Today my baby girl is 5 months old. Where has the time gone? Her favorite thing to do is playing with her feet. She also loves jumping in her jumper. So sweet!

Larry and I are sitting here at Alliah's all stars practice. It's 5 o'clock and about 54 degrees. The girls are hustling! Games this weekend and we are ready!!

Happy Birthday Baby!

Today is my honey's 41st birthday! Larry made my day when I bent down and kissed him good morning, saying happy birthday. He kept his eyes shut and gave me the most precious smile, followed by a "thank you."

I wish my husband a happy birthday because he has such a huge heart for helping those in need and a deep, deep desire to please the Lord in everything he does. Larry is generous, caring, a good father, a loving and supportive husband, a hard worker, provider for his family. He goes the extra mile and will do all he can do to make sure his family is well taken care of. He is always thinking of others and often puts them before himself. I love you honey. Happy birthday!

Cool Baby

Here's a pic of my cool chick, Grace. We were shopping at the Gilroy outlets Memorial weekend with Grandpa David and Grandma Silvia. We walked into Osh Kosh and I saw these baby sunglasses on the shelf. I couldn't resist putting a pair on Gracie's little face. I was sold the minute I saw them on her, but her cautious daddy thought she might "poke her eyes out." Grandpa David and Grandma Silvia laughed so hard and were astounded on how she didn't grab them, but just sat as if she were posing for the camera! Grace kept them on for a good two minutes or so (well, long enough for me to take a good picture). Oh, we've got one cool baby girl!

The Final Score

Angel's last game was last night and boy was it a good one! The Padres (our team) was up by 6 runs when the Rockies (the other team) started blasting out balls. We were proud of our boys though because the Rockies always demolished us every other game. We gave them a run for their money. The score was 16-14 Rockies. We only lost by two points. Yeah, we'll take that! Here are some pics of Angel in the dugout, at bat, and in his catchers gear...

Baseball Daze

Tonight is the final night! It's the night we've all been secretly looking forward to for the past two to three weeks. It's our final baseball game! Yes, the baseball season has now come to an end. We parents who have bravely endured the cold weather and hard, cold seats always start the season off with such enthusiasm. We're looking forward to eating nachos, downing sodas and spitting seeds in little Styrofoam cups. But, as the season comes to an end the thought of one more nacho can just about take you over the edge! Alliah's last game was supposed to be last night, but it was also her Tia Nicole's 31st birthday and Alliah decided she'd much rather see her Aunt Nicole than go to her game. What a sweetheart! Angel? Sad, but true...if HE had to make that choice, it definitely would have been baseball. I tell you, the boy eats, breathes, sleeps and, unfortunately to me and Alliah, watches baseball 24/7. He's always checking the game scores and keeping up with who's playing who and on what channel and at what time. I really hate when two games are on at once and he (like his father) goes back and forth, back and forth... It amazes me how he can remember the double play Ortiz, of the Giants, made during the bottom of the forth inning and can almost reinact it to Larry but he can't remember to put his homework in his backpack. My Angel is all boy! Friday night is the team pizza party and I believe it is there that we'll be announcing who made it to the All-Star Team. If my son made it :D then we will endure baseball, once again, through the end of July. Soccer starts August. Pray for me!!! LOL

Thankful For In-laws....Really!

Today I am thinking that I have some of the most wonderful in-laws in the entire world! I had been DYING because my Gracie is getting too big for me to take into the office - and still get work done. Larry told his Mom to keep us in prayer because he knew what a hard time I was having with the possibility of hiring a "stranger" to watch my babylove. The next morning my father-in-law (who is amazing!) talked to us and said that he and my mother-in-law would drive up FROM FRESNO on Mondays to watch Grace while I work, which is Tues, Wed, Thur, and then head back to Fresno on Friday mornings. What a HUGE help! And the kids love them both to death! I should say that things haven't always been this way. My mother-in-law and I didn't have the best of relationships prior to us having our kids. I honestly don't know if it was her, me, or a little of both, but now I sit back and watch her pour love on my kids and my heart melts with love for her. She still baby's Larry, but hey: that's her son. Yeah, there's some stuff I just had to get over...and I'm glad I did. Now, she and I can sit and talk for hours. We're planning a shopping trip to the Gilroy Outlets this Friday. Who would have ever thought?? Yes, I am more than grateful for this sacrifice they are willing to make just because they love us and our children. May God bless them more than they would ever expect and give them 100 fold blessings!!!

Four Months Already??

Today was a sad day for me. I probably shouldn't say "sad" because there is absolutely nothing to be sad about, really. But I had to make my monthly trip to Costco to buy Grace's diapers and wipes. There I was, expecting to just grab a box of diapers and wipes and dash like mad to the mile long line, hoping to beat the old lady with 25 bags of cat food, 6 10-packs of tuna, and the 5 pound tub of chocolate covered almonds. Then there was the lady behind her with 5 kids running wild and two shopping carts full of food. I walked up to the diaper box section and found myself standing frozen in time. It was just for a few seconds, but it felt like eternity (okay, a minute). I glanced down at the box of diapersI usually get, size 1-2 (Grace's size) and I read "For babies up to 15 pounds." I thought, "What am I to do? Grace won't fit in size 1-2 now." Then it hit me just how fast kids grow. Yes, my baby is still small but she was 14lb 12oz two weeks ago. I'm sure she's approaching the 15 pound weight limit. My shoulders hung almost to the ground (okay I'm exaggerating again but it was tramatic!) and I lifted the size 3 box of diapers off the shelf. I was so enthusiastic about running into Costo and running out but now my feet felt somewhat sluggish, and I started feeling warm. I dragged my feet to the line. Never-mind the lady with 25 boxes of sodas, four double packs of chips and 25 u-bake pizzas! My baby is growing too fast!! Tell me how to slow it down, please! When I got home and it was time to change Grace, I pulled open the new box of diapers. They looked so much bigger than her previous size, but OH how she smiled when I put it on her. Grace is almost 15lbs, 25 inches long and her hair flows down the nape of her neck already. All those mom's that told me how fast time had flown by were right so I plan on having lots of fun with Grace and I am going treasure every single minute I'm blessed to have with her.

The Interconnected World of Kristie

I am feeling so computer savy today! I was able to upgrade my cell phone (after agreeing to renew our contract with Verizon for another two years!) and I bought the Blackberry Storm. I absolutely LOVE this phone! I got it because if I did, we'd get Larry's upgraded phone for free, plus I'd get $100 off the Blackberry so I ended up paying about $99 bucks for it and Larry's phone was free. Not bad! I won't say how much we had to spend on the cases and the car charges, but we got a good deal I think. But today!!! Today is a good day. I finally figured out how to connect all the websites I use on almost a daily basis all together. What a miracle! It's a true miracle! (Can you almost hear the excitement in my voice??) I can now post on twitter and it will automatically post to facebook! I feel so super smart right now (Even though super smart people probably don't use the words "super" and "smart" side by side). Anyways, you don't know what a relief this is going to be for me! I mean these are the ways I stay connected to the outside world! Grace and I are home almost EVERYDAY and sometimes it drives me just a little bit wacky. Just lil'bit. The computer is my lifeline to my friends and familia and I feel so ALIVE now! Now that I'm all in the groove (whoo!) my computer life will be much sweeter. Some of my fam uses Twitter AND facebook and I just feel obliged to do the same. Now I can. As for this blog, I will never stop doing it. Not only is it extermely theraputic (is that how you spell it?), but I've printed the entire blog out and put the pages in a binder with a pretty cover. It's so nice to go back and read the entries about the kids or about how much I love my husband. Especially on the days that I want to strangle them all (not really...well, maybe sometimes). The stories are hilarious and sometimes we just can't stop laughing, just as if we went back in time and re-lived the memory all over again. Well, time to end this post because I have lots of work to do here at home. Gotta get the bills paid and do some work for my "real" job (Coulter Homes, Inc.) and then there's playtime with my lovebug. That's no chore...I love to make Grace laugh. Until I post again....

Today was a good day. It was very long, but good. My in-laws came today and are visiting with us for a couple of days. They are so helpful and I am so grateful!