Homeless

Oh boy! So we are back from Colorado. We came back on Thursday night (July 26th) and on Friday we found out that we had to be out of our apartment on Saturday (July 28th) by 10:50 a.m. We were originally under the understanding we were to be out by the 30th. Yikes! Anyway, after awesome help from our friend Wayne and my parents we were able to be out by 3pm. Needless to say we are extremely exhausted! The place we are moving to won't be ready for about 3-4 weeks...so we are homeless:)
We are living with my parents in Dubuque (an hour and a half away). SO.....we can't wait to have a place to call our home.

A niece!

My brother Travis and his wife Tiffany had their baby on..
July 22nd (not sure the exact time).
Her name is Abrie Kaylynn and she was 19 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces.

We are anxious to see photos! And very excited for a girl to be in the family:)

**We are wrapping up our time in Colorado. Tomorrow is our last day and then we are headed home on Thursday. We are sad to be done here.

Colorado!

So today we are headed to the mountains. Francisco, Guillermo, my mother and I. Us three will be babysitting Brighton and Caedmon (Tom and Nichole's children) as they attend training...something they do every two years for Athletes in Action. We are excited and know that there are many adventures awaiting us!
**I just pray it is a refreshing time for Francisco and I as well.
Hope to keep you all updated. We will be there until July 26th.
Adios!

Sweet family time

Uncle Frisco with the two babies

Grandma and Grandpa with their 3 grandchildren

Great Uncle Ricky Ricardo. We love him:)
Great grandma with just three of her 5 soon to be 7 great grand kids

Survival of the fittest

This entertained us for quite some time. Guillermo and his cousin Caedmon were in the wagon for a ride. First of all Guillermo doesn't know anything about boundaries right now...he can be a little overwhelming to his cousin Caedmon...Guillermo loves to kiss and hug him and lay his feet and half his body all over him.
Anyway, we decided to break out the crackers and oh my watch out! Guillermo downs his cracker and then still goes after his cousin for his cracker. Although in these pics we were testing Guillermo:) We gave a cracker only to Caedmon to see what Guillermo would do....and this is what he did...

**I am a little nervous that this already reveals a little bit of his personality...not sure if it's a good thing or bad:)
And Caedmon...what a sweet soul...as you can see he was so relaxed and without hesitation shared his cracker. Oh we love our Caedmon and I know Guillermo does too. But when he is hungry all love is set aside.

Upside down

Ever since Guillermo was a little little baby he liked his pacifier upside down...he still puts it in upside down and now he does this new thing with his lower lip covering the bottom. Very funny.

Oh Deere

My son has a love for his grandpa's John Deere. Some people think it is the color or the bigness of it, but I think it's just because he's a guy:) It seriously is funny though....we put him on the John Deere to sit and then take him off and he cries. Very interesting. We have it on film...I will need to share it. He has had a couple rides on it with his gramps, so he now wants to be on it when we go to their place.
Disclaimer: Don't worry I never left him alone bungeed to the tractor:) We just thought it would be nice if the tractor had a seat belt:)

9 months

So I failed to mention on June 6th Guillermo turned 8 months old and now before July passes I will mention on July 6th he turned 9 months old! Only 3 months left until he hits a year old:( My baby is growing and it is all flying by. I am enjoying it SO much. Here are a few sweet pics of our guy.

About Guillermo:
-He loves to swing
-He is fascinated with feet...he likes when you scare him with them and he likes to suck on them if he gets a chance.
-Any cable cord is loved by him
-He crawls super fast
-He bangs his head on the ground and doesn't cry, but looks at a frog and gets scared
-He feeds himself for the most part. But he still lets me feed him with a spoon.
-He thinks it is funny when people make silly faces at him.
-Wherever we go he makes friends (and he can't even talk yet!)
-He likes the door stoppers
-He likes his bath and gets mad when you take him out
-He weighs 18 pounds...in the 23rd percentile...definitely doesn't take after his mom:)
-He's already had 2 haircuts since birth
-He loves crackers

-He entertains himself really well

-He does not have stranger anxiety at all (not even a tiny bit)

-He loves wagon rides

-He likes to play with keys if he gets a chance

New Places

So this little man always finds new things to grab and new places to hide:) Here is where I first heard my pots banging then I walked around the corner to see him here...

Summer fun in June!

Okay since I have been horrible lately at keeping my blog updated....here is an attempt to sum up the month of June. We have had a great summer so far, but like always it flys by! We love trips to my parents place, grilling out, hanging outside, and taking different trips here and there. It's so nice to keep some refreshing air:)
Here are the events in order....

An evening at the Arboretum in Dubuque...a must see if you are ever there.

A lazy summer day

Guillermo's first time to the pool

Celebrating Fathers Day and spending time in the pool

A week long family conference. Here are some of our friends we adore.

The guys hanging out.

Heidi...a girl with a beautiful heart. She helped me out so much with Guillermo.

Heidi feeding Guillermo at the hotel.

Guillermo in our king size bed.

Guillermo playing with his bud, Angelito.

Our Bible Study celebrating Wayne's birthday. Here he is with the guys. We love Wayne!

This is the beautiful face we get to see every morning.
Simply Precious.
Guillermo loves grandpa's John Deere.

Guillermo has been great grandma Donna's side kick. He is fascinated with her walker.

A day outside. Guillermo loves chewing on his dad's ear.

Fell asleep while on a walk.

Ready to eat watermelon.

Visiting dad at work for some lunch.

My cousin's wedding.

Spike.

Giving gramps a BIG kiss.