Cisco, Candace

6 months old

2012-02-12T20:38:00.007-07:00

Shane is going to be 6 months old on the 15th already! He is such a sweet, mellow kid, and it has been fun getting to know him, and his personality. Every morning, he wakes up and just quietly looks around for a while. When I go in to get him he smiles so big, especially when he sees Emery.

He weighs 17 1/2 lbs and has the biggest legs. He can sit up well on his own. He can also go up on all fours, and rock back and forth, so we think he will be crawling in no time. Hopefully then he will be able to play with Emery more, and be able to escape from her when he needs to. He frequently has a wide-eyed expression, and is very observant. I am so glad he is a part of our family. Now, to get to some pictures. :)

Check out those legs

My little cutie hanging out in the stroller while I do dishes.

And I have to include a couple stories about Emery...

I left the room for a second, and when I got back Emery had poured the milk for our cereal. She filled them all the way to the top, and I'm pretty impressed she didn't spill any.

She is a really good helper. She will get her own cleaning supplies and come into whatever room I'm cleaning with a rag and a spray bottle and get to work. She will also grab the little garbage can from the bathroom and take it out, whenever she sees me taking out the garbage. I'm definitely not complaining. I hope she keeps it up when she's older too.

Our breakfast with Shane hanging out in his stroller

Emery has started taking out the couch cushions and playing with them. She always asks us to make a fort out of them, and tell us to put Shane in there.

His wide-eyed look

Here are a couple old pictures from New Year's Eve. We bought some sparklers for Emery, and played some games to ring in the new year. It was pretty laid-back, but I guess that's how things are when you have little ones. The next Monday for Family Home Evening we came up with a list of goals for the year. I am happy to report we are still doing well at almost all of them.

Sorry Shane, I had to put it up. His wide-eyed look again.

A Few Pictures

2012-01-30T22:43:00.006-07:00

The kids are growing up so fast already, I thought I would post at least a couple of pictures.

I love this little girl so much. I can't believe she will be 2 in a little over 2 months. She is so much fun to be around, especially now that she can communicate more. She's starting to say small sentences, and says please and thank you too. Her "please" sounds more like "bah-kee" though, it is adorable. I don't know how she decided it was thank you, but I love it.

Emery likes to copy everything we do. Cisco kicked the door to the laundry shut because his hands were full, and Emery went over to the door and kicked it too. I was writing something on a piece of paper, and I put it up against the wall, and Emery had to grab a piece of paper and write against the wall too. Here she is putting my heels on before church, because she saw that I had mine on.
We were looking at some of Cisco's baby pictures today, and I think we agreed that Shane looks more like Cisco did when he was young. He is a pretty good mix of both of us though.

Shane and Cisco before church

Shane loves to lean so far ahead in his stroller when we go on walks so he can look around. He'll hold onto the seat in front of him, and sometimes pull Emery's hair. When he does that, Emery will complain and say: "bubby!" (his nickname) and point to him...Already telling on her brother.

Checking something out

This picture cracks me up, I don't know why.

I caught Emery sneaking up to Shane, while he was sleeping in his bouncer. She put that bucket on her head, walked over to him, and tried to pull the handle that turns the music on.
She woke him up, and when I caught her she turned to me, but didn't take the bucket off. I guess she thought if she couldn't see me, I couldn't see her? haha.
Now that it's winter, it's finally cool enough to go out and play. We've been spending a lot of time at the park. Here was one of Shane's first times on the swing. He's so relaxed and calm about everything. He just sat there and looked around. He doesn't laugh much, but Emery can make him laugh. I love seeing her go up to him and make funny noises to make him laugh.
We have been doing well here in Mesa. Not much new to report. We went to CA for Thanksgiving and had a wonderful time. We spent Christmas here in AZ. My sister came to visit us for a week this month... We've been keeping busy with our callings in church, playing soccer and going on little outings with the kids (the zoo, the Phoenix botanical garden). We are pretty happy with how things are going, but would love to have some new adventures, so we have been exploring our options.

Halloween

2011-11-01T13:31:00.004-07:00

Both of the kids ended up having 2 costumes this year because it is so dang hot here! We had a Halloween-themed family reunion with Cisco's family the week before Halloween in a park during the day. The temps were in the 90's, so there was no way I was dressing them up in fuzzy full-body costumes.

Cisco's mom made her that little tutu the night before, so we dressed her up as some type of little fairy. Emery loved getting her makeup done. She kept asking for more and laid so still while I put it on her. Some treats may or may not have been involved in helping her lay so still. She loved her costume and surprisingly kept it on all day at the park.

I made Shane's pumpkin outfit. The Jack-o-lantern is just electrical tape that I cut, and I made some felt leaves and sewed them on to a green hat and tied the top with some string for a stem. I thought it was pretty good for a 5 minute costume. I asked Cisco to take some picture of the kids in their costumes before we left and this is the only one he took. I think it's hilarious. I don't know what was going on, but it cracks me up.
I left my makeup bag unattended for a second and she grabbed my mascara and put that mark above her left eye. I already had her makeup done, so instead of trying to take off the black mark without removing the other makeup, I put a matching black mark on the other side. I was hoping it would look intentional.

Yesterday we took Emery trick-or-treating, and I actually really enjoyed it, probably as much as Emery did. It was a little bit cooler last night so we didn't feel bad dressing them in their warm costumes. Emery went as a bear (got it at DI for $2. score.), and Shane was a caterpillar that we borrowed from a friend of ours. We took them in the stroller around our neighborhood and got quite a bit of candy. We would take her out and have her walk up to the door to get her candy. It was so cute to see her walk around in her bear costume. She got so much candy her pumpkin was starting to get heavy for her, so we dumped some in the stroller and kept going. I loved seeing her walk up to each door and hold out her pumpkin. After she got candy she would wave and say bye to everyone. Maybe next year we'll get her to say "trick or treat". Shane slept for most of the time, but even then people asked if he wanted candy too. Nice to offer, but I think we'll hold off on feeding the 2 month old candy. haha.

My cute little caterpillar

Hope you all had a great Halloween too!

Pumpkin Patch.

2011-10-17T11:03:00.011-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take Emery to a pumpkin patch. She loved it. We went with my mom and my sister and her son. We got a groupon deal that made it only 5 dollars for two adults, and Emery was free. They had a petting zoo, with a bunch of animals. They had pony rides, a hay ride and a maze. Emery loved spending time with the little animals. I think we spent about an hour and half with the little ones. She got to go on a pony ride and she was smiling the entire time she was on the horse. They took us on a hay ride to the pumpkins. If you see below it wasn't a real pumpkin patch, but I know she loved it. She had a good time. Enjoy the pictures.

Does this horse have NAS?

Look up and say cheese. :D

Telling the horse to go

On the hay ride

Which one should I get?

Look how cute she is. I love her.

Watch out for thumper.

This little piggy.........

"I want to get on"

Picture time with the pony.

Life With Two

2011-09-04T20:11:00.006-07:00

We've made it through the first 3 weeks with two kids! It's definitely doable, but it is more work with less sleep. It hasn't been too crazy, but then again I have only had to take care of the two of them by myself for a week now, since Cisco was there for the first week and my mom was there the second week.

I haven't taken as many pictures of Shane as I have of Emery, so I'm trying to make it a point to take pictures of him. I'm sure by our last kid we will be too busy to take any pictures.

Here is Shane after his first bath. He took it like a champ. He just sat there and looked around while I cleaned him off. That is pretty much how he is all day though. He is really calm and barely cries at all. It is nice to have such a calm baby so that I have more time with Emery.

It was wonderful to have my mom come to visit and help us out. I didn't have to clean or make meals, and she prepared some more meals for us after she left. She read about a million books to Emery while she was here. She also would wash the dishes with Emery sitting in the sink washing along with her. Emery would be in there for 30 min to an hour every day washing the same couple of dishes over and over. I'm sure Emery misses having her grandma around to play with.

While my mom was here she got me started on some Korean TV show on Netflix. There are 25 episodes that are over an hour long each, so I have something to keep me entertained for a little while.

Emery decided to experiment with grandma's makeup. My mom let her play with her closed tube of mascara, thinking she wouldn't be able to unscrew it, but she figured out how to do it. I guess Emery saw her putting it on her eyelashes so she had to copy her. (Notice our blue kitchen in the background...It grows on you.)

Here is Shane in his blessing outfit. My mom got him the outfit, and Cisco's mom made his little blanket. We blessed him after church last Sunday so that my mom could be there. It was nice to have just a small group of family and friends there with us, and Cisco gave a really special blessing for the little guy.

Birth Story

2011-08-17T20:39:00.007-07:00

Our little guy made it here! We named him Shane Alexander, and he is doing so well. I am including as many details as I can remember so sorry it's long! Skip to the end to see the good stuff. :)

Emery decided that she wanted to wake up early on Monday so we woke up, ate breakfast and then headed on a walk while it was still cool outside. We walked about a mile and then came back and I put Emery down for a little nap. Contractions started up a little after we got back, around 9 AM. They weren't very strong, but strong enough for me to tell they weren't just Braxton Hicks. They came every 10 minutes or so, and sometimes less frequently so I wasn't sure when things would pick up. I let Cisco know that I was having some contractions and that I would let him know if I wanted him home. They never stopped the entire time he was at work, but didn't get more intense so I didn't call him. I was pretty tired though because I had woken up early and cleaned the house, because I was pretty sure he would be born soon.

Right before Cisco got off work he told me he was going to stop off to get our brakes checked before he came home. I guess he didn't realize I thought it was going to be so soon, because I was thinking "you're stopping to get our brakes checked when I'm in labor??". When he got home, I was able to take a nap, still being woken up by contractions every once in a while.

Around dinner time I started thinking about what to make for dinner, but by 6 PM the contractions picked up so much I couldn't think about eating. I called my midwife at 6:15 and gave her the heads up. By 7:15 I called the midwife back to have her come over. At that point I was having to stand up and hold onto Cisco to make it through contractions. Emery thought we were hugging so she would try to get in on the group hug every time. It was so cute. Cisco's mom came to pick up Emery around this time, which was good because I needed to focus on what was going on. Cisco set up the pool and had it filling up by the time my midwives Stephanie and Jen got here.
I got into the pool not long after that and focused on breathing and relaxing through contractions. In between, my midwives talked and laughed with us about random things. It was nice to have that distraction and still pretty peaceful at that point. They turned the lights down and just sat there knitting a hat for the little one while they waited.
The contractions got really intense a little before 9 PM so that I wasn't interested in talking in between, and I switched from lying down to on my knees in the pool. I was having to make noise and hold onto Cisco's shirt while he put pressure on my back to make it through each one.
Less than an hour later I felt a slight urge to push, but didn't really make much progress. After a little while of really painful contractions with nothing happening, I asked Jen to check me so I would know how far I had to go. She did around 10 PM and said that I was complete and could start pushing if I felt the urge. My water still hadn't broken and I think that's what was making it hard to get him out. They were really painful and I remember saying I just wanted him out NOW, so that it would be all over. I continued to push and after a while of more really intense contractions I could feel him move down. After another little while I pushed and felt him right there, and I was so excited that I was almost done! His head started to come out, still without my water breaking, and then it finally broke when he was out past his nose. One more push and the midwife told Cisco and I to reach down and grab our baby. We reached down, felt his head and then pulled his body up as he came out. He was born at 10:51 PM.
It was such a relief to know that I was finally done! I checked to see what our baby was, because we hadn't found out the gender, even though I was so sure he was going to be a boy. Sure enough he was our little boy. I got out of the pool and went into bed with our little guy and I held him for a while until we cut the cord and got him weighed and measured. He was 7 lbs 7 ounces and 20 inches long. Emery was the same length and only one ounce lighter which I thought was pretty cool.
Overall it was a really positive experience and went just the way I would have hoped. My midwives were wonderful and Cisco was the best support I could ask for.

Right after he was born, checking to see what he was

Holding him in bed, only a few minutes old

Looking at Mom

With my Midwives Jen and Stephanie

Wearing the hat Stephanie made him

first family picture the next morning

Meeting her little brother- she stroked him back and forth and was so gentle with him. Today he was sleeping on the couch and she climbed up on her own and gave him a kiss.

Going swimming

2011-08-07T17:13:00.007-07:00

Last Friday we went to the river because I had a half day of work. I was supposed to get off at 12 but 12 turned into 1:30 because we had a meeting. Crazy people at work. Once I got off work we headed to the Salt River. We found a spot that we liked but then noticed that we needed a parking pass. So we headed back to town to get one. Finally, once we got the pass we went back to that place. We got into the water and it was cold. For being in Arizona and August you would think that it wouldn't be cold. Emery enjoyed the water and hopefully we can go again before the next baby comes.

Candace is doing well. Today she is 38 weeks, so pretty much any day she can pop. She hasn't had any problems with cholestasis. That is really good for us and hopefully she continues that way. We are still not sure what we are having. We think it's a boy because we have a lot of boy names. If not, we have some girl names.

As for me, I'm still working at Rural Electric. I just had my 6 month review. It's crazy to think that I have been there that long.

For right now we don't need anything, but once the baby comes we could use some dinner and candy for me (I like Mike and Ikes and Candace likes Reese's peanut butter cups). We don't want much. Just joking, just support will be what we need.

Emery got a new outfit from lita (grandma) and she wore it to church today. Doesn't she look cute? I'm talking about Candace.

Candace at 38 weeks.

Storm

2011-07-09T13:54:00.006-07:00

This past Tuesday, Emery wasn't feeling well for most of the day. She just sat there, or laid in our arms, and slept a lot. Poor little thing. Cisco and she were just watching TV and usually she won't watch it, but she didn't feel like doing anything else so she did this time.

Later on she started feeling better, and she went over and grabbed her stroller for us to take her on a walk. So we decided to go on a short walk. we made it a couple streets over and noticed a huge cloud moving in that looked brown. We were commenting on how weird and big it looked, maybe a mile wide. We didn't think there was any way it could reach us before we got home. We walked maybe a minute or two more and noticed the "cloud" was actually a dust storm and it had already reached us. We had to run the rest of the way home, but still got dust everywhere. It was in our eyes, mouths, and all over our clothes. It was right about sunset when it happened, but it turned everything really dark in just a couple minutes. It was pretty neat, and I tried to get some pictures of it, but they don't really do it justice.

It turns out that the dust storm was actually 50 miles wide, not 1 mile like we thought. haha. Here are some better pictures (not taken by us).

It was pretty crazy, but cool that we got to experience it...And we definitely did experience it.

Hike

2011-06-12T19:32:00.002-07:00

We went on a little hike a while ago for Memorial Day. I know it was a while ago, but I had the pictures so I thought I'd share. We went up to "A" mountain by the ASU Football stadium because Cisco had the day off. It's only like a 15 minute hike, but the views are good, and it's too hot for anything much longer than that anyway. Emery still fits into her little carrier so it worked out perfectly. She looks so cute in that little hat. We're not big hikers, so this is a big deal to us. haha.

Tempe Town lake in the background

At the start of our hike. See the little mountain we climbed in the reflection of the building.

After we went on the hike, we went to a splash park for Emery, but she wasn't too thrilled with it. There were a million kids running around so I think it was a little too much for her. Maybe we'll keep trying and eventually she'll like it.

Cheese & Strollers

2011-06-12T19:24:00.005-07:00

We got a new stroller for when the new baby comes. It's a double. Emery seems to like it,hopefully she likes the front. Hopefully the little baby likes riding where the bags go and I'll be riding in the back seat, so Candace will be able to push us all day. jajajaj.

Emery LOVES CHEESE. She knows where to get it. She grabs my arm and takes me to the refrigerator and then grabs the cheese and starts to munch on it. Just check her out in action. We have a rat in our hands. Sorry for the short post but I'm on my lunch break.

Camping Trip

2011-06-12T18:43:00.008-07:00

Sorry but I just haven't been able to blog lately. We had a ward camp out and it was our first over night as a family. We were not sure what to expect with Emery. We followed someone there because we did not know how to get there. We went to Rose Creek Campground. It was nice to get out of the heat. Emery did a good job on the drive up there. It took about 2.5 hours to get there.

Once we got there we set up camp and got around the fire and had dinner. The Ward provided dinner for us (hot dogs and hamburgers). After that we had some smores and they were great (like Tony the Tiger would say). Some people sang some camp songs until we went to bed. Candace tried to take some pictures of me but for some reasons my eyes would not open. Check below and see; it didn't work out for me, but Emery sure looks cute.

Emery did a good job sleeping through out the night. We woke up the next morning and we had breakfast from the ward. They served us breakfast burritos. They were yummy!!!!! Everyone started packing up because they wanted to see a nearby water fall. They told to us how to get there, so we drove up there by ourselves. We drove and drove and drove and drove and we accidentally passed it, but we ended up driving to the look-out station at the very top of the mountain, and it was a great view. One of our friends told us that we could have walked up to the look-out station. If we would have known that we would have walked up to it, but we still got a pretty good view anyway. After we went back down the trail, we saw some of our ward members and they were by the waterfall so we ended up finding it after all. It was nice to see it and enjoy the great view.

the view from the top

the waterfall

The view on the drive home

Easter

2011-04-24T19:34:00.005-07:00

Last week we had a good Easter. We went around the Temple to take pictures of Emery. Hope you like them because she loves them. We went to my cousin's house and had Easter dinner. The food was great. Emery got to go Easter egg hunting. Till this day she still carries her Easter basket around. We love her so much.

Candace is doing well with the pregnancy, currently she is 24 weeks only 16 more to go. CRAZY! The baby is not moving as much as Emery did.

Emery flying

Candace and Emery

Emery picking flowers

Posing

Putting her shoes on

Another day I had to fix a head light and Emery wanted to help me.

Showing mom that she know how to use the tools.

Happy Birthday Emery!

2011-04-17T20:26:00.008-07:00

Emery turned one on the 7th!! I was in California with my family for my grandpa's funeral, so it didn't turn out quite the way we planned, but Emery still enjoyed her day.

Here is a picture of her at the start of the day

I started off by making her breakfast (potatoes, scrambled eggs with cheese, toast with Nutella), and she definitely liked it, especially the Nutella. My sister gave her some Chapstick to destroy. She put it all over herself and dug her little finger in there until it was all gone. She had more fun with that then she would've with any expensive toy I could've bought for her.

I also took her around on my parent's golf cart around the ranch, which she loves. She loves being outside and she liked looking at everything and feeling the breeze. It would put her to sleep every time I took her on it.

When we were done with that, my mom had some brownies in a pan that she let Emery go to town on. She climbed right up on the table and dug right in.

She also had fun playing with a bucket of water that had some peeled potatoes in it, and in the sink. She would let the water run and fill up bowls and cups with water and then try to drink from them.

She is such a fun, smart girl, and it has been so great getting to know her personality over this past year. I can't wait for many more years with my favorite little girl.

Food Storage

2011-03-06T19:03:00.003-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we got some food storage. We got wheat, beans, and a lot of other stuff. Here is Emery around our food storage. This is about six months, we still need to get water and another six months.

Guess who joined the new GANG!

2011-03-06T18:56:00.003-07:00

We decided that Emery needed to join the Arsenal Gang. So we jumped her in. It's official; shes now a gooner, and going to be an Arsenal fan for the rest of her life, and her kids will also be Arsenal fans.

Candace had another midwife appointment today and everything looked good. She has gained two pounds, and the heart beat of the little one is 150 per minute. Candace is feeling great and has not had any problems with morning sickness or anything like that. We just hope that it keeps up this way.

I just got a new job. I have been working for about two weeks and I like it. I work for Rural Electric as their Computer Administrator.

In case you haven't heard...

2011-02-17T23:03:00.003-07:00

We are pregnant again! We are due on August 22nd, my brother Michael's birthday. We found a great midwife here that lives about 2 minutes from us, so I will be delivering at home again. I like her a lot already. I don't know if it's because she reminds me of myself, or that she really knows her stuff, but I have a lot of confidence in her. We had such a great experience last time and are looking forward to another wonderful home birth.

I'm excited for Emery to have a little brother/sister, but not such much about being pregnant during the summer in Arizona. Last time I was pregnant during the freezing VA winter, so I guess this will give me something different...

The baby is doing well so far and I haven't really had any sickness, so I'm counting my blessings! It is a little hard because I'm more tired now, but I just sleep when Emery sleeps. We are definitely happy for what is in store for us this summer!

Evil Glare

2011-02-13T20:58:00.004-07:00

Emery recently started giving us this evil glare, usually after we feed her something. It isn't that she doesn't like the food, she just frowns and narrows her eyes and then keeps eating. She did it once when Cisco came home from work, almost as if to say "where have you been this whole time??". It is hilarious and I don't know why she does it. I've only been able to partially capture it with the camera on my phone, but here it is.

Day at the park

2011-02-05T18:22:00.007-07:00

Emery and I went to the park the other day with her little cousin and second cousin. She didn't have a nap before we went so I was hoping she would be happy, and she definitely was. She forgot all about sleeping when she got there. We went to Freestone Park, a really pretty park with little rides and a train that goes around the park.

We first went on the train. She was concentrating on trying to see everything so she ended up just looking kind of mad the whole time.

After that we went on the carousel, and she seemed to enjoy it.

Here she is waiting for her turn to ride.

She managed a little half-smile here.

We took some time to feed the ducks too. I was going to bring bread, but I forgot, so I had to settle for some of Emery's Cheerios.

Then we went to the playground to play on the swings-her favorite. It was such a beautiful day and so nice to be able to go outside for a few hours.

She played in the sand and went down the slides, which she wasn't too thrilled about. I think when she's bigger it will be more enjoyable.

Emery with her second cousin Ethan, who is 14 months.

Cisco didn't get to go with us because he was working. He works 6 days a week right now. We are very grateful he has that job, but even more grateful and blessed because he got a new job! He will be working as an IT Engineer starting in a couple weeks. It's going to be nice because he can start work as early as 6:30 if he wants, so he can be home early. He also get Saturday and Sunday off. I'm very excited for that, because with him working 6 days a week, we weren't able to do things together during the day.

Just started walking!

2011-01-27T18:58:00.002-07:00

Emery started taking a couple little steps last night. We didn't document it because she would always stop and try to get the camera. I was able to get her to walk a little without being distracted by the video camera tonight. It's not much, but I'm still excited she's at least trying to walk. She falls right away but then gets back up. :)

New Hair

2011-01-23T15:33:00.003-07:00

I got a gift certificate for a haircut for Christmas from Cisco and decided to use it a few weeks ago. I was sick of how long my hair was before. It took too long to do, so I would always just end up putting it in a hair tie. I cut around 8 inches off.
Sorry the before picture is so bright. I took it in the car on the way to get my hair cut.

After. Looks darker, but I didn't dye it, just cut it. I look goofy but just look at the hair. And look at Emery's hair while you're at it. It always sticks straight up and I can't get it to stay down without her looking like a wet rat. haha.

Christmas

2011-01-03T22:35:00.004-07:00

We had a good Christmas in Arizona this year. Cisco was able to have Christmas eve and day off, so we were able to relax and have a long weekend, which never usually happens. We went to Cisco's Aunt and Uncle's house for Christmas Eve and had dinner and played games there. Christmas morning we spent at our house opening gifts. I got some really nice gifts that were just what I wanted but didn't ask for. Cisco is really good at giving nice gifts.

We didn't get Emery too much, because it's the one year we can get away with doing that. She did enjoy the gifts she did receive though. We got her some foam blocks. The only thing she does with them is knock down any towers we build up. We also got her some bubbles and a few other little things.

After we opened presents, we went to Cisco's mom's house and opened gifts with her.

Someone gave us this Christmas dress so I thought I would let her wear it at least one day. Emery loves the Christmas tree in the background of this picture. I think she liked it more than the real Christmas tree. She would always go up to it and make it swing back and forth.

Eating the bow. I think all little kids are more interested in the packaging than in the actual present.

Checking out the tag, and not the gift.

After we opened presents we went to Ihop. It was really nice not to have to cook. Notice Emery's little thumbs up. She does that a lot for some reason.

Later that day we went to the park and played with Cisco's Bocce Ball set. He beat me the first time but I ended up smashing him the second round. So it's tied up 1-1. It was a pretty good day, and we're going to have to play Bocce again because I can't let the score stay tied up.

When The Cousin Comes to Play

2010-12-14T21:25:00.003-07:00

I have to put Emery's cousin Owen up in the stroller sometimes, to make sure that Emery wont get to him. She gets jealous of me feeding him and tries to take the bottle, or climb on top of me, so I have to feed him in the stroller. Emery was so determined to get to him this time that she started to climb up there. She is getting really good at climbing up things. I can just imagine how it will be when she can walk.

She started by climbing up on the wheel. I don't know how she kept her balance.

She then went up to the little ledge above that. I stopped her before she got any further. She is pretty determined though, I bet she would've found a way to get to him. She cracks me up.

Little Helper

2010-12-10T21:49:00.003-07:00

I'm just helping you out!

What?

Emery thought it was a good idea to unroll all of the toilet paper from the roll. She also decided the toilet needed to be flushed...numerous times. She's gotten good at sneaking away and unrolling it as fast as she can before we catch her and stop it. I know she's going to do a lot more things like this, but for now I will just laugh and take a picture of it. :)

Family Pictures

2010-12-07T11:11:00.009-07:00

I wanted to do another post so that cheesy shutterfly one wouldn't be on top. We got family pictures done a few weeks ago with Cisco's family at the Mesa Arts Center. We did them early in the morning so Emery wasn't too smiley, but we still managed to get some good shots.

Cool Christmas cards and Other Stuff...

2010-12-06T15:47:00.004-07:00

We decided to make Christmas cards through Shutterfly this year. They have so many different options and such cute designs. They have a feature that lets you pick how many pictures you want in your card, what color you want it to be, and other features so you can narrow down your search for the card. That made it easier for me because there were so many designs to choose from. I have a few selections that I liked. I picked these because I wanted at least 3 pictures, 1 portrait and 2 landscape. I like all of these, because it puts the focus the on the pictures and not on the text or designs.

I like the second one because it is a card, so you can write something on the inside and you don't have to buy a card too.

They have an option where you can have the cards mailed to you, or they will address and mail them for you! I thought that was pretty cool, if you don't have enough time to do them yourself.

They have more than just cards. There also have different things that would work great as Christmas gifts like desk calendars http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/desk-calendars, gift mugs http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/desk-calendars, or these little notepads http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/notepads. Pretty cool, and you don't have to be creative, because they'll do it for you. :)

They are doing a promotion right now where if you blog about their products, you get 50 free Chrismas cards, so check it out!

Christmas and Bath Time

2010-12-05T23:18:00.006-07:00

We got our Christmas tree yesterday, and spent time last night decorating it. I love it, and our house smells so good now. Emery isn't too interested in the tree. She played with one of the ornaments for a little, and tried to take a string of lights off, but that's about it. We got some shots of her posing by her first Christmas tree. I'm definitely more excited about it than she is, but she'll appreciate it later.

It's really starting to feel like Christmas now that we have our decorations up, and the Mesa temple Christmas lights are on. It is beautiful and I love being able to see them every night.

We take Emery out all bundled up and she looks so cute! She loves to take walks and she will stare at all the lights as we walk past them.

Emery loves bath time. She will go up to the bath and just stare into it, even if the water isn't on. If one of us are taking a shower, she will crawl into the bathroom, stand up and try to pull back the shower curtain.

trying to suck in her stomach

And one more picture in case you weren't sick of all the others. :)

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-28T22:13:00.005-07:00

We had a great Thanksgiving and hope you did too!

We went to eat at some of Cisco's relatives for dinner, so we didn't have to cook at all. It made Thanksgiving even more delicious. :) The next day, we decided to go Black Friday shopping, and got a good amount of our Christmas shopping done. We had a lot of fun, and it actually wasn't too crazy or crowded, like it was when we went to Northern VA last year.

Some of the highlights were:

A guy wearing a ridiculous fur coat. I took a picture of him on my camera and forgot the sound was on, so it made a picture noise. Good thing he didn't notice.

A lady that looked like the lady from the Target commercial. She was walking really fast, wearing a track suit, and had on dark lipstick. I was trying so hard not to laugh.

Getting in line for what we wanted inside Walmart at 4am, right by some people who had been there since 11pm. I guess it pays to sleep in.

And the best... We got everything we wanted, except for some storage bins, but no big deal.

Life as a 7 month old

2010-11-21T18:33:00.004-07:00

It's crazy to think we're on the downhill slope to Emery being 1 year old. She is even more fun now, and I love having her with me every day. She doesn't like being held by other people, and it makes me happy to see her chubby little arms reaching out for me to take her again. It can get quite exhausting during the day when she always wants to be picked up, but it's okay. I think she just gets bored being on the floor and wants to see what I'm up to. She will crawl up to me, grab on to my legs and stand up, putting her head between my legs and whimper until I pick her up. It is so cute. :)
Here are some recent pictures of Emery.

Helping mom do laundry. She crawled into the basket herself and started playing around. Her favorite thing to do is take out clothes and throw them on the floor.

Checking herself out in her new outfit. Whenever she gets in front of the mirror she puts her hands on the mirror and slobbers on it. This is her 7 month picture.
She loves to brush her teeth with dad. Well I guess brush her gums... She will put the opposite end of the toothbrush in her mouth and make squeaky noises against her gums. She will occasionally put the other side in her mouth but always makes a weird face and takes it back out. Still no teeth yet, and she's not teething either, at least not that I can tell. That's fine by me though, no teeth=no biting.

Emery loves being with her cousin Owen. We get to babysit him once a week. It's fun to have two babies around, and it gives me something to keep occupied. We really have to watch Emery though, to make sure she doesn't crawl on top of him or steal his toys.

Emery and Cousin Owen (Cisco started calling him that, and now it's caught on so Cousin Owen it is)

Crawling around

She has a fascination with car seats and likes to climb into hers and sit in it. Cisco wasn't really paying attention to her one day, and when he looked over he saw her on top of the chair. yikes. She had crawled up the car seat and on to the chair. She did it again and we made sure to watch her this time.

Soccer

2010-11-07T19:36:00.002-07:00

One of the advantages to living here is year-round soccer. I know I keep mentioning it, but I love the weather here. Cisco played in a co-ed league recently, and is in another league right now. It's nice to be able to continue watching him play (and not freeze to death), and Emery likes it too. She will watch the ball as it goes back and forth.
I tried to get good pictures, but I guess I didn't have the right setting on the camera. In this game, they smashed the other team. They were undefeated until the last couple games, when only about 7-8 people showed up so they forfeited.

This is the only one that I took that I like.

I took some of ourselves to keep Emery entertained.

One of these days, I'll get in a soccer league and have Cisco watch Emery...

Naps and Walks

2010-11-07T19:32:00.004-07:00

Emery is still taking a good 3 naps a day, so I come get her from her crib a lot. Usually, I see her little head peeking out over the top of her crib, waiting for me to come pick her up. This day, she was pressing her nose up against the mesh, so I had to take a picture.

These two are so cute. I came into the room the other day and they were both sleeping the same way. Like father, like daughter.

Just some random pictures of the walks we go on. I go on a walk everyday with Emery around the temple, because she loves to be outside. They are starting to put Christmas lights up everywhere, so it's even more fun to go out at night to see it all.

Vertuccio Farms

2010-11-07T19:20:00.003-07:00

We went to a farm/pumpkin patch for Emery a few weeks ago. There were lots of animals for Emery to look at and a corn maze that we went through. Definitely not the best idea in a stroller because it was so bumpy, but we made it out alive. They also had some fair-type games and a tractor ride but Emery fell asleep in the corn maze before we got to do the tractor ride. It was a beautiful day and I'm glad we got to go.

Checking out the chicks

Scary looking turkeys--they look much better cooked.

She always loves swinging on the swings

Mini barn

Little hay maze for the youngins. Emery just liked trying to eat the hay.

She didn't make it too far up on the measuring board...

I love this picture

I'm glad there is something like this for us to do that is close by, even though we live in the city. I'm hoping to make it a yearly tradition.

Family Visit and Halloween party at Disneyland

2010-11-02T11:57:00.010-07:00

Emery and I had a great time visiting family in Southern California for the week. As soon as we got in we stopped off at Randy's donuts. I'd heard about it before and since it was right by the airport, we decided to try it out. It was delicious.
We were able to go to the Reagan Presidential Library after that. I wasn't too excited about it at first, because I thought it was just a library, but it is so much more. They had a miniature version of the White House that is exactly the same as the White House right now. Every piece of furniture and even the pictures on the wall are the same. The detail was incredible.

There was also a life-sized replica of the oval office as it was when Ronald Reagan was there.

They had a museum all about Reagan, and the plane and helicopter that he flew in during his presidency.

Reagan in Jelly Beans

The view was amazing as well.

I actually went twice; once with my brother Ben, and the other time with my parents and brother Seth.

My family next to a section of the Berlin Wall.

Disneyland was a blast. It was the best time to go. There were hardly any lines and we went on most of the rides there. Emery also got to go on a third of the rides that we did. It was a Halloween party so we dressed Emery up in her little costume- she was so cute! It kept her warm too, while she was outside all night. She was so good the whole time, and even went through the haunted house with us. She's a brave one.

They made the castle haunted for the night

Waiting for the Matterhorn- we only waited about 5 minutes, because it was broken and got fixed right as we walked by.

We got to meet my new niece/Emery's cousin, Alona. She is so cute, and was almost the same size as Emery when she was born. It was crazy to see how little she was; It doesn't even seem like Emery was ever that little.

Our last day there we went to Edward's Air Force base, where my brother Mike works as an engineer. It was neat to be on base and see all the different kinds of planes.

Emery with her uncle Seth
It was definitely a good trip, and I'm really glad we got to go.

Reading the paper

2010-10-19T12:25:00.004-07:00

Emery loves to read the paper in the morning, so I let her borrow my glasses one day. She looks so cute in them, but hopefully she won't really need them. Both Cisco and I wear glasses so I don't think she has much hope. Either way, I'm sure she'll be adorable.

But seriously, she does love paper a little too much. She always tries to eat it, and I've found paper in her diaper a couple of times... yikes. (No picture needed for this one.)

Emery had an explosion the other day, which is not too uncommon for her, so I decided to give her a bath after a particularly big one. I stripped her down and started the water, and she was stuck on it filling up. I couldn't even get her to turn around for the picture.

Speaking of explosions, I don't think I ever told the story of what happened to her at church one Sunday. She was being kind of noisy, so I was out in the foyer with her. I heard a loud noise coming from her diaper, but it didn't sound wet so I didn't worry about it. I just laughed and pointed at Emery when everyone in the foyer turned and stared. There where quite a few people in the foyer too, because a singles ward was about to start. Later, I started to hear this dripping sound, and didn't know what it was...until I looked down that is. She had pooped through her diaper, through her little bloomers and onto the carpet.
I was so embarrassed, because everyone could see the yellow poop dripping down, and it was now all over my hand as I tried to stop the flow. I didn't have the diaper bag with me so I had to go back into the RS room to get it. When I went to change her, I didn't have a single diaper left. Just my luck. haha. So I had to take a rag and put it around her bum, and then go home before she did it again.

Random notes:

Cisco got me flowers the other day, what a thoughtful man. :)

So... This Saturday I get to go to CA to visit my brother and sister-in-law, and their new baby girl Alona. I'm so excited that Emery has a new girl cousin with whom she can play. Two of my other brothers, and parents will be there too. We are planning to go to Disneyland, which should be fun!

Baby Overload

2010-10-07T23:30:00.008-07:00

6 month pictureposing for the camera

Emery had her half birthday today and she had lots of fun. She went on two walks, played on the swings, sat on the grass and had some milk and cookies (minus the cookies).

She is getting so good at crawling now, and will try to crawl out the door after dad when he goes to work. She will also try to sneak in and steal some food from the fridge when she sees that it's open.
She loves to stand up on things and spends most of her time holding onto chairs, the couch and anything else she can pull herself up on.

The newest trick she has been working on is to stand by herself. Sometimes, if she's not too excited and moving her feet around, we can let go of her and she will stand for a couple seconds without holding onto anything. It will be a while before she can actually stand without support, but it's a start. She is also doing backflips...okay so maybe I'm stretching that one just a little bit.

Non baby related news:
Besides a freak storm we had a couple of days ago, the weather has been amazing and we are very happy to be in AZ for the fall/winter months. It has been in the 80's and just perfect for us.

I got a new calling as the primary pianist, just in time for the primary program at the end of the month. For now, I'm occupying my time watching Emery, doing Familysearch Indexing and getting free samples in the mail. haha.

Cisco is still working at his job fixing computers, and will be getting more hours soon. He brought an old computer home from work the other day, fixed it up and sold it on Craigslist for $280. It always feels good to get money, especially when it was as easy as that. We also sold my old laptop and a graphing calculator that thankfully we'll never have to use again. Cisco is also playing soccer several times a week so he doesn't get fat. I think it's working.

Comparison

2010-09-19T22:55:00.005-07:00

Candace as a baby (Candace is the one in Blue)

Emery

Any resemblance?

We will post pictures of our new place soon.

Our Big Little Girl

2010-09-17T11:55:00.004-07:00

Our sweet baby girl

Emery is growing so well and learning so many new things! She started crawling on her 5 month birthday (are they birthdays?). I went to the store for 10 minutes to pick something up for dinner and when I got back Cisco asked me if she'd started crawling yet. When I told him she hadn't, he told me to check the video camera. I thought he was kidding because there was no way she could have in the 10 minutes that I was gone. But sure enough, she had. What are the odds??? I have the worst luck!
She has gotten a lot better at it just within this past week or so, so we are going to have to start babyproofing stuff soon.

She also learned a new trick yesterday... I was there for this one, and Cisco was the one gone (playing soccer). She can now grab onto things and pull herself up! It is so cute.

Sorry it's sideways

In other news, we are loving our new place! It is great to be living on our own again, and in such a nice place. The only thing that is going to take us some getting used to is church. It's at 8AM. It feels nice to be done by 11AM, but it doesn't feel as nice waking up that early. haha. We're still on a college student's schedule I guess.
Here are some other pictures of what Emery's been up to:

She likes to attack Cisco... Notice him wiping her spit off his face.

I'm so white! I don't like to be outside for a long time because I don't want Emery to get crispy, but that means I stay white.

She started by pulling herself up to standing in the stroller...

I caught her opening drawers already. Uh oh.

Playing with dad's shoe

We moved!

2010-09-01T23:03:00.003-07:00

We had a pretty successful move today (thanks to Jose and Houston for helping us out). It's been a long day so we'll update more later, but here is the view from our new place. This was taken looking out our living room window.

Another day in the Osegueda household

2010-08-25T21:36:00.004-07:00

Today Emmi was trying to crawl. She has the position right but just doesn't move, she scooches along. We also have a video of her laughing all crazy. Hope you enjoy it.

Wanting to Crawl.

On your mark, Get set, Go!

we are alive

2010-08-22T20:55:00.004-07:00

Well things are going okay for us in Arizona. I finally got a job but it's part time, so I'm still looking. Emery is getting bigger everyday. She is 24.5 inches long and weights 14.4 lbs. and she is only 8/24 old. For all those non math people out there thats 4 months old. She is starting to roll from her back to her tummy. She still loves the outdoors but she needs to know that we cannot go outside just yet because it's hot outside. Once October comes around we will take her out a lot more. Candace is enjoying taking care of baby Emmi. We finally found a place to live, we are going to move in the first of September. The place that we are moving is across the street from the temple. I can't wait. I've always wanted to live by the temple so now my wish can come true.

Daddy and Emmi 4 months old

Watching soccer with Daddy.
I know that Emmi is going to love playing soccer, she watches it with me and she is glued to the screen all the time we put it on for her. Making daddy proud already.

Just look at those eyes.

Update

2010-08-01T22:48:00.009-07:00

Sorry it's been forever but we moved from Virginia to Arizona. Here are some pictures of what we have done hope you enjoy them.

4th of July; We went downtown Mesa on July 3 to see the fireworks, Emmi was actually looking at the works.

Spending time with her cousin Owen; They are exactly 2 months apart.

3 months old; She will be 4 months this Saturday.

Trying her new diapers; She is in size 3 because she poops tooooooo much.

At the river with grandma and her hat with protection.

Family picture at the River trying to get a tan.

Daddy and Emery

Mum and Emery

Emmi's First Time Swimming

2010-06-24T20:16:00.003-07:00

I took Emery swimming for the first time today. Megan bought her a cute little red swimsuit at the dollar store because she thought it would be fun if we matched. I took her in my parent's pool for about 10 minutes or so. She actually seemed pretty unimpressed by the whole event. She didn't cry but she didn't really smile either as you can tell in the pictures. She kind of scowled the whole time... Or maybe it just looked that way because she is so fat.

Don't mind me- i look ridiculous. haha

The moms come to visit

2010-05-23T14:48:00.006-07:00

I know this is out of order but oh well. Read this one first and then the last one I just posted.

We had both of our moms come to visit and help out after Emery was born. It was the first time my mom had been out to VA, so we got to show her all around. We took a tour of the school and the soccer fields and probably told her way more than she ever wanted to hear about our school, teachers, etc. While my mom was here we took her to see Cisco play soccer, went to Roanoke and got some packing done... Exciting I know. We did that when Cisco's mom came too. I guess now they can see that there really isn't too much to do here.
We did enjoy having some time to relax and enjoy their company. It was especially nice too, when they would take the baby so I could sleep. We got pretty spoiled having them here to cook, clean and watch the baby. I wouldn't mind having them back sometime soon. :)

Here are some pictures from when Cisco's mom was here. For some reason we didn't take any with my mom, and only one with his mom. oops.

Taking a walk on Sunday

Sleeping on grandma

Sleeping again... this time on her blessing day (A couple in our ward gave her that bracelet)

Trip to DC

2010-05-23T14:16:00.005-07:00

We had Cisco's mom here for a couple of weeks to help out with the baby. It was good to see her and good to have the help. She brought lots of baby clothes and a couple blankets from all the family in AZ, so thanks to all who gave us things!

When we went to drop her off in DC, we decided to make a trip out of it. We went up the day before and Cisco and I got to go to the temple, while his mom watched Emery for us. The next day, we went to Ihop, which we've wanted to do since we got married, but never have. Delicious! Then we went into DC and walked around and saw the White House and the monuments. We also went to some museum (don't remember the name), the Air and Space museum, and the sculpture garden.

It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. What made it even better is all of the museums in DC are free so it was a pretty cheap trip. :) This was probably our last trip up there since we're moving back to the Best Coast soon, so it was good to see it all before we leave. We had fun with Emery too as you can tell by the pictures:

In the sculpture garden

By some random headless statues in the sculpture garden (we decided to put our own head on one of them)

She got a little hungry in one of the museums

Emery smiling in the Rose Garden-awww

In the "Peacock Room" in a museum

Walking around DC

Our little Skittle at the hotel

And my favorite picture. Poor little thing, I laugh every time I see this picture.

Blessing and Graduation

2010-05-02T18:32:00.006-07:00

Yesterday was an exciting day for Candace and I. We finally finished our undergraduate career. It took me some time but we won't talk about that, but Candace finished it in 3 years. That's my wife. We are so excited to finally finish. I never thought I would ever finish but I did because my wife helped me so much. It was a great feeling to finally finish and know that someday we won't have to worry about not having a degree. The graduation lasted for two hours and it was hot and we both were sweating. We had Emery the entire time and she was a good girl. After the graduation they had food for everyone and it was delicious. It's good to be done with school and not have to worry about homework. Now I am looking for a job in computer science so if anyone has any leads please let me know.

Today we blessed Emery and it was a wonderful experience. She was such a good girl, she didn't cry at all. The dress was made by my mom and she it was beautiful. My knees were shaking the entire time, it felt like someone was going to take a knife and cut them off.

Getting her GQ On and Joke time

2010-04-26T19:29:00.010-07:00

Last Sunday we took Emery to church for the first time and she was a good girl. She did not cry at all. When we go to sleep at night Emery sleeps for four hours at a time at least once. We had a doctor's appointment last Friday and weighed Emery and she has gained one pound . ONE pound in two weeks, that's crazy.
This is our last week of school, then we graduate Saturday. I cannot believe that we are done with school and now with the BIG dogs. I haven't found a job yet, but I'm looking. I am majoring in computer science so if anyone has any leads please let me know.
Now here comes the funny part. Last week Candace and I were sleeping, and I was dreaming and laughing. Candace asked me what I was laughing about because I was going crazy. It was so funny I could not tell her the entire story right away because every time I wanted to tell her I would think of the story and start laughing. Now for the story. So I told Candace my dream and I told her that we took Emery to a photo shoot and she was being fussy, and it was not working like we wanted it to. So when we went to get the pictures all there was, was a picture of a tripod. I do not know why it's funny to me but it is. Even to this day it's funny to me.

Sleep time
Taking a nap before church
Emery on mom

It's nothing exciting but it's our cute baby

9 days old

2010-04-16T20:10:00.004-07:00

Little Emery is 9 days old today. We took her in for a quick weight check and she weighs 7 lbs 13 oz. The midwife says it usually takes 2 weeks for babies to get back up to their birth weight, but she already passed it up. Here she is on a blanket that Candace's cousin made for her. It is so soft and she loves it already.

The Birth Story and More Pictures

2010-04-09T16:49:00.006-07:00

She always keeps her hands up by her head

I had a baby shower on Tuesday that some of my friends put on. We played some games and ate some good food. :) We got lots of cute clothes, toys and other supplies. It was fun getting together for my last night with all the girls (though I had no idea at the time). I went to the midwife earlier that day and she said I was already dilated 2 centimeters, but I didn't think much of it because I hadn't been having any contractions.

Early the next morning I began to start feeling a few light contractions but it mas nothing major. I went to institute and then picked Cisco up later from class. By 10:30 AM my contractions were coming every 7-8 minutes, so I called the midwife just to let her know. She told me to give her a call back in a few hours to see how I felt then. I was going to wait that long but by 11:30 they were every 5 minutes and getting more intense so I called her again and she said she would come over. She showed up around 12 PM with her two assistants and checked in with the baby and I.

After that we got settled in and the contractions got more intense and closer together. After a few hours, I was getting pretty tired so I asked her to check me and I was already dilated 8 centimeters. It was a relief to know that I was actually progressing and getting pretty close. I spent a lot of time in a birthing tub that we had set up and some time out of the tub around the house, wherever it felt comfortable.

The birth went pretty quickly and well, and after not too much pushing she was born at 4:14 PM! It was a lot of hard work but so worth it! It was so nice to have her born at home. We all felt really comfortable and the midwives let me do what I wanted as far as walking, kneeling etc. which was great. They also didn't mess with her and just let me hold her right after she was born. I got to take a bath with her and clean her off. She loved that. After the midwife left, it was nice to be able to get into our own bed and spend our first night with just us and Emery.

Here are some more pictures of our little Emery Cassandra (We picked her middle name today).

Sleeping with Daddy

Her favorite thing to do- (besides eating)

Our New Baby Girl: Emery

2010-04-07T15:38:00.004-07:00

Born the 7 April 2010 weight 7lbs, 6 oz. 20 inches long

Where did they hide the bunny and Conference.

2010-04-05T19:25:00.004-07:00

Over the weekend Candace and I stayed home to watch General Conference and it was amazing to see the prophets and hear their words. Also it's nice to have modern technology to stream it from our computer. Saturday after the second session of conference we had a young married potluck and it was nice to have and get with the young people from the school.We had some good food. Sunday we watched conference again and our friend (Jessica) wanted to have an Easter dinner so we made twice baked potatoes and they were good. We had that and some ham, salad, bread, and my favorite: cupcakes. Since Candace can't eat any sugar for the last of the pregnancy Elizabeth made her a pretzel. She said it was better then the cupcake. Candace is doing well and the baby moves all the time. ( I think she/he is working on their dance moves).
The midwife said she wanted Candace to have the baby before her due date. We have been trying to speed up the process but nothing seems to be working. So if y'all have any ideas to speed it up please let us know and make a comment.
School is almost done and we can't wait. We have a lot of choices to make and its getting difficult to make.
And another thing, this Easter I did not get any candy. Usually I get about one pound, so feel bad for me. :(

Easter Dinner
My cupcake
What we drank.

Crazy and Shopping

2010-03-21T12:41:00.009-07:00

Another week has gone by and things are getting interesting. First of all a couple of nights last week Candace woke up in the middle of the night and was itching like she had fleas all over her. It happened for 2 nights straight, and we did not know what do to. So Candace went online and looked it up and found something that is related to it called Cholestasis. She called the midwife and asked her to make sure that was it. The next day Candace and I had an appointment and she got some blood work done, because she did not know if it was Cholestasis. Some of the blood work points in that direction, but we are still waiting for other results on Monday to come in. The midwife told Candace to take lots of different pills to help with the itching and it seems to be helping. So the last couple of nights Candace has been able to get some rest at night. (http://www.itchymoms.com/)
On Saturday we went shopping for the baby and we got some things. We went to Once Upon a Child and got a baby swing for $40, some onesies for the little one, and a Boppy pillow. Since we don't know what we are having we got neutral things. Hopefully the little one likes it. We also ordered a car seat for Sears.com. We went to Target and got a little bit of things like hair shampoo, nail clippers for the baby and other great stuff.

I know it is pink but we are planning to change the cover to something more neutral.

Baby and RAM

2010-03-07T17:34:00.006-07:00

Nothing too exciting has happened with us. Candace went to the doctor's office and everything is okay with her and the baby. The midwife said that the baby is sunny side up. Candace weights 128 lbs now she has gained 23 lbs. Over the weekend Candace and I went to a ram trip. (not a Computer Term) Ram provides medical and vision care for free. Candace and I went to get our eyes checked out and we where able to pick out our own glasses. It was a nice service they provided for us and the community. I also volunteered from 7 am to 3 pm in the dental area.

Our spring break is this week and we are going to Nauvoo with the University. We are leaving tomorrow morning and I have to drive half of it. The trip is expected to take 14 hours. A long long long time. We will make sure to take lots of pictures and post them for next week.

Over the last couple weeks.

2010-02-14T14:42:00.003-07:00

Yesterday Candace and I went to the temple. There was a lot of snow. After the temple we went to Ikea. We needed to get a salt grinder. Once we started to head out of the parking lot this guy honked at me and told me to roll down my window and I did. He said that he could fix my front bumper for $400. He said that he have of fixed it right there in the parking lot. I was thinking that this guy was crazy. Who carries $400 dollars in the wallet, because I sure don't. We started to head back to Buena Vista but decided to go eat at Carrabbas. We celebrated our Valentine's Day yesterday.
A week from Saturday the school had SVU Talent Show. So a couple of soccer players made a dance routine. It took about an hour and half to make up the routine. Here is the video I hope you like it.

I am on the far left breaking it down.

Candace is doing well. She is getting a soccer ball in her belly. This picture is when she was 30 weeks and now she is 31. We have nine weeks to go. We still don't have any names picked out. Hopefully they start coming to us.

Last week we had lots of snow again. We had classes canceled because of the snow. They also canceled church the last two weeks. I had lots of fun because I got to go sledding and snowboarding a little.

We are here and living.

2010-02-02T14:11:00.002-07:00

We are doing great over here in Virginia. It's been cold outside, it's been raining like crazy and snowing a lot. Candace and the baby are doing well. The baby's head is already down. Candace is getting cuter every week. She is 123 lbs. School is going well for us, we just can't believe that this is our last semester. It's been hitting us and we are not sure that we are ready. I will post pictures of Candace soon.

Candace's Belly

2010-01-10T16:28:00.002-07:00

We have been married for more than a year and she is letting herself go. Just look at her. :) Candace is 26 weeks pregnant. She is doing well and has not had any sickness thank goodness. Hope you like the picture because we took about 10 to get the right one.

oh boi

2010-01-10T14:35:00.007-07:00

Where do I began...First off our Christmas break was great. Let me explain. We headed to Nuevo (New) Jersey to visit Candace's family. Her brother lives there and her mom and dad also went up for the break. While we were there we got to meet the new addition to the family. Her brother Ben and his wife Kristin had their third child, Afton.
While we were up there we went to Nuevo York (the place I want to move after I finish school but Candace does not want too). We had lots of fun there; we went to the Temple, the World Trade Center, had a hot dog, went to Wall Street, Rockefeller Center, China town, little Italy, Grand Central Station, a couple of churches, and Times Square. That was all in one day. Boy it was cold out there (you'll see in the pictures). They said it was 8 degrees and with the wind chill it was 0 degrees. I never thought it could get that cold.

NY Skyline from NJ

After the Temple with Candace's brother, dad, and sister-in-law
Eating a hot dog
In front of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller CenterCandace's sister and brother
In front of a pet store in Chinatown
Grand Central Station
Trinity Church
Times Square
All bundled up

Long time no blogging

2009-12-20T17:16:00.010-07:00

Where do I start... On Saturday the 12 of December of this year (yeah 2009). We went to an ugly sweater party that was lots of fun. They had lots of food, games and of course dancing. Candace had a little sweater attached to her sweater so the baby could dress up too. We won best couple, and for our prize we got candy (my favorite). hope you enjoy the picture. Just to warn you, it's a little creepy.

A couple of days later we got our first Christmas tree (thanks Laurents). We only have two ornaments on it that came from the candy we got at the ugly sweater party.

Friday December 18, 2009, around 2 p.m. it started snowing like cats and dogs. We got about 2 feet of snow. I know crazy huh? 2 feet! That's about to my knees. The next day we decided to go on a walk, and we ended up at main hall of the university. We saw a couple of friends sledding down the hill and we joined them and had lots of fun. Here are some pictures of the snow and Candace and I.

The snow in front of the apartments

Main Hall and Chandler

Durham- Where Our Classes are Held

In Front of Main Hall

Candace and I enjoying the Snow

Sledding down on the hill.

Soccer & Dance & Snow

2009-12-06T16:49:00.005-07:00

This past week nothing much happened. On Friday, Candace and I went to watch the University of Virginia and Maryland soccer teams play in the semis. Some of the soccer players went to watch the game. It was lots of fun. Virginia won 3 to 0. We were disappointed because we are both Maryland fans.

On Saturday it started to snow early in the morning(I have a video so just wait to see it). That night we had a dance planned from the school. It was supposed to be 30 minutes away but since it snowed they decided to have it at the school. I didn't think it snowed that much but they thought it did (Oh well what are you going to do, NOTHING). Here are some pictures of us and of the snow. Enjoy.

SNOWING

If you look really closely, you can see that the baby also came to the dance.

P.S. We don't know what we are having yet and we are not sure that we want to find out.

Thanksgiving Break

2009-11-29T16:46:00.013-07:00

For the Thanksgiving break we went to Washington DC to visit my family. We left Wednesday night and arrived around 8 pm. The next day we started making the food and it was a lot of fun. We had two turkeys: one baked and the other deep fried. We had about nine different dishes and five desserts. We were supposed to eat around 4:30 but if you know latinos then you know that we never show up on time so we stated eating about 5:30 p.m. They were 24 people that came to eat turkey and some more people showed up later. We had a good time and are thankful that the Garcia's invited us over to their place. Here is a pic of where we ate.

Because we were in DC we decided to look for for a co-sleeper on Craigslist and we found one. They usually sell for about 180 bones but we only paid 60 bucks. It was a bargain. Here is the picture of the co-sleeper.

One of my relatives has this boss that she works for, and she was telling me that they had a baby about 9 months ago and had some stuff that they wanted to give away. She went to see what she had and they found a stroller. So we got a stroller for free. I decided to look how much it was and it is about $300. It's a Pre-Perego Pliko P3. I definitely is a blessing to get the stroller for free. These are they only two things that we have for the baby but it's a start, and little by little we will be ready for the baby to come.

Front View

Side View

Candace and I are doing well. We only have two weeks of school and then finals. It's crunch time for both of us. Candace is doing well during this pregnancy. She hasn't had any problems, so that's good. Candace is 20 weeks and this is the time that we can find out if it's a boy or a girl but we are going to keep it a surprise. We saw a lot of baby stuff on black Friday and wanted to get some things but we are not sure what we are having. We did go shopping on black Friday and we got a lot of stuff like some presents for the family (I can't say because I don't want to ruin the surprise). Candace and I bought some movies, a vacuum, slow cooker, feather pillow, a jacket for her, and some board games. We just went to Walmart. On Saturday we went to the temple. It was nice to go. We try to make it a goal to go once a month. The temple is three hours away from us, so sometimes it's difficult. It was a good weekend and it's always good to get out of Buena Vista.

Candace's Belly

2009-11-22T19:01:00.002-07:00

It's not much but it's something she is 19 weeks here.

We are doing great in the Buena Vista. This week is Thanksgiving week for us and we only have two days of school. We are planning on going to my family house for Thanksgiving. They live close to DC. It should be fun.

Lunch time

2009-11-13T16:39:00.004-07:00

Usually Candace makes lunch for me on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I have to go to work from nine until eleven and at eleven I have class until twelve-fifteen. Then at twelve-thirty I have to go to back to work. So Candace goes home and prepares food for me. What a great wife. Well, this last Thursday she made another meal for me. She made me a sandwich and a pickle on the side, some pretzels and a dessert. Maybe she was trying to be funny, and I was laughing when I saw it. She put 3 marshmallows in a zip log bag and labeled it Dessert. I thought it was funny. That is why i posted it.

Futbol Match and Halloween

2009-11-01T16:35:00.007-07:00

Last Friday was my last collegiate soccer game. It was a crazy game. There were 6 yellow cards, 2 red cards, and six goals. We won (of course) 5-1. It was senior night so they recognized all the seniors by giving us blankets with the SVU emblem and our names printed on them. I scored two goals and had an assist to end my career. Here are some pictures of the game and my team.

Our Team Photo

The starting XI

Posing before the game.

On halloween night Candace and I dressed up. Some of the soccer team got together and had a little party with their girlfriends and wives. We had some cookies and creme soda. We had fun. After that we went to the school dance and got our boogy on. We had a rockin time. I was an old G and Candace was......( I really don't know what she was but it was scary looking).

Our best faces

Some of the soccer players.

Family Home Evening

2009-10-26T20:54:00.005-07:00

Tonight we had our usual FHE but we had another couple join us. We carved pumpkins. Candace and I had our own pumpkin and Josh and Sam had their own. It was a blast to have them over. We also baked the seeds and they are great. We don't have any pictures of them or their pumpkins so here are ours. Just in case you can't see the design it's a moon and three bats.

Candace looks scary with a knife

Our final project.

Francisco making a joke.

Temple Trip and Homecoming

2009-10-18T16:32:00.010-07:00

Last Tuesday, October 13 our school had a temple trip. We woke up around 6 a.m. and had to be at the school at 7. They had charter buses for us to take up there. It's about a 3 hour drive to Washington DC. We were supposed to do a session at 11 a.m. but we did not get there until 11:15 so we went at noon. After that they gave us a lunch of two ham sandwiches, a bag of chips, a cookie, an apple and pop (soda) to drink. Here is some evidence just to prove that we actually went.

This last week was our school's homecoming ball. Candace and I attended the festivities, So I dressed up in my best GQ outfit. It was a black and white dance so we wore those colors. We made pork fried rice for dinner before the dance and it was yummy. (if you want the recipe hit me up).

They had a creepy-looking picture area so we took weird pictures by it:

Over the Weekend!

2009-10-11T15:20:00.008-07:00

When we went to the midwife on Friday. The nurse told us that Candace's blood work was fine and everything was looking great. Candace finally found out what her blood type was, and it's O positive. She will be 13 weeks by Monday. The baby's fingerprints have already formed, and the veins and organs are visible. The body is starting to catch up with its head. Our baby is almost 3 inches long, and weighs nearly an ounce. The heart rate was 140 beats per minute. We are so excited for this baby to come.

Later on in the day I had a soccer game against Averett University. The first time we played them we lost 5-0 on Friday it was a different story. It was physical game. We gave up a penalty kick in the first 3 minutes of the game. I was thinking to my self: not again. We fought hard throughout the game and within 20 minutes I scored a goal.
They started putting the pressure on once we scored the first goal. The second came from a set piece that Derrick put in the box. It was pinging around right by the goal and somehow it went up in the air. I looked up and the ball seemed like it was up there forever and I was thinking that I better not miss the ball. It came down and before it hit the ground I volleyed the ball into the goal.

Kissing the wedding ring to show my love to my wife.

It was almost half time and it was 2-1 us with about 15 seconds left in the first half. Nelson played a ball into the open area and I ran up to it and beat the last defender. I was all by myself and only had to beat the goalkeeper. I looked up at my options and I saw he was off his line and was thinking of chipping the ball over him, but I decided to shoot on the left side and once I did that, it was in the back of the net again.

The score at half time was 3-1. The second half they scored two more goals to tie the match up. We had plenty of chances to score but we didn't put it in until Josh Patiño scored with 5 minutes left in the game.

This game was very important because it determined if we would go to nationals this year.

Taking on one of their players

Camping Trip!

2009-10-04T17:31:00.004-07:00

After priesthood session Candace and I decided to go camping last minute. It was so much fun. We did not have any sleeping bags or tents so we had to improvise and use blankets instead. The place was lovely. It was not too cold and not too warm. It was PERFECT. This morning we made breakfast burritos and it was yummy. The place was our living room, and the place that we made that great meal was our kitchen.

On a different note, I have a question to ask (comment as you wish): Do husbands eat more when their wives are pregnant? Or am I just eating more because of soccer? Or is it because there are more snacks around the house?

Candace is doing well with the pregnancy... She does not have a baby bump yet but our little baby is as big as a lime (2 inches and 1/2 an ounce). She is almost done with her first trimester. We are so excited for this blessing that the Lord has provided for us. I cannot believe the Lord trusts me with his child but he must trust my kind, loving wife.

The secret's out!

2009-09-20T20:58:00.004-07:00

We are having a baby! It is due on April 19th. We are so excited!

Practice

2009-09-20T19:40:00.004-07:00

Just look at that form. It's great.

provided by http://kennebecvial.blogspot.com/

Birthday and 3rd Game.

2009-09-13T17:54:00.004-07:00

Last Night we had our third soccer game against Ferrum College about an hour from SVU. It was a dogfight; we almost got into two fights during the game. They injured one of our players and he is out for a couple of weeks. We won the game 1-0 which was good because they were dirty players. Here is one of the pictures that Candace took of me.

Last Sunday was my birthday and Candace made me breakfast it was really nice of her to do so. She got me some indoor shoes for soccer, I really needed them.

2nd soccer game

2009-09-02T16:02:00.007-07:00

Winning a header.

Corner Kick

Going on a fast break.
We lost 4 to 1 but I was the first one to score a goal on the new field.
It's hard to carry the number 10 but someone has to do it.

Vacation Pictures

2009-08-30T13:46:00.004-07:00

Some pictures that we didn't put up since our vacation in California and Arizona.

Portland, OR

2009-07-28T11:02:00.004-07:00

We went to Portland, OR over the weekend to attend Jessica and Ricky's wedding. It was a great trip. We stayed at my cousin Susy's house while we were there. It was great to see her; it's been about two years since I last saw her. It was nice to visit Portland but it's always good to be back home in California. We are in California for the week and are going to Candace's brother's wedding this Saturday. Here are some pictures of our Portland trip and the wedding and my cousin.

Casa

2009-07-12T13:40:00.008-07:00

This is our home for everyone who would like to see it but probably won't ever visit us.

This is our living room.

Here is a another view.

This is our hallway.

Our kitchen

Our spare room (Our friends are storing their stuff here over the summer).

Master bedroom

This is us going on a drive one day last week.
We didn't try to match it just happens when
two great minds think alike.

Candace's Birthday

2009-07-05T19:54:00.004-07:00

Candace's Cake

I know yesterday was the 4th of July and we all celebrated our independence day, but I had to celebrate something more important and that's my wife's birthday. She turned 20 years old. (she is a big girl now, no more toys r us anymore. ) I had to work from 12:30 to 5:30 so we did not do too much in the afternoon. She went swimming with some of our friends and she worked on her tan (she told me she wants to be like me). Then they went to the next town over, Lexington, and they had a huge party at VMI. After I got off work we went home and watched a movie and then went back to VMI to watch the fireworks(sorry no pictures we forgot our camera again). It was supposed to start at 9:30, but it was sprinkling, (it felt like someone was spitting on you) so they started the fireworks at 9:18 and went until 9:38. The grand finale was not that great but at least we go to see something. Hope Candace had a great birthday. I asked some of our friends if they could make a cake for Candace and they did(Thanks Laurent's). For her birthday she got a pair of leather sandles that she always wanted(becasue she ALWAYS wears mine). she also recieved a dress from me and she loved it. She wore it to church today and I wanted to take a picture but she did not want to, so if you wanted to see it bother her about it.

We have not been doing too much out here in Virginia just working and counting the days until we go back west we are going to California on July 24, then that day we are driving to Portland, OR to go watch Jessica and Ricky get married, then come back to California on July 27, the next Saturday Candace's brother is getting married and we were chosen to help out with the beer ( J/K). so it's going to be a crazy time in California but its alwasy great to be around family. On August 3 we are planning on going to my home town, A-Town, ARIZONA. When we get to AZ we are going back to California but down in San Diego this time, we are talking a trip with my family. We will make sure to take pictures and post them up on our blog. Take Care we love all.

Sunday Evening

2009-05-12T13:43:00.004-07:00

Candace and I went on a walk around Buena Vista, it's so green here. It's nice but there is one side effect, it's that it rains a lot, but oh well, if that's what the lord needs to do to make it beautiful, then I'll take it.

A Good Place To Eat!

2009-05-10T16:06:00.004-07:00

Cisco and I splurged a little, well a lot, and went out to a fabulous restaurant. We were seated at a cozy little table with the most elaborate table setting. A cool fan blew at our feet to keep us at a comfortable temperature. We were served a sampling of the most exquisite vegetables that were steamed lightly and sprinkled with seasoning. The rice contained an exotic mixture of spices with a hint of lemon flavor throughout. It was divine. Along with that, we were given native Guatemalan miniature tortillas that were handcrafted before our eyes. The piece de resistance was a large, juicy steak that had been marinated to perfection. The meat melted the instant it touched our tongues. We washed it all down with water as clear and pure as the driven snow melting on a spring day. Here is evidence of our delicious meal:

OK... Actually it was (Chef) Cisco who prepared this lovely meal. I was taking my usual sunday nap when Cisco woke me up to say that dinner was ready. He had been a busy little bee and here I had to show off the fruits of his labors. It was a great present to wake up to. :)

Speaking of bees... It is not a pleasant sight to wake up to them! well not bees, but we have had several mean little wasps in our house and they always fly around our bed. Cisco tried to kill one with a shoe but that stubborn bugger didn't want to die. So Cisco had to take it to the next level. He grabbed some Clorox Bleach spray and sprayed a little puddle (an ocean) of Clorox onto that poor little wasp. It died, and so did I (almost). The smell of bleach stayed in our house for half the day...but at least the wasp was dead...right? I'm glad he's here to kill nasty wasps and bugs and things.

Here he is with his kill of the day:

Crazy Hair!

2009-05-10T13:25:00.003-07:00

Since school is over I can let my hair grow as long as I want to. Southern Virginia University has an honor code that says you cannot have your hair longer then your ears. I think it's rubbish but oh well. He is a picture of my hair, and I am going to let it grow until the end of the summer.

Arsenal

2009-04-28T16:27:00.003-07:00

This family we will ALWAYS be a Gunner for life. The video explains everything, they make futbol more enjoyable and its easy on the eyes. ARSENAL TIL DEATH.

Futbol Match

2009-04-19T13:49:00.005-07:00

So Candace had four matches yesterday at Lynchburg Va. They were only an hour long. They played two club teams, Randolph College, and Lynchburg College. The first one was at nine am so they had to leave BV by 7 am. The second game was at 1:30 and it was hot, it got around 80 degrees. (some may think that 80 is not that hot but its gets hotter when you're playing on turf.) Then they got a break for some hours. They hit the mall and went shopping. Candace took a little nap and got back at the field at 5:30 and their next game started at 6. After that they had a 15 minute break and played the last one of the evening.

Conference

2009-04-12T13:38:00.005-07:00

Happy Easter!

Just don't know what to do with myself!!!

2009-03-18T19:56:00.003-07:00

So Candace went to work and I was all by myself. I cleaned the house a little bit and then I got tired. So I decided to dress up. (you can call it whatever you want but I was bored) So here are some pictures that I took of myself of how I used to look back in the day. I'm the same Ol'G.

picnik pictures

2009-03-15T22:23:00.007-07:00

No I did not spell picnic wrong... sheesh I am an educated collaje student. We found this awesome website that lets you fix-up pictures really easily and that's the name of the website. it's sorta addicting once you find out about it. We decided to mess with a picture of Mayra and Brandon, Cisco's sister and her husband. They turned out pretty well. what do you think? oh and so you guys can all get addicted too, the website is http://www.picnik.com/.

Here is the original picture:

We just did a little bit of editing here:

Then we took it and made it more old-fashioned. We got this effect from another website. we're not giving all of our secrets away though. you're going to have to find this one on your own. haha. oh and it's all in japanese so good luck! :)

UPDATE!!!

2009-03-01T20:46:00.004-07:00

I had to make the title exciting, because nothing too exciting has happened to us lately. Cisco is still working at the gas station in Lexington(13.543 minutes away), and I got a job working for the school as a student ambassador. I get to call people and tell them just how amazing SVU is! so, if you want to know ANYTHING about SVU, let me know and I'll help you out.

All 2 hours of church today was excellent. No, we didn't skip out, the last hour was cancelled. It was snowing flakes the size of Cisco's gluteus maximus so we figured we'd better head home while we still had a chance to make it out alive. Anyway, just as I was about to sprint happily out the door to take a nap, the Bishop grabbed us and threw us against the wall, threatened us and then asked us to speak next Sunday. So, we both get to speak next Sunday on obedience. Any little thoughts would be helpful!

Some more news that is actually a little exciting is that spring break is in a week! I don't know if we're going to do much of anything though. I am working on my senior paper, and Cisco is going to be so busy eating potato chips and watching soccer games that he won't have time for much of anything. JUST KIDDING. that's what he does now so he's going to want to change things up... He might just switch to Doritos.

Well, I know you read this whole thing just to find out about our incredibly nerdy picture. I guess these things just happen when you get bored in BV. I feel bad for our kids. Glasses and braces for all of them. haha.

Married People Tag

2009-02-15T23:01:00.008-07:00

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: August 14, 2008
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: January 3, 2009-- less than 2 months ago!
3. How long have you known your spouse: 1 year and 5 months
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 10 months
Altogether? 1 year and 2 months
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: At SVU, playing capture the flag.
6. What is your spouse's full name: Francisco Alfonso Osegueda "Jr"
7. Do you have any children yet: No way Jose
8. How many:
9. Do you have any house pets: Cisco has worms... does that count? jk jk
10. Do you own a house or rent: Rent
11. Do you live in the country or town/city: little town
12. What is one of your favorite activities together: ping pong! we play it allll the time.
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: We don't have one yet, but our favorite vacation was when we went to NYC
14. How many siblings (including in-laws): 9: 4 brothers, 1 brother-in-law, 1 sister and 3 sister's-in-law!
15. What church do you attend: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
16. Is this the church you were married in: Sacramento LDS temple... so kinda.
17. What town is your current address: Buena Vista (pronounced Byoo-na Vista if you're a local)
18. Do you work or stay at home: go to school full time. he works too.
19. Where did you honeymoon: Sedona
20: Leave a piece of marriage advice: Pray together everyday
Thanks for the tag Mayra! :)

VALENTINE'S DAY aka spoil me day

2009-02-15T22:47:00.008-07:00

We had the best Valentine's day ever!!

We woke up early... okay so almost 10 but still. Cisco surprised me with a framed picture of the Living Christ that he had decorated. It was so creative and nice of him. He got the idea from his sister so I have to say thanks to her too!

After that went to my soccer coach's house for cinnamon rolls, and other delectable delights. We then went home and cleaned. ew. our house is nice and clean now though. :) When we actually get things to put in our house we'll put pictures up.

Cisco ALSO suprised me with a rose, chocolate and a card... like I said it was spoil-me day. That night we went out to dinner at a nice restaurant and then went to our school's valentine's day dance. To finish off the night we had some good ice cream. It was pretty much the perfect day ever. Cisco is the best husband in the entire world. Like he always says: once you go brown, you never get a frown. I guess he is right, because I'm always smiling. :D

DC Temple Day

2009-02-15T22:27:00.006-07:00

The whole group
"Getting Our GQ on"-Cisco

We set a goal to go to the temple every month, and this is the first time we've done it since we've been back at school. It takes us 3 hours to go to the temple, so we left around 9:30 AM. We went up with our friends Tyler and Elizabeth which made the trip fun. The temple is so beautiful, and one of the biggest I've ever seen.

After the temple we went to eat at a mall nearby, and I think Cisco was the only one who felt right at home there. Lets just say the rest of us weren't quite as tan as everyone else... We didn't end up getting back until 9:30 at night. It was such a long trip, but so good. The temple is always such a wonderful, peaceful place to be.

We have been to the temple 3 times now since we went for the first time, and each one was at a different temple: Sacramento, Mesa and DC. We can't wait to go back again next month!

so.....

2009-02-05T21:47:00.005-07:00

Here is an awesome picture of us at a sweater party in December. we found the sweaters at Goodwill. who woulda thought?? We wore them on Christmas Day together too. :)

I am writing this out of duty for all of Cisco's loyal fans and admirers... oh and also because Cisco seems to think it's what all married people need to have. So even though I told myself we were NOT going to get a blog when we got married, here we are.

We are having sooooo much fun being married! We live in a nice little apartment in government housing AKA the projects. haha. We finally got a tiny table for our new apartment, so we can actually eat on something besides our laps. We also have one litte baby couch, and a few other things that make our apartment look a home... sort of. But it's love that counts anyway from what I've heard!?!

We are both going to school and working realllly hard, and playing reallly hard too. Cisco is studying Computer Science, and he amazes me at the things he understands. It really is a different language that I do not get at all, so I'm glad he gets it. I'm studying Family and Child Development which is good because we're expecting!.... not. haha. Don't get your hopes up, that won't be for some time, even though Cisco wishes it would happen tomorrow. No Cisquitos running around, sorry!

Virginia is so pretty and we love living here. Cisco wishes that there were more people and fewer trees, but he still enjoys going to school here.

Wellllll I think that about sums up our life as of now!

I will put up some wedding pictures soon... I guess those should've gone up before the honeymoon but oh well!

2009-01-25T14:10:00.002-07:00

When we went to Sedona Arizona there was an earthquake, it was crazy the sky was moving and my arms were also moving but my legs stood firm to the ground, but don't worry we were okay and nothing happen to the newlywed bride. jk

Honey Moon

2009-01-25T14:00:00.005-07:00

Near Montezuma's castle

Pretty sunset on the last day of our honeymoon

Overlooking Sedona

Cisco's Alien picture

we are soooo cool

pretty rocks

Our honeymoon was so great! I was a little worried about going to Sedona because I heard it was going to be cold... I should've known that in Arizona you say it's "cold" when it's 65 degrees. haha. The weather was beautiful the whole time we were there.

There are some amazing views there, and it was a good place to go and get away for a few days.