Our Summer

Since the last post, I've been contemplating on doing the things i needed to do. looking at my dashboard of all the drafts i have yet to complete on, so i decided to just combined them all into one post. I have a lot on my plate right now to spending so much ( not really) time on one that is 3 weeks old. Don't get me wrong i love writing on my blog, i just days where i am least paying attention to it.I'm still dealing with the lost of my job, however i keep putting myself out there, just like my motto for this year "Make it Happen"
How back to this past summer that the girls and i had. This summer wasn't an all out of this world summer but it wasn't a bad one either. I can say the girls have enjoyed their summer, needless to say it wasn't that hot they some how made it their summer. Back in June daddy and i took the girls Lego Land Discovery Center in Westchester ( although i could use a trip to California) It was a friend of mine that told me about so it was our first trip their. So we went and it was an amazing adventure. I grew up with Lego because my brothers and cousin would stay playing with Lego so it was nice to share that experience with my girls. As a family we were pretty busy at Lego-land, the girls enjoyed the Lego class and especially the Lego-land indoor playground. Our fourth of July was an incredible family getaway  to Pennsylvania, we spent the weekend going to Hershey Park. I came to the realization that i love road trips and wish my family did that more often. Joannelly is really a thrill-seeker, we didn't go on all the rides but that didn't stop JoJo. There was this one ride where it looks like you will end up with a headache even though its a ride for kids, Amelia on the other hand did not like that ride at all.

Despite the fear that Amelia had about that roller coaster she was brave enough to ride...i have really brave girls!! Before we went to P.A. my older brother had plan a BBQ for his youngest son 3rd birthday and guess what the theme of the birthday....LEGO! I also made my nephew some lego cupcakes for his birthday, i love baking so i was excited to make the cupcakes for him. Last month my older sister and i had planned to go to a Hindi Color Festival at Staten Island, somehow our time management wasn't so great that we ended up in Staten Island for just Panera Bread, can't complain the girls got a chance to the Statue of Liberty for the first time. Its these unexpected trips that makes every minute worth cherishing.


The rest of the summer was spent with one of my nieces, i was babysitting until she started school in Sept. The remaining summer was spent at my local playgrounds and eating free summer meals. I tried to keep our summer fun and affordable even with my financial concerns. I know the girls had fun, we also got a chance to go to a couple of fun birthdays which most of them where circus theme. The one moment that changed our lives and couldn't be any grateful to have in our family is the birth of my baby niece Zoey! she is the most adorable human being the world. we just can't get enough of Zoey and i am very proud of sister so far doing a great job as a new mother( i guess since is known as the fossil aunt).

Overall our summer was a pleasant summer, we enjoyed being around family, lots of sun, beaches, BBQ and memories we can keep embracing as we get older. Good bye Summer of 2014 you wasn't as hot as we all expected but we did enjoy the time we shared. Now that school had started the year is still not over.

Until the next Blog...

Mommy Gets a Time Out!

 For today blog i just want to vent a little, nothing about what the girls did today or our mini adventure. So right now mommy is taking a time out for herself. I've been feeling down still since i stop working and all, even with our trip to Hersey Park i haven't been feeling myself. Its our human nature to as women to feel overwhelm with work, school, children and just life in general. I felt like i needed a day for myself, we all need those days. We spent almost all of our children lives taking them everywhere we go the supermarket, salon, bank and even the gym. Some days i just want to do things by myself without worrying about the girls fighting or be precaution about our surroundings. It was just one of those days where i can do errands without my babies or have a girls night and every chance i get start to feel bad that i'm leaving my babies behind. I still feel that way til this day, i'm pretty sure its parental insecurities. Today i got up took a shower, got dressed then laid the girls clothes out on their beds, i step into the living-room while the girls were playing store and i ask them "Girls wanna come with me to the supermarket or you stay home when daddy gets here?" I was pretty surprised by their answer "We will stay home mommy, but who will stay with us" as funny as the answer was of course daddy came home just in time. So i took the opportunity to go food shopping by myself...By Myself. For a second i thought the girls needed fresh air but it turns out it was me who needed the fresh air. I enjoyed being outside for a little without the girls, it was very therapeutic the driving and get the things that i needed for myself. I always thank God for everything i have no matter the situation and i would tell myself that the downfalls are only temporary if we only make it temporary. I will get back on track in the work field my plan is to get employee by the time the girls start school (Mid-August), so this summer i will work on my resume and putting myself out there while enjoying the summer with the girls....including my nieces. Mommy time-out still continues even after the girls are sleep and i'm catching up on the show Orange is the New Black at the same time that i am blogging. For right now my mindset is to stay positive in the midst of my storm called "life", i want to be able to find something to be able to help financially at home and yet love doing it while making it my passion. I have my baking, its a passion of mines, when i am creating bake goods for someone its like i have the ability to express myself in baking and reality doesn't seem so dreadful.Then i have my Blogs, i can also express my feeling and thoughts on parenting with our little  family adventures. I still have blog posts that i haven't uploaded yet for distracting myself but they will be post so stay tune. So mommies (and Daddies) go ahead take your time-out that is much needed, enjoy it for a moment its ok to have some time for yourselves. My night continues with mama lion watching her show, papa lion sleeping and baby cubs are asleep.

Until the next Blog...

♡♡Cousin Love ♡♡

The girls finally meet Zoey and it was the most unbelievable experience for me. Its like they saw a new puppy!..they so nervous and excited to meet baby zoey. It seems like Zoey was excited to meet them too she was so calm and relaxed around them. So my niece Skyla is staying with us over the summer and each girl got a chance to hold baby Zoey for the first time and you know as a mother we just have to take out our camera,  thankfully my battery life was still a little full.

 

I wipe out my camera phone and took a bunch of pictures like if i'm a professional photographer fixing everyones hand and fixing the baby head to a good shot. These moments I love to keep so wgen they get older they have memories of when they first met. All this waiting for baby zoey is finally over for my girls now theres a new member of their girls club, another girl to play barbie with and do each other hair, another girls to play dress up or to sing songs together. 

Another girl to have sleepovers with and to grow up together. The girls enjoyed having Zoey around that Jojo read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" book, which was read to her in the belly. Family is forever so not matter these girls go through even though we are missing two more girls, I just hope they all stay together. A bond of cousins is more powerful that the relationship is more like sisters and im glad (blessed) to have my cousins we always thought were the girls from the 90's movie "Now and Then" ( I was always Roberta the tomboy who is actress Christina Ricci) that movie was our holy grail movie. I hope we can share memories like the ones my sister and cousins had to the new generation of cousins..

 

Until the next Blog...

Family Trip - Land of Make Believe

Hey Bloggers!

This summer we went on a trip to the Land of Make Believe in New Jersey, with my little family. The girls loved it the atmosphere was lovely and very family oriented and the ride to the place was fun. So as a mommy when tend to want to cherish memories by taking photos, I on the other hand, created a vlog. Editing wasn't so great but watching it made me smile. I hope you guys enjoy the video as much as i did and if you loved our Disney trip you will love this trip as well. (don't forget to press the thumbs up bottom if you like it)

Ipsy Bag! June 2013

Hey Bloggers!

I'm sure there are mommies out there that like beauty products a few months back i subscribe to this beauty monthly subscription to Ipsy!. It was known before as Glam Bag but some changes were made. Anyway this months bag is called "On the Wild Side" its a unique title for this product because the bag its self looked kind of wild...lol

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                                                       Inside this pretty bag are beautiful magic things! 

This eye liner is from the company called "Cailyn" the name of this color is "Purple" - Figures! 

  Along with the eye liner came with a Lip pencil liner from Starlook. I have heard of Starlook from some YouTube gurus and i was excited to try them out myself.

 The next product on the bag is this dry shampoo spray from psssst!! This is something i could use when my hair is straight i feel its less product i could be using when its straight then with my hot mess of curls!.

 This eye gel sparkling cream palette, i really didn't like it that much cause the product to me was to pleasing until i saw pictures on the ipsy website and saw that a few subscribers use the cream palette on their nails! I thought that was a very creative idea.

 The Last product i got inside my June bag is this pretty NYX cream blush! I was excited to get this product cause i've never had any NYX products. This cream blush is very creamy and the consistency is like of a lip balm and a little does goes along way.
                                 
                                       

So this is just an overview of all the products in my June Ipsy Bag, the site is Ipsy.com if you are interested in the subscrption which is only $10/month and it all worth the price! Full size products, some travel size and pretty make-up bag each month, can't get better then that.

Until the next blog! :)

DISNEY WORLD 2013 First Family Vacation

Hey Bloggers,

This pass week my family and i went on our first big family trip to Orlando Florida. We went for the first time to Disney World. This trip was such a magical trip for us four, especially the little princess inside me. It was an unforgettable expensive trip but every moment and rain drop was so worth it. We went in hurricane season so of course it rained in Florida but the rain did not stop us. With a lot of days planning and saving AND preparing, we managed to survive the trip. The resort where we stayed was amazing!!! We only stay for 5 days but this trip was worth staying  for 7 days. I guess maybe next time we can go visit the Disney Land in California. I'm such a travel bug i love traveling. So here is a video of our adventure to Disney World. ENJOY! :)

Spring/Summer trips 2012

Hey everyone!

Spring is almost here!! I love spring for the nice breezy weather and beautiful sunny days! Last spring was wonderful I spent it with my two daughters, they didn't go to public school at that time so it was a wonderful and HELPFUL idea to create an activity guide for children. Since I am a stay at home mom, I really did not want to keep them indoors a lot besides it was a fabulous time of the year. Like mention I create a list of places and things to do for my girls but it was not an essay task I had to do a lot of research for places and such around my area. This videos are some of the things we did for spring/summer. Now that my oldest daughter go to public school i will come up with new places and things to do cause the older they get the easier your list would be. 

This first video we went to the library cause they had "Mad Science" to celebrate Summer Reading Program 2012 from the NY Public Library.

Me and the girls had a lot of fun and at the end of the show the librarians gave out goodie bags and a certificate, we might do it again this year.

This next video we went to the Hall of Science with my older sister and her kids. This was another exciting trip for the kids. The Hall of Science that we went to was in Queens, New York, we learn a lot in the Hall of Science and we had fun too! What helps a lot when planning these trips was not only did we go by car however me and my we would bring our own lunch that way if the kids wanted a souvenirs there would be enough money to use.

So this spring and summer i have many plans and trip for the girls but the most important part is not only planing and budgeting but also saving. if you want to plan a trip anywhere you got to save, save for any transportation needs, addmission tickets, souvenirs but also JUST HAVE FUN TOGETHER!