Familia Bugarin

2011 Catch-Up...Winter part 1

2012-01-07T14:44:00.000-07:00

November and December in any year are busy times for the Bugarin Family. November is my mom's birthday, Alex's birthday, Jay's mom AND sister, and its Thanksgiving. December is my brother's birthday, our nephews birthday, and Jay's birthday, not to mention CHRISTMAS.

November was a good month mostly because I was getting sleep which means Alex was sleeping and so was everyone else. Alex's birthday was celebrated with Aiden's and I celebrated it by going a trip with my dear friend Alicia. I know what you're thinking, how could you leave on your baby's 1st birthday BUT I did and everything turned out fine. :)

Alex was not quite walking when he turned one and is quite the opinionated child...I have NO idea where he got that from BUT he is so already he refuses to do ANYTHING you want him to do UNLESS it is on HIS terms. He is funny, cuddly, and ADORES his Appa (aka Grandpa Roberto). Alex is a great eater and will eat just about anything. He love Mexican food and will eat until he is so stuffed his little belly sticks out. He has gotten SO much better than he was when he was younger and is happy and growing. He can't have chocolate and we have to go light on the dairy and have yet to put him on cows milk. He is 19lbs 29inches and in the 20th% for both. Aiden was very similar with his growth as a child, very small until he was about 2 and then he hasn't stopped growing. I think Alex may be the same but we will have to wait and see.

My boys!
Littleton, CO

Alex NOT posing for the camera
Littleton, CO

Alex sleeping and cuddling his blankets

My boy LOVE books

I will update on Aiden since I didn't in the Fall entry. Aiden is 7 and very AWESOME. I know I sound so cheesy but he is such a good child. He has his moments of putting his cousins in head-locks and taking things from friends and cousins BUT these moments are few and far between the helpful, happpy, thoughtful, kind, smart, funny Aiden I see nearly everyday. He is doing better at trying new foods, without whinning and LOVES to snuggle. He is an excellent reader in my eyes and does well at school. He has a new crush every week and tells me all about them. I hope he will always want to tell me, fingers crossed. :) Aiden is looking forward to getting baptized later this year and hope his enthusiasm sticks.

Handsome
Littleton,CO

Playing with the cushions

Adorable
Littleton, CO

As I mentioned before I was able to go on a girls-ONLY trip with Alicia to San Diego for 4 days. it was so RESTFUL and FUN! We ate, slept, and laughed until we cried. This trip was a birthday present from Jay for my 30th and I am so grateful I was able to go and Jay could take the time off work to stay with the kids. Thank you babe and Thank you Alicia for a FABULOUS time and awesome memories.

Thanksgiving was GREAT this year. Jay's sister came and brought a friend that is now her fiance and we really enjoyed having her around and getting to know David. Aiden had a blast and got to spend the night with both of them in a fort they constructed. He just loves his Tia! (that means Aunt in Spanish). We enjoyed a wonderful dinner with my family on Thanksgiving in Brighton at my brother Daniel's house and nearly ALL the family made it. Ben and Tina didn't think they could make it all the way from HAWAII, I guess I don't blame them. We missed them though.
Daniel came up with some fun games too. He had a family feud game where he interview all the cousins and then had the parents answer the questions. It was pretty funny what the cousins came up with for answers to questions like,"what aunt do you think will eat the most on Thanksgiving?" They answered....EMILY..WHAT?! Everyone thought for sure they would say me, Sarah. Nope they thought the skinnest person in the family would eat the most. Funny huh?
We played games outside since it was 50 degrees and just enjoyed stuffing ourselves.

On Friday after Thanksgiving, we had a nice dinner with Jay's parents. Of course the meal was AMAZING. I love his turkey and gravy and stuffing with jalepenos and his potatos and...oh yeah umm everything I like. Oh yeah and homemade corn tortillas. Yes, please be jealous because it was DELICIOUS.

Sadly I do not have any pictures from Thanksgiving BUT let me tell you we ALL looked good and skinny! Hahaha!

2011 Catch-Up.....Fall

2012-01-05T10:36:00.000-07:00

So in August Aiden headed back to school entering 1st Grade. He has done AMAZINGLY well. He has a male teacher that has comic strip and super hero things up in his classroom and Aiden LOVES it. His teacher is GREAT. Aiden is reading very well and hasn't complained this year about going to school which is always a plus.

I also went back to school in August. It was nice to get out of the house but it was definitely stressful. 2 days a week I had to have myself and the kids ready and out of the house by 715 so I could get everyone where they needed to be so I could get to my 8 o'clock class. I couldn't have done this Fall semester without my friends and family. Someone different watched Alex each day and I will be forever grateful for their help...Anna, Emily, Katie, Guia, and Heather. I was able to make it through the semester with 3 B+'s and 1 A. I have lowered my standards a bit as time has gone on BUT am still trying to get an A in every class.

Jay had a BIG thing happen in August as well. He was called to be on the High Counsel. For those who don't know what this means, it means he gets to work closely with all the congregations in the Greeley area and it is quite the privilege. Jay also got busy with school again this semester. I am amazed by his shear stamina for life and all his responsibilities. He is our HERO.

Fall also marked my 30th birthday as well as Aiden's 7th Birthday and Alex's 1st birthday, ALL within 3 weeks of each other. I was surprised on my birthday with a SURPRISE party thrown by some GREAT friends and my AMAZING hubby. I was so shocked I cried and was totally embarrassed but was so grateful for the thoughts and efforts put in for my birthday. THANK-YOU ALL!

Aiden and Alex had a combined party this year and probably every year from now on. Every year we have a backyard party at Jay's parent's and every year we have been blessed with great weather. Well this year about 4 days before the party it snowed 13 inches. Well I got a bit nervous BUT its Colorado and it always melts quickl, right?. Well it melted but not 13 inches. So the day before the party, Heather and I shoveled the back yard so we could have yard to play on for the party. It was hard work but it payed off.

The party was so FUN! A friend and customer of Jay's made the boys' cakes and they were PERFECT!

Many friends and family came and enjoyed the sunny day and the yummy food. I am always so grateful to Jay's parents for their effort in providing the YUMMIEST food and BEST atmosphere.

As I look back...again, I am struck with the blessings and awesomeness of my life. We have had a GREAT 2011, even if MOST of it was spent sleepless.

FYI- Alex started sleeping 80% of the time by November and sleepless nights became the minority. Hallelujah!!!!!!

Here are some random order BUT Fall pictures!

Cole, Stella & Aiden @ the Zoo
Superhero's and the lovely princess
Denver, CO

Cozy
Denver Zoo

Alex and Marcus
(2 months apart)

Our "stressed" out baby

Playing with the cones at Aiden's soccer practice

More playing

He should be a soccer mascot

Aiden (red shorts) getting ready for some action

Practicing karate while playing soccer
(he's quite the multi-tasker)

The joys of a single BOX

He is so cute BUT so mad about the fuss
over his cuteness for church

Love this and Alex does not

Mama (as the boys call her) and her boys

Aiden and Chocolate...a love affair

Golden Corral was Aiden's choice for his Birthday dinner

LOVE this and will forever treasure this picture

Appa (as Alex calls his Grandpa) and his boys
on the day of their party
Aiden's a karate kid and Alex is a ninja
Oct. 29th

Aiden hugging his pinata

Alex eating his cake

Aiden's COOL track and motorcycle cake

Alex's cake

Checking it out

Not sure and he does NOT like pictures

Aiden with his cake

Aiden after eating his 1st piece of cake

Pinata action!

The pinata line

Opening gifts

Alex fell asleep on the ride home after the party
(the ride is 5 mins)

Aiden and Alex enjoying some chill time

Alex jumping on the couch without cushions

hmmm...Cute!

ADORABLE

Aiden in his fort

Pinata posing!

2011 Catch-Up....SUMMER

2012-01-04T10:47:00.000-07:00

I know that it seems so unfathomable that I am actually updating our blog. It may be the only one for a while or it could be the start of a new resolution, tune-in for the answer.

Anyhow, I have decided to update you on how our summer, fall, and then winter went. I think 3 swift updates should do the trick.

SUMMER

First of all, we moved this summer. We decided to save money and help out my mama and live with her for a while. We rented out our place and moved into my mom's place in August. Our new address is 508 37th Ave. Ct. Greeley, CO 80634

This summer was actually a pretty nice one. Alex was old enough to be out and about and was on a more regular NO sleeping schedule and Aiden was ready to do new and fun things. One great decision we made in the Spring was to purchase a Bittersweet Pool membership. This allowed us to go to the pool anytime and to have discounted lessons and for Aiden to participate on the swim team. We went to the pool nearly everyday and many evenings. Other than just belonging to the pool, I volunteered to do the pool socials for the summer. What I was thinking I DO NOT know but I did it with the help of my AMAZING hubby and the Pool board President, who happens to be a church member I have known nearly my whole life.

I decided to put Aiden on the swim team because it was cheaper than paying for lessons every 2 weeks and it was longer. He swam everyday for 45 minutes and had Meets nearly every week. He was the youngest on the Bittersweet team and probably one of the youngest among all the local swim teams. He was amazing. He did BEST at Freestyle and Backstroke. He struggled with the more difficult Breaststroke and Butterfly BUT he persevered and won many ribbons. He was always working hard and made many new friends. We are hoping to do it again this summer.

Aiden also had the opportunity to participate in a British Soccer Camp. Aiden has been playing many seasons and we decided he liked it enough to warrant paying for this camp. Well it was definitely money well spent. Aiden thought initially that the coaches didn't speak English because of their accent, FUNNY and Aiden LOVED it and improved SO SO much.

Alex was GREAT at the pool and loved the water. We got a floating seat thing from Angie that allowed Alex to sit and chill in the baby pool and drift or walk where ever he wanted. He loved it and being around all the other toddlers. Jay was able to join us many evenings and play and have dinner.

Jay and Aiden were even able to participate in a swimming pool camp-out. Aiden LOVED it, as did Jay although they didn't get much sleep in with all the other teenagers "camping." Jay and Aiden were also able to go to the Martin Handcart Company Trek site in middle-of-no-where Wyoming. They, of course, had a great time and Alex and I stayed home and got NO sleep and had a great time too!

In the beginning of the summer Jay was able to go with his family to Bishop, CA (his hometown) to see 3 of his cousins graduate and to have some fun. We wish we could have gone but it didn't work out because my Grandma and 2 Aunts on my mom's side were going to come and visit. So me and the boys stayed behind to enjoy some time with my Grams and my Aunties, and my amazing cousin Elizabeth. Fun times.

Among other things we also went to the zoo several times with friends and family. We bought a membership there which we have definitely put to good use.

I am finishing this post and had thought when I sat down that the summer of 2011 was lame BUT let me tell you, now that I am looking back it was GREAT! I am happy, healthy, and couldn't ask for more.

Here are some pictures...they are in random order!!

Jay and Aiden at the Zoo

Aiden looking good in his Sunday Best!

LOVE this. Need I say more?

Alex being cute!

Brotherly love

4th of July fun at Windsor Lake

Alex cruising along

Rowan, David, Aiden, Anna, Max, Kieran, and Sebs
Cousins FOREVER baby!

Too Cool For You

Sena and Jay in Bishop...looking good!

Adrian, Jay, Sena, and Selina.
Bishop, CA

Cousins
Bishop, CA

Getting ready to go tubing!
Bishop,CA

Jay, Marta, Alberto, Sena, and Tino
Bishop, CA

Guia, Roberto, Jay, Sena, and Kiko
Bishop, CA

Me, Alex, Grams Foster, Mom, Jay, Aiden.
Greeley, CO

My little muscule man FISH

Aiden and cousin Paige.

Daddy and FISH

GO AIDEN!!!

Alex in TIME-OUT

Aiden enjoying a mud bath
Windsor, CO

GO AIDEN

My Boys
Estes Park, CO

Love it!
Estes Park, CO

CUTE.
Estes Park, CO

Boys

Aiden and his British Soccer coach.

Aiden's team for the camp

Wrestling

MEXICO 2011!!!!

2011-04-15T15:14:00.005-06:00

The Anuual Bugarin Mexico Trek took place in March as it does every year. This year just Jay, Aiden, Guia, and Roberto went. I stayed home with Alex (he's too little to sit in the car that long and I really didn't want to either)
The family left on a Wednesday afternoon and unfortunately ran into some AWFUL weather on I-70 and cautiously decided to pull to the side and wait it out. The waited 6 long hours. Aiden slept a majority of that time and woke wondering if they were in Mexico now. Funny!
They were able to make it to Vegas where they met up with Tia Sena and her friend Lupe. Everyone arrived safely and were able to visit with family that lives in the area and then headed out the next day.
The trip to Mexico/U.S. border was good and everyone was "let" in.

Aiden had a GREAT (huge understatement) time. He played with cousins and was kissed by aunties and put to work by his uncles. He ran around barefoot in the dirt, milked a cow, drank warm cows milk, held baby chicks, watch his great grandpa sell some goats, went to the movie theater and saw a movie in Spanish, and went potty in an outhouse!!!

Jay had an amazing time as well getting to see his cousins and family. He ate WAY too much and enjoyed watching Aiden adapt and embrace life in Mexico. Of course Jay went to the mall and shopped a bit and went to the movies.

Jay and Aiden left Guia and Roberto after a couple of days and headed up to Cali with Sena and Lupe. Jay and Aiden were able to see even more relatives and enjoy more recreational activities. Thank you for those who put them up...

Aiden and Jay headed home a few days later by airplane to my OPEN and HAPPY arms. I missed them more than I thought and really didn't enjoy the time alone. The only bright side of their trip was training Alex to sleep in a crib in Aiden's room.

Now get ready for TONS (like 40) of pictures...some captions but will be posted soon.

Cool dude!

Cool dudettes
(Sena & Lupe)

The goat shack

Hottest guy I know!

Aiden "stunned" that grandma
can start a fire! (boys)

Grandma Jesus & Grandpa Ezekiel

Hilda & Lupe

Aiden working on the Ranch.

Hanging out at the Ranch.

Always with the girls
Alejandra, Andrea

Cows

Cactus....and girls

chicks
(love this one)

Abram, Tio Martin, Aiden

"touching a boob"
(from the mouth of a babe)

drinking the "warm" milk

Abram getting a turn

Jay and his cousin Rosalba

Cute girls
Lupe & Sena

Cousin Leti & Tia Lupe

Aunt Maria
(Roberto's sister)

Lenchito & Jay
cousins

Uncle Chon and Sena
*Note the belt buckle

group shot

Cousin Edgar and his wife

Andrea, Alejandra,

Prima Sandra and her hubby

The Office

Aiden & Grandma Jesus

Grandpa Ezekiel

Abram, Aiden, & Junior

Jay and Tia Angie

Abram, Tio Tino, & Aiden

Abram, Adrianna, Jay, Aiden, Martin
Leti, and Alejandra

Jay, Abram, Chonito, & Aiden

Tia Angie and family

Jay & Chonito
cousins

Rene & Aiden
(friend of the family)

Daddy & Aiden

Goats...before they were sold

Winter Park Family Fun

2011-04-02T19:47:00.000-06:00

For the last couple of years Jay has had the opportunity to go and volunteer at the Wells Fargo Ski Cup, an event for disabled skiers and snowboarders, needless to say it is a BLAST! (I know this because Jay LOVES to go).

Anyhow, we decided to make it a chance for a quick family getaway. We decided to stay at the YMCA in nearby Granby and are so happy we did. Although we were only there 1 night it was well worth it. Aiden and Alex were great. Aiden LOVES the YMCA. We have stayed at one before but it was the one in Estes Park and Aiden remembers the fun he had there. We went swimming, ate, and slept and then we checked out. Not a lot of time to explore but just enough to enjoy being away from home.

The BEST part is that Jay and Aiden were able to go skiing on Friday for most of the day. I just hung out in Winter Park and checked out the sights with Alex.
So back to the boys, Jay and I decided that it was worth the money to put Aiden in Ski school and boy was it! Aiden had an AWESOME time!! He loved skiing, his instructor (a girl), and his school mates (girls too)! He was only able to go for a half-day session but was able to get the basics and at the end of the day he was able to ski down the mountain with daddy! Aiden also wants me to mention that during ski school he and his fellow ski mates wore GPS devices on their legs. Jay had a great time hitting the slopes and skiing on his own for the most part. He would have liked to ski with me but with Alex it would have been hard to navigate and I really don't want to ski (to Jay's dismay).

I am just so happy that we went even if it was only for just 2 days. The fresh mountain air was just what we needed. Alex even slept like a champ when we got back which is HUGE!!! I love my family and the time we get to spend together.

The boys getting bundled up
for a day of FUN!

Daddy and Aiden ready to ski
Winter Park!!

LOVE this one!
Coming back after a day of skiing.

My CUTE boy Aiden!!!

The goggles are as big as Aiden's face
and Jay is looking HOT!!
(He's taken ladies)

Swimming at the YMCA
Aiden's umm...cool face pose?

View from our room at the YMCA!!

Alexander's Blessing!

2011-03-20T15:07:00.002-06:00

So this post is a long time coming or any post for that matter. Alex was blessed on February 13th in the Spanish Branch. Most of my family was able to come (we missed you Ben and Tina) and of course Jay's parents. I had thought Jay would do the blessing in Spanish (naturally since we did it in the Spanish branch) and I had my dear brother Daniel record it on his phone that was conveniently located in his shirt pocket however Jay said it in English, for me...(he love me A LOT). The blessing was beautiful and filled me with love for Jay and all those in circle. The priesthood is an amazing thing.

After the blessing we were able to head over to Guia and Roberto's for some AMAZING food and fun! I have to say this was the main reason many of my family came but that's okay with me because we had such a GREAT time. We were served some delicious chicken fajitas, Bugarin's FAMOUS re fried beans, Guia's WONDERFUL rice, tortillas, and the most MOUTH-WATERING (eye-watering for some) homemade salsa. Me, my family, and some friends were in HEAVEN.

I was in heaven for another reason..I was feeling so happy that my family was happy as they chatted and the kids played, and I had just had a baby blessed that we never knew would come but are oh so GRATEFUL he did. I am just so blessed!!

Sadly I didn't take very many pictures but I will post what I do have.

Baby Alex on Blessing Day!

Alex posing the cool hands move...
Aiden used to do the same thing.

Brothers
(LOVE LOVE LOVE this one)

Aiden with a mask on..he was just getting
better so I did it as a precaution and
he was very good about it.

Blessing day...Aiden had already changed.

Daddy and Alex
(LOVE LOVE LOVE this one too!)

Oh and this one too!!! LOVE IT!

Super sweet. Guia ADORES her grandsons!

Voodoo & Sprouts

2011-02-12T20:37:00.000-07:00

Okay so I know the title of my post seems funny or weird or both for that matter, but its what came to my mind.

Since Alex was born he has had some pretty severe digestion issues. Unfortunately our Pediatrician, as nice and great as he may be, wasn't cutting it. The doctor had us switch to an expensive formula 2 different times and we were on 2 different types of formula, Milk based and Soy based. Alex is now on Soy due to blood in his poo due to an allergy to milk. Alex didn't improve much so we were given Zantac and that did NOTHING. I went back to the doctor so they checked Alex's poo and it was fine and they gave me a stronger antacid called Prilosec. This did marginally better than the Zantac and it was heck to give it to him.

So I prayed hard and decided to ask a good friend about an Holistic doctor she sees in Denver (as my family jokingly says, the Voodoo Doctor...hahaha). I decided that it was worth a shot. We went a few days later and they determined he was underdeveloped in many areas of his digestional tract. So they prescribed some Catnip tea to be taken with each meal. Sounds odd but it worked and it worked well! Alex went from sleeping maybe 3 hours to sleeping 5 to 6 straight. AWESOME!!!

Sadly though his body got used to the Catnip and we had to try different herbs like Catnip Fennel, Shark Cartilage, and Aloe Juice. These have not come cheap but have significantly helped Alex and his eating, digesting, and sleeping issues. I am so grateful for a mother's intuition that has helped guide me through these very difficult times. Alex however has remained happy, smiley, and such a trooper. He is such a JOY!!!

In the midst of all this Aiden has gotten quite ill. February is his annual sick time. He hasn't been down and out sick since last February which I think is pretty GREAT! Since he's been sick though he has been watching the channel Sprouts. He LOVES this channel and so do I. Its is full of wholesome cartoons and shows. I am thankful for Sprouts for bringing him such happiness while he's been so sick.

Alex chllin' in the swing!
3 months old!

The boys hanging out in the evening!
IN LOVE WITH ALL OF THEM

Aiden hid himself and fell asleep.
Thats what being sick does to a ball of energy

An Angel sleeping on my couch,
(sorry I couldn't rotate the pic)

Family Pictures!!!

2011-02-05T08:07:00.000-07:00

In November a friend of ours who is a fabulous photographer, you can check out her website here. I loved having real pictures taken and although I won't do family pictures again right after I have a baby (for obvious reasons) I want to try to make a better effort and getting them done. The last time we had family pictures taken was when Aiden was just 3 or so.

So I hope you enjoy! I'd love to know which ones are your favorites. I am still debating on which ones to make larger and frame, your comment just might sway me. :-)

Look Who's Being a Ham!!!

2011-01-16T13:14:00.000-07:00

Aiden is such a funny kid and is always up to something and with the help of his daddy he pulled off some pretty funny Charlie Chaplin/Pilgrim-esque photos.

Happy Pilgram/Charlie

Scary Pilgrim/Charlie

SAD!

Grandpa Roberto Pilgrim!

Unibrow Pilgim!

Random Pictures!!!

2011-01-14T17:10:00.001-07:00

I have TONS of adorable and random pictures of the kids and wanted to share!!! Enjoy!

8 weeks old and still CUTE!

Funny faces in the bath.

Still funny faces...
(note where Alex's hand is and Aiden's face)

ROAR...or just a yawn

Aww...
(10 weeks old)

This is what Alex looks like nearly everyday!

Getting exctied

The Boys!

Cute!

Alex and Daddy

Jay's Birthday

2011-01-12T14:52:00.000-07:00

I know this is a bit late but I wanted to get it up because my man is important..duh!

Jay's birthday happens to be 2 days after Christmas, something he does NOT like ( I don't blame him) and so we are sure to separate each Holiday gift and event from his special day. So no Christmas/Birthday gifts. This is fine by me though. However, I am allowed to combine our anniversary which is January 3rd with his birthday anytime.

This year we just had a nice low-key dinner at Jay's parents with family and friends. Roberto made an AMAZING meal of beef fajitas, re-fried beans, rice, tortillas and some divine homemade tomatillo salsa

(this is the salsa I drank with most of my meals during my pregnancy mind you...the stuff is GOOD).

Anyhow, we had our friends Brad and Alicia who came with Alicia's cool sister Caitlyn (she was visiting from out of town, it was nice to have her there too), Cori and Angie came too (Uncle Cori and Aunt Angie as Aiden says). We ate and laughed and then had one of Jay's favorite desserts Pineapple Upside Down cake courtesy of his loving wife (me).

I just want to say that I love you babe and I hope you had a GREAT birthday and enjoy your last year in your 20's (I hope you don't mind me saying that..)

Jay caught off guard...isn't he so cute!

Famous Jay look.

Amigos..Jay and Cori

Rare family photo!

Brad being Brad and Jay being Jay
Alicia and Caitlyn looking good.

Minute to Win it..Myers Style!

2011-01-10T21:29:00.000-07:00

This year was the first year in some time that the Myers family got together for Christmas. Usually we just don't because there is just too many of us and scheduling it is usually pretty tricky. However this year we just did it. I decided I wanted to actually plan on doing something fun so there was more than just sitting around and eating although there was plenty of that too!

We got together the day after Christmas at Mom's and ate finger type foods that are not necessarily good for you BUT oh so good. Then we went to the basement and played Minute To Win It games. If you haven't seen the show you are missing out. We did just a handful of the games that are done on the show. It was quite entertaining and very FUN!! I love my family and wish we had more time to get together and do more things together and was very happy to see most of the family participate. I hope we can continue to make this a tradition.

The following video is only a fraction of the FUN we had that day.

Table full of crazy cousins!! (note Aiden)

The boys spinning until someone got hurt!

The Audience.

The Audience..again.

Aiden and Cole!

Nate assuming the stereotypical Myers boy
position taken at ALL family functions.

Christmas 2010!!!

2010-12-31T09:28:00.000-07:00

I LOVE the Holiday season. I love the baking (not necessarily me doing it though), the smells, the sights, the sounds, and the spirit of it all. I also find myself looking for the Christmas I see on TV and then luckily I remember the real reason to celebrate. So this year I just let the holidays happen and enjoyed family, friends, and food ( I enjoyed this last one a bit too much). I have to say though, I didn't do as much as I would have usually done but I did the most important (at least to me) and I have to say it was one of the better Christmas' I've had.

Cute Boy with House.

Aiden has been home for a while now and I have to say I LOVE IT! He is so wonderful and growing up so fast. I love our conversations and he is such a HUGE help for me with Alex. Aiden and I were able to make a Gingerbread House, one of those kits, and I loved the kit just not the so called "frosting" they have to put it all together with. It tasted like glue (trust me I would know I ate some in Kindergarten and I remember). Aiden didn't seem to notice the nastiness of the frosting and licked it a lot ( this a boy who doesn't really eat french fries, so what does he know about yumminess, right?) Anyhoo, we had a nice time and am grateful we did it.

Christmas Eve was spent with Jay's extended family at an Aunt's home. We had a gift exchange and some AWESOME tamales and I made Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Aiden even tried and ate half a tamale. We are so proud. Aiden had a great time playing with his cousins on daddy's side and watching everyone open gifts. It was nice to just chat and enjoy the time with family.

The "Little" Boys.

Beautiful Lilliana.

The "Big" Boys!

Father/Daughter picture..need I say more?

The Siblings in GQ fashion
& gorgeous as always.

Jay and I finished Christmas Eve at home wrapping presents and watching a funny movie. Bytheway, Jay's way of wrapping presents is covering them with masking tape. Very original if I do say so. Anyhow, I stayed up WAY too late and ended up very tired by the time Aiden was up and ready to open gifts Christmas morning. However, Aiden's sweet spirit awoke mine and off we went to see what Santa had left.

Let me begin with saying that every year Aiden leaves Santa a note and requests something of him. Last year he said he wanted a picture of Rudolf and this year he said he wanted a picture of an Elf. Well he got his wish and was very thrilled. He loves receiving these special note and pictures that are just for him. Thank you Santa (wink wink) for taking the time to do that every year.

After Aiden found his note he went straight to his Santa present and went at it. It was a Zhu Zhu Pet Battle Arena. Just what he wanted. Needless to say he was overjoyed. We then checked our stockings and then loaded up the rest of the gifts and headed over to the Bugarins. I love this tradition. I love the excitement and warm family feeling on Christmas morning in their home. We had an awesome breakfast of eggs, beans, tortillas, and pancakes (no we did not eat the pancakes with beans).

The unwrapping of gifts was thrilling and to be honest Aiden did most of the unwrapping like he does every year, since he had been the only grandchild on this side for 6 years. Next year I think he and Alex will both be unwrapping gifts for some time. I look forward to that day when they can share in the joy together, something our family had longed for for some time.

Santa Present!

Shear Zhu Zhu Joy!

Aiden & Alex with stockings
from G. Grandma Foster.

Daddy and Aiden..Cute as always!

Guia & Roberto with the blankets
I made.

Roberto with his annual gift of jeans.

A rare and unusually good photo of me
on Christmas morning.

Jay posing (as usual) with the
gift Aiden picked out and
bought for his daddy.

As you can see Christmas morning is always a delight.

Every year the Myers' go bowling and have since I was about 10. I love this tradition and am so grateful that we have kept it going. Jay LOVES this tradition and looks forward to it every year. This year we really missed Ben & Tina and kids however we still managed to have a GREAT time. Aiden and I bowled and ended up with almost the same score (obviously I did not prepare well enough). Jay was able to hammer out a perfect 100.

The Family...and Dan starring off
in the distance...

Big Bro and Little Kids

Me and Aiden

Cute pic...even with the tongue.

Christmas Day ROCKED!

Catching Up!

2010-12-20T09:23:00.004-07:00

As you can imagine things are different with 2 kiddos and I have been unmotivated to do much other than sleep. However, I have been trying to take picture of our goings-on. Although I didn't get one single picture of Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which, Thankgsiving was nice and easy going. We were able to have the Annual Myers Family Breakfast at my mom's. I LOVE this tradition and hope it sticks. We eat yummy breakfast casseroles and cinnamon rolls and have a Merry time. Hahaha. I like it because it leaves the rest of the day open to celebrate and eat even MORE food.

This year we had Thanksgiving dinner with Jay's Aunt and Uncle and parents. It was nice and low-key. We were also able to have some dessert with some more family later that day where Aiden got to shoot a REAL gun (Thanks to Uncle Cori! I still love you though Cori.) I didn't like it but daddy was there not me.

Aiden & Alex

Moving on... Aiden and Alex then had a check up on the same day, Aiden for his annual and baby for his 1 month. Aiden is GROWING. He was 48 inches and 53 lbs. of muscle (haha, but its true). Aiden is tall and strong and very healthy. He was great for the medical student who performed his exam until that moment where they check, well you know. I think he would have been fine with our Dr. who happens to be a MAN and the medical student was a GIRL. Poor Aiden...don't worry he is fine and not scarred.

Alex weighed in at a whopping 7lbs 12 oz and he was a whole 20 inches. He is getting so big so quickly. I only wish the whole sleeping ALL night thing came just as quickly as the pounds and inches. The Dr. also checked out Alex's Sacral Dimple ( I don't know how to spell it). Its a dimple located above the butt-hole (sorry for the bluntness) and if its spaced too far above the butt then it can be concerning. We were sent to do an ultrasound earlier and the results were just fine. His dimple is just that, a dimple. However it didn't stop the Dr. and the medical student from checking it out and talking about it for 5 WHOLE minutes (as opposed to 5 not-whole minutes but you know what I mean). Needless to say, everyone is HEALTHY (other than the vast amount of mucus in Alex's throat).

1 month old and thinking about it.

Naked!! (note the pacifier is as big as is face)

1 Month old and wishing mom would stop taking pictures.

Alex @ 1 month

Aiden showing off mucles and a mohawk.

My boy!

AIDEN IS 6!!!!

2010-12-19T16:56:00.007-07:00

*NOTE: THIS POST IS LATE BUT WORTH A GANDER IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT WE WERE UP TO THIS FALL!

Birthday Boy!

This year we celebrated Aiden's birthday at Guia and Roberto's house like we do every year and like every year before it we PRAY for good weather. October is always an unpredictable month when it comes to weather. This year it looked like it might be ruined by rain but thankfully the clouds parted just in time for a fun and sunny party.

Aiden had wanted a dirt bike cake we saw in a Family Fun magazine last year and I promised I would make it for his 6th birthday party. Well I came through on that promise with a little help from our dear friend Katie. Thank you Katie. The cake looked amazing and Aiden loved it...of course!

Aiden had many cousins and friends come and help celebrate and help him destroy 2 pinatas. That's right folks, 2. Both of the pinatas were kinda small and we knew there were going to be at least 20 or so kids so we had 2. Thankfully we did because there were fightin' tears and sad faces after the first one and we needed the second one to quiet down some pouting.

HOWEVER, let me just say that it took nearly 30 minutes just to get the pinata rope in the tree so we could even do it. I think there were even 5 guys working on it too! It begs us to ask the question, "How many men does it take to throw a rope in a tree?" Umm at least 5. Anyhow we are grateful that they did get the rope in the tree and we could play some pinata!!

The party was a great success, as usual, for which I am grateful and Aiden had an amazing time. The food was amazing, thanks to Guia and Roberto and the company was perfect. We are so thankful for all those who made it and helped Aiden celebrate.

Dirt Bike Cake

Make a wish!

Hit it Aiden!

Waiting their turn

Watch out!

Roberto, the Master Chef

Guia, the Perfect Hostess

Jay...need I say more?

Uncle Nate with 1 of 3 & Me with Jilly

The 3 girls, Ally, Jaiden, & Kailee

Chillin' with the Fam

Happy Birthday Aiden!!!

2010-12-07T11:07:00.010-07:00

*NOTE: THE NEXT 2 POSTS ARE CATCH UP POSTS AND WORTH A LOOK!

Aiden I just love you. You have brought smiles, laughs, and tears to my eyes since the day you were born. I remember holding your little body for the first time and staring at you in awe. You were so wide-eyed and beautiful and haven't changed in all your 6 years here on Earth.

I love your intuition and way of knowing when to say "I love you" or "You're the best mom ever." You love to run, jump, and be loud. There isn't a moment that hasn't gone by that you haven't made me smile with joy beyond measure. You have always been a sweet and caring boy despite your strong competitiveness ( you got that from me).

I love how you love your daddy so much. You are the proudest son. Daddy and you can laugh for hours about nothing and everything. I love watching you and daddy watch America's Funniest Home Videos because you both are rolling on the floor laughing and I can hear you throughout the entire house. It is like Heaven.

I love how you love your little brother who has just recently joined us a week after your birthday. I am sure you won't mind sharing a party or 2 with him because you are that in love with your little Alex.

Aiden I am so happy that you are here with me and daddy and you make me so grateful to be alive and to be a mommy.

I love you!!! Here are some pictures of you ON your birthday!

Wake up Birthday Boy!

Pregnant Mommy bringing your Birthday Swiss Roll cake!

Getting ready to eat your Breakfast of Champions..or Birthday Boys!

A new game for your Birthday!

STILL HERE & FINALLY HERE....Part 2

2010-12-01T13:21:00.000-07:00

So hopefully you read Part 1 of this post, if not check my blog for it.

Well if the suspense hasn't killed you the WONDERFUL results of my OR visit have finally arrived.

INTRODUCING.....

ALEXANDER CHARLES BUGARIN Born November 3, 2010 @ 5:02 pm.
5lbs. 15 oz.
18 1/2 inces.

Alexander came out screaming, just how I like it, and healthy. Jay and I were very emotional and elated when Alexander came into this world. Jay was able to actually take some pictures this time around too. When I had Aiden it was an emergency and so no time or thought to get a picture but this time we have some cool photos. Thanks babe.

Anyhow, baby came out healthy and beautiful. He looks almost exactly like Aiden did except for the hair. Aiden had more hair, if you can believe it, and it was black. Speaking of Aiden, he was thrilled and is stilled pretty enamored by his little brother. He is super helpful and attentive. He is such a blessing to have in our home and are so grateful for 2 wonderful little spirits.

I will now commence with endless pictures.

"where's my warm mama belly?"

Getting weighed

Showing us just how small he really is (compared to the booger sucker)

Our 2 perfect boys

Me, Jay, and Alex after the surgery

Alexander looking angelic

Jay and Alexander snoozin'

Proud Grandma Guia

Smiles ALL around

Proud Grandma Deb with grandchild # 24

Alexander & Grandpa Roberto

STILL HERE & FINALLY HERE...Part 1

2010-12-01T10:02:00.010-07:00

So I know I have a ton of updating to do and will maybe get to it but for the mean time I am just going to update on the biggest and most recent happenings.

After a rough trimester and a half I started to finally feel better during my pregnancy. I was so happy and grateful I was not throwing up anymore. However, my body had other plans and got incredibly swollen, I had insomnia and a wonderful dose of pregnancy carpel tunnel. I was in tip-top shape...NOT. Needless to say I was grateful to not be throwing up but wondering if it was really so bad.

On November 1st I went to my scheduled appointment and it was discovered that I had high blood pressure or as they call it when you're prego, pre-eclampsia. So the doctor put me on immediate bed rest and told me to monitor my bp the rest of the day and into Tuesday and he would see me again on Wednesday. Well my bp never went down and really only got higher. By Tuesday night I was feeling cruddy and on Wednesday I was getting nervous. My mom told me to pack a bag because she just knew I would be admitted to the hospital.

Sure enough I was admitted after the Dr. looked at my bp log and checked again at the office. Moms really just know best. Anyhow, I then went over the the Labor and Delivery triage where I was monitored for an hour or so. My bp never really went down and the Dr. came in and said okay, we will do the c-section at 4 pm that day(he wanted to wait at least 8 hours, if he could, since my last meal). I was then admitted into the hospital and put in a room where I was given some Magnesium for the pre-eclampsia.

This is me, near tears in Labor and Delivery. I felt and look awful.

As soon as I was all hooked up in my room and the nurses left for a moment they came rushing back in, shocked, because I was having contractions. Can you believe it? I was on some meds that made me feel HORRIBLE and then I went into active labor. I was in labor for 4 or 5 hours. By the time I went into the OR for the c-section, the Dr. said I was dilated to a 6. What?! Crazy I know. The most wonderful part was (insert sarcasm) that my Dr. (I LOVE this guy so don't judge him) decided I didn't need to get my spinal or an epidural early to help relieve the contraction pain. What?! They decided to give me some Phentonal (sp?) and it only helped me not feel the CRAPPY affects of the Magnesium and did nothing for my contractions.

Finally the time arrived that I was wheeled to the OR and going to have a baby in no time.....

MAY: A RollerCoaster Ride

2010-08-27T09:50:00.002-06:00

April was a pretty uneventful month if you consider how May went. I will begin by saying that May started out okay. School was coming to an end for me, Jay and Aiden. I was starting to feel better but still throwing up regularly and Jay was doing well at work and school. Thankfully, Heavenly Father was watching out for me as I finished finals at UNC and I was able to pull off 3 A’s and a C for the semester. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. Jay, as always, did swimmingly at school and continues to maintain a 4.0 GPA and still has time to work and be a family man. I sure do LOVE you babe!

Well literally the weekend following finals week and the weekend of Mother’s Day. Jay decides to wake up sick as a DOG. Now if any of you know Jay, he is rarely sick and in the nearly 7 years we have been married he has been sick maybe 2 times. Well as I was waiting for him to get up and let me sleep in on Mother’s Day, he looks over at me and tells me how sick he is and how much his stomach hurts. So I get up, still sick pregnant mind you and get Aiden and I breakfast and then check on Jay. He is looking pretty bad and begs me to go to the drug store to get some kind of X-lax drink. I go, begrudgingly and in the mean time his mom calls and tells him no way should he take that drink and he should rest. So when I got home he says he better not take it. Well to make a long story short, Jay stays home that day from church while Aiden and I go. I thankfully and miraculously make it the whole 3 hours and call Jay to see if he would be joining me and Aiden at his parents for dinner. He says there is no way he can go he is too sick. This is also strange because he never turns down a meal with his parents. He must be sick.

I get home a bit later after eating and discover Jay is doing better... maybe and he still looks terrible. We head to bed early and he wakes up still not feeling well but decides to head to work. I tell him no way because by this time the pain is mainly on his RIGHT side. I suspect appendicitis but he says no. I say well too bad I will make an appointment for you at least. So he heads to the doctor and sure enough by the end of the day he is in surgery to have his appendix taken out.

So Jay ended up spending 24 hours in the hospital and came home to recover (Funny side note: I didn’t get sick that whole time, meaning I was able to be upright and not puking during this ordeal but as soon as we walked in the door from the Hospital, I was back to throwing up). He had to take a week off work, doctor’s orders, and take it easy. This was fun…NOT because I was sick and puny and he was sick and puny and poor Aiden was our little errand boy. He certainly got good at making toast. What a sweet boy we have. Jay is fine now but the surgery took a lot out of him and he now has more empathy for me and my soon to be c-section pain. We are just so grateful his appendix didn’t burst and we had so much family to help out.

Next on our fun May adventures was Aiden finishing preschool and graduating. Aiden’s preschool put together a very cute Nursery Rhyme program where nearly every child recited from memory the nursery rhyme they were assigned. Aiden did beautifully. He was so excited to wear the graduation cap and walk across the stage they had and to be the center of attention for a few moments.

Aiden did wonderful in preschool this year and learned so much. His teachers were wonderful and kind. At parent teacher conferences, I was informed Aiden is an ideal student. He is both attentive and curious and is happy to help and play with anyone. He is a quick learner and will be missed. I was beaming because, although I know that Aiden is ALL of these things and MORE, he is also a boy. I felt like maybe I was doing something right as a mom. I am so grateful for his sweet and energetic spirit in our home and in my life. He is truly a blessing from Heavenly Father.

As if that wasn’t enough at the end of the month Aiden decided we needed to make a trip to Urgent Care. We were hanging out at Chad and Angie’s house while they had a garage sale. The boys were playing happily in the garage when we looked over and saw Aiden trip over a razor scooter and as he was attempting to get up the handle bars came back up and hit him right between the eyes. Initially Angie and I thought he was more hurt from the fall on his knees but then blood was everywhere. So were rushed him over to Urgent Care where he got 5 stitches and 2 phone numbers. No I am kidding. But he did flirt with the nurses and the lady doctor. I am just grateful he was okay and it wasn’t his eye. I am also grateful for Angie’s quick experienced mom thinking and got me to the doctor, especially since I wasn’t as with it as I usually would have been since I was still sick pregnant. Thanks Angie!

April Happenings!!

2010-08-26T09:59:00.006-06:00

I know its been forever since I have blogged anything so I will be doing it in parts starting from April. I know it will be old news but I would like this blog to be a family history of sorts and I want as much on it as I can. So hopefully you will still tune in to my blog even if it is old news.

April was full of school for all of us, me being sick, Jay traveling to Utah for a friend’s weddings and for a mission reunion. Although I was pretty sick I was still able to go to school. The doctor (after throwing up in his office, you can say YUCK!) prescribed me some anti-nausea pills that weren’t perfect but did the job well enough that I was able to make it to all of my classes. My teachers were very understanding and kind of my sickness situation.

Amidst all of my sickness, Jay ventured to Utah 2 different weekends. Jay was able to attend a misson renuion on one weekend and got to see many old mission friends. On the other trip he was able to attend the wedding of one of those mission friends. These trips were made way before we knew I was pregnant let alone that I was going to get sick pregnant. Jay was able to spend quality time with his sister and her hubby in Utah and really enjoyed both his trips. I was just fine while he was gone because I have an amazing family on both sides that helped me with Aiden and my sickly state.

Jay and President Torres. One of the two mission presidents from Jay's mission.

Group shot of those who came and their families.

Jay and Joe England at his wedding reception.

Jay, Joe and Laura England at their wedding reception.

Sena and Jay at Temple Square!

April's big news!

2010-06-11T16:12:00.002-06:00

I will let this first little video be the intro to this entry.

So SURPRISE!!! I love how Aiden's eyes are scanning from Jay and I back and forth to make sure what he had just heard was true. I love my little man! The next little clip started in mid sentence but you will figure out what he is talking about.

Well after nearly 4 long years of waiting and trying to have another child we were finally blessed by this pregnancy and soon a baby. The baby will be coming in November and we are so EXCITED!!! We didn't expect it and are so grateful the day has finally arrived that I can carry a child again.

With that being said, pregnancy has never been easy for me. As most of you may know my pregnancy with Aiden was fraught with vomit, IV's, doctors visits, and fainting. I didn't get to really enjoy it and then he came early and the delivery was not very great either. However, the LONG and hard journey of carrying him was well WORTH it.

This pregnancy has not been easy BUT it has not even come close to my first experience. I was sick up until the last week or so (I am on 8 days of NOT throwing up, as I write this). I am finally able to be productive and be a better mom to Aiden. I am really trying to enjoy the journey and treat this as it may be the last (considering our past difficulties). I had a hard time because I was attempting to finish the semester incredibly ill and was given some mercy and grace from above to be able to finish the semester strong. Luckily, the doctor gave me some anti-nausea pills that helped a ton. Although I did throw up in his office so maybe that sealed the deal.

All in all we are so grateful and happy to finally be able to share this kind of news with our friends and family. Thanks for all your love and prayers!

Long Time NO post...

2010-06-07T17:20:00.001-06:00

I know that its been forever since I have updated and I will be doing that soon. We are fine and happy.

Mini Vacation

2010-03-28T08:44:00.011-06:00

*Note* I started this post in March but never got around to finishing it so here it is. It is long and has a lot of pictures but I hope you'll still enjoy my post.

Every year in March the Bugarin family, Jay's parents, make a trip to Mexico and California to visit family and attend family events. This year unfortunately we were not able to go with Jay's parents. With me in school full-time and Jay working and going to school it just didn't work out. We were bummed and still are but hope to make it out there next year. So alas, we decided to take a vacation that was closer to home. We decided on Colorado Springs.

We headed to the Springs on Tuesday March 16th and had a nice drive, other than Aiden telling us how long the ride was and he wished he could watch a movie in the car. I decided not to bring it because its only a 2 hour drive I guess next time I will be bringing the DVD player.

After making it into Colorado Springs we checked out our hotel and went to the bathroom but couldn't check in because it was too early. So we headed to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The zoo was AWESOME. It is so close to the famous and historic Broadmore Hotel and has incredible views. The zoo is literally in the mountain which makes for a great setting but LOTS of hiking.

The first thing we did was feed the giraffes. There are animal-type graham crackers you can buy and feed the giraffes. It was slimy and wet but tons of fun. Aiden was a bit hesitant at first but once he realized they weren't going to bite him he was happy to feed them. We then headed thru the whole zoo and got quite a work out in. We were fortunate to see the tigers playing with each other and wrestling and then playing with a big barrel in the pond in their habitat. It was fun to see them so active.

One cool thing they have is a gondola ride up to the top of the mountain from which you can get an overhead view of the zoo and the animals and the incredible views of Colorado Springs. When we went it had just snowed a few days earlier so there was still snow on the ground and most things were brown but it was still beautiful. All in all the zoo is a definite MUST see and we will be coming back!!!

Since we were already up into the mountains we decided to hit up Seven Falls. It was only about 5 or so minutes from the zoo and was AMAZING! Unfortunately since it was still spring much of the falls were frozen and all the hiking paths were closed but we were still able to climb the 224 stairs to the top. Thats right, it was quite the trek to get to the top and it was not easy. Aiden thought it was though. He has too much energy sometimes. We made it to the top and took some pictures and then headed down. Well if you've never gone down 224 steps in a nearly vertical angle let me tell you it is not easy. I had to look down and count to keep myself calm enough to not trip and fall. Jay had a fun navigating the stairs with Aiden on his back. When we finally made it down, a nice couple had taken a picture of Jay and Aiden making it down the stairs and wanted to know if we wanted them to e-mail the picture. We were so grateful and exchanged e-mail addresses and chit chatted for a few minutes. We finished by buying some post cards and then headed back the hotel for FREE dinner and to check in.

The hotel was great. It served FREE breakfast and dinner and had an indoor pool that Aiden had to try out the minute we finished dinner. We had fun hanging out and swimming for an hour or so and then headed back to the room to change and head out to the malls so Jay could go shopping. :) What can I say? Jay loves to shop. However I am the only one that bought anything at the mall. Funny. At the mall as we were leaving though, these cute Asian men approached us and invited us to get a massage because we looked tired. How did they know? :) Well both Jay and I are suckers for massages so we obliged and each received a 12 minute chair massage while Aiden watched and ate a HUGE lollipop. After that we were ready for bed.

The next day we headed to Maniou Springs to check out the Cliff Dwellings there. They were so cool and were quite the structures. I have never been to anything like it and really liked seeing and reading about the history of the people who built them and lived there. However there aren't very many so it didn't take more than 30 minutes to see it all. So we headed to Cave of the Winds. That was GREAT. The cave is massive and we all really enjoyed seeing and learning more about it and how it was discovered.

After this we headed back toward the hotel and got something to eat and then headed to the movie theatre to see Alice In Wonderland in 3D. We really enjoyed the movie and were happy to just be together. We then headed back to the hotel to go swimming again before the FREE dinner and just hung out in our room and went to bed.

Our last day we checked out of the hotel and headed to the Olympic Training Center and took a tour. It was really neat to see the facilites and learn all about what kinds of athletes train there and how many. We even saw some olympic hopefuls during the tour. Colorado Springs is really an ideal place to train. It is beautiful, in high elevation, and in Colorado, the BEST state there is, right?

All in all we had a great time and were grateful for the time we had together and time away from school and work.

Urgent Care!!

2010-03-05T08:11:00.008-07:00

Its funny how life can throw funny curve balls at you. Yesterday in Colorado it was BEAUTIFUL!!! So Aiden, Grandma Guia, and I along with Aiden's cousins; Abram and Alejandra went to the park to enjoy the weather.

Aiden rode his bike around and Abram rode his scooter. Well as it would happen, they ran into each other as they were coasting down a hill and CRASHED!!!!

This is the 1st picture I took.

Aiden made an odd CRY/SCREAM so I ran over to see how bad it was. At first I thought it was just a scrape but within seconds his hand was swollen and his finger looked OUT OF PLACE! Aiden was screaming at his cousin that it was his fault because the handle bars of both of their "vehicles" smashed his hand and then says to me " MOM, I have to PEE!" Umm okay so we ran to the nearest tree, not really modest so he could do his business.

Aiden's hand the next day

As we approached Guia saw Aiden's hand and her eyes got big and she was a bit shocked. As was I. We packed everything up ( we had had a picnic) and got in the car and headed to URGENT CARE. Aiden had stopped crying at this point and was just holding his hand funny and shaking.

The "damage" as Aiden calls it!

As we were driving to Urgent Care we said a little PRAYER for peace and that the doctor would be gentle and know how to help. This helped Aiden not be so nervous about going to the doctor. We got to Urgent Care and were taken care of IMMEDIATELY! The nurses and the receptionist were all SHOCKED! We got right in and got to see the DOCTOR. Dr. G. was his name and he was so GREAT. He had Aiden try to move his hand and fingers and touch where it hurt. Then he had us go to get some X-RAYS! That went quickly and easily and then we were back with Dr. G and he said there were NO BROKEN BONES! Yay. Aiden was just severely bruised.

All in all it only took 45 minutes from fall to going back home. Aiden is fine and wearing his wound proudly. It really gave me a fright and luckily I wasn't alone. Jay's mom was a great support and I am so grateful she was with me. We feel truly blessed and know that Aiden was protected and watched over and our little prayer was answered.

This Aiden after we got back from Urgent Care.

Lame-O Blog-O

2010-03-03T17:26:00.002-07:00

I know I am lame with this blogging as of late. I apologize and promise that I will get with the program soon. School is going as well as school can go for both Jay and I. Aiden, of course, is LOVING preschool and is becoming quite the smarty pants.
We are happy and blessed. We have nothing to complain about and would be ungrateful if we did. Life is NOT easy but it is so filled with JOY.
Again, I will get to blogging soon enough.

December Festivities 2009!!!!

2009-12-31T17:17:00.009-07:00

Wow! This is going to be my last post of 2009! We had a great and busy year. It was not an easy year by ANY means but well worth the year of growth. So I just want to catch up on all that happened in December for our little family.

This is a cute picture taken after church on Dec. 27th!

First things first, Jay and I managed to survive a hectic and stressful semester with GREAT grades! Jay had 2 A's and I had 3 A's and 1 B. We have been enjoying the break from school and the relaxing and unhurried time we have with Aiden and each other. We have seen that we work great as a team and can accomplish quite a bit together! YAY US!!

So moving on, Aiden was our STAR in his preschool program. He was a goat and did great. All he really had to do was stand there and sing his heart out with the rest of the cute kiddos and he did LOVELY! He was so adorable and well behaved. I love our little man. He has learned so much since starting school in September. Jay and I couldn't be prouder parents.

Aiden was able to have a bunch of fun with family and friends this break. We made cookies and faux gingerbread houses, sledding, and building forts just to name a few. He is a bit confused by the lack of schedule and routine but does pretty good going with the flow.

Christmas was AWESOME! We were able to spend it with lots of family. We had a little family Christmas early Christmas morning and then headed over to Jay's parents to have breakfast and open gifts with Jay's Aunt and Uncle and cousins. Fun times were had by all, even if I totally ruined the waffles because of some mislabeled baking necessities (like baking soda instead baking powder). The waffles were GROSS!!! But Guia (Jay's mom) saved that day and remade them and they were DELICIOUS! Aiden got some fun things like: Bendaroos and a remote control car. I got a iPod Shuffle and Jay got some dress shirts and ties and even a steamer and of course some money.

Later we headed to the Annual Myers Family Bowling! Every year we head to the bowling alley to bowl and hang out for a while. Its always a good time to chat and show off new toys and clothes. This year we brought along Jay's cousins who had NEVER bowled. Wouldn't you know it Adrian got a STRIKE the first time!!! CRAZY!!!

After bowling we headed back to the in-laws and ate yummy tamales and beans and some ham. YUMMY! Then Jay and I headed to see Sherlock Holmes with my bro Jake and his wife Jessica. We had a great time and were happy to tag along with Jessica's family. (Thanks Jess's mom).

2 days later we celebrated Jay's birthday. He is the big 28 now! He is as amazing if not MORE amazing than the day we met. He is even MORE handsome, smart, funny, and wonderful. I am so grateful for him in my life and couldn't have done much without him. Happy Birthday Mi Amor!!!

YEE-HAW!!!!!

2009-11-29T11:52:00.004-07:00

Aiden LOVES the rodeo and especially the bull riding! Here is Aiden practicing with the only BULL mom will allow him to ride right now! These two boys LOVE to play together and these moments are the BEST!!!

November Catch-Up

2009-11-28T16:55:00.005-07:00

November has been a good month but a FAST one!!! School for both Jay and I has been daunting and consistent however we have been blessed through it all. We have plenty of AWESOME family around to help us out. My sister and Jay's mom being our go-to people. LUCKY for us Guia(Jay's mom) takes Aiden for a 24 hour stretch during the week which is extremely helpful and needed.

Aiden is LOVING preschool and I am always AMAZED at his intellect. I am so happy that he enjoys the school he attends. I am grateful for the dedicated and loving staff. Aiden will be singing this Sunday at the church where he attends school. I am excited to see him in ACTION! Aiden is also becoming more and more elaborate in his prayers and his gentle and funny thoughts are both endearing and humorous. He had the annual PRIMARY progam this month and did beautifully. He sang and recited his part PERFECTLY...of course! He also looked SUPER handsome!!! He now needs his hair "spiked" so he can look "guapo" (cute)! He will no longer smile nicely either so these are the best shots I had!
Jay and I are SUPER excited for the semester to be over and to relax. We had a splendid Thanksgiving with family and friends. This year we ran the local Turkey Trot!!! It was COLD and good. Jay and I are both still hurting from the run but happy that we both did the 5k(3.1) in under 30 minutes. Joel (Jay's sister's hubby) did the run really FAST in 19 minutes! We are so proud of him and his amazing athletic abilities. Our FEAST was wonderful thanks to Roberto, Jay's dad, and I ate TOO much! We watched lots of movies and reminisced.

Adrian, Jay, & Joel chillin' on Turkey Day!

Tia Sena making yummy gravy!!!

Daddy and Aiden enjoying some down time!

P.S. Jay is sporting a mustache this month(Movember instead of November) to raise AWARENESS for Prostate and Testicular Cancer.

New Post, wrong order

2009-11-11T16:11:00.002-07:00

So I just posted a great new post but it is under an older one so please check the post on Aiden's Birthday and Fall fun!

SIRENS

2009-11-06T21:39:00.008-07:00

This afternoon Jay, Aiden, and I headed to the park to play some soccer and as we were getting out of the car Aiden heard sirens in the distance.
So he got back into the car and said, "Oh, Mom we need to pray."
I said, "we do?"
To which his reply was, "yes Mom for the people."
So I said, "Okay."
So Aiden said a prayer. "Heavenly Father please bless those people that the sirens are going to so that they are okay."
Jay and I just looked at each other and smiled. I am so grateful for his kind and thoughtful heart. He is still all boy and loves to ignore directions but loves to pray. I love my boy!

P.S. I will soon post Aiden's party pictures and other happenings...I promise.

Pumpkin Patch & Birthday Bash!!!

2009-10-27T17:49:00.011-06:00

Aiden sittin' on a pumpkin.

Aiden and Grandpa Roberto. I LOVE this one!

This year Aiden was able to go to the Tigges Pumpkin Farm with his preschool class. Grandpa Roberto and I went too. Aiden had lots of fun pulling around a big wagon and horsing around with his classmates. It was a chilly day and really a perfect fall day. Grandpa and Aiden searched ALL over the pumpkin patch for the best pumpkins. Aiden attempted to pick up some of the biggest ones out there but if he couldn't get it into the wagon he just walked away in search for another one. I am grateful Grandpa Roberto was able to come and enjoy some time with Aiden because they are best buds and love to be outside "doin' stuff" together. Thanks for coming Grandpa!

Aiden's preschool class. His teacher is Miss Debbie. Aiden is on the far right.

Aiden's teacher took this one of all of us together!
Me and my silly boy!

BIRTHDAY BASH!!!!

Aiden's birthday party was a great fun this year even though most of his cousins couldn't come. We had some absolutely delicious food provided by Jay's parents and Jay's Aunt and Uncle who have recently moved to Greeley. The weather was PERFECT and so was the company. We had a HUGE pinata and tons of candy. Aiden had a Batman theme this year but ended up being Spider man for Halloween. Aiden had plenty of generous gifts and support. I appreciate all those who came and had fun. Aiden had cupcakes this year instead of a cake and that worked out just fine. Jay did make a Tres Leche Cake (3 Milk Cake) for the adults that was consumed in a matter of minutes. Jay has a thing for making this cake. Way to go Babe! I am so grateful as always for Guia and Roberto's love and support and willingness to have the party at their house every year. They also provide the most delicious food too. I appreciate all their hard work and love for me and for Aiden.

Aiden with his new jersey thanks to Uncle Nate and Aunt Kara!

Flash Back To 2004

2009-10-27T17:22:00.016-06:00

Five years ago today I was at St. Luke's in Denver recovering from an emergency C-section for which produced a 5lb. 2 oz. 17 inch boy, Aiden Roberto Bugarin. Aiden had a head full of hair...and a neck full...and a shoulder full of hair! Aiden, you were beautiful! I couldn't believe you were finally here especially after such a tumultuous pregnancy. We had a 6 day stay at the hospital from Monday to Saturday and it was really nice. You lost a bit of weight and were down to 4lbs. 14oz. and mommy was trying to figure out how to move without using my core(NOT EASY). We had plenty of visitors including all your grandparents and many of your cousins and aunts and uncles. You were the 1st Grand baby on Daddy's side of the family and the 12th Grand baby on Mommy's side of the family.

Aiden at 1 week old.
Aiden at 2 months old on his blessing day!
Aiden at 6 or so months playing in the bath.

You were a joy the minute you joined our family and we are so grateful for your little spirit in our home. You have been a challenge at times (i.e. ear infections) but mostly you have been so much fun! You make us laugh and cry with joy. I love the way you are always telling me that I am beautiful and you love me "to the moon" or you love me "to China." However when I ask you where China is, you say, "how should I know mom?" You love to read, for which I am so happy. I love to read to you even when you interrupt the entire time to ask questions or point something out. You are a supreme athlete and FULL of energy. You thrive on competition (I don't know where you get that from) and love to participate in sports. You love the Gospel and going to Primary. You are always reminding me to say prayers when I lose things (like my purse). I love you more than I ever could have imagined. You are smart, curious, funny, beautiful, quirky, loving, and sweet. HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY AIDEN!!!!!!

Family photo!
P.S. Daddy seconds this post!!!

Long Time NO post...

2009-10-14T15:24:00.004-06:00

I am posting some cute pictures of Aiden and Jay messing around with the camera. They are so adorable together and it makes my heart swell to see them together. They love to wrestle and play hide and seek or even play Nerf guns. Aiden loves to sit and eat Oreo's with daddy in the evening. These kind of moments make me remember that my life is pretty darn wonderful. I am so grateful for the life I have been given and chosen. I am also posting pictures of Aiden playing soccer. His season is nearly finished and let me tell you Aiden is a superstar!!! He has really improved but with that has come a sense of taking over the game. He is constantly grabbing the ball if it is about to go out of bounds and throwing at the referee. He is always kicking it off and just plain running all over the place. He is a joy to watch except when he is pushing. He is always rolling on the ground from tripping but gets up with no problem. He is such a go-getter. I love my little man.

Preschool and Camping (Check out the Video at the end)

2009-09-10T20:47:00.008-06:00

I should have posted this last week or so but didn't have the energy or the time, not that I do now but here I am. Aiden started preschool on the 2nd of September and loved it. He was super excited and couldn't wait to get rid of me and go learn "things" as he puts it. He even sang a cute song right before we left.(which is at the very bottom of the post) He loves his teacher Ms. Debbie and Ms. Ellie. He has a large class of 16 and more than half are boys. She has her hands full, I will tell you what. I know this because I went this week to be the parent helper on Aiden's special day. On his special day he is the line leader, the 1st to get snack and help with the prep, he also got to hold the flag when they said the Pledge of Allegiance. He was so proud, especially because he likes to be 1st in EVERYTHING! If you know my child even a little bit, you know that. Umm...I wonder where he gets that from? :)

I am so happy that he is happy and loves to learn. I was pleasantly surprised with how well behaved he was and willing to listen to the teacher. I know I have my troubles with him at home sometimes but its good to know he doing his best at school. I love my little man. He is getting so big. I can't believe he is almost 5. I nearly cried dropping him off at preschool the 1st day. I didn't expect myself to do that. Oh well! He's my baby!

So on Labor Day weekend we went camping north of Red Feathers in Cherokee Park. This is the 2nd year we have done this with Brad and Alicia. We headed up on Friday after everyone got off work and made camp by nightfall. I was impressed with that because the traffic was not so hot since everyone was trying to get somewhere for the weekend. We didn't stay up too late that night, we were all too tired. But we did have time to celebrate Alicia's Birthday with some Hostess Cupcakes. Yummy!!!

Saturday we ate a yummy breakfast and hung out. Aiden messed around by throwing rocks and sticks and finding bugs, while the adults read and chilled out. Eventually, Brad and Alicia took a nap and our little family headed out for a little hike. Aiden loved climbing all the rocks and throwing them. It was fun despite the fact that all Jay and I wanted to do was take a nap. I am glad we didn't. Aiden just enjoyed spending alone time with mom and dad, as did we. We eventually headed back to camp and ate a late lunch or early dinner. We had Brad's AMAZING hamburgers and some spicy bratwursts.

We had an awesome fire, thanks to our pyro friend Brad and roasted marshmallows and ate some perfect smores. Aiden just wanted the chocolate but it was all good. Aiden and I went to bed early while Brad, Alicia, and Jay played "Name that Tune" with their IPODs. The next day, Sunday, we packed up early and ate some oatmeal and headed back home in just enough time to go to church. We had a great weekend! Thanks Brad and Alicia!
On a side note, Jay and I are also back in school this semester. I am at UNC full-time and Jay is at Aims part-time. We are busy and haven't been able to do much but homework since school started 3 weeks ago. We are bit overwhelmed but grateful to be going and furthering our education. Thanks to all those that help us we couldn't do it with out you!

2009-09-01T16:02:00.002-06:00

Summer Catch Up!!

2009-08-18T20:44:00.013-06:00

Wow, its been a while since I have updated and I have been dreaded updating all the happenings since my last post but it needs to be done so bare with me. This is going to be a super long post with tons of pictures that I put on a slide show. I will start off where I left off; July.

So after the 4th of July and all its fun celebrations Joel and Sena came to visit for a week. We always look forward to these visits because it is not often that they both are able to visit at the same time and we are so happy when they can come together. The week consisted of hanging out and eating most of the time. About the same time that Joel and Sena came to visit Jay's Tio Alberto and Tia Alma and their family moved to Greeley and were living with Jay's parents until last week. Having so much famly together was awesome. One day a few of us headed to the Sweatsville Zoo in Fort Collins as a free and interesting thing to do. I used to go there as a child and hadn't been since. Everyone liked it but I sensed that it might not have been worth the 30 minute drive to get there.

We also headed up to Estes Park on a Saturday. We camped out by Lake Estes for the day and just ate and relaxed. Aiden and Abram, Jay's cousin that is Aiden's age, brought their bikes and rode around with the assistance of Joel. Joel was a good sport considering he didn't have a bike and he ran wherever they kids rode and ran quite fast to even keep up with them. Thanks Joel we love you!! Aiden had a bit of a skid-out on some dirt but toughed it out even when Grandpa Roberto squirted lime juice on his wounds to help kill the germs. Aiden really cried when Roberto did squirted the lime but later confessed that it wasn't so bad and would do it again if he got hurt.

Later Jay, Joel, Sena, and Adrian, Abrams older brother, headed to the Stanley Hotel for the ghost tour while the rest of us napped and hung out while Aiden and Abram rode around in circles over and over. It was such a great day and so nice to just relax and get to know more of Jay's family.

About a week later, Aiden and I headed to Utah for a long awaited trip to visit my best friend Alicia and her family. We bought tickets a couple of months before and we excited not to drive. Well little did I know that I would end up delayed for nearly half the time it would take me to drive to Salt Lake. We were supposed to leave at 7 but didn't even take off until 10 and so you can imagine how annoyed I was but grateful that Aiden was such a trooper and really was amazing while we waited in the airport. He ran up and down the moving walkway with our carry-on bag with wheels that made a really loud funny noise that he thought was cool but certainly got the attention of everyone in the concourse.

Anyhow, we finally arrived at Alicia's and hung out. Aiden loved playing everyday most of the day in the backyard with his buddy Carter who is the same age and Berklie who is 2. I have to say they get along pretty well and only slightly get into trouble when they're together. Their favorite past time being torturing Alicia's kitty Phinneaus.

My hope when I went to visit Alicia was to help her out since she just had her 3rd baby. Let me tell you I loved helping with the baby, Oaklie and not letting Alicia change a diaper while I was awake. I am so glad that I was able to visit her and her family. I always come back feeling refreshed and happy.

While there I was able to go the the Oquirhh Mountain Temple open house with some of my family who happened to be in Utah at the same time. It was great because Aiden has been begging to go into the temple and open houses are his only opportunity until he is older. It was wonderful and beautiful and I am so glad I was able to do it with family. Auntie Sena was able to come with us too! Afterward, we went out to eat and met up with some of my cousins that live in Utah. Fun Fun Fun! I wish we had more time together but at least I was able to see them.

So my trip ended and I headed back to the airport in hopes that my return flight would be better than my arriving one. Well it was better but I was still delayed an hour or so and have decided to NEVER take an afternoon or evening flight again!!!!!

Once I got home Jay headed out a few days later with the Spanish Branch to Martin's Cove. He had a great time and he and Adrian took tons of pictures. Jay really wanted me to go but I just wanted to stay home and be home since I had just gotten home. I will admit though, I kind of wish I would have gone after seeing all the pictures and hearing about how much fun they had. Next time.

Okay what next...oh yeah so Jay had a week off in August and he decided he wanted to go to Utah to visit Joel and Sena and all his buddies. I too wanted to visit some of my friends. (Please note that I apologize to all the people I did not see while I was in Utah and hope that you will understand that there is always too little time to see and appease everyone. I love you all.) Okay so we stationed ourselves in Salt Lake at Joel and Sena's and saw my nanny friend Liberti and her family. I hadn't seen Liberti in some 6 or 7 years so it was great to see her and get to know her family. It was also shocking to hear some of the stories Liberti remembered about me as a nanny. Lets just say I was a bit young and immature. Thanks for the reminder Libs. We then saw the Rasmussen's who fed us some great breakfast and supplied wonderful conversation. I love chatting with Holly and Connie. We also saw Jay's mission buddy Beta or Danny as he is commonly known and his wonderful wife and daughter. We ate cow tongue tacos and it was actually pretty darn good. However, I did have more of the American fare, lasagna that Elisha made since she wasn't going to eat cow tongue. Next we went down to Pleasant Grove to visit a bunch of my cousins and my Aunt and Uncle. We had a blast. We went Seven Peaks Water Park and spent a majority of the day there, some 6 or 7 hours. Aiden was in heaven and wouldn't you know it made a friend there right away and played with him for hours. I am so grateful that he is so accepting. Well there was something for everyone here and although I don't like rides that excite and make my heart go to my throat my cousin Jeff and his wife convinced me to go on a bunch of rides and I did end up liking it and enjoying myself. Jay had a blast hanging with my cousins and getting to know my family. I was happy to be with them. I love my family. After the water park we headed back to my Aunt's house and talked. I was lucky enough to have Jeff massage my feet and help me relieve my Plantar Fasciites. He also showed Jay how to massage my legs and feet. I was in heaven. Thanks Jeff!!!

The next day we headed to Logan to see Matt (Jay's mission buddy) and his wife Amanda and their little one Kate. We went fishing which admittedly I have never done before. Aiden loved it and so did Kate. Amanda is a pro and showed up all of us. Way to go Amanda! Matt and Amanda then generously took us out to eat at wonderful restaurant in Logan, Cafe Sabor. It was fabulous. Unfortunately Matt had to head to work so are time was short but we had a great time.

While in Logan we were fortunate to see our friends from Greeley, Kelly and Stacy and their cute girl Emerie. We had a blast despite Kelly's blown out back. We were able to go to the Logan Zoo. I know I couldn't believe they had one either. It was so cute and I could have briskly walked through the whole thing in 5 minutes but we made it a 30 minute thing. They had many varying birds species and one that Aiden called a "Rainbow Cock" That's right. Its formal name is Golden pheasant but I think he just got confused with its bright colors and the fact that he was also seeing many Peacocks! He is so cute! I love that he is so creative. We had a great time with the Jorgensens and are so grateful to have them as friends.

Thankfully we were able to stay the night at my Cousin Rachels house while visiting Logan. I felt bad that we kind of floated through and weren't able to stay long but I am always grateful for her hospitality and love for my family. I am especially happy that I got to know her hubby Chad a bit better. He is hilarious and fun and wonderfully hospitable. He told us about a kind of meteor dust shower that was going on that week in August so we all went out and watched it. It was amazing. What a way to spend time together. Chad you are SOO cool and SOO smart. Thank you. Unfortunately, my sweet cousin was sick and unable to really hang-out with us but I am so glad that she was generous enough to still let us come. Thank you Rach!

On our way back to Salt Lake we got a call that Sena's friend's sister past away and was needed at home in Greeley so our trip was going to be cut short a day so we could get Sena back. I was sad for Sena and sad for me b/c I thought I wasn't going to be able to make it to Alicia's house to say hello but of course Jay made it possible for which I am so grateful. Alicia and I are so close and even though we had just seen each other it was nice to see each other again so soon.

Well as if this post wasn't long enough I have plenty more to write but figure this will suffice for now. We had a great summer and are sad it has to end but I am looking forward to the cooler weather.

Stampede Festivities & 4th of July Fun!!

2009-07-06T15:28:00.014-06:00

This may be a long post but I hope you will still read it and check out some pictures. We had a great week leading up to the Fourth of July and a great Fourth.

Every year in Greeleythe Greeley Independence Stampede is held from June 25th to July 5th. This is an old and fun event with Rodeo's, carnivals and a ton of yummy food. We were fortunate enough to be able to go to one of the weeknight rodeos. It was great fun. Aiden LOVES going to the rodeo and talks about it all year (no joke, ALL year). I had hoped to get Aiden into the mutton-bustin' this year but failed to get on top of that quick enough so I am hoping for next year. I know he would rock at it or if not he would have the time of his life. I love going to the rodeo too which is a bit funny considering I never ever went as a kid. I just love the cowboys! On Thursday night our good friends from Denver, David, Stacie, Ally, and Justin, came up to stay for the weekend. Aiden was so excited to have someone spend the night and especially Ally. He calls her his girlfriend sometimes. They have been together since birth and really enjoy playing together.

On Friday, Jay's buddy, Chris from high school was in town and came over and had breakfast with us. He has 2 cute kids and lovely girlfriend. We had a yummy breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and eggs. The kids had fun playing while the adults chatted. Jay was so happy to see Chris and catch up on old times and new happenings.

After breakfast we decided to head to Estes Park and enjoy the mountains. We got up there in just enough time to eat lunch by Lake Estes and then run for cover as the clouds took over and it rained. Luckily it didn't rain long and then we were off to enjoy the day. We rented some pedal bikes to take around the Lake. It was a lot of work especially when your laughing. We were laughing at how hard it was and raced each other. We put Jay and David with the 2 older kids on one bike and Stacie and I with Justin on the other bike. We even saw a moose on the golf course bordering the path. It was perfect. However, by the time we got back to the rental place we were too exhausted to do much else so we headed home. Friday night was a bit low key since we wanted to get some rest before waking early Saturday to get to the parade so we could get some good seats.

Saturday started early 6 a.m. to be exact. Jay left then to go help set up a spot on the parade route where Wells Fargo has bleachers. Then the rest of us got ready and left by 7:30 so we were there early enough to save some bleacher space. The waiting game for the parade to start is the hardest part. Since the parade doesn't start until 9 but didn't reach us until 9:40. But the wait was worth it. The kids LOVED the parade and all its fun and excitement. Aiden loves the Texas Longhorns that walk down the parade route. I don't like that part because they could easily just run over anyone at any time. Its pretty impressive that they just stay in line but it is still scary for my wimpy mentality. Anyhoo, it was a ton of fun but not as much fun as I remember it being when I was young, but at least Aiden and all the kiddos enjoyed it.

Later that day we all took naps and woke up and headed to the Adams' house for a little BBQ. I am happy that we had a BBQ and grateful that Elise hosted despite just having a baby 8 days before. She is such a wonderful host and friend. The kiddos had nice time playing together and were excited when the time finally came to light some sparklers. They were a hit but the rain made it hard to enjoy them for too long. Thank you Stacie for the sparklers and firecrackers.

At this point, David and Stacie headed back to Denver hoping to catch some fireworks up there and we headed home. Aiden fell asleep before the fireworks, which didn't surprise me after a long day, and Jay and I just watched them from our house.

Jay finished up the Stampede festivities with the Demolition Derby. I decided not to go and he took Brad instead. It was a lot of action full of fire's and crashing. It moved much faster this year than last Jay said. Last year we were there from 4 until 11 p.m. Too long if you ask me. Jay didn't get any pictures from the Derby so I don't have any to post.

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July and appreciate all those still fighting and sacraficing for our celebrations and liberty. I know I am grateful and humbled by those who have fought for Our country and still do.

Camping @ Jackson Lake

2009-07-01T17:39:00.007-06:00

This past weekend, the weekend before the 4th of July, we went to Jackson Lake with our good friends Brad and Alicia for a second year. We had tons of fun and really enjoy this annual trip. This year Aiden, Alicia, and I went up a night before Brad and Jay so we could get some extra time at the lake and more time with Alicia's parents who were also there in their AWESOME 5th wheel.
Alicia and I took Brad's truck up with most of the camping gear and were loading up right before the storm hit but not too much before because Alicia and I were drenched while tying a tarp down on top of all the gear. It was tons of fun...NOT!!! But we made it to the site just fine and hung out in the 5th wheel where I learned how to play Hearts while it poured outside. Aiden got a little restless and at the first sign of sun we headed out to play some baseball.

Saturday we had a yummy breakfast and hung out at the beach until the boys arrived. Aiden made lots of friends with the kids at the beach and I got some reading in and of course, a BAD sunburn. I had been making fun of Jay because he was applying and reapplying sunscreen and I made fun of him and then I got roasted. All I care about is that Aiden didn't get burned. We hung out at the beach most of the day with only a break for lunch and then back to the beach until dinner time. It was a wonderful day with no rain or storms, which is quite unusual this year. Jay and Brad played Frisbee in the water for hours and Aiden built sand castles and holes with random kids at the beach. It was perfect. Dinner was wonderful. Jay made some amazing fajitas and we ate it with some of Jays' amazing homemade salsa. Thank you Honey! That night after dinner Aiden begged me to put him to bed but our site was not close enough to Brad and Alicia's site to let him go to bed in the tent by himself. So he went to bed in Brad and Alicia's tent and fell asleep in 2 minutes flat with his arms behind his head. So adorable. I love my little man.Saturday night we slept well until Aiden had a bit of an accident and then we just hung out in the wee hours of the mornings until it was okay to be awake. We then had an amazing breakfast of homemade french toast and some yummy North Dakota sausage. It was excellent. We finished the morning off by going to the beach for an hour or so and then left. I am so glad that we were able to go and with good friends.

Summer Fun!

2009-06-10T09:47:00.014-06:00

So this summer has been pretty darn relaxing and busy. I love being home and not having anything to worry about, i.e. school and homework. Although, with no pressing assignments to worry about or do I was a bit lost the first 2 weeks after the semester. However, I am very busy now and am rarely home. I like being busy it helps me to be productive and less anxious BUT I love to be home doing my own thing too.

Summer is the busy season for Jay and this year is no different. He is gone by 7 most days and doesn't return until 7pm. This is to say when he is not playing softball, working out, or doing something for church. He is the best and has been working his tail off. He is such a wonderful example to me of working hard and not complaining. He is the best daddy and still finds time to do all the little things around the house like: changing Aiden's flat tire...for 5th time, putting up shelves for me, putting up things to deter the birds that have declared war on our cars(a long story, ask me later), and other manly things. I love you Babe!

So this summer Aiden has been busy too. We had our little vacation to Utah and Nevada and when we got home Jay taught him how to ride his bike without training wheels. I was very nervous about this but Jay was sure Aiden would catch on quickly. Boy was I wrong, Aiden got it in no time, literally. In just an hour, if not less, Aiden was riding the bike by himself. He wasn't too good at the steering part but figured that our by the 3rd or 4th day of constant riding. He has a bigger bike and his little one he got last year that we took the training wheels off of. He is more comfortable on the smaller one but does just fine with the big one too. He is just thrilled to be riding all by himself and has become so confident. I love seeing him be so proud. I posted a video of Aiden riding his bike, its only a minute long but its funny. Its after these 2 photos.

So in addition to riding his bike, Aiden is enrolled in a swim class with his good friend from church Emily. They are the only 2 kiddos that have survived their class. The other children were all too frightened to get in and stay in. So Aiden and Emily have their cute teacher to themselves. They aren't necessarily learning to swim since the Rec Center requires them to where floating devices but they still love it and are gaining more confidence. Aiden is happy as a clam in the water and swims all over the pool. He loves the play with the diving rings although he doesn't dive for them he gets them with his toes. Funny Boy! He is sure to tell me he is better than others but I try to tell him that he should help others who aren't as confident as him. I am glad that we are doing the swim lessons if for no other reason then to let Aiden have fun with out me having to be in a swimsuit.

Viva Las Vegas....and Salt Lake City!!!

2009-05-30T17:14:00.017-06:00

It has unfortunately taken me quite some time to post our vacation pictures from nearly 4 weeks ago. I just have not been in the mood to blog. So this may seem like a long post, because it is, but that doesn't mean you should avoid commenting (wink, wink). So we started our trip going to Salt Lake to visit Jay's wonderful and beautiful sister, Sena and her equally wonderful hubby, Joel. We were able to enjoy plenty of relaxation and more physical exercise than I had intended BUT loved. Joel had us go running with him early in the morning, which was quite fun. I didn't make it more than 1 mile before I had to stop for a moment and then we were off and I had to stop at mile 2 and walked the rest of the way. Jay did GREAT, of course. Jay ran nearly the entire way with Joel and considering Joel is Uber-fit and a super athlete, this was quite a feat. Jay is such a go getter. So later on that day, we decide to go hiking and since its only a 5 minute drive from Joel and Sena's house, the hike is even more appealing. Aiden and Joel ran most of the way, while Jay, Sena, and I walked. I couldn't believe that Aiden just ran up with Joel. The hike was mostly uphill and he didn't even fall. On the way down, Aiden ran with Sena and only fell once but toughed it out. He is an amazingly fit child. His endurance is amazing. We had so much fun. We then went to the new StarTrek movie and Aiden fell right asleep. I don't blame him; I was exhausted too.
We then left Salt Lake and headed to Vegas. We had a great time on the drive. Aiden did great and had fun. We stopped a lot and ate junk food and just talked and laughed. I think I enjoyed the driving to Vegas more than Vegas itself. We finally arrived in Vegas, I think it took us a bit longer than normal since we stopped a million times. We made it to our hotel, the Monte Carlo, just fine and had a nice experience there. Our room was spacious and comfy. I slept amazingly well and that isn't easy for me to do anywhere. Our room had a great view of the strip and it was quiet and smelled good.
The first thing on Aiden's list was to go swimming so we got our bags delivered to our room, changed and headed to the pool. It was so spacious and also very crowded but fun nonetheless. We mainly stayed in the lazy river since it was warmer than all the other pools, not that it was cold by any means outside. It was a piping 95 degrees when we got there. We also played in the wave pool and Aiden loved it. We tried teaching Aiden some swimming basics in the regular pool but that didn't turn out very well. He ended up swallowing too much water and gagged and then threw up just a little bit. We just acted like nothing happened and swam away. Yuck I know.
Later after we were changed from swimming we walked around the strip and went to M&M World since it was right across the street and had fun looking at all the M&M trinkets. Aiden wanted a bag of M&M's but it cost $12 a pound. Yikes, no thank you. We then got a call from Jay's Grandma Angie, for whom we went to Vegas to see. She wanted to meet up with us and her relatives and go to dinner. Dinner was great and was compliments of Jacks daughter Debbie, Thank you Debbie! Jay said the steak he had was the best and biggest he has ever had. I believe him because he ate the entire thing and so did everyone else, since everyone got a steak too. Aiden conked out during dinner so I didn't really eat.
The next day was wonderful. We planned on coming to Vegas to meet up with Jay's Grandma Angie to go to the Temple together. I wasn't able to go in since we didn't have anyone to watch Aiden but Jay and his Grandma were able to go in and I just enjoyed being away from the strip on sacred ground. Aiden and I looked around the Temple grounds and then went to McD's so Aiden could eat and play. When Jay and Angie were done we headed to Debbie's house,where Angie was staying. On the drive to Debbie's home, Angie told us such wonderful stories about Jay when he was young and about Jay's parents. I loved hearing such stories and the way Angie tells them just enhances the story. Angie is the cutest little Latina Grandma, except of course for Grandma Guia. I realized how much I need to record and transcribe these stories so we can have them for later. Family history is so important and fun! We had lunch with Angie and her neighbor Mabel who was kind enough to drive Angie to Vegas to see us. So that afternoon decided to head to Mandalay Bay Hotel and see the Shark Bay and aquarium. It turned out to be a very long walk and it was killer hot, 95 degrees and Aiden was getting quite tired and hot. But alas we made it to the hotel that was air conditioned, yes. Well then we had to walk forever through the hotel to the aquarium. It was so much fun and Aiden really enjoyed it as did Jay and I. It didn't take long to go through and see everything but it was worth it, especially since Aiden was free. We then got smart and took the free tram from Mandalay to Excalibur. We got out and headed to the Excalibur the see how much it was to see a show we heard was great, The Tournament of Kings. Umm, yeah, it was $65 per person including Aiden. So as you can guess that was a no-go. There was an arcade there so we went there and let Aiden do a few games and saw a 4-D ride simmulater thingy. It had 3 different adventures and it was more affordable so we did that instead. It was fun and Aiden only got scared once. We then headed back to the hotel and got ready to go swimming and got down there and were told the pool closed. It was only 6. Aiden was so sad so he swam in the bathtub instead. Not as exciting but it would have to do. We then just packed and hung out in our room. We were to leave the next day. Well no sooner were we asleep then Aiden was up coughing so hard he threw up all over the place. As Jay was cleaning, Aiden threw up again and this time on more things. We had to call the front desk and ask for new things and a big bag to hold the nastiness. I felt bad but what do you do. Aiden went back to sleep quickly and we all went back to bed. We were up early the next day and left on our long 13 hour journey home. All in all we had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves.

Family Fun Time

2009-05-19T18:58:00.010-06:00

Well I have alot to catch up on so bear with me. I will be slowly updating everything in the next few days. Here is just one of our many May adventures.

So May is a busy month for my family and this year was no exception. This May I was finally able to graduate from Aims with my Associates Degree, as well as my younger Brother Jacob. But the biggest news and cause for celebration was my older brother Ben graduating from UNC. Lucky for us, many extended family members came to Greeley to help celebrate: My Aunt Denise and Uncle Sterling from Pheonix (who I haven't seen since I was 2), my Grandma Foster and Uncle Doug from Cali., and my cousin Jennifer and her family who are also from Pheonix. It was a GRAND time had by all. The graduation party for Ben was a blast and the weather held out, thankfully. The weekend was wonderful. I was able to get to know my Aunt and Uncle, who might I add, are the COOLEST! We played card games until the wee hours of the night (it was only 11:30 but thats late to me) and talked alot. It was fun to just have so much family together. At one point I think that all our guests and the whole Myers clan were together in my mom's house. It was great, but super crowded and loud. My guess is that there were some 21 children and 20 or so adults. Life is good. Family is such a vital part of my life and I am so glad to be loved by so many and to love so many. What FUN!

So I am having some issues trying to label each picture so I will do it from here. So in photo #1 is my Aunt Denise and me. In photo #2 is Ben and Aunt Denise. In photo #3 is my mom and Aunt Denise. In photo #4 is Uncle Doug, My Aunt Denise and Grandma Foster. In photo #5 is the funniest picture, it is Uncle Sterling and Rowan, Emily's youngest. Both of their faces are hilarious!!!

FUN ON THE FARM

2009-05-05T13:01:00.005-06:00

Today I finally made it to Plum Farm's Baby Animal Days. I was able to go with my sister, Elise, Liesel, and some other friends from our Ward. It was fun, of course and I was able to get some great pictures of Aiden and all the other kiddos that came. I love Plum Farm because it is right next to our house and I can walk there and it is so much fun for the kids. It doesn't take very long to see everything but the kids just play and see every animal over and over. Aiden is a bit under the weather but he still enjoyed himself. Kieran, however, had a BLAST and was hilarious. Here are some pictures. ENJOY!!!!!

Mr. Fix It Lives At My House!

2009-04-22T17:23:00.002-06:00

So this last Saturday was a dreary day and a day I wanted to get some things done around the house. My priority was our shower. For 2 years, we have been dealing with a leaky faucet in the shower and have delayed fixing it for some reason or another. Well we got the parts and Jay and Aiden went to work. It took only 40 minutes and they were done. I even convinced Jay to get a new shower head that he also installed. It was an easy fix and makes me wonder why we didn't do it sooner. Jay and Aiden were so cute working together and wearing those purple work gloves. Aiden loves to wear them.
I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband and best friend. He is so thoughtful and willing. He amazes me with his desire to serve and love those around him. He is such an example to me and Aiden. Aiden adores his daddy and I hope he acquires his work ethic and need to serve others. I know that fixing a shower may seem so minor, and it was, but it was so nice to have someone around to fix it and do it so willingly. My life is so blessed because of Jay.
Sorry for the gushy post. Bytheway, my new shower head ROCKS and I LOVE not have a leaky faucet to worry about. THANKS BABE!

Aiden's 1st Soccer Game and EASTER!!

2009-04-13T13:54:00.009-06:00

I guess I will start with Aiden's 1st soccer game. It was this last Saturday and let me tell you, he LOVED it!!! He was so ready to play and score and score he did. He scored a couple of goals for the other team and a couple for his own. He is so nice, don't you think? Aiden and some of his team got a bit distracted by some bubbles that someone was blowing on the sidelines. Distracted enough to run around the soccer field trying to catch them. It was so cute. Aiden's coach is very patient and kind with the kids, especially since many of them, including Aiden, don't follow directions very well. Aiden was busy eating oranges on the sideline after half-time and then just got up and started playing. The coach kindly brought him back to the side and explained that he needed to let the other kids play for a time. Aiden was fine with that, just didn't know.

Easter was fun for us but pretty low key. We, or should I say Jay, (or I guess the Easter Bunny) got Aiden a Nerf gun and some other little things. Aiden loved it. We didn't get Aiden any candy but he did get some. After playing with his new, powerful nerf gun we all got ready for church and boy let me tell you; Aiden was ADORABLE! I tried to get a good full-body shot of Aiden but he wouldn't let me. I got a great close-up though.

After church we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Bugarin's house for some yummy food (that Aiden never eats) and a very chilly, rainy, egg hunt. Aiden had a blast, of course. Grandma Guia even put money in the eggs. When Aiden saw his egg with money he says,"I need to put that in my account." This is funny because he thinks his account is his piggy-bank. So funny! So we finished at the Bugarin's and headed back home so I could make some food for our dinner with the Adams Family, or as Aiden's say, "Little Emily's house." We had a great dinner and AWESOME homemade rolls. I need the recipe. Okay, so Aiden and "Little" Emily and her younger brother Jacob had a great Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard. It was also chilly but not raining. The kids had a great time and loved all the candy. After dinner and the Egg hunt we had the kids sing and dance for us. What a blast. Robert, our dear friend from Venezuela, came along too and had such a wonderful time playing with the kids and eating most of the homemade rolls. I am so glad that he is here.

I am so grateful for another Holiday that reminds me to remember my Savior and be a better person. Here are some more pictures from our great weekend.

2009-04-08T13:52:00.009-06:00

Well Aiden has been saying or doing some pretty funny stuff lately. One of these cute moments happened just this afternoon. I arrived at my sisters to pick Aiden up after my classes, and I came in quietly because her kiddos would be sleeping. Well Aiden was sitting on the couch with is back to me watching "Nemo" so I went up to him and kissed his cute cheek and he was so happy and before he even really turned around to see who was kissing him, he says, "Mama!" I asked him "how did you know it was me?" He quickly and smartly says " Duh mom, with my thinking brain." As if there is any other kind of brain. He is so funny.

The other happening was when I threw a load of hot-out-of-the-dryer clothes onto the couch, and Aiden just runs over, takes his shirt off, and gets in the middle of the laundry pile. "Ohhh mom this is good." Then he says, "Mom, my legs are telling me that I need to get naked." After I laugh and smile at this silly boy, I say "okay but you need to keep your underwear on." He got down to his skivvies and sat in the warm laundry for 15 minutes. Then he gets up and says, "Oh that is so nice. Mom, feel me, I am all warm." Would you believe it, he was all warm. :)

Parenting has been a struggle lately but it is always mingled with wonderful moments like this that bring me true joy and peace. I am so grateful for such a wonderfully unique child. I am also grateful for the privilege it is to be a mom, especially since it's not as easy to come by as I originally thought.

2009-03-29T19:40:00.006-06:00

A couple of weeks ago now, our little family was able to go on a mini vacation to Utah to visit some friends and family. I will apologize now to all those I did not see andI hope you will forgive me. It is hard to try and see everyone in such a short amount of time. Nonetheless, we were able to reconnect with many people. We were able to go to Logan, Ogden, West Jordan, Draper, Murray, and stay in Salt Lake. Sena and Joel, Jay's sister and hubby, generously loaned us their home while they were on vacation. They rock! Anyhoo, we were able to go to the Hoegle Zoo, the highlight of the trip for Aiden. We were able to go with some of Jay's family friends, the Rasmussens(sorry if I spell your name wrong every time), who also got us in for free. Thank you Holly and Connie! The zoo is much smaller than the one in Denver but wonderful to take kids to because it doesn't take all day to see everything. Aiden had fun with Holly's kiddos and so did I.

Part of the deal with going to Utah was going to IKEA. Jay had never been and I was so excited for him to see how AWESOME it is there. Aiden loved it too because they have a fun day care place that is FREE. Thats right, ITS FREE!! ( its great other than the fact some kid went poo in the balls while Aiden was there).So my best buddy Alicia met us there and off we went. Jay LOVED it...of course. We were able to get Aiden a cute table with some chairs and other random things. I am realizing that this post is a bit random in nature so I am sorry if I don't flow very well.

I just want to say a BIG thank you for all those we did see and their hospitality and availability. One of the great highlights for me was being able to see my cousin whom I hadn't seen since she got married, 11 YEARS ago. I had so much fun getting to know her kiddos and talk with her. I love my family I just wish we could be closer geographically.

Anyhow, we had a great time and it truly felt like a vacation and it was odd to be back home. I am so grateful for the good weather and driving conditions through Wyoming and my wonderful husband we drove the whole way both ways. You ROCK babe, I LOVE YOU!

Boys Will Be Boys!!!

2009-03-22T08:03:00.005-06:00

On our vacation Jay purchased 3 Nerf guns, one for each of us...of course! Well when we got home and Robert came over and the boys went at it with the guns. I only recorded about 2 minutes of them playing but they played for nearly 45 minutes. Needless to say, they were exhausted and laughing so hard I thought they were going to bust their guts. I think these guns were a good buy. Robert said he hasn't had that much fun since he was a kid. Aiden had fun watching and getting in on the action too.

Soccer!!!

2009-03-10T17:18:00.007-06:00

Aiden jogging during practice.

Aiden and his team stretching.

Adien had his first soccer practice on Monday and loved it. Aiden loved all the kids, of course, and his "teacher-coach." I am glad he enjoyed it even though it was 40 some degrees outside and super windy. Aiden did pretty good for his first time with an organized sport. He did quite a bit of pushing and I asked him why and he told me, "so I can win and score mom." OH is that all?! Well he also got pushed around a bit and did a bit of a somersault and thought that it was so cool. He is such a tough guy. Luckily practice is only 30 minutes because otherwise I would have frozen and the coach would have lost his mind with 12 mighty mites running around. I think I may end up helping him out.

A Bit Drab Are We?

2009-03-03T12:42:00.003-07:00

Last night as I was washing Aiden's hands in the restroom at a restaurant,
Aiden says, "mommy, that lady is putting on make-up."
I said "yes Aiden she is."
The women putting on make-up says, "my, isn't he observant."
I say "yes he is." I smile and finish up with the washing duties.
Well as I am drying Aiden's hands and turning to walk out the door, this women hands me her Mary Kay card and says, "maybe you could try putting some on too." I took it and smiled and walked out flabbergasted that she said that to me. Now I know that I am not the most trendy or up-do kind of girl but I am not drab and plain am I? I think the only reason I didn't say anything to her was because she was about 70 years old. Okay I think that I can be a bit plain but I didn't think I was last night.

Reading!

2009-02-20T14:26:00.007-07:00

Yesterday I found Aiden, as I often do, reading in his book nook. I had been taking a shower and told him that he should play toys instead of watching a show on T.V. Well I somewhat thought that he would just wait for me to turn on the shower and then run in my room and turn on the T.V. Well I got out of the shower and heard nothing. So I got on a robe and looked around the corner into his room and there he was reading away. I ran down as stealthily as I could (considering our stairs are so steep) and came back up and got this quiet footage. He was not happy with me filming him or taking pictures(umm, sound like me).

I am so happy that Aiden loves to read. Right now his favorite is called "White Dynamite and Curly Kidd" Jay got it at the ARC,a second hand store here, and Aiden wants to read it constantly. Aiden loves to go to story time and hear someone else read. He is such a fun little man. He really makes me happy.

I wanted to add two of Aiden's darnedest things. The other day after getting into the car after playing at the park with some friends, he says, " Mom, my heart is so busy. Its 'cause I was running." He is so fast. If you know him you know he is super fast. (and I believe that that is why my heart feels like it does when I attempt to run like I did in high school). Also, yesterday he decided to sing to me "You are so beautiful to me, can't you see, you're everything I wike(like), you are so beautiful mommy" He just melts my heart.

Be My Valentine!

2009-02-15T21:19:00.007-07:00

So on Valentine Day, we got together with our good friends David & Stacie and their 2 kiddos, Ally and Justin. Aiden and Ally have played together since birth and love each other a lot. As we were all eating Aiden and Ally came up from the basement to tell us that they were married. Aiden then defended his "wife" from her younger brother Justin who wanted in on the action. Aiden did not want him bothering him and his "wife" Ally. Aiden has such a wonderful imagination and sense of wonder. I really love that the world is his playground and everything is so exciting and new. I remember when I taught preschool, some of the kids were not excited about the little things in life, things like a bunny hopping around the grass, or squirrel jumping from the trees, that did nothing to bring them joy. Whereas Aiden couldn't be more thrilled by nature. Ally is much the same and I love watching such innocence.

So Valentine's Day was good for me. I am not one to be super excited or overjoyed about V-day, but I do want to take a moment, like some of my fellow bloggers and say how much I love Jay. We have been married 5 years and it has been wonderful...and hard and fraught with unique challenges, but nonetheless marvelous. I am grateful for someone that is so funny, kind, smart, HOT, sweet, generous, and hard-working. I am overcome at times how much I love him and I had thought the love I felt on the day I married him was the highlight of my love. How happy I am to be wrong(note: only in this certain instance am I ever wrong). I love Jay even when we are arguing over dumb things that make me sigh with frustration(a word Jay despises). I love Jay with all I have and more. I am so grateful I am going to be with him for eternity. I wouldn't want it any other way.

Okay sorry for that moment of gushing. I love my life. I hope you enjoy the little video. I am also including a photo of Aiden and Ally.

They Grow Up So Fast

2009-02-11T17:57:00.004-07:00

Okay, so I wish that I had a picture to accompany this post, but of course the camera battery was dead so I wasn't able to capture this moment. You see, when Aiden goes potty now, he stands there and looks at magazines as he pees. So here he is, pants down, shirt up and he's holding and looking at a magazine and I walk by and see his cute tush and him reading. I went to get the camera that didn't work, so now all I have is the memory and a good laugh. The picture was going to be classic. I had already had dreams, as I was rushing to find the camera, of sending the picture to Ellen. Oh well, I don't need Aiden's tushy on National T.V. I just can't believe how soon the man thing takes hold on my cute, innocent, little guy. Before I know it he will be all grown up and will be mortified of this story.

Aiden Says the Darndest things!

2009-02-08T22:29:00.004-07:00

As I was tucking Aiden into bed tonight he told me " Grandpa's have big belly's. They are full of souP. (he said it with a heavy "P" sound) and beans and tortillas." I laughed and he laughed, he says, " Grandpa Roberto says I am fwaco(flaco meaning skinny) 'cause I don't eat beans." I laughed some more and he says, " Mom, you are so beautiful.....(about a 10 second pause) to me." I love this child of mine.

Jay was just telling me another story about Aiden and Robert, Jay's friend. They were eating lunch together ( while I was in class, boohoo) and Aiden reaches up and touches Robert's hair and so Robert says, "you like my hair Aiden?" and Aiden looks at him and says, "NO, you have girl curls Robert." Jay said everyone was cracking up. I wish I could have been there. I am so glad he is my son, even if he tells our company that I "toot alot." What is he talking about?

Handsom Man!!

2009-02-02T16:39:00.003-07:00

What can I say? I have a very handsome and adorable boy. He is such a ham and is such a blessing. He now likes getting all dressed up for church ( big surprise, his dad does too) and loves to get his picture taken while looking all snazzy. So here he is in all his glory.

Christmas Pictures!

2009-01-17T07:55:00.006-07:00

Up close and personal with the Giraffe's @ Zoo Lights!

Jay in a pink sweater! He wanted me to post this so I did.

Aiden and Daddy @ Zoo Lights. FUN!

Kieran and Aiden @ the bowling alley on Christmas Day. A Myers Family tradition. I love it!

Loco Abuelo! We love Roberto! Every year he asks for Wrangler jeans and that is it. So every year we buy them. He is always thrilled to get them....as you can see!

2009-01-17T07:42:00.007-07:00

Zoo Lights! Armando, Adriana, Jay, Andrea, and Aiden. Fun Times!

Aiden and his friend from Church Emily decorating, or rather eating Christmas cookies. YUM!

As you can see Aiden enjoying the frosting knife that was put back in the frosting. YUCK!

Jay posing, he had just come back from skiiing all day in the wind and cold!

Aiden and Me at Zoo Lights. Aiden couldn't have been happier. I was pruddy darn happy too!

Finally!!!

2009-01-17T07:24:00.013-07:00

Me, Adriana, Andrea, Aiden, and Armando @ Zoo Lights. It was FREEZING!!!

Aiden and his beloved Handy Manny Tool belt!

Grandma Guia, Aiden and Grandpa Roberto in Aiden's new Christmas PJ's.

Aiden on the Saturday before Christmas @ Grandma & Grandpa's house to celebrate Christmas! Happy as a Clam as you can see!

I know that I said I would get to blogging when I was on break from school, but well I didn't. I am going to blog our Christmas, albeit nearly a month later. Better late than never. Our Christmas was so nice. Jay had nearly 2 weeks off so we had plenty of time to just hang out and be together as a family. Aiden had a great Christmas and got the one thing he wanted most, Handy Manny Tools. He had a such a blast and was sure to tell us that Christmas is not about Santa its about Jesus. He is such a great kid. During the 2 weeks Jay had off, we had some cousins of Jay's come and visit for a week. They were so much fun and were a blessing to have in our home. We had a blast with them and Aiden woke up every morning asking if he could "wake up his girlfriends?" Of course he wanted to wake them at 6 in the morning and obviously teenagers are not going to wake up at that time of the morning if they don't have to. I just realized that I am not a good blog writer so I apologize for my scattered journaling of things past. Enjoy the pics. I will try to label at many as I can.

Catching Up!!

2008-12-15T14:42:00.000-07:00

So, the semester is finally over and now I can blog more often. I apologize for being so lame. Jay and I both got straight A's and are loving our break from classes. I am so happy that our Yoga class is done. Although, Jay enjoyed it and the teacher liked him, I didn't like it like I though I would. Maybe another time I will try it. Aiden is very excited that I am home all day with him again and he doesn't have to be rushed out the door in the morning. Well, I am excited too. It also means I don't have to get up at 5 am. to work out either. I hope to put some more pictures and journaling in tomorrow. For right now, I am grateful I made it throught the last 16 weeks!

My Love Machine

2008-11-16T19:57:00.000-07:00

OKay so I Know that it has taken me awhile to post these AWESOME pics of Jay but they are worth taking a look at. Jay grew out his beard (a whole week) for this special costume. He is a HOT 70's hunk. I thought he almost looked Black. He even wore this to work at the bank. He is a hoot. I love my man!

More Party Time Pictures!

2008-10-30T14:11:00.000-06:00

Party Time Part 2 !!!

2008-10-29T20:23:00.000-06:00

So I am not so good at figuring out blog layout, so hence I am creating a completely different post to explain the pictures I just posted.

We had Aiden's 4th Birthday party on Saturday the 25th @ Grandma and Grandpa's house. The weather was perfect. In fact it was almost hot. I think it got up to 75 degrees. Aiden wanted a Spider-Man birthday party...up until the week before when he wanted a Knight Party. Obviously it was too late to do that, so we went with the original plan, Spiderman!

The BEST part was Spiderman himself showing up for the party. I had thought Aiden would not like having him there because he is afraid of costumes but he loved it! Spiderman even tried hitting the pinata but didn't do such a "heroic" job. He was blind-folded so I guess that is why. Aiden had a great time playing with friends and family and Jay and I had fun socializing. Guia (Jay's Mom) and Roberto made the food. We had beans, rice, chicken, salsa (HOT), tortillas, and much more. The Martinez's made the cool cup cakes and worked really hard to get this party off the ground too.

All in All the party was a great and are so thankful for all the people who came and shared there time with Aiden.

*Note: I will try to get more pictures up of the party, other than Aiden.

Party Time!!

2008-10-29T15:45:00.000-06:00

Muscule Man!!!!

2008-10-23T16:17:00.000-06:00

In case you were wondering, I have two men in my life
with big muscles, Jay and Aiden. One of them(guess which)
came to me and took off his shirt, and proceeded to flex and show off. He was very serious about being "tough." He also attempted to move his muscles like Grandpa Beto, so as you can see, he moves them with his hands. Pretty Cute eh? He is tough and is currently growing like a weed. We have been making notches on the wall every so often to see how much he is growing. Well, he has grown half and inch in the last 2 months and about 4 inches since April. He is soo tall. We are having a hard time keeping him in clothes and shoes. So enjoy these one of a kind pictures of my little muscle man!

He Got Moves

2008-10-10T19:38:00.000-06:00

Okay so I decided to get a bunch of cute pictures together of Aiden. These are from August at my friend Alicia's wedding. Aiden stole the show(according to my motherly opinion). He refused to dance with me (the nerve) and danced with young and old. This particular girl was his favorite though. As you can see Aiden has many a move to flash while dancing and he loves to pose in unusual ways. He is a hoot and a character I tell ya. Do you see the extension he gets with his legs? Or the cool "claw" move he does for the camera. I love my boy and although he drives me nuts (like right now) I certainly enjoy every minute I get with him.

A New Friend!

2008-10-06T16:30:00.000-06:00

So when Jay started his new position at UNC, he met a UNC basketball player, Robert. Robert is here from Venezuela and he and Jay hit it off. Jay would come home almost everynight talking about going to lunch with Robert or doing something with Robert, this eventually led to Robert coming to our home to hang out. Aiden loved Robert the minute he met him and vise versa. Although Aiden didn't really believe Robert was speaking Spanish because of his Venezuelan accent. Robert has even brought back presents for Aiden from his visit home in August. Needless to say this has only solidified Aiden's love for Robert. So since May Jay, Aiden, and Robert have become great friends, and me too of course! Aiden wants to be big like Robert...or Max(his 6 year old cousin). Robert has become a part of our family and we are grateful to know him. We can't wait to watch him play this winter at UNC.

Brown!

2008-10-01T17:13:00.000-06:00

I am posting yet another crazy story about Aiden. Every Monday evening while Jay and I are at Yoga (yep that's right), Aiden gets to go hang out with his Grandma Guia. This Monday Grandma Guia was at some friends house so we dropped Aiden off there. Aiden had no issues going here and being with Grandma even though he had never been there before. Jay and I went to class and picked him up later at Guia's house and it was late so we didn't really talk about how the evening went. I just talked to Guia today and she told me something Aiden asked her as they entered her friends house after we dropped him off. She says that as they were walking in and getting ready to greet Guia's friends, Aiden whispered to her, " Hey Gramma are they brown like me?" Guia says she had no idea what to say and all she said was "huh?" She couldn't believe that he thought of that and said that. She wasn't offended just flabbergasted you could say. I am too. I couldn't believe my ears when she just told me. Are you kidding me? He isn't even 4 yet and he comes up with this stuff. I guess I am just grateful that he seems to identify with his Latino-side. This makes me happy! I love my little man!

How To Speak Spanish!

2008-09-16T14:50:00.000-06:00

As you know, Aiden is learning how to speak Spanish. Although he is not fluent he is quick to learn new words, or phrases.
Story #1: Well, on Sunday we gave Grandpa Roberto a ride home from church and as always Grandpa was speaking to Aiden in Spanish. Aiden was speaking back in English mostly with some random Spanish words thrown in there. Well I asked Aiden, "When are you going to learn to speak Spanish Aiden?" He says, "Well, when I get more brown mama."
As you can imagine, Mommy, Daddy, and Grandpa were all laughing and couldn't believe what Aiden comes up with.
Story #2: One evening while Aiden was hanging out with Grandma Guia and Grandpa Beto Aiden had another moment of wittiness. You see, Grandpa asked Aiden if he was going to eat some type of Mexican food (I don't remember what) and Aiden says, "Grandpa I don't eat that I'm a guero (meaning Light skinned or white). You can see, again that Grandma and Grandpa were in stitches. My little man is a hoot.