Funny/not so funny story from this year

So, we are still homeschooling through a charter school in Monterey, which I really love. Both because we get to go visit and because it is an awesome way to home educate! During one of our visits this last Fall we decided to drive by our old place. As we were driving by Naya says, "for a minute there it felt like all of this was just a nightmare and we were going home".

Huh...... okay, not so funny. Kinda sad.

I guess I thought it was funny to hear it come from her. I knew Cisco and I felt that way, but to hear it come from a kid, my kid. And it was so honestly and perfectly put that you just had to laugh.

Wow, it's been almost a year since we've updated this. It's almost baseball time again. I guess maybe blogging is not our thing. It has been a crazy year though, in our defense. We have moved, was it 13 times in 6 months? About every 2 weeks, while Cisco worked 3 jobs ( Trader Joe's, cleaning carpets for my parents and working at an apartment complex as a handy man in training) that never paid enough and I worked part time and homeschooled Naya and Bubs. Even still we somehow managed to do baseball and Taekwondo for Angelo and gymnastics for Lanaya. They are now in music lessons, Naya in guitar and Angelo in piano. We are now living on my parents property in a studio, yes, all four of us. And to top it all off my parents have been fighting a battle for their vacation rental license this last year and are now suing the City of Napa. Which meant we went to a couple of hearings and tried to keep out of the visitors way while they were viewing the property. Phew!

It is by God grace and His design that we have managed all this. There were moments in all honesty when we felt like we could not handle it all for one more minute, but He strengthened and encouraged us and we press on.

Babe Ruth Baseball

Today was Angelo's first day of practice for the Napa Babe Ruth Baseball league. This year he's off the baseball tee and onto the pitching machine. He was hoping for a real person to pitch to him, so it's a bit of an adjustment.

February: the Tooth month.

February was the month of losing teeth. Lanaya's molar lost her 10th and 11th tooth last month, her 11th being her first molar. That was quite the event. We had Pastor Bill and his wife Debbie over for dinner that night and Naya was determined to have it out before the night was over. Sure'nough, as they were pulling out of the drive way the tooth came out and she went running outside to let them know.

As for Angelo, he's had this 2 front teeth loose for over a couple of months. They finally came out a couple of weeks ago. The first one, I had the privelege of pulling out. It had been literally hanging by a thread for like 7 days, but Angelo wanted to wait for the right time... whatever that was!?! He asked me if I'd like to pull it out and I said, "Sure!". So I grabbed a piece of tissue and tried pulling out. After 3 or 4 tries, Angelo asked me to use my whole body and pull. So, I did and it came right out. He was soooo stoked. He thanked me and later on that night, when it was time to pray, Angelo thanked the Lord for giving him a Daddy who could pull out his tooth so that it wouldn't hurt. I felt like a hero that day. The second tooth came out day's later. Angelo pulled that one out himself.

Before

After

After after

Angelo's 7th Birthday

A little late is better than never! Angelo turned 7 on February 14th. We had a little party for him with Gramma and Grampa at their house. He asked for his favorite dinner... Macaroni-N-Cheese w/Hot Dogs, just like Lanaya.

A couple of weeks later (due to sickies) we had a party at Chuck E. Cheese's with the Kim's and the Lopez family. Josiah Kim and Sammy Lopez are his buddies. They had a great time!

Mac~N~Cheese~N~Hot Dogs... w/ketchup!

Clone Wars Helmet from Mommy & Daddy!

Party at Chuck E. Cheese's!

Wheel of Fortune!

Snow day

We had a chance to go to the snow at Soda Springs with Cornerstone's Children's Ministry. The last time we went to the snow was about 4 years ago. Angelo was 3 and Lanaya was 5. We had a great time. Here are some pics.

The Molar: on it's way out

...any moment now!