One of my heroes...

When my brother Kem was here he brought a CD with pictures of us when we were little and a bunch of pictures of my grandparents. I love looking at these pictures! I have a few heroes in my life, people that have changed my life and influenced who I am, besides my mother, my Grandfather Alba "abuelito Manuel", is one of my heroes! He died when I was 11. But his teachings made a real impact in my life from an early age. I remember that he would talk to me as if he were talking to another adult. I felt like what I had to say was always important and it mattered to him. He was the hardest worker I ever met. He would always say that education was the best thing we could do for ourselves! He was an avid reader and loved and enjoyed knowledge. He had so much integrity and was incredibly intelligent. He is one of the most incredible men I have ever known. I look forward to seeing him again someday!

Hero: a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

My mom and mi abuelito Manuel are dancing at my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary party! I have wonderful memories of that day that I will never forget!

My grandpa with the love of his life "Lydia Flor" my grandma. (This is where Brielle gets her middle name Lydia from)

Most of my mom's siblings and my grandparents. Can you guess who my mom is?

My grandma and I. My grandma loved to knit, pretty much everything she is wearing in this picture she made herself. The purse I'm holding she knitted. They grew cotton and she'd pick the cotton from the plant and make her own yarn. Pretty amazing!

I don't know how old I am in this picture...probably a year and a half. Who do you think looks like me? Brielle or Braden?

I'm sure you are dying to see this picture of me with my huge ears! Thank goodness they are not that big now!!!

Braden's first tooth!

I finally got a picture where you can see Braden's tooth!

Braden loves baths!

This is how much Braden loves taking baths! He gets so excited! By the time we are done I'm so wet! I should post a picture of me after giving these kids their bath. It's crazy! He loves to splash! ...If you are wondering what Brielle is doing...don't even ask me...:) I guess we all have to itch in certain places once in a while!!! Oh my!...

Mi Familia

It has been over 10 years since my family and I have had our picture taken! Over 10 years!!!! Wow! So we decided to do family pictures when my family came to Idaho for Thanksgiving! We had a great time! I'm so happy to be part of this family! I come from a family of strong people! Our lives haven't been easy! We came to the United States with nothing in 1993. My mom worked hard to support us 3 and was mother and father to us. She taught us to love each other and to love God, among thousands of other things! I love them with all of my heart! They are examples to me of so many wonderful things!

Braden has a tooth!

Yesterday, I discovered that Mr. Braden has a tooth! He has been acting really grouchy lately and VERY needy, I come to discover that his front bottom tooth is all the way out! I can't believe I didn't notice until now! My poor little Braden! I should have known! I'm telling you I just can't keep up with everything anymore! It's ok! We'll survive!... I put some Orajel on his gums tonight and gave him some Motrin. That should keep him happy!

Look at this chunky boy!!! He's a BIG boy now! He has a tooth!!!!