5 Year Anniversary

This year we celebrated our 5th year of marriage. We decided a while back that we wanted to do something special so we went on a cruise for our anniversary. We've been so excited about it and have been planning it for so long, we can hardly believe it has come and gone. While we were gone the BB & Papa watched the girls. BB stayed at our house so the girls' routines wouldn't be too disrupted. We're so thankful they were able to do this for us! There are simply too many memories from our trip to catalog them all here, but we visited the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Martin and we were on the Oasis of the Seas. We ported out of Ft. Lauderdale the afternoon of November 14.

This was our first vacation just the two of us since we've been married so we really tried to take advantage of the time together and did a lot of things we wouldn't be able to do with the girls -- we gambled in the casino, we visited the adults only pool, we ate dinner late and stayed up late in the evenings. We really enjoyed our time and met a lot of very nice people.  We did an excursion in St. Thomas that consisted of sailing on a pirate ship to a deserted island for snorkeling then an al fresco lunch and private beach sun bathing. One of our favorite nights was formal night when we got all dressed up! Moises wore a tux and Jennifer wore a formal dress, this was a first for us! The jewelry store on board even let Jennifer wear a necklace worth $150k for pictures! They followed us around to make sure we didn't try to make off with it...not that we'd get very far!

 

Five years have flown by for us as husband and wife, we are thankful for our time together and our family unit. This life is truly a blessing for us both and we enjoy just about every minute of it!

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

Anyone who knows us knows that we love the holidays and Jennifer loves to start decorating for Christmas right after Halloween! This year was no exception and was even more important since we will be so busy this season. Abby loved helping decorate the tree, she was so delicate when she placed the ornaments. Her other favorite is helping set up our snow village and the train set. Allison was not really sure what was going on with the train set!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

 

 

Happy Halloween!

Allison's first Halloween was a success! We headed down to the lake house to meet Papa, BB and the Cains. We all dressed up as characters from The Wizard of Oz. The oldest kiddos were all muchkins and Allie cat was a mini Dorothy complete with red slippers! We headed over to uncle Saul's neighborhood for the trick or treating and it was so great! Grandma was there so she took care of Allison while we took the big kids through the neighborhood. We can't say enough how great this area was for trick or treating, it reminded mommy & daddy of their childhood  Halloweens. The kids were full of smiles and laughter as they ran from door to door filling their pails. We were so proud each time they said thank you for the treats.  It was such a great evening!

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

 

8 Months Old

Allison is 8 months old today! She's been fighting hand, foot and mouth disease that she picked up from school. The rash is finally diminishing, but she's still not sleeping or eating solids well. The doctor thinks she'll be over it very soon so we're just trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. As you can tell her sunny disposition is not affected. She's still a happy and playful baby girl. At the doctor's office yesterday she weighed in at 20 lbs 8 oz, so she's still growing and growing! 

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Boo Bash

Last night was the annual Boo Bash. It was a chance for the girls to get dressed up in their costumes and go trick or treating. Allison had not been feeling well on Friday, but was in a good mood by Sunday. Unfortunately, her rash because of hand, foot & mouth disease was still around. It didn't seem to keep her happy mood down though. Abigail had a great time getting her face painted, jumping in the bounce house and getting goodies!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

 

Daddy's Charro Outfit

While cleaning out our closet this weekend we found daddy's Charro outfit from when he was a little boy. We've wanted to put Abby in it for a long time and she's finally almost big enough to wear it. We even pulled out her sombrero to complete the outfit! So cute!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Carving Pumpkins

Last night we carved pumpkins. It was Allison's first carving experience. She seemed to enjoy cleaning out her pumpkin and was perplexed by the seeds and filling of the pumpkin. Abigail decided that Allison's first pumpkin should be carved like a butterfly and Abigail's would be a flower....bet everyone can guess who's pumpkin the A&M one is.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer