tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74320579371604664702024-02-20T21:48:09.932-05:00Baby Rachel CarlisaAlex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-79829383758658747072009-12-03T21:00:00.006-05:002009-12-03T21:21:53.857-05:00Lets pay catch up & 2 years ago today..know its been quite along time since my last post & I know this for 2 reasons.. 1 b/c I know that date & 2 b/c Sam reminds me just about every day that its been months since I last posted, so lets play catch up...<br /> <br />Nothing out of the ordinary has been happening.. Halloween was a HUGE BUST!!!! . Rachel picked out her costume in early Sept & I might add that its very cute.. & thats all she talked out was wearing her witch costume & how she was going trick or treating.. well the day came & ohhh boy is all i have to say.. She was teething & would not put her costume at all.. NO WITCH COSTUME, NO TRICK OR TREATING!!!!! is what I heard about 50 times that day... at least I do have one pic of her the day we tried on her costume, well theres always next year..<br /> <br />October was baseball playoff season in my house.. I am a HUGE Yankee fan, no needless to say I was quite happy with the world series finish this year. Ive turned Rachel into a fan too.. heres the outfit Kristi sent her.. look how cute...<br />Rach is talking talking talking.... shes speaking in complete sentences now & some of the things that come out of her mouth are a riot.. I was constantly yelling at the tv during the baseball playoff's so one day Rachel said to me... "mommy, thats a bad word & dont say it again". my response was WOW, now I'm getting orders from my 2 year old..<br />Last night she told me that she wanted jello & I told her that I didnt have any so she looked at me & told me "call Bati, she has some in the fridge". She's got a mean temper,and is soooooooo not a girly girl, she would rather play with trucks & animals, shes got no use for dolls.. but she's really a sweet little girl.<br /><br /> <br />I was off from work on election day so I dedcided to take Rachel for her christmas pics.. yep, another nitemare. We went to Target( where I always go for pics, they are cheap & take good shots) well.. Rachel wasnt having it, so after an attempted bribery that didnt work & about 30 minutes of trying to get 1 shot, we left... Needless to say Iwas aggravated so I called Kiddie Kandids to see if they have an available appt. Rachel was already dressed to I figured what the hell right? So we went & they did manage to get a few shots but I cost me like 200.00 dollars & I got hardly any pics.. well theres always next year right? UGH!!<br /> <br />We had a few Guattot get togethers this month, one with Patty & her son Antonio & one with Debbie & her Daughter Marissa. Next week we are planning a christmas guatot get together, there will be 4 families, so that should be nice..<br /> <br />Thanksgivng turned out well, we were at my house with about 15 people.. It was nice to spend the day with family & not be sick.. <br /><br />Today it is 2 years that I met Rachel for the first time.. OMG, she was sooooooooo tiny. I cant believe its been 2 years already... I look back at the pics from my trip & I remember like it was yesterday..Joanna & Myla were there when I arrived & I even got to meet Marla. The next day Kristi arrived to meet Elli (rachels best friend) We had so much fun with the girls.. Kristi is such a good friend & I miss her.. Here are a few pics from my trip..<br /><br />The pics are arranged weird & I dont know why lol<br /><br /><br /><br />The Yankeeeeeeeeeeeees WIN!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR69X1DjIQNQi5R3-evWneI97fgKD0vCM96TErBNomzc1MOLBUBwOOliMRmVvhzunyFPIziDIef-WzfqOXX3nT2Np79AbwRuuRHA8eY6hQ-Grg2x6xcHzHk8zwzo8OPU1CztGybn9WzwQ/s1600-h/yankee+pic.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR69X1DjIQNQi5R3-evWneI97fgKD0vCM96TErBNomzc1MOLBUBwOOliMRmVvhzunyFPIziDIef-WzfqOXX3nT2Np79AbwRuuRHA8eY6hQ-Grg2x6xcHzHk8zwzo8OPU1CztGybn9WzwQ/s200/yankee+pic.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411198046141936146" /></a><br />My First visit trip 12/2007<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1KlhGcDvWOgDY3PK89SrI6Sru_QG15wqT5XYoD4QydG9BBH-iv20-866Cig6ktos0Z4SUc4Du9n5O6891P3uKFBuwPNDONPsMY7NhnADrezaMoxDW0dCcViYB9ysld7JyrldvKGO3Jw/s1600-h/100_0227.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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I got an email from Carol saying she needed to speak with me ASAP. The whole adoption process became "REAL" to me in an instant. She told me that she had a referral for a baby girl for me. I was so not expecting it & she really caught me off guard. I cant even describe how I was feeling. Excited, Thrilled, Nervous.. ect ect.. All those things & more. These are the pics she sent me & I instantly in my heart became a mom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gMJzzR4SHv4Y7ftkskSMEsWv6JgZKp87XOH6HizonXCIiCBUAPyhalrOHnCF-_YQcf_eqNQbpAHuGsP8ocOwXTshAJuuvdBfCY1XUD2XGU0MwXLq0atOhU8u9BHdYvaColTh9L9SPOM/s1600-h/Rays+first.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gMJzzR4SHv4Y7ftkskSMEsWv6JgZKp87XOH6HizonXCIiCBUAPyhalrOHnCF-_YQcf_eqNQbpAHuGsP8ocOwXTshAJuuvdBfCY1XUD2XGU0MwXLq0atOhU8u9BHdYvaColTh9L9SPOM/s200/Rays+first.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385949065291732930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaEBHWmqnklpFRd0tY6jwQJOI6CDhVnpg_EB0HUef_axURQVMnUBAYYkRocNu7jmlpnOCRj5IBlEyTkKpV612ZOE1Z1zZUgAhEAbIfk_Be9gW41NpAcMEAVYQOvOR0zTs_nXIqF4FZHg/s1600-h/Rays+1st+%234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaEBHWmqnklpFRd0tY6jwQJOI6CDhVnpg_EB0HUef_axURQVMnUBAYYkRocNu7jmlpnOCRj5IBlEyTkKpV612ZOE1Z1zZUgAhEAbIfk_Be9gW41NpAcMEAVYQOvOR0zTs_nXIqF4FZHg/s200/Rays+1st+%234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385949057181378818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9VAS4SCr-0AGwCnOvPN_bltez211fNQPnOrfe-Qq4WHj4HZS0iw7Th86rxQv6sjDxjS3BGGjLQN_e8AJuKNivPluDlofzfG3czc08fE0EzaXjAhLERWSAOyy6efZjAoeau7XwBthJts/s1600-h/Rays+1st+%232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9VAS4SCr-0AGwCnOvPN_bltez211fNQPnOrfe-Qq4WHj4HZS0iw7Th86rxQv6sjDxjS3BGGjLQN_e8AJuKNivPluDlofzfG3czc08fE0EzaXjAhLERWSAOyy6efZjAoeau7XwBthJts/s200/Rays+1st+%232.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385949047709906034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQg5d2hwRr6LBV4vm0k1DRrBUsWwHRYMeqdmT3cQiRnxWeg90g70WN-QKkjPMyLnRqZcYD8L0dnN1B94ol-2Fh-OOWOd8xsOR0jHxrNZQUCtVLewWbW43-XlbLeMyOjW57hAVP7k9I1nA/s1600-h/Rays+1st.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQg5d2hwRr6LBV4vm0k1DRrBUsWwHRYMeqdmT3cQiRnxWeg90g70WN-QKkjPMyLnRqZcYD8L0dnN1B94ol-2Fh-OOWOd8xsOR0jHxrNZQUCtVLewWbW43-XlbLeMyOjW57hAVP7k9I1nA/s200/Rays+1st.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385949043853156530" /></a><br /><br /><br />Today we went apple picking & had lunch with 2 other Guatot families & their children & grand children.. We had a great day, the weather was perfect. When we went this time last year we were SWEATING!!!! it was sooooo hot, so the cool weather is a welcomed change for me. Rachel got to see her boyfriend Ryan.. she loves him to death & he just adores her. I have pics of the kids but there are no pics of Patty & her husband (not sure how that happened) Shes giovanni7460 on the boards & Dee is Dancemuffin. This has defintely got to be a yearly routine.<br /><br />mollie, ryan rach, giovanni adrianna & antonio (i think i got the right order<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVNBNbNNDxSPYuHy0901qujSuiabuFrfbT7rNI0uuP4qPbJ11luBJ9QZyizpBPVB1elnpSp8K7zlOivMm_A85lZ00rGhhlBgH7_qWKjtI1GWnBIw3I_-IRs00tAkOCXj0jHmlhVkxrB0/s1600-h/100_3364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVNBNbNNDxSPYuHy0901qujSuiabuFrfbT7rNI0uuP4qPbJ11luBJ9QZyizpBPVB1elnpSp8K7zlOivMm_A85lZ00rGhhlBgH7_qWKjtI1GWnBIw3I_-IRs00tAkOCXj0jHmlhVkxrB0/s200/100_3364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947821168966802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9j7j93ovSmaZpLP3GGRJpIMyVEpLtZfoaC6wg085V6qpajN43yoam6L51SmSYCdfdr1xTQfNiI4lnfYN9K2qU5Hgw6-s5AREgPiq8r9SXotfsDVUTozXqiH3wcEF2-x4JlpqnXyeFPc/s1600-h/100_3369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9j7j93ovSmaZpLP3GGRJpIMyVEpLtZfoaC6wg085V6qpajN43yoam6L51SmSYCdfdr1xTQfNiI4lnfYN9K2qU5Hgw6-s5AREgPiq8r9SXotfsDVUTozXqiH3wcEF2-x4JlpqnXyeFPc/s200/100_3369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947660485422914" /></a><br />Me & Dee<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTRYN5FyRTST1q4S-F9zOGCsOWFskauPp5a2r5qi5Yro1CDXk1CZFtyWs-cWXZNfVDoQN_GXhYH3ZdCYOrsGxbrtuhUOgYYBxwjVSlQz_1tT85suquriqSt1KPTdn6UfeL5PQT97nXv4/s1600-h/100_3370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTRYN5FyRTST1q4S-F9zOGCsOWFskauPp5a2r5qi5Yro1CDXk1CZFtyWs-cWXZNfVDoQN_GXhYH3ZdCYOrsGxbrtuhUOgYYBxwjVSlQz_1tT85suquriqSt1KPTdn6UfeL5PQT97nXv4/s200/100_3370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947482090978818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMoCoVrUmF665ZKtT2NJhpRIGFnh1A1aclGJLkdyeHxPkWF2lGxR8FhPgF0FLoH8dB6tu-LXPruEO1NVNt7HaiH9ETPAZ4g5EEr8zUxwz66yDyzdK-18bCo7ahW-Uk-GwRye1R9KwAwk/s1600-h/100_3368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMoCoVrUmF665ZKtT2NJhpRIGFnh1A1aclGJLkdyeHxPkWF2lGxR8FhPgF0FLoH8dB6tu-LXPruEO1NVNt7HaiH9ETPAZ4g5EEr8zUxwz66yDyzdK-18bCo7ahW-Uk-GwRye1R9KwAwk/s200/100_3368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947356485664770" /></a><br />rach, ryan adrianna, & mollie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1A_3_gqNKqblntMOVf9fwyd33qwq5Njy7QROQf6pqzh4j-Bw_xA5zHx1CfhBYAv7DowO0UvGmvZY_KyyoqxqMPcUgHGG1U8XjpkqY-rvQ_bR-cWChG6xWOYNRvalCvH-tOd2w8bR7kU/s1600-h/100_3367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1A_3_gqNKqblntMOVf9fwyd33qwq5Njy7QROQf6pqzh4j-Bw_xA5zHx1CfhBYAv7DowO0UvGmvZY_KyyoqxqMPcUgHGG1U8XjpkqY-rvQ_bR-cWChG6xWOYNRvalCvH-tOd2w8bR7kU/s200/100_3367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947039694435266" /></a><br />Rachel & Ryan<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzPTTHL3zbZVLpns8ofCIKbqJ0F7j0S40HZYHpaFQ10OUe9bsNjmpkqZHUG0W7w0iCzv84JA7Q_aZBWGdrMBQ_CEyiGxO8srOSX-6A7PQZ6bqqtu9T7wJG-V6Ev7O1RLm6KFlJujPqM4/s1600-h/100_3366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzPTTHL3zbZVLpns8ofCIKbqJ0F7j0S40HZYHpaFQ10OUe9bsNjmpkqZHUG0W7w0iCzv84JA7Q_aZBWGdrMBQ_CEyiGxO8srOSX-6A7PQZ6bqqtu9T7wJG-V6Ev7O1RLm6KFlJujPqM4/s200/100_3366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385946825039586722" /></a><br />Bati & Rach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaZt5CH1jwRcM8IrCo8V_b3akagqwL7a_nAus7pdxWSYbOgYBpXX_4tSgvAG3Wf-77dUdYdtSrgmMY3x8gJYiCZ7xa5j2LGAtiWIGXUAcUoKm1LR55nBiPSczETUyeZsTVXrX7HFQANE/s1600-h/100_3372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaZt5CH1jwRcM8IrCo8V_b3akagqwL7a_nAus7pdxWSYbOgYBpXX_4tSgvAG3Wf-77dUdYdtSrgmMY3x8gJYiCZ7xa5j2LGAtiWIGXUAcUoKm1LR55nBiPSczETUyeZsTVXrX7HFQANE/s200/100_3372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385946632383307554" /></a><br />Dee & Ryan<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdysN1QnQyVlu2xakydjJy5_D7bkdbs-HBoLapXsGrWGawKXNJkWsNGiVIYwbnGTq3vM9rFUSvR1IsaChrPfWzFSxe0bZv4fN80Xxi7X_hyphenhyphenvO3QZIqn04hPGxQscwmVT1sUxFalnsrDo/s1600-h/100_3360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdysN1QnQyVlu2xakydjJy5_D7bkdbs-HBoLapXsGrWGawKXNJkWsNGiVIYwbnGTq3vM9rFUSvR1IsaChrPfWzFSxe0bZv4fN80Xxi7X_hyphenhyphenvO3QZIqn04hPGxQscwmVT1sUxFalnsrDo/s200/100_3360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385946460937682226" /></a><br />Giovanni<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBUjHj_JdUjHHUSgWcz-bgzPgSphdlX4PERzCAxv0hJZAoqKQQ9Rq_FOyp75R0RATmSDL2XSIHMmMQmMuexrJsa-IVzJlw-IjhFq7tGUmx0YikTmarAke61J6G5nO9ZUu0POBwEMzIxc/s1600-h/100_3356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBUjHj_JdUjHHUSgWcz-bgzPgSphdlX4PERzCAxv0hJZAoqKQQ9Rq_FOyp75R0RATmSDL2XSIHMmMQmMuexrJsa-IVzJlw-IjhFq7tGUmx0YikTmarAke61J6G5nO9ZUu0POBwEMzIxc/s200/100_3356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385946147639155074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnE2H4J9aGIkXcwZ7f8rUmNayJAunS8uX_83o52w5v9xLng0WsMVMpFd0ESgYlAooy1I969VzeK0h90vlcMyR_9imWpDX1Hu5KBEJRv96EDpQTfcVTuMvBVpDY9TQJvOZ9wom6tShRrs/s1600-h/100_3353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnE2H4J9aGIkXcwZ7f8rUmNayJAunS8uX_83o52w5v9xLng0WsMVMpFd0ESgYlAooy1I969VzeK0h90vlcMyR_9imWpDX1Hu5KBEJRv96EDpQTfcVTuMvBVpDY9TQJvOZ9wom6tShRrs/s200/100_3353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385945958597619378" /></a><br />ryan in the tree<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsxZvBIL6-M7NdhUPaJItPofAaqDyUxXPGMIkg5zkpWxw6EZdaI-rNMGVO18e_hw4dAv6z6AQpWJcSGcKhC8GEpq2BSmFYZ7PnmA1WdVltARoRcIMq9Qhx029xlMhAKQ1rujWsSKqMYA/s1600-h/100_3348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsxZvBIL6-M7NdhUPaJItPofAaqDyUxXPGMIkg5zkpWxw6EZdaI-rNMGVO18e_hw4dAv6z6AQpWJcSGcKhC8GEpq2BSmFYZ7PnmA1WdVltARoRcIMq9Qhx029xlMhAKQ1rujWsSKqMYA/s200/100_3348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385945762379944210" /></a><br />Mollie ryan rachel & kellie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5VMSc6SfpM60NAblDUwED0O_0gCFpav3szzgzfD98Vj-ufRTLur5ROZ0H1E_8SBiYqFMP0BVmQqNjFUbrnWS_MTLv6bMuOpEAt3mMrdjgvuwjSGCVf1Pj3a34q3F-F1ewrwFUK6MNEY/s1600-h/100_3346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5VMSc6SfpM60NAblDUwED0O_0gCFpav3szzgzfD98Vj-ufRTLur5ROZ0H1E_8SBiYqFMP0BVmQqNjFUbrnWS_MTLv6bMuOpEAt3mMrdjgvuwjSGCVf1Pj3a34q3F-F1ewrwFUK6MNEY/s200/100_3346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385945552936952738" /></a><br />Mollie Rachel & Kellie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwC3uQVim_QzWbzmIBvXyAozJJDfu4jIZzrmbWkKSrE7UGNSC_ZgzNMsqxBic0FkVMlB-dMErbga1JEwjNHlVgEBb84F8sUw_fecdd_ufv2Y0j25erqwaXOzz7m4-OeKq4DivLqHsYxI/s1600-h/100_3344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwC3uQVim_QzWbzmIBvXyAozJJDfu4jIZzrmbWkKSrE7UGNSC_ZgzNMsqxBic0FkVMlB-dMErbga1JEwjNHlVgEBb84F8sUw_fecdd_ufv2Y0j25erqwaXOzz7m4-OeKq4DivLqHsYxI/s200/100_3344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385945273346444882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-7899851171140789712009-09-21T20:56:00.031-04:002009-09-21T21:37:37.025-04:00Rachel's 2nd Birthday PartyWe had Rachel's 2nd birthday party on Saturday & what a day it was. The weather couldnt have been better, it was 72 degrees & low humidity. We had about 45 peope in the yard & it really worked out well. This year Rachel understood that the party was for her, she doesnt truly get it, but she got it more than last year. We kept telling her that her party was coming up & thats all she kept saying was birthday cake & baloons. As you may or may not know Rachel's favorite food is cake cake cake... When Sam brought the cake in earlier in the day, she looked at it & said,"cut cake now, eat it". Wait till you see the pics of the cake.. It was amazing.. I cant believe that my baby girl is 2 already. Thank god that I wasnt really hoping for a girly girl, beacuse that Rachel is not. She doesnt mind dresses & like her pocketbooks but thats it. She has no use for dolls what so ever, she pushes them away, its really funny to watch. Case in point, she was behind the shed with my friends daughter playing, so I peeked in on them & I said Rach, what are you doing, her answer of course, "I digging dirt", then she looked up at me covered in dirt & said " I eatin dirt mommy". I just laughed, what a mess she was, really gross LOL... It doesnt really matter though, she had fun at her party & thats all I cared about.. Enjoy the pics<br /><br /><br /><br />The Yard<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaOBwh1rgbUFuNjkkRJvqJhRlkEEOb_sn9vqUothrLgyXcE_wQ2ulCw57e1nCX3x2plbmd-0A3XYJVX_qIEQ8fhr_gRZcUUihOGKzKD66lUkWL0AVo-NCgrA1kncfINCxHSAHSTt9OAs/s1600-h/102_0879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaOBwh1rgbUFuNjkkRJvqJhRlkEEOb_sn9vqUothrLgyXcE_wQ2ulCw57e1nCX3x2plbmd-0A3XYJVX_qIEQ8fhr_gRZcUUihOGKzKD66lUkWL0AVo-NCgrA1kncfINCxHSAHSTt9OAs/s200/102_0879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384099336853233714" /></a><br />This was Rach on her actual birthday chowing down on a piece of cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUc2GVYgPWw03JodRdTBU4IPbITJQ0Y_rLbuPZLu2R2MW8pmqY9l6X07DNkKfjsS4Gd1qfGWkds41y7HAoCBlMvx-wJpL4sIgJVFwstmslwI6SDAfwPpP9jkREGmz1sGEqfcpk4QzhRM/s1600-h/100_3209.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Kyle & Tyler<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m1LXJtCHW-fy8WkWNu5ECIHHQitoFItMv5ThICT6_Nt268XScAri4BUnbzqjeTBsiydL0QGN1pyW-0aRqoeZ9ej7EejtNU1bN5LpQRgcvxLBkllRJ6FEoZA8TJaaKsfZTbn1bIfSUlY/s1600-h/100_3263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m1LXJtCHW-fy8WkWNu5ECIHHQitoFItMv5ThICT6_Nt268XScAri4BUnbzqjeTBsiydL0QGN1pyW-0aRqoeZ9ej7EejtNU1bN5LpQRgcvxLBkllRJ6FEoZA8TJaaKsfZTbn1bIfSUlY/s200/100_3263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384096455028040722" /></a><br />Anne & Al<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdi_1kZ2RsvQNxnVZ7L1rJwGGAUEeENykvQ4SGJzELkVVqXNhbwm-mDmYZpjlyzGpZHrq939MYPxLdX6zxRDekWTalN4XK0kh5kvt4nnh1sgLDoY7fr2SbLOQTvrzr5Ep99_pMoF15jI/s1600-h/100_3261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpZmc1ycJ6TCXCyOEHCsEXw_TLfaG622oYjA0ItVQrKr0qxHttK0HrAaquOWsFLCXYBd_werBLyYRnw6VPxV2gUrEEcFquPlg8yXfJMzdoZhkl4RYNgG3TABT-EY8U6e_AgFjdmgS2Zw/s200/100_3239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384094389993970946" /></a><br />Lianna, Melissa, Katelyn & Rach. (my friend Maria's 3 girls)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIDB7-PwVCXAy7yHp-ixP0PdO6QyjlG8RjE01-Pxtl-Hs3_OPW4bNsMKZ9SB9Qj1NjgEGPbVgFoJzsdoda6zAZNaJVmeb7Seqs0ZwsJIuTR8pvR8ynU2oxf93QoDFFV1HHFvSlMLmyP4/s1600-h/100_3238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIDB7-PwVCXAy7yHp-ixP0PdO6QyjlG8RjE01-Pxtl-Hs3_OPW4bNsMKZ9SB9Qj1NjgEGPbVgFoJzsdoda6zAZNaJVmeb7Seqs0ZwsJIuTR8pvR8ynU2oxf93QoDFFV1HHFvSlMLmyP4/s200/100_3238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384094069388885426" /></a><br />My mother in law Rose, sister in law Diane & nephew Thomas<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvNx9-oh4ZMW9vxUo3wfJeNJJKNTpKlB2WWCGUeMVayQof_6G4Q0HEflUXVxP8sedefi3AQmggw9jAzKr5o13i_2MhN_fsT_mV4gwmTZ4zCp91OcyECTeowksI2vmgc1jZngLytETH-4/s1600-h/100_3236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvNx9-oh4ZMW9vxUo3wfJeNJJKNTpKlB2WWCGUeMVayQof_6G4Q0HEflUXVxP8sedefi3AQmggw9jAzKr5o13i_2MhN_fsT_mV4gwmTZ4zCp91OcyECTeowksI2vmgc1jZngLytETH-4/s200/100_3236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384093799073368866" /></a><br />Digging in the dirt with Melissa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXsdwMpkTW1T1dov_mA6qTUAtsZ0_oAHYvY10tiStXj179XMozm7OnvpdpryDtEUcSew_JOY_6k85zX5Mq20hYljXlnMLmW4qiS2fXdv6YcaU9iavV6lRQVYyy3VWABl76jzw2K0Jjmo/s1600-h/100_3279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXsdwMpkTW1T1dov_mA6qTUAtsZ0_oAHYvY10tiStXj179XMozm7OnvpdpryDtEUcSew_JOY_6k85zX5Mq20hYljXlnMLmW4qiS2fXdv6YcaU9iavV6lRQVYyy3VWABl76jzw2K0Jjmo/s200/100_3279.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384093564043084018" /></a><br />Enjoying her 3rd piece of cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip59y54i0VMqESXtf9dI8BhMlKQ2YoJJPHIuGArPPddwpyDz4y932ZMY_KizmvAsAIHnmGIbsm53HPUQe2R6NYNWJw1CHffMQPX0m99j_0Oufyhpt1yAUQRrPvv8gWGyZRuUjML4rPOk/s1600-h/100_3287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip59y54i0VMqESXtf9dI8BhMlKQ2YoJJPHIuGArPPddwpyDz4y932ZMY_KizmvAsAIHnmGIbsm53HPUQe2R6NYNWJw1CHffMQPX0m99j_0Oufyhpt1yAUQRrPvv8gWGyZRuUjML4rPOk/s200/100_3287.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384093385307609954" /></a><br />The ice cream cone cake or as rach says I frean cone<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYzjOYnjFFzSCJ2ORswNkX-KFMd3wuzlaLRQtrU6zmi9Jpi9yu9e5g8Hw80bNAKd_Gb0V0hOVAH16EzXVK9SAI3qiVdKT3iIZih4tZLgN-JCymDZ6Ug_2xa7Hf7KNpHJ38PSJx8vEUUU/s1600-h/100_3281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYzjOYnjFFzSCJ2ORswNkX-KFMd3wuzlaLRQtrU6zmi9Jpi9yu9e5g8Hw80bNAKd_Gb0V0hOVAH16EzXVK9SAI3qiVdKT3iIZih4tZLgN-JCymDZ6Ug_2xa7Hf7KNpHJ38PSJx8vEUUU/s200/100_3281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384093048878639426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-79475881287619413002009-09-10T08:42:00.004-04:002009-09-10T21:44:54.735-04:00My baby girl is 2!!!I can hardly believe it.... Rachel is 2 years old today.. Where in the world did the time go.. I remember this time 2 years ago when I was gathering all of my paperwork, dealing with the morons at my home study agency trying to get everything sent to Carol & waiting on pins & needles for a referral... those feelings are still so vivid in my mind. They say after time you forget all the stress & anticipation, but I can still feel it. I cant imagime my life without my sweet chunko Rachel..<br />I would post pics but my computer at work wont allow me to do it ... BUMMER!!!<br />HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY SWEET BABY GIRL!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-45956415267156001322009-08-26T11:08:00.003-04:002009-08-26T11:17:34.925-04:00What a great weekend I had with Kristi, Elli & her frind Lou Ann visiting..She was only here for a few days so we were running all weekend, & it was FANTASIC!!!. I havent seen her in almost 2 years, since we visited the girls in Guatemala.<br />Our weekend went something like this... They arrived Thurs afternoon, they checked in to the hotel & off to my house to let the girls play & we ate & ate.. After dinner we went to visit sam at the firehouse & off to Tartufo for dessert & cappucino.<br />Friday morning.. off to Taget for pics of the girls & they were both B-R-A-T-S!!!! to say the least, but we got 2 or 3 decent ones so WHATEVER!!!..<br />After the pics, my mom took both girls & the three ladies were off to NYC for the day. We did a guided tour (the best way to see the most stuff)after the tour we spend a bit of time in Times Square.. seeing it all lit up is so cool, especially seeing it with someone who has never been there..<br />Sat morning I picked Kristi up at 730 to head to Hoboken to Carlo's Bakery where the show, the cake boss is filmed.. I dont watch the show but Kristi does & she was soooo excited. She has pics with the staff & an autograph & pics with Buddy (he's the main guy).<br />Then we all headed in the minivan to Annette's house for the day..like Ive said before.. we all had a blast... Its really hard to put into words how wonderful the day really was. This has got to be an annual event, which means Kristi will just have to come back next year... We also found out that Maria, our Guatemalan laywer may be joining us a next year's event.. How cool would that be???<br />All the kids got a long so well, only a few little issues & one meltdown, hey thats ok.. there were 8 kids all under 3 yrs old & not one of them had a nap.. so I think all in all it was the PERFECT DAY!!! Sam did have a little accident though.. goes something like this.. I was sitting in the house & all of a sudden I see sam jumping in the bounce house, & the first thing I said was " by the time he gets out he'll be hurt" I was sooo right. When he dove in the house he caught his hand on the net & it bent backwards & so it goes.. big kid!!!! I do regret not getting any pics of the guys.. they were all huddled around the grill watching Tim work...<br />After we got home we just hung out at my house for a while, then I took the girls to a few Sopranos shoot locations so Kristi could take pics for her husband & off to pack they went..<br />Sunday morning, I dropped them off at the airport & had to say goodbye... that stunk, but the memories & pics I have our weekend will last a lifetime..<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445774e5441784e7a413d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Kristi's Visit" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445774e5441784e7a413d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-27088149872726105212009-08-23T21:36:00.027-04:002009-08-24T07:50:42.913-04:00"THE GET TOGETHER AT ANNETTE"S HOUSE"What a day!!!! I cant even begin to put into words what a FABULOUS day we had at the Maron's house.. She is definetly the hostess with the mostest, she surprised us all with a bounce house for the kids,notice I say kids... you'll see a few pics down why the kids had to be stressed in that sentence ... i want to thank her again for having us all over.. for me.. the best party is just chillin & relaxing.. no pressure just a great time. Everyone brought somwthing & we just wung it... I still cant believe that there were 7 of Carol's kids in one house at the same time.. they all looked so adorable sporting their shirts that said.. I am a Guatemalan Miracle, in honor of Carol....<br />WOW.. I am still in shock.. but here are a few pics ofthe day.. I had such a great weekend with Kristi visitng. Its a weird but awesome feeling to be with someone visiting times square for the first time even though I was viciously ill ( thats a story for another day )I hope she had as much fun as I did.. I'll post pics of that tomorrow..<br /><br />& in other rach news.. on thursday 8/20/09 rach did pee pee on the potty for the 1st time.. probably just a fluke but we have to start somewhere right?<br /><br />Rachel & Chloe<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVWhtVlEZo4R99HhNVlh37STzq8X8tQTyk9EFupR8uyppNHZhW_hDnUU1KeDP0K61WnmjQtJzgULA9GRRPjMO2Hb4uX03ctS9ru06nMWZeBMoLYVqaoeJcgRFOJHsfBR0mh8u7tEgNEE/s1600-h/102_0846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVWhtVlEZo4R99HhNVlh37STzq8X8tQTyk9EFupR8uyppNHZhW_hDnUU1KeDP0K61WnmjQtJzgULA9GRRPjMO2Hb4uX03ctS9ru06nMWZeBMoLYVqaoeJcgRFOJHsfBR0mh8u7tEgNEE/s200/102_0846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373342461653195266" /></a><br />Sam & Elli<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_oCNQVvaPFByMeKlknkJ3NYxbEKG5Wd1uwCXbHle5agC4sUvxClrIg7xFI2Kts0wvyvHSJdYcURu_rrUEbREKQbJG17a_Rioa85C7QJXhqf-b0zYtU4Fq5BXPSKE4jo_n1qcfPmpnY8/s1600-h/102_0827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_oCNQVvaPFByMeKlknkJ3NYxbEKG5Wd1uwCXbHle5agC4sUvxClrIg7xFI2Kts0wvyvHSJdYcURu_rrUEbREKQbJG17a_Rioa85C7QJXhqf-b0zYtU4Fq5BXPSKE4jo_n1qcfPmpnY8/s200/102_0827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373342176397965298" /></a><br />This was Sam on sunday.... after he decided to play in the bounce house like a big kid... he said that he didnt care that he got hurt b/c he had fun doing it<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNp6NmF7KcjOnzzeL4duozAbWzSzWjxv3E8i1YN_3gZCQyZkON2jNtFvb05Cow0GaP2LJkwHEQlY5hO_8G9KXY23PXb7pKWJdbDW7BIetW5UwU0ap_jeWJdMPXwjvdpb5gw4b4LPAVhBs/s1600-h/102_0863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNp6NmF7KcjOnzzeL4duozAbWzSzWjxv3E8i1YN_3gZCQyZkON2jNtFvb05Cow0GaP2LJkwHEQlY5hO_8G9KXY23PXb7pKWJdbDW7BIetW5UwU0ap_jeWJdMPXwjvdpb5gw4b4LPAVhBs/s200/102_0863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373341816631696274" /></a><br />Kennedy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBcdKHDqqk9Z3hDt1nlGye_qxxRAH4bJ6o-G5nwK2J8BvDv496MRIUBj7SJ2Nf9nfqrpWBWT7zx5_rfGd_Myn8VjE86dwnpdAH1APxo7iIFE8IwVAtNWGNKYo6Kj0i6VQPqJTeGvLQmY/s1600-h/102_0797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBcdKHDqqk9Z3hDt1nlGye_qxxRAH4bJ6o-G5nwK2J8BvDv496MRIUBj7SJ2Nf9nfqrpWBWT7zx5_rfGd_Myn8VjE86dwnpdAH1APxo7iIFE8IwVAtNWGNKYo6Kj0i6VQPqJTeGvLQmY/s200/102_0797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373341352469382130" /></a><br />Rachel & Lallie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnskI3HqXhaz3m5AwfIA-A2pgHW73ELAdi8yb65g0Zhlr7Rlfl553uoDPdr8CN_2_EHT9N1DBhb9s6AeuMDEzQxijah53lFKwqrH_z1apxX6jOT34PZ9ck5C27uEox8oply0ZQZhm5Egc/s1600-h/102_0856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnskI3HqXhaz3m5AwfIA-A2pgHW73ELAdi8yb65g0Zhlr7Rlfl553uoDPdr8CN_2_EHT9N1DBhb9s6AeuMDEzQxijah53lFKwqrH_z1apxX6jOT34PZ9ck5C27uEox8oply0ZQZhm5Egc/s200/102_0856.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373341140555200578" /></a><br />Reagan munching on her popcorn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiibkXbhKlyRbmWG_j0z5Y5DPFcIEI8jJzMsK-uOIQwzsu4CzVKX5h86BZst7Tt8LsZfbWKHsleGTDZaZk4-0r-hTsLo0B8iAqgVHBSO3AGre_iKwhhypPKY5SYCGQrn4QTaBE8EZmbLY/s1600-h/Copy+of+102_0807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiibkXbhKlyRbmWG_j0z5Y5DPFcIEI8jJzMsK-uOIQwzsu4CzVKX5h86BZst7Tt8LsZfbWKHsleGTDZaZk4-0r-hTsLo0B8iAqgVHBSO3AGre_iKwhhypPKY5SYCGQrn4QTaBE8EZmbLY/s200/Copy+of+102_0807.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373340882111656978" /></a><br />Monica & Elianna<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kEdy2XCBAqT2sg099FvdGF8WNFpD_o5e1VwG9l4Z13XtRpBl7L9ZCP1uSDOIi1tm3YSviNBaQfIDfWgv5K53rPEECqvfeVzO0x5y-jW3LsJuafYAyq93Y9S-8wt10Rw1exvymx7nYWY/s1600-h/102_0787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kEdy2XCBAqT2sg099FvdGF8WNFpD_o5e1VwG9l4Z13XtRpBl7L9ZCP1uSDOIi1tm3YSviNBaQfIDfWgv5K53rPEECqvfeVzO0x5y-jW3LsJuafYAyq93Y9S-8wt10Rw1exvymx7nYWY/s200/102_0787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373340729023129250" /></a><br />Annette surprised us with a bounce house.. it was a HIT!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRTBi84NPHfFAD9c7Bf4UJLM8eStdZLF7gJMFV54tsiJx7KrcaWqhBsXiY90V9WmlPgmwHkmPYnmaQL8RQYPtiM2_Kwfrv0Mw4vjbbX6kEUuhUIOMCgLJXihGA9dwC4cp7sSHiLZ9C0I/s1600-h/102_0836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRTBi84NPHfFAD9c7Bf4UJLM8eStdZLF7gJMFV54tsiJx7KrcaWqhBsXiY90V9WmlPgmwHkmPYnmaQL8RQYPtiM2_Kwfrv0Mw4vjbbX6kEUuhUIOMCgLJXihGA9dwC4cp7sSHiLZ9C0I/s200/102_0836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373340488208252434" /></a><br />They may not all be looking, but all 7 kids are there with their t-shirts that say... We are Guatemalan Miracles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTILrP7JNmpNlZlDahSXtkLSl20FEiw_sVdheiZtOIbo4M6Bs-DKZy_k-GumpqLBRF5ZHqhKpiePKkNxw06XIohSrqo0pv-hwK7iG7r5jDyXOloDq7a1y2JmruSP_TTTF1QqXnGlKs4oI/s1600-h/102_0829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTILrP7JNmpNlZlDahSXtkLSl20FEiw_sVdheiZtOIbo4M6Bs-DKZy_k-GumpqLBRF5ZHqhKpiePKkNxw06XIohSrqo0pv-hwK7iG7r5jDyXOloDq7a1y2JmruSP_TTTF1QqXnGlKs4oI/s200/102_0829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373340109954239154" /></a><br />All the moms.. from left to right.. jenny, annette, me, barb, kristi, deb & dani<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DJ7fMgwK49_1h5LKYvHPZuoZ664_wN8NjwIiuCeFywwm2Q5WSZNrVkoqDYa3yju5i_T_4-4NAIibaiTKA9oEfLko561CzRvQ9_y2kP_WF2npUgmy290bChHqBjv5nXmpwmY2kEsa-gU/s1600-h/102_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DJ7fMgwK49_1h5LKYvHPZuoZ664_wN8NjwIiuCeFywwm2Q5WSZNrVkoqDYa3yju5i_T_4-4NAIibaiTKA9oEfLko561CzRvQ9_y2kP_WF2npUgmy290bChHqBjv5nXmpwmY2kEsa-gU/s200/102_0830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339596737299922" /></a><br />Jade & Sky<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXYVfo7qT5dN46QdDDxKivyfZjey84NRBb2F6imxr6aF0Sm52OEAKBjKVi7v7IuOv_JPb54mYVZVVCqhuaZxgrCi7pvJNzK-NODCD8jKIpxSYfW5sbj01YH5AhBiAltMM-4TMsj1tALI/s1600-h/102_0838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXYVfo7qT5dN46QdDDxKivyfZjey84NRBb2F6imxr6aF0Sm52OEAKBjKVi7v7IuOv_JPb54mYVZVVCqhuaZxgrCi7pvJNzK-NODCD8jKIpxSYfW5sbj01YH5AhBiAltMM-4TMsj1tALI/s200/102_0838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339329431123810" /></a><br />All 7 of the kids playing at the water table<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69FLu1ghRODtY-Z1MgCy3j3vJfwJknYahR9Hu2LFfmRvLajfj_aNV-y6LumO9EEd5mf6idcjm-21p1h_oFgsvT20uJ3UPsNj2q_ym5SAp4HjqQscqcSYD51xg048_-qPqdB_4fVAu8Qk/s1600-h/102_0800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69FLu1ghRODtY-Z1MgCy3j3vJfwJknYahR9Hu2LFfmRvLajfj_aNV-y6LumO9EEd5mf6idcjm-21p1h_oFgsvT20uJ3UPsNj2q_ym5SAp4HjqQscqcSYD51xg048_-qPqdB_4fVAu8Qk/s200/102_0800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339061803283730" /></a><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-75652458706634882682009-08-19T11:14:00.003-04:002009-08-19T11:26:18.091-04:00A long overdue postI know its been a while since my last post, & this time I actually have pictures.. I took Rachel last night for her birthday pics & surprise surprise she didnt cooperate AGAIN... I'm not even sure why it still surprises me. I did get a few decent ones so that will have to do.<br /><br />A few weeks ago we attended GAFE (guatemalan adoptive family event) right here in nj. Its a bi annual event, & we really enjoyed ourselves. There were over 300 people coming from as far as CA & puerto rico. We met old friends there & made some new friends. We'll definetly go back in 2011. (WOW 2011)...<br /><br />I was in California with my mom for a few days & we had a BLAST!!! . I miss my friends sooo much.. Every time they move, they get further & further away from NJ.<br /><br />Tomorrow, Kristi & Elli are coming to town... we will be heading to Ny on friday & to Annett's house on Sat where 7 of Carol's families will be.. I cant wait!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Rachel's birthday is almost here & my plan was cake, just cake.. YEAH RITE, that didnt work out so well again!! I am having about 30 people over to celebrate with us. I can hardly believe that she's almost 2... She's talking up a storm, she is a repeating machine & can even put 3 words together.. shes always jibber jabbing about something or another.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Kristi!!!! & Happy 2nd birthday Lallie!!! she'll be 2 tomorrow...<br /><br />enjoy the pics...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3ganTob2G5jzlqbOQh7GChyZ_aHQoHG8PyfHMEYcPJzFq0n0Dl37wDJhxiiVLqc3E8KNMSHLYiP_PJLwGYPhKVFX2Onkfk5atWwkAh4DP0FgVSfQne3lxSQ-DDnJCXFJQ7SszRKdYmk/s1600-h/rach6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3ganTob2G5jzlqbOQh7GChyZ_aHQoHG8PyfHMEYcPJzFq0n0Dl37wDJhxiiVLqc3E8KNMSHLYiP_PJLwGYPhKVFX2Onkfk5atWwkAh4DP0FgVSfQne3lxSQ-DDnJCXFJQ7SszRKdYmk/s200/rach6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693917895139730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYAKQttCbr6mRIzVhJOkDUM68T-T7_GAReFtzuvPW89v2YPzbO5r0SZfU1LWP-NL_L-rG13jzrDdmFonjE4QFaBHnyuKIVamaxrEaUD9oEVSJfwbt7eo5hNoFbvDTLazWk0OWk65lUIQ/s1600-h/rach5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYAKQttCbr6mRIzVhJOkDUM68T-T7_GAReFtzuvPW89v2YPzbO5r0SZfU1LWP-NL_L-rG13jzrDdmFonjE4QFaBHnyuKIVamaxrEaUD9oEVSJfwbt7eo5hNoFbvDTLazWk0OWk65lUIQ/s200/rach5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693868422442146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJViZnl9Rm4MS5S_JnKYrNLObf24Av36NMWmGnzOcsFw6_QCupkuk6AQzWqI8IznqUJAhZY5jBfp3hFbKFSDqU2QNf-QesllA0amdqkvjT_2G0bl1kXW_vTkFiBJA_BZxJfLiiuMByFw/s1600-h/rach4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJViZnl9Rm4MS5S_JnKYrNLObf24Av36NMWmGnzOcsFw6_QCupkuk6AQzWqI8IznqUJAhZY5jBfp3hFbKFSDqU2QNf-QesllA0amdqkvjT_2G0bl1kXW_vTkFiBJA_BZxJfLiiuMByFw/s200/rach4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693860287992018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGosQ1uYWG_aZMvmhTVf02PH7qHCiRZOAjb8r7aqH5J1HeQou19jQhm_5J1a6eQnbU2qCSk-AFYR6ttxdGWqMh33QcHbv_VWkxhdzBo8trtopa3_umoSKtP1Ut3ERiYwVm-81YMGbm3Kg/s1600-h/rach3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGosQ1uYWG_aZMvmhTVf02PH7qHCiRZOAjb8r7aqH5J1HeQou19jQhm_5J1a6eQnbU2qCSk-AFYR6ttxdGWqMh33QcHbv_VWkxhdzBo8trtopa3_umoSKtP1Ut3ERiYwVm-81YMGbm3Kg/s200/rach3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693854179076898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVVcX5kvpkIVWYs4Nd00ITrFZGBlnCgJcezYY6bfKFHMkoQcXesgaE9-XlRmiIaMonsKSyvD3GNZy4KU2mRTCLH-1O_JNOOdCMhD5se3JOq2kqZcaKRjwbzJrdRWM8_B4wz-DyLL9S0w/s1600-h/rach2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVVcX5kvpkIVWYs4Nd00ITrFZGBlnCgJcezYY6bfKFHMkoQcXesgaE9-XlRmiIaMonsKSyvD3GNZy4KU2mRTCLH-1O_JNOOdCMhD5se3JOq2kqZcaKRjwbzJrdRWM8_B4wz-DyLL9S0w/s200/rach2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693849235830434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSYzCyB8crQhwQMYbXQaLC4dNtZ5UXW6Af5eqZMDFrZFQDrXxPvwDu4ofeD1qd33ijce5Hecu3XIAo-Gh3Udgmb383AsZD5TqZHw1JUp1io1_85q_fk1XGa5x-JPHvbXLc-To9xqFW3s/s1600-h/rach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSYzCyB8crQhwQMYbXQaLC4dNtZ5UXW6Af5eqZMDFrZFQDrXxPvwDu4ofeD1qd33ijce5Hecu3XIAo-Gh3Udgmb383AsZD5TqZHw1JUp1io1_85q_fk1XGa5x-JPHvbXLc-To9xqFW3s/s200/rach1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693847338222626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-78784591661446581332009-07-17T12:56:00.003-04:002009-07-17T13:20:51.658-04:00a quick updateI will apologize in advance for the lack of pics in this post... just a quick update.. Rachel has been doing great with her speech therapy, she says soooo many words that I stopped counting. She can put two words together & has become a parrot.now is when we really have to watch LOL..<br /><br />In other news, next weekend I am going to a guatot weekend (as I call it) but its a Guatemalan adoptive family event, & its right here in NJ, about 40 minutes from home. There are about 300 people attending & from what ive heard from others, its a gathering worth attending. It must be, b/c there are people from all over the country that come. Kevin from Guataopt will be there & for my nonadoptive friends, he's the guy that if you have any questions about the going's on in Guatemala he's the one to call. (at least thats my opinion)<br /><br />The last weekend of the month me & my mom are going to California from thurs-sunday. My friends moved out there a few months ago. They are in thousand oaks(outside LA). Rachel will be staying home with sam & grandma Rose. I cant wait to see my friends, I miss them so much...<br /><br />Other exciting news!!! my friend Kristi her daughter Elli & her friend Luann are coming to visit from Illinois. She is my friend who also adopted a little girl from Guatemala. I am SOOOOOOOOOO excited. I have not seen her since dec 07 when we both took our first visit trip to Guatemala. Ive talked to her just about everyday & cant wait to see her again. We will be taking a tour of Nyc on friday & Sat we'll be heading to Pennsylvania to meet with other Carol families. If all works out there will be 7 carol families in one room... I cant wait to take pictures pictures & more pictures...<br /><br />& last but not least... my bathroom will be done next week..WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO. Its been a long few weeks. Its the last thing I wanted to do before I get ready to sell. It was yucky pink (pepto bismol) & black. I cant wait to get my house back in order. I kinda stinks at 3am when I have to trek to the basement bathroom when there is one right next door, but it will be worth it in the end. That I will post pics of as soon as its done..<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-16584261403000893242009-07-01T14:09:00.004-04:002009-07-01T14:26:36.375-04:00Guat tot get together with the Maron FamilyLast weekend Annette, her mom Lorraine, Chloe & Marla (lallie) came to visit us... The weather outside was MISERBLE to say the least but we had such a good time catching up.. we just sat around ate, had coffee & watched the girls.. I cant think of anything better than to spend time with friends & our family.. I cant wait till our next visit, I miss them already... here are a few pics of our day<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaaJE8Iiq6mbhp4SwS5Wl4d6Pcq6eWOvwqeC8QBJPDQmzghkD4OkcCWlQvpCaGrn0C-SKP6nu-T7D7elT0tQhQjCEngrEkS3y3oVX4GPlnDSgNESWtb2bheIk0ONM2c4UqEg8uHlpU2Y/s1600-h/Lolly+%26+Crew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaaJE8Iiq6mbhp4SwS5Wl4d6Pcq6eWOvwqeC8QBJPDQmzghkD4OkcCWlQvpCaGrn0C-SKP6nu-T7D7elT0tQhQjCEngrEkS3y3oVX4GPlnDSgNESWtb2bheIk0ONM2c4UqEg8uHlpU2Y/s200/Lolly+%26+Crew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353557581254788034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys0uw5p6Z7CCWyRNhCm9kyeTYK_tb9IzVvPJl9QreL3RPZ4QJBUvWPZH-7cZUTbI3APuEGyHfut8nHFAvghoMPjBhr6zyLp73cXY27efN8o37mPNwZkYa8SwAUaDW81YIrSMHo8aX-MU/s1600-h/102_0693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys0uw5p6Z7CCWyRNhCm9kyeTYK_tb9IzVvPJl9QreL3RPZ4QJBUvWPZH-7cZUTbI3APuEGyHfut8nHFAvghoMPjBhr6zyLp73cXY27efN8o37mPNwZkYa8SwAUaDW81YIrSMHo8aX-MU/s200/102_0693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353557577232426834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2QIhK4Iky5rlqO9hlwubCmBDur1nzpGeK4LklO_k1YWY_gd-fEG0DgWnoufjVT9ougIdNBF-x1IX3HIx3YPjCLO8E2euC1eAs5R5D8lA9bsdFokNTzIeTncybWgP0G3lGx2RUeZZM0U/s1600-h/102_0691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2QIhK4Iky5rlqO9hlwubCmBDur1nzpGeK4LklO_k1YWY_gd-fEG0DgWnoufjVT9ougIdNBF-x1IX3HIx3YPjCLO8E2euC1eAs5R5D8lA9bsdFokNTzIeTncybWgP0G3lGx2RUeZZM0U/s200/102_0691.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353557570070657314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgbg9CtT4VqrXfnfzOu6Mzsqu6Qz1zJ9M9bU9EKdhUHJTI57dek-Jl9CICjxHWSUzurCxdP759QirhHavv4UdounvC0aPY6mkQvWxiFRpXsryDXHovPcfJ7LPXcsubXMQMF83HVkUDsA/s1600-h/102_0689.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgbg9CtT4VqrXfnfzOu6Mzsqu6Qz1zJ9M9bU9EKdhUHJTI57dek-Jl9CICjxHWSUzurCxdP759QirhHavv4UdounvC0aPY6mkQvWxiFRpXsryDXHovPcfJ7LPXcsubXMQMF83HVkUDsA/s200/102_0689.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353557565582400482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvvggBR1UJsYbLkp_h7bPNxHn3e4Zr5KAqZhevDfX6YDwK4LHbiDXtikmPFd9jyx-geuFEs3GBIUoHBRO2bUYub3DwVDjaxcGnWCGaJXYvLS_VrG6uPO_dqXBCXERrNI5x6mPXUwhUik/s1600-h/102_0688.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvvggBR1UJsYbLkp_h7bPNxHn3e4Zr5KAqZhevDfX6YDwK4LHbiDXtikmPFd9jyx-geuFEs3GBIUoHBRO2bUYub3DwVDjaxcGnWCGaJXYvLS_VrG6uPO_dqXBCXERrNI5x6mPXUwhUik/s200/102_0688.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353557556321476130" /></a><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-64408298267214359212009-07-01T13:53:00.003-04:002009-07-01T14:09:39.460-04:00Guat tot get together with Marissa & her familyI am really behind with posting lately.. Here are a few pictures from our day with the Horner Family at my house. It was actually sunny out, not that we've had many of those days, but the kids played outside & they had so much fun It was nice catching up with Marissa & her mom & dad..Lucky for us we only live about an hour from each other.. I think its great that Rachel will have other Guattots in her life as she grows up, thats something that is very important to me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUybeoCMp1qRPZm1mulWnbn6CXFo8ei27EbwE2-SNvifRgaOAaXgMINpLUP0_QREzv-FYXpJiciFzXWWesa-h-JzzLAEc6NzCLSSjAPHLxERyhZ9tNox_TESGyth2c_Q0IexnHAkQukxg/s1600-h/102_0679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUybeoCMp1qRPZm1mulWnbn6CXFo8ei27EbwE2-SNvifRgaOAaXgMINpLUP0_QREzv-FYXpJiciFzXWWesa-h-JzzLAEc6NzCLSSjAPHLxERyhZ9tNox_TESGyth2c_Q0IexnHAkQukxg/s200/102_0679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353553030883091538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsCsM1zuYI88VDGgrb_Z6XKCjROcbHw42nB6ff8Hq_j8vo30wYcb385SDKjI0KX9IxJDjL8cYf3B-TmnTtOkEptqjH0rkIKekliPLdK2U_sch-bWqcRFsJf8nZZdWH2d7huRBnOT2A2k/s1600-h/102_0663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsCsM1zuYI88VDGgrb_Z6XKCjROcbHw42nB6ff8Hq_j8vo30wYcb385SDKjI0KX9IxJDjL8cYf3B-TmnTtOkEptqjH0rkIKekliPLdK2U_sch-bWqcRFsJf8nZZdWH2d7huRBnOT2A2k/s200/102_0663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353553020596726178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS0b6ONIA5GygjO_8yJhI-tgA_9NBK3v-M7aRm1jeASeKp4zgZc2IF3jF1SxRCu-kylPdb9c4dhKrxD1aB8f48xyIm2S6Zf30Rn_jV21XgJb0Nhoa73oKVtXE3Lz2C0behHgDpTxR0xo/s1600-h/102_0658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS0b6ONIA5GygjO_8yJhI-tgA_9NBK3v-M7aRm1jeASeKp4zgZc2IF3jF1SxRCu-kylPdb9c4dhKrxD1aB8f48xyIm2S6Zf30Rn_jV21XgJb0Nhoa73oKVtXE3Lz2C0behHgDpTxR0xo/s200/102_0658.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353553015630896962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApJISPuB6QIxFajth1VL8kfs2GsrQ4r2neNm1Qo0EsYoD2h_Xph8OpmE-AgJuzi9xpnyd1wu3Bn-TeqYc7LDCojhgCBVpI_hqq73dyOOh19uejKjAhTiBf3EitQfTuC2bR1-_DdWC7gc/s1600-h/102_0656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApJISPuB6QIxFajth1VL8kfs2GsrQ4r2neNm1Qo0EsYoD2h_Xph8OpmE-AgJuzi9xpnyd1wu3Bn-TeqYc7LDCojhgCBVpI_hqq73dyOOh19uejKjAhTiBf3EitQfTuC2bR1-_DdWC7gc/s200/102_0656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353553006763696562" /></a><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-29393167223224220042009-06-02T14:44:00.003-04:002009-06-02T14:51:53.740-04:00Words , Words & More WordsRachel started Early Intervention a few weeks ago & its going great. After her intitial evalutaion I noticed that she was talking more & more but the EI services can only help her.. She doesnt really put 2 words together yet, although last night when the lights flickered inthe house & the TV was rebooting she did manage to say TV on? Here are a bunch of words that she is sayinng, again just to have a record of milestones for her...<br /><br />Here are some of the names of my family & friends that Rach can say Mary, Jim, Steph, Matt, Rosie, Donna, Johnny, Michelle, Kara , Fran, Sam (her Daddy) Yep, she calls him Sam.. Gianna, (her speech therapist) Gabby, Nick, Georgie, Vikki, Mackie, Jazz (the dog) Arthur (the bird) Munch & Tee (my cat's names)<br /><br />Some of the shows she watches that she really likes… Elmo, Gabba, Maggie, Beast, Max<br /> <br />Here are a bunch of words that she says too.. TV/Tv on. Duck, Good, stuck, sticky, powder, morning, sheep, cake, wet, watch, pots (to cook with) flower, froggie, chip(potato chips) side (for outside) beach, bubbles, hands, feet, toes, work, home, please, phone, chair, soup, cook, baby, baba, fish, whale, beach, sleep<br /><br />So she's getting there.. everyday I see more & more improvement..<br /><br />Oh BTW have I told you that Rachel has OCD? yeah!! already, thats another post.. stay tuned<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-28383346416181246552009-05-09T20:48:00.003-04:002009-05-09T21:00:07.038-04:00OMG!!! Rachel said it....talk about the best Mother's Day gift ever, Rachel called me mommy today. She always knew who I was & if you asked her where mommy was, she would point at me & say there, but today she looked at me & said mommy.... I think I'll always remember this Mother's Day the most... Sam asked me what I wanted to do tomorrow & my answer.... clean the garage.. thats what would make me happy..<br /><br />HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOM'S OUT THERE!!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-8286738540227085262009-05-06T13:59:00.004-04:002009-05-07T10:17:11.439-04:00Early InterventionAbout a month ago I had Rachel evaluated by the Early Intervention agency for her speech, (or lack there of). It turns out that she is eligible for speech services. It's a great thing, they come to the house & the cost isnt so much. They started this past weekend. My thinking, it can only help her. She says a few things.. I am listing them here becausee one day I'm sure she'll ask "when did I start talking" & I will have the blog to reference.. I cant lose it this way LOL...<br /><br />Her favorite word of course is DaDa or Da dee... she calls my mother Ba,, not sure where that came from, but thats her name. She knows I'm her mama but she doesnt say it.. here are some others.. & after her intital eval, she began to say a few new things.I just think she needs that push.<br /><br />dog,cat,bird,ball,hot,hat,bat,no,no way, no touch, stop(wonder where shes heard those)brat(which I call the cat) book,apple,&juice,up,down,sit, bee,set-go & poop.<br /><br />She's really good at her animal sounds.. she can identify almost everything in her books but she just doesnt say them yet.. she can make the dog, cat, sheep,snake,horse,cow,monkey,bee & lion.<br /><br />I am just hoping the speeech therapy begins to work soon..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-89146636085704217502009-04-25T21:00:00.019-04:002009-04-25T21:31:49.157-04:00Gotcha Day celebration...Inspiration for the cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GSo2B4Tg2jR0LcoIpjV3GDQuc6bwDdUp2lJRaM23v0CZ-MH1nZ0_WLZZVA59XqtsqAEry1fvDDURcJRRoneW4DYSF-ZhgpZOdObXbAKOu5qejb38NyFjj6aWdjFxSgWb31WAIxc1Umw/s1600-h/100_2356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GSo2B4Tg2jR0LcoIpjV3GDQuc6bwDdUp2lJRaM23v0CZ-MH1nZ0_WLZZVA59XqtsqAEry1fvDDURcJRRoneW4DYSF-ZhgpZOdObXbAKOu5qejb38NyFjj6aWdjFxSgWb31WAIxc1Umw/s200/100_2356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328805017129653746" /></a><br />The cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DAwMXKlMfCP8NtBLuT9lihBrRCXQRHs-r7dW2e4jupISTK3vZEWacZN7FyG0nRWfpmJH8BYWPJImTi_tSWiq0bag2kuhmYtdre3gsspf-5ZiwQBKuhBV3QXq619ggL1eDXz_nqBl-18/s1600-h/100_2425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DAwMXKlMfCP8NtBLuT9lihBrRCXQRHs-r7dW2e4jupISTK3vZEWacZN7FyG0nRWfpmJH8BYWPJImTi_tSWiq0bag2kuhmYtdre3gsspf-5ZiwQBKuhBV3QXq619ggL1eDXz_nqBl-18/s200/100_2425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328804832234309378" /></a><br />Uncle Al<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts4a-4TswMN-_2ogxaTqX9iKJwI14Xh35rvMLcDSd2c-QO-YDKqPCa3tLwYtym6dTpfVfP9QxYm1vWhKrVAVSCItKpxsSjNg2DIGGFVs1jcwpWnCdMB-bWFXckOnCKb0nhsKYfc06DdI/s1600-h/100_2438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts4a-4TswMN-_2ogxaTqX9iKJwI14Xh35rvMLcDSd2c-QO-YDKqPCa3tLwYtym6dTpfVfP9QxYm1vWhKrVAVSCItKpxsSjNg2DIGGFVs1jcwpWnCdMB-bWFXckOnCKb0nhsKYfc06DdI/s200/100_2438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328804478556506834" /></a><br /><br />cake at the house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FcCJWtCMJXA_TbR7DXdYjtVKhnGLiLR_j3zSw9rkEsxp2WauMPA-1jEEXORT4tQyvf3zZZUxNO2LqpyCzF5l4Dw0r_VpUpkTbJKgv0ZuZGFLFpMoaejR_-PC0nQGH2ED9dc_fS3nfnQ/s1600-h/100_2430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FcCJWtCMJXA_TbR7DXdYjtVKhnGLiLR_j3zSw9rkEsxp2WauMPA-1jEEXORT4tQyvf3zZZUxNO2LqpyCzF5l4Dw0r_VpUpkTbJKgv0ZuZGFLFpMoaejR_-PC0nQGH2ED9dc_fS3nfnQ/s200/100_2430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328803698173734530" /></a><br />The 2 Grndma's<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR5jYBWIXbiHvDDnofwHAOHkBqKGOPQmWSmL8D3E3bWm0LUz5VFeZ41fb2gmGU6g0R03WxKPd0REN031CM-XuX4jTHOi2vARJfQEYH_6HDsjJfxNrvqsZOsu0Wvwyw6mtBX-w57-LdX0/s1600-h/100_2422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR5jYBWIXbiHvDDnofwHAOHkBqKGOPQmWSmL8D3E3bWm0LUz5VFeZ41fb2gmGU6g0R03WxKPd0REN031CM-XuX4jTHOi2vARJfQEYH_6HDsjJfxNrvqsZOsu0Wvwyw6mtBX-w57-LdX0/s200/100_2422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328803385336426066" /></a><br />at dinner<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgph6BCFkw5VV45VoFsMFRuF_EZJYV-3ka_sTwg0c5vHRVEeMF7Me3oHjOi_3laOCl3sRnik_yQ7jivu_AwobmPoB1li8oJ6IUmfpsR-hXqKdGgbyjXcGAdXsGRTiAayERR2GPX-Ec0M/s1600-h/100_2412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgph6BCFkw5VV45VoFsMFRuF_EZJYV-3ka_sTwg0c5vHRVEeMF7Me3oHjOi_3laOCl3sRnik_yQ7jivu_AwobmPoB1li8oJ6IUmfpsR-hXqKdGgbyjXcGAdXsGRTiAayERR2GPX-Ec0M/s200/100_2412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328803037256384642" /></a><br />Rachel's godmother Donna<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUKelPGm63ApdMhs21Qil2e-SMqFf6h__kBTZgzVH8yah6TCbryORShAvIp9P2WExXHqh-hbrAXpIjmZmwc3f6UdwmUAJE_GzYAdabqL7169afwIh_7Jcs28qqF4ZMOoNrFbxJrBKpGE/s1600-h/100_2414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUKelPGm63ApdMhs21Qil2e-SMqFf6h__kBTZgzVH8yah6TCbryORShAvIp9P2WExXHqh-hbrAXpIjmZmwc3f6UdwmUAJE_GzYAdabqL7169afwIh_7Jcs28qqF4ZMOoNrFbxJrBKpGE/s200/100_2414.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328802801160327890" /></a><br />mama & dada<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFAT3H4rOXqCY7yd2nRzxuslfMPcRarnPt4XOFGpNEMIONKIYjvxxjtLYuXlCqCmVsuqVPj8Lx1An2tTtOVi8RVKLUrCMiOJ5apBhTTY7E_8QvrZp4t2rpdNnR9nXtSieb9Wh8oSoNn0/s1600-h/100_2409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFAT3H4rOXqCY7yd2nRzxuslfMPcRarnPt4XOFGpNEMIONKIYjvxxjtLYuXlCqCmVsuqVPj8Lx1An2tTtOVi8RVKLUrCMiOJ5apBhTTY7E_8QvrZp4t2rpdNnR9nXtSieb9Wh8oSoNn0/s200/100_2409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328802552539716418" /></a><br />My parents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhded575sVaAutgvahxRPWAVhaUnmodDC10vtg_LvOH4sDm2Y69FkzKWe30eDPK-WlsoUEcCLP0DXBdvQkH4stKBrSCYNwyppje3qjuQqP4T_eOEmdyvXFtTNejzhb2CYK1P_EKstELnQ/s1600-h/100_2407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhded575sVaAutgvahxRPWAVhaUnmodDC10vtg_LvOH4sDm2Y69FkzKWe30eDPK-WlsoUEcCLP0DXBdvQkH4stKBrSCYNwyppje3qjuQqP4T_eOEmdyvXFtTNejzhb2CYK1P_EKstELnQ/s200/100_2407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328802300207574850" /></a><br />my brother John & sister in law Michelle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4SQWhEoYBZlPkxqOnysPiD7DbRFb63dSBDPk2f6K_uELIWZoVQU3YMQKyce6PDCn75T9LCtS9HEkeOncF2-j1zPUJrESoSONBaAwsjPek5TPVmT5u-H7IgfZ7aPCA10UD22zZ7BKqv0/s1600-h/100_2402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4SQWhEoYBZlPkxqOnysPiD7DbRFb63dSBDPk2f6K_uELIWZoVQU3YMQKyce6PDCn75T9LCtS9HEkeOncF2-j1zPUJrESoSONBaAwsjPek5TPVmT5u-H7IgfZ7aPCA10UD22zZ7BKqv0/s200/100_2402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328801921505713410" /></a><br />Grandma Rose<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_8aQwqxFWv_TLALJbPH8ggJ7Sse6kjGdi4IeHE4d_7oeSe6E0008vuWvOjplpmtwJoauvXv8vyijhONCUwvYUmLPXwxH28LGcKWmVuecM73QxUJBgci5sbSLfBI8lAMD1u9XObdsWSw/s1600-h/100_2400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_8aQwqxFWv_TLALJbPH8ggJ7Sse6kjGdi4IeHE4d_7oeSe6E0008vuWvOjplpmtwJoauvXv8vyijhONCUwvYUmLPXwxH28LGcKWmVuecM73QxUJBgci5sbSLfBI8lAMD1u9XObdsWSw/s200/100_2400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328801706221271426" /></a><br />The Infante Family<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv0sfshbCX9-oIwACkKupdUJ64fUbvSw5qRP1OZ7evZ0mkx7EF5tswdIE-9QHL5pQcNRS3m-0lkrlChqKtW8o0kc5yxxHP3nXJJ9Lo4wnNdsgf_9YJg8ARE5qVnktvus5TWQt88RD7Dk/s1600-h/100_2397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv0sfshbCX9-oIwACkKupdUJ64fUbvSw5qRP1OZ7evZ0mkx7EF5tswdIE-9QHL5pQcNRS3m-0lkrlChqKtW8o0kc5yxxHP3nXJJ9Lo4wnNdsgf_9YJg8ARE5qVnktvus5TWQt88RD7Dk/s200/100_2397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328801413520691970" /></a><br />Me & Rach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziXKn8_vbaiYztsnYu35C98kwlD0o2aLgvc9vesmSZ7FjDdFMbWJY0fK0VsUHHEEFxNZuSfQHjkFfFGgPKM3HIXKe9VLygqYZyVY9UV8nWsGdD-y1TUmy-PqKtwW9r4CH8UhsChdnXGc/s1600-h/100_2396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziXKn8_vbaiYztsnYu35C98kwlD0o2aLgvc9vesmSZ7FjDdFMbWJY0fK0VsUHHEEFxNZuSfQHjkFfFGgPKM3HIXKe9VLygqYZyVY9UV8nWsGdD-y1TUmy-PqKtwW9r4CH8UhsChdnXGc/s200/100_2396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328801113976848082" /></a><br />It's hard to believe that one year ago today Rachel became a U.S. citizen when we landed in Houston. We traveled all day & she was a great traveler.. When we got to the luggage area to meet my mom, aunt & uncle Rachel began to cry uncontrollably & this lasted for about 4 hours. I remember it like it was yesterday... today we calebrated gotcha/homecoming day with dinner & cake at the house. I wanted to keep with the Guatemala theme cake, it isnt what i wanted but it looked good anyway. Dinnner was with Rachel's grandparents & godparents..& them we had cake at the house.. I also had a food basket& dinner sent to Telma, Rach's foster mother on Tuesday, it was a year that she gave Rachel to us forever. Here are some pics.. i realize everything is backwards but oh well...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-36098168879441068822009-04-21T08:00:00.003-04:002009-04-21T13:44:03.341-04:00Happy First Gotcha Day!!!!Today is Rachel’s 1st Gotcha day.. what else could I say but OMG!!!! Where has the time gone.. I remember so well getting to the Westin to get ready for her arrival… We got into the room & about 30 minutes later we got the call that my baby girl was downstairs.. I just couldn’t believe that this time she was coming home with us FOREVER!!!! Telma (Rachel’s foster mother) looked so sad , I really felt for her, the baby she’d been caring for for all of these months was now leaving her. When we were in the elevator going back to the room, I just kept thinking WOW.. this is really happening…<br /><br />To start of Rachel’s celebration, I used a service in Guatemala, not forgot in Guat & am having dinner sent to the foster family. They were a big part of Rachel’s life & I just wanted to show my appreciation.<br />Our celebration will happen this Saturday, the day we all came home..I am taking Rachel’s grandparents & Godparents to dinner & then having cake at my house afterward. I am really excited about her cake, it has a Guatemala theme… pictures this weekend..<br /><br /><br />Then<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURV7WTMiZ-pwwmFbdprzSTDDWDby4xO2_LaaQFqlj9Bxw79UU6aD-Qaxcp-nvqpK9vjNpIs7spNDPSVuGN14okWU90f44FD034ryE9PnlacB8cPnkXP4qWqljympcwp7I0F3XKJ6o2ro/s1600-h/rach+n+thelma"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURV7WTMiZ-pwwmFbdprzSTDDWDby4xO2_LaaQFqlj9Bxw79UU6aD-Qaxcp-nvqpK9vjNpIs7spNDPSVuGN14okWU90f44FD034ryE9PnlacB8cPnkXP4qWqljympcwp7I0F3XKJ6o2ro/s200/rach+n+thelma" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327201662698284530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn8LOwRV5XjDE9lqapCQsNbBGUyiCu8vW9M_Z9L1EPrg2v7SQBe5zL14vK_8YGVgHjbobhxMRbRe0PI4vFAaUdNv60QoI2-Yafu1taz4fbJKAKVGDab048bjlS5YYCoXp2qBic7kFWJY/s1600-h/rach+n+mama"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn8LOwRV5XjDE9lqapCQsNbBGUyiCu8vW9M_Z9L1EPrg2v7SQBe5zL14vK_8YGVgHjbobhxMRbRe0PI4vFAaUdNv60QoI2-Yafu1taz4fbJKAKVGDab048bjlS5YYCoXp2qBic7kFWJY/s200/rach+n+mama" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327201663377412386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uRQCfOq1B7sv9D7_54NcSj0hS3fnAzF2XO66QdljVB-ZogPbBPUnqU8ER-iyDjAbXWbJavitQpVGkw9W3f4M53GS4ehiRtGVFfqysuIu_rMBQCjbkC_5LqPlHB5v_c9zr44UkH6pT3Q/s1600-h/rach+n+dada"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uRQCfOq1B7sv9D7_54NcSj0hS3fnAzF2XO66QdljVB-ZogPbBPUnqU8ER-iyDjAbXWbJavitQpVGkw9W3f4M53GS4ehiRtGVFfqysuIu_rMBQCjbkC_5LqPlHB5v_c9zr44UkH6pT3Q/s200/rach+n+dada" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327201661615789682" /></a><br />Now<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9TpjvF62ncaHIHS-uFSFey3tiOcO-Ic5C0-3B5z5RV6UyrOA94Ao9EVTLGv4SdfLsZOvM5M2nB3dMKZDRozzh2nPMgE8JUnOdxVbO7wQdYjPZj4M3pFQWhMVXNdc_fx2HqqpCMd-jRo/s1600-h/rach+from+liz+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9TpjvF62ncaHIHS-uFSFey3tiOcO-Ic5C0-3B5z5RV6UyrOA94Ao9EVTLGv4SdfLsZOvM5M2nB3dMKZDRozzh2nPMgE8JUnOdxVbO7wQdYjPZj4M3pFQWhMVXNdc_fx2HqqpCMd-jRo/s200/rach+from+liz+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327201488327797666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhCYmtFuFWe-Tr2tPbPuaSIKRdb3KUVIvjBK42Ova00oEQpPvAkITif09E8pNgKts9DLWQniYR_-83XiE7nN2PHXp8e0kSaTno_doYe8yON6neYpg-9XM9tDaXQsOcCRE5oCJhyphenhyphenwvMp0/s1600-h/rach+frm+liz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhCYmtFuFWe-Tr2tPbPuaSIKRdb3KUVIvjBK42Ova00oEQpPvAkITif09E8pNgKts9DLWQniYR_-83XiE7nN2PHXp8e0kSaTno_doYe8yON6neYpg-9XM9tDaXQsOcCRE5oCJhyphenhyphenwvMp0/s200/rach+frm+liz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327201482906419394" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-88788015229810616952009-04-18T20:56:00.004-04:002009-04-18T21:04:07.001-04:00happy first gotcha day MarlaYesterday March 17th was Marla's(aka Lallie) first Gotcha Day. This is the day that Marla was given to the Maron family forever... Being that Annette doesnt blog anymore(hint hint) I told her that I had to post these pics.. I cant believe its been a year already that we were in Guatemala together... they are all so cute I cant decide which is my favorite.<br /><br />HAPPY 1st GOTACH DAY SWEET LALLIE... we miss you !!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0CxMtDeTtJyTm0cswxpZWXaf6tadpLCZrpAKriA4Pjr6yNHgPvwz5SN1K9EdahmP0Lo-zMh85RxQOMhEYD2ab36hnQ-zuusSk1DVog8o5MjtfI5ZsWGc853ErbgtQn8-V5vpaAENgE8/s1600-h/marla8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0CxMtDeTtJyTm0cswxpZWXaf6tadpLCZrpAKriA4Pjr6yNHgPvwz5SN1K9EdahmP0Lo-zMh85RxQOMhEYD2ab36hnQ-zuusSk1DVog8o5MjtfI5ZsWGc853ErbgtQn8-V5vpaAENgE8/s200/marla8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201096089915794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGFMfc0jHpmG0ykUExv30gjD47HyBtPMwpf3QMlNxBlJ9OL_n7ED9uivQk0XyavNkIrkSqYkgyPrmcxhFqu5CXju4c_1x9K1Hlt_cLewk6j4_BtnoobOKlVgPbreV1WhJsf_HfJyGHaU/s1600-h/marla7.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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We had our court date for her legal name change yesterday. Rachel didnt even have to be there & it took all of 10 minutes. now we have to wait for the final judgement & then I can get moving with changing all of her paperwork to say Rachel.. I am ALMOST done with adoption paperwork..<br /><br />Rachel's first Easter was good, nice & quiet. her basket consisted of books & puzzles, so if you ask her what the Easter bunny brought her, she says boops (aka books). The night before Easter, I told her that we had to leave carrots out for the Easter bunny, so I gave her the carrot to put on the dish, & in true Rachel fashion.. she popped the carrot in her mouth.. she figured, hey its food, so its for me. I didnt want her to have raw carrots so I had to pry it out of her mouth.<br /><br />In other news, Rachel has the snotty nose this week, its the first time shes showed any kind of being sick since her birthday, shes not cranky at all but HATES to have her nose wiped. Last week we had an "incident" rach dislocated her elbow.. I was swinging her & then she threw herself back so I grabbed her & so it goes..<br />I felt so bad for her, she was just laying on my going ooooooouuuuuuuch!!!<br />the next day we took her to the doctor & she was fine.. poor baby.<br /><br />I had her evaluated by Early Intervention for speech therapy & they willl be starting in a few weeks, she says a few words & does lots of her animal sounds but shes not talking real well., but her new favorite word is STOP!!!!, especially when shes having her diaper changed.<br />pics soon<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-29086394146802712272009-03-27T14:17:00.002-04:002009-03-27T14:28:32.306-04:00One Year Ago Today......I got the call that we were OUT of PGN... here is my post from last year...<br /><br />Well heres how the story goes.... major meltdown yesterday.. (annette can attest to that one) today I called PGN like 100 times (so cant wait for the phone bill) & I finally got through to Laura who told me that my file was ready to be picked up, but she couldnt tell me if I was approved or kicked out... so I called carol & left her a message.. I waited & waited what seemed like forever & she told me the GREAT NEWS!!!!! our file was approved by PGN....<br /><br />1 Year later.... I remember that day like it was yesterday, I was really in a bad place the weeks before we got the wonderful news, there was doom & gloom news coming out of Guatemala regarding adoptions & I couldnt wait to get my baby home. I told Sam that if we were out by the following week, I was going back to visit.. People have asked me what was the best most exciting part of the adoption process, (of course bringing Rachel home) but the process itself.. for me it was the OUT call.I was at work when carol called me back & I remember my heart pounding out of my chest when I answered.. her voice sounded off so right away I just assumed that we were kicked out & not OUT OUT.. I couldnt have been more wrong.. I just remember crying & crying & crying... I hung up with Carol & starting making my calls.. its was the BEST feeling.. & here were are 1 year later, WOW, where has the time gone??<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-63095324642462065162009-03-16T19:54:00.002-04:002009-03-16T20:02:57.307-04:00.Here are a few of Rachel's Easter pictures, she cooperated to an extent, when she was DONE she was DONE, we did get a few good shots.. all the girls in the studio know how tempermental she cn be..<br /><br />On a few side notes, I got a call from our lawyer today & our hearing for Rachel's legal name change is on April 11th... I cant wait to be done with all the paperwork.. now I have to get all her documents changed to her legal name..<br /><br />Last weekend I decided to try out a mommy & me gymnastics class, lets just say that I am so glad I didnt have to pay for it. It was 45 minutes long & boy was it a LOOONG 45 minutes. Rachel is waaaaay to young, I'll try again whwn shes 2. I wish I had her on video, it was a sight boy... at her age following directons is not one of her strong suits.. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UR2Zh7vKOgB5JVJgLhqZ-gQTsZiSv7fb_JYZTL4HdZBLw3AYWez5d-AG4D1dxB7AOIwv-94JagEF2LVuavyVMydlX8xUkm0-BKb_V4flKumZ4EuRXl8vt2YkluV6Nv16o5s-6jKBw8k/s200/easter1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313938522833202802" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-58179947436466070642009-03-08T19:40:00.016-04:002009-03-08T20:20:43.152-04:00Our day with the Maron FamilyYesterday we spent the day with the Maron's (Annette, Tim, Chloe & Lallie). We had such a great time. This time both the girls are walking. It was such gorgeous day outside so they played in the yard.. Chloe was a bit under the weather because her mean mommy(LOL) wont let her have a puppy... She did manage to perk up enough to play the piano for me, i feel so special, b/c Annette told me that she doesnt play for many people. I think we all need to pressure Annette into saying yes to the pup. It was such a relaxing day of lunch,& dessert of course.. & just playing with the girls. The men were watching sports & drinking beer of course.. Isnt it great to spend a fantastic day with friends? Thats exactly what we did. I am so glad that we live close enough together that the girls can grow up as friends. Here are pics from the day, I realized when we left that there were no pics of Tim. Sorry Tim<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My absolute favorite!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbM6ajfGYs-msxZOcxte_XlbbI62xcLTRepTv_-ULf9RpVKVeMPVyK429W2vmljikp6o49MrnAt_9QiNU83_yg3dWLe_vVne9H-kgvuvsPITe69xafcQtTgT5nooiKKvx23W_XRaJEuw/s1600-h/100_2162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbM6ajfGYs-msxZOcxte_XlbbI62xcLTRepTv_-ULf9RpVKVeMPVyK429W2vmljikp6o49MrnAt_9QiNU83_yg3dWLe_vVne9H-kgvuvsPITe69xafcQtTgT5nooiKKvx23W_XRaJEuw/s200/100_2162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310970764775785362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzb7sqnyVzg9VuY_-s967KxEavmpNpIhs2005uLVs8BkHXO5m0CA2D4yqc9gOCcz36X-wQa5QEf9-fZ1KGcKnHYvI60nzcF19f6RIBiid5B0Re32eRaWXaZ5hITuyhG-nDL1yFf3UXaA/s1600-h/100_2165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzb7sqnyVzg9VuY_-s967KxEavmpNpIhs2005uLVs8BkHXO5m0CA2D4yqc9gOCcz36X-wQa5QEf9-fZ1KGcKnHYvI60nzcF19f6RIBiid5B0Re32eRaWXaZ5hITuyhG-nDL1yFf3UXaA/s200/100_2165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310970509425325378" /></a><br />having a grand old time<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMnN2a67L1Vcetg1YlwJuGiJfDzhcKnNn0qN8Nh0_uPb7vd8OH1f8nSYj27h3iazR6rZ7ibUzJqOtqy0SQyxs_nwIy7Et1UZH-iIJy_dn8B8PEx8jX0hcWtNuZFts6nbwaG69C-riQLs/s1600-h/100_2168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMnN2a67L1Vcetg1YlwJuGiJfDzhcKnNn0qN8Nh0_uPb7vd8OH1f8nSYj27h3iazR6rZ7ibUzJqOtqy0SQyxs_nwIy7Et1UZH-iIJy_dn8B8PEx8jX0hcWtNuZFts6nbwaG69C-riQLs/s200/100_2168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310969300608243234" /></a><br />the girls playing with shadow<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoblTs8mgs4XaEKAMkfqUFONITjpCg4ABLLVf5DfNWFoZFdQeu5J5htOX-iN4qSe0ugptSht_dH-MA4Bu472T4lIrvi_NToUP649GxkOmf8ONEMBtMss4Uw3C4bUC9bz7QXLwxSXtaevc/s1600-h/100_2171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoblTs8mgs4XaEKAMkfqUFONITjpCg4ABLLVf5DfNWFoZFdQeu5J5htOX-iN4qSe0ugptSht_dH-MA4Bu472T4lIrvi_NToUP649GxkOmf8ONEMBtMss4Uw3C4bUC9bz7QXLwxSXtaevc/s200/100_2171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310968969090914050" /></a><br />cruisin the driveway<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItKlIX0i1S72fn3oWRdaKAHSO4aNzV-xwaHWgMaRPTmvIAfojuY-bOtcQpvgvxVRq7kpmfm_dcBWvvaul6dzBI0DZ94prlbVVtiPShT4qieyTiiUDN5wbuGOSUJPSD1rO-uBhRaunE_I/s1600-h/100_2177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItKlIX0i1S72fn3oWRdaKAHSO4aNzV-xwaHWgMaRPTmvIAfojuY-bOtcQpvgvxVRq7kpmfm_dcBWvvaul6dzBI0DZ94prlbVVtiPShT4qieyTiiUDN5wbuGOSUJPSD1rO-uBhRaunE_I/s200/100_2177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310968668167424978" /></a><br />the sweet faced Lallie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEVqhZ-B83eXA46VFhMT1v0AfRNmqxsUlLxMbGxLeXUFVY_OKLZDtXV1d3toXm9nd0bnYFDNdx2S2yAuETzjTou1v2eJvSQHb0t8nDev18TYsS1ZSNxbeGfLWUBgXqALzooa1wkPox4c/s1600-h/100_2174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEVqhZ-B83eXA46VFhMT1v0AfRNmqxsUlLxMbGxLeXUFVY_OKLZDtXV1d3toXm9nd0bnYFDNdx2S2yAuETzjTou1v2eJvSQHb0t8nDev18TYsS1ZSNxbeGfLWUBgXqALzooa1wkPox4c/s200/100_2174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310968376765155426" /></a><br />Rachel rooting around the yard<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaTaugt_Piex9CNmr5hdYkoelIGhhvzaYTpYFH38u2jRDTQsXHG9HahgfGQYOygsso23jRxwwv6DBYbx5SwNWMKWqWkd6YW7JHi-tiiSIPDUSF7lkzE1klxMSxO4uijwBJDunIraKepY/s1600-h/100_2178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaTaugt_Piex9CNmr5hdYkoelIGhhvzaYTpYFH38u2jRDTQsXHG9HahgfGQYOygsso23jRxwwv6DBYbx5SwNWMKWqWkd6YW7JHi-tiiSIPDUSF7lkzE1klxMSxO4uijwBJDunIraKepY/s200/100_2178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310968114452469554" /></a><br />Sam with the swwet Lallie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-0t2Opr2rTtPtDOuQbWAD7AkoQOmCcUlW09wk9WUOkEBcwudI0Jn-MwXlBLXeRcDq8no9GnknvsP757tZr1H-iBNEConuPqV61wNCq7pWTEi8BcidsJ0EDHISxs8TKHJkWBN-6hjK_k/s1600-h/100_2183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-0t2Opr2rTtPtDOuQbWAD7AkoQOmCcUlW09wk9WUOkEBcwudI0Jn-MwXlBLXeRcDq8no9GnknvsP757tZr1H-iBNEConuPqV61wNCq7pWTEi8BcidsJ0EDHISxs8TKHJkWBN-6hjK_k/s200/100_2183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310967672888767202" /></a><br />the 4 of us having a Great time together<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHAwi2ntijBWT6m2m6PsteZoZEn0OHo48SHNzAo7cfGKgQeSPdIwFglixRdln3KG3NDSgQEKxAcbdIsoTtaj_XQasHZKLBa31GpSzMAjwGLthVXdED_vBj37m_mxzIVhT3V2MSFkaQI/s1600-h/100_2181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHAwi2ntijBWT6m2m6PsteZoZEn0OHo48SHNzAo7cfGKgQeSPdIwFglixRdln3KG3NDSgQEKxAcbdIsoTtaj_XQasHZKLBa31GpSzMAjwGLthVXdED_vBj37m_mxzIVhT3V2MSFkaQI/s200/100_2181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310967303982417010" /></a><br />Sam & Chloe<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblfVUESrimB3WyphyphenhyphenDUKecpx68byolp9d5ln21GdFTNuN3nLl1r9jbV1xholO3Uu0hc1lw0AWOQiIdrlyXF5mT2ZRE_61cjiRXW0brAAH7XY56APfYve3pSP3PuBkuFcLP0rG4Tm5DWg/s1600-h/100_2186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblfVUESrimB3WyphyphenhyphenDUKecpx68byolp9d5ln21GdFTNuN3nLl1r9jbV1xholO3Uu0hc1lw0AWOQiIdrlyXF5mT2ZRE_61cjiRXW0brAAH7XY56APfYve3pSP3PuBkuFcLP0rG4Tm5DWg/s200/100_2186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310966923981328434" /></a><br />Annette with Rachel<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbOOvBENZSqIjy_3b-BHP_m-lMrJ13-SeFR8Gfw_AhceyW53QW-RJNnapRA2IAqs2MsB2UFURDDKX1VcQCjmZkMk6lWjI79RO3_jayqCZQBCdbKNYgJhfDl0axVdtv0dTBM1ZpYlSGDI/s1600-h/100_2185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbOOvBENZSqIjy_3b-BHP_m-lMrJ13-SeFR8Gfw_AhceyW53QW-RJNnapRA2IAqs2MsB2UFURDDKX1VcQCjmZkMk6lWjI79RO3_jayqCZQBCdbKNYgJhfDl0axVdtv0dTBM1ZpYlSGDI/s200/100_2185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310966752242256706" /></a><br />Me with the sweet Lallie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Cn5wzAq_Qon4r5vPePc6Y44Zf5a9qPxpZXFiOiVJOaUicUItz7c7cLMIWHIDaMu1mcs1N3pxJHtXFHpSbpPpZVjQEoxJVd1xOxcXenQU3ODMv-WEJxtpAZa-aYr6uSYRKVzHmNgCuQ0/s1600-h/100_2184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Cn5wzAq_Qon4r5vPePc6Y44Zf5a9qPxpZXFiOiVJOaUicUItz7c7cLMIWHIDaMu1mcs1N3pxJHtXFHpSbpPpZVjQEoxJVd1xOxcXenQU3ODMv-WEJxtpAZa-aYr6uSYRKVzHmNgCuQ0/s200/100_2184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310966506847362418" /></a><br />Rachel was passed out on the way home from all the fun she had<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoXpI9dVZz_5GWB8XvKB5WKoF3Ip192N8xv_yfkjPwYzZiGLD8lGIDx4sf_6qjls4QXRsvD_85lRUzEqsMZW-YqLyp2awi3L1WfFOpDcKEt6VC5gFczcNIPrVzaL3AgD536Qe3FriApw/s1600-h/100_2188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoXpI9dVZz_5GWB8XvKB5WKoF3Ip192N8xv_yfkjPwYzZiGLD8lGIDx4sf_6qjls4QXRsvD_85lRUzEqsMZW-YqLyp2awi3L1WfFOpDcKEt6VC5gFczcNIPrVzaL3AgD536Qe3FriApw/s200/100_2188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310966216882284818" /></a><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-78104484095497134352009-02-22T10:03:00.004-05:002009-02-22T10:18:40.745-05:00pictureshere are some pics of Rachel's playdate with Marissa, they didnt come out so good, but thats ok, they had a great time with each other<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIYfdecsgWY9Thd-RRzJBu-iQXBKY2WT_i25ovbnXbpngAPJq8ktBmqSX0YUgJya38zLNmIBZQ8vlJUuYT4I0AtX7fXJscATWYvtuy3g79JG1NoEf6hfo0hGu-iSZ8cF9Mnhyphenhyphen3wg8Ums/s1600-h/102_0642.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VqLfILIOiAZU-Y2fhtMj9INw-ytwtNv1slz3GpYKJ6iVITC23Mm2EJ_ROoPatzclYEt94M-0_Kprr9tuaAXrYFGQ88wYHNsrjqdLrVSAqfOI7spHJfsBtYOBlzktPzYdh1OYm356N_Y/s200/102_0625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305639609630000066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-16862325187751022412009-02-15T10:27:00.004-05:002009-02-15T10:35:06.747-05:00Bad Blogger Award & some sad newsThis is what my friend Kristi said I'm getting.. Other than my Valentine's post I havent posted in a while. There really hasnt been much going on till the past week. Last weekend we went to our friends house so Rachel & Marissa could play, Marissa is also a Guatot.<br /><br />On a sad note, my grandfather passed away on Feb 11th. He was almost 90 but was suffering so he's in a better place. So tomorrow morning me & my mom are off to Florida. My dad has been there for a few weeks already. This is the first time Rachel is going to be without me & my mom, she;s staying home with her Dada & grandma Rose. She'll miss my mother the most, that for sure. I'm leaving the cold to go to 80 degrees, I jus wish it was for a good reason..<br /><br />pics soon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-10315071302064113132009-02-14T20:15:00.003-05:002009-02-14T20:25:07.962-05:00Happy Valentine's DayHappy Valentine's Day everyone. Not that we celebrate this hallmark holiday very much but last Valentine's day will forever be one for the books.. After a cancelled flight on the 13th & engine trouble on the morning of the 14th we made it to Guatemala for our 2nd visit with Rachel. This all happened after running through Houston airport, just making our connection & a MISERABLE ILLNESS for me & my mom , but I wouldnt change it for the world. Here are a few pics from our 2nd visit with my sweetheart Rachel..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBoRp-_R9kt0A3LeI9K3bggorILFzKjXEq1UfrFr3oW5jKMloWeU2rlt4h-jImB76fi7-LeCF70peo3vfbZr9XMjIwLlVo6Pf8C2bPKoyX9CjSO5o6dWM1iwDPKp11h1XELNWnisz2RI/s1600-h/100_0330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBoRp-_R9kt0A3LeI9K3bggorILFzKjXEq1UfrFr3oW5jKMloWeU2rlt4h-jImB76fi7-LeCF70peo3vfbZr9XMjIwLlVo6Pf8C2bPKoyX9CjSO5o6dWM1iwDPKp11h1XELNWnisz2RI/s200/100_0330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828632060921474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLZQ7WZ8OZWtcjCXmPUAi-HslS_io1Bvw937hiGRlh5t2UozuvzWoDLoGLcm4x6IN27EYG4oW2ygtbQ9HDVqBuxV3dyBA9NDqCZLDYyN93Y9NMjPznjygm_z5w08LVXfCl1RMVSSEM2M/s1600-h/100_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLZQ7WZ8OZWtcjCXmPUAi-HslS_io1Bvw937hiGRlh5t2UozuvzWoDLoGLcm4x6IN27EYG4oW2ygtbQ9HDVqBuxV3dyBA9NDqCZLDYyN93Y9NMjPznjygm_z5w08LVXfCl1RMVSSEM2M/s200/100_0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828627745924402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LA-bcHoQKU_MnyQQg2gcY7uyZaEA6AGJZGFbEomWwvK0I6Dq0MeFavoxmdM8FbBdyAMLxCZJRPS65-4z7B_Sefoey1bmYXFqJxlYKWvzw7LK-xwtPRMTGjInDPYDgFwpTc2SIVNPGOw/s1600-h/100_0391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LA-bcHoQKU_MnyQQg2gcY7uyZaEA6AGJZGFbEomWwvK0I6Dq0MeFavoxmdM8FbBdyAMLxCZJRPS65-4z7B_Sefoey1bmYXFqJxlYKWvzw7LK-xwtPRMTGjInDPYDgFwpTc2SIVNPGOw/s200/100_0391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828616878892546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8ZaGzhV8hwqH5xXINwNoZKNg_Odu4NQ7UpLxxpNERBxZ9FFHp0JH9yMCPKB5dfhLkGEA_wZbejJMM9YpqEFY_jqe3fK4gSyZFxpmvXIx-DvU5n_jBhztq2YmnbsbwxiIzEIlSeaDyYc/s1600-h/100_0327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8ZaGzhV8hwqH5xXINwNoZKNg_Odu4NQ7UpLxxpNERBxZ9FFHp0JH9yMCPKB5dfhLkGEA_wZbejJMM9YpqEFY_jqe3fK4gSyZFxpmvXIx-DvU5n_jBhztq2YmnbsbwxiIzEIlSeaDyYc/s200/100_0327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828613199685314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeecsELGkqMIHzcYl_7eETmIA6kjHHmcM8ZYuH7g1FUT53nXSg8RFqbQ1iiUnfHf4waIa5WOiM_QGbJgppC5hekgG00YuyxmmO3CttV-QfVP1j4OZ7yMGbSuWR4jFZtJAApFjXhXtDqI/s1600-h/100_0322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeecsELGkqMIHzcYl_7eETmIA6kjHHmcM8ZYuH7g1FUT53nXSg8RFqbQ1iiUnfHf4waIa5WOiM_QGbJgppC5hekgG00YuyxmmO3CttV-QfVP1j4OZ7yMGbSuWR4jFZtJAApFjXhXtDqI/s200/100_0322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828610035778722" /></a><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-51710418889223995932009-01-19T19:51:00.001-05:002009-01-19T19:55:07.841-05:00Rachel lovin ElmoThis is Rachel christmas morning loving her Elmo that grandma gave her, we were playing with my new video camera so forgive all the background talking.. Ive had a hard time posting videos through blogger so I figured I 'd try this way..<br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e7a45314e6a557a4e413d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link&blogview=true" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e7a45314e6a557a4e413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432057937160466470.post-17878772388700020852008-12-31T22:00:00.000-05:002008-12-31T22:28:10.888-05:00what a wonderful christmas it was!!!!!what a huge difference from last year..last xmas we were STUCK in PGN & miserable, this year , while Rachel had no clue what was going on it didnt mattter she was HOME with us.. we knew what a miracle it was that she was home with us to celebrate the holidays.. Christmas Eve we went to Sam's brothers house as we do every year, we had a nice relaxing night. Rachel was asleep in the car in about 5 seconds & she slept till after 9am Christmas day.<br /><br />Christmas morning we opened presents at my house, Rachel had fun ripping the paper. In the afternoon we went to my Aunt's house to celebrate with my family. It was a great day... ps, I have enough Dora stuff to open a store LOL<br /><br />here are some pics... video soon when I can figure it all out<br /><br />A picture of the Dora video that steph got with Rachel's pic throughout the story<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMaxSRf215_bdREsoAgVOhRGfRbd_4AAPxu07xUn4tLhzuNffnQOcwlbA6EEfXWxpwUlJk0LPQnHg_1L7ixgNrsxwi5AXRBPLYQuRuhAlfuj74qy3YM66rUWPY9euNAWIpfmNUerWBrE/s1600-h/101_1851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158514739581138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMaxSRf215_bdREsoAgVOhRGfRbd_4AAPxu07xUn4tLhzuNffnQOcwlbA6EEfXWxpwUlJk0LPQnHg_1L7ixgNrsxwi5AXRBPLYQuRuhAlfuj74qy3YM66rUWPY9euNAWIpfmNUerWBrE/s200/101_1851.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dylan giving BIG HUGS!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69s1sq0Wr4Ci27yig0VakJ2obgfV5E0q0SghbXLsn3FqpyM3GXS5dndOOhhhyphenhyphenv8_TYupIFWsNdxa5BG5FmsisaxDCNIk66uTFNy1-jw2HuhwZl9XtA0Ob_nTG2bMNZazM5CQGRTJsD9A/s1600-h/101_1866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158347353746418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69s1sq0Wr4Ci27yig0VakJ2obgfV5E0q0SghbXLsn3FqpyM3GXS5dndOOhhhyphenhyphenv8_TYupIFWsNdxa5BG5FmsisaxDCNIk66uTFNy1-jw2HuhwZl9XtA0Ob_nTG2bMNZazM5CQGRTJsD9A/s200/101_1866.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rach & Dylan hiding under the table<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNUwfhR3xgJyt1BHn1mjsWZ6WMEDn0cx1SU6u0jCcyBYho1zHBRB19x8wyK-qEtz_zqHMKNB5NVjwsTjCiU7TWttl_GlUzTjFDQFZofUE7NnDxFUvJ0qF0psl2e2okuJLLDQEfIZfTXg/s1600-h/101_1854.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158151757647202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNUwfhR3xgJyt1BHn1mjsWZ6WMEDn0cx1SU6u0jCcyBYho1zHBRB19x8wyK-qEtz_zqHMKNB5NVjwsTjCiU7TWttl_GlUzTjFDQFZofUE7NnDxFUvJ0qF0psl2e2okuJLLDQEfIZfTXg/s200/101_1854.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My brother John & sister in law Michelle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1i2VTz_Y14R7K9KMa98_7ZeiZr6fxZs99-UzvvxYnYrAQjXPhnHS3GKqXpqyDg5NlAXqxV-9xJ5YqqpkarZRLUd4TSnyhxupo4AkADqtOm4y1Oxlv_dV5BecF_WR29Rwl3TOPzo0w4s/s1600-h/101_1873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286157909996743714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1i2VTz_Y14R7K9KMa98_7ZeiZr6fxZs99-UzvvxYnYrAQjXPhnHS3GKqXpqyDg5NlAXqxV-9xJ5YqqpkarZRLUd4TSnyhxupo4AkADqtOm4y1Oxlv_dV5BecF_WR29Rwl3TOPzo0w4s/s200/101_1873.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My cousin Steph & her fiance MAtt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfy7li_hWcq_nhY9DN8qwxeTAqnCXuJKgH4luTHKpRs8Og1mLKzHsnqbjUDrCLsrB6yj3KRaJxUJUnZtK9mMG0u1ib_KV2JR2kJxUL2QbRf_e3I_0rc84IZ5ZgS4ytWZzIx7qJb0BMWE/s1600-h/101_1849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286157672806945986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfy7li_hWcq_nhY9DN8qwxeTAqnCXuJKgH4luTHKpRs8Og1mLKzHsnqbjUDrCLsrB6yj3KRaJxUJUnZtK9mMG0u1ib_KV2JR2kJxUL2QbRf_e3I_0rc84IZ5ZgS4ytWZzIx7qJb0BMWE/s200/101_1849.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My cousin michelle & her kids.. Georgie, Dylan & brittany<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVzYPsgRu-yMhmEydpdITYDKbsWvRMIJOvyVUp8KWnbP5TLRaX1EYLHkFN7gA7CMrm2EmobzI2-QYosFEfn6bl9CR45w2olmBTJh2xWBgFHkvYiaK4pHUNLvjyu8Vs44ApVxzDnN0mpk/s1600-h/101_1844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286157347219653618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVzYPsgRu-yMhmEydpdITYDKbsWvRMIJOvyVUp8KWnbP5TLRaX1EYLHkFN7gA7CMrm2EmobzI2-QYosFEfn6bl9CR45w2olmBTJh2xWBgFHkvYiaK4pHUNLvjyu8Vs44ApVxzDnN0mpk/s200/101_1844.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />All dressed & ready to go<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIlvMfkaprdqWI8vXK37vIZ3I5S36o7rUgJSnI_1IMVL1w5frotYHsZsmBc_FUMgf9iE6mnPMvbflxGHW8e7BO_9vo08XH2264-J02LdLkVsq8-Dc_JnmTHR8T_oGte4wqsQBONbeLbg/s1600-h/101_1824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286157140093074706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIlvMfkaprdqWI8vXK37vIZ3I5S36o7rUgJSnI_1IMVL1w5frotYHsZsmBc_FUMgf9iE6mnPMvbflxGHW8e7BO_9vo08XH2264-J02LdLkVsq8-Dc_JnmTHR8T_oGte4wqsQBONbeLbg/s200/101_1824.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sitting in the new Dora chair<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOoDA0T5vKon7mqmSpGUp7y2-GD9JKsT0jI-1DfmMFijwqjuo_L7a1Nli9gBz-qQRp-ja8YH1UdCTAIRpYf8xoVV96fVLJZ97SdO0E2M-iOpynZuGIcRJTwjone14PCLImQ_YkSIN-cE/s1600-h/101_1815.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286156925088463650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOoDA0T5vKon7mqmSpGUp7y2-GD9JKsT0jI-1DfmMFijwqjuo_L7a1Nli9gBz-qQRp-ja8YH1UdCTAIRpYf8xoVV96fVLJZ97SdO0E2M-iOpynZuGIcRJTwjone14PCLImQ_YkSIN-cE/s200/101_1815.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Checking out Elmo<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsXKM_ZN5uragk4EdAT0NPPH59zgZ9WfZMIySe2X12UakWzFM1H6t8Hu1iSbSZ4L7koqCspI1el9QYoYVcogV7fkHUSbBQVvoqMiQQWZG53Fzu3hX3GrUbp1mEvBOaEnvqG-3j6rWYps/s1600-h/101_1813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286156707548038226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsXKM_ZN5uragk4EdAT0NPPH59zgZ9WfZMIySe2X12UakWzFM1H6t8Hu1iSbSZ4L7koqCspI1el9QYoYVcogV7fkHUSbBQVvoqMiQQWZG53Fzu3hX3GrUbp1mEvBOaEnvqG-3j6rWYps/s200/101_1813.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas morning in the wagon my brother & sister in law got Rachel<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcjR6PcNKWVLQPjAO0cvwILsiDi_4EKL4FIJvjQ1ixpE399XnwiNoWv7lpenWNxkcQiUcifoaeRyoZ-4eJc4XDSoNLsNchOslwtQwQm1UO9QbdAcLf16QUsOOBIyznMXqusyyfD8rEfo/s1600-h/101_1807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286156440539121810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcjR6PcNKWVLQPjAO0cvwILsiDi_4EKL4FIJvjQ1ixpE399XnwiNoWv7lpenWNxkcQiUcifoaeRyoZ-4eJc4XDSoNLsNchOslwtQwQm1UO9QbdAcLf16QUsOOBIyznMXqusyyfD8rEfo/s200/101_1807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy being silly on christmas eve<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56atn5WBXGPJ4sm7TBCOFmGPxeton9UUJPNO4IKTyHKaoRu8zPYX6bxL7X8T7C4I67mceKOZv6o_wsvFerwtx5Pe1Y4ywPdaEyckH3ObKPFC3DjI9mb70zGDsph74RgA5fPYcDJhB0-8/s1600-h/101_1803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286156167755448546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56atn5WBXGPJ4sm7TBCOFmGPxeton9UUJPNO4IKTyHKaoRu8zPYX6bxL7X8T7C4I67mceKOZv6o_wsvFerwtx5Pe1Y4ywPdaEyckH3ObKPFC3DjI9mb70zGDsph74RgA5fPYcDJhB0-8/s200/101_1803.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Us & sams brother Michael & his wife Diane<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYl_c6m-_WqONmjOadkSvO8DKe6XiAfgD8KHRAONbPgUWdtBkAlNj8S_Qy4rZpvQxAejTVl1OaUfL_GPgZmoo9omia_QzYmAsV6g_twx0Pt2qXmZ-_jIkwWWpp4tMRXp0IlEWQPfTkQ/s1600-h/101_1799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286155926290611682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYl_c6m-_WqONmjOadkSvO8DKe6XiAfgD8KHRAONbPgUWdtBkAlNj8S_Qy4rZpvQxAejTVl1OaUfL_GPgZmoo9omia_QzYmAsV6g_twx0Pt2qXmZ-_jIkwWWpp4tMRXp0IlEWQPfTkQ/s200/101_1799.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Grandpa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b60ljTcCoo58fGfGgbfn28b9LwV-oA9yXOaaMGeXyTcOj7IOvxwFzW19BAv1uqeSEUst3WkWBbKO4SA8kdRj-F1w71_qSIDaYqf6Bex7FbdXffwwztvcCWYx-DwX7m6vye8ci68HUJ4/s1600-h/101_1797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286155755510552882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b60ljTcCoo58fGfGgbfn28b9LwV-oA9yXOaaMGeXyTcOj7IOvxwFzW19BAv1uqeSEUst3WkWBbKO4SA8kdRj-F1w71_qSIDaYqf6Bex7FbdXffwwztvcCWYx-DwX7m6vye8ci68HUJ4/s200/101_1797.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv33CrJpm7Fy5hSSiCXNuFr-y8sELA_qBBpbZ7P4MSWacDC_Oq5mLT-c3yimoZoWHx_UX7TjnsuGbiJcRSPVfw5P_H44EsK7uy8u94uascepxwzTMjP_-ct8OubgqJG7cwAoPRyITcZo/s1600-h/101_1795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286155557048932018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv33CrJpm7Fy5hSSiCXNuFr-y8sELA_qBBpbZ7P4MSWacDC_Oq5mLT-c3yimoZoWHx_UX7TjnsuGbiJcRSPVfw5P_H44EsK7uy8u94uascepxwzTMjP_-ct8OubgqJG7cwAoPRyITcZo/s200/101_1795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The light of Rachel's life.. her Dada<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqIo1qXRC1DxrZlNdzXcqT5g5GQWBFI0u28yO5hocfxeCBWSEghMFJBtgISVuGEBVkMS52MHB7AmahyphenhyphenmEXmRFYxx3lei3ufhAN3T6RwgiA8PFLAx3-V2jvij7JeFuZF5tKtiXT303jzk/s1600-h/101_1777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286155323941045890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqIo1qXRC1DxrZlNdzXcqT5g5GQWBFI0u28yO5hocfxeCBWSEghMFJBtgISVuGEBVkMS52MHB7AmahyphenhyphenmEXmRFYxx3lei3ufhAN3T6RwgiA8PFLAx3-V2jvij7JeFuZF5tKtiXT303jzk/s200/101_1777.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rachel & Grandma Rose<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR2xz1ybPQPsC25RxuCYa96BePvU1KFK3EOszvI2BFHRwW4spM5QrEOQLIPbJk3FXY8lAMVOBjFxPj7E1QhkpqMZwKzc2nTHWtzY3jFSYQ4YKAy9HJKOSzdSupL10ilaNfQsUW2b_SYE/s1600-h/101_1779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286155115122482562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR2xz1ybPQPsC25RxuCYa96BePvU1KFK3EOszvI2BFHRwW4spM5QrEOQLIPbJk3FXY8lAMVOBjFxPj7E1QhkpqMZwKzc2nTHWtzY3jFSYQ4YKAy9HJKOSzdSupL10ilaNfQsUW2b_SYE/s200/101_1779.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our christmas family photo<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZScDzEu4gmrV2dL4EUyCJUVeoh97zQHi2gitzdGdoRJV3bFyYyjbw9WeVNvUEgjxe2NzEtyv1UZgihHsXed4nHEuCkvPyrACpA5BqIl1VBLYOmb7674ULENiB-l0QwBhuB7yM3VOGAU/s1600-h/101_1783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286154843751907746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZScDzEu4gmrV2dL4EUyCJUVeoh97zQHi2gitzdGdoRJV3bFyYyjbw9WeVNvUEgjxe2NzEtyv1UZgihHsXed4nHEuCkvPyrACpA5BqIl1VBLYOmb7674ULENiB-l0QwBhuB7yM3VOGAU/s200/101_1783.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/jaimeemartinez/Blog%20Designs/Alex/siggiecopy.jpg" />Alex and Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078020187393296389noreply@blogger.com2