Camping at Lake Guntersville

It was for the weekend only, we arrived on Friday night and came back Sunday afternoon. It was quick and to the point and we had so much fun. The girls wished we could've stayed longer, but nevertheless they were happy. We played in the playground, we swam in the lake, we went biking, we went fishing. Rebecca caught a fish again, she was the only one that caught a fish this time. Daddy was too busy un-tangling the fishing lines, hooking the worm, re-hooking the worm and hooking the worm. Gabriela was convinced that it was because her worm wasn't wiggling, why she wasn't catching any fish.

We saw a lot of deer around the camping area and they come right up to you and not afraid of us at all. I think they feel safe being around the camp ground, because no one will shoot at them.

We've camped at Lake Guntersville twice now and we really enjoy coming here! Looks like this is going to be an annual event on Gabriela's birthday.

Abigail and Gabriela Dancing Away.

This is really cute! Abigail is following every steps her big sister is doing, even the bobbing of the head. The quality of the video is not the greatest, but I think you can see these two dancing away. Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comment section.

Happy Birthday Gabriela!

Today is Gabriela's 7th birthday! I can't believe she is 7 years old. I still remember the day she was born 7 years ago at 9:27 pm, we were so thrilled and happy she came into this world, what a great miracle that was! To celebrate her birthday, I have put together a photo collage of Gabriela when she was a little baby. Happy birthday Gabriela, we love you!

I think NOT!

Take a look at some selections of bumper stickers from: beliefnet (The "NOT" has been added) You can tell when the Dems are getting desperate! They are coming out with new bumper stickers, buttons, etc. The sad part about this, some Catholics will actually support BO in November. I think Not!

Catholic Vote 2008

It takes 3 minutes and 35 seconds to watch this, very powerful video! Please pass it on to as many people as possible.

And the baby is . . .

Today we all went to the doctor with Coby for an ultrasound and to find out what the gender of the baby is. We have been waiting for this day for a long time. The doctor told us the baby is healthy and doing very well . He was quite pleased with the progress of the pregnancy. Thanks be to God! We are half way through our pregnancy, please keep praying for us, especially for Coby and the baby!
The moments we have been waiting for since we found out we were pregnant, we are having . . . another girl! We are very excited about this and the girls are just thrilled to have another sister. They are already planning who she is going to sleep with.

We are doing something fun to come up with a name for the baby, there's a poll on the left column with some selections of names you can vote from now until sometime in January 2009 (couple of days before the baby's born), or if you don't like any of the names, you can submit via the comments with a name suggestion.

The Acceptance Speech of Sarah Palin

I couldn't help it... we love Sarah Palin! For those of you who missed the Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepts the GOP vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
Very powerful and a lot of hopes for our country!

Click below for Full Speech at the RNC


Or click here if you'd prefer to read Sarah Palin Makes History as First Female Vice Presidential Nominee of
Republican Party

On a lighter side . . .

My brother sent me some of these funnies (test taken at school), I don't need to explain just take a look at it and let me know what you think. It'll make you laugh, if not, at least it'll put a smile in your face. Enjoy!
1.2.3. 4. This is my favorite

More Prayers are Needed for the McCain-Palin Ticket!

It's started already, the other side didn't wait too long trying to smear Sarah Palin and her family. But let's not worry, let's not focus on all the negative publicities but focus on the good things that will happen. Let's pray harder, offer more sacrifices for this intention. My brother told me last week, "Our Lady might have Her hands on Palin to be a candidate for Vice President during this 150th Anniversary of Lourdes Apparition. Sarah Palin's birth date is February 11th, and the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is February 11th as well". Interesting isn't it? Anyway, how ever you want to look at it... I know what we have to do... pray, pray, pray!

God gives us hope with Sarah Palin!

We want to turn to politics a little bit, because we are so excited that John McCain has picked Sarah Palin for running mate - Vice President.
This is big . . . we got a pro-life conservative running for Vice President. Finally, there's hope for us. Sarah Palin is:
* Pro-life
* A reformer
* A Strong conservative
* Understands and lives family values
* Young, pretty, very feminine (no pants suit!), she is a Mom and loves her family. These are just some things the feminists hate!)
Let's face it, she is our hope in November and the next 4 years.

Here's what we have to do from now until November, keep praying for her and her family that God will protect them. The liberal media (and BIG red) will find ways to destroy her and her family.

McCain-Palin - you have our prayers!

This youtube of 2 minutes and 29 seconds, Glenn Beck will put Sarah Palin into perspective without politics involvement - "Palin's Pride & Joy". Enjoy!

The Palin family released this statement the morning after Trig Paxson's birth. The newborn is Todd and Sarah Palin's fifth child who was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome:
“Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives. We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed.”

God Bless America!

I can open it myself!

I'm not trying to make this blog to be an "Abigail" blog, but I just couldn't help it and plus she is 2 years old. We went to chinese buffet yesterday for dinner and Abigail was determined she was going to open the fortune cookie wrapper on her own. I took this picture trying to capture her expression and her fortune described her too well . . . "You create your own stage and your audience is waiting!"
How perfect is that fortune!

was posted via my iPhone

What is love without the hearts?

I thought this picture is just too cute not to put in the blog.

March of the Penguin

Abigail got this stuffed penguin from her grandparents for her birthday and she loves playing with this fat stuffed penguin. It makes noises when you press the tummy or press the ear. But, we can see in these pictures who has more fun with the stuffed penguin. The first night Gabriela made the penguin look like it's drinking from a cup, so I took a picture of it because I thought it looked cute. She made the penguin pose with a different theme on the second night, and third night, and fourth night. She would do this on the same spot every time; on top of the trunk underneat the lamp. I'm not sure how long she will keep this up, the possibilities are endless, she has learned alot from her daddy's sense of humor. We will keep you posted.

Happy Feast of the Assumption!

Today was a big day for our family, we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by having a sort of kind of family reunion. We didn't plan this family reunion, but it certainly felt like one. My parents had moved here from California, my brother, Albert and his family came last Saturday from California and Father Miguel spent a day with all of us. We had a private Mass celebrated by Father Miguel in the Friary chapel, we took our family photo, we played tennis a little bit . . . we laughed a lot! It was definitely a day to remember for a long time.
Taking the family photo was so much fun. Imagine, trying to make Abigail smile, it was very hard! This is by the way coming from a two year old that always goes around the house looking cute asking her mommy or daddy to take a picture of her while she has the biggest smile on her face. It was easier to make Father Miguel laugh then Abigail to smile. But we did it, I think we cracked a smile out of Abigail in maybe two of the shots!

I got the iPhone 3G!

Yes, I got the iPhone 3G - the white one (I've had it for over two weeks, but just got around to tell about it now) If you go to the Apple website you'll read the tag line on the iPhone 3G - "Twice as fast. Half the price", they should add another line to that: Twice as fast. Half the price, and twice as long to own it. A week after the iPhone 3G came out I decided to go to the apple store. I figured it's been a week and I'm sure I can just walk in the store and purchase the iPhone, in and out, maximum would be half-hour! Well, three hours later, I got the iPhone! I spent my day off on Friday with my brave three girls stood in line from 10 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. So, I was among the millions who stooped to the nonsense of Apple's marketing scheme! Although the iPhone 3G is superb, the looks of it, the feel of it, all the functionality, and I can even make calls, we will have to see whether or not I will wait in line for three hours next time! The girls definitely think twice when ever I ask, "who wants to go to the apple store with daddy?"

Hot Summer Days in Alabama

Coby came across this "Baby Blues" in the Sunday's comic couple of weeks ago and told me I could relate to this.
How funny and true is that! We've been spending a lot of time in the pool and the girls like to do exactly what is in the baby blues comic strip and at the end I wonder why my body is so stiff. They like to be thrown, chased, and jumped in the pool over and over again. Both Gabriela and Rebecca can swim on their own without any floaty and Abigail still have to use her tummy floaty, but she doesn't have any fear at all!
The swimming pool has been the best investment since we got it couple of years ago. It's like having our own vacation spot in our backyard, our own oasis!
Hot summer days in Alabama is not too bad when you kick back and relax around the pool, swimming, listening to the music and drinking ice tea or lemonade.

Lordy, Lordy, Fr. Miguel is Forty!

Today is Fr. Miguel's 40th birthday! From our family to you, happy birthday to you, feliz cumpleaños, selamat ulang tahun, gelukkige verjaardag aan u, alles Gute zum Geburtstag, buon compleanno, joyeux anniversaire!We heard Bishop Baker said (or perhaps sang) happy birthday to Fr. Miguel today in Hanceville. That must be a greatful birthday present from Our Lord.

Fr. Miguel came to visit us the other night since he got back from Australia for the World Youth Day. That's where he took this picture with the koala bear. Our question is; could this be the same koala bear that our Holy Father touched? We shall find out! We will update you as we hear more stories about Fr. Miguel's trip to Australia.

Fr. Miguel's visit was rather quick, because he needed to go back to Hanceville that evening, but never the less it was always nice to be visited by him. Especially the girls, they just love their uncle Miguel! We treasure anytime we are able to spend with Fr. Miguel {hint-hint-nudge-nudge}
The girls are enjoying their koala souvenirs. You can see a picture of Rebecca wearing the koala on her pony-tail.

Anyway, happy birthday Fr. Miguel, may your 41st year be filled with many blessings. We love you Fr. Miguel, we love you Uncle Miguel!

Sushi Night

The other night I made some sushi, but it didn't come out as good as I wanted to. I think it's because the rice was under cooked. It's just hard to believe that I actually messed up on the rice. I'm supposed to be the expert in making the rice. When I rolled the sushi the rice kept falling apart and it wasn't sticking to the nori really well. But it was still fun making them and Coby has enjoyed having sushi again. Gabriela told me she wants to make some sushi when Grandma and Grandpa are here and she was watching every move I made, and she was taking mental notes, and putting into words the process she would follow: "step one, dip my fingers into the bowl of water", "step two, take the rice and spread them out to the edges of the nori", "step three, sprinkle sesame seeds", "step four, turn over the nori and I have to be careful with the rice, because it's falling apart". Anyway, it was really funny to hear it. It's like having a commentator that gives you a play-by-play move.

Look, my new hat!

Abigail is being cute again. She put her pajama pants on her head and goes around the house while saying, "look, my new hat", "I have a new hat".

Look, my new hat! was posted via my iPhone

Making sushi

Michael has a new hobby: he loves making sushi. Who would've thought, is it the rice thing? No, I didn't learn it from "SUSHI for Dummies" book. I picked up a few tips from the internet, yes the internet and standing in front of the sushi bar at Publix.

Next time we will have to take some pictures when I make sushi again (at least twice a week). When I have my Japanese kimono to wear.

In the meantime, here's a picture of final product for proof. Well, some of you may not believe that I do know how to make sushi. They are delicious.