Holidays

It was Damian’s first Christmas and Eva’s first Christmas in the United States. We spent Christmas Eve and morning at Palmito Ranch, at my dad’s house, where I spent the majority of my Christmases growing up. That made it extra special. I really wanted to be able to take the kids to the beach at…

Little Red Riding Hood is by Kenzie’s Treasures and the Big Bad Wolf I found on Amazon.

Because what kind of horrible parent doesn’t take their kids to the pumpkin patch and post pictures of it? Juuuust kidding. This is actually the first time I’ve ever been to any sort of pumpkin patch. The kids had a lot of fun. Damian was trying desperately to eat the grass without me stopping him,…

Why I Chose a Natural Birth I wanted to start off by answering the question so many people ask when you tell them you’re having an unmedicated birth- “What? Why?” I think a lot of people would assume it’s because I’m anti-hospital or anti-pharm or whatever. The answer was much more simple. I just wanted to know…

Eva’s second birthday party took place at my Dad’s ranch, which happens to be right on the Rio Grande. It’s the same place where I had many of my birthday parties growing up, so it was really special for me to be able to celebrate Eva’s there. I still can’t believe my baby girl is…

My sweet little baby, Just like that, you are TWO YEARS old. And just like I was last year on this day, I’m a weepy emotional mess. Don’t get me wrong– I love that you’re two years old. I love that I can have conversations with you, teach you things, and go fun places with…

This week our little border town (which seems to be turning into a big city) celebrated Charro Days! We had a lot of fun getting dressed up and going to the parade and Sombrero Festival. Here’s a little more of what our week looked like… Pregnancy Update: Damian’s kicks and movements seem to be a…

A baby’s first birthday is a huge deal in Hawaii. Family and friends gather from all over to attend the baby luau. Eva was born in Hawaii, and I was so bummed that we wouldn’t be able to have her baby luau there. Luckily, we have made some pretty sweet friends here in Tanzania that were…

Eva’s First Thanksgiving pretty much lasted a week long. The first Thanksgiving dinner we had was early in the week at my mom’s house. I didn’t take many pictures that night, but here’s one of the few I took for my mom.   Early Friday morning, my little brother D.J. and I drove Eva up…