My Family

Last Sunday we celebrated Damian’s third birthday. We had a little party for him at the ranch, where Evita had her second birthday party and I celebrated too many birthdays to count. Damian requested a Ninja Turtles theme, and has been reminding me about it pretty much every day since Evita’s birthday party last month.…

Dear Damian, Yesterday you turned THREE years old! I still call you my “baby” but you always correct me and say, “I’m not a baby, I’m a BIG BOY!” And that you are. You love to talk and talk and talk. Our morning commute is never quiet. You’re fully potty trained and always on the move.…

We spent two days celebrating Eva’s birthday this year. The night before her birthday, Ryan’s band played at Rio Grande Grill in Harlingen, a restaurant owned by a couple with two kids that happen to be Eva and Damo’s exact same age. My friend Amanda made Eva a super yummy organic/gluten-free chocolate cake with strawberries,…

Evita Pilar, Today you are FIVE years old! I’m continually in awe of the beautiful little lady you are becoming. You’re sweet and empathetic, wise and overstanding. If I knew any better I’d say you’ve been around this world for 5 thousand years, not just five. In just a few years of this lifetime you’ve…

The show must go on! Eva’s Dance brought back so many memories of all the dances I did throughout elementary school. I love that she can take part in the tradition. <3

It was the morning you turned three months old. It was a quiet morning. A perfect morning. I was awoken to your little grunts of hunger and the light shining past the curtains. I picked you up and laid you closer to me. You began to nurse, just like every morning before that. And just…