Howdy All! Just a little note to let you all know that Paco's Mom did well through her surgery. It seems that she had a pacemaker put in...not by-pass surgery. They don't know what's going on...;0) cute, but true. Paco had a nice time in Mexico and is glad to be home. It was nice to see how much he missed us while he was gone this time. Hopefully next time we will all be going for a visit to his Mom and Dad's house.

Not a lot going on this week. Paco will be heading to Mexico on Friday for a week to be with his Mom. She is not doing well right now. Antonia needs to have by-pass surgery. We are trying to get her to come here for the surgery. We love her and want the best for her.

The boys are doing great. Jordan had a wonderful day in school on Friday and finally got his sticker. He was so excited. He really misses school on the weekends.

Happy birthday to Junior Salazar who turned 3-years-old this past week. What a big boy he is getting to be and a very sweet boy. His Mom and Dad are very proud of him.

Ayden is just loving having all this time to be the center of attention. He is loving having Grandma and Mommy all to himself. I found him on the couch this morning with the jar of almost empty peanut butter. I just gave him a spoon and let him eat away. He had it all over his shirt and hands, but that is a small price to pay to see him happy. Kids are so funny.

The house renovation is going slowly, but we are continuing. It is looking so much better than before and I am so happy that we have been able to do this. It has been a long journey and we haven't always enjoyed the journey...but we are learning as we get older to enjoy every day and every moment because life can be short. Love life, love living life, love your family, and most of all love God!!! ;0)

Second week of school...let me go back to last Friday...I went to pick Jordan up and his teacher told me he had gotten quite scared that day. I must have looked puzzled...he had gone to use the restroom and they have automatic flushing...he came running out to let the teacher know there was a ghost in the bathroom...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it! ;0) He apparantely gave the teacher a hard time today. She said, "Jordan is a free spirit and wants to do things on his time and in his way." That would be my child...I believe that is saying he is a hot wire! Ayden cries when Jordan goes to school. He wants to ride the school bus too. He thinks it is awesome. That will come soon enough.

Until then he will just be getting some special attention that he hasn't ever gotten before. He is a little character to say the least.
Here are some updates on the updates. It is coming along. We will be doing more, but slowly since school started back. Did I mention I was taking Spanish. haha It is hard. Everyone should speak English is my way of thinking...at least if they live in the United States of America! Our ancestors had to learn English! Even our Native American ancestors...so what's up with that. Don't even get me started...Go RepubliCAN party!!!
As you may be able to tell we have a lot more to go...but we are enjoying the ride and it is fun getting there. We will cherish these days forever...

I thought everyone might like seeing updated pictures of the girls...who I miss a lot since they are living at Grandaddy Mike's house. You know no matter how hard you try not to worry about your kids you do. Who of us can say we never make mistakes anyway? All we can do is love our children for who they are and pray really hard for them to recognize when a door of opportunity has been opened up for them and that they will make an effort to step through that door. It doesn't matter what status they have or what they have done with this or that...you still want the best for your children. I love my girls so very much! I want the absolute best for them. I miss them!
Alexia at Grandaddy Mike's house.

The girls chillin' with their cool Mom! ;0) Love ya'll!!! xoxo

Ayden is being awesome with Jordan getting so much attention. He has been good as gold as his grandma puts it. Thank you Ayden...Mommy is proud of you!
I made charts to help the boys get ready in the mornings. Mostly for Jordan going to school. Whenever he does something on his chart he gets to put a sticker on and move on to the next task. He has been getting dressed, brushing his teeth, combing his hair, and putting on his shoes by himself. This is big for him because he likes letting someone else do it for him. He is doing a great job.
Ayden and Daddy putting his stickers on his chart. He loves doing the things his big brother does.
Jordan waiting for the bus.
Jordan getting on the bus...what you can't see is Mom holding back tears that started to flow as he left. He was a little scared when the air brakes sounded off as the bus driver drove up. It was very loud. I miss him! Crazy how we love those little monkeys so much isn't it!

Today was Jordan's first day of school. He developed a limp over night and could hardly walk when he got up. He said he better just stay home since he couldn't walk. ;0)
Jordan did a great job getting ready for school this morning. He got up and did everything on his little chart by himself. He is a trooper. Jordan getting ready to go into the school for the first time.
Jordan on the mat with some class mates waiting for class to begin. As you can tell he wasn't the least bit concerned that I was leaving and going to school.

Jordan's teacher Ms. Samuels. He is going to love school. I hope he does great today. I will update you later. He will be riding the school bus tomorrow and he is so excited about getting to ride the bus. His teacher's aide Ms. Jammie will be riding with him in the mornings. I am happy that he will be safe. My little boy is growing up fast and I am so thankful that he is healthy and growing.

The Big Remodel in August

Okay we begin and go and go and go...and we are getting close to the final product. It is looking great. I hope you can tell by the pictures how good it looks. I will update you as we progress.

My babies being good during the remodel. They are such a pleasure...okay most of the time. ;0) Paco has been pretty darned good through all of this too! We are so happy to be getting this done!