What do you want to know about me?

My good friend Corrina Castillo  did a fun question and answer blog post and I thought I would play along. I am on hold with Aetna right now so I thought what better time. Plus I am not feeling too teribbly sick so I thought I better get on it and post something on my blog.


1. What is one goal you have in the next 5 years? To get strong enough so I can run without pain




2. If you could purchase an entire outfit--head to toe--what would it be? I have no idea this is a really hard question for me. Okay so it would need to involve some type of jacket because I can never afford the cute one's, some cute shoes, a new purse and jewerly.  Outside of that??? Well, I guess a super cute and hot dress that makes me feel increadible. Okay that wasn't that hard:)


3. What country do you want to visit and why? There are so many places I want to travel. I went to Italy on a quick trip after college but my husband has never been and he is full Italian. I would love to go there together, visit family and enjoy the culture.


4. What is your favorite See's Candy?
Scotch Mallow, California Brittle and Almond squares


5. What music are you listening to most frequently right now? A Kids music CD that takes old songs and puts a new spin on them. Gianna is obsessed with most of the songs.


6. What's the last thing you did for yourself? I went and got a pedi/mani


7. What time do you wake up in the morning? 6:54 - it was so great to sleep in


8. What kind of jammies do you wear? Pregnancy bra, and a tank top. I get hot pretty easily so I don't like to wear much.


9. What is your outlet? Right now I don't have much of an outlet because I cancelled my gym membership to save money. I would say swimming laps is a great way for me to unwind, taking a walk or talking to a good friend.


If you want to do this also just let me know by posting a link to you post in the comments. Thanks for playing and for reading my responses.

Free Ergo baby Carrier

Hey Friends,

Two of my friends have Ergo baby carriers and I told myself I would get one when we are blessed with another baby. Well, there is a contest for a free Ergo carrier on this great new website http://www.heavenlyhold.com/pages/contest.htm.  Check it out and see what you think? And then if you want you can also enter the contest.

I really hope I win I would love to have one of these carrier and they are pricey:)

Crazy Hair Day!

If you think you have crazy and unmanageable hair try waking up looking like this:)

Summer Fun

Gigi and I spend the majority of our time with Aunt Sara and Gigi's cousins (Zachary and Cayden). Since Mr. F is on graveyard shift Gigi and I have 3 to 4 days a week that need to be filled with activities. (side note: gigi is extremely social and needs to be out and about so we go go go.) Thankfully we have a community pool which we use 4 to 5 times a week.  


Today we spent the morning at Quail Botanical Gardens and then everyone went down for naps at Grandma and Poppy's house. Tonight we went down and hung out with about 30 of my neighbors at the park.  Friday Park night is the best - I live in such a great neighborhood. Here are some pics from the past couple of days. Raising kids with my sister is the hugest blessing. I could not do it without her and so appreciate her support especially since Mr. F works such long shifts (12.5 hours). I could write more but for now I have to get to sleep because my little princess will be up before I know it and boy is she giving me a run for my money. I think I might just have a strong willed child on my hands:). Looks like someone has a similar personality to her momma!

Sara and I thought we would take a picture of all three kids. As you can see we were not very successful

Everyone wanted their picture taken with the glasses on

Cayden Loves to Smile and he is such a Ham

Good Night Hugs

Attempting to get a picture of all three kids. Gianna is not much of a smiler
    

Cayden has the best sad faces 

Pony Tail Moms - hey at least we showered today:)

Having Fun playing at quail gardens

I love my Zachy

Sara and her boys

Our Vacation in Jackson Hole, WY

On June 29th we began our 15 hour journey to visit Frank's sister Christina in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The summers in Jackson are really amazing and we wanted to spend time with Zia Christina, Zio Dan and cousin Cash. Below are some pictures from our adventures thus far. Gianna did really well on the drive and we were happy because we were able to drive 11 hours the first day. We got into Utah around 1am and got right to sleep. We are so happy we came out here and feel blessed that we have been able to have some true quality time with our family. We went camping at Jackson lake for 3 days and now we are spending time at Christina and Dan's house.

These pictures are all out of order but oh well!

Gigi has been loving playing in the backyard - she has so much space to run and be free

She was playing with the hose and a little pool so we let her go naked

Zio Dan gave cash a bath and a new hairdo

We spent a couple days out on the boat

The water was very cold but that did not stop Gianna from playing in it

Cousins Cash and Gianna eating dinner while we were camping

Aren't the Teton mountains amazing in the background

Gigi and Daddy relaxing on the deck

Some Pictures

Fathers day is coming up and my hubby is the best dad. He puts so much effort into his relationship with Gigi.

This picture captures Gigi's free spirit. She loves to run around screaming and is full of energy. She keeps me on my toes and there is never a dull moment when she is around. My mom says I I was just like her when I was little.

She has become quite the coppertone baby already this summer. I am constantly covering her with sunscreen but she just keeps on getting darker and her hair gets lighter.

We spend most of our time with my sister and her boys. It's hard to get a picture where they are all looking in the same direction.

Gigi is very interesting in sitting on the potty, wiping and droping the paper in the toilet.

Just some pics

Gianna loves dressing up and she loves shoes. She clicks around the house in these high heels and it cracks me up.

My nephew Zachary is getting to be such a big boy.

Gianna and Cousin Cayden

I love that Gigi still chows on broccoli.

Were having so much fun with her at this age. She is super dramatic and has been having some big melt downs and crying sessions. I have chosen to ignore them because I know toddlers are very emotional. Gianna is very outgoing, loves to talk and tries to repeat the things we say. She really loves people and says hi to everyone. I have stopped counting how many words she says because there are new words everyday. I love being a mom and seeing my baby grow into a little girl.

Short update on me: I have changed my eating dramatically in the past 5 weeks. Based on advice from my chiropractor I have finally stopped eating all the foods I am allergic too. He said I was on my way to getting an autoimmune disease if I did not do this. So I am gluten, corn, dairy and egg free. Eating is pretty boring but thankfully this time I know how to do it.

When I had to eat this way during pregnancy it was super stressful because I had to learn everything. This time it's a lot easier and I feel so much better. I no longer have stomach aches, nausea, bloating etc... I am much better version of myself on this kind of eating plan.

That's my update for now....