The Fab 4

Marriage

2011-03-15T11:40:00.000-07:00

So Simon was talking to Isaac about marriage. It has become a topic of discussion for Isaac lately. Isaac is afraid that he will have to go live with a new family & what about us??? So were trying to explain to him that we will always be his family. There will just be more people to love. He does not like this idea at all. He told his dad that he is gonna marry me when he grows up.

I am sure all little boys want to marry their mom at one time or another but it melted my heart when he said that. At least I have his heart for a little while. Just another reminder of how fast my babies are growing up.

I am going thru posting withdrawals

2010-12-29T09:19:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, it's been sooooo long since I have even been on this page. A series of technological mishaps attributed to my misfortune. But all is well in the world again & I want to start the new year in technology style! I cannot promise a daily update but I will try my best to post something every week. So what have you all missed.......

1. Isaac turned 4
2. Izzy turned 1
3. WE HAVE A BACKYARD!!!!! woooo hooooo
4. My B.F. & her hubby are having a baby
5. Simon & I celebrated 8 years of marriage
6. Did I mention we have a backyard???

There is much more but these are the highlights. I will try to post some pictures real soon & show some recaps of this past year. So e-mail me, text, call me, to hold me accountable to my blogging commitment. PLEASE!!!!!

Happy 4th Birthday to my 1st born

2010-10-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lord for being faithful to us. We did not know what unconditional love truly was until they handed this little guy to us.

He has a heart of gold & is a little on the shy side. But the minute you get past that shyness he is a ball of energy. Trying to be silly all the time. He has self drive. He wanted to be great in all he does. I cannot wait to see what kind of man he becomes.......

Under Construction

2009-05-29T15:31:00.000-07:00

It's official. The backyard is officially under construction. Sorry Ruby no more competition on the worlds best weeds. :) Now that Isaac is old enough he wants to play out doors more & his backyard was not the place. Lets just say I would loose him back there. Poor Simon has wanted to fix up the yard for so long now but time had always been against him. Also it can become very expensive very fast. So he got tired the other day & said I don't care it's going to get done. It may not be our dream backyard but it is going to be a place where the kids can play & hang out for now. Isaac had so much fun "helping" his daddy. He came in and told me "my daddy is making me a new backyard". :) Well check back for new pictures as each weekend we will be making progress.

Did I fall off the face of the earth???

2009-04-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone.....I know it's been awhile. Well we finally got a new hard drive for the computer, now it's about making time to install it. So check back soon I promise to try my hardest to get it done. So in the mean time I will talk. :) My pregnancy is going well. Only 6 weeks to go! So I am busy getting things washed & organized. You know me everything has to have a place & imagine that with pregnancy hormones! Yeah you get the point. Isaac is good too. Thank God! I know I have not been able to post about it but I will....he was hospitalized in Jan. with R.S.V. it's like phenomena but a virus. So that was a mini trial all on it's own. They said his lungs may be affected in the long run but only time would tell. Now that the season is changing we are noticing the problems. :( He gets a bad cough when he wakes up or when he has been outside for awhile. A breathing treatment fixes him right up. So now our prayer is that in time this will all go away. But so far it's not too bad.

Well I will post some old but new pictures & blog about them soon. So check back but you will have to go back to January because that it where I left off. Til then.........

God will never give you more then you can handle....

2009-02-03T19:20:00.000-08:00

Most of you all know that Isaac was very sick but for those of you that do not or don't know the entire story here it goes. Bear with me it's a long one.

Isaac woke up with a runny nose. Then as the day went on it was joined with a slight fever. So I gave him some Motrin to keep the fever down. He was feeling good but the fever would not break. So about the 2nd or 3rd day he stared with a cough that did not sound so good but was not terrible. So Sunday Simon & I took him to urgent care. They told us it was a viral infection & to keep up with what we were already doing.

Well as you all know from an older post I don't have that much faith in urgent care. So I decided to take him to his normal doctor on Monday because his cough only sounded worse. She said at that point Isaac's lungs sounded clear & it was looking like it was a viral infection. So once again I took home a sick child home. By that night he was worse his cough was so bad he could not sleep & all he did was cry. So as soon as his doctor opened on Wednesday morning I called them & brought him in. I was not taking no for a answer as a mom you know when something is wrong & there was no way he was okay. You want to believe the positive but he was way to sick.

As soon as the doctor walked in she said "can you lift his shirt? I want to watch his breathing." As soon as I did that her face changed, literally. So she listened to his lungs & then turned around & told me he can barley breath. It sounds like he may have the bargaining of pnenmonia. To avoid hospitalization she gave him a shot of steroids at her office, then gave him a breathing treatment. She also had a rush order placed for a breathing machine to come to the house so I could keep giving him treatments through the night. She wanted to see us first thing in the morning so she could check on him. She said if he was not better he would have to be hospitalized. As a mom you don't want that for your child. Even though he would get the best treatment in the hospital it was still very hard to hear.

Well Thursday morning I was one of the first ones there & they had bad news. Isaac was not any better so they called into the hospital & let us know that we had to take him directly there. My poor baby had no idea what he was in for. Once we got into his room they pinned him down & put an iv in him. Then they started testing. One test was for a virus called R.S.V. I had never heard of it but I was about to be schooled on it. The nurse told me it mimics the same symptoms as pneumonia & if he did have it he would have to be quarantined. Of course it came back positive. I guess this year they have had an epidemic of this going around. It affects kids from birth to about 2 yrs. The bad thing about it is that most of us will carry the virus on us & never know. In most people it can act like a common cold & nothing more. For some kids they get it but it acts like a virus & nothing more. For other kids it attacks their lungs & they have to be hospitalized. The other bad thing is that when you are the most contagious is 2 to 3 days before even showing signs of being sick & it can live on a surface for up to 48 hrs.

I cannot began to tell you how hard of a time it was for me. I slept at the hospital for the next 5 days. All Isaac did was cry, sleep, or just sit there. All I wanted was my playful monkey back. Since he was quarantine he could not leave his room & all his visitors had to suit up to visit him. It was even harder because Simon had just started a new job so he could not take any time off so I felt so alone. He would work hard all day & they come to the hospital at night & stay til visiting hrs. were over. Thank God for moms! My mom took the first plane out & surprised me. She stayed by my side the entire time. It gave me a break to grab lunch or to run home & take a shower. All of Isaac's visitors helped lift all our spirits. I remember the first day they took us down to ex-ray & I was feeling super down & when we walked back in the room, there was my Tia Angie & Tio Jimmy waiting for us. They stayed for a few hours & that lifted my spirits so much.

Thank God for His healing hand. Isaac is going great & he never wants to go back to the hospital again. It was very cute when he was getting his discharge papers. Simon's Aunts, Katrina & Stephanie had come to visit him. They brought him an Elmo stuffed animal. So he had it & was using it to peek around the corner to the nurses station. They thought it was too cute. They when the doc. gave us the green light my mom & I cheered. Then he ran out to the nurses station & said "yeah Isaac Garcia is going home!"

Thank you everyone who visited him & for those of you who had him on every prayer chain possible. THANK YOU!

Grandma & Isaac watching a movie

Papa & Nanie visiting Isaac

Nina

Isaac's Auntie Ina & Tia Rachel

So now when Daddy would come Isaac always tried so hard to play & we wanted him to as well. We had to get pretty creative so this is what his dad had him doing........

This was him with his Elmo peeking out to the nurses & us saying goodbuy!!!!

He fell off the wagon

2009-01-20T09:52:00.000-08:00

We have been very successfully potty training Isaac.....well that was until yesterday. For the past two weeks he has been out of diapers with no accidents. Last night we had an eye appointment by our pastors house, so we were also going to visit afterward. Thank God I packed for that! I had an extra pair of sweats & chonies (underwear). For the evening I packed a diaper & P.J.'s. Well I went into my exam, all was great. Then it was Simon's turn, Isaac asked to go to the bathroom a few times so we did. When he asked the 3rd time I realized he was not asking he had already gone! So daddy put him in the car and changed him. Now off to our pastors house. They have 6 kids so Isaac LOVES to hang out with them. Now let me explain something there house is literally 2 min. from the eye doc. As we are pulling onto the street they live off of Isaac lets us know he has to go potty. No he did not have to go, he already DID go, AGAIN! So we had to change him again. I really thought for sure we were out of the woods but I guess not. Well I will keep you all posted on the progress....

Wait a minute......

2009-01-11T19:07:00.000-08:00

My husband came home tonight and was teasing me. He asked Isaac who he loved more, me or him? Well Isaac just laughed and went on playing with his toys. The he said to Isaac that he will get him on his side and when the new baby comes he is going to get him on "the boys" team too.

Then it hit me, am I going to loose the little femininity I have now??? My son is a true boy as well is his dad, so then it all made sense. I will loose my girly tv time. I will have all little pee-ers that stand(need I say more)! I am already invaded with boy movies. Boys are generally messy. They play ruff all the time. They have 2 speeds, fast & faster. I love my boys!

Nina's Birthday

2009-01-06T19:00:00.000-08:00

Isaac's Nina & my BFF birthday was today. Happy Birthday Jess! I love you. I thank God for you & our friendship. I guess you can call it more of a sisterhood. This girl is so awesome in so many ways. Her heart is bigger then anyone I know. She loves my son like he were her own. Hope you enjoyed your day Nina! We had dinner at Lucille's, that place is so good.

Isaac, Symph, & The birthday girl

Jess cake hmmmm

Make a wish......

Symphony & Isaac (Bella???)

Baby Dom

The verdict is in and it's a............

2008-12-31T15:33:00.000-08:00

Since I found out so late in the game that I was pregnant and already so far along, it seems that I can hardly keep up with this pregnancy. New Years eve was my 18 week check up and with that came the "big ultrasound". This is when they can tell you the sex of the baby. So the score car in our house will now read:

Girls-1
Boys-3!!!!

Yup it's another BOY! Simon is over the moon. I love my boys so much so adding another one to our crazy little circus is the best thing I can think of. To tell you the truth I am a little scared of having a girl. They are so sweet and cute. All the clothes and fun stuff for them is crazy but I think of the hormones and BOYS! My mom was always so fair and new when to let me be free and when to hold back a little. I am afraid that I won't let my daughter out at all and that we will fight every day. Again I just have to leave it in Gods hands, He knows.

Christmas Part 2

2008-12-24T18:33:00.000-08:00

Simon's family gets together every year on Christmas eve. This year we all met up at Simon's sisters place for food, fun, and of course the "secret Santa" exchange. All the kids look forward to it all year long and our little man was no exception to this. He made out! Thank you Weatherbee's (Isaac's secret Santa's). I felt like I was a good girl this year too - I had a HUGE pile of gifts from all the family. All you got to do with this family is produce an heir to the thrown and your in for life. :) lol No they love me for me even if I did not give them Isaac..... well I guess it helped. :)

Our prayer for all of you is that God would bless you this coming year and that you all would strive to have a personal relationship with him. Remember "with God ALL things are possible". Our little family is proof of that! Love you all.

Simon, Joanna (Simon's goddaughter) & Isaac

Mommy & Isaac

Andrew & Isaac

Rach & A.J.

Nanie, Isaac & Papa

Simons Aunts & Uncle - Mom Maria, Aunt Steph, Uncle Pete, Aunt Christine, & Aunt Katrina

Christmas Part 1

2008-12-23T17:06:00.000-08:00

Since my mom lives in New Mexico we have made a new tradition. We get together the week before Christmas so that we can all exchange gifts and hang out. I forgot to take pictures but when I did remember it was just in time to see why Isaac had been so quiet. My sis-in-law brought all kinds of treats to make cookies. So the two of them were busy baking.

WOW!

2008-12-19T15:06:00.000-08:00

So #10 on my thankful list......I can tell you all now. I was pregnant in May of this year. At 3 1/2 months I lost the baby. It was extremely physically painful for me. Without going into the gory details it was pretty much pre-term labor. Well this happened the last week in August......

Then to my surprise (REALLY!!) I started getting morning sickness and all that good stuff that goes along with being pregnant. I thought maybe my body was acting weird, it just had been through allot you know, so I swept it right out of my mind. At the urging of my hubby I finally took a pregnancy test, really just to get that idea out of his mind. Instantly it turned positive....I was in shock but then quickly tried to rationalize the entire thing out. My body had just gone through quite an ordeal this must be a false reading. So I made an appointment and today I got the shock of my life.

Side note: In between all this I had some spotting so I went to urgent care and they confirmed that I was pregnant but they could not give an accurate due date, I would have to wait for my regular appointment, but all was good.

Not only was I pregnant AGAIN! But I was 4 1/2 months along. I must have gotten pregnant right, RIGHT after my miscarriage. I know I say it allot but God sure works in ways we can never fully understand. With this miscarriage I was very much at peace. It was almost odd. I felt bad for felling so at peace. No one could believe how okay I was. They all thought for sure I was a ball of nerves just waiting to fall apart at a moments notice. The only way I could explain it was that God was over our lives and I trusted what he had for us.

So Baby Garcia is due on May 31, 2009! Thank you God for being faithful to us even when we don't fully understand what or why we are in the trials we are in. Thank you for my little family that at this very moment is growing. :)

I am Thankful for.......

2008-11-27T09:01:00.000-08:00

Here is my list this year:
1. That I can worship the Lord freely
2. That I have a wonderful Husband who works so hard for us
3. Little Isaac who is our world
4.To have great health insurance
5. A car that works & gets our family where we need to go
6. having a great family that I love so much
7. The worlds best friends, they make life fun
8. My health even when I am a little under the weather (that brings me back to #4)
9. A home that keeps us warm at night
10. I will keep #10 to myself sorry. ;)

There is much more but I need to get ready for the day. Thank you God for all you have blessed us with.

Happy Brithday

2008-11-25T08:57:00.000-08:00

Today Dominique Micheal Aguiar was born. He came into the world at 9:20 am & was 7 lbs. 14 oz. Even though there is much concern with his Mama, he is healthy and already so loves.

Congratulations Becky & Dom. I know he will grow up to be just like his Pap and adore his Mama.

I come in thirds

2008-11-24T08:51:00.000-08:00

This is how I explain myself usually. My other half is Simon, my other, other half is Jessica, and my other, other, other half is Becky! They know me the best & life it so great because of them. So it's been somewhat of an emotional roller coaster since one of my half's is in the hospital. Please pray for Becky that God would touch & heal her body. The news at times had not been good but we are praying for a true miracle. I know the Lord we serve is in control but I have had my moments of weakness.

God I thank you for giving me such a great Friend in Becky. She is my go to person for almost everything. We laugh & sometimes cry together. Please keep your hand over her & baby Dominique. Please get her through this and let us all remember to tell the ones we love that we love them ALL the time.

Thank God for In-Laws

2008-11-22T17:21:00.000-08:00

So Sunday I woke up sooo sick. I was not doing so well so I had to cancel babysitting for the next few days. I felt so bad for Isaac because he pretty much had to entertain himself. So when my father in-law called on Wednesday night asking if he could pick up Isaac the next day I was all for it. He loves spending time with them & he spends the night with them on a pretty average basis. It gave me a little break but also it gave him some much needed time to play & get out of the house.

So while he was there I call to see how he was & my sis-in-law wanted to talk :

Rach:So I have to tell you something.
Me: okay what?
Rach: Okay let me say first that it's going to stay at our house.
Me: okay what?
Rach: Guess?
Me: (thinking.....a drum set, something loud???) I don't know what?
Rach: A hamster!
Me: (laughing) What? A hamster. Really?
Rach: yah, instead of going to Target & buying him a toy my dad decided to take him to the pet shop and we got him a hamster.
Me: This kid is too spoiled.
Rach: Guess what he named him?
Me: What?
Rach: Simon

So needless to say that day he got a harmonica & a Hamster (that is going to stay at his Nani & Papa's house). I am so thankful that they love my little guy soooo much. Even if it's a loud toy or something I may not be so thrilled with, I know how much he is adored. What I am really thankful for is the fact that "Simon" will be staying at my in-laws. Now that is love! All I could think was great ANOTHER animal? We already have 2 dogs & for Isaac's birthday he got a pet fish, he named him "Five" by the way. And well you know who gets to take care of them, yup you guessed it, Mommy!

Well thank you guys for spoiling him and giving his so many great childhood memories. We love you Nani, Papa, Tia Rachel, & Auntie Ina.

P.S. I will blog with some pictures as soon as I get to see " Simon".

Maybe he will be a singer????

2008-11-17T17:00:00.000-08:00

Isaac knows how to sing "Happy Birthday to you", at home we have to sing to everyone & I mean everyone. It usually takes about a half hour but it's what he loves to do. At his Nina & Nino's they have a karaoke machine that he loves to play with. Well he was singing for everyone & it was too cute. When I thought to record him this was all I got but you kind of get the idea??

Once Again I am so sorry

2008-11-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

I have been getting it from all ends. Family & friends have all asked why the heck have I not been keeping up with my blog. I know, I know, I have no excuse I just have not been including it in my day. This is something I love to do but I just have not been making the time for ME! So now I am. So I have allot to catch up on. So you might have to go back awhile because as I upload pictures & remember the date it may be out of order but I promise to TRY to cover all the big & little moments that I can remember or have proof of..... :). So let me try this thing again.

Am I getting thru to him.......

2008-11-14T07:06:00.000-08:00

You know as a parent of a boy you have to use different discipline tactics at times. So one that I use is counting to 3, it works but Isaac will wait to "3" to come to me or to listen. Well yesterday he was outside with his daddy & his dogs. All of a sudden Simon comes in laughing & says "you know what your son just did? He told Shug (our Rottweiler) to go outside". We have a doggy door from the garage to the backyard, so I guess he wanted him out. Well Shug was not listening to him so he proceeded to tell him again but this time in a stern voice and then he want on to say..... " 1 - 2- 3". Not sure what was going to happen on "3" but it sure was funny. So I guess I am affecting him, but I also need to make sure I am always loving because he is mimicking EVERYTHING.

Isaac's Birthday Bash

2008-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:00

We decided to have a costume party for Isaac's birthday. It was so much fun and we got to give all the kids LOTS of candy. Thank you everyone for coming and sharing in this special day for our little guy. Here are some of the great costumes.....

This is my family

Isaac's Nana, and Tia Mary

Isaac's Tia April

Our friend Angie

Our friends Stacey & Rene (they won s2nd & 3rd place)

Our BFF The Aguiar's (Beck & Symph won 1st place)

My BFF'S (Really)

Isaac's Tia's (Simon's Sisters)

Our Little Happy family

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T10:18:00.000-07:00

Grandma Helen and Grandpa Vic came in from N.M. to spend time with Isaac for his birthday. They arrived on his birthday and will be with us for a few weeks. So tonight I decided to make a big pot of Chicken Tortilla soup and have my in-laws over to go trick to treating with Isaac.

I think he had to much candy......

Where has the time gone.....

2008-10-29T09:59:00.000-07:00

Today is Isaac's 2nd birthday. It started with breakfast that he wanted to help with.

Then there were a ton of phone calls wishing the birthday boy a happy birthday. We just hung out & enjoyed the day together doing whatever the birthday boy wanted. Then for dinner my in-laws came over to have dinner with us.
I thank God every day for this little miracle He gave us. Seeing the world through his eyes makes everyday so new and exciting. My prayer is that he will grow into a Godly young man who will be a leader and a light for many to follow. I Love you so much Isaac.
Happy Birthday!

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-27T10:28:00.000-07:00

So after we found our pumpkins Simon & Isaac had a great time carving the pumpkin. But guess what....I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.

Oh a Pumpkin hunting we will go

2008-10-26T10:08:00.000-07:00

Today we met up with Jess, Mike, Bella, and Symph at the pumpkin patch. The kids had a great time looking for pumpkins and getting on the rides. It was a nice time to take in some much needed family time.

These two always manage to steel a kiss from time to time. Last year we got a picture of them kissing so we kept up the tradition.

My Goddaughter & I having a moment

Go Chargers!

2008-10-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

My niece & nephew are part of the Charter Oak Chargers. My Nephew plays football, while my niece is a cheer leader. We don't always get to go to the games so it was a nice treat to see them in action.

Isaac with my sis-in-law.

98 years young

2008-09-28T09:37:00.000-07:00

Simon's great grandma turned 98. So we all wanted to wish her well. Can you believe it! Thank you God for giving her 98 years of life. Happy birthday Nana!

Go Angels!!!!

2008-09-26T09:27:00.000-07:00

As most of you know we are Angel fans all the way. They did not make it as far as we hoped but they still made it far & did a great job. My mother-in-law's company has a family night at Angel Stadium. It was a great time for us to hang out and enjoy the game.
I am sorry I will be adding to this post shortly. There is a picture of all of us but I guess I don't have it. I thought I did but I can't find it. I know my m.i.l. has one so keep checking it will be up soon.

Just hanging out

2008-09-25T09:19:00.000-07:00

For Beck & Dom's birthday we took them out to dinner to one of our favorite restaurant, Kishi's. Yummmm. The kid were having a great time as we were saying our goodbyes. I could not resist to pull out my camera. They are so cute together. Happy Birthday Beck & Dom! We love you guys.

Thank God for good Friends

2008-09-02T08:55:00.000-07:00

So I am sure that most of you all know by now that Simon & I have had somewhat of a trying time in well pretty much everything. I thank God for him & his strength, also for great friends. They all wanted us to have some time away & I think that is what the doctor ordered. So this weekend we headed out to Mike's parents house in AZ. We relaxed & relaxed some more on the river. Isaac was having to much fun with his Nina & Nino. That is he loved throwing rocks. I hope it was not at any people.

Nina (Jessica) busy in the kitchen.

So off the the river. Isaac loved riding on the sea do's.

This is the family picture we took before we headed out to go riding together. Cute right..........

This is when we came back. Yup Isaac is knocked out. He had so much fun he fell asleep. So you be the judge which one is cuter????

This too will pass

2008-08-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

God has many reasons for the moments in our lives. Some are hard and others are joyous. God has blessed us so much that my heart is full. I thank Him every day for the gift of being a mother to Isaac. God allowed us this great joy and that is what we hold on to at times like these.

Thank you God for granting us so much mercy. Mercy we do not deserve but are so very thankful for.

Miss Bella Grace

2008-05-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

We were asked before Bella was born to be her godparents. This is a huge honor to us. As parents ourselves, we chose people that we trust our son with. We trust there values, integrity, & spiritual walk. We believe they will have a huge hand in our child's life. They are another set of parents in some ways. So to us this is one of the greatest honors we will ever have in our life.

Bella is such an amazing child. She is silly, sweet, thoughtful, & always so concerned about everyone else. She is the best cuddlier I know. We love you Bella & are so grateful that we get to see you grow into what the Lord has planned for you.

Bella's dedication service

The Big 2!

2008-05-21T15:10:00.000-07:00

It's Bella's 2nd birthday. Happy Birthday Bella! We thank God for you.

New Mexico here we come part 2

2008-05-20T14:39:00.000-07:00

Here are more pictures of our visit to Grandma & Grandpa's house in New Mexico. It was a really nice & relaxing time.

In his big boy car seat, finally!

Helping grandma water the plants

Exploring the front yard

Walking down the street. Really that is my mom's street.

Checking out the view

So while we were out sight seeing we decided to try to find the "Extreme Makeover" house they did in New Mexico. Well we found it & here it is. It was pretty neat up close but we stayed in our car. We did not want to look like complete stalkers.

This is the world famous "Dog House"

Enjoying his "dog"

New Mexico here we come

2008-05-07T15:58:00.000-07:00

So we are off. Isaac's 2nd plane ride. He was so good & he loved looking out the window.

If any of you know my mother, you know that she always keeps things lively. When I was packing she told me that I did not need to bring certain things for Isaac. One thing was a car seat. She wanted us to be able to travel light. I know her intentions were good...... :) So when she picked us up from the airport & we got into the car we found a car seat all right. An INFANT car seat. My son is 19 months!!! It was too funny. So our first stop in New Mexico was the local Wal-Mart.

My Aunts husband was graduating from the masters program. So while were there my family had a party for him. These girls are my heart. I love them so much! I miss them like crazy but they love the home they have made in N.M.

My Mama & my Tia Dela. I miss you guys too!!!!

My Cousin Mel & Ash

Of course no party is complete without Isaac stealing the show. His favorite song is "Apple Bottom Jeans". He thinks the chorus says "no, no, no, no". All the girls loved his rendition. I know spoken like a true mom, huh? What can I say, I love my kid.

My birthday wish Part 2

2008-05-05T15:27:00.000-07:00

Thank God for good friends. I have the best friends ever! They took me out to dinner for my birthday to Shogun's Sushi. Yum sushi my favorite.

Thank you guys for making me feel so special. I love you guys sooooo much.

The gave me a crown to wear. So I guess it's Queen Marisa to you!

Dom & Becky

Mike, Jess, Beck, Dom, Hubby, Me, Symph, Isaac, and Bella

Mother's Day Preview

2008-05-04T15:10:00.000-07:00

For Mother's day my mom surprised me with tickets for us to go see her & spend Mother's day with her. We decided to have a pre-mother's day celebration for my mother-in-law & grandmother-in-law. We were going to miss my mother-in-laws birthday so we also had a little birthday party.

Happy Mother day to all the mothers in my life. God blessed us beyond our comprehension. He chose us to raise His children. I don't know why He chose me but I am so thankful every day that He did. Thank you Lord for the gift you have given me.

My birthday wish

2008-04-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

When it was just me I wanted my birthday to be a day for ME! How things change when you share your life with someone. Then throw a baby into the mix. When asked by my hubby what I wanted to do for my special day , all I could think about was spending the day with him & Isaac. So we got to visit the "magic kingdom" for the day. We had such a great time.

A good friend of Simon's is the G.M. for Lego in Downtown Disney. He was the one who got us in for the day. So our first stop was to his store. I think Isaac thought that the Lego Store was his surprise.

The end of the night...........

Prom

2008-04-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

My little sis-in-law went to her boyfriend's prom & she looked beautiful. I did her hair & my other sis-in-law did her makeup. It brought all those memories from high school back. What a fun time in her life.

Sorry

2008-04-24T22:23:00.000-07:00

I know I have not been true to you blog! I am trying to update a little each day. We left for New Mexico & I have not quite gotten back to my routine....as you will see in upcoming posts. I am trying to remember dates, so sorry if I don't get it right on the money. :(

Happy Birthday Grandma

2008-04-23T13:54:00.000-07:00

Even though Grandma is far away we still made her a very special piece of art work for her very special day. We love you Grandma Helen & we will see you soon.

BOYS!!!!!

2008-04-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Okay so today Isaac had his first major "boy" moment. I had watched the girls for Becky & she came to pick them up with Dom. Isaac wanted his hat & was playing away with it. We were all around when Isaac spun himself around & lost his balance. By the time he could see what was in front of him it was to late. His head went right into the corner of the Armor we have in our front room. Just to think there are many more of these to come.

Little Milestones

2008-04-16T13:33:00.000-07:00

Today was bitter sweet for me. My mother-in-law called & asked if Isaac could go to an Angel game with them & spend the night. This would be his fist night away from us. But much to my surprise, when we got him into the car to go he was all smiles & was telling me bye. So I knew that he would not miss us one bit.

I had a nice break but by 2 p.m. the next day I did not know what to do with myself. When Isaac came back that evening he was not even that excited to see me. He was more concerned about his Nanie & Papa following him in the house. I got the full story of how much he loved the game. He came back bearing so many gifts: a rally monkey, an Angel's blanket, some clothes, and a new toy.

Thank you Nanie, Papa, and Tia Rach for giving Isaac such a wonderful time and for giving Mama a break.

Couch Potatoe

2008-04-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

So we got Isaac his own chair a while ago. He loves it & I caught him just relaxing in it.

Night & Day it's Misteralli

2008-04-14T21:58:00.000-07:00

Look at my little helper, always wanting to help

Aww Sundays

2008-04-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

The day I look forward to all week long. Today was no different & we got a great unexpected call from Beck & Dom to join them for dinner. When we got there Symph had made Isaac a hat. They are soo cute.

Look what the wind blew in

2008-04-12T21:40:00.000-07:00

My cousin & aunt came for a visit from New Mexico. Isaac had so much fun with them. We were so happy to see them but we were sad to see them go. We will see them soon.

Well they were here we visited our grandparents. Isaac especially likes his great grandpa.

Dada's Home

2008-04-11T21:25:00.000-07:00

We missed him. Again he had to leave us this week but Isaac got a new toy out of it. Our pastor has a basketball hoop for his kids & Isaac loved it. We realized we needed to get him one when we kept finding all of his toy balls in the sink.

Isaac wanted to help Dad put his new toy together.

Don't you think it's much better then the sink?

The Babysitters Club

2008-04-10T21:07:00.000-07:00

Do you remember those books??? I had the entire series. I thank God for a mom who shared her love for reading to me at a young age. Okay so enough of that. My other, other half, Becky called me to watch her beautiful girls Bella & Symphony because the stork paid a visit to her house again & she had a very important doctors appointment. Congratulations!!!! So I could not resist taking a few pictures of my favorite girls.

I caught Bella calling her Nino. It was too cute she had an entire conversation with him (even if he really was not on the other line)

Symph always wants to watch TV, so I thought I would let her see herself in action.

David & Elias

2008-04-06T19:22:00.000-07:00

David is our Godson & Elias is his brother. They decided to have a combo party for them. Isaac had fun as usual.

Our First "Papa's" he is getting so big!

Jake, Elias, & Isaac

Us with David but he wasn't looking at the camera :(.

Elias & Isaac getting down with some birthday cake.

We love these boys so much!!!!

Be careful what you ask for.....

2008-04-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

Simon is not one of the most organized people I know but my son......oh he is "type A" all the way. I know this is a good thing for the most part but it can be a little hard at times. Like tonight he cried because someone left the bathroom door open & he could not reach to close it. Or when I am trying to put things away so I have to open a closet or a cabinet. I cannot leave the cabinet or door to grab something else because he will be right behind me to close the door. Sometimes I am still in the closet when he want to close the door.

When we get home from being out I put his backpack on the bar chair. When we are traveling his sippy cup goes in a netting area so today he would drink his juice & then get up & put it in the netting area every time. It was to funny!

Hanging out

2008-04-01T18:42:00.000-07:00

Today was busy, busy, busy. I had allot of running around to do for the children's ministry at church. So Tia Rach had to keep Isaac busy for me from time to time. One time I found them in the front room having some quality time. Isaac sure loves his Tia!

We already have in training to be a movie buff

So the day ended with Isaac relaxing with us on the couch, oh my big boy.

And drinking out of a big boy cup

Tia's Visit

2008-03-31T18:28:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law usually comes & spends a few nights with us when she is on vacation from school. Since it was her spring break she wanted to come & hang out with her favorite nephew Isaac (aka her Booger). She had a little surprise when she showed up & found out that her brother needed our help. Simon is trying to get some new business (Oh by the way he did!) & he needed the warehouse cleaned & ready for visitors for the following day. So off to Dada work or Isaac's BIG playground. He got to ride the fork lifts & beep the horn, oh & by the way we did not finish til 12 am!

Isaac sure had fun though & here he is eating dinner & listening to his music before we got to work. He was acting really silly.

Some what of a blur

2008-03-31T09:18:00.000-07:00

This week was very busy, but on purpose. Simon was out of town & Isaac is sooo attached to his Dada. So I wanted to keep his mind off the fact that he was not around. First we were off to Nina & Nino's for dinner & a trip to Macy's, then back to our house for some American Idol. The next day we hung out with Tia Becky & the girls. We had dinner at Chilito's & then had play time for the kids & a session of Dancing with the Stars workout for us. What great friends we have! They were trying to help while Dada was gone.

Friday we had another play date with Symph, Bella, True, and Brave. Mama forgot her camera so no pictures this time, sorry. Then off to our pastors house for a meeting. Then we got an unexpected but wonderful phone call from Dada who said he was on his way home EARLY! Well that ended up being 5 the next morning but still it was great.

Saturday was just as busy but at least Dada was around. We went to Nanie & Papa house to help Papa with some stuff. Then back to our pastors house to get ready for the first service at our new location.

Thank God for Sundays! Went to church & them relaxed the rest of the day. So needless to say I have been very behind on my blogging and I am sorry for that. Hopefully this week I can get back on track. So keep a lookout for new adventures from the Garcia clan.

Thank you God for sending your Son

2008-03-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

Easter weekend started on Saturday with my Barbosa family. We all gathered at my brother & sister in law's house. Isaac went to a birthday party with his Auntie Ena (Selena) but he did get to hang out with us in the end

Little Sophia sporting her shades

Erica & Julie posing for the camera

Isaac loved the jumper

So I guess he had a really good time with his Auntie

Then on Sunday morning we woke Isaac up so he could open his basket that the Easter Bunny left for Isaac & from his Tio Raul & Tia April.

Funny story, Daddy did not like the back pack Isaac was recently sporting, a Dora back pack that his cousin Ariana had. So the Easter Bunny got the request for a "voom, voom" back pack.

Then time for Tio & Tia's basket, which he loved. He kept saying "wow".

His Tio & Tia sure love him! Look at this BIG basket

This was during the "wow" moments

All dressed up at church. Look Tia Becky Isaac is modeling your ties

Then we were off the to park for the Colin family Easter celebration. Yes Isaac was as usual the center of attention. There he got 3 more baskets & an Easter egg hunt just for him.

I have a basket with plastic eggs on the coffee table for decoration. Isaac loved them & would always take it & hide the eggs, then go around the house & put them back. So he loved the egg hunt.

It was a hot day so Daddy wet him from time to time. It may have been a mistake because now Isaac want to put anything he drinks on his head.

Needless to say, Isaac was pooped by the end of the day. He just relaxed in a chair & talked with the adults.

Thanks guys for all of the LOVE Isaac got this weekend.

Hey he's white, why not?

2008-03-17T10:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Thank you Nanie for my shirt.

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You......Part 2

2008-03-15T10:35:00.000-07:00

We started the night with Sushi, Simon's favorite. We took up the restaurant & had so much fun.

This was the Barbosa table.

The Maestas & the Aguiar's

Our pastor, his wife, Simon's mom, sister, Stacey & Rene

Some more of Simon's family

Selling to the highest bidder.....

2008-03-12T19:19:00.000-07:00

My art work that is! Isaac sat down & painted for the first time today. What a mess....but oh so much fun.

The Germs are GONE!!!!

2008-03-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

Today I cleaned & lysoled the house & Isaac's toys. This was soooo much fun to him. Things he never pulls out of his toy box he NEEDED to play with when I was cleaning them.

His favorite toy.........the toy box!

Ahoy Mattie

2008-03-10T14:10:00.000-07:00

Sunday we celebrated Simon's cousin Nicole's birthday at a pirate show. Isaac was wide eyed the entire time! His Nana bought him a teddy bear pirate & a matching patch for himself. He did not know what to make of the patch but he loves his new bear.

The CAT In The HAT

2008-03-08T23:02:00.000-08:00

"Look at me!

Look at Me!

Look at me NOW!

It is fun to have fun

But you have to know how."

Isaac's Tia Rachel made him this hat to go along with one of his favorite books.

Thanks Tia Rach!

Update on the sickling

2008-03-06T23:20:00.000-08:00

I tell you having an "M.D." at the end of your name does not mean you are always right. We took Isaac to urgent care last weekend & they said the he just had a virus that was going around. I insisted that he had some kind of infection due to the way he was acting (because a mommy knows). Well needless to say he did not get better. So on Thursday we took him to is regular doc. who I LOVE! She was not happy.... Isaac had an ear infection & the start of Bronchitis. So he is on a breathing treatment now & some other meds to help his yuckies along. He is getting better by the minute.

Thank God for Docs. who actually listen to us mommy's!

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You......

2008-03-05T22:25:00.000-08:00

Today is the love of my lives 30th birthday. Can you believe it? I met Simon when he was 19 years old. I always knew I would grow old with him but the realization of such a big milestone in his young life awes me.

I thank God for giving us such a strong leader to guide our family. I thank Him that he has given this man to me. Happy Birthday baby! I love you.

We had a nice dinner at home & invited Simon's parents, sisters, The Maestas's, & The Agiuar's. Stay tuned for the big celebration.....

The little blessings

2008-03-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

Our little guy is soooo loved. He got a new toy from his Tio Raul, Tia April, & cousins Hannah, Daniel, & Derek

A bubble machine! The best part was the......

Card! We put it on the refrigerator at his level & he keeps going to see if it's still there.

Poor Baby

2008-03-02T11:51:00.000-08:00

So yesterday Isaac woke up coughing really bad, so bad in fact that he made himself throw up a few times. So off to urgent care we went.

Thank God no ear or throat infections. He had a fever & cough. The doctor said is was just a virus that is going around.

So last night I did not sleep at all. Isaac's fever got hirer & we put him in bed with us. So I finally fell asleep around 5:30. The next thing I hear is Isaac playing with his Dada. His fever broke & he is back to his normal boyish self.

Thank you Grandma Helen for praying for him!

A day with friends

2008-02-29T16:43:00.000-08:00

So today was a great day. We had a play date with True, Brave, Bella, & Smphony. My friend from High school Ruby has 2 girls, Brave & True. My friend Becky also has 2 girls, Bella & Symphony. We decided to pack lunches & walk to the park. The kids all had a great time & they played so well with eachother.

Thanks girls! Aren't they too cute! I think this is the one time they all were in the same place at once.

Bella & True having fun

Isaac was getting his picture taken by Ruby but he wanted to play with True

There he goes again......

This little Monkey, I mean Symphony, had so much fun

Silly Bella
What a boy trying to take all the balls away!

Dada's Hat

2008-02-28T15:34:00.000-08:00

So we had a lounging day on Monday. Isaac kept asking for his "dada" but what I later found out was he wanted his "dada's" hat. So he walked all over the house with his "dada's" hat & loved every minute of it.

My first day as a blogger

2008-02-28T15:29:00.000-08:00

So I have this friend Ruby who I have spoken with through that oh so great "my space" & she has opened my horizons to the wonderful world of blogging. I have a mom & some family who lives out of state so I thought this would be the perfect way to keep them posted on the daily goings on of the Garcia household. Well mainly the main attraction, Isaac! So family & friends I hope you enjoy our crazy journey...........