Kamilo was Baptized!

As you all know I married Eddie who is a cradle Catholic on August 5th, 2006. We were married in front of our friends and family by my non-denominational pastor. It was a beautiful ceremony and a fun reception. One of the things I promised Eddie is we would renew our vows in the Catholic church. Well when we were blessed with Kamilo, Eddie and I after a significant amount of thought and prayer decided to raise Kamilo Catholic. . At the time of my research and prayer I discovered I knew nothing about the Catholic traditions and it was very difficult to Baptize your child through the Catholic Church unless you were ready to make the commitment on raising him properly. One of the traditions that I did not particularly know was the meaning behind a Catholic MarriageEddie and I felt in our hearts it was important to make sure our wedding vows were blessed by the priest before we Baptized Kamilo so we with the advice from Father Matt we renewed our wedding vows and Baptized Kamilo all in the same ceremony! To make the day memorable we did this on May 30th, 2009. This is the day after Kamilo's first Birthday! What a beautiful a memorable God moment in our lives! Ana and Marcelo who are Kamilo's Christian Godparents stood up for Eddie and I during the renewal of our vows, and Allison Eddie's cousin was Kamilo's Catholic Godmother!
Most of Eddie's family attended the event, I was blessed to have my younger sister there to represent my family. Some co-workers of mine both past and present also attended the event. Even though I was saddened by the reality that only one member of my direct family was there for such a spiritual moment it made me realize how blessed I am by my in-laws and friends!

On this speacial occasion we had a large party at Mission Bay to celebrate Kamilo's glorious Baptism and his 1st Birthday.
It was a rainy and cold day but we could feel the prescence of God being there through out the afternoon. Eddie and I arrived at Mission Bay at 4am, then my best friend Lori showed up to cover for us and missed the Baptism graciously so she could hold our spot at the bay.
When we arrived home, Cruz and Angela had Kamilo and Alan dressed for the ceremony! After the ceremony we had about 20 people tough out the rain to BBQ with us and Celebrate for over five hours
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Eddie's aunt showed up with Hot Coffee for all our guest's.



What a beautiful and God-filled Day!

Kamilo Turned 1!!

Our Baby Boy turned 1! He is so grown up! On his actual birthday we had a small party a home because we were having his Baptism and Party the very next day!

For his birthday party his cousin Melissa made him a Elmo cake with a smaler cake for him to destroy!




We had quite a handful of guest's they were his uncle Cruz and Angela,Landra, Noah, Nolan, Grandma Briley and Rob, Cousin Melissa and her boyfriend Chris, Our downstairs neighbor Lupe and her sone Angel.

With all our Love, Happy 1st Mother’s Day 2009

This Mother’s day I wanted to reflect on how blessed I am for being a mother! Two years ago this June, I was told I would not be able to conceive without fertility treatments. Three months later I found out I was pregnant without fertility treatments, God is GREAT!

Eddie gave me the best Mother’s Day present! On his own he brought Kamilo to Sears and got thier pictures taken together. I was presented with a framed photo of Eddie and Kamilo! I just Love the pictures they have taken.

That weekend we went on a walk in Balboa parks and took some cute pictures, then Sunday morning Ana and Marcelo Kamilo's Christian Godparents took me and my boys out to brunch in Old Town and then to Roadrunner Sports to buy me a new pair of walking shoes.

In the late afternoon of Mother's day, my two sister in laws Luz and Meriam and my Mother in law came over from Tijuana for a Mother's Day BBQ and brought me flowers. It was a very nice afternoon.

I have been so blessed this year with my Husband, Baby, Family, and Friends!

Stopping to Smell the Roses...

Since Eddie and I got together, We have been on a constant go go go…roller coaster ride, starting from our short 2 months of dating and quick 4 months of engagement which included a very heavy stint of pre-marital counseling. Eddie and I never really had a chance to sit back and enjoy life together as one, especially since we started our relationship off as instant parents of three kids.
During the time of my pregnancy and after Tristan and Kylie went back with there mom, we did have a good year to just to be us! But yet we were still constantly going … due to the excitement of the pregnancy and the adjustment to a life with no young ones, it kept us on our toes and kept us very busy getting to know each other from a different perspective. Once we had Kamilo … well that was an entire different Roller Coaster ride that I hope will continue for a very long time!


I think everyone knows how chaotic my life was before I met Eddie, I was constantly working, constantly volunteering and if I was not volunteering I was probably having a get together at my apartment or house-sitting someone’s animals or teenagers. So you can imagine I never really had time to just stop and smell the roses. Eddie has been constantly working on getting me to SLOW DOWN! Since we got pregnant with Kamilo not only has my work schedule changed completely so has my stress level! I do not work as many crazy hours and I have cut out a lot of my extracurricular activities. Now the wonderful part of this is I am learning to enjoy San Diego! Eddie, Kamilo, and I started walking at least every other night in Balboa Park, enjoying the scenery…which includes the Cactus Garden, Rose Garden,
and just walking across the bridge and taking in the beautiful Downtown Skyline! We have been to the Zoo many times with only a goal to walk around or focus on seeing a single particular animal.

We have walked around Old Town to enjoy the scenery. Since I have had Kamilo, I have learned to enjoy the little things in life and not stress about the minor things. To not overextend myself on pleasing people, or trying to be the best at everything. I have learned to accept things for what they are and not go crazy trying to keep up with everyone/everything. I just love my life, love my WONDERFUL husband, Love my AMAZING and miraculous baby boy! I am amazed and thankful everyday by what God has done for me and changed me into the Wife & Mother I am today!