Nephews

When Ricky and I got married
I inherited the cutest
nephews. We had them over at the house one day and
they found Lucy's kennel and decided to play in it. They took turns locking each other in it. It was histerical.

Allergies

This past year has been the worst year ever for my allergies. I have never been so stuffed up, itchy, and just plain miserable. After suffering for months I finally listened to Ricky and went to the doctor to be tested. It wasn't much of a surprise when I tested positive to almost everything. I always have my camera with me so Ricky took some pictures so I could see what my back looked like. Have you ever seen a bear rubbing it's back against a tree? You could say I wanted to do just that. If you have never been tested for allergies here is how it works. They take a solution and put a drop of it on your back then they prick you with a needle and wait for a reaction, if any.


This is what happened right afte she has just finished poking my back.

A few minutes after that.

This was ten minutes after she has poked me. They told me that they usually wait 20 minutes to read the results but at ten minutes I was ready.

The final result. By this point I was itching like crazy. The medical assistant put some cortizone cream on but it didn't kick in for about twenty minutes. If I was ever in the torture business you can bet I would use this.

A Visit From Grandma

Ricky's grandma and two aunts visited from El Salvador. What a great time we had. I have never been fed so much in my life. Any time we went up to Ricky's dad's house they always made us food, even if we had just eaten. They taught me how to make pupusas (delicious!). Hopefully with a little more practice I will be a pro at making them. On the last night they were here we had a bbq and took some pics.


Ricky and his sweet grandma.




We were taking a family picture but I don't know what happened to Ricky, Fredy( his dad) and Fredy Jr (his brother) but I managed to get in there with the three nephews: Tyson, Dominick, and Jordan with Norma, Grandma, and Angelica. We should do this every year.

Our first home

We bought our first home in May. We had to do the normal stuff like clean and paint. It was such a great blessing to get the house. We love it!




Ricky Learning to paint.



This is no laughing matter.



Cleaning...

more cleaning...

and still more!

There was a lot to do before we could move in but we have wonderful families who were willing to help with anything and everything. And when I say everything I mean it. Thanks for all your help!