Life from the Hyatt...

And Hyatt, yes, I do mean the hotel!!  We are going on day 5 in our lovely "suite" aka home sweet home.  We had over 3000 gallons of water pumped from under our house!  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! That is enough water to fill a swimming pool!  Needless to say... can't wait to get our water bill this month... NOT!!!  They had to shut off our water and dry it all out to fix the "leak" that was the culprit issue...  Isabelle has done rather well in our 300 sq house.  She LOVES, and I mean LOVES talking to herself in the hallways where her voice echos down the hall.  It is SOOOOOO  cute!!!  She thinks she is the funniest thing ever, and I must say that I agree with her :-)  She is pretty stinking amazing!  The ONLY upside to having this mouse house is the already prepared for us, breakfast and dinner.  The breakfast is great for running out the door at 6:30... a warm bagel, muffin, or presliced fruit and juice.  AND COFFEE!!! I mean, where else can you get that included with your daily regimen.  Then they have this fabulous social hour in the evenings with soups, salad, and quick bites.  That has been our dinner the last 2 nights ;-)  Tonights menu consisted of pizza, nachos, and chocolate chip cookies.  So nutritious, right????  But then again, where else can you pay $1000 a week to get free food... not paying a mortgage?? ha! Thank you Traveler's Insurance!!!

Happy {VaLeNtInEs} Day

This  morning we woke up Isabelle for her first, of many, Valentines' Days.  We had a stuffed bear for her and mommy and daddy made her a card.  We love you little girl.  Every day is a Valentine's day with you in our lives. 

Our family has a Valentine's rule that we wont spend money on each other, instead we will show each other how much we love each other with things we know the other really loves.  So, for me, Adan gave me a warm oiled back rub... oh how I love those massages.  And for him, to feed his sweet tooth, I made a bunch of homemade goodies, and Isabelle and I made him "10 reasons we love daddy" hearts with a reason on each heart and gave them to him throughout the day.  Here is Isabelle's Valentine to all of her loves...

New Year= New Resolutions!!!

Everything is new this year! I love it all. I have made a list of resolutions for this year, so I'm guessing that if I put them on paper they may last longer than the possible couple of days that the other years have left me with! Does it mean that I have to keep them all year? Or just until I get tired of them (#1)? Or until I forget?




Maybe this post will keep me accountable, when I look back at our blog I will either be able to say "Check" or " Oh crap, did I really say that I was going to do that.... maybe next year " ha!



So here they go!



#1- Get back to my pre-pregnancy size. Yes, I did put that out there are resolution #1! So boring, yes I know, but I NEED to get back there. My hubs can not have that much smaller of a waist than me!



#2- Live on a budget! Adan and I both have wild hairs that run through us and sometimes they can cost us a pretty penny!



#3- Be the best mom and wife I can be. The wife thing I have done a little longer than the mom thing, I just want to make sure that this year I do everything I possibly can to help my angel blossom as best as she can.



#4- Be a better friend. Putting out more effort with some of the people that I don’t talk to on a regular basis that I still cherish and hold near and dear to my heart. Hopefully you’ll be hearing from me soon :-)


#5- Cook dinner atleast 4 nights out of the week!  AHHH this one could haunt me!!!

Eatin it up!

I forgot to mention that I have hilarious photos of Isabelle eating rice cereal for the first time!!! I think she wore more than she swallowed!  But every time that spoon came near her mouth she would open wide!  Can't you tell she doesn't miss a meal!!!! ha!  We have an eater on our hands!!! 

YUMMY!!!!!

She is already a big girl and can do it ALL by herself! ha!

WHOA baby!!! What a mess!!!

My little angel!

Did I tell yall that I am soooo excited because Adan got a new job with "normal"  working hours.  As in, he will be home for DINNER!!! woo hooo  and on the weekends!! Since our little angel has been born, he has had to work horindous hours, but he does it with such a great attitude because he knows how important it is for his future endevours and career track.  He is such an amazing husband and dad and would do ANYTHING for us that we ever needed.  He is great!   There have been so many times when he is walking around like a zombie, yet he still participates in all of our family events when he is home!  I couldn't ask for anything more. 

On another note, can I just mention that Isabelle is getting so big!  She is sitting up by herself and starting to teeth.  I can see white under her gums and she attacks anything that will go into her mouth.  I love watching her concentrate and then shake her head back and forth until he bites the tar out of it!! haha shes so animated!  She blows raspberries ALL the time, and is such a happy girl!  AHH!! I can't believe that she is almost half of a YEAR old!  How time flies when you are having fun! 

And I will leave you with some pictures of my happy girl!

xoxo

Playdate!!!

My good friend Sandra and her little boy Rhodes came over today for a playdate and lunch!  Sandra worked with me last year in Irving and she stays home with her little one now so we always enjoy getting together to catch up! Here are some pictures of the kids playing together.  Isabelle has a major crush on Rhodes, she wouldn't stop grabbing him and trying to eat him!  He is too too cute!!

See... she wants him SOO bad!!!

 What a handsome little guy!!!

My chunky monkey!!!

Tis the Season!

We are so ecstatic that this is our First Christmas together with Isabelle!  The LOVE of our lives.  To me, this season has been more meaningful than any other that I have experienced in the last 26 years.  I feel that this year I have a more profound sense of Christmas, thanks to becoming a mom myself.  I hear the Christmas Carols and Holiday music on the radio and O Come All Ye Faithful brings goosebumps to my arms.  The newest Christmas song that I am LOVING is Joseph's Lullaby by Mercy Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he9BdHNrXTs Check it out here!  I feel that sense of Mary's heart when she looked at her perfect angel sent to her from the Father.  It brings tears to my eyes as I listen to it now.  Looking into Isabelle's eyes just makes my heart skip a beat.  I can't imagine giving birth to the Savior of the World!  I feel like a million bucks knowing that I have Isabelle, I would feel so unequipped to carry the Son of God.  All this to say, material Christmas presents have been put on a MAJOR backburner this year and we are celebrating in the birth of our Savior as we look at our little angel.

With a Christmas bow...

or with a Santa hat....???