Police Station field trip

Cooper had a field trip at a police station last week.  The one thing I love about his preschool is all the cool field trips that the children get to go on.  I am not sure if I have posted about Cooper's obsession with guns, but he has an entire toy chest of all types from nerf guns to a marshmallow guns.  I knew he would love the police station.  I had a meeting that morning so Richard went with Cooper.  It was also raining that's why Coop was wearing his hood.  From what Richard told me Cooper had a blast and asked the officer that gave the tour a ton of question.  He asked the officer where were all the guns, did they shoot people, where were the bad guys???  Lets just say Cooper was entertaining!!!

Mother's Day 2013

                                                        My 3 before church                               

                                            My sweet baby B, holding my hand while he slept

My first Mother's Day with Beckett!!  Last year I was pregnant and getting closer to the end of my pregnancy.  This year I am a full fledged mom of three children.  Friday as I was driving into Midland the car was booming with noise.  I listened and could hear Allison singing loudly to her ipod with her ear phones in, Cooper was listening to Bee Movie and laughing, and B was gurgling and cooing.  I thought to myself could life get any better, well I was missing my hubby at that moment since he actually had to work this weekend.  A friend of mine posted on face book about motherhood and I had to share her thoughts.  "Nothing compares to being a mother! Who else can be bugged, tugged, and hugged all in the same day."  Right know I am smack in the middle of my journey in motherhood.  I am a seasoned mother to newborns I've had three, I've handle two kids in the toddler and preschool phases, and know I am in the middle of raising my kiddos.  I was thinking a lot about the stages of motherhood lately we all struggle at certain points, wither its as a first time mother, or in my case when I became a mother of two.  No two mothers or child are alike.  I cant imagine being any where else than in thickness of mothering my crew. 

"Mother= 24 hours job, no pay, no day off, seldom appreciated, & impossible to resign. But we are still doing it with love."

I loved this quote because its so true motherhood is a 24 hour job there is no quiting time, sick days, or vacation time.  Some times it hard, dirty, and you can feel unappreciated.  But our Father in Heaven trust us to be co-partners with our child/children with him and it is up to us to raise, nurture, teach etc. 

I also wanted to give a special shout out to my Mom, I wouldn't be the women I am today with out you.  You have loved me, taught me, been there for me throughout my life.  I love you so much and thank you for everything, love you Mom. 

Also a big thank you to my hubby and my kiddos.  I came home from Midland with the floors swept and mopped, and a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  This morning I woke up to a necklace that I will forever cherish, cards from each one of my kids and hubby.  Richard even marinated steaks all night took cook on the grill for dinner.  Yesterday was an interesting day.  Half way through sacrament meeting at church Cooper laid down on the seat, I didn't think anything of it at first then I asked him how he was feeling he looked up at me and said "I AM HOT!"   The poor kids ears were bright red, looks like he probably has an ear infection.  With a dose of Tylenol he was out most of the day.  Other than Cooper being sick I got to enjoy such a easy going day with my kids and sweetheart.  Richard came home at three and we spent the rest of the day with each other.

This morning I took Cooper to the Dr and he does have a double ear infection.  Looks like its another day of rest and meds for my lil guy.

My nephew's graduation

On Friday afternoon the kids and I drove into Midland to watch my nephew graduate from Midland College with his certificate in aviation mechanics.  I meet Darrian when he was 5 years old, the years have sure passed.  What an accomplishment on his part to achieve this goal, I was so glad we were able to be there to watch him walk across the stage.  Allison and I came by our selves and I left the boys with my sister.  It was a enjoyable graduation we had great seats!!  I think I enjoyed being by my self without the boys or constantly keeping my eye on an active baby.

Saturday during lunch we had a family party to celebrate Darrian's graduation.  My Mother and Father in law have done so much for Darrian, they threw a wonderful party.  The weather was fairly nice and we all sat outside and ate hamburgers and hot dogs together.  The kids had fun running around with there cousins.  Beckett kept trying to eat rocks!  My niece and nephew in law came with there three week old baby Connor.  My brother in law bought Cooper some cowboy boots last week and yesterday he brought Cooper a cowboy hat.  Beckett even got a chance to wear it.  It was such a relaxing time with family, I was so sad Richard had to work. Congratulations again to my nephew!!

10 months

On Monday Beckett turned 10 months.  Its been such a busy busy week I haven't had time to blog about it!  Little B fits right in with our family.  He knows his siblings and follows them everywhere.  Beckett knows the way around our house, and believe me he is all over the place!  Beckett will stand for a few seconds on his own and then of course falls.  He doesn't have the greatest of balance yet.  One of B's favorite things to do is play at the dish washer.  When he hears that thing open or sees me over there he crawls super fast!  Beckett is so interested in everything, he doesn't like to be held in my arms for long!  Some times while I hold him he is desperately trying to jump out of my arms.  Last week when I locked us out of the house we walked to the park and Beckett was so frustrated in the stroller so I sat him on the grass.  The wind was blowing and he loved it, the kid sat there with the wind blowing in his face for at least 30 minutes.  Beckett has started to do this silly thing were he will crawl all over the place find me then just gently lay his head down on my lap or leg.  B is in a I want mommy stage, he rarely goes to other people with out grabbing for me or crying.  The other day Cooper and Allison were dressing up in there power ranger costumes and Cooper asked me to play the red ranger.  I put the mask on and then B crawled over to me, apparently I scared him he cried and cried when he saw me!!  Beckett doesn't seem like a baby to me anymore he has grown a ton.  Two more months until the big 1st birthday!!

Allison's 8th birthday

Planning Allison's 8th birthday was not easy especially planning two events out of town.  I have been planning for this for over two months.

Saturday my daughter turned 8!  Its a bittersweet age, my daughter has always been more than I could have imagined and is truly a special soul.  I will never forget that foggy morning pulling into the hospital parking lot.  I was straight up scared out of my mind!  I remember the exact feeling like it was yesterday, I was afraid of being a good enough mother, I was afraid of the unknown, and most of all I was afraid of the PAIN.  Five hours later my Alli-cat was born and my life began. 

Saturday we had Allison birthday party at the ice skating rink in Odessa.  Unfortunately we had all of Allison's friends cancel on us but one!  Lets just say it was a busy weekend for a party!  I am thankful that Allison's has a ton of cousin's and family that showed up to help celebrate!  Almost everyone ice skated!!  It was fun seeing all the adult cousin out there skating.  Did I mention it was freezing?!  After the kids ice skated we played monster high bingo, and then some of the kids colored there monster high characters.  Once the games were over we had cupcakes and opened presents.  I didn't take a single picture of all the decorations, I spent a ton of time on the theme Monster High, oh well!  I have to say the party was a success!!

Next was the most important part of Allison's birthday, her baptism!  There were a few minor details we had forgotten but were easily fixable.  Everything else went entirely smooth!!  Allison was dressed so beautiful, as her mother I couldn't have been more proud!  Allison was so worried "Does Uncle Manuel know how to get here, does Grandma and Grandad know what time to be here?"  My daughter is so loved by many there were 43 people in attendance.  All of our family came, and all our friends we invited came but one.  The baptism went so well.  My mom gave a beautiful talk on baptism, which I was so thankful for.  Watching my husband the love of my life baptize our daughter was beyond beautiful, words just aren't angelic enough to describe.  Then I was up to talk on the Holy Ghost,  I knew it was going to be hard but I think it went well.  I am so proud of our daughter and will forever cherish her baptism day.  After the baptism I was able to get a few pictures of all the family.  My camera was on the wrong setting so the pictures aren't that great and then it died and I didn't get a picture of just Allison and Richard and with Allison and my mom, I am so bummed about that!  We ended the special day by eating all together.  I feel so blessed to have the family that I do.  My family is my biggest blessing in this life.  I am speechless when it comes to how thankful I am to my in laws the Sanchez, Lujan's, and Morgans.  I know I am probably not what they imagined in a spouse for Richard.  Having my children has opened my eyes and help me realize how important family is.  I strive to be the best person, daughter, sister, wife, mother, daughter in law, aunt, and friend that I can be.  Thanks to everyone who made this day such a special one for our daughter!

Second grade Program

 

Friday Allison had her second grade program.  She has been singing for weeks, I was excited to see her in action.  Parents field the entire gym!!  The kids sang five songs.  I had a perfect view of Allison and boy was she singing her heart out.  B woke up from his nap and we had to keep grabbing him because for some reason he wanted to crawl out of the gym!  Cooper was excited to see his preschool teacher Mrs Morgan, her daughter goes to school with Allison.  Cooper sat with her for a few songs.  Beckett enjoyed dancing to the music the second graders sang.

 

After Allison's program we went to Denver City to pick up our niece and nephew to take them into Midland with us for Allison's birthday.  We drove into Midland and Richard dropped me off with my mom at her hotel.  We would meet up later at the drive in.  I forgot to mention that I flew my mom into Midland for the weekend.  Her flight landed early Friday.  I had a full car load and was unable to buy all the drinks for the party, and I decided to take me mom to dinner and then make a quick run to HEB.  We had dinner at Outback.  Dinner was delicious and I enjoyed every second alone with my mom.  I haven't had her to myself in so long, I think we must do a girls only outing every time we see each other!  After dinner we went shopping for a few things left on the birthday list.  My mom then dropped me off at the drive in and I meet back up with Richard and the kids to watch the new iron man movie!  It was a good movie and the kids had a great time with there cousins!

Soccer season over

I can honestly say I am happy that soccer season is over!  It was a super tough season.  With Richards crazy work schedule we were barely able to manage time for practice, games, or tournaments.  In fact Richard missed a handful of practices and two games.  We also didn't participate in any tournaments this season.  On top of Richard being gone a lot we had some morale issues going on with a certain player and her parent.  Although I am very thankful that we had two assistant coaches helping out this season, these two men were very giving of there time to the girls!  The last two games were terrible, we lost our first game in three seasons!  It was a tough game to swallow, Allison scored the only goal of that game.  Richard was upset for two days.  Then we nearly lost the last game but thanks to a penalty shot of Allison's we won the game!  We still have the girls end of the season party next week..

Cooper on the other hand, I enjoyed his soccer season!  I love the coach and his wife and all the players and parents.  The innocence of the game is still very present and that's probably what I enjoy the most!  Cooper also came alive this season!  He even scored his first goal his second to last game.  Cooper loves his trophy and is sooooooo proud of it!  His team had there end of the season party last week at big cheese pizza, Cooper has a blast!  Beckett even enjoyed himself there.