JJ's First Owie

Well, he's had minor hurts before but this is the first of the serious injuries. I guess this isn't very serious either but it's worse than minor...Anywho, JJ's finger was shut in the door for the first time yesterday. After church on Sunday nights a bunch of us stay for dinner and to play basketball, volleyball, or horseshoes. We were almost done for the night when it happened. JJ's finger was shut in the door. He didn't cry right away so I didn't notice right away. Once I saw what was happening I rushed over to get his fingers out of the door. Of course the damage had been done (bruise and small cut) and there wasn't much I could do other than love on him. I think I gave him more kisses in those few minutes than I have in the last week! ha! It is so heartbreaking when your baby is hurting and there's nothing you can do about it. Now I know understand how my Dad felt every time he told me that he would take the hurt for me if he could. I would have taken JJ's hurt in a heartbeat.

I tried taking a picture of his finger but it's not easy getting a 16 month old to sit still long enough to get a good picture. Here's what I ended up with...



This one shows the little cut and the bruise on the tip of his finger.

Reading Is Fun

This title will probably not make sense to most people but my family will get it 100%! Anyway, I've been on a reading kick lately thanks to my friends at church. They have gotten me hooked on Karen Kingsbury books. I can't put them down! I can read an entire book anywhere from 1 to 3 days. The last time I did that I was in high school. I had time to read back then!

I've read the Redemption Series. So good!


I'm working on the Firsborn series right now.


I definitely plan on reading the Sunrise series.


In between series, I read this stand-alone book. Another great one!


So, if you find yourself looking for a good book, I recommend giving Karen Kingsbury a try!

Show Us Your Life Friday: Wedding Reception and Honeymoon

Okay, so this week is Wedding Reception and Honeymoon at Kelly's Korner. We went several different places on our honeymoon so there will be quite a few pictures to look through. How fun it is to go back and look at all these pictures. Brings back some great memories!

I posted a picture of my wedding cake last week so I won't post it again. Here we are cutting the cake.


Now, feeding each other. We did NOT smash it in each others faces. I hate that! I'm so glad he behaved!


Here is the groom's cake. Once again, very simple (and not as perfect as I would have liked it to be) but it fits my hubby perfectly. He is a Spurs fanatic so this was definitely the cake for him!




Here is the reception site. We just set up a tent in an area of my parents' yard and moved the chairs from the ceremony site to the reception site. Worked out great!


Instead of using rice or bubbles, we decided to use sparklers for our send off. I'm so glad we did! They were fun and resulted in some great pictures! This is hubby and me. It's a little hard to see but I love this one!


Here is my Mom and brother. As you can see, Mom is definitely enjoying herself!


This is a family from Jorge's side. They came all the way from Las Vegas to help us celebrate. We were so thankful they came! This is actually one of my favorite pictures from the day. I love it!


And we're off!


Now, on to the honeymoon. We were married in July but didn't go on our Honeymoon until September. I actually kinda liked it that way. Gave us something to look forward to!

First, we went to the San Diego Wildlife Park.


Next, we went to Laguna Beach. Love that place! We had breakfast at a restaurant on the beach. I could seriously eat there every day!


We also went to the Hollywood Wax Museum). Me with Spiderman, himself. haha!


Hubby with Denzel.


We spent a day at Universal Studios.


My favorite part of our honeymoon was the cruise that we went on. I highly recommend cruises and can't wait to go on another one!


One stop we made was Catalina Island. What a beautiful place!


Formal night on the cruise ship.


Horseback riding in Escenada, Mexico.


This was our last day on the ship. We just wandered around and took lots of pictures.











The last place we went was Las Vegas. We were only there for a couple days. I was worn out by that time so it was okay with me!

Show Us Your Life Friday :Wedding Party/Flowers/Ceremony

Today we're showing Wedding Party, Flowers, and Ceremony on Kelly's Korner. So, here are some pics from my special day!

This me me with my Matron of Honor (my Mom) and my Bridesmaid (Sharon, a friend from my former work place). Basically, I told them the colors I wanted and they found their dresses. I love how it turned out! They match but are not matching. You can also see our flowers pretty well in this picture. My florist was amazing and did a beautiful job!


This is Jorge and his co-Best Men. They are his brothers, Joey and Nilo. What handsome men I have in my family! :)


This is the view of the ceremony area. The butterfly garden is where the ceremony took place. My parents put so many hours into making this beautiful and perfect for us!


A close up of the flowers we had at the end of the outside chairs. I loved the pop of color it brought to the chairs.


My beautiful cake. It was so simple but it was elegant and perfect for our intimate outdoor wedding!


Here's a picture of what the garden looked like at night. This picture doesn't show it but we had lights, candles, and tiki torches throughout the yard. It was beautiful!

Lucky Winner!

I've been entering to win something, anything on the Fabulous Fun Finds website for a while. Well, back in May I won a fabulous pair of Mohop Shoes. I just got them last week (they had gotten so many orders that it took several weeks to get them shipped). Anywho, they're pretty cool! Check 'em out!



First, I chose which base I would like. There were several different options but I chose the High Walnut Maryam (pointy). Next, you select the set of ribbons you would like. Once again, there were so many to choose from. I went with Neutrals. They also sent a few extra ribbons since I had to wait so long to get the shoes. Lastly, you have many different things you can do with your shoes. So now all I need to do is figure out these ribbons and start wearing them!

I Heart Faces: AT THE BEACH

What a fun theme this week! I Heart Faces is looking for AT THE BEACH pictures. My submission is below. Be sure to check out the I Heart Faces website for all of the other great pictures!



I love this picture of JJ! He adores the beach and loves playing in the sand and water. We've got an outdoor boy on our hands!

Show Us Your Life Friday: Wedding Dresses

It's been a while since I've participated but I decided today would be a good one to join in on. Kelly's Korner is showing Wedding Dresses this week. I posted an Anniversary blog not too long ago which shows more pics. from the wedding. Here are a couple of my dress...




I loved the simplicity of my dress. We had an outdoor wedding and I thought it was perfect for the occassion!


Here's the back. I am really not a fan of lace but I loved it on this dress! It wasn't too frilly or fussy. It was just right for me!


Here are my shoes. It took me forever to find them but they were worth the wait! I loved them!