Family Pictures 2020

December 29, 2020

Back in September we were able to schedule a family photo session that I was able to use for our Christmas cards this year. I love capturing the moments in which my boys are still young and innocent. Looking at the framed photos and the albums with these beautiful memories are priceless. Our oldest will soon be out of high school and heading into college which will inevitably lead to relationship, marriage, and children and well I don’t think I’m ready for all that. I intend to treasure the next several years with him and continue to capture their ages as I know they will only be little once and teenagers for a little while. 

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 I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying the Holidays with your loved ones, even if it’s a tad bit different than years past. 

Christmas 2020

December 20, 2020

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It's been a while since I posted anything, yet given the time of year it's only fair I share a glimpse of our home. There are so many updates that I have and I want to share here but those will come in due time. For now I hope these pictures bring you some cheer. 

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Did I mention we had our first snow day? Oh it was magical friends!

Only 4 more sleep till Christmas.






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Christian is 1!

September 3, 2020

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My sweet Christian Jeremiah I cannot believe that you’ve been with us for over a year now. Every time I look at you I’m still amazed at my reality of being a mother to three handsome boys. I feel so blessed to call you ours my sweet boy. You are full of light and love and have the most contagious smile. I love waking up in the morning to your kisses, sometimes your smacks, but I can’t even get mad at you when I look into your eyes. That being said yes you sometimes sleep with us but only because your room is far from our bedroom and I’m still not comfortable leaving you there all night. 


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Ever since you were born you have had your very own bedtime routine. You expect your night time bath between 6-7pm ish or you start to get fussy. Then after some milk and cuddles you’re fast asleep. We put you in your crib, some days you wake up and that’s when I take you upstairs sometimes I just want my bed so I carry you up and pray that you don’t wake. But every time you get on my chest you just want my boobs which brings me to say that we are still breast-feeding.


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I can’t believe we're still breastfeeding. It was a struggle the first time around and I only made it to six month. The second time around we made it to the 12 months mark but it was very very hard and now it's been over the one year mark and you want nothing to do with letting it go. Which is fine by me since you’re my last baby and I will never get to do this again. 


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You love your brothers so much and they love you too. I am curious to see how the relationship between you all will be as the years pass being that you are all almost 7 years apart. As of right now I love the unique relationship that they have with you. Your older brother loves you very much but he is a teenager of little patience and can only handle you in doses. And your little brother he is a wild child that goes down to your level. He plays with your toys, spins you around, feeds you, cuddles you, it’s like you guys are just a couple years apart. It's so funny to watch you two play. You love him so much your face lights up every time you see him. When you’re napping and you wake up you stand in your crib and you yell for him "AJ AJ" it’s the cutest. You’re constantly calling for him, when he enters the house or when you can’t see him you call for him  until he comes for you. I think you call them both AJ but you know that the are two different persons.


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You are such a good eater. You love everything from chicken to pork, steak, and beef. Quesadillas, cheese, and yogurt are your favorite. You love fruits but you don’t like the texture too much you, would prefer to have them as purées. You can tolerate bananas sometimes and watermelon but everything else you love as purée specially vegetables. We gave you spaghetti for the first time not too long ago and I was surprised to see that you liked it you kept wanting more. Bread, rice, and beans are all a plus for you. Definitively not a bad eater. You get that from your oldest brother.


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You loved the pool and being in water, you are always down for a splash fight and you will not back down. You are so loved Christian! I loved not knowing the gender when you were still in my belly. Everyone loves you so much, you are one special little boy and I look forward watching you grow, seeing your personality develop, and hearing your little voice.

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You say words like hi, bye-bye, daddy, mama, thank you and gracias. Teta and leche are big ones. As of lately you've been saying more, no, and stop. You’vebeen walking around calling me mom. You just randomly walk into the kitchen saying "mom mom" and all I can do is laughed because that’s what your brothers call me and I think you’re picking up after them. You play peekaboo and have learned a few body parts, more specifically in your face. You started to walk right at 11 months and now you can go up and down the stairs and get up and down from the couch and AJs bed. You love climbing and doing anything that I would prefer you don't do. Quite the temperament that you already little one. 


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You are our last baby and I truly couldn’t have asked for anyone better than you my littlest boy. We love you far beyond the moon baby boy, welcome to toddlerhood. 






Entryway Reveal

August 4, 2020

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 It's been a long time coming friends. A look into our home room by room. I am so proud of all that we have been able to get done in this home since moving in. Believe it or not when we first moved in I had no idea this would be the final look. I surprised myself with this little space and the other spaces we have completed so far.

This post will only include the entryway as there are some little details that I love and wanted to share. Funny story. We had friends over several weeks ago and she mentioned that our home was "such an Etsy home". I laugh just thinking about it because days later I thought to myself, maybe she should have said a Pinterest home since that's where all my ideas came from lol. I just happened to purchased some things from Etsy :)

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Both wooden signs hubby and I made at home. I kept seeing the wooden sign with large hooks all over Pinterest but no link to purchase it from and one day I thought well maybe I can just make it. I searched Amazon for the hooks and found the exact ones I wanted. Hubby picked up some boards for me, then I stained it by mixing two stain colors, and he added the hooks. 

Something I have learned about hubby since moving in is that he's very precise when doing things, especially things with measurements. I love that and I love watching him work. 

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This little board I saw on Etsy but I wanted to keep the same to very similar stain color theme throughout the house. I had my mother-in-law make the words in her Circuit machine, we picked up hooks at Home Depot, and again I stained and hubby added the hooks for me. Right before hanging it Hubby's stepdad rounded the edge for me and I loved the way it turned out. I want him to do that to the bigger board as well eventually. 

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Every piece here was thoughtfully chosen but my absolute favorite piece here is the lumbar pillow with the coordinates. I love thoughtful, personalized details and this was the perfect piece to finish this area. I look forward to dressing this area for the seasons :). 

Across from the bench is a closet with sliding doors. I want to change the doors eventually to give it more of a rustic feel but for now it's just plain white doors to a coat closet. 

Directly pass the entryway is the formal sitting area, aka #mommystimeoutroom as I joke to the kids. This room just need some wall decor before it gets blogged but here's a little sneak peak ;)


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