HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.

If you don't I don't care I'll show you my ROAR!!!

Have a very safe and happy Halloween everyone!!

CAKE

It started off nice and neat ...

Then it got FUN ...

Happy Birthday Cruz!!

Happy 1st Birthday Cruz!!!!

Playtime

Happy Birthday Cruz! (ok we still have 4 days) Mario and friends had quite a challege but they conquered! Cruz's awesome new swingset is up and ready for play! He loves playing on it and with it! He's not too keen on the baby swing lately but loves to climb up the slide and slide down it. Sometimes he'll crawl a little ways up and then slide down on his belly! Too cute! The best is the look on his face while he's exploring more! So far his favorites are the wheel at the top of the platform and the little counter underneath the house where he likes to play peek-a-boo. Oh the joys of my little man!!

Little Cruising Cruz

Cruz is Officially walking now. He was doing really well for the past three weeks around the house but until a week ago was still pretty shy in new surroundings. Now, he wiggles out of my arms and takes off! Whether we are at the park, a store, a friends house, our backyard, he gets up on his own and takes off! He's pretty comfortable now and is doing wonderfully. Of course there are some scares, him trying to walk over pillows and toys that he puts down on purpose because he thinks that's fun; or trying to run away from me when it's time to change a diaper or bath time, you know, the typical little boy stunts.

As usually he is keeping us on our toes and is cute and sweet as can be. I cannot believe that in 9 days my baby will be a one year old. He has changed my world in a way that's hard for me to even explain and I am so thankful and happy to spend every day with him for the past 356 days!

As you may be able to tell since there are more pictures being added I finally got a new camera. It is a cool fancy camera so I am still teaching myself how to use it but I am excited to share new pictures with you all!! Here are a couple more from this past week ...

My new train set
I can get on all by myself, now if I could just get a push!

Bed Surfing

Just a cute one!

Baptism and Early Birthday

Last weekend we went over to Los Angeles to celebrate Cruz's baptism and first birthday. We were pretty early with the birthday but the timing worked out great. Cruz was baptized at Our Lady of Lourdes church and then we had a party at the park! We had so much fun! As always it was great to see everyone!! It was the first time Cruz had both sets of grandparents together so we weren't sure if there was going to be a fight for him but it went pretty smooth! ;o) All of us, auntie and uncles included, were able to have a nice dinner together on Saturday night which was very special.

It was a great weekend and we had so much fun! Cruz got to hit his first pinata and taste his first cake! He got lots of new clothes and fun new toys. He has a little puppy that walks and "talks", he also got an awesome Dodgers pillow pet! Go LA! ha! We play with our new nascar rug and cars and batman and joker cars all day long! We are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives!!