Lately

Long post peeps. I thought after a week of absence I had to make it worth.

Well, we've been busy. 

We had a great Halloween and the boys enjoyed it very much. They are always wanting to dress up, so I let them. Halloween in our house is an all year round festivity :)

So like I said, the boys like to dress up CONSTANTLY :) I feel sometimes that's what I do all day. Changing them into different costumes throughout the day.

Have you ever seen Captain America in action? Check this out! ! 

And how about Batman? 

They do this EVERY DAY! 

They wrestle in our freshly made bed every day! Some days I don't even bother. Really.

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What else? 

We went to the UA vs LSU game. What a great time we had. Sad ending though. And I had to share a pic of both of us. We don't have many.

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On another note. David is going through a huge milestone. PT=potty training.

We began potty training last week, and he is doing AWESOME! He pretty much does it all now, but he still has a diaper at night time. My second mission is the paci. He doesn't have it during the day at all (unless he sees it), other than that, he only has it for nap and night time, but I take it off as soon as he's fallen asleep. 

And how about Anthony? Well, he is LOVING school. He truly is. 

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I've been trying to stay busy and to find some mommy time. And I have found the perfect outlets. I joined the MOMs group from our church and I have been going for several weeks already. It is a perfect time for me to socialize and to also do bible study. I love it and it's healing. I've learned so much and I've realized that all of us moms go through the same situations. I am not the only one. It's great. They are all great ladies! 

I have also been grouping. And by that I mean, a group from the Cursillo retreat. Also, a really good time to meditate about my personal and spiritual growth. I've missed a few because of work, but I am now arranging that in a way that I don't miss them again. We'll see how it goes.

On another note, Fall is definitely here. The trees are absolutely beautiful changing colors. I love it. It's getting more chilly as the time goes by but we are  ready for it. I think. And we still go to the playground :)

I hope you guys have a great weekend! And don't forget to pull for the Crimson Tide! 

nightmares

The last couple of nights, I've been having some crazy dreams/nightmares.

The one I will never forget, I call it Taken Away. And the reason why I say it is because it was very painful even while I was awake. 

Here it goes:

" I was in the house I used to live when I was a little girl. A house located in one of the main and busiest roads of the town I used to live. I was with D and A was at school. I decided for some crazy reason that I had to leave and it was ok to leave D alone in the house. So I left and went to do the errands I needed to get done. I was gone for maybe two hours. When I got back to the house -which was under construction/remodeling- I started to look for little D. Nowhere to be found I thought I would ask a guy -one of my aunt's husband?- that was working on one of the walls, but before I said something he turned around and said to me: "Do you know where your boy is?" 

-I said:"No, I don't. Where is he?" 

-he said:" He's been taken away". 

-Me: "What!? What do you mean Taken Away?".

-He said:" He cut himself trying to open a container because he was hungry. So he had to be taken to the hospital, and he is now under the Human Resources Department custody.

My heart dropped and I could not believe what he was saying. I started going on about how impossible that could be and began to cry desperately. I began to imagine how my life would be without him and what a big mistake I had done by leaving him alone (something I would NEVER do). I cried my heart out.

I was crying so hard and so painful that Joe had to wake me up. I don't how long it took me to wake up and react. But even awake, I could feel the intense pain in my heart. I felt so real even awake. I continued to cry because I couldn't calm myself down. I got up and went to the bathroom and washed my face. Then, I went over to the boys room and continue to cry. In D's sleep I told him how much I love him and how thankful I was to have him in my life, and that I would never ever do anything like that. I did the same with A. 

I kissed them both so hard and the tears kept coming down of emotion. I went to the kitchen to get a glass of water and went back to the room. Joe asked what had happened and I told him about it while crying once again. It was SO PAINFUL even though I knew it had been a nightmare. Once again, it felt to real and I realized that if someone ever asked me what would be my worst nightmare? That would be it. Have my children taken away from me. I felt like part of my heart was being ripped out! 

I tried not to close my eyes again because I didn't want to go back to the same nightmare -like it usually happens-. I fought sleep and tried to stay awake because honestly, I was scared to feel like that again. It was too painful. But tiredness won and fell back asleep. No, thankfully, I didn't go back to the nightmare. 

The next day, I felt exhausted and talked to Joe about it. He said that having our children taken away would be the last thing it would happened to us. And I believe him. We are good parents. We love our children immensely, and we will protect them and love them always. 

It's his day !

Our Grandfather Charlie is having a birthday today! 

He is a very driven person and he is full of life and hope. He is kind and very funny. He is smart and a great entrepreneur. Today, we want to continue to wish him a wonderful life. A life full of happiness, health and love. 

Thank you for being who you are. You are a great inspiration.

We love you Granddad Charlie,

Happy Birthday to you ! 

She is very special

I have an aunt who is like a mother to me. Do you have one of those? 

She is a wonderful lady and we all love her very much. She is really sweet and beautiful. She has always been there for me no matter the distance that separates us. She has been part of my spiritual growth and positivism and today it's her birthday! 

The day couldn't begin without me saying a few special words about her, and hopefully she is able to read this post while she is in Germany. She and her husband have a vineyard and have been going back and forth to collect the grapes and make wine. They are now owners of a small hotel. Is that not cool? I think it is. And I wish them the best. 

Happy Birthday Tia! Te amamos muchisimo y te deseamos lo mejor siempre. Dios te bendiga y te llene de amor, sabiduria, felicidad, salud y prosperidad. 

(photo from my collage graduation)

Happy Birthday little bro!

Today is my little brother's birthday. He is the youngest one but the tallest one of all. He is a wonderful guy full of ambitions and dreams. He works really hard at being the best at what he does, and he is. He is sweet, kind and has a great drive for life. Fun, smart and funny. He is respectful and compassionate to all.

We all love him very much and we wish him a wonderful day. God bless you always and may your life be full of happiness, health, love and prosperity. 

Happy Birthday hermanito !