Dear Santa,

As Christmas (and my birthday) draw near...I've been pondering what I would love for Santa to bring me...since I've been good all year long and all! :)

One of the many cool electronic gadgets I would love to get my hands on (aside from a DSLR camera and all) is an HP TouchSmart Computer!!! Since I don't think Santa can hook me up with such short notice (we have 2 weeks till Christmas) and all...I figured I'd enter a contest that MckMama is holding right now and see if I'm lucky enough to win one!!!!

When I read about the awesome capabilities it has - like the great photo storage and the recipe organization - I was nearly salivating at the mouth with excitement!!!! I got lost in dreamworld at the thought of owning my very own HP TouchSmart!!! Oh a girl can dream....and dream big I will! The contest ends on my b.day...so I'm anxious to see if I'll end up with one of these bad boys under my tree!!

Check out MckMama's post here - http://mckgiveaways.blogspot.com/

Thanksgiving & Giving Thanks

As I sit down to our Thanksgiving table next week my heart will be overflowing with thanks giving to God for all that he has truly blessed me with this year and all 30 years prior! :) My little one is already 14 mths. old and every single moment of every single day has been an adventure with him! Jose and I often look at each other in amazement when the 3 of us are together and just marvel in the greatness of God...we are forever grateful for the gift of our son! Cristian is such a blessing in our lives...we are so priveleged to call him our son and he is one of our greatest blessings in life, the thing we're most thankful for! We're so excited for him to sit down at the table with us this Thanksgiving and eat his first official turkey dinner! This time last year he was a whee little one - only 2 mths old! Wow!

I have so much to be thankful for...far too much to list here...but among the many blessings I thank the Lord for everyday is my family. My husband who is such a wonderful man - so kind and loving and he takes such good care of me and Cristian, my son who is the light of my life, my parents who have helped me so much in my life (Mom your support is priceless, don't know what we'd do without you!), my grandparents (Mama and Papa Moon, I love you), my sisters, my brother, my nieces and nephews, my aunts and uncles, my cousins and friends who are not just friends but family! I'm thankful that my son is healthy and strong and such a happy little fella. I'm thankful to have just celebrated 4 years of marriage with my main man. I'm thankful to host my first Thanksgiving in my home and to share this special day with my family (although I'll miss the ones who aren't able to make it this year). I'm thankful for all of the little ones in my life - my nieces and nephews (Jackie, Amadis, Connor) AND for the little one who will be with us next Thanksgiving!!!! Yes, my sister Kim is pregnant!!! I am so thankful for that and can't wait to meet my next niece/nephew in June!!! I'm thankful for so many things...blessed beyond measure...that I am!!

And, as a follow up to my last post I'm happy to report that Stellan is SVT FREE!! He's doing great and back home with his family now and I am thankful for this miracle! Little Stellan and his family have a lot to be thankful for - what a miracle - God is GREAT!!!

Stellan

Friends and Fam - the sweet little boy named Stellan, who is the son of Jennifer, who's blog I read faithfully is not doing so well right now. I am posting to ask that if you're reading this that you'll take a moment and pray for Stellan and his family. What they're going thru right now is hurting my heart and the least I can do is pray and ask for you to do the same.

Tomorrow just so happens to be Stellan's 1st birthday and it's just even more sad he's going thru such a bad time right now.

If you aren't familiar with his story check Jennifer's blog by clicking on the tag below.





Life is precious and so easily taken for granted when we're going thru the mundane ins and outs of our days...each moment is a gift so cherish it people. Things can change drastically in an instant. Make each moment count! Situations like this really humble you.

God Bless Stellan and his family...we're rooting for you little buddy!!

MckGiveaway!

I love blogging, that's a fact! It's so nice to read about people's lives and share ideas and mommy stories...just life in general. One of the perks of blogging is also the giveaways that pop up from time to time. I love to partake in those, too!

MckMama (Stellan's Mommy) has a giveaway going on, just like the one Angie has going on (Bring the Rain blogger) and I thought what the heck - I need to enter this one too!! Angie got to sample and review a Samsung washer and dryer...MckMama got to sample and review a Samsung refridgerator! Ahhh...both are awesome, and it's a toss up as to which one I would prefer if I had a choice. Enjoy it, MckMama!!!

What appliance would make my life easier...hmmmm? I have given it some thought and although a new fridge and washer/dryer would be awesome...a mother's dream really...I still have to say a brand spanking new double oven that self cleans would be so stinkin sweet!!! I do enjoy baking...and if I had a double oven that would be such a treat b/c I could bake more than one thing at a time...and then if it was a self cleaning double oven...fuggedaboutit!!! LOL! Ahhh...a Mama can dream can't she!!

Cowboy's Excellent Adventures

One of the blogs I read from time to time is called Cowboy's Excellent Adventures. Cowboy is too cute - you can see for yourself by clicking on the tag below.




I really do love reading other mommy blogs...they're so insightful and funny and inspiring and just good stuff to share.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Blogging & Laundry...

The title refers to one of my favorite things to do and one of my LEAST favorite things to do!! I love to blog, it's become one of my most treasured hobbies! Laundry on the other hand...not so much...I have never been a big fan. Ask Jose, I was just commenting on this very subject a week or so ago when we decided he would be in charge of laundry in our household! Of all the household chores doing laundry is the one that I really dispise! LOL! I would much rather scrub the toilets than do laundry. I think the part that bothers me is having to fold and hang up the clothes...maybe if I had a bigger closet it wouldn't be so bad...and an actual laundry room to work in...I dunno...but either way it's still the pits.

Well...the reason for my post on laundry here is that one of my favorite blogging mama's has a giveaway going on (for a $200 gift card to Best Buy) and I want to win so to get an extra entry I am blogging about laundry b/c she scored a sweet washer and dryer from Samsung and BlogHer and I was green with envy after reading her post about it! I think if I had a washer and dryer like hers I would love to do laundry and joyfully take over that duty from my hubby!! Angie's giveaway blog can be found here if you want to check it out - http://angiesgiveawaysandreviews.blogspot.com/

And for the record...if you care to know...my b.day and Christmas are right around the corner...and I've been talking to Santa about getting me a super nice gift this year (a SLR camera, if you must know) and if I win the BB gift card...that would be, well, awesome!!

"We've got a walker on our hands..."

It's official folks! Cristian is now a little walking bandit!! He started walking on his own about a week after his 1st b.day and now there's no holding him back! Jose was 13 mths. old when he started walking (not sure when I started walking) but he seems to have a lot in common with his Papi.



I was just taking a walk down memory lane and looked back the beginning of this blog and it's so weird to see Cristian so little! You forget just how small your babies are and how they looked when they were little infants...they change so fast and so much right before your eyes! That's one reason why I love photos so much...they're priceless memories of precious times that time you back to the exact moment they took place. Photos allow you to record history...moment by moment, they're little pieces of the puzzle of our lives.



Cristian is an amazing little boy! He is for the most part smiling from the moment he wakes up until the moment he goes to sleep at night. The slightest look will cause him to break out in laughter. He's our silly monkey! Never a dull moment with him in our lives. My heart swells when I think of him...that little boy is something extra special I tell you. How blessed we are to have you in our lives sweet boy...we love you so much! xoxoxox