Happy Halloween

Werewolves, goblins, witches ..... and Bumble Bee will be hitting the streets tomorrow dressed up to celebrate the one night of the year people can pretend to be someone or something they're not.

The House family will be ready to collect lots of candy to rot our teeth out.

Ashton has started the Halloween festivities early with a party at school. Here are a few of the pictures I took:

Ashton and his teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth

Bumble Bee is hard at work learning his shapes... what do you expect from a car from outer space?

Ashton's pre-k class.

House Family Carnival Night

The House family (Marc, Gram, Kailey, Dalton, Ashton and I) enjoyed on Saturday the sights, sounds and smells of a local carnival. For $20 each the kids had a blast riding the rides, while Marc enjoyed eating funnel cake. Gram and I resisted the temptations...(although I blew my eating plan later that night with a trip to a Hollywood Argentinian restaurant, BeefEaters.. it was well worth it. Delicious!)

Here are some of the images I created using my new iPhone 3Gs and a couple of different photo apps.

New E-mail

There's a new way of contacting me .. via my new personal e-mail at thouse0418@hotmail.com.

After years of not having a personal e-mail I've decided to get one ..mostly because I just got an iPhone and needed to be able to send myself photos I took on it for publication on PixHouse.

Please send me an e-mail so I can add you to my contact list.... and if you want my new personal phone number .. well e-mail me at my hotmail account as well.

More Birthday Pictures

Thanks to Cristobal who shot the pictures.

Birthday Blast

Ashton was the king of the party on Sunday celebrating with his friends and family his 5th birthday at Pump It Up in Davie.

Everyone had a blast jumping and running around the warehouse filled with inflatable bounce-houses of all kinds.

Kids also enjoyed pizza and cake made by Gram and Deborah with a big yellow Pokemon (I have no idea the characters name ... but Ashton does) and Pokemon toys. Ashton loved his cake, so did everyone else because it was all gone.

Everyone brought Ashton wonderful gifts for his big day. Ashton loved all of them. A few of the things he got were:
Transformer figure and book
Leapfrog book reader and books
Monster trucks of every color
Pokemon figures
Cloths
Marvel Memory Game
and lots more ... hours of play time in his future. But, after unwrapping all his gifts, filling out thank you cards for everyone .. we decided (ok, I convinced Ashton) to only open and play with 3 of his many gifts. He choose Pokemon figures and a race track.


Several of his friends from his pre-K class came to celebrate with Ashton. They all had a great time together. Other than a few accidents, including Maya biting her tong while bouncing around .. she was fine after some ice and TLC from mom and dad.

Marissa, Nicholas' younger sister, shows off one of the masks we gave out to Ashton's friends.



Thanks to everyone for making Ashton's 5th Birthday Bash fun and memorable.

Happy Birthday Ashton

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHTON !!!!!

Ashton is turning 5-years-old on Tuesday.
Everyone wishes him a wonderful birthday and many wonderful things in his future.

God Bless

Love
Dad, Mami, Austen and Dalton

Armed and Ready- A must see video

 

The Pledge of Allegiance

Ashton at school has learned The Pledge of Allegiance.
Here he is reciting his version.




These are the actual words to The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

I like Ashton's version best.

Grandparent's Day at Ashton's school

It was grandparents day at Ashton's school a few weeks ago. While other kids in his class had one or two grandparents show up, Ashton of course had an entourage of grandmothers.

Gram, his great grandmother Granny, Abuela Isa and Tia Neida from Cuba all came to meet Ashton's teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth, and observe circle time.

Ashton was beaming with joy to see his grandmothers and show off his poetry skills.

Grandparents Day was a great success thanks to all the grandmothers who came to Ashton's school to participate.

Thanks

New treatment for the serious illness of Journalism

Ashton Sleeping

Ashton's a "big boy" who doesn't need naps. But, every once in a while he just can't keep up with the big dogs of our family (his older brothers and dad) and falls asleep wherever he happens to be at the time. In this case a basket of clean cloths in our garage.

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

It's my birthday today, so I'm reflecting back on a year filled with ups and, a few, downs. First I'll thank my mother and father for giving me life .. especially mom for enduring pain to bring me to the world. Thank You

I'm thankful for the beautiful and supportive family I have that love me unconditional (most of the time) and make me feel loved. I've learned a lot this past year and have tried hard to grow (not just my waist line). I've had a great time this year with my family going skiing in Steamboat, CO. and living the high life at the Fountainbleau with my mom and step-dad. The kids keep me on my toes and Marc makes me feel loved.

I'm also looking forward to the year ahead. I pray lots of great things for me and my family in 2010. Fun, excitement, patience, health, learning and lots of love are all things I hope to have throughout the year.

Wish me luck

Taimy