Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Baby News!

I was going to wait until we got back to Anerica to drop our big news, but Elliott had a 'big brother' photo shoot, and I just couldn't resist any longer.

So, yay!! There's a new baby Rosario coming this summer! We are so excited, and while it seems like very poor timing on our part - I assure you, it's perfect timing in the teacher world!



Elliott is SO excited to be a big brother, and he has even named the baby, 'brother' ... so we're sure hoping for a boy if that name sticks ;) Last week we brought him along to our last doctor visit, and he was glued to the monitor. When the doctor showed him the baby, his eyes lit up, "that's the baby? Right there? In mommy's belly? Ooohhh this is amazing!" Haha, that's his new word ... everything is amazing ...

There is a world of change going on for this kid right now and he's really hanging in there. We have one more day in this empty house, and that's about all I can take. On Thursday we'll head to the hotel for two days, and it will be nice to have a comfy bed to sleep in ... with pillows ...

Luckily, E was able to see one last big snow before we head back to Florida. 



He loved it ... until the snow got in his new shoes.

This will probably be the end of our little blog adventure, and what a great way to end it. As much as I would love to continue it - I'm hoping to be too busy in Florida! I have loved updating this through the years, and I hope one day Elliott will sit down and read the whole thing :) 

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Christmas 2014

Christmas was very different this year. The past two years our house has been over-flowing with decorations, and we have always gone way too far with presents. This year we just couldn't do it ... space, budget and timing only allowed for a few presents for E, and no decorations. Elliott could not have cared less ... he was more than ecstatic with the few things he received. I am just happy to have my little family together this year!

Thankfully, our friends, the Segura's, had us over for Christmas Eve - which included our yearly gift exchange, and some delicious food. Both the Segura's and the Lopera's spoiled Elliott with Spiderman toys - he was in heaven.

Such a ham ...


Vanessa just made a trip to Nove, Italy ... and brought me back a couple of great pieces!! Elliott wasn't the only one who was spoiled!



Vic got some workout gear ... you know he loved that!


Elliott got a fart gun ... hilarious.


We're are so lucky to have had these friends in our life during our time in Germany. I, honestly, don't know what I would have done without the Segura's during Vic's deployment. They were always there to help, and never made me feel bad about asking. One of my biggest fears when Vic was gone, albeit an irrational one, was that something would happen to me in the middle of the night, and nobody would know ... leaving Elliott to fend for himself for days. I know, completely crazy, but you can conjure up all kinds of things with too much time on your hands. Anyway, Vanessa would always check on me ... sometimes with a direct, "are you alive" message. Maybe she didn't always do it on purpose, but I felt better knowing that she was at least thinking about me and Elliott.

The Army-wife-life is one that not anyone can understand unless you have been a part of it. It is a crazy and weird little world ... filled with more drama than I could stand at times, but I am so lucky that I was able to find a couple normal friends along the way! Our little group has had more "family" dinners than I can count, and endless laughing to go along with it. We'll definitely catch-up with them at some point on the other side!


Later that night a couple more families came over. The boys tried to pretend they were young again, and play a drinking game ... which lasted about five minutes.


Elliott and Kiera opening their gifts ... their faces are priceless.



Elliott is currently obsessed with all things superhero ... mostly Spiderman though ...


The next morning E woke up with his few little presents under the tree. He got a couple coloring books, a few trucks, and a new pair of shoes (seriously, he had been asking for new shoes - what a kid). My mom also sent him a new tablet - which has been such a lifesaver the past week with all of the moving.


Roscoe and Lola got hog ears from our German dog boarder. They were so gross!!! Real hog ears with ear hair still in them ... blahhh, Lola wouldn't touch it, but Roscoe had the time of his life. It has since snowed quite a bit here ... ruining Roscoe's chances of anymore bone-chewing in the yard.


The holidays have come and gone, and our house is empty! The movers did a fantastic job, but let me hold my tongue until I see what shows up on the other side of the pond.

Everyday we, kind of, get our lives more and more together ... and I think we are as ready as we'll ever be for America!!