My birthday 2008

My 32nd birthday! Yikes! When I walked into Polly's class this morning the kids had this on the board...wishing me a happy birthday! It was really cool and I took some pictures of it.

Celebrating the life of Hilda Fritz

Hilda was my 2nd cousin on my moms side of the family. I have a few memories of her and was saddened by her passing. I remember Hilda always willing to share her dolls with me...although she was a bit older than me I would visit my tia and tio and they would allow me to play with her dolls! I also rememer being at her wedding when she and Kenny got married and how beautiful and happy she appeared! So, there was not a second that went by before deciding to attend her Celebration of Life event in Seattle. I was one of many family members that drove to Seattle to be a part of this occasion.

It was both sad, but mostly happy to hear all of the wonderful things about Hilda from her family, friends, and coworkers.

This is a picture of Bishop with Lela (Hilda's neice & my 3rd cousin)! All 3 of the Martinez girls are beautiful, but for some reason Bishop really loved Lela! I think it shows with the gigantic smile on his face! I notice the dimples they both have..and have to say to myself that good looks run in the family!!!!! hehe!!!!

Hilda, I love you, and will never forget you...and may you rest in peace!

Busy Saturday

So...this morning was our first soccer game with my future step-son Kai. We drove down to Mt. Vernon this morning to watch Kai play soccer..it was so fun. Bishop of course was upset that he didn't get to play soccer, he is so excited about playing sports. After Kai's game we drove back to Bham to watch Bianca's basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club...she ended up getting a bloody nose, but I was very impressed the girl has got the athletic ability that I feel my family has! Afterwards we headed to brunch with mom, dad, Jr, Kristen, Bryce, Bianca, and of course my family...Ray, Bishop, Kai, and myself....after a long morning it was time to head home to give the boys a nap...and what better way to avoid the dishes and laundry but to take a nap with them! That is exactly what I did!!!

When we woke up we went to Bryce's basketball game and then came home. It was then that I figured the dishes wouldn't clean themselves and neither would the laundry...so up I got to clean the house. Ray had the boys entertained so I was able to clean the kitchen...and Ray helped with the laundry.

I made a casserole for dinner and fed the family and myself then called Tia Alma who I hadn't talked to in a few days and wanted to check on her to see how she was doing. I told her how much Bishop cracks me up....today he said to me while we were eating dinner....."mom, I am not very happy with you right now and I am going to have to take your toys away". I asked him why and he didn't feel the need to give me an answer....not even 30 seconds later....he looked at me and said, "okay mommy....I am happy now"...and had a huge smile on his face. He is the funniest kid I've ever met...he has this personality that is absolutely amazing and when anyone talks to him they just smile and can't seem to get enough of him! He is a real character.

Well, I will try to get some pictures up soon so you all can see some pics of my family.

I am headed to bed soon because we are going over to Nana and Tata's house in the morning for Menudo.....yum yum.....I am going to have Bishop try it...he had some of the corn when he was little but it is time to introduce him to my favorite Mexican meal!!!! I Can't wait, I will have the camera ready!!!

I'm just starting

So...I am not quite sure how this works, but I am going to give it a try. I want to have something to share with my family and friends that shows that even though I might not get a chance to be with them as often as I'd like I do have a life....It might be busy, but it sure is satisfying.

So, give me a break as I try this new blogging thing and I will try my best to keep it updated and get pictures posted as soon as I can figure out how to do it!