Special Updates and Occasions!

Wow! Where do I start? So much to update! First, we celebrate Tyler's 2nd birthday on April 8th. Although I'm a little sad, he is growing so fast, I'm sure he has lots of special memories in store for us in the coming year!










We were excited to be able to spend time one-on-one with him for his birthday by taking him to the Wilmington Children's museum. Boy! Did he have a blast, and we enjoyed watching him have so much fun!





He loved having people sing to him this year. You can tell he loves being the center of attention already! He knows already he has to share the spotlight with a big sister!











One of his favorite presents this year was a hand-built airplane from pop-pop. He was too cute with it!

Another favorite was a BIG buzz light year with lots of sounds and noises!

We also gave him a new hot wheels bike complete with lights and sounds. Now we just have to wait for him to be able to reach the pedals!

Easter was a lot of fun this year. We started off by dying eggs. Both kids got very creative with the colors, stamps and stickers!

We were also able to visit both grandmothers and go to an Easter Egg hunt and see the Easter Bunny. Both kids of course, had a blast!

We spent Easter at home this year just the four of us. It was very nice and very relaxing. We just spent the day doing things as a family.

One of Tyler's favorite Easter presents was bubbles from pop-pop! He got really good at blowing them!

Gabby's favorite was a set of squinkies which she chooses to share all the time with her brother!

I must saw Gabby looked absolutely beautiful Easter Morning! I loved the color Green on her!

Julio surprised me and came home the day before our Anniversay with Flowers! He is amazing and the flowers were beautiful!

The best part was the hand written note that said he would marry me all over again, and that the past 9 years was the best years of his life!

We got to go away over-night on our Anniversary on April 27th to a couples resort in the Poconos. This is the third time we have been to one and as always, it doesn't disappoint! It is so romantic, so relaxing and so much fun!

We had fun competing against each other in ping-pong, pool, racing game, and mini-golf. We had a romantic dinner seated by ourselves. The food is absolutely amazing!

Our room was divided into two levels with a living room on the first and the round bed, double heart whirlpool and heated indoor pool on the second!

This was a picture taken at dinner.

We had a blast. Although we missed the kids so much, it was hard to come back to reality. It was so nice thought to be able to get away just the two of us. It felt so good to talk, laugh and have fun!







The day after was bitter-sweet for me. It marked the anniversary of the death of my mom. Although it has been 13 years, there are so many reasons I miss her more each year. There are so many questions and things I haven't been able to get closure on. I can only hope that she is looking down on me and smiles when she sees what an amazing husband I have and how special Gabrielle and Tyler are. I hope I have made her proud some and I hope she sees how hard I am working to become the best mother, wife and Christian woman I can be. I LOVE YOU MOM.

Relaxing Weekend...Exciting April!

This past week hasn't been one of our regular weeks. Gabby was on Spring Break from school while I wasen't. Although I wish I could have spent some individual time with just her, I'm planning on this weekend to spend some individual time with both kids. They both still adore each over, but it's kind of funny how their interaction is changing. Gabby has times where she gets frustrated because he will not do what she wants him to do because he has his own mind now and his is starting to voice his wants much more clearer these days! Some days are harder than others to stay consistent, but things run smoothly as long as we do not let things slide for both of them. We make sure our expectations are clear for respect and kindness and our job is to keep our patience and consistently provide consequences. Of course, in between timeouts and consequences, we make sure there are lots of hugs and kisses! I'm looking forward to my spring break the end of this month when the weather will be much warmer and not only I get some days to myself without kids but Julio and I will get to go away over night for our anniversary! Very Excited! Gabby did get to do some special things while she was off. She had a daddy-daughter day on Wednesday. They got to go to Friendly's for lunch and then he took her to build-a-bear! Friday they came in and had lunch with me. She has been much happier being off from school...kind of not looking forward to her having to go back to school and dealing with all the stress. This really has not been an easy year for her. We are looking forward to Friday and celebrating Tyler's Birthday. Hard to believe he is turning 2! We have planned some very special presents and activities to celebrate the occasion!