Five years ago, Jake entered our world and forever changed our lives. And although it’s only been five years, it’s sometimes hard to remember what our life was like before his arrival. One thing is for sure… there were definitely less toys laying around the house.
I enjoy playing with Jake, but I also enjoy watching [...]
This past Saturday we celebrated Jacob and Sophia’s birthdays (Sophia is Jake’s cousin). They’re birthdays are only one day apart and Jake is just a year older than Sophie, so this one was birthday #5 for Jake and #4 for Sophie.
Continuing with the themed birthday parties we’ve been doing for them, this year the theme [...]
Joshua Jamie Quevedo was born yesterday, August 6, 2009. He was 16 inches long and weighed exactly 3 lbs. At 32 weeks and 4 days he’s early, but he’s breathing on his own and otherwise appears healthy. He’ll need to stay in the hospital’s nicu over the next few weeks for observation.
Mommy is recovering from [...]
Although their birthday’s aren’t until next week, yesterday we celebrated Jake and Sophie (our niece) 4th and 3rd birthdays, respectively. Jamie and Amy, Sophie’s mom, spent weeks, nay months planning this themed party, complete with a treasure hunting activity that required yours truly to dress as a pirate and “scare the kids” (Don’t worry, none [...]
For my birthday yesterday, I received two beautiful pieces of jewelry. Jakey gave me a “#1 Mom” charm for my bracelet, and Joel gave me an unbelievable necklace. I found a picture on the web of a similar necklace:
I think I’ll wear it on Christmas because it’s too nice to wear on a daily basis.
Since [...]
Every November, our family gets together to celebrate the Autumn birthdays (Joel, Jamie*, Amy, and Bryan). A good time was had by all this year at my sister’s house. Angel’s barbeque chicken and ribs were tasty as always and my sister’s pumpkin pie cupcakes were awesome! This year, we had a few new additions to [...]