Punk!

RC is sitting in the car with our 3 kids passed out but I wanted to take the time out to point out what a "punk" my husband is. Haha.

So I sent out an email blast to all our friends and family letting them know about our BLOG and once I felt all proud because I figured out how to make a "contact list" in GMail without screwing it up my Darling Husband decided to point out how I made an EPIC FAIL!

And while he mentioned that he also mentioned that "no one is perfect". Obviously we haven't been married long enough because every seasoned husband KNOWS his wife IS in fact PERFECT...ALWAYS Haha. So here is WHY I am rambling on...

APPARENTLY I wrote BOG instead of BLOG and he felt it quite necessary to point it out to me! What a punk. HaHa. Oh the joys of being married! Haha.

Food and Tests

Carina got her results from her AIMS testing. I know to some of you this is just another test but she ranked ABOVE average in two of the three categories so I figured I would share that with you all! Way to GO Rina!!!!

She exceeding in reading and math! WOOHOO. Who would have thought that Carina would score high in reading. She is my little reading machine. They also said she did GREAT in comprehension which was part of the reading section (she got 6 of 6 questions right) and that was always the toughest thing for her but apparently under pressure she does great! We are so proud of our little scholar. Hehe.

and NOW....

When Carina was born they didn't have ANY cool baby food meal type things.

When Laneya was born they just came out with them probably (between '99 and '04) and she hated them. Wanted nothing to do with them

Of course Rian our kid who has done everything BACKWARDS to the girls...which includes:

NOT sleeping through the night yet
Hating carseats and car trips
LOVING to move around, and get into mischief
ANDDDD....
The first kids that actually gives me NO CHOICE but to baby proof

As if that list wasn't already enough he now has proven to LOVE the little Gerber Graduate foods. Haha. It is good though, makes it easier for babysitters and such so yeah, needless to say the first experience feeding him these was cute. OH and the other thing he HATES HATES HATES was taking baths in the sink...but when you feed him food in the highchair DOWNSTAIRS its really hard to take him upstairs, get bath ready and NOT get food that has stuck to him all they way there. I am all about Hansel and Gretel and their little crumb trail but not when its from my dining room to my upstairs bathroom. SOOOO we found a trick. We now fill the sink with bubbles and he LOVES IT. Unless of course he is tired. He is getting a bit big now to fit in the sink but hey...EVERY MOM gives their kids baths in the sink at some point, we just started a little later than most ;)

Enjoy the pics from his Gerber Graduates bonanza!!!

Just Another Sunday...

** I wrote this on Sunday but didn't realize it was saved a DRAFT. Whoops!

So this weekend FLEW by way faster than I wanted it to. Seemed that nothing was delayed and I also didn't do half of the stuff I planned on which in itself was sort of odd since I am pretty uptight when I don't get what I planned taken care of. Haha. I know me, uptight. Who knew. I am not a planner but at the same time I am. Don't try to understand me you will end up with your head spinning!!

Anywho enough mommy rambling, about this weekend! Yesterday was pretty uneventful for the most part. OH except I FINALLY had time to get my hair cut again. FINALLY. Last time I got it cut was a week before the wedding which was...3 MONTHS AGO! Yikes. Quarter of a year married already. Crazy. We also hung out with 2/3 of the Trojan family (I know you guys hear that last name a lot but hey, good friends are good friends)which included lunch and some Target shopping...hence the pic from yesterday's posting.

Today we all hung out again, this time Ashley came along and we went to Desert Ridge. We actually had a double whammy hang out session cause Matt forgot Xanders shoesies here and Xander and Ashley (mommy) are going to Jersey for a week so they needed those shoes. I think Xander just asked his daddy for an excuse to hang out with his best friend Rian again. Haha.

Today it was well over 100 degrees so we ALSO enjoyed the little water park out there. It's not as cool as some of the other ones we have posted about but hey, water is water. The girls as always had TONS of fun and so did Xander but Rian who is spoiled by heated pools and such, was a little more hesitant at first. I guess we need to start raising him with less "over protection". He is defenitly our most spoiled but hey that isn't saying much cause the girls are pretty darn spoiled as well.

Speaking of spoiled. I have learned that kids (especially daughters) sure know how to "work their parents". Carina and Neya while we were out shopping gave me the look of "OH man I want this" but their teeny little voice boxes blurted out "NO mommy, we don't want anything". haha. I swear. The guilt trips never end. I can't wait until they are teenagers and this leads to expensive prom dresses and expensive jeans and TONS of shoes (Neya seems to think her 6 pairs of flip flops, 2 pairs of tennis shoes, 1 pair of crocs and her "fancy shoes" aren't enough just yet). SOOO long story short, Carina got a harmonica, Neya got a doll bottle, and Carina got 2 shirts, not to mention the little dump truck Rian got. I did good though, I got out of Desert Ridge only spending 25 bucks total! WOOHOO! OH and Ashley bought them these squishy things that are actually pretty cute. They squish out on the ground which is awesome, Rian even likes them.

Now dad just walked in the door with Burger King (which we def shouldn't have spent money on, but hey with only 3 hours of sleep, momma wasn't cooking!) so we are headed to the dining room table to grub. Unfortunately for Rian he will have to eat his FIRST Gerber Graduates meal and not enjoy the yummines that are french fries! Poor little guys, he can blame his wittle heart for mommies over protectiveness!

Here are some other pics from the day...

Rough Target Trip...

DBacks Game

So last night we got free tickets to the DBacks game and although the day was rough I had to try and take my mind off of EVERYTHING, work included. So I called RC on my way home, I packed up the kids as fast as I could...and here is the list of things I forgot...

1. Rian's Blanket
2. Rian's Wipes
3. A bib for Rian

Yeah pretty much all the necessities outside of food. At least I remembered the bottles and snacks. LOL. GEEZUS I told you it was a rough day!

So we get to the game about 15 minutes late and the first thing the kids want is FOOD. Typical right. So we stand in TWO lines, only to be told that Subway doesn't do substitutions (yes Neya wanted Subway...not me), so Neya just had Fries and Cotton Candy for Dinner, topped off with a Root Beer that she shared with Rina (Man, what YUMMY and HEALTHY dinner that was). What did Rina have you ask. She had Chicken Tenders. haha. No surprise there. The kids were pretty good until Neya "angered" the man next to us because although he was sort of heavy set and leaning ALL OVER her chair he got angry when she got up and the chair seat snapped his hand. Hey it's not my fault he couldn't sit in JUST his seat. Oh well.

Around the 7th inning Carina decided to stand on the chair (yes, another bad mom move I told her it was okay) to try and get a shirt thrown to her and that ended with her empty handed and on the ground. In case you weren't reading earlier the chairs are spring loaded so she moved, caught her foot, the chair closed shut and she ended up knocked on the ground. Ugh. Shortly there after we decided to leave. Couldn't bear to go through MORE tears and angry innocent bystanders. LOL.

Needless to say I think our first game was a success all things considered. The funnier part was that I think Me and Neya enjoyed it the most. She loved when they slid into home, she loved when they "bunted" and she loved loved loved when they ran home. haha. So cute she is. Just like our FIRST little boy. haha.

A Thank you and a SMILE!!!

I got home today and we had the girls go check the mail and to our surprise we saw this package! It was from Bory, Anthony and Aubrey. So cute. It was a couple outfits for Rian and each one was EXTRA cute. Check 'em out!



Thank you Cordero Family!!!

Also. As an added bonus. If you guys are avid tv watchers, and you ALSO enjoy the Progressive Insurance Commercials with FLO the every enjoyable car insurance employee. You will appreciate and chuckle at this video of Neya doing her best impression of Flo :)

Great Memories

So as we get older and have more jobs we realize that we have to move on, run on a different path and in that path we leave behind some GREAT friends and even GREATER memories at those "old work places".

After 4 years of my time at my job I have seen a lot of great friends come and go and this last one was again, just as sad as the rest.

Matt, from us to you, we wish you many new great adventures and opportunities. Remember to stick up for yourself and speak not only when spoken to but when you believe strongly in something! Take care good friend. Take care. And yes, we will STILL see you and the fam on a very regular basis. LOL.

"Da Crew" From Left to Right: Alison, Matt a.k.a. TROJ, Don, Drea