Outside Activities

Mateo LOVES to be outside! He rotates from one favorite activity to the next. First it was riding his tricycle...
Then it was pushing his stroller around...

Then it was playing with his new cat Ramone.

Pregnant Pic

Ok so many of you have been asking me for a pregnant pic....it's not that I'm avoiding taking a pic it's just that I'm the one always taking the pictures! I finally asked Cesar to snap one yesterday so here you go. 34 weeks on Friday so 5 more weeks to go. C-section is scheduled my 39th week! Yeah!Same pic just in front of the baby's crib!

Happy 2nd Birthday Mateo!

I'm still a little bit in shock and denial that my "baby" just turned 2! We had a Cars party last Saturday and Mateo was surrounded by all of the people he loves the most! This picture is Mateo waiting to get his first bite of birthday cake.Here is the Cars cake that nana Cynthia made (dad put Ramone and Sarge on the top at the last minute). It was so cute and yummy!I didn't think he would sit through all of the presents, but he did. He was so animated about each and every one of them. I think dada was more excited about this one...it's a shirt that says "I get my muscles from my dad" HA

My baby boy giving me a kiss! Man I love this little creature!

Mateo showing grandpa all of his loot from the pinata.

Mateo taking a whack at his Cars pinata!

Bob (Mateo) the Builder

I have mentioned in earlier posts how Mateo loves his craftsman tool set. He especially loves helping dada with projects around the house. Cesar really wanted to make some planter boxes and of course recruited his handy sidekick Mateo to help him. After being told to go get his tools, Mateo says "Yes dada, I go get my hammer and drill and fix it!" I thought the safety goggles really added to the seriousness of this project.

Where's my baby boy?

I am a little bit in shock that I'm trying to plan my son's 2nd birthday party! Wasn't he just born? I know that every mom says time flies when talking about their children but it's so true. I'm anxiously looking forward to my daughter's arrival as I embrace Mateo's growth into independence. He saw my belly move today and said "Sister's in there!" and my heart melted.

Sweet Juicy Oranges

Cesar thought I was so weird for busting out my camera to take these pics, but I just can't completely describe how unbelievably good our oranges are right now! We have two trees that have produced the sweetest, juiciest oranges ever. I know you can't taste a picture but hopefully they do them justice.

Morning Bliss

I used these coffee grounds...

with this DeLonghi espresso machine...
to make this delicous iced americano!

I drink a Starbucks tall iced americano with cream and one sweet-and-low every morning and I came to the conclusion that this was not so cost effective. I have bought a couple different machines through the years but they've always pulled horrible espresso shots. I was a barista in college so I know what good espresso shots are supposed to look and taste like. I researched different machines and ended up going with this one because it was small, a good price, and was known for pulling great shots. I am very impressed with the results as I'm a bit particular about my coffee.
It's been quite a treat to make one of these each morning just the way I like it!