2 year old+the zoo=an amazing day!!

On Wednesday we headed up to El Paso after Koko got off work at 1130. I had to pick up the bridesmaids dresses for Deanne's wedding coming up in June. I'll have a short 6 weeks after Mia's born to get in shape for that!! Hello weight watchers!!! Anyway, after we picked up the dresses we took Mason to the El Paso Zoo. So much had changed since the last time we were there! It looked sooo much better! We started off with the lions...Mason loved them! He kept "roaring" at them, sooo cute! Then we went across the bridge over to the giraffes, I don't think Mas really knew what to think of them. I don't know why, but Mas kept getting so excited every time he saw water...it was so random. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the alligators...Koko was pretty bummed...but quite a few of the animals weren't in the exhibits due to the deep freeze we had a few weeks ago. It was so cute to listen to Mas talk to the animals and wave to them...anytime we'd move on he'd say "bye, nice seeing you, have a good day"...this was  Mason sitting on Daddy's shoulder waving to the tortoises<3

Mason loves making the elephant noises too...but when he actually sees the elephants he says, "no, scared of it"...he is sooo silly!

I wish i would have gotten a picture of him playing with the sand cats. They look like domesticated cats. Mason kept chasing one back and forth in the enclosure. He was laughing so hard, it was hilarious!!! My favorite was probably the sea lion tank with Mas. We were at the underwater observation area and the sea lions swim right up next to the window...Mas got kinda scared at first. He watched them swim by two more times and was like, "okay, I'm done, let's go"...he's getting to be such a big boy! I cant believe it! Before we left we had to go see the lions one more time...I couldn't believe how good he was all day! He is such a good little boy...we are sooo lucky!

After the zoo we ended up going to the Sunland Park Mall...spent at least 2 hours there...and didn't buy anything! It was just nice to get out of the house for awhile. I know Mason def enjoyed hanging out with his daddy all day! 

Swingsets and Smiles

This past weekend was pretty exciting for Mason. He got a swingset from my parents and Mana (his great-grandma). It was the perfect house-warming/baby shower gift!! Koko and my parents started off around 10am sorting the pieces and getting things ready to set it up...of course none of the wood was labeled. 

 The directions said to allow 6-12 hours to set it up! We decided to have a BBQ and have Emily, Tristan, baby Autumn, and Grandma 7 over! It was gorgeous outside...only slightly windy. The slide had to be put together first and as soon as Mason realized what it was he got sooo excited! It was so adorable! I think it actually took around 6 hours to get it all set up. Mason was ecstatic once it was all put together.

The slide was a little fast for him at first but he got used to it pretty quick! My favorite part was when he went up to Koko, told him thank you for building the slide and gave him a big hug and kiss! It was sooo cute! Then of course he gave Pops and Tris big hugs and told them thank you too! 

We actually got some other projects done around the house that we've been meaning to get to...like running the cable for the tv under the carpet...of course, we still haven't finished Mia's room! We still have a few weeks before she gets here! Hopefully we can get that done by next weekend! The next few weeks are going to be pretty crazy. I'm 34 weeks now...and we have the baby shower when I am 36 weeks...then Deanne's bachelorette party the weekend after! Hopefully Mia wont come until after all that...*fingers crossed*

Our Blog!!

Well I started this blog partially so we can look back and see where we were at in our lives. I love scrapbooking and looking back...but instead of just some pictures, we can really see what we were feeling and going through at each specific time. Well, as of right now we have a lot of changes that recently have taken place and many more to be coming in the next few weeks. Koko and I have our handsome little man, Mason, who is our world. He makes everything in our lives so worthwhile and so exciting! He is one of the smartest 2 year olds I have ever met! I'm definitely looking forward to posting updates about new milestones he has accomplished! I never thought I would be a stay at home mom, but he has made it completely worth it! I love working with him and teaching him new things everyday! 


We recently bought our own house! We just closed on it the other day and we couldn't be happier! Finally out of renting apartments! Our house is very fitting for us and we only have to make minor changes here and there to really fit our needs...like getting the cactus taken out! I've already been attacked by it twice since we moved in not even two weeks ago! Koko had to spend most of his lunch picking the thorns out with tweezers, there were at least 50! So we hired some guys to remove the big agave cactus (there were 4 huge ones in the back yard) and all the "pancake cactus" as I call them, and they are working on those as I type this! Thank god!! Anyway, it has a nice backyard, a paved driveway, two decks (one off the front and one off the back) which is perfect for us since we love grilling and hanging out outside. We found out we are getting a swing set for Mason as a house-warming gift. This kid loves slides and swings more than anything else! Hopefully that comes in tomorrow. Luckily all the cactus should be gone by then so we don't have to worry about him falling into them or anything! 


As for other exciting news, we have a baby on the way! A baby girl, she is due in about 6 weeks! Hopefully she doesn't decide to come early, I still have so much to do! As long as she waits til after the baby shower (which is on March 26th) I'll be happy! *fingers crossed* 

Our family! Hopefully I can keep up with blogging! I've never really done it before, but I am really looking forward to it!