De La Cruz Family

De La Cruz baby #5....

2011-11-27T14:48:00.002-07:00

just thought u all should know that we are having a baby girl, she is due april 11, 2012!!

Kylee's letter to Santa 2011

2011-11-12T21:37:00.004-07:00

so kylee's getting so big she is amazing! she wrote this letter to santa all by herself, she kept asking me how to spell words and it never dawned on me what she was doing until she asked me how to spell christmas. this is the cutiest most honest letter to santa i have ever seen....i hope you are able to read it, it is 4 pages long and so cute...

Long over due update!!

2011-10-29T18:14:00.003-06:00

so i know it has been almost a year since i have posted anything on here sorry..life has been very busy here. we now live in missouri and we bought a home here its in the country and we have a little bit of land, the kids love it here. we have also added another member to our family austin toby he was born on april 14 2011 we love him to death! ( im not sure how this post will turn out im using jareds phone that has internet so bare with me if its all over the place.) well these are pictures of the kids in their halloween costumes :) they look so cute!! hope you enjoy!...

this is austin he is dressed up as gnomeo from gnomeo and juliet..( he is a garden gnome)
our princess kylee who turned 7 this year is princess and the frog!!
our little aaron who turned 4 in july is optimus prime from transformers :)
our little makayla is a "bat-arina" a bat ballarina she loved this costume and i thought she was adorable!
these are the crazy kiddos we have they look so good!! well hopefully ill be able to update this more often...and for those of you who arent aware yet, we are expecting another little blessing in april... ;)

Our Utah December

2010-12-28T20:30:00.005-07:00

This December we got to spend it with family and friends in Utah. We had a secret that we revealed on Christmas...

We had a lot of fun Christmas party's where we got to see all of our family this is a picture of my dad, brother and sisters; which I was so excited about seeing all of them it has been a LONG time since we were all together.
I think it is so funny that no matter when we all get together, whether its dinner of Christmas we always reminisce on the past and how silly we were as kids. I think this is my very favorite part about seeing my brothers, sisters and cousins.
This year me and the kids stayed with Jared's parents while he was in Missouri getting things ready for our move there. So we decided that we would make all the ornaments for the Christmas tree this year. I got to watch Ruth's (sis in law) kids for a few weeks and this was a excellent way to keep everyone entertained.
Aaron and Makayla loved getting all the attention.
Kylee and her cousin Ana love dressing up, putting on make up and getting their nails done. This is a picture of them when aunt Liz did their hair and they did their make up.
I had to include this picture it is so funny, we all missed Jared very much when he was in Missouri. Good thing was that we had lots of family and friends to occupy ourselves with so the time would pass easier. Aaron loved to hang out with all of his grandpas, this is a picture of him shooting my dad. He was having a blast.
All in all we had a wonderful Christmas in Utah and are so grateful for all of our family and friends we love all of you!!

Makayla's Ice Skating Birthday

2010-12-13T11:25:00.000-07:00

7 yrs later and you're still the one..

2010-12-03T15:10:00.002-07:00

Its been 7 years since we were married for time and all eternity on December 5th, 2003...

Threw the years we have had our fair share of bumps in the road, but after all of it I feel we have grown stronger. Our family has also grown quite a bit and there is no doubt in my mind that Jared is the one that I will grow old with, and nothing makes me more happy.

I love you Jared, Happy Anniversary Baby!

Our little soccer player..

2010-11-13T19:32:00.002-07:00

So, we put Aaron in soccer this year at the YMCA in Oklahoma. We got him his cleats and shin guards he looked so good. He was the shortest one and the youngest player on the team. He did good. He didnt play at the games to much but for some reason he did at the practices...? Goofy, he would just stand there and we would say ok its your turn, and he would just say that he was just watching... he is actually really good at soccer though.

Look he even was on a magazine cover... :)

A little early but I just have to say...

2010-11-12T16:55:00.003-07:00

I am so amazed at the life that I have been handed. Everything that has ever happened in my life all comes down to the moments that have totally taken my breath away. I am so very blessed to have the amazing people who have blessed me all along the way. I just cant express how much you all mean to me and how completely grateful I am for all of your love and support threw everything, from high school friends and family to my amazing husband and children. Thank you all so much for helping me become the person I am today! I love you all!!

This year me and Jared will be celebrating our 7Th year Anniversary on December 5Th, I cant believe how far we have come and I cant believe how much I love this man. He is more than I could have ever asked for and so very perfect in every way for me. I still consider us to be in the honeymoon phase because I still get butterflies when I see him. He makes me smile even when things are getting tough. And I still get goosebumps and feel like we are the only two people in the world when we kiss. I never thought you could love someone so much, I still remember the first time we met and how I felt in that moment when he proposed. It's amazing how far we have come and this song totally says it all! I love you Jared with all my heart!

Pictures of the kids

2010-09-05T18:56:00.003-06:00

So we went to the zoo as a family, they have this children's part where the kids can play in the water. It was such a nice hot day so we decided to just let them go for it. While we were sitting there watching the kids play this lady came up to me and Jared holding a camera and said that she wanted to get every one's parents permission to take candid pics of the kids playing, because she was in the Oklahoma Photography club and wanted to shoot candid pics of kids playing for a magazine. Of course we said yea. So here are the pictures that she sent us of the kids, turned out that my kids were the only ones that she wanted to shoot...lol she even offered to meet us at a park our something and take pictures for us of the kids for free. Cool. She said that these aren't the best because the lighting was really bright that day but I thought they looked ok....

My little Makayla
This one is so funny, Makayla was so tired from walking the zoo and playing in the water that she decided to just lay down... Kylee says that it looks like she is sitting on Makayla's head...lol
Aaron look pretty cute here though.

Crazy Ky

Aaron and Kylee playing with a ball in the water..

One of our future models posing...lol all she needs is sand, and a little swimming suit. :)

KINDERGARTEN!!

2010-08-19T20:25:00.002-06:00

ok, so today was Kylee's first day of kindergarten and she did amazing...of course! Me and Jared wanted to walk her to her class on the first day so we did, when we got there all the kids were sitting on the floor and so she went right over and sat down. I had to say KYLEE... ok...bye! How sad is that, here I am thinking that this is going to be a huge moment were she will hug me and be all mom I am going to miss you...NOPE! She was ready... I was sad. I was like, "why, didn't she throw a fit? how sad...now I am sad." Jared of course was like, ok you are crazy...do you want me to pinch her next time so she will be sad? haha funny. But seriously, show some kind of remorse for growing up on me so fast...man. Well I was sad anyways, but she did amazing and had a wonderful time.

Her teacher is Mrs Jones who we met on Tuesday, she is perfect we are so excited for this year. Kylee loves it so much and she really is ready for it, she can already spell certain words, among other things. She is so smart and loves to learn...still cant believe that she is in kindergarten though! Jeeeese!! Well I at least recorded the moments on our camcorder, since our camera doest work anymore and the camera that I used this morning doesnt have connections for computer, you will all have to just wait for her school pictures whenever those come out. :)

Update..

2010-08-07T19:48:00.002-06:00

Ok, so the kids broke the camera..hence the reason why I haven't put pictures up since I was in Utah. So not sure when ill be able to put more pictures up.? Anyways, things have been going good here in Oklahoma, we made it back from Utah another LONG drive finished and we all survived. :) Ok so Makayla is getting bigger and bigger she has been saying new things almost everyday and comes up with new attitude as well. She is definitely in her terrible two phase in life and it is by far the worst out of the three..

Aaron refuses and I mean REFUSES to be potty trained. When I asked him if he wanted to pee in the potty like daddy he said," Nope." I asked why not, and he said," I don't want to be a big boy I want to be a baby...I Aaron not big boy!" Great... I know, not sure whats the next step we have tried bribery, incentives, making a huge deal over it and everything...not happening thus far.

Kylee is starting kindergarten on the 19Th and we meet her teacher on the 17Th. Not sure who is more nervous her or me. She told me that she was worried about going to school.... I think this has something to do with the movie that we watched... "Diary of a wimpy kid".... she is worried that kids aren't going to be nice to her and that she will have to eat rotten cheese for them to like her....( have to see the movie to understand that part.) Today she was asking me how she should wear her back pack... " mom, so do I have both straps on or one...what is the cool way?" I just told her that she should wear it however makes her comfortable and not fall over. :) but I thought it was funny that she was aking...

I am definitely not handling this very well... I think I am going to be a mess for a few weeks after she goes. I hope I survive Kindergarten, but I know that she will have so much fun and love it! Plus, she is freaking gorgeous and really has nothing to worry about.

Well I have been freaking out about school, sometimes I wonder how people actually pass Nursing school. It is so hard! But I guess that is how it should be. Right?? Man I sure hope that all this freaking hard work pays off. I also got a job working nights to help out....I know, I know....crazy but you got to make sacrifices to get anywhere right? Hopefully, the lord will give me extra energy and brain power to help me survive these next few years. It seems like there is just so much on my plate and sometimes I just want to "drop it" and give up...But, I know how that feels to have your mom give up and leave...NOT HAPPENING HERE!!!! No matter what, I just keep telling myself that this is all going to benefit our family and me personally as well. I will never give up on my motherhood role and I will always support my family whenever needed! Sometimes I just need a little help doing it, so if you all could please say a prayer for our family to be able to overcome the challenges that we are facing and for me to be able to juggle all that I have to, that would be very much appreciated. I don't normally ask for things like this but I feel as though I have too. Thanks for everyone supporting me through my lifetime and especially right now. I am truly grateful for every opportunity I have ever been given and for everyone who has helped me to be where I am today.

Fun with Family in Utah..

2010-07-26T14:16:00.005-06:00

Happy 24th of July!

Happy 24Th of July (Pioneer Day) we had a blast celebrating with family. We went to the parade and to Payson lakes then went to see fireworks in Mapleton. Wow what a day so much fun though! We got to spend time with all of our families this week and it was sure a lot of fun! I am so glad that we got to see everyone!
Daddy, Kylee, and Annie in the boat at Payson Lakes

Annie and Kylee paddling all by themselves (don't worry they were tied up) but they thought they were doing pretty good. They told us that they could do it all by themselves so we let them! :)

See the rope...... ;)

Auntie Liz and the girls out in the boat. We had a blast!

Kylee, Joseph and the girls were out in the boat...you can see me and Liz in the raft...laughing because we couldn't figure out how to get it going. It was so much fun, we finally figured out that one person has to paddle on each side, after going in circles a few times...lol

Daddy with Aaron on the paddle boat..they were naturals!

At first Aaron wasn't to sure about going on the boat...but after a while he had fun with daddy!

Liz, sneeking a picture of me...

Kylee made her own fishing pole with a stick and fishing line that she found, what a little fisherman we have here! She love to fish so really this was no surprise to me!

Makayla enjoying a cool beverage while watching all the action on the water...What a cutie!

Mama and Makayla eating marshmallows. I love this picture of Makayla, her eyes look so beautiful.

Aaron sharing the marshmallows

Lizzy and Aaron posing for a picture...Aaron had marshmallows in his mouth and yes, that is dirt all over him. He was running and sliding and playing in the dirt...He is a boy for sure!

Yaya and Kylee

How cute is this...Ana, Kylee, Yaya and Makayla peeking through the bags in the corner! They were having fun.

Aaron, Yaya and papa....I love this picture! So cute! We are so glad that everyone showed up.

sorry..

2010-06-10T21:19:00.002-06:00

So things have been running at full speed here and I am sorry for not getting to upsdate this. So I applied to Nursing school and got in, I start on Wednesday and I am totally excited and scared at the same time. With my previous credits and AS in science degree I should be able to get my Masters degree in about 4 years that is if everything goes smoothly and I dont skip any summers. I am excited for this, it would be really great for our family and I would love it too! Well that is all I have time to post for now Ill post some pictures of the kids later.

Summer Fun! (turn up your speakers!)

2010-05-27T13:16:00.001-06:00

Family Fishing Day! ~ (turn up your speakers!)

2010-05-08T10:18:00.001-06:00

Kylee lost her first tooth!!!

2010-04-15T18:39:00.003-06:00

Kylee's tooth fell out yesterday. it has been loose for about 2 weeks now and we kept telling her to not play with it and to just let it fall out on its own. So yesterday, she was running and fell into Aaron's head and it started to bleed, and basically it was falling out of her mouth just hung there by a little strand, she wasn't scared at all. I told her to pull it out of it didn't hurt and so she pulled it out all by her self. She is getting so big, I didn't think she was old enough for her teeth to fall out yet, but when we looked again at her hole, there was already a tooth coming in behind it and it already broke threw the skin, so she was excited.

At first she didn't want me to take a picture she was worried that people will make fun of her....poor girl.

She looks so cute!

Cant believe how fast she is growing up.

Easter 2010

2010-04-04T21:09:00.007-06:00

Happy Easter everyone! We had a BLAST, we spent the day as a family at the zoo. We did Easter egg hunting and fun little Easter activities, it was a very good day and the kids had a great time! We missed being with our family and friends on this day but you all were in our hearts! We love you all HAPPY EASTER from the De La Cruz Family!

These are the cookies that we made for Easter the kids decorated them, they did a good job!

Aaron and his new hair cut, he looks alot older.

Makayla is such a happy baby we couldn't have asked for better!

Kylee..isnt she getting super big! I cant believe how time flys!

Easter 2010 at Oklahoma City Zoo

Makayla was a natural at the Easter Egg hunt.

She wasnt to sure what to do with them though?

Aaron liked the Easter egg hunt too.

We had fun doing the activities that they had at the zoo, like making bunny ears and sand art.

She looks so cute!

The kids loved petting the bunnies
Waiting her turn at the Easter egg hunt, Kylee was hot and tired.
Kylee has never actually done the Easter egg hunt. We always go every year but she gets overwhelmed with all the kids and she chickens out, this time she did it...YEAH. She walked right by all the eggs and went to the ones by the rock?? Not sure why; she only got 2 eggs but hay, it was progress. :)

After the egg hunts and the activities we went to the little water park part and got WET!!! It was 85' out and the kids loved cooling off!

Makayla loves to play in the water, but with all the kids splashing she really wasn't having it. All in all it was a very fun day out and we all had a really good time spending time together. I love making memories with my beautiful family!

Things you might not know...

2010-03-29T23:47:00.004-06:00

So I know I haven't wrote anything on here in awhile and I am sure you are all wondering how we are doing. Things are good we have just been busy lately, you know how it is with 3 kids CRAZY!!! Well I was thinking of what to write on here and I decided that I would tell you some things about the kids that you might not know...some things are funny and some are down right crazy, but we love the kids anyways!!! hahaha..

KYLEE:
1. Kylee loves to hide from us and jump out to scare us, but lately she has been going under the beds and falling asleep. She says that she likes to sleep under there...not sure why, I told her that she is crazy because she always wakes up freaking out and not knowing where she is... weirdo.

2. Kylee has a picture that she colored of a puppy that is hanging on her door, she said that it was for santa's little helpers....so that they can tell Santa what she wants for Christmas this year.

3. Another thing about kylee that is kinda funny...she thinks that because she is 5 years old that people who come over to our house to visit only get to stay for 5 days. She told us that she cant wait until she is 10 so that grandma can stay for 10 days...haha

4. Kylee likes to find sticks outside, and dig in the dirt to find treasures. One thing she does when we are outside is talk to the wind, which I think is cute. When it is blowing she puts her arms up in the air and says "I cant hear you!" the crazy things is usually when she says this the wind gets stronger. Kinda cool huh!?

AARON:
1. Aaron refuses to walk over cattle-guards.....haha. For instance, we will be walking and when we get to a cattle-guard or drain thing, he stops and either goes around it or has to have someone help him cross...he says, " Mommy that's scary."

2.He has to know where Makayla is at all times, he is very protective of her. And when I put her down for a nap, if he didn't see me do it he gets worried and says, "Hey, where Makayla go?" I say she is sleeping "OK....she is sleeping." He is a good big brother.

3. Aaron loves to play basketball, and soccer but his favorite thing to do is ride is bike.

4. Whenever there is a airplane in the sky he says,"look mom its YAYA!" or "Mom its Hotcha (his word for Liz )...where is she going mommy?"

MAKAYLA:
1. She loves to dance

2. Her new favorite word is "NO." Only she says it like "NNNNNNo."

3.She gets upset if she doesn't get to take a bath with the other kids. Even if she already took one she will throw a HUGE fit on the floor and scream until we put her in again with one of the kids.. needless to say she is very clean... :)

4. Makayla is not afraid of anything, in fact she is the bravest one of them all....kinda funny.

These kids have silly quirks but that is what is so entertaining. I love them so much!

MONSTER JAM 2010

2010-02-20T21:49:00.003-07:00

So we went to Monster jam at the Ford Center here and I must say it was pretty awesome. We took all the kids and surprisingly they loved it even Makayla was having a good time. It was Extremely loud we bought ear plugs for the kids but it was still way loud. Aaron was really scared at first but once the trucks started jumping and spinning he really go into it. Makayla was clapping and I was amazed at how she handeled the noise, she was not scared at all she is CRAZY! Kylee had fun too, they all have there favorite monster truck....haha I guess we are a true redneck family now haha. I think that we are all partial to the Spider man truck and Grave Digger, We had a blast! Here are some pictures....

OHH Makayla...

2010-02-06T23:17:00.004-07:00

Ok I have to post these pictures of Makayla. For some reason she likes to get inside the bottom of the oven and play....yeah random, but SHE LOVES IT! And I think it is cute.

OOPS! Mommy caught me! Ah......I wasnt in here...what?

This is the face I get when I tell her to "SAY CHEESE"

Then she pushes the drawer in and sits like it never even happened.....sneeky!

Pictures

2010-01-23T18:10:00.004-07:00

OK, so I found some pictures of the kids that I LOVE! And I wanted to share them with you. It is so crazy how fast they are all growing up into beautiful little angels! I cant believe that they are mine, I Cherish every moment I have with them and I think god for them everyday!

I Love "butt shots" hahaha. But you can also see how big/tall they are all getting.

I cant help but notice how much more happy the kids have been since I became a stay at home mom. ( even though this picture looks like Ky is choking Makayla)

Oh my gorgeous Princess Kylee, she is so Perfect!

And Aaron is getting so big and handsome!

yeah, Makayla was not liking the picture taking but I got her anyways.

OK, OK this one deserves explanation. Kylee always finds the weirdest places to hide and this time she was hiding from Aaron who obviously gave up looking for her and she fell asleep under the bed. What is even more amazing is that it isn't even very dirty!

This is the only member in our family who is ever happy in the morning! Makayla is our morning alarm clock, but we love waking up to this face!

And I had to include this picture it is one of my favorites! Makayla hugging Kylee, it is amazing how well all my kids get along. They have there moments just like any other brother-sister or sister-sister relationship but for the most part they absolutely love each other!

Having fun...

2010-01-14T18:28:00.003-07:00

Today was a good day it wasn't as cold so we got to play in the garage with the bikes. At least they were able to release some of their energy....
Kylee has been working very hard at her preschool books and trying to learn all the letters and math etc before she starts Kindergarten.....

She is doing great!!!

This is a great picture, I took it right when they were making faces at me and Makayla was laughing....I love this!

Don't you just love this face???? My girls love to play with barbies just like their mommy used to....

All in all it was a great day, and I am not so worn out. I think it is because we actually went outside for a little while. Looking forward to more days like this one!

Stay-at-home Mommy

2010-01-13T19:30:00.003-07:00

So today was the first day as a Stay at home mommy, and I think it went pretty well. I definitely need to figure out a routine as the kids are still stuck on go to bed late and wake up early. So, needless to say I was a zombie this morning but managed to feed them and clothe them as well as myself. I made a point to put on make up and dress myself I don't want to be the wife who just gives up on herself since the only ones who see me all day aren't even over the age of 5 because it sounded tempting to lounge around all day in my PJ's....but no.

Nap time was actually pretty easy today, they went right to bed after lunch for about 2 hours and it was nice. I managed to do laundry and clean the kitchen in the time that they were napping. One thing that was a disaster today was dinner... not very good, I tried to make tostadas and well they were edible but not very tasty...probably because we didn't have any salt and so the beans (that I made from scratch :) were not very good. Oh the joys of cooking, I LOVE it but usually I am not very good at it unless it is Tamales or Strawberry Short Cake. Somehow I manage to make those two things perfectly....everything else, well lets just say I need help in this area. ;)

Aaron fell down while running from his older sister (while in her dress up shoes) yesterday and he bit his tongue so bad that it is hurts for him to eat or drink anything other than water. So the poor kid didn't eat hardly anything today. It is so sad because he is sooo hungry but whenever he tries to eat anything he starts to cry and say "owie mommy" and then he sticks out his tongue to show me the owie. Sure hope it gets better soon, I hate not being able to just fix it.

Me I think I managed to do OK aside from the Dinner meltdown. It is hard going from working all day a million things in your face all at once to nap time and cleaning. I sure am dragging though, I don't think it is from exhaustion like I used to when coming home from work then having to play catch up on laundry, dinner and bath time. I am actually looking forward to bath time...WEIRD....I think it is because I am BORED the kids like to play alot but usually just with each other, and Makayla just likes to be held all day which I completely enjoy; I think I just have to get used to the new pace and find a routine that will work for all of us, would love to have suggestions from anyone who has experience in this field though.

The funny thing is Jared came home from work today and told me that he was warned by one of his coworkers. I guess when you go from working mom to stay at home mom you tend to be crankier than usual?? I hope that this will not be the case with me.

Sad day at Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates

2010-01-12T21:06:00.003-07:00

So I had to quit my job today, our babysitter has not been very reliable latley and she just did not show up today at all. So sad, I am going to miss all the people that I worked with and all the Dr's as well. But this is good, apparently the babysitter was not getting along with my children and was not treating them very well. Well that just doesnt fly in our home and so we gave her the boot so to speak. The kids are all excited that mommy will be home all the time now. I am excited just a little nervious I can handle sick elderly people all day long but 3 energetic, sneeky toddlers...I dont know.... I am sure there will be alot to talk about over the comming weeks; lets just hope I survive........... :)

Monday Madness...

2010-01-11T21:29:00.006-07:00

So I got to stay home today from work and hang with the kids. Our babysitter had a funeral to go to so it was just me and the 3 crazies. I thought it has been a little while since I wrote a actual post on the family so... Well We had a great time in Utah for New Years, we enjoyed ourselves at the Marriott Hotel New years Eve Dance with the family, it was alot of fun...Actually the guy who DJ'd at my wedding was the DJ there so it was ALOT of fun the kids definitely got worn out.

The drive home from Utah was...well BAD! We decided to go threw Denver because it was suppose to be 4 hours faster then going down threw New Mexico...BAD IDEA... We got snowed in on the freeway before we hit Denver and we were stuck for 5 hours not moving at all! Everyone around us in their cars were stuck too, but with 3 kids in the back who were not happy and one who needed to pee, well lets just say it was a adventure I'd like to forget :)We finally got home after 24 hours of driving(or waiting to drive anyways.) The kids were sick pretty much the whole time but they still enjoyed seeing all the family and grandparents!
Aaron has been sick still we took him to the DR today and he said that the poor guy has an infection "like" pink eye only he has it in his eyes, ears, and nose...WHAT!! Poor little man he has not been Happy and in alot of pain, luckily the Dr gave us some medication that should cure it up in about 3 days! YEAH!
Makayla still isn't walking, she does really good when you just hold her hand and walk with her but she wont do it on her own yet. She is still crazy, and so much fun to play with. I enjoyed our time together today, she can make the darkest moments in a persons world so much easier to endure. She has so much happiness that fills your heart every time she smiles! I love her! Kylee is.. well...Kylee, sometimes she is very difficult but most of the time she is perfect. She has her moments of attitude and..well... she's 5 but she has been such a good helper and she loves to cook! I think it is so crazy how big she is getting, she loves to take care of her brother and sister. We had to give Aaron his medicine (eye drops) and she was such a big helper in convincing him that this was a good idea. She tells me that she wants to be a Doctor like her mom...hahaha You know she convinced Aaron who is 2 that EYE DROPS were a good thing, so I am sure she would be an Amazing doctor.

Me and Jared are working hard. Jared is glad that the rush of the holidays are over so that things quiet down at the mall, but he loves his job. And me, I am just working. Work Work Work seems that is all I do these days, Oh I wanted to share a quote that I thought was perfect, and well it helps me get threw the tough times...

'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Oklahoma LDS Temple....simply Beautiful

Festival of Light in Chickasha, OKlahoma

2009-12-12T09:51:00.003-07:00

We had alot of fun at the festival of lights in Chickasha Oklahoma. But we did get lost trying to find Chickasha, but when we got there it was worth the drive. We had hot cocoa and watched all the light shows. It was really, really cold, but the kids had a good time.

Makayla's Cake Party!

2009-12-08T18:46:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Happy 1st Birthday Makayla!!

2009-12-08T17:13:00.002-07:00

She is sooo excited that today is her Birthday!!! more pictures to come, my camera connection cord to computer broke so??! Hopefully we will be able to post some pictures of Makayla's Birthday! Cant believe that she is already 1!! She is getting so big, she isnt walking yet but wants to, soon! She has 4 teeth 2 on top and 2 on bottom and she loves to show them off! She is such a happy girl, and always so full of energy! She loves to follow her brother and sister around and she just learned how to blow kisses (so cute!). She is starting to have a cute little voice which it is soooo girlie and soft. She can say mom, dad, No!, and STOP!!, the last 2 words I am sure she learned to say because her sister is always trying to carry her around and Makayla loves to do things by herself! She is a big girl, she can eat with her spoon all by herself too! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL, We love you!!! :)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

2009-12-05T08:29:00.006-07:00

Happy Anniversary Jared! I love you, I cant believe it has been 6 years already! It has gone by really fast, think of all the things that we have already done....

Having 3 crazy, beautiful children! Going on random/exciting trips to San Francisco, California, Georgia, Las Vegas, and Idaho. We have had a lot of adventures together! I cant wait to spend the rest of my life with you! I love you now, forever and for eternity! To this and many more to come, Happy Anniversary Jared!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2009-12-02T22:36:00.001-07:00

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Here is a cute little video of the family! just click on the video and turn you speakers up!

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg!!!!

2009-11-28T20:05:00.002-07:00

So for Thanksgiving it was just the 5 of us here, we had a lot of good food and fun. We usually are going to relatives houses, but this year it was nice to just enjoy the time we have with our kids. I am very Thankful for my family, Jared is a wonderful husband and I love him so much! He is an amazing father and I love to watch the kids and him play. He is the love of my life and even after 5 1/2 years I still get butterflies when I am with him. I feel like a very lucky lady to have found such a wonderful partner for life. I am so looking forward to growing old with him!!! And I am very thankful for my babies, It is hard at times and they are crazy but you just cant help but love them. I love being a mother, it is very rewarding. I might have my days where I think I live on the funny farm but all in all they are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am so blessed to have such a special family. I am glad that we have a home to live in and food on our table and a father in heaven who loves us and watches over us. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too!

Makayla Nicole...almost 1 year!

2009-11-13T22:57:00.003-07:00

My Little Makayla, we have just been waiting for her hair to grow in and look at it, it is growning curly. IT IS SO CUTE! I absolutly love it.

She is funny to, she likes to look at herself in the mirror when I am doin her hair, she knows she is beautiful!

Look at how curly it is this is all her and a little moose, she is so stinkin cute!

My little Pilgrims and Indians...

2009-11-13T21:37:00.004-07:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING....

Our babysitter is pretty creative! We came home from work and found Indians and Pilgrims in our house! It was so cute! I had to post some pictures of them, The hats look really good huh? The kids enjoyed them and had fun coloring Thanksgiving pictures and learning about Pilgrims and Indians.

Isabella Rose

2009-11-08T18:32:00.006-07:00

This is my new Niece everyone, isn't she beautiful. It is my little brother Josh's baby girl, we are so excited for him! Cant wait to see her in person and hold her, she is so pretty. I just wanted to say how happy I am for him and that he is going to be a great daddy!

Happy Halloween 2009

2009-10-31T21:47:00.005-06:00

Kylee Aaron and Makayla getting ready to go trick-or-treating! We had a great time, there was a really neat house that we went to that had a "Haunted walk way" that we had to go threw before we got candy that was pretty neat, and then there was a bunch of people on the front yard dressed as zombies, that preformed Thriller, there was even a little old lady that was dancing it was awesome!

We got lots of candy and had a really great day. Yesterday we went to Haunt the Zoo which was really cool, they handed out candy and we got to see everyone dressed up it was alot of fun, and the kids really seemed to enjoy it! Happy Halloween!

PRE-HALLOWEEN SHOW....

2009-10-29T20:32:00.004-06:00

Look at how cute the girls are! They are only allowed to have makeup on at Halloween but it is so cute, it totally brings out their eyes! And kylee with her wigs.....last year it was YELLOW Cinderella and this year it is RED Ariel...so much fun though! Makayla is going to be a great Snow White, just look at those lashes!

Aaron is getting bigger too, just look at how handsome he looks in his "Monster" shirt! He is going to be a dang cute Scooby-doo this year!

2009-09-30T20:17:00.010-06:00

So the kids were being silly today...what else is new right, only this time I was able to get some funny pictures of them. Kylee and Aaron love to take pictures with each other, Makayla was sleeping so this is all about the crazy big kids. We are all doing good. We are just working hard and having fun with our family. The Race for the Cure that me and Jared have entered in is in about a week...I am getting nervous, but it will be fun. My parents are going to come up for this and they are going to hang out for a week or so I think it is going to be fun! Maybe me and Jared can sneak away for a night out on the town..Haven't done that in QUITE a while!

Kylee wanted so show everyone that her shirt says Daddy's Princess in Spanish. That she is! I'll have to catch a few pictures of Makayla being silly too, she is actually the goofiest one of them all. She really is a goof ball and she isn't even 1 yet! Here is a cute picture of her when we went to the zoo and we were riding the paddle boats... Its cute! And one of her at the fair which really kinda shows you that she is silly just by her smile, then a beauty shot! OMG my kids are Gorgeous!

We cut Kylee's hair!

2009-09-26T21:59:00.004-06:00

So we cut Kylee's Hair finally it was really long. She was excited and we like the results. They ended up cutting like 7 inches off. Isnt she pretty!

Kylee's 5th Birthday Photos!

2009-09-13T15:48:00.000-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Ok, here are all the photos that you have all been waiting for..be prepared there are many...:)

2009-08-26T22:47:00.008-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Make a Smilebox photobook

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Make a Smilebox photobook

Yes, we are still alive...!

2009-07-17T21:44:00.002-06:00

Hello everyone I know that you are all wondering how we are doing, well we made it and things are good. We haven't yet got a computer set up so I am at Jared's work just sneaking in a quick post. It is Aaron's birthday today! Don't worry when I have more time I will add all the pictures of the drive, forth of July, etc.. all of it! Well Oklahoma is great, the weather has been in the triple digits since we got here and well lets say that the humidity isn't making it any better! Kylee Aaron and Makayla are liking it here they have made a few buddies which is nice we have play dates all the time. The zoo here is pretty awesome it is really big and we go all the time! Other than that nothing to big has happened just a few severe thunderstorm warnings no tornado's ...yet! love all of you and when I have more time I will add the pictures!

Moments to be remembered....

2009-06-08T11:38:00.011-06:00

All of the beautiful candid moments with my babies.

Makayla's birth and blessing day, she was beautiful look at all that hair!

My college graduation and I was 8 mo pregnant with Aaron.
Aaron and Kylee's first christmas photoshoot, they are so cute!
Our little man Aaron birth and blessing day, what a hunk!
Our first Family Picture (our family was just getting started...!)

Kylee's birth and our baby girl winning the Utah State baby contest and going to Internationals in Georga, she took 3rd place International.
This is definatly a moment to be remembered! The day I married my best friend Jared in the Salt Lake city LDS temple on December 5, 2003. I will never forget this day, it was the first day of the rest of my life! I am so greatful for these little moments in time that make life that much special. I have come along way threw the years and overcome alot of trials to get to where I am today. But it is like the song goes, "...God Bless the Broken Road that lead me strait to you!..."

These are the CRAZY days...

2009-06-02T13:23:00.003-06:00

Hello everyone, I haven't written in a while and wellIi wanted to up date you. We are going to be moving to Oklahoma next week, Jared flys in on Wednesday and we leave Thursday night, we are so excited to see him it has been forever! I cant wait for that day and to see the kids face when they see Jared walk off the plane...oh i am so excited. Well this has been a CRAZY 5 weeks with out Jared that is for sure! Kylee is insane she drives me crazy sometimes, she has a mouth holy cow! Sometimes I forget that she is only 4 she acts like a teenager sometimes! And Aaron isn't taking not having his daddy around he wont let me go. I think that he thinks that if he lets go of me or loses sight of me that I will leave too, poor kid! Makayla is getting so fat all she does is eat and sleep! she is getting so big! Well at least I have one child who is easy to please! I sure do give mad props to single mothers of 3 or more! some days I am sure that I cant handle it, but i just have to take it one day at a time; even then I still wonder how I made it this far?! But, above it all I am very thankful for these little kids they keep my life interesting, there is never a dull moment with them!

Summer Fun!

2009-05-25T20:29:00.001-06:00

Make-up Already?!

2009-05-17T23:41:00.003-06:00

Well we all know that Kylee loves to play dress up and look pretty. Every morning she will watch mommy put make up on and she always manages to sneek some on herself, she loves it even if it is lip gloss! Every time she asks me if she can put makeup on I tell her that she is already beautiful and she doesn't need it, well I finally gave in and told her that we would put makeup on her and take pictures well here they are. Kylee was very excited as you can tell and I think I did a pretty good job of it too. Understand this though, Kylee knows that makeup is only for fun and Halloween. Although she would probably like to have me do this everyday. She is growing up so fast already I cant believe that she will be 5 this year, my how time flys! It seems like just the other day she was learning to talk and look at her now all grown up! WELL she sure is getting more and more beautiful by the second though, we love her very much!

2009-05-12T10:41:00.002-06:00

Happy Mothers Day! Well it is a little late but you know how it is with 3 kids, anyways we are doing good and I had a good mothers day, look at the pretty flowers that I got! Aaron is the man of the house now that Jared is in Oklahoma. It has been hard with out him I am not going to lie, and June 12th cant come soon enough. We miss you Jared! Anyways things are going good, Makayla's surgery was a success and she is recovering well. She has her good and bad times but she is a fighter. Thank you for all of the prayers, we love all of you!

My babies are growing up so fast!

2009-04-30T22:07:00.008-06:00

Makayla what can I say she looks alot different now that we shaved her hair off huh?! She is 5 months old now and getting bigger every day! poor thing needs to have surgery on May 8th for her larynx. She has a hard time breathing and eating because her throat is closed off and she makes a funny noise when she breathes so they are going to cut off a few pieces of her larynx so that she can breath better, we are kinda freaking out you know it is just scary when your baby has to be under anaesthesia, but she'll be ok. And the surgery will be at PCMC with a VERY good Dr. But keep her in your prayers!

Our little boy, he is growing up so fast! He is almost 2 years old, he is so loving and we love to take him out to eat because he likes to flirt with the waitress! :)

They love playing together Aaron looks up to his big sister so much!

Kylee is planting flowers, she is getting so big now she is almost 5 years old. She is very smart and comes up with the craziest things to say. But she sure loves her little brother and sister!

Baby is Here!

2008-12-21T17:19:00.004-07:00

Hello everyone, I am pleased to introduce the newest addition to our family, she was born December 8Th 2008 at 5:06 am and weighed 6 lbs 8 oz 18.5 inches long. The labor happened pretty quick I started having contractions that night at 12:00am and then waited until about 1:30 before I called Jared and said that it was time. We got there about 2:00 am and I was dilated to a 4 90% effaced. Then by the time 3:00 am came I was a 6 and then at 4:30 I was a 9. Then the Dr said that my placenta had ruptured and that we had to get her out quick, so i pushed like 6 times and out she came! It was very fast, this little girl was in a hurry to get here! But she is growing quickly and is oh so cute! We are so glad to have her in our family.

Makayla Nicole De La Cruz

Big brother Aaron and Makayla

Big sister Kylee and Makayla

SORRY!

2008-11-08T22:35:00.002-07:00

Hey everyone I am sorry that it took so long to post something, It has been hard I am on Bed rest now and we don't have a computer at home so as you can see it poses a problem. I have been doing more than I should though, but I am just trying to get threw each moment one day at a time. Yes, I am still pregnant. Contractions are alot stronger and longer, sometimes they are very frequent but thankfully the bun is still in the oven. I went to the Dr 2 weeks ago and he said that there is a very good chance that if she was born now that everything would be fine, but obviously the longer the better. Well my tummy is getting bigger and bigger it is so tight that I feel like it is going to POP! We will see what the Dr says on Tuesday, I am sure that she has dropped I have to pee like 25 million times a day (sure you wanted to know that :) We are still waiting for Kylee's School pictures, don't worry I haven't forgotten about those! I am glad Halloween is over though it was kinda crazy and I am sure the next few holidays are going to be just as crazy. Well got to go, I will try to update you on the family more love ya all.

Halloween Pictures

2008-11-08T22:18:00.012-07:00

Aaron and Brianna, Aaron Loves that little girl! She is so adorable!

Kylee and Ana the 2 little princesses, Kylee or should we say "Cinderella" for the second year running, had alot of fun trick or treating with her little brother.

Oh So Cute!

Aaron loved Halloween, but mostly the trick or treating he was very polite and said thank you to EVERYONE. It was funny, he would get all excited walking from house to house and start running and his little cape would flap in the wind like he was flying, it was way funny!

Our Little Superman!

2008-10-03T16:37:00.002-06:00

Well, everyone is still doing great nothing exciting yet. Baby is still on board and mama is hanging in there, the Dr cut back my hours to part time to make sure that the baby stays in at least 4 more weeks. I am feeling good though, I think that she will hang out for a while in my tummy, I don't really think that she will be to early but you never know. We decided that we like the name McKayla Nicole De La Cruz for her. The kids are doing great Kylee just got her school pictures done and we are waiting for the photos I will post them on her when we get them, I am excited to see if she smiled big or not. Aaron is walking so good now and just getting bigger and bigger by the minute, he loves his big sister they get along so well. I am a little worried about how he will act around the baby though he seems to think that he is mommy's little baby. Jared is doing good to, just getting over another cold you know how that is though, this time of year! We are all getting excited for Halloween, Aaron is going to be a Rodeo Clown and Kylee.......Cinderella (again)......of course! Funny pictures are soon to come I am sure of it! :)

Kylee's 4th Birthday!

2008-09-21T16:19:00.006-06:00

Kylee Marie 4 years old, can you believe it she is sooo big!! We went to a place called Jump on it, which is full of trampolines and bouncers, Kylee loves to jump and have fun. It is a perfect place to have a party, because the kids are always so tired after! Kylee is sure growing up fast, we love her with all our hearts!~

Kylee got so many presents, alot of princess stuff and books! She was very excited! She got a Pink and purple Jeep Power Wheels too, which she went nuts over!

Kylee's Birthday Cake it was a Princess Castle, it looked so pretty! Kylee was really excited it was perfect!

UPDATE!

2008-09-18T19:03:00.003-06:00

OK so I thought that it would be good to update you all on how my pregnancy is going. My mucus plug fell out last week and I started having contractions that night. I called Dr that next morning and he had me go to Labor and Delivery to make sure that everything is OK, mind you I was only 24 weeks. I went and they checked me I was dilated to 1cm and 70 % effaced, so they did a fetal fibernaction test which basically decides whether you are going to continue to dilate in the next few weeks or not and it was positive. So the Dr put me on Bed rest for until this last Tuesday, I went in for my appointment on Tuesday and he said that I am still 1cm and 70 %. He thought that the fetal fibernaction was probably a false positive but gave me medication to stop the contractions. I just take it when I need it unless I have more than 4 contractions in a hour or my water breaks then I just need to go back to hospital. So I am doing OK now still having a lot of pressure from her being so low, but other than that things are looking good. As long as this little one stays in the oven of a few more months everything should be OK. I wanted to thank all of you for your concern and prayers. She is looking very strong and is growing great. Please continue to keep her in you prayers we are not quite out of the water yet, but I am feeling good.

2008-08-22T12:47:00.002-06:00

Well I am sure all of you are dying to know what I am having! In the midst of all chaos I did manage to go to the Dr and have my ultrasound....It's a GIRL....... We are really excited! And I am still due December 28Th.

Our Crazy week!

2008-08-22T12:34:00.002-06:00

Oh my goodness! This week has really been tough! Jared was admitted to UVRMC on Monday for viral meningitis we just got to bring him home yesterday! Yeah it was really scary, and the weird thing is that all he had was a really bad headache as far as symptoms go. He is home now and seems to be doing better, I hope that he can fully recover from this, his body has to fight it off because it is viral there isn't anything that they can do for him except keep pain under control with medications, which is a battle in itself. Kylee is glad that her daddy isn't in the hospital though, she really had a hard time. The Dr's wouldn't let me bring the kids in to see him until they were sure that it was Viral and not Bacterial meningitis. So she didn't get to see Jared until yesterday, poor thing. Well thanks for all of the prayers, and all of the support from all of you. This was not a easy time for me and I really appreciated all of the help. Keep em' commin, he is still not out of the clear yet, atleast not until the headaches go away. Love ya!

Oh Kylee...:)

2008-08-07T14:41:00.005-06:00

Ok so I thought this was way funny,

We picked Kylee up from school yesterday and on the way home Kylee said, " Mom guess what, me and Kel are going to get married." Jared and I turned around and said, "What?" She said, "Yeah me and Kel are going to get married!" I asked her does Kel know this? she said," Yeah." And then I asked her what went on, " What did Kel say?" Kylee said," Kel said, I would really like to marry you.." I asked her what she said. She's all, " I said.. ok.." I was so funny me and Jared were laughing because she was all whatever about it, it was cute.

Aaron's First Birthday!

2008-07-19T22:01:00.010-06:00

What a Handsome Birthday Boy!

Aaron Started off slow then away he went... It was everywhere!

Aaron's First Birthday Cake

Elmo!

2008-07-10T12:29:00.002-06:00

So belly is getting bigger! Funny story, I went to the Dr on Tuesday with Kylee and we were listening to the heart beat and all of the sudden there was a loud sound, the Dr said, "oh that was a kick.." then it was like the kid was playing the drums with his feet, one kick after another. The Dr couldn't help but laughed because I have been very worried about having twins and this just made it worse. I told the Dr that it better be just one good kicker in there! He smiled I guess we wont find out for another 6 weeks. But, oh dear, can you imagine TWINS! Well I will keep you all informed....

Our Adventure

2008-06-19T12:40:00.003-06:00

Ok, so we went to Lagoon with Jared's cousins who are here from Mexico and it was sooo.. much fun. Jared and the kids went on all of the big rides and me and kylee hung out on the little ones,(aaron was with grandma) so most of the pics are of me and Kylee. When we were getting ready to go home, Kylee was all, " just one more ride, mom please!" So we went on this ride called the tilt-a-whirl. Just me and kylee becuse the others were sick, hahah! Anyways we made the mistake of sitting right in the middle and that thing was spinning so fast that I couldnt pull myself up, I was laughing so hard, Kylee was screeming, crying and laughing all at the same time. It was so funny! I have pics comming soon...

2008-06-16T11:25:00.004-06:00

Sorry, I havent written in a while, I will try to be better. We have had a full house, Jared's Family is here from Mexico and they are staying with us for a few weeks. It has been good though, I really like them, although I dont understand spanish very well they are really nice. I asked one of the kids if it was different here than Mexico for her and she said that it was VERY different. I thought that it was neat that this was their first time to America, I guess I am just weird but I thought that it was cool! I want to go to Mexico really bad, Jared was trying to explain to me about life in Mexico and how people from other countries might think that we are very wealthy from the cars that we drive and the houses that we live in; but here we are considered middle class/poor. And how to them $1.00 is $10.00 but here it is just $1.00. Kylee and Aaron are enjoying the company though, all the attention, they love it! Well I will try to post some pic's so you can see the extended family....

Our eventful morning...

2008-06-06T09:17:00.005-06:00

Ok so we have had a very eventful week let me tell you! This is one of those stories that if you knew before you had children it would have been permanent birth control! So I am asleep and Kylee is in our bed, Aaron has been very fussy as he has been constipated for 2 weeks, so he is not really sleeping well either. Then all of the sudden I am awaken by this very familiar but not so pleasant smell, It was Kylee she threw up all over the bed and me! The poor thing was so sick! And me being in the pregnant state that I am in, it was all I had not to throw up all over her! So as I was cleaning this mess up I smelled another smell and it was Aaron peaking threw the bars in the crib with this big grin on his cute little face..... He finally pooped! Let me tell you at 4:00 in the morning to awake to this you just know that the rest of your week is going to be so much better because this is as bad as it gets! Kids are soooo much fun! :)

2008-06-03T14:54:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone! We finally got a blog and we are so excited to share all of the wonderful and exciting news that our family experiences everyday! This will be good because now I will have an excuse to carry a camera everywhere! :) Plus my kids are so funny and so beautiful I have to share them with the world.