tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28162240057213752092024-03-19T01:51:50.728-05:00A Roll-Acosta LifeAmber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-50663276830560511622014-12-10T10:38:00.000-06:002015-01-19T23:19:08.407-06:00Jillian's Christmas Program<div style="text-align: center;">
Jillian's school had their annual Christmas Program. It is my ABSOLUTE favorite thing that they do at her school. The teachers work all month to teach the kids all the songs and dance moves. And wouldn't you know it, our kid is a H-A-M!</div>
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Jillian asked to wear her favorite dress, her golden dress from her 3rd birthday. She looked so pretty! </div>
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This year, her class performed with the older kids too, so Jillian and Jackson's class sang their songs together. And thank goodness for that because Julian had to be in Houston for school work, but the Malnars got the performance on video so that Julian (and all our family) can see it.</div>
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She did so good, singing all of the lyrics and doing all the dance moves. <br />
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After it was over, we took a quick family photo.<br />
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And here are the stars of the show, Jillian, Jackson, and Andrew.<br />
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I can't wait for the Christmas program again next year to see Jillian perform again...and because I think a certain little boy named Alex will get to be in the program, too. I can't wait!!! </div>
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The house transformation for Christmas has begun. We are slowly but surely making our way through all the rooms in the house to get them all decked out for the Christmas season. Over the past 2 nights, we worked to put up the kids' Christmas trees.</div>
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Julian and Jillian put up her tree last night, and I can tell that it really brightens her day. </div>
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Where did the time go?!</div>
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As for Bubsy, we got him a tree last year, but never really found the right ornaments to deck out his tree. But trusty Target came through again and we found these adorable woodland creatures that were perfect for him.</div>
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And I don't know if Jillian was more excited to put up her tree or to help put up his. </div>
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Once I assembled the tree, I put the first ornament on. Alex is a fast learner and he got right to work on adding the rest of them on. </div>
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Jillian had already spent the night giving names to all of the animals. So Alex would put one on, and Jillian would go rearrange it... "Alex, Robbie the Reindeer wants to be next to Ballie the Bear."</div>
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What resulted was a cute little tree for Alex's room. Once we put everything on, I figured out that there are still more trimming that we can add to his tree, but all in good time.</div>
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How I love thee, O Christmas Tree,</div>
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And the little people you belong to!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-24270801513987142002014-11-02T07:21:00.001-06:002014-11-02T07:23:58.769-06:00Eat, Drink, and Be Scary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last weekend, we had the Annual Halloween Party with our friends at our house. It was the first of the Halloween festivities this season, which means that it was the first time Jillian and Alex got to wear their costumes. </div>
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We have been asking Jillian since August what she wanted to be for Halloween this year. She came up with a lot of ideas, and she was originally determined for her to be <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2013/10/minnie-mickey-say-happy-halloween.html" target="_blank">Minnie Mouse and Alex to be Mickey Mouse again</a>. I knew it was going to take a great costume idea to stray her away from using the same idea as last year. </div>
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It was a no-brainer when I thought that she could be Queen Elsa and Bubs could be Olaf from Frozen. As soon as I mentioned this to her as an option, she could think of nothing else! </div>
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I knew there were going to be a million other little Elsas out there on Halloween...surely none would be as beautiful as mine! </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Our Bubsy is a walking boy! He started taking his first steps 3 days before his 1st birthday.</span></div>
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Another big milestone for our little guy! We love you, little walking Bubs!!!</div>
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But I also dreamed of silly things, too, like who or what he'll be one day when he grows up. I don't know if one day, Alex will grow up to be a ball player. And the truth is, we really can't even control if he develops a love for the game, even as a fan. All I do know is that we'll try our hardest to raise him right, to develop an appreciation for America's pastime. </div>
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So here's the truth...I remember waking up in the middle of the night when I was pregnant with Alex, thinking all about how much I hoped he would love baseball, like his daddy. Like all moms who are awake at 3 AM, I turned to my ol' friend, Pinterest. From about 3-5 AM, I planned out his birth announcement, photo shoots, and 1st birthday party theme, all centered around baseball.</div>
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So I pitched the idea of a series of photo shoots to our trusted photographer, <a href="http://www.butterflychaserphotography.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Burns</a>. Sarah has captured all of the amazing moments on our journey of parenthood, from maternity pictures to current day family photos. I told her I would supply the photo props if she would make the magic happen. </div>
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What resulted was a series of photos of our son that will last us a lifetime!</div>
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I knew that these images would need to be matched with the creative genius of <a href="http://www.jumpingjaxdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Becca Paro</a> so that we could share them with our family and friends. So I sent the idea of a baseball card birth announcement and baseball ticket birthday invitation to Becca. Her design, plus Sarah's images, made for a perfect way to share our love of our son, baseball, and the Yankees perfectly.</div>
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You may think I'm crazy for staying up nights working to see this vision and then working to make it a reality. Welcome to my crazy! But it was all worth it to get to capture Alex in such a way that we will always look back on and smile.</div>
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Happy First Day of School to everyone! Today was Jillian's first day in a new class, the Sunshine class! </div>
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We have been talking up her new class for quite some time now because Jillian does better at adapting to something when she knows it is coming (don't all kids?!). So at school and at home, we've been talking to her a lot about how much fun she's going to have in her new class and how much she is going to learn. </div>
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In order to be ready for the big day, we told Jillian that she would get to wear a pretty, new dress and fun, new shoes to her first day of Sunshine. She was very excited to get to put on her purple dress and purple shoes from Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Manda. And of course, Bubsy had to dress up too! Don't they look so cute?!</div>
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It's funny because it feels like her <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-promising-future.html" target="_blank">first day of a new class</a> happened just yesterday. While her smile and her hands-on-the hips pose may be the same, she has gotten so much bigger and smarter since this same time last year (and so much more full of personality).</div>
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Then it was time to head in. We went to her class first, but she decided that she'd rather go drop Bubs off instead.</div>
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Alex just recently transitioned into his new class, but it's been a little bit of a rough transition for him. For the first week, he would cry everyday we left him. He is adjusting better now, and I think it's because we get him there right on time to sit down and eat breakfast, and he loves eating.</div>
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I was a little worried that taking Bubs first was just a stall tactic by Jillian to avoid going into her new class. We stopped for a picture in front of her new door and she still seemed happy and excited.</div>
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Once we got into her class, I could tell that she got a little nervous. But I was fully prepared for this so I had saved one last surprise for her. I got her a Minnie Mouse that could be clipped onto her backpack. I took it out, put it on, and told her that now she could have a little Minnie Mouse with her all day at school. I told Jillian that Minnie was excited to get to be in the Sunshine class and that she would learn, listen, and be right there with her every step of the way in her new class. It seemed to be just the extra little support she needed to turn the nervousness into excitement. (#momwin)</div>
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Truth be told, I stood outside her door and watched her for a few minutes. Half of me was wanting to make sure that she was ok, and the other half of me was wanting to make sure that I was ok. After a few tears in my eyes, and after seeing her settle right back into school, it was time to leave her in the care and trust of her new teachers.</div>
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Silly Jilly, you have a lot of Sunshine Days ahead of you! We can't wait to see all the new things you will learn in your new class.</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-11090107304558903702014-08-23T12:36:00.000-05:002014-08-23T12:36:00.560-05:00A Grand Slam Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been dreaming of Alex's 1st birthday since before he was even born. As soon as we found out we were having a little boy, I just knew that I wanted to throw him a baseball-themed 1st birthday party. Some call me crazy for thinking that far ahead, but my plan was almost perfect...almost...</div>
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It started with a great invitation. And who better to help with the invitation than the amazingly talented <a href="http://www.butterflychaserphotography.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Burns</a> to take the photo and the creative genius of <a href="http://www.jumpingjaxdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Becca Paro</a> to design the invite. I'd say those 2 combined, plus Adorable Alex made his birthday invitation a Home Run!</div>
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Amidst all the craziness that life has had in store for us lately, Alex's birthday took a lot to prepare. I seriously could not have done it all without the help of my entire family to pull together all the little details. But this little guy is worth every ounce of effort that everyone put in. He sure is cute, right?!</div>
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For party details, I made a pennant-style birthday banner, baseball decor that we have around our house already anyway, and tons of baseball pictures of our baby boy. I'll post all the baseball pics in a separate post because the series of them all are just too cute!</div>
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A few months ago, I bought this great slip-n-slide in the shape of a baseball diamond for the kids to play with. After all, I knew that a birthday party on a hot summer day would have to include some sort of water fun to keep the little ones entertained and cool.</div>
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Check out these all-stars taking the field. I think someone needs to tell baby Koy that he is crawling the bases backwards! And Jillian ran to steal second while Jackson was cheesing it up at home plate. She must get her baseball smarts from her Daddy!</div>
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Remember when I said my plan for his 1st birthday plan was almost perfect...</div>
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We let everyone have a cupcake and most people left without seeing the birthday boy. But since my family was here, they stuck around while we waited for Alex to wake up. Once he did, we finally got to sing Happy Birthday to the sweet boy. </div>
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Big sister Jillian helped us wish him a happy birthday and blow out the candles. </div>
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At the end of the night, it was still fun to get to look back on Alex's 1st year of life. Our little family of 4 feels so complete and full of love thanks to this little guy. I am proud of Julian and I for surviving and thriving with not one, but two, happy, healthy, wonderful kids. </div>
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Alex, you are the little boy we always dreamed of. You are our son, our pride and joy, our little man. Here's to a million more memories to come and years and years of happy birthdays to you, Bubsy!</div>
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Even if he was sick through most of it, I'd still say Alex's 1st birthday party was a Grand Slam!!!</div>
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For Bubsy's first birthday, we decided to celebrate his milestone by hitting the road. My family was coming in via train and so we decided to meet in San Antonio. I drove with both kids on Alex's actual birthday and we met up to show the birthday boy a good time.</div>
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The night of his birthday, we went down to the River Walk to have dinner. But I think these girls had more fun getting to see each other and spend quality cousin time together. </div>
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We put the kids in their swimsuits and let them run loose. They spent over an hour, splashing and sploshing and just being kids. It was the most fun of the day to see them enjoying themselves and interacting a lot with one another. And it was a great way to escape the Texas heat!</div>
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We had a great time at Sea World celebrating Alex's first birthday!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-16639310758274073032014-08-06T12:36:00.000-05:002014-08-06T12:36:00.132-05:00Adorable Alex: A Year In Review<div style="text-align: center;">
I took a trip down memory lane, reminiscing over every ounce of our sweet boy's first year of life. What a sweet year it has been, from the moment he arrived on our doorstep...</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">...to our first glimpses of those dimples...</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">...to his adorable smile that I can't get enough of.</span></div>
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I remember it like it yesterday, that feeling of having him in my belly...</div>
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...and I can remember the feel of holding him when he was so tiny...</div>
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...even if he wasn't always crazy about being showered by her kisses!</div>
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We are so blessed as a family of 4!</div>
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It is so hard to believe that it has already been ONE WHOLE YEAR since our baby boy, <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2013/08/welcome-to-world-baby-alex.html" target="_blank">Alex, was born</a>!</div>
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How did this tiny human being turn into this big boy?!!!!</div>
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And what a big boy he is! Alex is such an adventurous little boy who seems to never sit still these days. He loves to roam around, causing mischief and exploring the world around him.</div>
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Bubs is starting to take those first few steps and it is only a matter of days till he takes off and starts walking all on his own. For now, he is happiest when he is able to follow us from room to room and especially when he gets to chase Jillian around.</div>
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He is still a good eater and a good sleeper. All around, he's a pretty easy going baby. Alex loves playing with mommy's iPhone, playing peek-a-boo, and pretending to feed his food to Jillian. He says "mama," "dada," "uh oh," and "yay" on a consistent basis. He loves waving hi and bye and doling out baby kisses every once in awhile. </div>
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Sweet baby boy, I cannot believe that you have been with us for 12 months already. The time has seemed to fly by! We have so many fun things in store to celebrate your first year of life and there are so many memories to be made. We love you, Alex Acosta, for making our lives even more complete!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-10918779852844524112014-07-10T23:04:00.001-05:002014-07-10T23:04:14.557-05:00Silly Jilly: "I Think I Can, I Think I Can"<div style="text-align: center;">
The Acostas just got back from family vacation. We went to New Braunfels and we went to Schlitterbaun one day while we were there. My mom agreed to stay back with Bubsy, so Julian and I went with Jillian and my brother and sister to enjoy the day at the water park.</div>
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I was convinced that we would spend a good majority of our day in the kiddie pools or taking turns watching Jillian on little slides. But as soon as we got to the park, we went straight to one of the rides. Jillian did such a great job on her first ride and she was so happy riding in her own tube. She smiled and giggled the whole time as we held on to her tube through the whole ride. </div>
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For our second ride, we climbed to the top of a 4-story tube slide. As we were on our way up, we looked around and there weren't any other kids in line that were as little as her. The higher we climbed, the more nervous we got. Jillian would need to ride in her own tube, down 4 stories, in a dark tunnel, all alone! </div>
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I didn't want Jillian to be nervous and I didn't want her to know that we were feeling anxious too. So we just kept pumping her up and hyping up the ride. We got all the way to the top and I came close to turning her around and walking down the 4 flights of stairs. </div>
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But I asked her when we were about to turn around if she was wanted to still go down the slide. She turned to me and Julian and said "I think I can, I think I can." And just like that, our brave girl went down the ride, shrieking and laughing the whole time. Any apprehension we had was gone. We told her we were so proud of her!</div>
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The rest of the day at Schlitterbahn was amazing! We went on a ton of rides with our brave girl and she had the time of her life. I am sure that these are memories that will last a lifetime for her and for us.</div>
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Silly little brave Jilly! Hope you enjoyed our time at Schlitterbahn!!!</div>
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Happy 11 Months, Alex! I cannot believe that there is only one month left until you turn 1!!!</div>
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You are also starting to eat more and more table food. You are an eager eater but you don't love everything that we put in front of you. You like feeding yourself and sometimes you insist on grabbing the spoon away. We have tried to get you to use baby sign, but you've only done it a few times. </div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-37882272753769884962014-06-22T10:38:00.000-05:002014-06-22T10:38:00.142-05:00Silly Jilly: Two Prayers<div style="text-align: center;">
Silly Jilly says funny things all the time these days. But here are 2 of my favorite things from this past week:</div>
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Jillian told me a few weeks ago that she does not like the last line of the Lord's Prayer.</div>
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Jilly: Mommy, don't say "Deliver us from evil."</div>
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Mommy: But that's what the prayer says.</div>
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Mommy: We can't just change the Lord's Prayer, Jillian. We'll need to ask God if we can say "Keep us safe from every evil."</div>
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I hadn't thought too much about this conversation until we were driving home from school the other day. I always tell Jillian that when she sees sun rays through the clouds, that means God is with us. </div>
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Jilly: Mommy! Mommy! God is with us, hurry and ask him if we can say "Keep us safe from every evil!"</div>
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So needless to say, we now change the last line of the Lord's Prayer. Now that she has that one down, I have been teaching her the Hail Mary.</div>
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Jilly: Hail Mary, Fairy Grace, the Lord is with thee</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-77010806782228883372014-06-21T22:10:00.000-05:002014-06-21T22:28:44.557-05:00Adorable Alex gets a Haircut<div style="text-align: center;">
Somebody got a haircut today!!! Though we had trimmed Alex's hair before, this was his first real haircut!</div>
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His hair had gotten so long over the past few months and it was hard to tame. We would comb his hair before school, but he'd always come home looking like a mess. So I decided it was time to cut it, even though I tried to wait till he was one year old. </div>
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We took him to our stylist, Brittany, at Chrome. She was the same one who gave <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2012/03/silly-jilly-first-haircut.html" target="_blank">Jillian her first haircut</a> too. He did not sit still like she did, as he is such a wiggle worm.</div>
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And here he is with his handsome daddy. Now if only we could get daddy to cut his beard too. (Just kidding babe...or am I?!)</div>
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Maybe you remember a story about a certain little someone <strike>who shall remain nameless</strike> named Jillian who started <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2011/09/silly-jilly-underage-drinking-is-no-no.html" target="_blank">reaching for the bottle at a young age</a>?! It seems like her brother, Alex, is following in her footsteps.</div>
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Like brother, like sister...</div>
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In my morning haste, I heard a loud thump and the sound of glass hitting the floor. It was my son...taking out a bottle of wine from our buffet...and he's only 10 months old...</div>
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Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy in the whole world! You make us laugh and smile all day, every day. You are always ready to play with us, tickle us, and throw us up in the air. </div>
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Happy Father's Day, Daddy! We hope you know today and always how much you mean to us!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-49371002470503704202014-06-14T10:38:00.000-05:002014-06-14T10:38:00.204-05:00Best Anniversary Yet...<div style="text-align: center;">
Thursday was our 5 year wedding anniversary. And though it started with us taking Alex to have tubes put in his ears, we could not have asked for a better day together. Since we had to stay home with the baby after surgery, we both had the day off and it was glorious to get to spend the whole day together.</div>
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Other than spending quality time with the baby, we also took advantage of the time together by doing what all old, married couple get excited about...cleaning our house and running errands. I know, that may sound lame but it is a rare occasion around these parts to spend quality time together like that...so judge if you must, but know that it was perfect for us.</div>
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After getting Jillian from school, we came home and did a quick dinner and bath for the kids. We had dinner reservations at 8:30, so the babysitter came around 8 PM so we could make it on time.</div>
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Before we left, our sitter snapped a few quick pics of us. Bubsy was already asleep, but we got some quick photos of us with our sweet girl. </div>
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She was so sweet, telling Julian that he looked handsome and giving me a "beautiful kiss because I looked beautiful." Love that girl! </div>
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The 5th anniversary gift is traditionally wood, so I got some wood bracelets for Julian. But my gift paled in comparison to his gift to me -- a new Kate Spade purse. I'm not sure what my purse has to do with with wood -- maybe it's more like "WOODn't you like an awesome new purse?!" Uhh, yes please! <span style="text-align: center;">We also have plans to buy a tree and plant it in our yard to commemorate our 5th wedding anniversary. </span></div>
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After 7 ear infections in the past 6 months, we knew it was time to get tubes put in Alex's ears. It wash't a tough choice to make if we wanted our son to get better. And so after waiting to see if he would outgrow the ear infections, it became apparent that the only way to stop them (and the constant dosage of antibiotics and side effects from those) was to go through with it.</div>
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So off we went to the hospital at 6:30 in the morning. We dropped Jillian off at the Malnars (thanks Meredith and Justin) who took her to school. </div>
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Alex was such a good baby about the whole thing. He didn't cry even though we woke him up early. He didn't cry because I was not able to feed him since you have to fast before surgery. He didn't cry at the 1.5 wait till it was our turn. All in all, I think he was just happy about the extra cuddle time and two-on-one attention that Julian and I were able to give him (and that he rarely gets).</div>
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He was so cute with his Elfie (the stuffed elephant). He has Elfie with him every night as he goes to sleep and he loves cuddling with him. I think having Elfie with him through it all brought him great comfort.</div>
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We were back home by 9:30 AM and after a quick nap at home, Alex was back to his normal, adventurous self. We spent the rest of the day with our little guy, crawling around the house playing hide and seek. It was really great to get to spend the day with him since we are rarely at home at the same time, much less able to focus on just him. As much as I'm sad that we were home with him because he had surgery, I am so grateful that he can be well now and for the special day with Bubsy.</div>
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Of course, we also could not wait to pick up Jillian from school. She asked how her baby brother was and sang him silly, sweet get better songs on the way home. She saw her helmet in the garage and decided that her baby brother needed to wear it to keep his ears safe after surgery. Silly sister! </div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-26795855601197041752014-06-12T10:38:00.000-05:002014-06-12T10:38:00.027-05:00Happy 5th Anniversary, my Love!<div style="text-align: center;">
Julian and I have been married for 5 years! Can you believe it?! I know I can't!</div>
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The past 5 years have been nothing short of amazing! I look back at the life that he and I have built together and I can't help but thank God for the blessings we have had over these past 5 years. </div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-52964705277305262652014-06-11T21:52:00.000-05:002014-06-11T21:52:09.090-05:00Adorable Alex: Dada's Boy<div style="text-align: center;">
Just in time for Father's Day...Proof that our son loves his Daddy!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-74505123215180107732014-06-05T12:36:00.000-05:002014-06-09T00:41:47.424-05:00Happy 10 Months, Alex!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where is the time going?! Our baby Alex is getting so big! He's just under 21 lbs. and is wearing his 12-18 month clothes already. Alex is getting bigger everyday...sometimes, I drop him off at school and I swear he is heavier by the time I pick him up at the end of the day.</div>
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Bubsy is a happy boy most of the time who loves to laugh at Jillian playing peek-a-boo, or mommy's silly faces, but especially at Daddy. He thinks his daddy is the best and no one makes him laugh like Daddy. It's actually the cutest thing to watch because his face lights up when Daddy is around!</div>
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Sweet boy, I can't believe that is it time to start actually planning (and not just Pinning) for your first birthday. I wish time would stand still so I could keep you and your sister this little forever! It has been so fun these past 10 months and I know we could not imagine our lives without you, Alex!</div>
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A few months ago, I thought to myself, "How do we get an energetic 3-year-old and a bouncing baby boy to burn off some energy?! I know...we'll buy them a trampoline! Maybe I'll get it at Christmas or maybe for one of the kids' birthdays..." But when I saw one at the store the other day, I thought, "what the heck, may as well buy it for them now!" </div>
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Julian worked all evening to get it set up. When we got home from school, he was putting the finishing touches on it so I distracted the kids with riding around in the Cozy Coupe. It was Alex's first time riding in the little red car and he loved it!</div>
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But finally, after dinner, Daddy finished the trampoline.</div>
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Jillian was so excited to get in!</div>
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...and Bubsy and I had fun watching and bouncing, too! </div>
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We had so much fun as a family on our new toy and I can see us spending lots more time on our brand new trampoline!</div>
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Amber Acostahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727543495641074381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816224005721375209.post-30358054869052182592014-05-07T21:32:00.000-05:002014-05-07T21:32:38.968-05:00Silly Jilly sings Adorable Alex a song<div style="text-align: center;">
Every night, before Alex goes to bed, I sing him "You Are My Sunshine." I have sang this song to him every night since we brought him home from the hospital. While I know it has a second verse, I didn't really know it, so I just kinda made it up.</div>
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For about 3 nights out of the week, it's just me, Alex, and Jillian at home around bed time so I am often putting Bubs to sleep while Jilly is in the room. And since he was about a month old, Jillian has been singing him "You Are My Sunshine" too. </div>
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It is the cutest thing and it melts my heart every time she sings it to him. Except from my adapted second verse, she changed it even more to fit her.</div>
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The other night, dear,</div>
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As you lay sleeping</div>
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I wondered how</div>
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To be your SISTER</div>
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So please don't take my sunshine away<br />
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How did this adorable boy get to be 9 months already?! Time is just flying by!</div>
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It has been a great month for Bubsy. He started army man crawling and is now <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2014/05/adorable-alex-and-he-off.html" target="_blank">full out crawling</a>. He's not very fast (yet) and he likes following his silly sister around. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon after cutting <a href="http://roll-acostalife.blogspot.com/2014/04/adorable-alex-first-baby-tooth.html" target="_blank">his first tooth</a>, the second one also started coming in. So now he has his front two bottom teeth. With those new teeth and now that he's crawling, I have started trying to give him solid food, like puffs </span>or Cheerios. He doesn't really like them too much as he still pushes it out of mouth. The only solids he likes are these things called Mum-Mums (rice rusks). Silly boy!</div>
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So the other day, Daddy walked into Bubs' room in morning and he was standing up in his crib, looking like he was ready to climb out. So Bubs got his crib lowered and while he still pulls up to a standing position, at least it'll be awhile till he figures out how to get out.</div>
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But, boy oh boy, is he a curious and adventurous little guy! He gets into everything, he's a little bit of a daredevil, and he's so mischievous. But he's so cute that he gets away with a lot of stuff with Mommy and Daddy. Even his cute face can't save him from Jillian, though. She doesn't let him get away with anything!</div>
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Bubsy, our world is so much brighter with you in it! We love you so much, Alex!!!</div>
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