My Nino

alex and I love swimming every day!!!:)

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alex with TIO!!! and Geepa

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Alex with his favorite ball

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Fire dancer

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Fun in the sun

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Vacation St Kitts

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The water in St Kitts was wonderful

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St.Kitts what a beautiful vacation!!!

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Alex loves tubby time!

Hanging out with dad

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Alex loves hanging out with his dad and watching ball on the tv. any time he sees the ball he yells ball and kickit!

alex loved the train at down town disney

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alex loved swimming. in december it is great!

Henriquez family

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Universal Studios

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THE STOCHLS-Thomas and Jacob with Alex

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Tim,Mel,Thomas, and Jacob Stochle met us in Orlando for a wonderful visit.

Orlando for Christmas

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The boot was a JOKE! I got a second opinion on my foot and I have a nueroma.(a soft tissue growth) I wasted $800 on the boot and xrays and a MRI. I never had fractures. Can I get some opinions here? What would you all do? We are trying to get $ back from my dr who misdiagnoesed me. She is quite reluctant to give me money back. I guess that would mean she is admitting she was dead Wrong.What to do!

ALEX LOVES HIS "GOGO" HE PUSHES IT ALL AROUNG THE HOUSE

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TIA HILDA CAME FOR THANKSGIVING. WE HAD FUN EATING OUT, SHOPPING AND PLAYING WITH ALEX

alex as a spider for Halloween

2008-12-18T08:58:00.000-08:00

Boot vs. Stiletto

2008-11-17T16:29:00.001-08:00

Ok, a few months ago I bought what are my favorite high hills. Yes, they are pink and so high and cute! Unfortunatly, I am stuck wearing a huge boot instead. About 2 years ago, my left foot started hurting and it has gotten to the point that the only way I could endure the pain was to wear a flip flop. I finally broke down and went to the foot dr. I am in a walking cast for 6 WEEKS. I have fractured 2 of my toes. Usually people fracture toes and feet from running alot. I dont have stress fractures from running. I only slog. (half walk, half jog) Frank commented on how I am a klutz. Yes, I could have broken them tripping, stubbing or just walking. Needless to say I wont be wearing my beautiful hills from Aldo for quite some time.

Putting in a Pool

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Landon, Kyler, Parker,Aiden, Alex,Ryan, Jacob, and Jordan...All the boys! My brothers kids and Alex got together in Nampa for a photo. It was tricky getting all of them to be photogenic at the same time.

Alex, Aiden, and Landon playing with Idaho cousins!!!

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FIrst Bday cake

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Alex received lots of gifts. So many that he wont know what to do with them all. For awhile his favorite gift was the string on the balloon...chewing on it of course.

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Alex's first Birthday!

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Alex's first Birthday was alot of fun! Neighbors. friends, and coworkers shared the special day with us.

Alex Talks

2008-09-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Alex has a couple of words that he says now. He says datee for daddy, mama, and dity for stinky. He or Frank and I sniff his feet and say dity! He laughs and laughs thinking he is hilarious.(and he is!) Yesterday he started to really show me that he enjoys story time. He brings me a book and crawls into my lap. I love it! After I read it he trows the book and gets another one. He use to just play with books by stacking them up and knocking them down, now he knows what they are really for . I was so excitted. His 1st birthday is coming up in one week. I cant beleive how fast time flys. My baby is growing up!!!

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Grandma Nan, grandpa Scott, and Great grandma Nory all came to visit for the 4th of July. We shopped, ate out and went to a movie. Mostly we played with Alex and the grandma's taught him how to crawl. Now he is crawling and is all over the place. It is hard to keep up with him and is quite the chore. Some times I long for the days when he just sat...

Alex and the dogs,Ozzy and Lolie

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Alex gets a Mohawk for a new hair cut

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Alex with Grandpa Scott, Grandma Nan and Great Grandma Nory

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Baby feet...

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I always think feet say alot about a person. I look for neatly painted toe nails with flowers on them. Some are caloused and hard while others are cared for. My mom thinks baby toes smell like apple sauce. What do your feet say about you?

Alex on the prowl

2008-07-13T07:38:00.000-07:00

During our trip to Utah, we had a professional photographer take pictures of Alex, Sklyer and Papi for fathers day. We submitted one of the photos to Cute kids .com in hopes of winning the cute kid award! We'll find out Aug 12th. Wish us luck! We think he's pretty cute. Yes, we are bias being his parents and all... Alex learned to crawl this week. He is now all over the place. PLaying with door stops, tipping over trash cans. Just a typical boy. We are in the process of baby proofing the house. Hopefully we'll keep him out of trouble!

alex and cousin Skyler and Papi

2008-07-12T13:42:00.000-07:00

What "Family changing room" really means...

2008-06-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

After working out yesterday, I decided to take Alex to the pool. He loves floating on the lazy river and splashing around. So I go into the Family changing room and change him into his swim diaper and suit and slather him with sun block. Then I proceed to change into my suit. My swim suit is in knots and I get it all untangled after stripping down to my nakedness. I pull the straps up over my chest as a group of kids come into the Family changing room with... their DAD! Yes, family changing room means just that! The whole family can come in. Dad and all. I think tomorrow I will go into the womens dressing room. Alex needs less privacy than I do!

Utah Vacation

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We went to Utah for a little family vacation this last week. We had so much fun! We went to a movie, hung out, ate out and visited with family and friends. The weather was actually cooler than I had planned on. We are use to sweltering hot Texas summers and so I only brought shorts for us to wear. We actually had to turn on a heater at night so Alex wouldnt freeze! I think Alex had too much fun... He never wanted to nap. There were too many people around to play with so he would skip his afternoon nap and then stay up until 9 or 10 pm. He usually goes to be by 6:30 or 7pm at home. He enjoyed the splash pool in mami's and papi's subdivision. It will be fun once he and primo Skyler can run around and play together! We call Alex pollito and Sklyer would confidently inform us that pollito means chicken and not to call him that! It was hard to come home from Mami spoiling us with her great cooking. How we miss a home cooked meal!(especially Frank, poor guy has to eat my casarolls or fast food) We cant wait to see family again and invite any body and everybody to come visit Texas this summer! Dont worry, we stay inside with the AC or sit in the pool.

Primo Sklyer, Tia Hilda with Alex. Mami and Papi too...

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Alex sporting daddy's hat

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In the splashing pool

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Playing with Grandma or Mimi as primo Skyler calls her.

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Visiting Jake, Ashley , and Milo Steele in Utah

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Alex playing with his toys

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Alex's hair is growing and with it comes lots of curls.

Alex making us laugh

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Alex is so much fun! He is such a happy baby. If he isn't smiling he is laughing and gigling all of the time. We feel very blessed to have him in our lives.

Uncle Rob came to visit for the weekend

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Us in Oaklahoma

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Alex and Tia Hilda with boyfriend Matt visiting in Oaklahoma

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Alex supporting KU when they went to the final 4

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New Changes

2008-05-07T12:49:00.000-07:00

Well, we put new carpet in our home, painted the deck and gazebo surrounding the hot tub andstained the fence.Two weeks of hard work all because we have decided to move to a bigger house. With all of Alex's toys, high chair, etc we have out grown this house. We put it up for sale on sunday and have had 3 showings so far. Hopefully it will sell quickly. We are looking for a house in the nearby area. We really like Frisco and where we live. Shopping, restuaruunts, and good neighbors are near us so we dont want to go too far. Most people hate having their house up for sale cause you have to keep it clean. Being the neat freak that I am, I love it!!!

My Brothers

2008-05-07T12:33:00.000-07:00

I am very proud of my brothers so I decided to pay a little tribute to them today. Rob works really hard as a Dentist in Denver. Bart is a Physical Therapist in Idaho. Mark is also a Dentist in Idaho, and Brian owns his own Lawn and Land Scaping buisness in Idaho and is finishing up college in Idaho. Whenever I am stressed out I look at a photo of us all when we were little. This picture also makes me smile. My bothers would do anything for me. I can always count on them to support me. I am glad I am the only girl amoung 4 boys. I get spoiled with their attention. Isn't life GREAT!!!

About Me

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Allison tagged me, so here's about me:
A. Attached or single? Very much attached...almost 13 years!

B. Best friend? Mom, I can tell her anything!

C. Cake or pie? Molten chocolate cake

D. Day of choice? Saturday When Frank, Alex and I get to all hang out

E. Essential item? Cell phone for sure, ipod-it makes the gym more bearable

F. Favorite color? Pink

G. Greatest accomplishment? Having Alex and getting a story published.

H. Indulgences? taking long bubble baths, getting my nails done and taking a walk with my dogs

I. Home town? Nampa Idaho

J. January or July? January in Texas is great! July is a bit too hot!

K. Kids? Alex, Ozzy and Lolie of course

L. Life is imcomplete without? My boys and my family

M. Marriage date: (I suddenly drew a blank on the date! So like me)

N. Number of siblings? 4 wonderful brothers

O. Oranges or apples-both, I love fruit

P. Phobia or fears? Driving on big scarry roads in Texas and flying by myself

Q. quotes: I wouldnt be more surprized if I woke up with my face stapled to the carpet(christmas vacation)

R. Reason to smile? When Frank says "Doesnt Alex look like me?" he is a mini Meg. Sorry Frank
S. Season? summer in Idaho and winter in Texas

T. Tag three friends: Hilda, Ana, Jessica

U. Unkown fact about me: I love Hello Kitty even at the age of 34!

V. Favorite store? Nordstrom Rack- they have great deals and andy Coach outlet! Gotta have purses!!!

W. Worst habbit: Cleaning up after everyone. I throw away important things that we still need.

X. Xray or ultrsound? Ultrasound. I loved seeing Alex squirm around inside of me.

y. Favorite food. Anything dark chocolate

Z. Zodiac: Sagatarius(spelling?)

Frank Promotes

2008-04-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

I know this blog is usually about Alex, but I am really proud of Frank. He just got a promotion at work. He is still in the mens area over pants and sports attire, but he'll be in charge of 9 allocators who will report to him. Way to go Frank

Granparents with Alex

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Great grandma Nory

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Easter outfit

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Tubby time at grandma Nan's

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Alex and his daddy

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Alex playing with his toys

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Alex is 6 months old!

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Monday the 17th is Alex's half birthday! Today he got his first hair cut. We went to Beauty Brands and he sat in the chair(on moms lap) and held so still. We of course saved his hair and I almost cried when he was all done. The hair cut made him look so much older! His first hair cut was free, we'll see what the next one costs us. I don't dare cut his hair. Whenever I have tried to trim the dogs hair they end up looking like they have maneg. Not a good look for a dog or my son!

Alex and his star bum

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Alex sitting in his Bumbo chair like a big boy

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Alex looking like a mad scientist

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Alex loves his mommy

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New pics of Alex

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We cant beleive how much he changes every day. Frank is sad that he doesnt look like him. We call him "mini me" in refeence to me, cause he looks just like his mommy! I hope you enjoy the new pics of Alex

Alex and mommy-just chillin

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Alex changing on a daily basis

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A first for everything!

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Alex rolled over today, March 1, 2008. He rolls from his back to his tummy and then gets stuck. I wake up to check on him in the night and find him face down. Luckily he is still breathing!

While You Slumbered

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Your tiny body rested upon my chest. I could feel you breathing deeply. In and out, in and out. Your warm breath whistled on my neck reminding me of a gentle breeze on a warm summers day. Your tiny hands clenched into fists. Occasionally one would go into your mouth and you would briefly suck on it. Comforting you as you slept. Once in awhile you would snore. A tiny whistling noise from your perfect button nose. Your dark eye brows raised and fell ever so slightly while you dreamt. A slight flutter of you eye lashes made me think you were waking up, but you to slumber. I watched and waited, hoping you would sleep for hours and continue to cuddle with me. You turned your head to the side and sleep marks from your blanket were embedded on your cheek. You heaved a heavy sigh and awakened. Refreshed, alert and ready to take on the world around you. I could watch you sleep forever.

What we are doing lately...

2008-02-20T17:01:00.000-08:00

This weekend Franks going to go visit a friend in Seattle, while Alex and I play at home.(shop, stroller rides with friends, etc.) In March we are going to visit my family in Idaho and Franks fam is coming to see us(mostly Alex I am sure) at my parents house. Lately we have been staying buisy just playing with Alex and being amazed at how fast he is growing. Frank's work is going well. The little bit of time I work is good for me to get out of the house. I am still writing and hoping to get a story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul. We are loving Texas winter weather except for the golf ball sized hail that damaged our roof... There goes some of our tax refund! We hope you are enjoying our blog!!!

Cute things Alex does...

2008-02-20T16:48:00.000-08:00

Alex laughs and smiles all of the time now. We toss him in the air, bite his toes, blow on his tummy, and Frank even smells his diaper and says"no poo here," and that gets a loud hoot out of him. We have been video taping him, so as soon as we figure out how to put the recordings together we will share them.

Nicknames For Alex

2008-02-20T16:39:00.000-08:00

Alex's nick names are, pooh bear(mom calls him that when he's being snuggly and getting ready to go to bed-his room is done in all winnie the pooh), pollito or polli(pronounced poy-e-toe or poy-e(dad and mom call him that all of the time. It is little chicken in spanish. No, we dont think our son is a chicken, we just like how the cute little name sounds.)

Learning as we go...

2008-02-20T16:32:00.000-08:00

Alex has been getting bigger and bigger! He is now 5 months old. We are loving every minute we have with him. Dad jumped the gun and had a dvd player installed in my jeep for Alex to be entertained by. He isnt sitting forward in the seat yet, so maybe I'll sit in the back with him and watch movies while Frank drives. Being a new parent I have taken him to the Dr twice and it only turned out to be boogers. Who knew?! I bought a nose suction and Frank tried to pour saline into it thinking thats how it worked.... Yes we are really learning as we go.

Alex growing bigger and bigger

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Tio Ricardo at Christmas

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Meg's Birthday with tia Hilda

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Cousins

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Alex's first days

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These are pictures when Alex was first born. The dogs, especially Ozzy is very protective of Alex and loves to be near him.

Alex's First Halloween

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Ozzy and Alex taking a snooze.

Alex getting ready to go trick or treating!

Alex was snoopy for his first Halloween. He didn't like his costume because it was 90 degrees and his outfit was really hot!

His first bum boo!