Our Fun Day!

Yesterday was a busy but fun day. In the morning we had friends over for a play date. The kids had a ball, mostly running around the house chasing each other. Then when it was time to leave the weather was really nice outside, so they decided to chase each other around outside a bit. After our play date we had lunch and then we ran to Target to get some candy for our trip to the movies. When Nana got home we headed out the door to meet Daddy at the movies. We went and saw Monsters vs. Aliens 3D. It was a very cute movie, Jacob enjoyed it very much. Jenna however did not wear her 3D glasses at anytime during the movie. She still enjoyed it though. The 3D effects were very cool. Jacob is ready to see it again. However we will be waiting for it to come to the $2.50 movies here in town. It will more than likely not be in 3D as those tickets were $4.00 more each ticket. But it will still be good nonetheless. After the movies we "had" to go to McDonald's for dinner for the kids as the started the toys for the Monsters vs. Aliens movie.

Jacob in his 3D glasses---------Jenna with her glasses on top of her head

While watching the movie we discovered that there is a couple more movies that are coming out in 3D this summer. Disney has a new movie called UP. Also one of Jacob's favorite movies is being re released in the fall. Toy Story is going to be back at the movies in October in 3D and then Toy Story 2 is to be re released on February 12th,2010 and TOY STORY 3 to be released June 18th, 2010.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend........

Rockin' The Red!

We haven't really been overly busy lately or at least it seems. Busy enough though that I have been slacking when it comes to keeping everyone updated with pictures. I actually must confess I have been spending a pretty good amount of time when I am on the computer at The Dis Boards I am pretty sure I have mentioned this before. It's kind of gotten a lot worse as our trip gets closer. As of today we are 60 days out. Woo Hoo! I can hardly wait. I am in need of a vacation so badly.

Getting back to what we've been up to. This past weekend for Joe's birthday we headed into town first stopping at The Dulles Town Center for much needed haircuts. Jacob got his haircut and we just had Jenna's bangs trimmed. Then it was off to the metro station. Next we headed into D.C. for the Capitals vs Hurricanes hockey game. This was the first hockey game for Jacob and Jenna. Joe and I used to go to hockey games a lot when we were dating but it had been about 10 years since we had been to a game. They are always fun. The energy the crowd has is just awesome. The kids had a blast, at first Jacob wasn't to sure about the noise level. It was extremely noisy is the arena. After a while he was okay with noise and starting cheering along with everyone else. The Caps ended up winning in a shoot out, 5 to 4, it was awesome. In all the hockey games we've been to we had never seen a shoot out, it was really cool. Here's a little video of Jenna cheering The Caps on.......

Let's Go Caps!

And a some pics from the game.............

Fun Times!

Joey.....

Happy Birthday!

We love you. Hope you are enjoying your birthday weekend. Looking forward to another great day with you and the kids. You are not just another year older but one more year full of wonderful. Can't wait for the next year of much happiness and many more adventures. You mean the world to me and the kids. Loving our life together and growing old with you.

Love you Babe,

Jamie

Jacob and Jenna, too

XOXOXO

Here She Is....

My very dear friend Michelle who I've known since I was eleven years old, just had a beautiful baby girl.

Introducing Shiloh Grace McCoy

Born on March 5th @ 11:10 am

Weighing 7lbs 12oz and Measuring 20.25 inches

Proud Parents Michelle and Sean McCoy

Proud Big Sisters Destiny, Kiara, Haylee, and Gianna

Shiloh is four days old in this pic

Congrats Michelle and Sean! You make such beautiful girls. She is so precious. Look at those bright eyes. I just want to squeeze those little cheeks.

This is a picture from the last time we saw The McCoy girls before they moved from Cali to Washington state. Jacob was only eight months old then. Look at all those cuties. We miss you all so much

Missing You.....

I have sat down and thought about writing this post several times in the past week. I just haven't been able to think of the right words. This is my attempt at writing the right thing.

Grandpa Rudy we miss you terribly. I think about you everyday. When I look at pictures of you I think of the all the happy memories I have. Thank God for those memories. You always knew how to make everyone laugh. You filled all of our lives with so much happiness and love. You are loved not only by all of your family but your many friends. I know that you are in a much better place now. You are happy, no longer in pain and you are not tired anymore. You are doing what you loved and missed most, fishing with Pops. I know that you will be keeping an extra eye on all of us, Grandma especially. Don't worry about her too much though she has lots of us near and far to help her with whatever she needs. Praying for you and all those that love you.

WE LOVE YOU GRANDPA RUDY!!!

~Rest In Peace~

Rudolph Aguilar

February 18th, 1935-February 25th,2009

Sharing just a few more pictures......

Mom and Dad's Wedding October 25th,1975----My Baptism 1977 (Me, Grandma Danice and Grandpa)

Laughlin, Nevada Mother's Day Weekend 1994

Me, Mom, and Grandpa---Grandpa, Me, Mom and Grandma Laughlin, Nevada Mother's Day Weekend 1994

Disneyland, California Grandpa, Mom, Grandma, Dad, and My Brother Matt

(Early 90's Not sure of exact date)

Grandpa and Matt-----Grandpa and Grandma @ Uncle Darren and Aunt Gaynor's Wedding 1996

Grandpa, Me (pregnant w/Jacob), and Grandma March 2003

The quality of these photos is not the greatest as some are copies of copies and then scanned. Sorry, hope you enjoy them. :-)

Today is YOUR Day!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Rudy!

We Love You and Miss You.

***Update for yesterday. He is doing a little better. Oxygen level was lowered a bit so he is now doing some of his own breathing. They are going to try and slowly take him off his current pain med and put him on another one. This is so that they can hopefully get him to wake up. And hopefully figure out exactly what is going on. Fingers crossed that he wakes up today for his birthday. Thank you to everyone who is praying for him and sending all those positive thoughts his way.

Dinner is Set!

For the most part anyway. Today we are at our 90 day mark. That is 90 days until our WDW vacation starts. At 90 days you are able to start making advanced dinner reservations (ADR). This morning after Breakfast Joe and I sat down and went over what we have planned thus far. Then we called the Disney ADR line and we now have ADR for all four nights we will be at the resort. We debated for quite some time when we first made our reservations for the vacation on whether or not we wanted to add the Disney Dining Plan to the vacation. We finally decided that it would be worth it for us and added it. The DDP gives us for each day we are there, a table service meal, a counter service meal and a snack. It doesn't cover all three meals each day but between snacks and all we will have plenty of food for the four of us.

We are having three Character meals. The most important one being our first one of the trip is at Cinderella's Royal Table. It is at the castle and we are having breakfast. Jenna could not be any happier. She is so excited that she gets to dress up as Cinderella and then gets to meet her at her castle. There will also be the fairy godmother there and a few other princesses but we are not sure of who at this point. We made there reservations a couple of months ago. Reservations for CRT are allowed to be made 120 days out. For any one else planning on going and wanting to have a meal at the castle. It books up really fast. Joe actually called the other day to see if we could get an earlier time for our breakfast and that day is already completely booked no availability for the entire day. Oh well, our time isn't a bad time it's just if we could have got in earlier we would have been able to get in the park before it opens.

Can you tell that I am getting really excited? In about 3 weeks or so we can start reserving our activities for the cruise portion of our trip. I can hardly wait to see what is available for the kids to do.

Most of computer time lately is being consumed by The DIS BOARDS. Just about anything you could ever want to know about Disney vacations is on there. So if you are curious about anything, just even thinking of planning a trip go give them a look. Seriously any question you could ask , you will probably find an answer on there some where from someone. It's very addictive, you can just read and read. That's partly what helped us decided on doing the DDP, and some of the places we decide to eat at. That's what's been occupying my time, lots of reading and planning.

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day weekend. We had a very nice dinner at The Daily Grill in Tyson's Corner. The kids had an afternoon of fun with Nana.

****One last thing a small request rather, another huge thing that has been on my mind since Saturday evening. My Grandpa is in the hospital in So. Cal. He was admitted for low blood sugar, he is diabetic. After being admitted he had a small heart attack. They haven't been able to do a whole lot for him at this point because he is having breathing complications. My Mom said he looked better yesterday than he did on Saturday. She is keeping us updated as often as she can. Please if you have an extra moment in your day say a little prayer for my grandpa and my grandma who is by his side. I absolutely hate that I am all the way across the country from them, this has been very hard for me. I am so glad that the rest of my family is able to be close to him. Thanks for listening.

It's Like Riding a Bike

It was approximately 12 years ago the last time I put on a pair of ice skates. It has been since we moved away from So. Cal. Joe and I used to go a lot, he played ice hockey for a few years. Since he knew how to skate when we started dating he took me. We loved going and just really never took the time to go since we moved. When we lived in Ashburn we had a rink right down the road from where we lived but still never made the time to go. An opportunity came upon us this past Tuesday. This year our Light the Night thank you party took place in Reston. It was at McCormick and Schmick's, we ate dinner, then there was a small awards ceremony. After all was said and done the skating rink at The Town Center was all ours, closed to the public just for The Light the Night party guests.

We weren't sure at first if we were going to venture onto the ice. But we did. It was so much fun. I was a little nervous at first. It had been so long since we'd been. When I got my skates on and got on the ice it was like no time had passed at all. Not one year or twelve years. I didn't even fall once. It felt great being out there. It was just Joe and I, the kids were at home with Nana. It was like we were teenagers again, only in older bodies. My body was definitely feeling the workout it was getting. We had such a fun time, we have decided that we definitely need to go back and take the kids with us. We checked on the skates sizes and they go as small as seven, they are so tiny just perfect for Jenna.

Hope everyone else is having a great week. We've been quite busy, I have so many more pictures to share and I will soon. What about this weather? I am really ready for Spring now.

-----------Me on the rink-------------Group pic at dinner-Joe, Me, Debbie, Jackie, Mia, Cheyl and Nancy------

Potty Stamp, Mommy!

Today was Jenna's first day back to school since she's been going pee pee on the potty. She was very excited about going to school this morning and getting to go potty at school. At pick up this afternoon Mrs. Denton said she was like a pro and did wonderful. In return she got her potty stamp, she was so happy to show it to me.

Fun with Friends

Go Steelers!

We were so happy to see the Steelers win. It was a great game. We spent the evening watching the game, eating good food, and enjoying time with friends. The kids had a ball playing with their friends. They took a break at half time to watch the 3D commercials in their 3D glasses. It was so cute seeing them all lined up on the couch. Hope everyone had a fun and safe evening. Thanks again K and C!