Gabriel's Baptism 12/19/10

Today my grandson was baptized into the Catholic church. It was such a beautiful thing. I am so proud of him and his mommy.

1 year Old Gabe

Thanks to a very good friend Tracy and Tracy Layne Photography, we have these great pictures of Gabriel. I am so impressed with her talent.

Lagoon 2010

This year the orthopedic group I work for had our summer party at Lagoon. It was GREAT. I was able to have my husband, our 3 children, and our grandson with us. Gabriel is 15 months old now and I was amazed at how well he did. He began the day with playing in the water before we even had a chance to look at the rides or the games. He is so stinkn' cute I can't get enough of him. He even rode the kiddie rides all by himself. We stayed all day long almost until closing time. We played games, watched Gabriel have fun, and just had good quality family time together. Our kids are young adults and so it's not often that we are all together at once. It was a very nice thing to spend the day with them and enjoy ourselves. Now I can't wait for the day that we take our grandson to Disney World!!

Facing ONE of my biggest fears. FISH.

Roger and I going snorkeling after we just went sub diving.

If you look closely, you can see the fish all around us. YIKES.

If you know anything about me.... you know that I am/was deathly afraid to swim in any water that has fish in it. This vacation I vowed to myself that I would get in the ocean even if it were just for a minute. My loving husband signed us up for a boating tour that would include snorkeling and mini sub diving. On the way out to the spot in the Sea of Cortez where this was to take place , my stomach was going crazy and alot of scary thoughts were going through my mind. Long story short.. I DID IT!!! I jumped into the sea with MANY fish below me awaiting my entrance into their domain. I went snorkeling with my husband, and also was brave enough to go mini sub diving. This was a small scooter-like thing that you sat on while your head is in an oxygen filled dome over your head (no mouth piece or tubing needed) and you dive into the depths of the ocean where you follow a diver to the reef and where you actually see and touch and hold a sea urchin, a puffer fish, and a very large conch shell with it's occupant still in it. It was AMAZING!! The water was 72 degrees. That is until you dive deeper where it then felt like it was in the 50's. For right now I only have pictures of me in the ocean snorkeling, but will soon post some pictures of the the sub diving. If you have a chance to go on a mini sub dive, DO IT !! If I can do it... anyone can.

Cabo Vacation

Roger and Me

"El Arco" this divides the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean

One of the 4 pools at the resort.

Another magnificent views at the resort.

Well sad but true...our vacation has come and gone. It was amazing!! While we were there we had so much fun shopping, swimming, laying out, eating, drinking (not sodas), boating, snorkeling ( yes I said it) snorkeling, mini sub diving in the Sea of Cortez, walking on the beach with my honey, and just being with my family. Here are some pictures.

Only 3 more Days!!!

"El Arco" where I hope to be brave enough to go snorkeling. YIKES!

One of the 4 pools at which I will be playing in.

Birds eye view of the resort.

Today is Wednesday and the day is almost over. Tomorrow's work schedule looks "nice", and then I will work only until 12 on Friday. Friday night is "Pizza Party" for Gabriels 1st birthday and we are OFF TO CABO SAN LUCAS!!!! Here are some new pics of where we will be staying.

Britt's graduation gift to herself

So now that our Britt is 18 and out of high school, this was what she wanted to do. I think it's tasteful and it's on her ribs so not out in the open for all to see.

To my friend Johnny

I want to welcome you to the wonderful world of blogging. Since you have started blogging, I am addicted to your posts. You always have a way of cheering us up here at work. I for one am happy to have you back here at the TOSH campus. This post is just for Y-O-U.

Baby Girl's graduation 5/22/10

This weekend was full of fun, food,family, tears, and pride.

To my little girl Britt, I am so very proud of all of your accomplishments and look forward to what the future has in store for you. You are an amazing young woman and I love you so much. Keep up the hard work and keep believing in yourself. I have faith that there is a bright future coming your way.

One more Cute picture

Thank goodness that we used more than one camera to take pictures. Our camera shut down right in the middle of everything so these are from my mom's camera. The dress turned out to be beautiful and they chose the tux, vest, and tie colors to match so well. Nice job Britt and Marco.

Senior Prom 2010 "Forever Young"

The girls

Marco and Britt

Gabe's 1st Easter 2010

I can't beleive my grandson is already 10 months old. He is so much fun. He is walking along furniture without help, he eats pretty much everything, he has 8 teeth (and counting), he loves for us to sing to him, and he is the center of our EVERYTHING. Love you baby Gabe!!

9 More Weeks Til CABO

It's only 9 more weeks til Fun in the Sun!! We are taking Brittney to Cabo San Lucas for her graduation gift. It's going to be a blast. Who's all going?? Roger, Me, Britt, Marco (her boyfriend),Vanessa, Gabriel, Grandma and Grandpa Garcia (my parents). Vanessa and Lil Gabe received their passports last weekend. The condo is reserved, the plane tickets are purchased, we just need to get through with the actual graduation. I can't believe my last "baby" is 18 and well on her way to adulthood. I tear up just thinking about it! The senior class has already turned in all of their text books and their last official day of school is May 14th. The senior class will be having a Baccalaureate ceremony on May 18th at the Cathedaral of the Madeline and then the Commencement will be the 22nd of May at Juan Diego Catholic High School. Her father and I are so very proud of her. We have a BIG party planned for her on the 22nd and we can't wait. We have rented a place, gotten a DJ (thanks to my friend Johnny), and now are just working on the menu. Of course I will be posting ALOT about this big moment in our lives that is about to take place. So here's your warning. Meanwhile... enjoy some pics of the condo that we will be staying at while in Cabo.

Teething babies

Gabriel is now 9 months old and already has 4 teeth (3 on the bottom 1 on the top). This past weekend he has been so sick. He started with a fever on Friday night (100.9). Saturday he had a fever that Tylenol or Motrin would take away for about an hour, he was cranky, and didn't do much. Sunday was no better, other than the 4th tooth (the one on the top) finally broke through the gums. Monday he was pretty much the same but now he wasn't even interested in eating. He still did want to drink. Tuesday, he doesn't want to eat or drink and now his neck/throat area is really swollen. Of course his pediatrician is not able to see him so they recommend he go to the ER. Primary Children's Hospital is awesome!! Baby Gabe had to have an IV so he could have a CT scan of the throat to make sure there was nothing there was going to block his airway. This was not fun watch. Vanessa had a hard time watching her baby go through this, but did an awesome job. She is such a loving and wonderful 1st time mom. Thank goodness the staff that placed the IV were good and fast. The CT was negative for a blockage and only showed swollen lymph nodes. He has some fluid behind his right ear drum too but not an ear infection. What it all means is it's a VIRUS + TEETHING = one sick baby. Get well soon baby gabe.

Juan Diego Catholic HS at State quarter finals

Well..... for the second time in the history of our school, our girl's basketball team made it this far. Unfortuneately... we lost. This was the best season EVER for the girls and it was a great learning experience for the players and parents a like. Thanks to a wonderful boss and awesome co-workers, I was able to attend all but one of my daughter's games this season. That means the WORLD to me and Britt. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Random pictures

Baby Gabe and his mommy

Thanksgiving dinner 2010

Dressed to go to a family get-together

Roger and I at his cousin's wedding reception.

Baby Gabe

He loves to stand and is very anxious to walk

He's going in a pool for the very first time. Look at his cute trunks!

Dressed to work out

Ready for a bigger car seat

I can't believe he is already 8 months old. He has 3 teeth (working on the 4th), loves to eat whatever we eat, and is such a joy to have. I truly love being a grandma!!

Deserve VICTORY.

This is this years girl's basketball team motto. They have come a LONG way this season. They have worked hard, and even with 3 girls needing knee surgery during this season...(ONE of the girls was my own Britt) we have made it to the Playoffs and hope to win the State Championship!! After missing several games due to having knee surgery for a torn meniscus and a strained ACL, Britt played last Friday which was the first game in the playoffs and was the leading scorer with 14 points. Her team did awesome!! We are so very proud of her. That night she was was on channel 2 news making a shot and the team was highlighted. If you are interested, you can see what was said about Britt and her team at http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700010822/High-school-basketball-Soaring-Eagle-sail-into-second-round-of-girls-3A-tourney.html Stay tuned to find out if we win. UVU...HERE WE COME!!!

February

This month we had "Senior Night" before our last home game. On this night we have 2 seniors on the varsity team and this was their night to say "goodbye". They were each given a Juan Diego basketball signed by all of the teammates, flowers, balloons, candy, a cute basketball shaped scrapbook with a note to each girl from their teammates, and a professional picture of both of them together on the court and individual action shots. It was exciting and bitter sweet at the same time. Oh, and did I mention.... we won that night!! Sorry Morgan H.S.

Time Flies when you're having fun (or really busy)

So.... I know that I've been slacking on my blog. This past weekend I actually found time to download some pictures off of our camera so now I will try to get my blog up to date.Here we goooooo.

In July we finally finished baby Gabe's room. It turned out pretty cute. The pictures don't do it any justice, but you get the picture. Roger's Oma (grandma) passed away.

In August our youngest daughter began her senior year of high school. I can't believe it!!!!!

In September we had 2 weddings in the family within 2 weeks of each other. Both on Roger's side of the family.

October -not too eventful.

November- Roger and I celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary. As a gift to eachother we flew to Colorado (my home state) and had a GREAT time visiting with my Uncle, Aunt and cousins.

December - This year we had a very nice holiday season. All of us were happy and healthy and had Christmas at our house together. It was baby Gabe's first Christmas and it's was so cute watching him get so excited over just the wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, and boxes. I can't wait for this year when he'll be old enough to truly enjoy his gifts and open them himself.

January - A busy new year. Winter's ball for Britt. Britt and Marco look so cute in pink. Britt's basketball season is well underway and we have been working in concessions every home game, went to Richfield with the team to chaperone, and had a fun time.