Disaster Family Portrait

Hi everyone!
Yep! we are back once again! hope everybody is doing great after the turkey feast. Well, I just want to share with you something that you probably will see soon. And that is.... our Christmas card YAY! with... our family pic which has a deep story. Let me tell you that as you read in the Post's title... our sitting was a total disaster. Apparently the TERRIBLE TWO are kicking pretty bad in our household. Yep Ash couldn't stay still ANY minute. And even though I don't have girls I know the big difference that that makes in a photo shoot. Girls love to pose. On the other hand..... boys don't like or let me rephrase it they don't have time to pose. They like to play with the props (or maybe just my kids?)
So we started with Ash as he just turned TWO. So we wanted to have his 2 yrs. old pics. And we wanted to have a specific pic with the same outfit that Elan had at the same age. Anyway....The lady (who was taking our pics) gave a couple props to Ash. And Ash will not STOP playing with them. "Playing" as running around as he was at the park. The props happened to be sport items yep BALLS. So Ash kept throwing the football to the lady and to her camera. Soccer ball! he was scoring all over the studio so....by the time for family pic HE WAS DONE! So we did not have ANY options for our Christmas card as it was ONLY ONE decent picture of the 4 of us. (on the good side I did not have the project to choose the BEST one). So I was very uncomfortable as I was "trying" to hold Ash still and he bite me. Elan was so patient but he was tired. Anyway.... this is the deep story but glad that at least we had just one pic. for our memories!

And here it is "THE SAME OUTFIT PIC"
1st. pic is Elan and I found out he was actually 3yrs. old (no 2 yrs. old oh well!)
2nd. pic Ash just turned 2 yrs. old

Elan's Bumblebee sketch

Elan's great coloring gift!

Well, I really can't hold myself anymore of showing you off my son's talent/gift. Elan showed great interest in drawing/coloring at a very young age. All his drawings are about his favorite characters, of course! When he was 3 yrs. old he loved to colored the wiggles, and then superman as well as spider man, batman, Ben 10 and so on and on. Well for the last 2 yrs. he has been coloring/drawing TRANSFORMERS. I have to admit that he is pretty good so here is my showing off post.

I'm pretty amazed at his art work! Me, being an architect's daughter I have always been around the artistic environment. My dad taught me some drawing techniques as well as I took oil painting classes so saying all that I know what he does is not easy.

And as the cutest boy Elan is I asked him this time

Me; How come you draw very good? Elan said; Is my heavenly Father's gift! what an awesome kid huh?s

By the way FYI We finally watched the new transformers movie which was great! Elan was waiting for this movie for the last 2 years, And I have to admit that ME too. I'm totally a transformers fan. I think the little decepticon transformers in both movies are so cute!

Well just wanted to share this great art work. Enjoy! (I hope I can have time so I can make a great Elan's gallery art slide show).

GO MICHIGAN WOLVERINES!Elan's GAME BALLS collection!

Elan's GAME BALLS collection!

Hi again! I'm so sorry that not only I haven't blogged for 3 months but also my last post was so sad. (I can't believe that I left it for so long).

Well...thanks to Elan we're back! I definitely HAVE to post about what happened today as I am a VERY PROUD MOM.

So...let me updated you first. At the beginning of this year Elan started to play BASEBALL. Yep NO t-ball, baseball. That means (for those like me that just knew about ballet shoes) they use a machine instead of the T. Anyway...Elan is one of the youngest of the team (some of the kids are either in 2 or 3rd grade) Just for the record: Elan is in 1st grade. He was very intimidated and scared of the ball/machine. Also, this division/league (Summerlin south little league) is very competitive. Coach is very serious and tough. And it is amazing that all the kids are taking notes who hits the ball and who don't (well it's pretty obvious though as the ones that don't hit, don't get the chance to run).

So...at the beginning of the season it was hard for Elan. He would get a little sad or mad. But with a LOT of practice, support o f his fans (Ash and Mom) and a big help from Dad (who took him to the cages/park every week). Elan got better and better...

So I'm a very proud to let you know that today he got his 3rd. GAME BALL (every game coach gives 2 game balls to the best players). Elan had a lot of fun!

We are very happy for the great effort that Elan has done this season. He worked hard! And I think it was a great opportunity to reinforce many lessons; he plays to have fun and to be the best, practice is the key, nothing is free, he is good 'cause of his efforts, there are good days and bad days, etc.

I don't have any idea if I have mentioned this before. (if I had Oh well if I hadn't here it is!).

NEAT& FUNNY FACT: Most of you know that I love to cheer. But specially to Elan in whatever sport he does; soccer, wrestling, basketball, swimming or baseball. And it might be the latin genes but I LOVE to cheer that means I can be loud B R A V O! Oops!

So one day, I was brave! Brave as I knew that it will be the end of my cheering career. I decided to ask Elan if he liked Mommy to stop cheering at his games/practices. You know, I didn't want to keep embarrassed him. And guess what did he said? Mom I LIKE IT!

I don't know what was the biggest surprise; the fact that he said he likes it or the fact that I had NO clue that he liked it. (Knowing his personality I thought maybe it was a little embarrassing for him). Surprise! it wasn't and he loves it. Yeah! Go Elan! Be a hitter!

Just for the record this was the last game of the season but Elan's team made it to the playoffs so more cheering for me!

Tough week for us!

A very long and stressful week
Ash was hospitalized for the whole week as he couldn't breath. He got RSV but as he presented asthma he needed oxygen and breathing treatments. It was so hard to see little Ash going through all that. And very tough knowing big Elan needed helps as well for daily routine. We were blessed that Grandma Pat came to help us out.
Pic info: first day @ Hospital

Thanks Mom! Thanks Tara for dinner! Thanks Vanessa, Sarah & Yorleny!

Thanks all of you, Family and friends for your prayers!
We really appreciated all your support and love during that tough week.

Pic info: Middle of the week

Pic info: Last day @ Hospital

Now Ash is at home recovering. He still has the breathing treatments but he went back already to little active Ash!

Elan's Update
Well as I haven't posted any other pics. (not even our Xmas Mexico Trip but eventually I will post those pics) But here are some. Elan's b-day pics. Elan turned 7 on Feb. 3rd. 2009. This year was very different. Three weeks prior to his b-day I asked him where did he want his party to be ( as mini gran prix, pump it up, park, house etc.) He answered "Mom I have had some many party with my friends this time I want to have my b-day just with my family". Lucky me! NO B-day project for Mommy this year (at least for one of the boys!)

So lucky boy the very same night of his b-day the Rebels had a game vs San Diego State. What better present for Elan! (Elan loves to go to Las Vegas Rebels basketball games. Elan and Dan even wear the Rebels t-shirt Oh Wow!). We had a lot of fun!

Elan's 7th. B-day

Happy 1st. B-day Ash!

BIG NEWS!
Last Wednesday was Ash's b-day. He turned 1 year Yeah! wow time, time, time! We had his b-day party on Thursday on request of BIG brother Elan. We got sick 2 weeks ago so I didn't feel like doing any "projects" but Elan has such a big heart that was planning Ash' party. And I'm so glad that Elan was so persistent in doing Ash' party as it was a great idea! It was a small party with his mini friends but we can totally tell he had a lot of fun. He ate too much cake and he didn't stop going up and down (so sorry for the blurry pics but b-day boy didn't have time for too many shots!) we are so grateful to have Ash in our family. He is such a cute baby. He is ALWAYS happy, always smiling and he laughs for everything. We just love him so much. And of course we are so happy to have big brother as well. Elan was such a great helper at Ash's party. What an amazing blessing these two angels are in our life! Enjoy the thousands of pics that I post as usual!