MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!!!!

Yea, for SNOW!!!

The snow reports said it may snow here early this morning but it doesn't always turn out to be true. If it does come true it usually only snows for a little while and then melts away. We woke up this morning to snow coming down. I rushed the kids to get ready before it stopped. I wanted them to have time to play in it. Little did we know it would be snowing all day and into the evening. I can't remember the last time it snowed this much here!!! The kids had so much fun. The were in and out all day. Since we don't have proper snow gear when the kid's clothes would be soaked they would come in, change, and head back out again. I've had a constant flow of laundry going all day!!
This is around 9:00 this morning..


Jacob, Chloe, Jackson,Evan (cousins) This is about as big of a snowman they could make this morning..


Snow angel at 9:00..


Snow angel at 6:00 this evening...





My brother's family..


Quick family pic. before we rush Bella back. She was done!!


The snowman they could make this evening!!!

Trophy

Meet the SHARKS! Here is Jacob's soccer team on the night of our awards ceremony. The kids were so excited to get their trophies. The awards ceremony was quite the event. AYSO splits each ceremony up into age groups and each coach stands up, says a few words, and hands out trophies. Cindy was an excellent coach and ended up whipping the team into shape. I'm not sure who enjoyed the season more, Cindy, or the kids. In fact, Cindy almost shed tears when she handed out the trophies! I am so proud of you Cindy and Jacob!! - David

November in a nutshell..

I have a few pictures I've been needing to post so I thought I would some up November..
First as I posted before Bella turned 1! I wanted to post a picture of her cake.


Bella is her daddy's daughter. That girl has a serious sweet tooth!!


David turned the big 32...


David and his new shirt the kids picked out :) Whether he likes it or not he has to wear it. He can't hurt the kids feelings, right!?!


The kids decided to turn the cake into a Star Wars battle ground... David loved it of course...


For Thanksgiving we went to Monterey to see David's mom and family. We had a lot of fun and our Thanksgiving meal was delicious. It was a lot of fun to go up there, relax, and visit family. Thank you Cindy and Frank for having us!!
While we were up there we took the kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They love it there.


Bella and her Great-Grandpa Bud


(David's mom) Grandma and Grandpa Camacho. Aunt Rachel. (Our lens was dirty so the picture doesn't look as good.)


I went darker with my hair. David has been trying to get me to do it all year but I've never went darker before so I was scared how it would turn out.



Now I need to start catching up December :)

Pre-Thanksgiving Update

I have a few things that I would like to post, but we've been really busy getting ready to leave town for Thanksgiving. I didn't want to leave without saying a couple of things....

First.... I saw Twilight! David and I saw it opening day. I didn't expect anything spectacular because of how small the budget was, but, both David and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The only scene that I was disappointed with was the scene when Edward first catches Bella's scent in the classroom. It looked more like he was about to throw up, than appearing to look angry. I'm excited for the next movies because I'm sure the budgets will increase. I'm just not sure how they can do book 4. I don't understand how they will portray Edward and Bella's daughter as growing so fast (David assures me that almost anything can be done in movies these days, but, I don't know..).

Second, (but most importantly)..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!! David had his birthday last Friday. Yes the day Twilight came out. Yes we went on his birthday. He's sooo nice!! My very good friend Nicole took the kids and kicked us out; David and I were able to enjoy a great night out (it has been a long time since we have been out alone on a date). He's is a wonderful husband and a great father. The kids and I are so lucky to have him!!!!!!

Third.... I would like to wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! We are so thankful for everything in our lives. Our family, friends, the gospel,......Have a great weekend!!!

Bella personified

I wish I had this picture for my last post when I was trying to sum Bella up for you.

Jacob and Chloe aren't even phased by her anymore....can't you tell?!?

Happy Birthday Bella!!

Today was Bella's first birthday so for the past day or so I've been trying to think of what I can say about her. So much comes to mind. For those of you who know how shy Jacob is and how easy going Chloe is well Bella, Bella, Bella.... she is a firecracker!! She is so full of spunk, energy, noise, movement, opinion, laughter, tears, hugs, joy... Bella has definitely been a new experience for us. I haven't slept since the day she was born (mostly because of her 7 ear infections) but she is so worth it. She has been a wonderful addition to our family and we love her so much!!! Happy 1st Birthday Bella!!

Here is some pictures I took of her today...





We're not having a party for her until this weekend but some friends came over to wish her a Happy Birthday while we had cupcakes...

Happy Halloween!!

Two days before Halloween we went to our church halloween party. Since you can't wear masks Jacob and Chloe dressed up in different costumes then they were planning for Halloween.



Here's Halloween night. The kids had a lot of fun trick or treating.




I wasn't sure how Bella was going to catch on to trick or treating. Oh, she certainly caught on. She would walk up, hold out her bag (I know. Superman :)), and say something (well it wasn't really anything you can comprehend.) She knew whatever she was saying was getting her candy!!

Soccer

Jacob has been playing soccer for a few weeks now. He really enjoys playing soccer and for this being his first year he is pretty good. One game he had 6 goals. I'm the lucky parent who volunteered to coach. I actually enjoy coaching the kids. It's the other coaches (well just one so far) and the competitiveness of the parents that drive me a little crazy! I can't imagine what sports will be like when Jacob is older!!!!!!

Tagged..

So, I know I am terrible about completing my tags. I'm sorry to anyone who tags me and I fail at completing it. It's my goal to be better about staying on top of it so please still tag me if you want.

This tag is you're supposed to post your fourth picture from your fourth folder in your pictures, and then tag others. The way I have my folders set up I have to go to the fourth folder and then to the fourth folder again and then to the fourth picture.

I tag Elaine,Shauni,Mindy,Kendra,Jennifer,Lindsey,Heather,anybody else who wants to :)

This is Jacob and Chloe...

Our portraits....

David and I sat down with a very talented artist and had our portraits painted(colored).
David, who, usually has some sort of facial hair (although he keeps getting callings where it is better if he is clean shaven) has a nice beard in the painting.
Scanning my painting onto the computer doesn't do it justice since you now can not see my glitter eyelashes.
Thank you Chloe for the beautiful portraits of daddy and I!!!

Look at me......

I'm taking steps!!!!! I'm not officially walking just taking a few steps before I fall down. But, don't worry, I'll be WALKING before you know it. I can't wait to run after Jacob and Chloe instead of crawl after them! (That will save me some time) I also have 4 teeth. 2 on top and 2 on bottom. Oh ya, I turn ONE in 41 days, not that I'm counting or anything. Here's some pics my mom took of me today while I was taking some steps. Yea, for me!!!! :)

Adult Gymnastics

So, everytime we are at gymnastics class with our kids, David, (why are we not surprised) wants to do it. He said he has never been able to touch his toes. He was always asking the guy at the front desk about doing an adult class. Well, finally all of the bugging paid off for him! Last night they started their first class. It was free so we could all go and try it out. Obviously since we are all adults there is only so much we can do. The teacher (male, so David doesn't have to feel so alone)said it will be a combination of gymnastics and strenght training.
Class started with warm up and some good stretching. Then off to the spring board to try our hand at hand stands. From there we learned to go from a hand stand to a roll (I don't know the correct term) and then back up to our feet. We also practiced cart wheels. I actually didn't do too bad. David did pretty good too! Imagine that.
Then they had us doing push ups and core (stomach) excercizes. Then off to some leg lifts making sure you TIGHTEN everything (stomach, butt, legs)while doing it. After an hour of all of that EVERYTHING is sore. Escpecially my wrists!!
Now maybe you didn't care to know the whole class is detail, but I know hearing adult gymnastics you may think, "What do you do in that? Walk along the balance beam?" :)

End of summer getaway

A couple of weeks ago we wanted to get away before the summer ends so we decided to head down to San Diego. We went with some friends and spent a day at the beach, swimming in the pool, and bike riding in the evening. The next day we went to Sea World. Chloe loved it! She has such a love of animals so she told me she like it better than Disneyland. The next day we headed to Legoland to check it out. It's perfect for my kids ages. They have little kid rides, a fun water area where the kids can climb and play all while getting drenched, and a lot of interactive things for kids to do. David has always had a love of Legos so his dream came true when we finally were able to go!!! It was a lot of fun to get away but now we are back to reality and Kindergarten for Jacob!! (More on that later) Bella even cut two teeth while we were gone!! Yea, for Bella.

The Shamu show was Chloe's favorite

Jacob and I are at the bottom getting drenched!! Chloe wanted nothing to do with getting wet!

Not the most flattering picture..but hey..at least we're all there!! (We are in a polar bear cave with noises and all. Chloe is making sure one isn't coming around the corner)

These next few pictures are all models built with legos