Road Trip To Cali

JULY 2007

Yay, Miguel is finally done training in California. I just took a trip out there to bring him home. It was a long 6 months, and the kids are ready for Daddy to come home!

Pretty Girl

JUNE 2007

Here is Makaela's 3rd grade school picture. She seems to get more and more beautiful every year. It's hard to believe how fast she is growing up. She continues to make me prouder with each day that passes. She is growing into a very lovely young lady.

Mikey's Soccer Days

JUNE 2007

Mikey is taking soccer as his first sport. So far the coach has said he thinks football may be more his forte'. He prefers to run around tackling people.

Miguelito

JUNE 2007

Mikey got a haircut today and I thought it was picture-worthy. He's looking very handsome these days.

Missing Daddy

MAY 2007

Although the miles between my husband and I are many, I have a constant reminder of him. Every day Mikey looks more and more like his Daddy. When looking at him from behind today I thought to myself, "Could this kid look anymore like his Daddy?"

Good Friends, Good Times- April 2007

The kids are having a great time getting to know our new neighbors. Luckily, thru all the travels the military has taken us on they always manage to find good friends along the way. They have also become extremely adaptable. Spring is here and they are enjoying the nice weather that is giving us a taste of what summer will bring.

Bella's Visit

MARCH 2007 Well, we are officially back in North Carolina. Miguel is out in California training for 6 months, learning to fly the Huey. Since this is our final destination I decided to go ahead with the kids early. The military also would not pay for us to go to California with Miguel, so financially it made more sense. We had a great visit with my friend Monica and her sweet little gal Isabella, or Bella as we call her. Mikey was so happy to see her... she's his new girlfriend. They are so cute together. I foresee some beautiful brown babies in the future, lol!

Christmas In Chicago

DECEMBER 2006

We had a great time at the Rainforest Cafe in downtown Chicago. The kids really loved seeing all the animals.

While visiting Chicago, we got to take the kids on the infamous "L"... for those of you who don't know what this is, it's a train that goes around downtown Chicago. The kids were pretty impressed, especially Mikey.

Good Times With Old Friends

While in Chicago we also got to visit Miguel's best friend Kevin. He is always good for a laugh.

Christmas Trip to Chicago

We had a great trip to Chicago for Christmas this year. Pictured here are our neighbors from our old apartment in Alsip, Chicago. The girl in the pink is Diella, Makaela's best friend from her Chicago days. They are from Saudi Arabia. We got to learn a lot about their culture while living next door to them, which was really neat. We had lost touch for 2 years, so they were very surprised and happy when we showed up to visit.