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Getting to know me......Randomly! (thanks Kate for tagging me)

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Sooo...5 random things about me....

#1-......I love to run....when I was younger in gym class I loved the dreaded mile....I would sometimes ask the teacher if I could go run rather than play games...I love to feel the wild galloping of my heart....As I run I am free, my mind clear. I love the burn and the stiffness afterward.... the sweat as it prickles my brow....the high of achievement of running faster than the time before...its in these moments I feel one with myself.

#2-......I love to look for a great deal....which leads me to Yard Sales and the D.I. they are my favorite....I love getting up early on a cool Saturday mornings with coins in my pocket ready to find the treasure I've always wanted....When ever I have been on vacation whither it is in Jackson Hole, or in St. George Saturday mornings are reserved for Yard Sales and a trip to the the D.I..... Of course it wouldn't be any fun if it weren't shared with the ones I love...it is so much fun being with my mom and sisters.... as we dash out of the car to get our hands on the best find....before the other can...(we all have the same good taste which leads to some friendly competition)...the best part of all you pay cents for things that are PRICELESS!!

#3-......I love to play games....since I can remember I have loved going over to my Grandma Richards house to play card and board games....Grandma always wins and Grandpa always keeps the score...I just enjoy loosing and spending time with them...Some of my favorite games are Rummie Cube, Spinner, Hand and Foot.... what good memories!

#4-......I love Ice Cream...when I was in High School I had the perfect job....I worked at Charlies Ice Cream....I am proud to say that I ate Ice Cream every day for 3 and a half years...It is still my favorite...my ice cold treat makes my heart skip a beat! mmmmm......Some of my favorite hand dipped flavors were Chocolate Peanut Buttercup with peanut butter drizzled over the top, Chocolate, Raspberry Cheese Cake, Butter Pecan, Carmel Cashew, Rockey Road, Bubble Gum and Prailens & Carmel....my favorite shakes were Peanut Butter Oreo, German Chocolate, Strawberry Short Cake, Reeses PBC, Pumpkin pie, Banana Creme, Raspberry and Chocolate Chocolate Chip!

#5-......I love my satin pillow and my soft bed...and blanket! I love to go to sleep at night and I love naps in the day time...I can be out and in dreamland in 20 sec flat! I love the feeling right before drifting off to sleep...(Its kind of like floating or flying and your whole body goes tingly)...mmmm Sleep!


Tag your it Kassie, Briann and Leeanne (I don't have any other blogger friends who haven't done it already.

Felito as James Brown 1970's-

Happy Holidays, Andres is almost 3 1/2 months-

Wow the time is sure flying it feels like it was just Halloween, Thanksgiving has come and gone, before we know it Christmas will be here. My good friend Julie had an extra Christmas tree so she gave it to us (what a sweet heart). I got it put up on the first of December it looks great and Andres loves it. He loves to sit under it, stare at the lights a listen the this Christmas music box the we got as a wedding gift. He is so vocal now he coos, gaaas and giggles a ton!

We went to the temple last Thursday with my cousin Jordan. He just got his mission call to Zimbabwe Africa. He is really excited, I would be to, how fun! He leaves on March 20th if he gets his visa. It was really good to go to the temple and feel the spirit. I really have missed going that was the first time we have went since the baby was born. Grandma and Grandpa watched him for a couple of hours up to their house. It was the first time I have left Andres, it was kind of hard. I was ready to see him when we were through. He sure had a lot of fun! He was sleeping with grandma on the couch when we got there.

We went up to Grandmas and Grandpas to help put up the tree. Aunt Jami has a lot of beautiful decorations so it was fun to decorate different this year. The tree looks like a white jewel with its gorgeous glittering snow flakes and clear and white balls. Andres had a lot of fun when grandpa got home and let him slobber on one of the glass balls. Grandpa would hold it up to his lips and he would just lick away it was quite fascinating to Andres. Jami put this awesome Christmas village that she has hand painted nestled up under the tree. It was so much fun spending the afternoon together it has been too long. I am so glad we have her home for Christmas and get to see her during the holiday season not just for the few short hours on Christmas eve and day.

Exercise, How Fun!

Yesterday my friend Leeanne and I went to the Sports Academy to exercise (We went one day last week also) it was so much fun...I am sooo out of shape! I have been really struggling with the baby-blues since Andres was born my hormones have been all screwed up. So I am hoping that exercise and vitamins will help. We jogged on the cardio machines for 20 minutes and then did some weight lifting. It felt great, but I got really stiff! I figure, since it is the first few times I have exercised since baby Andres was born it will get easier....and going with Leeanne is a great motivator. Its also good for the guys to have some one on one time with the little kids. Andres had a lot of fun with his daddy...and he was sure ready to eat when I got home...( It feels good to be missed!)

Thanksgiving- 3 Months today!

Thanks Giving was a sucess we sure enjoyed getting together with family and friends to share this great day. We had a delicious dinner, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, veggie tray and pies. It was so good! Andres was three months old on Thanksgiving day. He is a joy in our lives. He is getting soooo big; he has graduated into size two diapers already. It is so fun to see how much he has changed he is getting so tall he fits in size 6 months in alot of his clothes. He is now just a babling, cooing and giggling. I am so proud of our little man! Happy Thanks Giving and Happy Holidays!

Bungee Baby Bouncer, 11 weeks old-

Andres is tring to learn his new Bungee Baby Bouncer....Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy and Jami all tried to get him to jump....he stands pretty well. Aunt Jami said he was as fun as watching paint dry....jajaja Grandma said that it only takes them a day or two an they get the hang of it. He looks like our little Pinochio!
Grandpa came and held him up like he had caught a big fish..."he's a good catch." Daddy jigged in the kitchen "It's his first lesson" he said as he jumped and danced around...Andres watched intently but didn't jump so much. Mommy was once again the photographer so there isn't a pic...of me and our little man. Oh well.... It will be fun to see him bounce around in the next couple of days. He is really strong I bet he will catch on quickly.
Andres is sure growing up he loves to play with his toys,read books and take baths. He has discovered his hands and is beginning to use his voice more. He is a very charming boy he is quite happy most of the time. He has graduated from size one diapers to size two. He's a big boy!

Baby Milestones-Your baby is an excellent listener. He recognizes your voice, and he'll show you his pleasure by smiling at the sound of your greetings. He's also excitedly using all five senses to learn about the world. You can actually see how hard he's working to assimilate the new information he's exposed to every day. If something grabs his attention, notice how hard he focuses on it and stares. He's taking it in on many levels..

Fun Weekend! Andres is 10 weeks old-

We just got home from Grandpa & Grandma Greats (Richards) we spent the weekend with them at their home in Garland. It was a really fun weekend, Andres sure enjoyed it also he loves his great grandparents. We played games, went to the auction, slept in (well...Felito & Grandma did), and ate great meals. Felito said he hasn't eaten or slept so good in 3 months. Toni and her friend Wess stopped in on Saturday it was fun to see her. We were playing hand and foot...a real fun game...Felito and Grandma won! Andres tried a Jonny Jumper that grandma has, he loved it, he giggled out loud 3 times. He still hasn't got the hang of it....maybe next time....he sure liked it when I made him bounce or swing. We will have to see on Thanks Giving if he remembers it. It was so much fun we didn't want to come home, thank you Grandpa & Grandma. Love you

Family Home Evenings-

We have had alot of fun lately we have had several family home evenings with good friends. Tonight we went to Taylor, Callie and Kinsie's house it was so much fun to get together and have dinner together. The lesson was great it was about service and how we need to be in the spirit of service not only during the holiday season but all year around. We had alot of fun!

Blessing Day, 9 weeks old-

It was so fun to have all the family and friends at our baby blessing today. Thanks everyone for comming. Felito gave the blessing in spanish he did a really good job....Andres was really good...he only squaked at the end and when Felito held him up. (I loved that kiss that his daddy gave him afterwards, he's a proud dad.) It is such a blessing to have a great husband who honors and exercises his priestood to bless our family. I enjoyed Felito's testimony; I am so glad that we have an eternal family also. I really wanted to bear my testimony today but Andres got hungry so I had to go out. I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for allowing us to have little Andres he brings such joy and happyness to our family. When I was comming home from my mission I wrote in the back of Felito's Book of Mormon (his baptism gift) for him to marry in the temple and to honor his priestood and bless his family. Never in a million years would I have thought at that we would get married and he would bless our child. Its amazing how the lord works. We had a great luncheon thanks everyone for bringing great food and sharing this special day with us. OH YEAH...Felito and I made a Dominican dish to share with the family. It is a soup called Sancocho it had 7lbs of chicken, 2lbs of sausage, 1lb salami, potatoes, celery and carrots...etc...We made a huge pot of it and it was a good thing. I think it was a hit, it was all gone. We also made coconut rice...it was fun for Felito to share some of his culture on this special day!

Yesterday was so fun...my friend Briann and her husband Shaun came to town and we hung out. We went to firehouse pizza for lunch. It was sooo good to see them it has been forever. Felito and I don't make it to Salt Lake very often so we will have to go and get together again sometime soon. They are good friends, it was a fun day.

Halloween, Andres is 8 weeks-

Halloween was so much fun! We dressed up and went to the Halloween carnaval that they had at the mall. Andres was a little pirate...aargh... and I was a robot. We went with my friend Julie and her little girl Kaylee they were so cute Julie was a cow and Kaylee a calf. It was sooo fun.....they were "Utterly Adorable." The costumes were so awsome! We went and visited Aunt Jami for a bit then we came home to get Papi...and he loved Andres' costume. We got some bad news our brother-in-law passed away this afternoon a car accident .....so that was really hard. Toni and her friend Wess invited us out to dinner...we went to Wingers & dressed up. Felito and I were robots, Toni was Sponge Bob and Wess was Larry the Cable Guy and their other friend was just himself. It was so much fun hanging out with Toni and meeting her friends. We later went out to grandma and grandpa's house to say hi... Aunt Gloria came up to say hi also it was fun to see her costume....it was a pretty good Halloween...Andres is a pretty cute Pirate!

Andres' two month well checkup-

We went to the Doctor today! Andres has grown a ton; he weighs 12.5 lbs (85%ile) and is 25.5 inches tall (95%ile.) He got 4 shots today and tonight he has been quite irratable and wants to be cuddled. It makes me sad but he will feel better in a few days. Doctor Mckenna said that we need to reinforce the behaviors we like because Andres doesn't want to sleep between 11:30 pm-1:30 am and I am getting to be a real tired mommy! So we are going to work on a bed time now.

Andres is going to have his blessing this Sunday we are really excited. It will be fun to have our family and friends get together and share this special moment with us. We bought his blessing outfit 3 weeks ago so I hope it still will fit him. (the store doesn't have a bigger size) oh well it will be okay for his special day.

Some of Andres' Friends-

Andres' first friend that he met is Carlitos he is now one year old but in a few years they will have alot more in common. We enjoy hanging out with our good friends Carlos and Leanne on the weekends. We are pretty much house crashers we hang out, chat (I love to talk to Leanne, we have alot in common) and watch movies together and enjoy the kids. We met Carlitos when he was still scooting around and now he is walking. It is crazy how fast they grow up!

Andres also has a girl friend Kaylee she is so stinkin' cute. She has beautiful blue eyes and blond hair. She is 7 1/2 months old has 6 teeth, is crawling and pulling herself up to stuff already. It was fun we went on a play date today to the mall. I just adore Julie she is so fun to hang out with she is a great friend.

Andres met Spencer today! He and his mom came to visit us. It was so dang fun! When I worked at Bridger Elementary Spencer would come into the office and put his ear up to my prego belly and try to feel his kicks. I was really excited to see him he is so cute. Andres giggled for the first time with Spencer it was awsome. It supprised me at first I couldn't believe he was laughing.

Of Course Bracken and Issac are not only friends they are family. Andres has alot of other second cousins he hasn't met yet. It has been fun to hang out with Jason & Kate and Jon & Kassie. We get to enjoy one another and pass around the little ones. It is awsome they are so close in age they will be great friends like their parents are.

We had a fun evening we went over to our friends Sarah and Adam's house to have family home evening and to carve pumpkins. It was so fun to get together. Its been over 2 years since we have hung out but it seems like yesterday they are good friends. They have two little boys Elija and Alexander. It was fun to see and meet them.

Take me out to the BALL GAME!!

The Boston Red Socks won the World Series!! Yeah, we have had so much fun watching the games leading up to this big win. We have went up to Grandma and Grandpa's house to watch the games. It was fun to watch our Dominican players David Ortiz, Mani Ramires, Julio Lugo and Coco Crisp. The team played hard and it payed off. We congratulate Mike Lowell for winning the MVP he earned it. Felito is so happy! Andres is learning from his daddy to love the game early. He is learning the song "Take me out to the ball game" and even smiles when mommy is singing. jajaja LETS PLAY BALL!

Andres is 2 months old today-

I can't believe we had our little man 2 months ago the time has sure flown. We sure have enjoyed him he brings so much joy and happyness into our lives. His beautiful smile and bright eyes can melt any heart. We are excited about celebrating our first holiday with him Halloween will be so much fun. We haven't bought a costume but I think that he might just dress up as David Ortiz from the Boston Red Socks we are going to keep it easy this year. Felito gets to go to sleep and Andres and I enjoy our late night play dates. He has still got his days and nights mixed up he is wide awake sometimes until 1:30 or 2:00 A.M. Oh well, I can't wait until he sleeps through the night; because mommy is exausted! Andres is full of smiles, he has discovered he has spit,(starting to blow bubbles), he has that right arm constantly on the move it is so funny he will straighten it out up in the air, stare at it and then it comes down fast and bops him in the nose. He is so alert its fun to see him connect with you.


Baby Milestones- Coos are your baby's way of expressing delight, as well as exercising his vocal cords. You can carry on a "conversation" with your baby now. When he gurgles or coos, say something brief or coo back at him. Then wait for him to "say" something back to you. This kind of conversational turn-taking may not sound like much to you now, but it's actually the beginning of learning how to talk!

This is a video of Andres playin' with papi when we were staying at Aunt Gloria's house. Andres sure loves his papi, he thinks he is a funny guy!

Andres is 7 weeks old-

We went up to Aunt Gloria's house for the day. After we went out to lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken. We enjoyed Grandpa and Grandma Great Richards, Grandma Sheryl, Aunt Gloria, Aunt Shirley, Uncle Elmer, cousin Jenni, Mommy and DAD!! It was so much fun Andres was full of smiles we don't have to coax them out of him now. It is amazing that he kept all of us adults entertained all day long! He has really discovered his right arm now it is constantly moving, he loves to watch it move and he kicks and jigs around. Grandma Great Colleen got 8 smiles or more and Andres enjoys boxing with Grandpa Great Lamont. It was so fun to spend the day & evening. Aunt Gloria shared her pictures and experiences she had on vacation to China it was really neat how many things sound like the Dominican Republic. Felito showed up after he went on splits with the missionaries. He had Andres smiling and goofing off Andres thinks he is quite an awsome dad!




Baby Milestones- Your baby's hands should be mostly open now — ready to reach out to the world. Although he can't really grab objects just yet, he can hold things placed in his hands. And, once he wraps his hands around something, he might not let go so easily. He'll also begin to try to bat at objects, and kick his feet.

Our All Star Super Model, 6 weeks-

We went up to Grandma & Grandpa's house to hang out and Andres met Jami's dog Zander. Grandpa got a huge smile which was heart melting because Andres is just starting to smile and they are few and far between. I love this outfit on him it makes him look like a little man.






We entered Andres into a diper contest at Storks landing. I made his diaper into a Base ball mit. He was a little All Star super model sporting a ball and mit with the shirt of his favorite base ball team the Boston Red Socks! It was so much fun and of course he was the cutest! We got $15 coupon which we used to get part of his blessing outfit. It was so much fun to see all of the fun diapers and costumes all the babys were so dang cute. Andres made mommy and daddy proud. Enjoy the pictures of our cute little guy.


Baby Milestones- Has your baby smiled at you yet? YES!! At 6 weeks, about half of all babies can recognize their parents, and many of those babies are so delighted that they welcome Mom or Dad with an excited, gurgly grin. This is one of the first signs that your baby is developing an ability to socialize. In fact, it's called a "social smile," and it's one of the more emotionally gratifying milestones you'll see your baby reach.

Congratulations!! 5 weeks old-

Yesterday we went to a supprise anniversary for Grandpa and Grandma Great! We went up to Uncle Richard and Ruth's it was a Blast! They threw a really fun party for Grandpa Gordon and Jo. They were so happy! Grandma recited a beautiful poem and we shared Ice Cream and cake. Congratulations on 53 years together!!




It was extra fun because it was the first time that Andres, Bracken and Issac were together we took some really cute pictures. Bracken is 3 months old, Issac is 2 1/2 months old and Andres is 1 1/2 months old. They will soon catch up to one another and they will all look the same age. Cousin Kate and Bracken saved us; we had to borrow an outfit because Andres wetted his. It was so cute the little ones held hands and little Issac almost got Andres' hand in his mouth. It was fun to get together once again. I love being with family. This is a picture of us before & after the boys came.


Baby Milestones- Your baby is learning he has hands and fingers and feet and toes. Your little one is also starting to talk more. Not with words, of course, but his increasing goos, gurgles, and grunts mark the beginning of his language development. Talk to your baby often. You'll be able to keep his attention by shifting from a low to a high pitch. This singsong style is the one parents in every culture tend to use when speaking to a baby.

1 Month and 5 days old-

Baby Andres rolled over on Sunday September 30. We cheered and cheered Andres thought we were crazy!! I bet he would have rolled over sooner but he has never had much down time on a blanket. He is always being held by someone, we are going to start doing more tummy-time. Andres is so attentive he loves to listen to you talk, then he will shower you with smiles, he is a such a joy!
He loves baths in the tub he kicks his legs he's our little frogger! Went to find a blessing outfit today we didn't find anything yet. Dang-it! We are thinking about having him blessed in November, he will be two months old. Oh yeah... also we have a little bad news he went in for his 3rd hearing screening and he failed it so we've got to go to an audioligist on October 11th. I feel like he is hearing us talk but it does make me concerned and fustrated hope everything will come back good, I'll let you know! Adios....