After spending the day at the aquarium we went home to relax and watch TV. The relaxation didnt last long . Arrived at the hospital at 10:30 Saturday night , and Sunday morning at 9:56 Chloe was here!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Grandparents and the Aquarium
A week before Chloe was due Marks parents came out to visit us and try and catch Chloes birth. We didnt get out to do much ( sorry ) due to the fact that I was 9 months pregnant and Mark was at school all day. We did get to go to the aquarium though. It was an adventure because Bubba was being a 16 month old and I was having contractions ( went into labor that night).
Thank you Nena for coming out and helping us out the first couple weeks! I enjoyed your company and we all miss you. I know Bubba was for sure , he kept going to your room. Its now "his" room. We havent been keeping up with Americas Got Talent though :(
I know Gidget sure misses Grandpa, because she doesnt get to sit on the couch anymore.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Painting and Moving
Just about a week has gone by. Spent that entire week here in our new (old ) home. So many things have happened this past week, but we have been slaving with paint and moving. We'd like to thank all of Marks classmates and Holly and Daves son for coming out and helping. We were so shocked to see pretty much his entire class come out with their trucks and move an entire house in 4 hours. Also a special thank you to Holly for packing up things that werent packed. We had planned on doing that when all the big stuff was out , but next thing ya know she was bringing in boxes with everything in it. My sister and Eric also came up to help me watch the baby and replace me ( in the physical labor portion). THANK YOU EVERYONE!We just wanted to show everyone what we have been up to here at the house. A little background , we moved houses within the same Old Fort Ord. We moved from a house only a couple years old to a 50 year old duplex. We LOVE it. Some may think we are crazy from looking at the new homes to the older homes , but homes are what you MAKE them. Starting since Tuesday of last week Mark started painting. Then I came in and helped from Wednesday to Friday. We never want to paint again! We love the paint , but oh man was it a pain in the butt! The only thing we changed about the home was adding a couple coats of paint and taking down the blinds.
Now the pictures didnt upload in the order we had wanted them to, but here is a picture from the end of the hallway after and before.
The colors may seem bright , but they brighten up the room beautifully. So far Bubba seems to love the place. He just loves to cuddle on the couch with his blanket so far. Oh , he also loves running up and down the hallway stomping his feet on the hardwood floors.
Susan do you see the mirror? Finally got it from Ikea!! After a year of wanting!
Wondering about the other rooms of the house? Well they were painted as well. Except for the guestroom that will become an office/ playroom once we are done with houseguests after the Chloe has come. Plus there are still some boxes in those rooms , so when they are done we will share. We are a little lost on what to do with the kids room though. After looking at Susans and Tyas beautiful baby rooms were stumped!
The handsome handyman , who had a full week of school, painting, moving and triathlon training.Thursday, July 9, 2009
Family
Today Marks sister Ev posted this picture (above) of their Grandmother Doña Evelia Rodriguez . Beautiful, isnt she? Its very exciting to come across photos of "Us". Not literally " Us" but where we come from. Theres nothing greater than looking through photo albums of how we once were or who are parents/grand/great parents were. Just got a little excited and decided to post some family pictures to look back on. Enjoy
Great Grandmother Anne ( my side of the family ) and her brother Bill ( to her left) July 1950 Wildwood , New Jersey.
Grandma Alice (age 16) with her Mother Anne down at the shore one Easter.
Pop Pop Bernie and Grandma Alice.
Pop Pop Bernie thinking hes cool in mink.
GreatGrandfather Roth and GreatGrand Anne
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Finger Painting Fun at Emmas'
This morning Mark and Mommy went to a playdate at Emmas house. Fingerpainting and playing with colored rice ( greatest idea) were the activities.
Mark enjoyed playing with everything AND seemed to know what he was doing with the paint! Until I caught him trying to lap up the dirty ( yes, like a dog) water or when he decides to poor the water down his shirt. Or decides its splash time , while the other children are painting. All was cool though he wasnt the only one.
Do you see the cute little girl to the right? Her name is Taylor . I usually notice that she doesnt like when Mark touches things or is near her. So today while the moms were sitting around I turned to her mom and ask " Does Taylor like little boys? Because I dont think she likes Mark", then as we turn to look at the two of them playing with the rice box , Mark picks up a handful of rice and throws it in her face! " Ahhh Nooo!" , which leads to Mary (one of those moms) stating something along the lines of not seeing both sides of the story. Mark is just a boy , and being annoying to a little girl. I see now why she trys to keep him away. LOL.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Summer Vacation
Mark had summer vacation from June 22 to July 3 , though it did seem to start a week earlier than that with only having one class on finals week. To say the least he has been home for a LONG time. To long for him, he has been very antsy about getting back to school. Here are just a few things we did this break. Most of the time we spent at home getting ready for the move , taking naps and watching movies
This holiday weekend we took Mark to My Museum here in Monterey. We had been at home bored , with Bubba going CRAZY. Needing to get him out of the house we decided to head out and see if he could wear himself out. Bubba had a great time , running back and forth to the different stations. Please take note of the top picture, of both Mark and Mark in the bubble maker. Thats how you are supposed to play with it . I left those 2 alone for 2 minutes right before we decided to leave and Big Mark had let the little one play in the soap and sit in the soap , so the child was covered in soap. This later lets Big Mark fight that the baby doesnt need to be washed off because he was in soap!
July 4th Mark ran the Independance 5k in Morgan Hill. He did rather well considering he had been sick 2 days prior and maybe and I mean MAYBE had only a bag of crackers and a bottle of water those 2 days!
We had a moment with Mark the other night. I had made Big Mark some guacamole, so before bedtime we were muching on it. I had been spoon feeding Bubba the guac, until ( yes, he was on the counter) he grabs a chip out of the bag and started to dip and eat his own chip. Now we probaly baby him a bit or we just didnt realize he can do these things by himself. So we stood there with excitement proclaiming " He can dip his own chip!". Ive noticed alot of things lately he has picked up . Bubba is just growing so fast its just amazing to see what they learn.
One of the Saturdays we decide to take a trip out up to Santa Cruz to check out the boardwalk. Lets just say we never made it. There was such much traffic and no parking! We ended up in downtown Monterey eating a vegan diner called Saturn. Didnt realize it was vegan until we got our hamburger and well it wasnt hamburger. LOL. There happened to be a park 2 blocks over , so we spent the afternoon there.
First official day of Marks vacation we went to Carmel Beach. We got there around 8:30 and it was gorgeous. So beautiful , I recommend to anyone. Bubba chased around a 2 crows that had camped out next to us because they spyed the PB sandwitch Mark was eating. While Mark and I people watched, oh and checked out everyones dog. We felt a little left out by the fact we were sitting there in our bathing suits and everyone else on the beach was walking around in sweats and jackets.
Mark was able to take Bubba to 2 weeks of swim lessons. They had a great time , Bubba LOVES the water. He never wanted to get out , but he did like to try and escape when they praticed getting in and out of the pool.
This picture is totally random. One day I was taking photos of our bedroom ( I dont remember why) and I didnt realize till later looking at the picture that Bubba was standing there holding to his blanket ready for his nap. Its as if he is standing there saying " Can you put me down for a nap now Mama?" .
Always during bathtime I hear " Baby come and look at this! " , this time it was this.
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