Woo Hoo! Now the Search for the Perfect Christmas Card!

Yay! I qualified for the free Shutterfly cards! Now I can't wait to find the perfect pictures and perfect card! We are taking family pictures next week. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. I am sure they will be our life in motion as our boys never sit still together for more than 1/2 a second!

Fear Factor, No Fear, What?

These boys are so darn funny!
Right now, Mateo's favorite thing to watch on TV ~ Fear Factor~! What? I was working one day last week, Jeff text me and told me "our son is addicted to Fear Factor". And now he can't get enough. Kinda cute, kinda freakish? But then again, Mateo plays to his own drum! I mean while most boys would rather be playing with Hot Wheels and Super Hero's (yes he does play with these things too), my guy is still into his Animals. They rule his world and I LOVE it!!

And Marco. He is nothing like Mateo was. He has no FEAR!! He will climb anything, I mean anything. If he sees a step stool, it's an invitation to climb. When I left the dining room chair pulled out, I found him on top of the table. Most of the time Mateo's little play tables are turned upside down. Yes he climbs to the top of the bunk, so now I have something to block him from going up more then two steps. (I think this is my payback from when Mateo was small and I made a comment about how he was too chicken to jump or climb...lol on me!). And he LOVES the park and slides. I mean why not...its all about climbing. But the cutest thing right now. He climbs on a chair, or Mateo's bed. And when he tries to get down, he slides half way down and calls our for help. Just hanging there. And usually waiting for Mateo to come to the rescue. So darn cute. Hoping his limbs stay intact!!

A new way of blogging!

Ok, So I have decided. This blog needs a new look. Well not a new "look" really but a different kind of approach. Of course, it is and will be primarily dedicated to our family ( and tons of pictures) , but I want to include all kinds of other fun stuff too. Including all the crazy fun stuff our little guys do that definitely keep us on our toes, the things that make my mind swirl and crazy things that make me happy that probably only other moms who blog will understand. (I think that's why I haven't done it this way before, because it's mostly family and friends reading this and unfortunately, I have tried and tried and cannot get most of them to blog!).

All lot of my ideas will probably be taken from other fun blogs, but then that's what it's all about right? Sharing and passing it on. So here's to something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Let's just see how well I can do!

Time to start thinking about Christmas Cards

I realize I did this wrong. Here goes again..

We love Christmas and love sending Christmas Cards. So much thought goes into them year after year! I know a lot of people no longer send cards and some do the e-card thing as their way of saving $$. But for us, sending cards is a must. It's a way to keep in touch with those you rarely talk to, and it's so much fun to receive them and watch families grow over the years!! And I love how for the most part, most of the cards we get now are full of fun family pictures.
Each year it seems like I have plenty of time to choose the perfect card and then time gets away from me and I stand searching for the perfect pictures and perfect card with days to spare!! Hopefully this year will be different.

Shutterfly is having a promotion for their holiday cards! YAY! Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly http://bit.ly/sfly2010

With the selection of cards that Shutterfly has I can't wait to get started! Here are a few of my faves! Peppermint Bliss and With Love Chartreuse. I'm sure I'll change my mind a million times before it's time to order and send out!


I have used Shutterfly for everything from photo books, to gifts, prints and thankyou cards.
My absolute favorite thing about Shutterfly though - is their great customer service and the great offers for their products!! Not to mention the quality of their products. And even better, they are local in the bay area, so I always receive my order super fast!!

I have A LOT of catching up to do. But until then a short note that will only stay up temporarily.

This blog is intended for people who have been invited to read it or who stumble upon it and find it fun to look at. If you are not one of these, then WHY are you looking??? If you don't care to take part in mine or my childrens lives, then you have no need to know what is going on in our lives thru our blog!! I am debating on making it private, that is to be determined....have a nice day!

Last Basketball Practice!

Unfortunately Basketball is over until the Spring. It's only 4 weeks but it was fun! It's too bad the don't keep it running through the winter since it's an inside sport. Mateo has gotten pretty good at it too! Guess we'll be practicing a lot at home

My little blocker

And of couse, Marco getting in on the action too! He loves basketball!!

Buddies!

Most of the time I spend the mornings, afternoons and evenings telling the boys to leave each other alone. If they just played independently sometimes things would go so much smoother. But who wants to share with their brother and keep mommy happy?
But once in a while, I get some of the sweetest moments shared between my boys!! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE to watch them!

They could take turns pushing each other on this forever! And I actually was thinking of returning it~!

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ~ 2010 World Series Champions!

Just had to include a post about the World Series!!