A Full August

August was a full month for us. We were doing something everyday of August it felt like it. Of course part of that is because I celebrate my birthday pretty much every day of the month. What can I say I LOVE birthdays especially mine. 

Birthdays we celebrate in August:
Laura, Melissa, Rowan, Shelly & Travis, MINE, Haley, Jodi

A NEW August Birthday:
Baby Colt who arrived on the 19th

Here's some pics from the month - **beware there will be ALOT**

Not as many pics as I thought. I'm sure I will find some more down the line.

February All Wrapped Up

I'm trying to catch the blog up the best that I can before Ms. Jalilah arrives!

Here is February all summed up....

Our Mornings

Jay was excited his new Pampered Chef Sauce came in and immediately cooked up some steaks

Yum!!!

Cheers

Loving her daddy

Tahoe

Arts n Crafts with grandma in Tahoe

Kids Craft/Bible study Day hosted at Marissa's

Each kid had to find a heart with a different word. If one kid found more than one they had to share.

Lunch with the girls at powder keg

Oh so yummy

Some of my besties - Laura & Sherin: meeting to discuss babyshower details

Yay for February - it was a busy month!!!!

A Day out For BOTH of my Girls

February 4th, 2012:

Mommy was feeling pretty rested up today and just in a good mood. I went with daddy and big sister to run some errands. My first store trip since being pregnant with you....BABIES R US!!!!

I was so excited to go in. And really wanted to. I haven't been able to feel that anticipation when being in a store and walking by the baby stuff so I really wanted that chance. Plus, we needed to add some things to the registry. Daddy loves picking out stuff for you girls, I think he was more excited than mommy. We went to the nurseries to check out the bedding in person we picked out for you. And we fell more in love. It goes so well with the one we picked out for Bri'elle and is just so cute. I can't wait to set it all up for you. It was a great day gearing up for you as daddy, me, and Bri'elle prepare for you more and more, today was a family outing for you. Big sister even got to pick some stuff out for you, there was a piglet doll she had to hold while we shopped bc she wanted it for you. It was so precious. We are ecstaticly waiting for your arrival that will be here before we know it. You are already so loved :) 

After our shopping date we headed over to Benihanas for dinner. This is one of our favorite places to eat and I highly recommend it. You get to sit around the grill top were the chef cooks your dinner and puts on a little show. AND they have the best fried rice, YUM! It's nice for the little ones because their menu turns into a chef's hat. Bri'elle LOVES to cook so it was perfect for her. She even pretended she was cooking us dinner along side the chef. It was so cute. We definitely have a cooker in the family. Dinner was delicious as usual. Jay and I order one of the bigger platters and share it amongst the three of us, great way to save on money. We order Bri'elle her own little drink and if one of us is craving a certain kind of drink we order one and share it (most of the time its unlimited refills) while the other one of us will order water. So that way we have pretty much everything but for a cheaper price. To top it off our dinner comes with a dessert so we share that too. Couldn't be better right?!? Oh while we were there we signed up for the special where if you go on your birthday your meal is free! Looks like we will be going back at least for ONE of our birthdays. 

Today was a good day out and even though Jalilah is still in womb it was nice to spend the day full of things for our girls.

Son of the Groom

February 22nd, 2012

Jason's Dad: Marty Alfonso married his girlfriend of 2 years, DeAnna in a beautiful romantic location - Tahoe! 

The beautiful flowergirl!

You may kiss the bride

Cutting the cake

The yummy Red Velvet Cake and Sparkling Cider

Jay giving his Best Man's Speech

Love her sparkly shoes

Just Married

The Newlyweds at the Reception

My sister Haley & me

Me and my little flower girl

She loves her daddy

The siblings: Jay, Bud, Shelly

My little family

The three of us plus one in belly

I love this little girl!

The wedding was so fabulous! We drove up and got there a couple hours before the wedding. Shelly and I helped DeAnna get ready at the chapel, while the rest of the gang met us there about 30 mins before the ceremony. It was a quick little ceremony like most are. What I like about it the most was it was mostly close family that was there, very intimate. Jay was honored to be the best man and said the most sweetest speech for his dad and new MOM. It literally made me want to cry. He expressed himself very well (Jay is not someone to give speeches, he likes to just go with the flow). Ms. Bri'elle was the flowergirl. It was so neat because she wore the flowergirl dress from my wedding. I was very happy that she got to play the role and wear the dress. She looked fabulous in it and loved it! I'm so glad we kept it and it fit her. :) The reception was at a nearby Italian Restaurant - everyone from the wedding went to have dinner there. The food was so good!!! I ate my whole plate plus a slice of pizza from my sister's plate. After dinner we all headed to our rooms. Some went out to the casinos while the rest of us stayed snuggled inside. 


I'm so happy for Marty & DeAnna!!! I'm so glad I was able to be a part of it! To see Jay extremely happy for his dad and mom makes me even more happy. 


Marty & DeAnna: May God bless every year of your marriage! You will have a full life of happiness together. There will be ups and downs but what marriage doesn't have them. It will build a foundation for a great territory of love between you two and the rest of the family. I love you two so much!!!!! 

My First Outting

 January 15th, 2012


Since I've been cooped up in the house majority of the time this pregnancy with the doctors approval I have been able to get out a little more. I'm still limited to the things I can do and the length of time I'm on my feet but at least I can get some fresh air. I have to say I have been able to do more the last few months than when I was first put on bedrest especially now that I know she is a healthy little baby and there aren't any worries about if she would need to be delivered she would be fine. Granted I've been extremely blessed! 


So Jay decided/surprised me with a date after church on this Sunday. On Sundays we have family dinner with my parents as something we started for the new year and since we've moved out. It was a tradition on my dad's side of the family when he was little so he wanted to start the same thing with us. Jay checked with my parents to watch Bri'elle in the afternoon then we would join them for dinner when we got back. Of course, my parent's said yes...so our date began. 


Jay took me to Bay Street in Emeryville. It is filled with tons of shops, restaurants, and a movie theater. Our first stop was Elephant Bar for lunch. I was craving a cheeseburger with all the fixings. Jay craved the same thing since I talked it up so we had the same lunch. I love when we happen to want the same thing. :) The burger was so yummy but I didn't finish it all since Jay ordered me coconut shrimp for an appetizer, another craving. 


After lunch we went to the movies to see Contraband. It was a pretty good movie! I love action movies and especially ones that have some pretty good actors, I won't mind watching a guy film if it makes him happy. 

Once the movie ended, Jay said he wanted to take me shopping. I was a little confused because I can't just GO shopping. For one, I'm not really suppose to be walking around. Two, I'm pregnant and didn't want to load up on maternity clothes. Three, well there is no three... How can I turn down shopping when the hubby wants to do something nice for me. Well, he leads me to Victoria Secret! Ha! he must have something up his sleeve. Which he did... I had a gift card that has been sitting in my drawer forever. I have no idea when I got it, maybe my birthday. Jay said he knew that I would probably let it sit there at least until I had the baby and knows how much I enjoy shopping...free shopping at that. I blushed because it made me feel really good he thought about me and how I've been feeling with being on bedrest. So... I let him go to town.... Nothing better than the hubby picking out your lingerie. 


After we went to one of our fave places for dessert, The Tea Cake Bake Shop at Bay Street. They have the best pink velvet cupcakes. We bought a box of assorted flavors for my family since they watched Bri'elle. We also saved ours to enjoy with them. 


It was a GREAT first outting out and about!!!! I'm so thankful the hubby did this for me.