Farewell to 2009!

This year has been a busy one...but full of wonderful memories!! Enzo grew by leaps and bounds...taller and wiser!! He is such a big boy now!! Of course we as parents would love to slow it down a bit but that is how it goes and it brings us great pleasure to watch him!! With each new word, sentence or action we are amazed at all he soaks up and remembers!! He says really big words and they are used in correct context! He also is able to do so much by himself, which is what he prefers anyway!! Sometimes he even puts himself down to nap...those days are great!! We definitely have had a great year to reflect on...lots of great family time and fun adventures with some twists and turns for sure!! Of course my parents moving was definitely a tough twist but we are happy for them and look forward to our visits with them in 2010! As everyone does we also had our challenges juggling work, home and family but somehow we made it work and we all love eachother very much!! We would be nowhere without eachother's support and love...I have to say the 2 men I share my home with are the best ever and I just love them with every bit of my heart!! Another great year under our belt...can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us...

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to all!! We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas!! The three of us went down to Auntie Kimmy and Uncle Juan's home. We had really good day! We woke up and the boys opened their stockings and tons of presents!! They were so happy! The smile on their faces was priceless! Baby Gabriel had his first Christmas and Enzo was more than happy to show him how to open presents!! I will post the pics soon!! We send our love to everyone!!

Update: Here are a few of the pics from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...

Enzo and Gabe on Christmas Eve. Aren't they sooo cute in their matching outfits?!!

Analise, Gabe and Enzo. They were so cute together!!

Christmas Eve at the Barraza home.

Kimmy and I with our 2 boys!!

Christmas morning opening presents...he got soooo much and loved it all!!

We tried to get them both to look at the same time...impossible with a baby and a toddler!!

Enzo's Little Tree!

He really wanted a tree this year so we got him his very own and he decorated it all by himself!! There are ornaments that he made at preschool and daycare on it as well. It made him very happy to have his own tree!

HO HO HO

Tonight we went to visit Santa! Enzo has been excited all day! He told him that he really would like Mickey's Magic Choo- Choo and he told Santa he has been a good boy! We also took our huge donation of toys to the Toys for Tots drop-off. The firemen there collecting them were so happy to get so many toys! They told Enzo how nice and thoughtful that was to collect toys for other children at his birthday party instead of getting them for himself. (He got plenty from family and friends!) He was so proud of himself and even helped fill up the bin! It was a great feeling to help others, especially with so many struggling right now.

Lighted Boat Parade In Santa Cruz

Enzo and Grandma. He has a green flashlight that Papa gave him which he loved!

On our last weekend at Grandma and Papa's house in Aptos we took Enzo to the harbor for the lighted boat parade. It was so pretty and festive! Even the boats not in the parade decorated with lights. Afterward we went to eat at one of our favorites-Carpo's. Will I ever miss that place! It was a great way to kick off the holidays and a nice memory with Grandma and Papa. The next day we said our " 'til we see you next time" because goodbye was too hard. We will really miss going there as much as we did. But can't wait to visit their new home! We are literally counting the days until we visit them!

Look Below!!!

The past 2 months have been busy ones so I fell way behind in my posts. I finally got most of them done so go back into October and November and take a peek!! Enjoy!!