in front of the house and we could see him. What is it about kids and flags, well at least my kid and flags.

We had a different Memorial day, every year since I have been alive we always go to the graves. This is the first year in my entire life that I did not. I feel bad. My mom went camping and it is with her family that we usually go, so I wasn't about to go if she wasn't there. So we decided to go to Park City. Me and Thiago have been wanting to hit the outlets, but we never really have a day together. Saturday's I work half a day, and that is his only day off. Soooo, we just never get around to it.


Thiago's parents and Rosemary came with us, and Ash and Souli. It worked out well, me and Ash can go to the kids stores while Souli and Thiago do their thing.






Thiago got Carson signed up for the fall soccer season, and they had a great time getting him some of his equipment. Carson can't wait, he loves to watch his dad and thinks it is so cool that he gets to too!




That night we had a BBQ at my house. I got absolutely ZERO pictures of that. You know how when things are at your house, you just kinda forget about the camera. Well that is what happened. Thanks to Cano's, Smith's, and Phongsavaths's for coming and bringing food. YUM, what is memorial day without grilling up some good food right??

Laroca Cano 09'

That wraps up another season for Laroca Cano team. I know I have mentioned it a few times, but Thiago coaches 11 year old boys for Laroca. He absolutely loves it, he started it just as a little hobby to show his love for soccer. It is an added bonus that he gets paid for it. Very nice. Anyways, they had their end of season BBQ the other night. It was a lot of fun.



Here he is with the team manager and mom Jenny. She is the absolute best, never will you meet someone as organized and passionate about the game then this girl. She cracks me up, don't get on her bad side though. I love to listen to her from the sidelines she has always got something to say.


They got each of the boys a little gift, here Thiago is handing one of them out. 2 of they boys won't be back next year, and it seriously is breaking Thiago's heart. He just loves these boys so much. I love to listen to him talk about them, you would think they were his own kids or something. I had so many of the moms come up to me and tell what an awesome coach and role model Thiago has been for their boys. I know this about him, but I love to hear other people say it. He really is one of a kind, and he makes me so proud.



Here we are watching a little video of the season. One of the boys dads made it.


This last picture is horrible but they were throwing water balloons at the boys, and I thought it was too cute of a memory to not show. The party was great, lots of good food. So many of the parents gave us little treats and they all went in on a movie and dinner card for me and Thiago. They included me cause they said it is nice of me to sacrifice my husband so much. Ha-ha. I love that Thiago gets the chance to coach and be a part of something he loves so much. It is in his blood (Brazilian and all), next to me and his family their is nothing that he is more passionate about then soccer. He loves the game and all it stands for. Good job Laroca, on another great season. Now lets get ready for the tournaments.

Happy Half-Birthday!

Oh SIGH....my baby boy is half a year old already. Turned 6 months on the 17th and I seriously can't believe it. His little life is just moving by so quickly, a lot faster than I remember Carson's. Before I know it he will be a year old, and he will no longer be a baby. Makes me sad, but boy do I love him. It is so much fun to see that little personality coming out, he is such a delight. No other way to describe him. He lights up our home and our lives with his sweet smile and bubbly personality. He is reaching all kinds of milestones, first one being he now is officially rolling over.


Thinking about it...


On his way...


Just a little bit more...


Success!! Yay, he can reach those toys that brother has got. He is much better at going from his back to his tummy, then his tummy to his back. Quite often he gets stuck on his tummy and boy does that make him mad. One of these days he will get the hang of it.


Next milestone....baby food! I took him to his 6 month checkup and got the go ahead to start him on cereal and baby food.




Don't let those faces fool you. He LOVES it! Carson has fought me on food ever since he was a baby. Wouldn't nurse, wouldn't eat baby food, still doesn't eat most things. He is literally the pickiest kid you will ever meet. Not this little guy, he couldn't get it fast enough. Just gobbled it up. So far we have tried cereal, pears and squash. He is a big fan of all three. Next up applesauce.

A few more odds and ends. He had his checkup and is in the 4th percentile for height and weight. WHAT...I could have sworn he was bigger than that. Guess I don't make chubby babies, they are both on the small end. Oh well. He is happy and healthy and that is all I ask for.

One little not so fun thing about my cute boy. He is turning into a very naughty little sleeper. He goes down at about 8:30. Sleeps straight threw until 2 or 3. Then he wakes up for two hours and thinks it is time to play. Without fail, every night for the past week and a half he has done this. Not cool. What happened to my little guy that was almost sleeping through the night. What am I doing wrong. I swear he doesn't even nap very well lately. Help, have any of you experienced this. What should I do???

Other than that he is a little angel and we sure do love him.

Melting Pot!

Yum, yum, yum...finally got to experience the melting pot Saturday night. I totally loved it, I have heard a lot of people say they don't think it is worth the price and all that. I disagree. I loved the atmosphere, the food, especially the dessert. Poor Thiago was so mortified that I kept taking pictures, I think our waiter thought I was a little whacko too. Hey, all for the sake of my blog...ha-ha. Anyways, it was so much fun to spend the night with just the two of us. We went a little early and did some shopping at Gateway too. Always a good time. The next morning we went to Little America's brunch, which is always delicious. So pretty much all we did for our anniversary was eat. Thats okay, that is one of my favorite things to do.






Pretty uneventful anniversary, just nice and simple. For our 10 year hopefully we will get to do something BIG. Until then we just enjoy the night out and each other's company!

That makes SIX!

Six years of wedded bliss with my absolute best friend. Goodness, six years!! Where did the time go, how did we get here. Crazy to look back and think of the two people in the pictures above. We are the same, but different. Life changes you I think. A mortgage, school, career, kids, bills, plenty of laughs and plenty of tears but here we are six years later and you are still the love of my life. Still the person that consumes my thoughts, the person whose hand I still reach out for. The person whose arms around me make me feel safe and secure. The person who works side by side with me to build this little life. Thank-you for choosing me. You know me better than anyone, you knew what this crazy girl was all about and you still chose her. I know I am a lot to deal with, I know there are times I make you absolutely crazy but here you still are. You build me up like no other, make me see the light when all I see is dark. You truly are my better half. Every day that passes I don't think it is possible to love you anymore, and then the next day comes and I do. Thank-you for being the man that you are. Thank-you for my two beautiful babes. I see you in them all of the time, those great big smiles, their enchanting little personalities, and most of all the goodness of their hearts. That all comes from their dad. What a lucky girl I am. Love you, so much....happy 6 years to us, and a lifetime of more!

Few shots of us back then, a bridal shot, wedding picture and a couple of our honeymoon. Look at us, how little we were. Crazy to think back.

Bloom where you are planted..

Planting day....YEAH!! I love, love, love my flowers, here comes summer and it is so exciting! Ash came over and helped me, well she actually did most of it. She is the best gardner ever, I would try and pick up a flower and she would just brush me out of the way and say let me do it. She has a system down and she absolutely loves gardening. So I say go for it. I love to maintain them and care for them each day, but I don't care for the planting part. I don't space them right and never do them deep enough. Anyways so Ash and Carson did most of the planting, while I did the cleanup and Brev played.






So they are all in, now lets just hope they do well. They cost so much money and I put forth so much time taking care of them, it will be very disappointing if they don't turn out. They always look so funny at first, just like little sticks in the dirt. Good luck flowers!!