The girls got a little taste of their heritage this last week. While my Abuelita was visiting we decided to make tortillas. Watching my girls make tortillas with my grandma took me back to some of my sweetest most cherished memories as a little girl. I use to go to my grandmas almost every Friday after school and spend the weekend with her in Mexico( its was only about 20 min. from our house). They had a big ranch with every animal that belonged on a ranch. I would work right beside her so proud and excited to be there. I would have to help milk the goat and make cheese, feed the animals and sweep the dirt! Yes, in Mexico they sweep their dirt! A couple of times I even went to cock fights with my grandpa(that's another story). I would swim in the irrigation canals and eat mango's in their hammocks all day! I loved it and never got board with going their. It was another way of life, and I Loved it! I wish my girls could experience those sweet memories on the ranch, but times have changed and its OK! I look at them with their great grandma and the joy they feel with her and how they love her with them, and in a small way they are experiencing what I had, and that brings me a deep peace within my soul, and a realization that it wasn't all the fun I had their. It was the great love of my Abuelita and Abuelo!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Any one want a Tortilla!!
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Go BOBO GO!!!!!!
Go BoBo Go!!! The Saturday after Halloween we went to the State Fair! My grandma(Abuelita) was with us and we wanted to take her to do something fun and different from what she is use to so Rich found out about this Banana Derby at the fair and we were there! I haven't laughed this hard and loud in a long time! It was the funniest thing I've ever seen! These monkeys sit on these dogs backs and they race. The funniest thing is that these monkeys really get into it. The one in yellow was bouncing up and down like a real Jockey in a horse race! The girls thought it was the greatest thing ever as did I! We also went to the petting zoo, which was crazy! They had a zebra, giraffe, lama, camels and all other kinds of animals! It was fun!!
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Happy Halloween!!!
Hooray for Halloween!!! We had started to talk about what each of the girls wanted to be back in September (because I just get so excited about these things) and one day we were driving to the mall to get ideas, as we were driving I got all kinds of different answers from Emeli and Eden and Sarah all of a sudden started to yell "my turn my turn" so I asked her thinking it would be something her sisters had just said Nope! In her deepest voice very sure of her self says " I want to be a turtle!" I about died from laughing so hard. So we walk into the mall and guess what we found the turtle costume! As we walked out of the store she was beaming with pride holding her bag! A couple of weeks latter Emeli told me she needed to be a rainbow fairy and Eden a yellow fairy!
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Oh no my tooth feel out Mom!!!!!!
Emeli's tooth finally fell out!! This poor tooth has been knocked loose at least 3 times that I can think of since Christmas! The first time it was knocked loose it tighten up after a couple of months. I was just sick to my stomach thinking the whole time that my child would be toothless for years! I was so upset about it and each time she knocked it looser that i guess she thought it was a bad thing, so finally when Sarah head butted Emeli in the mouth and her tooth went flying across the room she panicked and started crying and yelling "mom my tooth my tooth!!! Oh no oh no, don't be mad mom!" After I could calm her down and explain 100 times that I wasn't upset and that that is what is suppose to happens to teeth (that is baby ones) we had to take pictures!! Then i went to my room and wanted to cry that I traumatized her so bad! I guess sometimes we don't realize how much our reactions effect our kids! Lesson learned!!! If you look closely you can see her permanent one already poking out! Congratulations Emeli!!!
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Oh what FUN at Grandmas!!!
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Happy 4th of July!!
Happy 4th of July!!! This year we went to my parents house in Yuma. We had a lot of fun together. My mom kept telling the girls she had a pool for them to swim in. I had to laugh pretty hard when she pulled it out( I guess you could say she's a little paranoid of drowning). Emeli thought it was pretty funny. We all laughed so hard the next day she went and bought the slip n slide.
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Miracle of Blogging
Ok maybe its because I am still so new to the blogging world, but I am so amazed with it!! I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!!! Hee Hee Anyways I have been able to find so many long lost pals and get in touch again. Also to just stay in touch with family and friends on an almost every day level in this crazy busy world. Its Great!! Isn't it funny how you can not talk to an old friend in years, even a decade and just pick up like you never lost any time, except for the fact that our bodies have changed a little ( I don't know about this 30 thing). Anyways it just made me think how we all are truly connected in heart and spirit! And how silly it may sound I think this whole blogging thing is a little miracle in our lives. It makes us all feel so loved to hear from our friends and family and to know that we are all interested in each others every day lives. Its a beautiful way to share in each others joys,adventures and even sorrows! I just LOVE IT!!!! I love you all and keep on blogging and sharing a bit of you with me and the world!!
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