The Carnival

Last weekend, Rachel’s school held a fundraiser carnival. They had a mini bouncy-house set up and we let Gabi crawl around in it and go down the slide. She loved it and we actually had to coax her out of it because she didn’t want to leave!

Also…HAPPY BELATED MOTHER’S DAY to all the moms out there. Rachel had a nice first Mother’s Day. We went out to Sunday brunch with her parents and spent the rest of the day relaxing.

Well, we can’t wait for our upcoming vacations. We’ll be in California the last week in May, Lubbock on the second weekend in June, and Missouri the second week of July. We are looking forward to seeing everyone, and we really need a reprieve from our jobs:) Rachel’s last day of school is May 21st, and I have never seen her so overwhelmed with work. I think the summer break will do her well:)

6 Years

Rachel and I celebrated the 6th anniversary of our first date on Friday of last week. We went to Peppers, one of our favorite restaurants in Mesilla. It’s hard to believe that 6 years have passed and how different our lives are now. We’ve had a great journey so far and can’t wait to see what the future holds.

I also uploaded a picture of me napping with Gabi. Rachel was trying to be quiet when she took the picture, but as you can see I woke up and then Gabi woke up when the camera flashed. Good times:)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone! We've had a long, but very fun day. We gave Gabi her first Easter basket when she woke up, consisting of a stuffed bunny, giraffe book, shoes, pacifier, musical bunny ears, and chocolate eggs (which Aaron and I ate). Nana and Papa came over early to color eggs before church but as Gabi would call it, she needed a power nap because she was CRAAAANKY!!! She has her top two "Twilight" teeth coming in at once!

The church service was followed by an Easter egg hunt with all the kids. Gabi loves being amongst people and was soaking up all the attention. All of the ladies were oohing and ahhing over her and she was laughing with all of them and smiling for pictures. She even got presents from some of our church elders...sooo spoiled! We are definitely going to have to teach her to be gracious and humble, EARLY!

Gabi began drinking 2 oz of 2% milk last week and we have also been introducing more and more table foods. She LOVES sopa and beans. It's a good thing Mama and Daddy know all the hot spots (Rosa's in Lubbock, Tico's Taco's and Hayward burritos in Cali)!

BTW, we were hoping to add some videos to our blog today but unfortunately we had to get a new laptop this weekend (our other one crashed thanks to an ugly, embarrassing virus)! We are still trying to figure out our new Mac so please bear w/ us. We will post some new videos this week.

We love you all and hope you had a beautiful Easter!

B

Lubbock

Well we've been crazy busy this week, but finally have a chance to upload some pictures and a video from our trip to Lubbock last weekend. It was great to see everyone eventhough we were only there for a day and a half.

The best part was seeing the cousins play together. Gabi was crankier than usual during the visit, but she had a great time. Next time we will spend at least a few whole days out there.

Gabi cut her third tooth this week: it's one of the 'fangs' on top:) She also had her nine month checkup today. She weighs 22 pounds and is 31 inches long!

Happy Birthday Aunt Heather!

Here's some of my favorite pics of Aunt Heather.......nice pose on the softball one:) We can't wait until this weekend when we get to go to Lubbock and see Aunt Heather; Cousins McKenna, Mason &Salem; and Grandma and Grandpa Martinez. We missed Heather and the kids at Christmas because poor Mason broke his leg:) We plan on having a great time and going to eat at Rosa's Cafe!

Well, it's also St. Patrick's Day, and we got Gabi all decked out in GREEN:) We spend Wednesday nights at church with the youth program, and Gabi loves it. She tries to talk and divide her time amongst all the kids and parents. She is one of two babies at the church,and all of the old folks gravitate towards her.

She is getting so big...we can't even believe it. She started crawling a few weeks ago, she barely fits in 18 month sizes, she stands in protest in her crib, and pulls herself up to stand on anything she can get a hold of! We can't get over how strong she is. Tonight she pulled a full sack of potatoes off a table! She also tries to talk a lot, so she will likely be a chatter when she grows up. The funniest thing she does now are her 'happy' screams.....it's hilarious cause she usually does it when it gets too quiet like when I take her to my office or during prayer on Sundays:)

We are definitely blessed that our child is growing up so healthy and strong. Take care and we hope to see everyone soon:)

8 Months

We can't believe it...Gabi turned 8 months old this week! Our time with her seems to be going very quickly. She's more like a little person now than a baby.

She now weighs 21 pounds and still only has two of her teeth. She is already wearing 12-18 month clothing. She is very close to full-blown crawling. Aaron and I were feeling nostalgic yesterday after watching Kourtney Kardashian giving birth on TV, so we decied to watch Gabi's birth videos:) We were both teary eyed watching them,because our baby is growing so fast.

We've been so blessed these eight month because she is very healthy...not one sniffle, cold or a fever so far:)

At Work with Daddy!

I usually bring Gabi to the office with me on Fridays, and I thought I'd finally take a few pictures. Everyone loves her and she is always trying to talk to people who pass by. She has a blast sitting with me at the desk and even helps me yell at contractors!

Today, Gabi spilled apple juice all over her crotch, so she had to go pantless for a little while:)