Baby is STILL breech......

Sigh.... I just got home from the doctor and this baby boy is still breech. They are not concerned about it yet as he still has plenty of time to turn. HOWEVER, the thought of having a C-Section is incredibly frightening!! Unless I can talk them into doing a tummy tuck at the same time. ;o)

If he hasn't turned by the next visit at 32 weeks, I guess I will have to start all of the old wives tales to try to turn him. Anyone out there have any ideas or suggestions? I am ALL ears!!

Disney on Ice

Saturday night Sal and I went on a double date with our kids. Sal took the boys to Supercross and Liv and I went to see Disney on Ice. It was Liv's first time seeing the Disney show and I think she wasn't sure what to expect. We talked about going all week, but she kept asking if I would help her skate. In fact she seemed quite disappointed that she wouldn't be skating at all. Luckily, once we got there she was fine to sit and watch the Disney characters skate. In fact she sat on my lap and danced along with the music. A few times she did ask if I would teach her how to skate when she got a little bit older. Little does she know I dreamed of being a figure skater when I was little. I remember watching Katarina Witt and Brian Boitano skate at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and I knew I could be a skater too. Yea right!! I think I went skating once for a Young Woman's activity and I was horrible! That was the end of that dream for me.

All Olivia wanted was a sno-cone in a Tinkerbell cup and a light up twirly thing so at halftime (that is what I call it, though I think it is really called an intermission), we went and got her a sno-cone and a Cinderella/Snow White/Sleeping Beauty light up twirly thing.

She was in HEAVEN!!

She had the BEST time and said her favorite part was "watching all the princesses."

We had amazing seats and Liv could see everything. She LOVED "all the beautiful colors." She kept saying to me, "Mom, isn't that beautiful?" "Oh mom, look at that beautiful butterfly." Isn't it the BEST to watch how excited our kids get at the littlest things?

Needless to say, Liv was EXHAUSTED and it didn't take her long to fall asleep on the way home. I can't wait to take her again!

Where in the world is Hayden Espericueta?

Hayden was one of the 10 finalist in the schools Geography Bee. It was so fun to go today and watch him compete in the final rounds.

For some reason I am always the nervous mother who sits in the back and tries to compose herself. How can my heart not be overwhelm with happiness when I see Hayden stand at the podium? The answers make no difference to me, he could be right or wrong, but he is still my Hayden. I have no idea where his knowledge comes from and everyday he amazes my by the things he says or the things he knows. He is bright, but more than that he tries hard and he wants to be successful.

Congratulations Hayden, you never cease to amaze me!! I LOVE you!

First Class Scout

Hayden has been counting the days..... He no longer needs to call himself a Tenderfoot! At the Court of Honor tonight, he officially received his First and Second class Scout ranks. The goal in our Ward is to have each boy be a Star Scout BEFORE they turn 12. Hayden is well on his way to meeting that goal. In fact, all he needs to complete his Star is 2 more service hours and 2 more merit badges. Hayden will have that done by his 12th birthday no problem.

Hayden loves Scouting and has decided that he can get his Eagle before he is 14. If he keeps working hard I know he can do it.

Hayden, I am so proud of you. Keep your goal in focus and you can achieve anything! I love you!

Our Baby Boy at 28 Weeks

Today I had my 28 week appointment and my LOVELY glucose test. I can't believe this pregnancy is almost over. It is weird how fast it truly does go.

The doctor also did an ultrasound just to see his growth in 10 weeks. He has been measuing about 4 days ahead of schedule, but this time he was 3 days behind. Nothing to worry about and they did not move my due date. He weighs 2 pounds 6 ounces and they said he is right at 50 percentile for size. If I carry him to the end I can expect a normal 7 pound baby. He was in the Frank breech position which means his butt is down and his legs and head are up in my ribs. Hopefully he will realize he is upside down and turn around before trying to come out!

I got some pretty cute 3D pictures of his face and a cute profile picture and then of course the boy shot to make sure nothing fell off in the past 10 weeks. He is definitely a boy!! ;o) We are still undecided on a first name. My vote is Mason Price Espericueta, but Sal is not buying Mason. Price is of course after my Gramps and come to find out he had an uncle named Mason so I think it is PERFECT!! Help me convince Sal...... if you see him suggest the name Mason...... I think it will grow on him! ;o)

Cardinal Football in Prime Time

In case you didn't know.... We LOVE football in our house. Wait, I think that is an UNDERSTATEMENT. I grew up watching football with my Dad..... he had his favorite teams, but outside of that he always cheered for the underdog and for Army of course. I remember my mom would always tell people that from September through February, we belonged to the Church of the NFL. I think our family has followed suit. We watch any game we can find and even find ourselves watching classic games on NFL Network on non-game days.

This football season has been especially fun because we were able to split Cardinal's season tickets with a lady I work with. Sal has gone to all the games and the boys and I rotate. Sunday night was my game to go with Sal. Of course they were playing Favre and the Vikings. I KNEW it would be a BLOW out just like the Colts game was, which I also attended. I would think I was the jinx but the Cards also lost when Hayden and Cole went to the game. It is always fun when it it is Sunday Night Football. NBC's booth is near our seats so we sit and watch Bob Costas do his thing..... Cris Collinsworth is usually with him, but must have gone up to the broadcast booth before we got there.

We made it in time to watch warm-ups.....

And to watch them come out of the tunnel..... Of course our favorite Duece #76, revving up the team.......

The stadium was so loud and it is SO cool to see red and white cover the stands. There was quite a bit of purple but they got quite after the first quarter.... and I mean QUIET!! ;o) Sal said it was nice to be on the winning end of things for once.

Favre is amazing but I was happy to watch him on an "off-night". This is the great view from our seats.

Next victim will be the 49ers, who Cole loves to call the Farty-Niners. Monday night to clinch the division. Wish I could be there in person to watch the game.... maybe next year.

Los Gringa's Tamale Party!

Last year Sandra taught Jill, Heather and I how to make tamales. In fact last year Sandra and I sold over 100 dozen tamales..... it was absolutely EXHAUSTING work. This year we decided we would not sell any and just make them for ourselves. Sounds selfish doesn't it?? I am convinced most people don't understand how much work is involved, so go ahead and let me know how it goes. ;o)

Today we made 28 dozen green corn tamales and it took us about 4 hours start to finish. That includes time to shred the cheese, clean and cut the green chili's and jalapenos, make the masa from scratch of course, and assemble the tamales. It was so much fun to watch Manny and Jill mixing the masa. Sal took a picture of the commotion.....and WOW do I ever look pregnant! Of course thanks to Sal for making a drink run to Sonic before we started and thanks to Sandra for yummy Pasole and refried beans. They made for a delicious lunch!

We had quite the assembly line. Manny is always our spreader. He can spread masa faster than anyone I know. Jill was responsible for the green chili's, Heather did the cheese and the wrapping. Sandra prepared the corn husks, Sal wrapped the finished tamales in paper, and I packaged the wrapped tamales into freezer bags. I was also responsible for making sure Sal never ran out of tamales to wrap.

We always have such a fun time and we multi-task very well. After all what mother doesn't? We chat and laugh... I know Manny just thinks we are crazy girls, but we end up talking about EVERYTHING!

Thanks girls for the fun time and Jill thanks for housing our tamales in your freezer one more time. I promise we will EVENTUALLY get our own freezer!