Back Surgery

Rafael has had back problems for quite awhile. I think it was a combination of all the sports, and crazy stuff he does along with 3 car accidents that did him in. It finally got so bad that he needed surgery. So on January 31st he went in for surgery, to get an artificial disk put in his back. Interestingly, to put the disk in, they went through the front, so now we have matching "C-Section" scars. It was a rough few days at the hospital and at home in the beginning but he recovered quickly.

Grandma Montero came to help out and be with Rafael for his surgery. The kids loved that Grandma came to visit.

Missed the Bed?

Apparently my children passed out and missed their beds.

Summer Continued

So yes, I am still trying to catch up on our Summer activities now that fall is here. We had a lot of fun this summer, starting with a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Knudsen.

Wesley loves being outside and helping Grandpa.
Every Summer we attend Fort Herriman Days as well as the parade. The kids loves it and this year was not different.

One of the main reasons they love the parade is the candy . . .
and of course playing with their friends!
We also made a trip to Gardner Village with Grandma and Grandpa to feed the ducks.
Wesley playing with Molly. He loves her and wants to feed her all day long.
Of course no summer is complete without a trip to the Zoo.

Everyone has to take a picture at the water fountain right?
As you can tell, this is me trying to take a picture of Wesley on the "fun" playground at the zoo, and him just not enjoying it in the least.
One of the reasons we had to go this summer was to see the new baby elephant Zuri.

On the train ride.

Enjoying the backyard with Grandma and Grandpa.

Wesley's 2nd Birthday

Wesley turned 2 in June and or course we had a party to celebrate. Wesley loves all cars, trucks and motorized vehicles so we went for a "Cars" theme.

I made a cake just for him to dig into and I must say, he at a lot of it. I'm surprised he didn't throw up later.


Here are the cupcakes for everyone else.

Enjoying his cake.

You are an awesome little boy, and we love you so much! All he has to do is smile and show those dimples and he will melt your heart.

Time has passed me by

I haven't posted in two months! I really need to get my act together! So here begins a long string of posts to catch up. Here are a few pictures of the kids back in June.

My little guy with his long curls (future post coming about his hair)

Lydia posing for the camera.

June is the month of rodeos for Herriman and the fact that Rafael works for the city gets us into all of them free. The kids love it. Another perk, free snacks. This is Wesley enjoying his first cotton candy, which he just licked and wouldn't eat.

Me and my little man.

This rodeo Rafael was able to get some tickets for some friends (The Coombs) so they joined us. Here are the four kids enjoying the rodeo.

Checking out the animals up close.

Here Comes Kindergarten

Lydia graduated from preschool last month and so we started the process of getting her ready for Kindergarten. She learned so much in preschool and loved her teacher and class. They had a cute little graduation program where they sang songs and repeated some poems they learned.

Getting her graduation certificate.

She is so excited to start Kindergarten, but we all know there is that Doctor's appointment our kids have to go to. Lydia has been especially nervous about going to the Doctor's because she is afraid she might have to get a shot. This all comes from when she was in the car accident 1 1/2 years ago. She absolutely hated the IV she had and remembers that most of all.

I scheduled her appointment and let her know that we needed to go to the Dr. for her checkup and that she would need some shots to be able to start Kindergarten. I didn't want to surprise her and have her freak out. She is so excited for Kindergarten that she said she would be brave. We went in for her appointment last week, and I thought for sure when they gave her the shots she would cry. NOPE! She had to have 4 shots, and she didn't shed a tear. She turned to me after and said, "I was brave!" My little cutey!

She just found out who her teacher is and she can't wait to start in August! It will be weird to have her gone everyday, but oh how much I can accomplish with one at school and one taking a nap!!!!!

Day at the Park

A few weeks back we decided to go to the park, since Lydia had been bugging me to go on a daily basis. It was finally a decent day, so we headed off. Here are a few pictures of the kids playing.