Thanksgiving pictures

                                       I lied-There's one of Rick getting ready to fry the turkey

                                              Not a good picture but there's the outfit

 

 

Rick's Grandpa with his great great grandkids & great grandson Michael

Our Nephew Rojelio rockin' out

Our Niece Santana & her boyfriend Freddy

Tuckered out after turkey

Thanksgiving

This year we had Thanksgiving at our house.  I always like to have the holidays at home even though our house is not big and really does not flow well : (  There was only nine of us this year so we didn't have to worry about tables & chairs so that was nice.  We deep fried the turkey and it was wonderful.  We had way too much food but it was all really good food! I bought Michael a cute outfit last year on clearance for Thanksgiving.  I'm not sure why because we're not really dress up kind of people but the outfits are so cute I can't help myself.  We took a few pictures but we didn't get any of my Mother in Law or me or Rick.  I hope everyone had a great holiday!  Ok I'm having trouble finding the pictures so I'll post them later.

Halloween

Michael was a fireman this year for Halloween.  Unfortunately he was sick so he didn't get as much loot as he did last year : ~ (  I'm going to put pics of him in his costume and some of my brother and nephew in their costumes.  Dusty, Chris's girlfriend, dressed up as a Japanese Anime character.  Of course, I forgot to take pics but she looked amazing!

                                                 Trying it on to make sure it fit

                                                             The full view

                                Trenton as a Jabbawockeez member-drinking thru a straw!

 

                                 Chris was an Elder.  He didn't have his bike helmet on though.

 

                                                  Making sure the flashlight worked

                                                              Happy Halloween!

Last week Rick's car got stolen.  Thankfully he still has his truck so now he's trying to fix it up a little.  He's sanding it down and priming it now.  It will take some time but he's enjoying working on it.  Hopefully this will be a better week!

Michael is 4!!

Yesterday was Michael's 4th birthday!  I can't believe it's been 4 years, time really does fly.  We had his party on Sunday and it was a little chilly but at least it stopped raining during the party.  We had a bouncer again and Michael and all the kids loved it.  Last year we were really lame when it came to taking pictures so we were better this year thanks to my cousin Karrie.  Thanks Karrie!  Here are some of the fabulous pictures that were taken.

 

                                              My Lovely Photographer & Abby

                                                    Apparently our singing was off key!!

So yesterday was Michael's first day to ride the bus.  He was so excited and did great.  We took cupcakes to his school for his birthday.  We also saved his presents from us & his grandpa so he would have something to open on his birthday so I think he had a pretty good day.  Here are some more pictures.

                                                     Michael took a self portrait

Happy Birthday Baby boy we love you so much!

Countdown

I should have posted this a couple of weeks ago but I'm lazy.  Last year on Michael's birthday he wasn't very interested  in having cake & ice cream or opening presents so this year we've been talking it all up.  So I decided to do a paper chain like the ones we would make in school to countdown for Christmas.  He loves cutting a ring off every day & talking about how many days left until his party and everything he's going to do.  Hopefully it works and he actually opens his presents : )

                                          Please ignore the dirty wall : ~ )

There are only 3 days left until the party but I took this picture when we first made it and there were like 17 or 18 days left.

School & other poop

On Tuesday September 21, 2010 Michael began his educational career!  OK what I meant to say is he started preschool.  He was so excited and did great!  No tears, no separation anxiety just a very happy, anxious for mom to leave little boy.  I took pictures of him in by the front door and in his classroom.  Unfortunately, I developed the pictures yesterday and deleted them from my camera before I realized I never put them on the computer! : ( He was super cute though in my oh so objective opinion.

Michael hit another milestone yesterday when he announced he had to go poop in the toilet, and then he actually did it!  I had bought him a puzzle at least a month ago to try to bribe him into going and he was so excited to finally be able to put it together!  I took a couple of pictures but they had weird lighting so they're not so great but here they are.

                                              Proud and excited!

His Dad & I are so proud of him!  You always hear that they'll do it when they're ready but I was beginning to wonder.  But as usual he did it on his own timeline and that's ok.

End of Summer

We've been sick in the Olivarez household so I haven't blogged in awhile.  There hasn't been a whole lot going on to blog about either.  My cousin Karrie & I took Michael and Abigail to the Gilbert House a couple of weeks ago.  The kids loved it but I didn't manage to get any good pictures but I'll post some of the ones I did get.

                                         Abby shopping in the grocery store

                                         Michael helping Abby checkout

                                          Trying to put together a puzzle

                                             Gotta love the bubble room!

                                       You can't really tell but Abby's in a bubble!

That night Michael spent the night away from us for the first time.  He went to my Mom's for the night and was so excited!  I thought we'd be getting a phone call at some point saying he wanted to come home but the call never came.  He did really good and is looking forward to another sleepover at Grandmas.
Rick wears safety glasses at work and inevitably ends up bringing them home,  Michael thinks they're cool and likes to wear them.  Lately he's decided that he needs his picture taken when he's wearing them so here is a picture of him wearing the safety glasses and a couple of him without.  He finally smiles when you tell him to when you're taking a picture but it's such a cheesy smile : )  Here's a few more pics.

                                              Sportin' the safety glasses

                                                  Rick didn't want to be left out

                                                        Cheesy Michael

                                                              Smile!