Happy 2 Years Amor!

Yesterday was our 2 year wedding anniversary. I took the day off work and spent it just hanging out with Tavo and Jaycee. We had a really nice day! In the evening Jaycee went to visit Auntie Shelly and Uncle Shane so we could go and enjoy a nice dinner out. We did just that, thanks Shelly and Shane. We decided to go to the same restaurant as last year and make it a annual thing. So there we were again at Forever Fondue in La Jolla enjoying each others company and great conversation. Happy Anniversary Tavo. I'm blessed to have you as my husband and best friend! I LOVE YOU!

Tolerance

My boss sent me this video and I thought I would share. It's way too cute. It reminds me of our cat Shamu and Jaycee. I feel this is what Shamu deals with daily. Jaycee is always pulling or biting at his tail. She crawls after him all day long. He puts up with a lot from her. It's love!

Thirty....

Last Sunday October 4th was my sis's 30th birthday. I realize I'm alittle late on this birthday wish, but just haven't seemed to find time to blog lately. Jaycee and I did celebrate with her on Sunday. Tavo wasn't feeling that great, so he stayed home. We went over and visited for a few hours. I know I've said it before but it's so wonderful to have her back to do that with. Happy 30th birthday sis, we love you mucho! I'm so blessed to have such a beautiful and smart sister like you! Thanks for always listening and being such a great friend!

Creativeness

For my niece's birthday my sister made her a cake. The cake turned out awesome and I thought I would share with you all. It's totally a cake someone like me who can't bake would pay for. I have posted pictures in the past on how creative my sister can be when it comes to baking. I think she should really think about making a business out of it. She loves to bake and is really good at it. And tastes wonderful too! The cake she made was even a gluten free cake (my nephew is allergic to wheat) and was really tasty. You do GREAT work sis. We really enjoyed the cake……it was YUMMY!

Happy Birthday Belita!

The last birthday of the month is today.........Belita's birthday (actually also my great uncle Eldon's birthday who lives in Ohio). Today Belita is turning 49 and tomorrow we will be going to her casa for a nice birthday surprise. Happy Birthday Belita! Te Amo Mucho!

Another birthday girl......

Zerah Jane Carr is turning a year old. Last September 25th she came into the world weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. My sister had a home birth and Shane was able to deliver her. What a wonderful experience for them both. Unfortunately I missed the birth, wanting so bad to be there. Being pregnant at the time myself with Jaycee I had to stay home and work as much as I could knowing I would be taking off many months soon. This Saturday we will be celebrating Zerah's 1st birthday. My parents will arrive tomorrow to help celebrate. Happy 1st birthday little Miss Zerah. We love you and are so happy you are in SD now close to auntie, uncle and cousin Jaycee!
Zerah Jane right after being born.
Zerah only 9 days old.


What a sweetie!
Big smiles with Sissy's hat. Too cute!


Recent picture of the cousins playing together. They are both pretty much the same size.


Smile!

Happy Birthday Estella!

Today (September 24th) Estella Louise Reifer is turning 3 years old! Wow, where did the time go! It's been such a joy watching Estella grow these last couple years. Estella is one of my best girlfriend's daughter. Soon Estella is going to be a big sister. Maria and Jake are having another baby the beginning of December. So exciting! Happy Birthday Miss Estella. We love you!

Estella Louise at the hospital!

Daddy and Estella. Steeler Fans!

Tavo and Estella on her 2nd birthday!

Cheese...........

The two princess, Jaycee and Estella.

Check me out.........

I forgot to include in my post last night that Jaycee has been standing on her own lately. She even stood and clapped a couple weeks ago. When she stands it's only for a couple seconds and I can never get a picture. Last weekend while at my sister's I got lucky. I was actually trying to get a picture of Zerah and Jaycee on this little bike together and Zerah took off and when she did it left Jaycee standing. Too cute! Can you tell she is really trying to balance?

9 Months

Today Jaycee is 9 months. Wow, another month has gone by and before we know it she will be a year old. She continues to grow and learn more everyday. She walks all around with her lion walker; before we know it she will be walking solo just like both of her cousins. She talks all the time now and I think loves to hear herself. Of course it's all.....Blah...Blah...Blah....Da Da Da...Da...Ma..Ma..Ma or Num Nums. Num Nums are cheerios, she really likes those. As soon as she sees the box she is saying num nums. It's too cute! She laughs a lot more now and smiles all the time. She is a fast crawler and into everything. She drinks her milk really well with Daddy while Mommy's at work. Even though we have introduced other foods to her for awhile now, she still struggles with eating sometimes. The last couple days she has been doing really well. Last night she ate two big bowls of vegetables and chicken. She still doesn't take anything chopped up, she wants it blended. The only chunks she will eat are cheerios. We continue to try new things all the time. Jaycee continues to grow and learn new things everyday. It's so exciting to watch her grow and learn. We are so in love with her and she is definitely our pride and joy!
What a cutie!
Loving her new car........I had to buy her one after riding in prima Ariana's. I was able to find it in good shape on craigslist..........gotta love craigslist. I found her lion walker on craigslist also.

Walking around the casa with my lion friend.

"If your happy and you know it, clap your hands."

Jaycee says, "I didn't do it".

Yummy cheerios.


Open wide for yummy carrots.

Bombay

Today I had an early dinner out with the ladies (us mommies). We went to BOMBAY exotic cuisine of India. In other words really GREAT Indian food! This restaurant has been a favorite for many years. My friend Heather introduced it to me many years ago and I have shared with many of my other friends including Tavo. It was really nice to get out for a few hours and relax. When we got to the restaurant we found out it had moved to a new located, which was only across the street. We asked how long it had been since they moved and the waiter responded, "about 2 years now". Wow, we were all shocked it had been so long since we had been there (being a FAV or ours). Well it was Megan's first time. Boy do we need to get out more. It really shows you how time can go by so fast. The new set up in the restaurant is so BEAUTIFUL! Good times with you ladies (Maria, Sani and Megan). Thanks for the night out! Oh and thanks daddies for babysitting. We took a couple pictures, the girls tease me because I'm like a tourist (I want pictures all the time for everything), but I just want memories :-)

Visiting Belita's Casa

Last weekend we visited Belita, Belito (he wasn't feeling good and we didn't get any pictures with him, we are praying for him to start feeling better soon. And we hope the doctors can figure out why he keeps getting sick), Tia Diana, Tio Sal and prima Ariana. Even though they live so close, sometimes we go weeks without seeing them :-( Everyone gets caught up in their everyday life and time gets away from you. It was nice to get together again. We will try not to go weeks without seeing everyone next time. Te Amo mucho! We missed you Tio Kike (thanks for keeping your sickness away from us though).

Belita, Jaycee and Prima Ariana.
Las primas (the cousins).

me and Ariana.

Tia, Tio and Jaycee.

Tia and Jaycee.

Tio and Jaycee.

Ariana, such a big girl now walking all around. What a cutie!

Ariana helping Belita push Jaycee in her car buggy.

Jaycee and Daddy. Jaycee was having a good time in Ariana's car buggy. She needs one of her own.

Happy Birthday Grandma and Horse Races

Today is Grandma's birthday. Happy Birthday Grandma. We miss you and hope you have a wonderful birthday! Sending lots of hugs and kisses your way!

Saturday we had a nice family day out at the del mar horse races. It was a beautiful sunny day! The races come to San Diego once a year and we usually go atleast once during the time they are here. Last year I was prego with Jaycee and we watched the Marley concert after the races. Each time we go it's always so crowded, but not this year. Atleast on the day we went. It was so nice! Jaycee was even able to get on the grass and crawl around. Jaycee had a good time watching all the horses. Silly us left home without the camera. We never forget the camera when we go places with Jaycee, don't know what we were thinking or not thinking I guess. We got a couple picture on my cell phone, not the greatest, but better than nothing.

I hope everyone is enjoying the nice Labor Day weekend. We have been enjoying ours!