My Favorite Thing

I Love Ice Cream. I will even take ice cream over chocolate. I have to have nuts in it. Last weekend we made homemade sundaes. Much cheaper than the ice cream place. They were so yummy!!!

Somemore pics from back in the Day

This is my nephew Alex when he was a baby. In the first pic he was actually asleep and the next one is of me and him. Here is my baby girl. I wish she was this small again. They grow way too fast.

Here are Daniel and Deanna. Aren't they so cute!!! I can't believe Daniel is now 30 and Deanna will soon be 20. That's amazing!!!

The first pic is of my hubby. Isn't he adorable. He was so cute and still is. The next one is of his mom and dad. Doesn't Robert look like his dad. Marrissa thought it was her dad and didn't believe us when we told her it was her grandpa.

The first pic is my grandma. I was always with her growing up. There's nothing like being around grandparents. They have so much to share. I feel blessed to be close to her.

The next one is of my beautiful mother. In this pic she was doing a real smile. She really didn't like her picture taken much so sometimes her smile was fake, just like mine can be too. I sure do miss her sometimes, but I know I'll see her again in heaven.

Back in the Day

Here are a few pics from back in the day. Here are the proud mama and papa!!! Can you believe the way they use to dress us. What was my mother thinking. Ha Ha. I look like little orphan Annie.

I could have flown with this hair. I think I had the best hairspray in town. My hair didn't even move in a wind storm.
It's funny to see Larry's hair here because this has now come back into style. Marrissa even said I like my uncles hair here, he looks cool. That should make you feel good Larry!!!

Homemade sopaipillas

My hubby makes the best homemade sopaipillas. See everytime we order them at a resturant they make them flat with powdered sugar on them. We are not use to them that way. We like them light and fluffy, so we make our own, well I guess I should say my hubby makes them. They don't like to puff up for me. Here's the dough. Here they are frying up, which isn't so healthy, but every now and then is ok.

Here they are ready to eat. Robert likes to eat his with his enchiladas. Marrissa and I like to eat ours with honey drizzled on them. They are so yummy!!!

Marrissa's best friend

We finally gave in and got Marrissa a cell phone and it has become her new best friend. We did give her rules with it and for the most part she's doing fine with them. Good thing I got the unlimited texting. These kids sure do text alot!!! I guess that's the new thing. I'm so out of date these days. She is glued to her phone. She is very happy to have it. It it good for consequences too. A nice leveraging tool. To tell you the truth it is nice to have the contact with her when were apart. So I guess it a good thing for both of us.

I'm so frustrated!!!

On Sunday Marrissa's tailbone was hurting, then on Monday it was worse, she said she couldn't even sit in her seat at school. So that evening I was trying to get her in to get an x-ray but of course her doctor doesn't do x-rays, so I called the x-ray place at 4:20 and they closed at 4:30 no way would I have made it there. Yes I could have took her to the emergency room, but it costs more. So we decided to wait it out and see how she was by Tuesday. Oh yeah by the way I did have a call into the nurse to call me back and guess what she never did!!! Anyway It was still bothering Marrissa on Tuesday so we both took the day off and called the place where they do the x-rays and guess what they had no available appointments for today. Just my luck. So I end up going to nextcare and we get there at 8:45am and I have to type all my info in the computer I guess times have changed, I use to fill out paperwork and they put it into the computer. Anyway we were not called until 10:30. Then they procede to tell me that we have to go to an x-ray place to get a tailbone x-ray because they don't do them there. So we leave and go to the x-ray place and they have a two hour wait so they send me to a different one and they only had an hour wait, so we grab a quick bite to eat and went back. They took the x-ray and said they would have them to the doctor in about two hours and then the doctor would contact me today. That was at 12:30pm. It is now 6:55pm and I never got a call. Can you believe it. I feel like it was a wasted day without any answers and alot of money spent on nothing. The only thing the doctor said was to give her some ibueprophen because the area was a little inflamed. The doctor was a little puzzled too because Marrissa did not fall or bump into anything and that's usually the only time the tailbone gets injured. So here we are with no answers and a child who has a hard time sitting on her bum. It really felt good to vent. They will probably call me Friday Ha Ha. Doctors can be soooo frustrating!!!

Suitcase dog!!!

When we were packing to go to Albuquerque for my Dad's birthday back in Jan. the dog decided to get in the suitcase. He didn't want to get out. I guess he could sense we were leaving. He hopped right in like it was no big deal. He is so funny.

The suns game

When we were walking around looking for our seats last Friday at the Sun's game, a women came up to us and asked if she could take our picture for the fan website. Of course we said yes. The girl with us is one of Marrissa's good friend's this week, Ha Ha. It is always changing with these girls. It will be someone new next week. The game was great they actually won. The players were much taller in person, especially Shaq.

Excited for Friday night!!!

Robert's boss gave him four tickets to the Phoenix Sun's game this Friday night. I'm so excited to finally go to a Sun's game. I've been here 8 1/2 years and have yet to see a game. I really do enjoy basketball. We are all looking forward to it. It's a great way to start off the weekend. It would be great if they won, but I won't push my luck. Ha Ha.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentines day. Robert brought these home for Marrissa and I. The bags were filled with almond hershey kisses.yum This year Marrissa said she didn't want any stuffed animals, so we got her some of her favorite things. I don't really like her drinking monster's, but I decided it was ok since it is valentine's day. The nail polish is green. She just loves the color green.

The King of the Castle

Here is the King taking a nap, well at least he thinks he is the king. He is so darn spoiled. Marrissa went away this weekend and he cried most of the time, just like a baby. Robert and I were ready to throw him out!!! If Marrissa didn't love him so much he'd be gone. Of course now that she is home he is fine. What a brat!!!!

Family Portrait

We decided to get a portrait for Robert's mom for christmas. So here she is with all her kids. Starting at the top and going left to right, Robert, Gina, Anthony, Patricia. Middle Gen, Denise, Barbara. Bottom David, Ann (Robert's mom), and Steven. It looked like a big family union in the waiting area. It was fun to see everyone together. That rarely happens anymore.

More pictures of Dad's birthday

Here are some of the people that had come to the party. At this table was Robert's mom (Ann) and her husband Tony, Robert's sister Gen, Robert's son Daniel and his girlfriend Sarah. These are some friends of my dad's. First is Diane, Rita's daughter and her son Jason, then I think it's Diane, Suetta, Letty and Anabel.

This is Jennifer and David also friends of my dad's.

Here are my cousins Tiffany, Jackie, her boyfriend, Shawn, and my aunt Patti.

Dad's 75th birthday party

This weekend we celebrated my dad's 75th birthday. We flew in for one day and surprised him. It was great!!! He was very surprised. His brother Warren also came in from Kansas and surprised him. I'm glad we didn't give him a heart attack. We had about 35 people at the cooperage. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. I'm so glad we got to celebrate with him. Here is his cake. This is Rita his wife and my dad of course and me.

Here are me and my brother Larry with my dad.

This is my dad's brother Warren and his wife Wilma. My dad said this will be the most memorable birthday he has ever had.

My dying plant

Here is my poor elephant ears plant that I transplanted a few weeks ago. I guess it's not going so well. I've never been a green thumb, but love to have plants, but don't have too many because I always kill them off. Maybe when it warms up it will come back. They are suppose to be very hardy plants.

All Bets Are On!!!

Marrissa bet Robert that she could jog for a mile and a half without stopping. So he took her up on the bet. If she could do it he'd give her $20 and if not she owed him $20. So here they are stretching. Here they are ready to go Jogging!!! We are the champions!!! Ha Ha

Here they are on the cool down walk. So do you think she won the bet?

No, she went a mile then stopped to walk. She really did do a great job. I can't jog a mile so I give her credit. Robert said he give her a little something for trying and almost getting it. Isn't he a great dad!!!

Visitors

We had some friends come in from California to visit. We had such a good time with them. On Sunday we went to the park and the day was beautiful. It was about 68 degrees. Can't beat this weather at this time of year. This is when we really enjoy living here. I can't say the same about the summertime.
Hope you all have a very Happy New Year!!! As for us we probably won't even make it til midnight. We always try but end up asleep and miss the whole thing. When I was younger it was no problem at all to stay up late, but now it's a different story. The older you get the harder it gets. Ha Ha

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Enjoy this time with your families, I know I am.
Remember the real reason for this season which the birth of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. May he bless you now and always.

Baking Cookies

Saturday Marrissa and I decided to bake cookies from scratch. I never make cookies from scratch. I always buy the dough and pop them in the oven. So I was a little nervous on how they would turn out, but they came out great. It ended up taking all day. Which if you know me, I like to do things quick and this wasn't quick. So I was very glad when we finished, but It was fun to spend the time with Marrissa and just hang out. I can't believe how many cookies we ended up with. I gave some of the neighbors platters and we still had a ton left, so I sent some to work with Robert today.

Happy Birthday to my big bro!!!!

I hope you have a very Happy Birthday Larry!!! Love Ya
When I was little I always wanted to be as old as my brother so I could do all the things he did. Now as an adult I'm glad I'm younger because I can tease him about being older. Ha Ha