FIRST COMMUNION!!

This weekend was a HUGE weekend for our oldest son. He received first communion and it was BEAUTIFUL!!! For us converts, its HUGE....on many levels. Many faiths cannot understand, and that is fine, but watching my first born receive the body of Jesus Christ was truly emotional.
I never thought I would have children but to have 5 is a blessing..... Jax was our first blessing.
We celebrated with the Guilloteaus and the Huberts. They have 2 lovely girls, but Jax refused to put his arm around them for any pictures.... Just tooooo many cooties! :}

                                                                   Father Bud and Jax

The God Parents

Wayne and Natalie

Another thing- my 2 best friends from high school came in for this special day. Amy, who was my very first best friend since jr. high school, came in for the day with her 2 kids. Natalie and Wayne, who are Jax's God parents, brought their 2 kids.  Together it makes a gaggle of kids... and a dog ( Lucy).

Ok Folks- it was crazy and for some reason I didn't get ONE stinkin' picture of Amy and the kids... but as soon as I do- it will go here!

:}

It was wonderful to see our kids run, scream, etc. But it was hard to tell my "Chicas" good-bye. Over 20 years of fun times. Alot of memories we have- good, bad and ugly. Lets just say I am glad the 80's are over and so is the perm and front poof!! Still love the music ( oh, sweet Chad Briggs and those AM pickups).  Even though they are in Houston, its hard to imagine being 2k miles away..... not a car ride anymore.

                                                    Alisa, Me , Big H and Natalie

Fr. Bud, Me and his God Son

Natalie

The weekend ended with some wonderful friends who hosted a BBQ for us. Toped with a houseboat ride up and down Lake Austin. Gorgeous. The most beautiful thing, having all the families sit and do the rosary. WOW!! The kids led it and it was hard not to choke up...... God's Grace and Peace in one moment.
I realize, all things will be fine. We are not saying good-bye forever, its just a longer time between visits.
Friday is Thomas' last day of work..... Pray for us.

Thank you Aziz and Hausmann Family

We had a blast!!

God Bless you.

The Count Down Has Begun---

17 days and counting.... YIKES!
I am sitting here listening to my mother and husband describe where they are going on the great adventure to the NW.  Yes folks- my mother, husband , 2 boys and a good friend will drive to Wenatchee. Bonding just brought on a whole new meaning!!!! I said - NO FREAKING way am I spending that amount of time in a car. Going to San Marcos is enough for me.

Anyway- I am taking a flight with my wonderful friend , BABA, the girls and Henry. I can travel so much easier with them on a flight...Baba and I have it down like an artist painting a masterpiece.. I have even gone overseas with 3 kids and pregnant with number 4.

So, the count down has begun. I have done some packing, some preparing of "must have items" and shifting through bills and dinner dates. 

We have so many DEAR friends that we are trying to do dinner with them. We are gettting FAT- FAT- FAT from eating out at all the great places we love. Listen, we are not taking this eating out lightly. We are going for the belt buster and we are almost to the finish line. We will both look pregnant by the time we roll into Wenatchee.....NO, I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!

So, the week has been a little crazy..... but what week isn't here. Found out that hydrocodone does NOT make Elizabeth sleepy. Just winds her up....up..... up....

She had her adenoids removed and her 3rd, YES THIRD, set of tubes put in yesterday. Well, she is a champ and feels great. She doesn't snore like a man anymore but it didn't remove any of her sassy self.

Henry is a little under the weather. Blaise threatened to run away from home if he had to eat a piece of microscopic meat ( he doesn't like food-- another blog story) and Jax is preparing for first communion. MoRo is just happy--- and she lost her first tooth!! Sadly- it was while lunch (we think) and digested it with her pbj.

Oh, and the house we are renting is having issues with the alarm and it set itself off at midnight! Talk about having a heart attack!! Oh, and Monday I turned 38----- what??? Where did my youth and energy go? Where did my skinny jeans go? Where did my ability to stay up past 10 pm go?

Please pray for us!

Here- just enjoy the pictures....

backside of new house and garden

The gang

BIG H--- yep 16.7 pounds - 4 months

"Love and Thanks"- Sums it up!

 Dear Friends and Family-

A quick thank you for loving me, being there for me and forgiving me for things I screwed up along the way......



What if there isn't anymore?


One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say"I love you."

So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage, and old cars, and children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.

Life is important, like people we know who are special... and so, we keep them close!
 
I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds that needed to be healed, friendships that needed to be rekindled or three words that needed to be said.

Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. And just in case I'm gone tomorrow...

I LOVE YA!!!

Live today because tomorrow is not promised.

HULK AND SPIDERMAN!!!

This is my precious God son LUKE! He is to the right of my chunky monkey!

After hanging out with him is always a blessing. He is always smiling and kicking and cooing! He is about to have surgery again- Wednesday- so please pray for him. He is such a special gift from God. This is the "non" complicated surgery. ( Yah, right!)

I must say---- He is pretty Damn cute! God Bless my little Luke! Thanks for always making me smile!!

Testing- Testing-- Welcome to the First Post!

Ok folks... This is it! I have entered the year 2010. I am not a twitter geek, a facebook fan, nor a skyper..... not yet!

Lord, I just am lucky to check my email and do online banking.

I am a mom of 5-- YES F-I-V-E -- lovely but slightly crazy children. I am going to try my hardest to blog one time a week. WE have alot going on here!! 5 kids, a dad, a mom, a grandma and a great grandma.... and we are MOVING across the country to Washington state in 27 days! GULP!!

I am sure I will seem to remind you of Dr. Zhivago..... going from the present to the past back to the present. I think at times I have things to say- or maybe its just to document my life. I can't remember what I did yesterday- because my lovely children have my brain cells- so I think it is time for me to write it down while I remember it!!

Ok sports fans... this was day one. Those who know me should be proud!

Now, if I could ever get my creative, OCD, graphic artist, super blogger friend to tell me how the hell to make it look good...... then I will REALLY be rockin' and rollin' !

Stay tuned and be amazed.........