Ricardo's Competition

I posted yesterday about Ricardo's awesome job yesterday but I didn't have any photos to post. Thankfully some of our awesome parents put photos online so I got to copy them. He competes on Sunday for the National Champ title but for now he's totally stoked about his new place on the US Team.

Team USA

Ricardo made the US Karate Team today. His dream has come true! So proud of my awesome husband!!!

One of my colleagues loves to take pictures of us randomly and she loves my clothing choices. She had to do a photo shoot of my new summer tunic. I thought the picture was actually blog worthy.

Pool time at Grammy and P's house!

My child has grown to love his inflatible pool. He doesn't know that it has a hole in it yet which is why it's sitting in the driveway. I hope I can fix it or find a new one soon. At least he has a new sprinkler for the time being to keep him occupied.

He loved running down Grammy and P's hill to jump in the pool. My mom got the biggest kick out of it too!

My own Flintstone character...Bam Bam!

I have realized I gave birth to Bam Bam Flintstone!

Me and my auntie

Alexander has a very special and unique bond with both of his aunts. Each one is different in their own way and we find it a blessing that he has such wonderful women in his life to teach him all sorts of great stuff about culture, music, diversity, and of course karate. Alexander loves his aunts beyond belief there's no doubt. During the summer he has a great time swimming with his Aunt Cha Chi in her pool. He's gotten so good that he can swim on his own with just his water wings.

Coupns and Recycling...what a great pair!

I have begun to learn how to do extreme couponing...yes, I have a coupon organizer. When you can save over $100 per month just at beginner status, hey why not?

For those of you that recycle, you can earn points and get some cool stuff.

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How many pairs of Pumas does this make?

We're on pair 3 or 4 I think. These are the biggest yet...size 9!

Happy 4th!

Yard work

If only that mower did more than blow bubbles.

Swim Lessons

I'm a ghost

A baby on the way...

Today was the baby shower for our friend and colleague in my office. She was totally surprised and nearly cried...well she did a little but she'd never admit it. She'll be leaving on maternity leave in the next month. I'm not quite sure what we'll do without her for 3 months. I will have to find one of my other employees to bother! :)

Swim Lessons

Tonight was Alexander's very first swim lesson...well official one anyway. We've been working with him for a while now and he can doggy paddle, jump off the side of the pool, kick and of course splash like mad. So, we decided it was time to start real swim lessons at the Y. He was the old man in a group of 4 kids which ages ranged from ages 6 months to 16 months and then there was him, my giant. The teacher, Melissa, used him as an example and decided mid way through the lesson that he should wear a floating device already. Probably something those kids don't really do too often in that class. Oh well, at least he'll have 5 more classes of fun stuff before the next class starts in July. That's more advanced and in the outdoor pool. OOHH AHHH! Aunt MeMe was along for the ride and of course took all the pics so Ricardo could see the action.

Drink Anyone?

I was sitting on the couch clipping coupons Sundaywhen I heard Alexander doing something behind me. What I thought I heard was Sonny eating which is weird because he didn't have any food besides what was in his bowl in the kitchen. So, I asked Alexander if he was feeding Sonny and in his little squeeky voice he says, "yes". So I look to see him sitting on the floor pouring his Capri Sun into his pool toys and letting Sonny drink it. I took a video but for some reason I can't get it to load. Those two are something else.