December

With Christmas right around the corner I haven't had a chance to do anything not Christmas related. The month of December for Manuel's family is like the month of August for my family. It seems that we have something to do every day on top of trying to get everything done for christmas.

We had a 3rd birthday party for Dylan, watched Hannah in the Downey Holiday Lane Parade, threw a 27th birthday party for Manuel where we had horrible hangovers the next day, went to Disneyland for Silvia & Erica's birthday, a sleepover for Erica's birthday, Aubree had her annual christmas party at daycare, we baked cookies, fudge and peanut brittle, went down to David and Denises to look at the Christmas Lights and have tried to put some shopping in here and there. The month isn't over and we have many more things to do...

We have spent the last month at my Grandparents house housesitting. While it's nice to have a break from my day to day life, it's hard to have 3 people living in a small room and out of laundry baskets.... Although the upside is that we do have our own place, a computer and tv. lol :) All enjoyable things.

Christmas is going to be a crazy one this year and we are leaving to Pheonix on the 26th for the night to celebrate my great-grandma's 88th birthday. Aubree and I will fly out on Saturday morning with my mom and fly home late Sunday night. I have to work on Monday :( Need to save my vacation days though!

HOpefully we will be spending the New Years with my family up in Crestline :) Happy Thoughts, Happy Thoughts! But first i need to focus on Christmas... I need to finish Christmas!

Hope all is well with you guys....
I'll write more when times are more calm. Lol

XO Have a Merry Christmas! <3

Halloween

October came and went so quickly this year....

Manuel and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary on the 13th. <3>

This past month I think Manuel, Aubree and I have been to Disneyland about 8 times. We went three times alone in a matter of 9 days :) We are a little obsessed.... It doesn't help that Aubree is constantly asking for Mickey Mouse... What can I say? I give in a lot! Plus the Halloween fireworks were absolutely amazing!

Manuel and I took Aubree to Wilderness Park the weekend before Halloween to take pictures of her in her Halloween costume. She was the cutest little Autumn Fairy around! We were even stopped by a professional photographer who asked to take her picture :) She's a cutie. I swear I should put her in magazines or on TV or something. She's quite the little ham. :) Aubree loved to see the "quack quacks". Although, I must say, they were quite mean and weren't scared of us. They actually followed us from one end of the lake to the other... SCARY!

Aubree was able to pick out her own pumpkin this year at the pumpkin patch and carved it too! With a little direction from her Mommy :) She did a great job! On halloween night Manuel and I took Aubree trick-or-treating with Hannah, Wally (Aubree's Nino), Erica, Gavin and Erica's sister Lindsey. We stayed out probably about 2 1/2 hours and barely came back with 1/2 a bucket of candy. It seemed like hardly anybody was participating.... Although Aubree did get a lot of extra candy from the houses because she was "just so cute" lol. Plus she got a huge bag of goodies from her Halloween party at daycare. But anywho, after trick-or-treating and Aubree feel asleep into a sugar coma, Manuel and I got ready to go out with Wally and Erica. Manuel was a street fighter and I was Minnie Mouse. I think next year though, i am going to be like a snowboarder or something... Something where I am warm because I ended up with a nasty cold.... We then spent Sunday watching Football and just relaxing.

Now November is here and I can hardly believe that my sister will be 20, the year is almost over and soon Aubree will be two! Where did the time go??? My baby girl is just so big now.... She speaks so well and knows her ABC's and can count to 10..... She is even speaking Spanish now. We are learning together :) I'm just blown away by the things that she does and says.... It makes me sad at how quickly she has been growing but then again I am so proud. Ah, I am starting to tear up... darnit! Well this is all for now... I'll update more when I'm not about to cry. :)

Have a great day!

<3 Kim

23

Well, it's officialy now... I am yet another year older... Why does it feel like I am 30 and not 23?

I spent my birthday doing some wonderful things... Saturday night Megan came over and made Ratatouille, carmalized carrots (YUMMY!), and chunky mashed potatoes.... And she suprised me with a birthday cake and cupcakes :) Can you tell she is already loving school??? I spent my actual birthday at Disneyland with my little monster, mom and Hannah. Where my mom suprised me at lunch with cupcakes my sister Megan had made for me the night before :) Later at Disneyland Shannon, Ella and my one and only met up with Aubree and I. We enjoyed the Electrical Parade and watched Fantasmic before calling it a night.... My birthday present from Manuel was a trip to Vegas the following weekend.

My mom paid for our flight and we got our rooms from Manuel's niece... Everything was pretty amazing. Seeing as this was both Manuel's and my first time in Vegas we wanted to mostly sight see.... We drank and gambled and saw how Vegas completely transforms into another place at night. It was wonderful. We decided that Manuel's birthday present would be a trip to Vegas as well. Mind you it will probably be around 40 degrees this next time around, but nothing that a warm coat, Uggs & alcohol can't fix :)

All in all I had a great birthday and can hardly wait to see what is in store for me this upcoming year :)

My baby's not a baby anymore...

Well, I have been keeping Aubree and myself very busy while Manuel is working…. We run MANY errands and have even been to Medieval Times. Which she absolutely LOVED! We were invited by my friend Shannon & her daughter Ella, who is going to be two in August, so that makes the girls only about 7 months apart. Both girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Medieval Times was the first time that Aubree wasn’t glued to my leg and actually didn’t want to come with me. I am still not quite sure how I felt about that, but I am glad that she was SO excited about the show. I can’t wait to take her back again. She even at the food! YAY!

Aubree just had her 18 month check up and she is perfect! She is right smack in the middle- 32 inches long and 25 lbs 7 oz. The Dr said to keep doing whatever I’m doing. I have to admit that I was a little worried because Aubree doesn’t really drink milk. I give her a glass at every meal, but she usually refuses and asks for water. Go figure. The Dr checked her belly twice (I’m not quite sure why) and everything is good. She had two shots in her arms! My poor baby girl! As soon as we left the Dr’s office she ripped off her Band-Aids though. Lol. And to make it all better she got a bubble machine. It was only 5 bucks and she LOVES it. Luckily the next appointment will be 6 months from here. Oh & the best part is that she took a 3 hour nap! 3 hours! That was one of the best naps I have had in a VERY long time. I can’t believe that Aubree is already a year and a half! My baby is so NOT a baby anymore…. I can’t handle it.

Other than that I have been suffering from major migraines, but try to refuse to let them bring me down. When Mommy gets sick, it doesn’t mean the duties or responsibilities stop. They can’t for me. With Manuel working 12 hour shifts, 6 days a week, I’m the only one who Aubree can rely on. A Mom’s gotta do what a Mom’s gotta do.

I’m still contemplating school. My mom has offered to watch Aubree while I take classes but I’m kind of in a rut. I mean, what the point of getting a teaching degree right now if there are NO availabilities???

New Direction

Well originally I created this blog in hopes that my hubby would want to contribute to it and let all his family and friends who even bother to check this thing, know how life is going, but sadly I am the only one who does any updates. I doubt Manuel even knows where to find this website or how to long on. So after you take all that in, you can see why my decision for the following occurred. From this I decided to make this blog more from my viewpoint on everything. I will, of course, put numerous updates on what is going on in our lives, but I will also include things that I think about… things about being a wife, mommy, and just life in general. I won’t bore you with all the details now; you will have to read it later. lol

Lately I have had a whirlwind of feelings about everything. I have basically been a single parent for the last month and a half. While I am ever so grateful for Manuel’s job and all the money he brings in, Aubree and I rarely see him. He is usually working from 9am-9pm 6 days a week. On his 1 day off, he usually spends it sleeping or golfing. I seriously have to give props to all of the single mothers out there. It really makes me appreciate everything my own mother had to go through. Now, I’m not saying that Aubree is a difficult child or anything like that, it’s more that I just never get a break. I really never have time to myself. Now don’t get me wrong, I love spending my moments with Aubree. I am very blessed to have such a loving child, someone who wants to spend all their time with me—even potty time, but I would love to have my hubby home sometimes so I can go get a pedicure or even something as simple as take a nap without having a knee in my back or getting kicked in the eye. I guess every parent goes through this right?

Now, don’t go on thinking I am complaining about my life. I’m not one bit. I love my life. Sure I don’t love everything single thing about it, but who does?

We are looking into buying a new Matrix from his dealership and as soon as we get that and get settled into our payment we will be able to start looking for our own place to move. I can’t wait to have our own home to come to… not have to worry about what I am wearing when I get out of bed or who is ringing the freaking doorbell at 9:30. Soon enough everything will come together :)

I could go on and on about things right now, but I guess I will leave you with this for now.

xoxo
Kim

4th of July

This year was Aubree's 2nd 4th of July and the first holiday Daddy missed. He worked from 9 to 9 & was the only person on his sales team to sell a car. Aubree and I are SO proud of him! Aubree and I spent our 4th with my mom, sister Hannah and Dylan. Ruth had to work and Simon was down in Mexico with the grandparents and Megan. We went to the grand opening of the new park in Downey on Clark, but found that everything there had posters on them saying "Only Elementary and Middle School Kids can play here." That should have been listed in the paper because Aubree and Dylan were very disappointed to find that they weren't able to play in the bounce houses. BUT from there we went home, had lunch, took a nap and then went swimming. Where they ate pushup popsicles and made a huge mess. :) We waited for Daddy to get off of work to do Fireworks. Aubree didn't like the fireworks much. ESPECIALLY the loud ones. She would hide her head in the blanket while they were going off and when they were over would clap. We would ask her "Again?" & she would say "No" lol. It was a long and exhausting day, but a lot of fun :)

Tutu Pics Are Finally UP

Here are some of the Tutu's I have made :]

3 Day Weekend

Well the three day weekend came and went quicker than my normal 2 day weekend. If that's even possible...

Let me start with saying that Manuel has a new job. This job is just to hold us over until the ports pick up again... probably not for another year or two... He is working at the El Mor Toyota Dealership in Huntington Beach-- so if any of you are looking to get a Toyota, ask for Manuel, Wednesday-Sunday. He started on Friday, 05/22/09 for training. And since Friday he has sold 3 cars, one each day :] I am so proud of him! I knew he would be great at it and he seems really happy to be contributing and doing something every day. While it has the perks of $$, it still kind of sucks that Aubree and I don't see him. So far, he has worked until close pretty much every day, so by the time he gets home, both Aubree and I are passed out... BUT in the long run, all the time we missed out on right now will be worth it....

SO, I was basically a single mother this weekend :[ I missed the hubby & Aubree really missed her Daddy. Anytime she heard a noise outside she would run to the door and yell "Daddy! Daddy!" :[ I give props to all those single mother's out there.....

While Aubree is a great child she is still a booger sometimes! Haha. Saturday we cleaned and did laundry... Yeah, I know, exciting, haha, but it REALLY needed to be done. When Manuel only has one pair of boxers left I know it's been a while since I did the laundry. Haha. Sunday, Aubree and I had a playdate with a girl I knew from high school and her daughter Allison. Aubree and Allison are only 20 days apart, so needless to say, they didn't get along as well as we would have liked them too. lol Hopefully with each playdate they will get along better :] Dylan was also there at the park and it was pretty cute how he was chasing the girls around and growling at them :] Ah, my family is adorable! lol Manuel was off somewhat early Sat night so we went to dinner at Red Robin.... We went there one because it is one of my favorite places to eat, but also because we wanted to cruise the mall... Only we forgot that it was Sunday and the mall closes early... NO FUN. Sunday was hot, fun and tiring. Aubree, my mom, Hannah, my grandma and I all piled into the car and went to Disneyland. It took us 15 minutes to get into the parking structure, but suprisingly the park wasn't all that crowded... Go Figure. Disneyland was fun but we missed Daddy. Of course we went onto Aubree's favorite ride "It's A Small World" where she didn't want to get off! Literally she was kicking and screaming. All in all the weekend was good. It was nice to spend so much time with Aubree. We watched movies, read books and played with toys....

This weekend was really messed up excercise wise, so I have to get back on track this week! Gotta jump into it positively, otherwise I am setting myself up for failure!

Hope you all enjoyed your 3 day weekend :]

New Beginnings

First let me say that p90x is killer! lol BUT totally worth it. So far Manuel is down 10 lbs and I am down 4. Someone please explain to me how he eats A TON and is down 10 lbs, while I watch what I eat and am down only 4???? Well, after a week's worth of Core, Cardio, Shoulder/Arms & Abs, Yoga and Kenpo we were exhausted! Haha. We are already starting to see more results than just in our number. We are really excited and I will try to remember to update you about this week's accomplishments! Almost 2 weeks down, only 10 more to go! :]

Some other GREAT news is that Manuel got a new job! Mostly this is in the meantime until the ports pick back up again. He is now a salesman at the Toyota Dealership in Huntington Beach! :] We are super excited. They offered him a great amount of money and hopefully this will mean that we are able to get another car and move out. I may even be able to stop working and finally go back to school. We have been asking God for a long time now to send something good our way and finally something good has happened. Today is his first day and he doesn't know when he will be coming home or the details of when he is working, so as it looks like right now, Aubree's and my weekend will be consisting of staying in the house all weekend.... Well, except for Monday when we are going to Disneyland with my mom :]

I have seriously been stressing out about earthquakes the last week. I keep telling Manuel "OMG, did you feel that?" LOL. He keeps telling me I am being paranoid, but I can't help it. We are going to be better prepared for the next one.... Hopefully there won't be any more though, for a long, LONG time.

Aubree is SO incredibly smart. She talks up a storm and is such a little love bug. She enjoy's being at Rosie's every day, but I can't wait for the day when I get to spend all my days with her :] She can now count to 4 in English and Spanish (& I taught her how to say it in Spanish thank you!). She loves to play outside in the water. Manuel and I have been trying to find her a slide for a long time, but haven't found one yet that isn't $100 +. Aubree really suprises me everyday with some new thing she has learned or just something completely sweet and adorable. She dances and sings and is definitely the sunshine in our lives.

So to sum it up Aubree and Manuel are doing great :] I on the other hand am continuously a worry wart, but hope that all these new things will relieve some of my stress :]

Losing the Pounds

Today is the day that both Manuel and I will be starting p90x. For those of you who don't know what it is, it is an excercise program done 7 days a week for 90 days, that focuses on muscle confusion. We bought this program last summer and Manuel had started it but after 3 weeks, he had an akle injury from football so was unable to continue the program.

We both decided to get on top of it and start feeling better about ourselves by starting this excercise program as well as following the diet.

That means Protein shakes for breakfast and snack -- plus protein bars as a snack too! GROSS, but if we want to see the best results, we have to follow the rules to a T.

I would like to lose about 25 lbs and Manuel about 30. Mostly, we would like to tone up and look lean.

Wish us luck :] No wait, say a prayer for us! :]

Stomach Virus

Well since Sunday Aubree has been suffering from a stomach virus. We took her to see the doctor on Tuesday as well as get her 15 month physical and the doctor says there is nothing she can do as of right now. We are doing our best to keep her hydrated. If she continues to get sick Manuel and I will be taking her back to see the doctor. It's not okay for my baby to be throwing up since Sunday.

Please pray for her.

On a positive note, Aubree has grown 4 inches since her 12 month checkup but has lost weight since her last physical (obviously from the stomach virus because those of you who know her, know she eats like no other, but then again she is VERY active!) Thankfully she didn't have to get any shots. Apparently they no longer give shots for 15 month check up.

So in 3 more months she will go back and get her 18 month shots :[ I hate having to do that...

The Heat

For those of you who live in Downey or near it, you know how hot it was this last weekend. I just wanted to share the pictures we took of Aubree at her Nino's & Auntie Erica's baby shower for Gavin, random pictures in the backyard and a cute one of her playing in the water while Daddy washes the truck :] Hope you all have a great rest of the week and a great Easter :]

TuTu Craze

Well, over the past month, I have been up to my ears in tulle! I have been making and selling tutu's! That puts me one step closer to having my own boutique with tutu's, bows and boutique clothes :] I am super excited! The first tutu I made was for Aubree to wear to my Grandma's 60th Birthday party! I made it out of hot pink and white tulle with a hot pink/white polka dot ribbon to kind of get a feel of what people thought of it! IT WAS A HIT! Everyone loved it! Shortly after I started receiving emails about selling my tutu's! I AM SO EXCITED!!! Since then I have made hot pink/white, lavender/white, purple/lavender, tuquoise/white.... The list keeps going :]

So if you know of anyone who wants a special, one-of-a-kind no sew tutu for their little princess, have them email me at kmscott04@yahoo.com, or via myspace @ www.myspace.com/kim_m_perez. Prices vary by size and order.




OH & my almost sister-in-law Erica and I are planning to create a line of NEW AGE Maternity clothes. She is currently pregnant with my little nephew Gavin Caleb, due May 17th, and we agreed that there aren't any young mother maternity clothing lines out there! Not every young pregnant mother feels comfortable shopping in Forever21 and Motherhood Maternity doesn't always have the hippest clothing, even though they try.

Lots of new things coming up!

A Month Full of Birthdays

This month has been absolutely crazy so far and the next two aren't looking any better. Apparently this year is the year for milestone birthdays! We started the month off with my father in law's 70th birthday on the 4th, my Grandma's 60th on the 8th, my sister-in-law's 40th on the 11th as well as Manuel's godson's, Wally's 22nd on the 17th, Manuel's cousin Selma's 30th, and two suprise parties! Ever weekend so far has been filled with one party after another. But all in all, it has been fun :]

Manuel and I have been busy chasing after Aubree. She has been on the go, non-stop lately. She is trying to run which is really funny because she kind of waddles, and she speed walks which is too cute! She is super fast! She says so many words & so clearly! She says "Milk, Socks, Truck, Nama (grandma), NA-NAH (Banana), Nana (Auntie Hannah), eyes and so much more! :] She is on a roll and she loves to talk! She sings and dances too. Quite the little ham :] Just like Mommy & Daddy :]

For the most part, things are going great. We are exhausted but bless to have such a big family :]

Busy Days

Sorry, I haven't written lately. We have been SSSSSOOOOOOOO busy! It's seriously crazy! This month, we have had one birthday party to the next every weekend and even some to go to on the week days! We are exhausted! TO top it off Aubree is teething too! We are glad she is getting her teeth, but my goodness is she grouchy! Ha Ha. She is currently working on 4 teeth! My poor baby!

On March 4th, we celebrated Manuel'd dad's 70th birthday & are having a suprise party for his on the 21st. On the 8th was my Grandma's 60th birthday/party. The 11th was Manuel's godson & sister in laws birthday. We had a garage sale on the 14th and had a suprise party on the 15th for his sister in law's 40th birthday! I swear, its birthday mania!

Manuel has been busy looking for a new job-- the ports are SO extremely slow right now. I keep trying to talk him into taking a sales position but he really doesn't want to... We will see though :] I started a little side Tutu business. I made one for Aubree and now a bunch of people are asking me to make them for their little princesses! :] It's exciting and stressful! lol.

We have so many other things to look forward to this month. I will do my best to keep you updated :]

Disneyland Fever

It seems, like every other week, Manuel, Aubree and I are packing our bags and heading to Disneyland for the day. We definitely have Disneyland fever. Since my mom bought our passes (Jan 26th) we have been around 6 times. What can we say, we are Disney fanatics! :]

Aubree absolutely loves Disneyland! She loves that she can run around and go on fun & sometimes scary rides. Her absolute favorite is definitely It's A Small World, & it's okay, because both Manuel and I love it too!

Plus, my mom and Hannah have passes too, so we always have company :]

LOVE IT <33

Big Bear

This past weekend was so much fun! Manuel, Aubree and I went up to a friend's cabin in Big Bear so Aubree could enjoy the snow! We left around 8:30 on Friday night and came home on Sunday afternoon, just in time for my mom's birthday party :]

My daughter is a little snow bunny! She absolutely LOVED the snow. Manuel built a slope that she slid down on her backside and on the sled with Daddy. I pulled her around the yard, and she fell out a couple of times, but still had a total blast and laughed everytime she or I fell. She looked like the Michelan Tire Man in her snow suit, but she was still the cutest thing ever. Abby (the girl whose family owns the cabin), Amanda and I made a Thanksgiving feast, that everyone loved :] The guys played beer pong and the girls watched a very amazing & educational video ( Amanda's at home, water birth video of Marley). While we had a great time in Big Bear, we were ready to come home.

Our friends, Jeremy, Amanda and their 3 month old daughter Marley also came up. Aubree is competely IN LOVE with Marley. She wanted to be in anyone's arms that had Marley. She wanted to hug and kiss and hold her every second of the day. She didn't like when Manuel or I held her though. SHe was like "That is my mommy and daddy...." haha, She was so incredibly cute!

On Sunday was my mom's 42nd birthday party. She spent her actual birthday (Feb 21st) at Disneyland with my baby sister Hannah. So my grandma and I made her yummy Taco Soup, her favorite salad and cornbread. :] She seemed to have a great time :]

All in all, life is great right now. We are enjoying our Disneyland passes and are looking for a new place to move to right now. Aubree is growing and changing everyday and suprises us with all her super cute things :] She now says Agua (even if you tell her water she says "AAAAAUUUUgua". She says "dog dog" "Mommy" "Daddy" and so many other things. She is quite the little ball of fire :]

I hope you dance....

This song is our dedicated to our Aubree <3

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I hope you dance....
I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance....
I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....
I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)

Aubree is ONE!

The past three days have been absolute nonstop, but they have been nothing but fun :] We had two parties for Aubree's birthday. We had to end up having two because we had to invite everyone and their mothers lol. We really didn't want the wedding drama again. So anywho, on Saturday we had my family, Manuel's brothers and my friends over and on Sunday we had Manuel's mom side and his friends. Both days were stressful but a lot of fun. Aubree really seemed to enjoy herself :] I will post up pictures in another blog. For some reason, this site only lets me upload pictures on certain blogs.

Anywho, on Monday (Aubree's actual birthday) we took Aubree to Disneyland. My mom, Manuel, Aubree and I went. We had a blast! It was so much fun :] Going to Disneyland is always fun, but it is truly a different experience when it is with your baby... We got to Disney around 10, but we parked in the Downtown Disney lot, because we wanted to buy the parking pass for our passes... We didn't know that you could get reimbursed for your parking.... So it was an hour before we actually got into the park. Once we were inside we were having a blast! We went on Dumbo, Buzz Lightyear, Snow White, Mr Toad's Wild Adventure and the Carousel. In between rides, Aubree ran around the park saying "Cheese" so we could take her picture. It was the absolute best time ever!

I can't believe that my baby is a year! The time flew by. I feel like I just has her! I feel sad and at the same time excited because there are so many new things to come! She is SO incredibly smart and such a happy girl :] She learns so quickly! I forgot to tell you that she is starting to use silverware! I know, right? The daycare provider has started to show her how to use a fork... OMG, she is just growing up WAY too fast... I'm going to blink and she will be 16 asking me for the keys to the car :[

We want to give thanks to everyone who showed up and for all of your wonderful gifts! Expect to see your Thank You notes in the mail :]

XOX
Manuel, Kim & Aubree <33

Where did all the time go?

We are getting down to the deadline now... I can't believe that our baby girl is going to be a year! Where did all the time go?? We are busy as ever trying to do all the last minute cleaning and preparing for the parties on Saturday and Sunday and then Disneyland on Monday. It's hard to get things done while Aubree is awake, but when she goes down we are working our tooshies off!

Aubree is so independent these days. She is talking more than ever too! Before I know it, I'm going to blink and she is going to be graduating from high school! I know that sounds dramatic but time is seriously going way too fast!

This past weekend we celebrated Hannah's birthday with the family and on Sunday put together goody bags for Aubree's parties.

Life has been really good :]

Preparing

I'm sorry for not writing to you all lately to let you know how things are going. Manuel, Aubree and I have been so busy preparing for her 1st birthday party that I haven't had a chance to even jot down what's been going on with us! The guest list for the party was actually so big we had to split it up into two parties and so I have been stressed to the max trying to get everything together and practically perfect :] I hope that you all got your invites and don't forget to RSVP to let us know you will be there :] Hopefully after next weekend I will be able to fill you in better :]

XOX
The Perez Familiy