Life is happening....too fast!

You know how people tell you.. "Long days...short years?"...."Deep breath...sigh....It is soo true!!"

I am just speechless...my babies are growing too fast and I feel that I am missing out! I almost want to go to school with them and just sit and watch them develop into what I dream they will be.

Dream and hope that I am half the parent my parents were to me. Hope that I don't screw up so bad that they blame me for everything later...LOL!

For now, I will continue to try to do my best, to lead by example and to keep my focus on my family.

Because that is all I can do. Hope, Dream and Pray.

Picture Book Mission Trip

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Our Mission Trip

A Beautiful Sunset in Valladolid

 There is so much to say about this trip that I will have to spend quite some time writing what happened, how lives were changed, how friendships were born, how love grew among our group and how we, the ones that were there to serve, where the ones that were served and how we were blessed far more than the patients and children we served.

To say that I am grateful for the opportunity is an understatement, I now have friends that are my brothers and sisters  and my heart is overflowing with joy.

We did a Vacation Bible school for almost 500 children!

We completed 2 construction projects

We did crafts

We loved on them

....and they loved on us!

We built friendships that will last a lifetime

We visited a jail. We provided dental work and our church band played for the inmates and their families!
We shared with them, they shared with us, we cried together and laughed together!

Saw patients that suffer from conditions that are much easier treated in the US that we could not do much for in Mexico! Which....kills me!

We helped upgrade the hospital from the 1970's crash cart they had to a newer model!

 and...this is exactly how I felt at the end of the day...every day! Just like Bennett is......passed out on Greg's lap. Except I had to bathe kids and put them to sleep before I could pass out myself!

 So...long story short...it was wonderful, possibly my favorite mission trip ever, it will be hard to beat but, I am going to try! I will post more on the story of the little girl with cataracts.
Thank you for asking about my trip and encouraging me...you are all awesome!

My Baby is UNO!

Who said long days...short years? sooo true!!!!!!

I feel I just had my baby girl and now she is one!! Happy Birthday sweet baby!

Enough of my favorite families moving!!! No Mas!!

I Love this picture and what it represents...it also made me smile as I wrote this.

I just DO NOT like when you guys take my babies away! I know...I know they are really your babies.

I have said good bye to many families I love in the last 4 weeks and I have cried every single time. I get so attached to my kiddos and you...the moms... that I just....aaah! I am just really sad.

I just had to write and vent and complain and share that I am sad..ok?. I love you guys and I am going to miss you!

Many Hugs and Kisses....

My Brock is 2 years old!

My Brock is 2 years old! I can hardly believe it. It seems like yesterday that we brought  him home. He is such a loving little guy! I can't get enough of him. Although he is showing some traits of the "terrible twos" he is still a sweetie. He loves his big brother and baby sister and is very quick to tell her not to touch this or that. My little enforcer!
I asked him what kind of cake he wanted and he asked for a Mickey Mouse cake so, I went online and showed him a pirate one and he smiled and said "ese" which means "that one" in Spanish. He smiled and said "Aaarrghh"

As always, I had fun making it with my mom and my sister and he absolutely loved it! That made me zoo happy!
Happy Birthday My Sweet Love!!!  Te Amo!!!

My mom and my sister are soo talented!

Look mom!!!..I make a cake and talk on the phone at the same time!

Isn't  he cute!

Brock was thrilled!

My pirate girl!

Memorial Day Weekend 2012

We were in San Diego this weekend for the AAPD meeting and one of my favorite things to do in San Diego is to visit the USS Midway. Greg and I love history, we joke about going back to school for a history major...someday!

Sorry, the picture is blurry...

The more history I learn about this country, the more I love it. I also love how much Greg loves this country, it is contagious!  We try to teach Bennett, in simple terms, about freedom and how it has come with an enormous sacrifice from many. 

He was very interested and asking a lot of questions...as usual...we stopped and listened to a veteran tell some stories and when he was done I shook his hand and thanked him for his service. He turned to Bennett and shook his hand and Bennett said to him, "thank you for your service, sir". I almost cried. When I looked up, I saw that the man had tears in his eyes as he thanked Bennett for talking to him and he said to me, " he is so precious! Don't let him go into the service. I felt as if he had a deep sadness, a sense of loss... I wanted to ask him more questions but, I didn't want to upset him more. I can only imagine what he has seen and the pain he has endured. 

Next to him, there was a poster with these words:

The veteran,

Not the reporter,

Who has given us freedom of press.

It is the veteran,

Not the poet,

Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the veteran,

Not the campus organizer,

Who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the veteran,

Not the lawyer,

Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the veteran,

Not the politician,

Who has given us the right to vote,

So true! I am thankful for the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for this great country. Freedom is not free.

One day, we will be able to tour the whole carrier from top to bottom without strollers, frozen breastmilk, baby food, bottles and diapers. 

The kids loved it!... We were exhausted!!!!