The Princess is 4

Happy Birthday to my adorable Sofia Chanel.

Thinking of those days....

Thinking of the days when Sofia was my little baby.
In 3 short days, Sofia Chanel will be 4 years old. Where did time go? My baby is going to be 4!
This past few weeks, I've been looking at Sofia's baby pictures.
She has grown so fast..

My precious little girl.

This picture is from Easter 2010.

Christmas 2009

My six-month-old chunky girl.

Her first Christmas. She was only 3 month old.

She was always taking risks..
It was June 2008 {Almost 9 months old} when Sofia took her first steps.
Here she is at her 9 months check up.
Sofia was a very happy baby.
She smiled at everyone.

Aww my baby when she was 3 months old.

I have very few pictures of Sofia wearing a headband.
She quickly learned to pull them off.

♥

Big brown eyes. Long eyelashes. Little button nose. Precious Sofia, just 3 months old.

I used to worry about being a good mom.
But throughout these years, Sofia taught me a very valuable lesson.
Age does not determine how good a mother will be.
Thank you for these amazing four years of great happiness!
I love you baby girl.

A September to Remember

Last time we did a family picture, Sofia was 3 months old, my grandpa was alive, Jessica and I had braces, and I wasn't married to Brian. Now lets fast forward three years later. Sofia is almost 4, Jessica and I don't have braces, and there's a very handsome white boy in the family hahaha. My cousin Efren and my grandma are here from Mexico for 2 weeks. My cousin is almost done with his Masters. His Masters is on North American Business, and he had the chance to come visit to do his thesis. Hooray!!! Well I asked Brooke if she could do some family pictures for us, and she couldn't resist- I mean look at us hahahahaha. My mom was a little indecisive at first on what to wear. I think I called Brooke 10 different times telling her what colors we were wearing and where the pictures were going to be taken. Anyways, Jessica was in a wedding the same day of the pictures so it was easy to do them at The Pecans. Like always, Brooke did an amazing job! We loved every picture. My grandma will have new pictures to put around her house so that her friends in Mexico can see what we look like now.

Siblings.
In the dictionary there are two definitions of siblings.
1. one of two or more individuals having one common parent
2. one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
How can I ever deny being related to Jessica and Miguel?
I can't.. But that's not a bad thing.
It's a good thing.
I like being their older sister- that automatically makes me the boss.
I♥My Siblings.

My Parents with their favorite granddaughter.

The 5 of us.

Now all of us. From left to right you have Efren, Abuela Geña, Miguel (dad), Catalina (mom), Brian, Monica, Jessica, Miguel, and Sofia

My Parents. I think they are the ones who enjoyed this photo shoot the most.

They boys in the family.

Now the girls.

4 Generations. Efigenia, Catalina, Monica & Sofia

And now all of us again

My Favorite.

This will definitely will be a September to remember.
I love it when family from Mexico comes to visit.

My Hero

To be honest, I am the luckiest girl in this world because I married a very wonderful man. Brian is my hero. He is selfless, dedicated, amazing, handsome, compassionate, attractive, talented, loveable, gentle, charming, educated, intelligent, attentive, sweet, kiss-able, secure, and the list goes on and on. If it wasn't for Brian, I wouldn't be able to do all the enjoyable things I do. Brian is so supportive, he beliefs in me, he's got my back. Because of Brian I get to stay home with Sofia and I also have the opportunity to be in school. Brian makes everything possible. My husband is an amazing leader. He's got motivation and preparedness. He has faith and guides us in the right direction. Brian is optimistic, never gives up. He doesn't blame the circumstances, which is something I love about my man. Brian knows his priorities and he is purpose-driven. Brian is very mature, anyone can tell you that. He always knows what he wants- seriously always. Brian has a very strong character, I think that's why everyone can trust him.
Another great quality he has is that he works smart: not just hard. My husband was blessed with amazing qualities, but I think that the most important quality my husband has is that he loves me unconditionally. There was a point in my life when nothing was in place, my life was a mess, kinda like when you hit rock bottom. But I never gave up, I knew that my prayers would be answered, and that a miracle was coming my way. Brian is my hero and I am so lucky to be his wife. My life miracle is Brian and when I count my blessings, I count him twice.

Sofia's Silhouettes- oh what a BEAUTIFUL shadow!

Thanks Brooke for the pictures!

Arizona Sea Life Aquarium- September 7th, 2011

Last Wednesday Katie, Jenny, and I took the kids to the Aquarium. It was a fun experience for the kids. They were fascinated by the sharks, sea stars, crabs, and all the fishes there was to see!

My little model.



At first she was a little scared to touch the sea stars, but after seeing Kamber touching the stars Sofia left her fear behind and touched the sea stars.




Feeling crabby???
This was definitely the favorite part of the aquarium. The kids were surrounded by fishes! They were under, over, and to the side.


We are for sure going back!