When is it going to be spring??

Okay...I am dying to take pictures outside and the weather has been really nice lately.  I have been so busy lately since we had this "spring like" weather.  Well, I guess I waited to long because the weather has been terrible these last couple of days with this cold wind.  Yesterday, I decided I would just bundle Connor up and hope for the best so I could steal some pictures of him.  Connor didn't mind the cold one bit (he actually was very upset to go back inside).  We only spent about ten minutes outside but I was able to get a couple of shots of my baby.  The first picture make look a little strange.  I tried to do an antique effect.  The MAC sometimes have a different color resolution than PCs, so I hope that it looks okay on all your PC screens.  

Josh, Connor and I recently took a trip to Santa Fe.  I took off a day of work and took a little "family vacation".  It was the second trip Connor has taken and he did very well.  He really enjoyed Santa Fe.  You could tell he knew that we was in a different city.  We went to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum which was very cool.  I fell in love with one of her paintings called "Nature Forms".  I wanted to get a print of the picture to hang in my den, and I guess the owner that has the copyright of the painting will not let them them replicate the painting.  So, that was a bummer.  It was nice to get away and relax.  We had a great time!  I was a little disappointed in the mall and the outlet.  I thought they would have a better selection then Albuquerque but they didn't.  The condo we stayed at was really nice.  We got a fantastic deal!  We stayed two night for 70 bucks a night.  The condo was huge...it had a huge kitchen, a nice living room, and a walk-in shower (which I guess is Josh's next project for our master bath).  

I am also still reading the Twilight series (round 2).  I am about 1/2 way done with the second book.  I am going much slower than the first time.  I guess because I already know what happens.  But, it is really interesting reading the books a second time.  Meyer gives you a lot of clues early on about the characters or events that are going to happen later that you don't pick up on the first time you read them.  My mom also bought me "The Host" which is the most recent book that Meyer wrote.  It isn't about vampires instead it is about aliens.  I heard this books is also really good.  I plan to start it as soon as finish the twilight series.  The movie comes to DVD in a few weeks!  So EXCITED!!! I ordered the special edition from Borders.   

Also, I am now on facebook.com!  Still trying to figure it out but, if you are on facebook, let me know so we can be "friends". :)  

Hello

I am sorry I haven't posted anything lately...I haven't gotten on the computer lately.  I guess I have been too busy reading.  I finished my Twilight series about a week ago (there are four books in all).  I think it is the fastest I ever read a series.  I think I read around 2500 pages in about 25 days!  That's really fast for me.  I am a pretty slow reader.  But, I have to tell you it the best book series I have ever read.  Sorry Harry!!!  The books are so suspenseful and just when you think you have it all figured out another twist has taken place.  The characters are incredible in the story.  You get so involved in the story that is hard to put them down.  Some nights I would stay up to 1 o'clock in the morning!  I am telling you they are great books.  I am reading it all over again.  I am about half way done with the first book.  The movie for the first book is in theaters right now.  We tried to go see it last night but the tickets were sold out.  I have already pre-ordered the movie from Borders but I am so anxious to watch it.  I put a link to the authors website on my website so you can check it out for yourself.  Just be careful on the site because there are a lot of spoilers on the site.  Don't click on the FAQs on each of the books because it will spoil a lot of the suspense in the books.  

Connor got his fourth haircut yesterday.  It was a much better experience than the last time.  We took him to the Mop Tops on San Mateo and the ladies were much more patient with him and his hair looks really good.  He looks like a little boy!  Connor is doing very well.  He is a little learning machine right now just soaking up all he can.  I hope everyone is doing well.     

What I have been up to...

Well, I am back at work once more.  It seems to be going by pretty quickly which is a good thing.  I am very excited about my three day weekend home with my family due to MLK day.  Connor is growing like a weed.  He is still all over the place.  It was a miracle that I got him to stay still while taking these pictures.  This is round 1 of his Valentine's Day pics.  I have some other ideas that I want to try with him this weekend.  So, I will post those pics when I take them.  I wanna try some "Kim Anderson" style pics.  If you don't know who Kim Anderson is, google her and you will recognize her photos.  

I have to tell you about these books that I am reading...I am so hooked!  My friends at work have been reading these books and were holding out on the rest of us.  They are so good!  They are written by Stephanie Meyer and the book series is called "Twilight".  These books were written primary for young adults but they are so well written and suspenseful.  I am on the second book in the series (there are four of them) and I cannot put it down.  I read the first book (Twilight) very quickly.  It was so suspenseful, I stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish it and I immediately went out and bought the second one (New Moon).  The story is a love story about a girl who falls in love with a vampire.  I love vampire books!  Some of my other favorite vampire books are The Historian and Dracula (of course).  But anyways, back to Twilight, don't be turned off if you don't like vampire books...you will still LOVE it.  This other girl at work doesn't care for vampires and she fell in love with the book too.  They are also doing the movies for the books.  The first one is in theaters now.  I haven't seen it yet...maybe this weekend.  I have one word of advice to you if you decide to read these books:  Make sure and have lots of time to read because you are not going to want to put the book down.  I HAVE to leave my book at home when I go to work because I would read it if I had it with me when the kids go to PE, music, etc.  I am not joking!  They are that good!     

Happy New Year!

My winter break is slowly coming to an end.  I am still trying to enjoy every minute of it.  Josh is on vacation so it is wonderful that we can spend some time as a family.  Connor is really being spoiled!  I took these pictures of Connor this morning in the kitchen.  He was having fun trying to rearrange the chairs.  The shirt he is wearing the pictures was given to him by his great-grandmother (Josh's grandmother)  for Christmas.  Today we don't have anything spectacular planned. We will probably watch the ball drop in Time Square and toast with sparkling apple cider (not a fan of champagne, unless it is with orange juice). This year has really flown by... so much has happened.  Connor is growing so quickly!  He is starting to want to run and his vocabulary is really growing quickly.  I cannot even list all the words he has learned.  But it seems he learns a new word every couple of days.  My new year resolution is to lose weight.  I know it seems that is everyone's resolution but it is something I really need to work on.  I have been eating really well the last couple of days and exercising for about an hour each day.  Wish me luck!  The hardest part is not going to McDonald's for breakfast.  I love their Egg McMuffin.  Josh is really supporting me through this and helping by cooking healthy foods.  My other goal for the new year is to continue reading the Bible and following God's plan for my life.  It is really important to try and be an example of Christ and I don't always do that.  So I am going to really devote myself to becoming a better follower of Christ.  I also want to continue working on taking better photos.  I hope to take some family portraits this year of our family and also try to take others photos as well.  I think I have a lot of goals for the new year but I am going to persevere.      

I also want to congratulate my cousin, Melissa!  She is going to be a mom!!  Her baby is due in June!  I am very excited to be an aunt!!  

Viva Las Vegas

Sorry some of the pictures are sideways.  I am not sure why the computer won't let me flip them today.  Anyways, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  These are some of the photos from our trip to Vegas.  We had so much fun!  We went to two shows that were incredible.  We saw Mystere at Treasure Island and The Beatles Love show at Mirage.  I recommend them both.  They are both cirque de soleil shows and the people in the show are so talented.  We loved staying at New York, New York!  The hotel was really nice and we had a really nice room.  The only down fall on the trip was the food prices on the strip.  The food is so expensive even at McDonalds.  We wanted to try out a few fine dining restaurants, so we planned on eating less expensive meals most of the time and then going to a couple of really nice restaurants.  But, all the restaurants turned out to be expensive so we weren't able to do any really nice fine dining.  I wanted to check out Bobby Flay's restaurant in Caesars Palace, maybe next time.  We did eat at a really good sushi restaurant in Palazzo called Samba Sushi that was excellent and not too pricey.  Josh said it was the best sushi he ever had!  My favorite casino was the Wynn.  That place is incredibly nice!  They had opened the Encore casino the day before we left but we didn't have enough time to go and see it.  Connor also had a great time at Grandma's house.  He was very spoiled and got really attached to Papa.  It is good to be home and back to reality.  I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's Day!   

Merry Christmas

I finally have a Christmas picture of Connor uploaded.  I really wanted to have a Santa picture of him but it just was not Connor's plan.  I went to the mall on Sunday and stood in line to see Santa for an hour and he would not sit on his lap.  He was too scared of him.  He was fine watching him from a distance.  He actually blew him kisses and waved to him but he did not want to sit on his lap.  So I guess this year I will not have a Santa picture of Connor.  The best I can do is take a picture of Connor holding Santa.  I can't believe we are going to Vegas this weekend!  I am very excited.  It will give Josh and I an opportunity to celebrate getting through the first year as parents.  It has been an amazing year!  I hope Connor is good while we are gone.  My mom and dad will be taking care of him while we are gone.  Connor has battled having a fever for the last couple of days (it finally is getting better).  But, his sleep habits are all off- so I hope he sleeps well at Grandma and Papa's house.  I am not taking my good camera with me to Vegas, but I am taking my small camera to keep in my purse.  I will upload a couple of pictures when we get back.  I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.  

Christmas is Coming!

I cannot believe it is almost Christmas! I have three gifts off my list- that is it! I have a very long ways to go. I never know what to buy anyone. It is very important that I get all my shopping done in the next couple of weeks because on the 20th we go to Vegas, and I want to be all done by then. I don't want to be shopping on Christams eve (the day after we get back from Vegas). I am very excited to go Vegas! Steve and Nancy bought us Mystre tickets for our Christmas gift. I am very excited to see it! I heard it is amazing. These are some of the pics from Connor birthday party. As soon as we take our Christmas pictures I will post them on page. I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving.