Memorial Weekend Trip

We had such a fun weekend with my family.  We went up to St. George to my dad's vacation house and had a blast!  The boys golfed, the girls went shopping, the kids played in the sun, it was fantastic!  

 Daddy with a very tired princess!

Aaron with two little princess's, one already asleep. :)

Kieley slept for almost 2 1/2 hrs like this.. she was exhausted from playing with her cousins!

My older brother, Ryan, and his adorable family!

Jaden and Makelle having some fun in the sun!

Ryan sleeping in the sun, if you noticed closely his youngest daughter left him a treat in his belly button..hehe ;)

Bri trying to get Kieley to jump in the pool..good luck!

Jaden having some fun at his daddy's expense..hehe :)

Kieley's "I don't want to share" face!

One exhausted princess after a weekend of fun!

Little Friends..

Aren't these two cute little friends!  They are three months apart in age, Kieley is older, and they are such cute little girls.  It's so fun watching Kieley grow up, make friends and play.  I can't wait to see what mischief is in store with these two over the next few years! :)

The Beach

On our last day of an amazing weekend we went to the beach and had lots of fun.  We stumbled upon a playground in front of the ocean.  It was awesome to play with Kieley and have the ocean in front of you.  What a fun morning we had at the beach! 

A Special, Busy Day!

My precious little princess Kieley.  She is the reason I get to celebrate Mother's Day!  This little princess brings so much joy to my life on a daily bases that I can't even describe the feeling I get when I look at those beautiful big brown eyes.  I have been blessed with such a little angel.  I'm so grateful and humbled to be her Mom.  Kieley has always been so advanced and smart since she was born.  It has been so fun to watch her grow and learn everyday.  Even on those challenging days when I want to pull my hair out cause she has out smarted me and taught me a few lessons I'm so blessed to have her as my daughter. She tells me daily how much she loves me, how beautiful I am and how much she likes my clothes.  She even helps me pick out what I should wear and TELLS me what she is going to wear..it must be the shopping gene I gave her, hehe. :)  The funniest comment is she tells me my big belly is "so cute". :)  I can't wait to see what a wonderful big sister she is going to be to her little brother.  I love you so much my little princess!

Here are a few pictures of my Mom I snapped on my last few trips home.   Excuse my "hot" no make up look. ;)

 My Mom.. She is not only gorgeous on the outside but she is equally or more on the inside.  She has been my best friend since I was born.  She has taught me so much over the last 30 years, I don't know where to start thanking her for the amazing example she is to me.  I truly believe I am the luckiest girl to have her as my Mom.  She has always been there to pick me up, encourage me, or just listen to me when I need it the most.  What's so amazing is over the past 5 years I have lived out of state and she just has a feeling when I need her and she calls right as the tears start to flow out of my eyes.  She has taught me how to be a better Mother to my precious little princess and I'm so grateful for the amazing grandma she is to my little girl!  I love you lots Mom!  Happy Mothers Day!

My gorgeous little sister, Brigitte, turned 20 on Mother's Day this year!  I cannot believe twenty years have gone by since my dad called from the hospital saying my little sister was born.  I still remember the time 5:04 pm.  Bri, I wish so bad that I could be there to celebrate these special milestones with you.  I'm so proud of you!  You are growing into a fun, beautiful, intelligent young lady.  You are such a sweetheart and I'm so lucky you are my sister.. you will always be my best friend and I love you lots!  Happy 20th Birthday!

On Mother's Day we went over to my grandparents house for lunch and got to spend time with my grandparents.  I love them so much!  Growing up my grandparents lived in California and would make trips up to see us and my grandpa would always bring a "special" treat for us kids in his bag.  My grandpa is such a neat guy, besides loving his european accent he has the best stories about traveling from Europe, to South America, and then to America.  I'm so grateful and blessed to have such a rich cultural family background. I love you Grandpa and Grandma!  Ps.. Isn't my grandparents wedding picture BEAUTIFUL!?!

Mothers Day Weekend

For Mothers Day Aaron asked me what I wanted to do and I said, "I just want to spend quality time with my amazing husband and my little princess."  So he put some thought into some family time.  He surprised me with a weekend trip to Disneyland, shopping, and the beach.  He also surprised me with the idea that we should go spend time with my grandparents that live in So. California which was so special because I love my grandparents.  Then he took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner, Flemings Steakhouse.  I love Aaron and Kieley so much.  I feel so blessed he is my husband and she is my daughter and to be a family!  Thank you for making Mothers Day a fun weekend event! Love you both lots!

Mommy & her princess in front of the Castle

We took Kieley to meet the Disney Princesses for the first time, she was so excited!  It worked out perfect because I learned that the princesses rotate every 30 minutes and right before we entered it had just rotated to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.  All whom Kieley is very familiar with and she was so excited to meet all of them!  She ran to each of them and gave them the biggest hug!  They were surprised because usually the "little" girls are so shy and they have to ask for a one but not with Kieley she was thrilled to hug all of her favorite princesses!  I loved this moment,  it was perfect!

We asked Kieley who her favorite princesses was and she told us, "I LOVE Cinderella, I LOVE her". :) So cute!

My baby looks so grown up.. it's so fun to watching her grow and learn. :)

I love this picture.. she was petting her horse telling him, " good boy, good boy".

Waiting for the parade to start.

I love the Disney parades but I was a little shocked this time when Kieley got picked out of the crowd twice to join in on the celebration.  I didn't mind the one where she danced in front of me but when she got in the conga line and went around the float I freaked out but she was fine and she loved every minute!

She was in awe of Minnie and Mickey being so close...

Could she be more excited? I love it when that little tongue comes out because I know she is thrilled beyond belief. :) 

What a fun trip to Disneyland I can't wait for the next one! :)

Last Day

After having fun in Dallas for the week we returned back to Houston to have some more fun with Uncle Spence and Aunt Amy for the weekend. We decided to go to their amazing water park in the community where they live, its awesome! I have to give a special thank you to Spencer and Amy for helping us have an amazing trip! You guys are the best, we miss and love you!

Sorry this picture isn't very good. I took it while we were walking but I just thought it was cool because it was a replica of the Washington Monument.

After the water park we then went downtown to a public park called Hermann Park. It was really neat. You could go paddle boat, fly kites, ride a train, walk through amazing gardens, etc. It was a lot of fun and very HOT!

Very LaRgE goldfish!

Daddy and Kieley looking at the fish

Daddy and Kieley. I love her face so sweet!

Family pic with prego and very hot mommy! (hot as in temperature hot :)

Kieley found entertainment writing in the dirt..silly girl :)

Kieley with her favorite Aunt Amy!