Halloween 2012

What a great Halloween!  It was our best ever!  

Lunch with friends.  School party with Nana.  Fun therapy with Miss A.  Visit with Titi Saby.  Trick-or-treating with more friends.  Candy distribution and play time on the porch. And finally, dinner and a movie (for Mama and Dada) with even more friends.  

Bertrand went to a whopping TEN houses this year and had a great time!

Victoria enjoyed greeting the kids at the door, giving out candy, and waving bye.

We love our family and friends!

A Smile Worth Sharing - 2012

A big improvement over last year, wouldn't you say? :)

Pumpkin Patch 2012

Victoria Little Miss Bumblebee went to the Pumpkin Patch at Wheeler Farm today.  

There were delicious pumpkin-shaped sandwiches courtesy of MOMS Club of Salt Lake City.

There were cows eating pumpkins.

There were friends.

And of course, more cows.

There was a wagon ride and a hay maze--from which Victoria was the first one out!

A great time was had by all!

ARTILEPSY: Visualizing Hope

The Epilepsy Association of Utah and the University of Utah Clinical Neurosciences Center present ARTILEPSY, an exhibition of original artwork, photography and home crafts by people of all ages living with Epilepsy. This evening illustrates the profound effect that epilepsy can have on human life and the courage, humor and imagination many show in facing it.

Entries due FRIDAY October 26th!

Exhibit Open November 2 - 30th.

Family Portraits 2012

The amazing Staci at Sweet Envy Photography took our family photos again this year.  Aren't B and V adorable?! 


I know it's seems funny to some people how many photos we take.  I chalk it up to special needs mommy PTSD.  When we were told that Bertrand may only live 2 or 3 years, I was devastated.  


While I had taken thousands of photos of Bertrand, I was heartbroken at how few photos of us together  as a family there were.  (Someone has to be behind the camera, right?)


The memories of us together are priceless.



I hope that someday both kids can look back at our family photos, this blog, their baby books, etc. and see how much we've always loved them.



And who knows?  Maybe some of these will find their way into a wedding slideshow someday? I'm still a latin mama after all!  ;)



Victoria can be such a daddy's girl.



And proof that she once qualified as a blonde.  ;)









Rocking her big brother's cowboy boots!



This photo melts my heart.  In my mind's eye, this is how I picture my babies together.  :)



(This is probably our holiday card photo.)





This is how I will always see my beautiful boy.  Giggling while I pretend to nibble on his perfectly chubby cheek.



Yup, this is our family.  :)

















Thanks again, Staci!