To the good life...

As I write I'm laying on a hammock on my balcony looking at the crystal clear Caribbean Sea thinking to myself, "this is the life." One day we will retire to the Caribbean!

We've made it down to Cancun and so far are having a blast! JP loved the flight. It wasn't his first time flying but certainly his first time truly enjoying it! The pilot's even let him in the cockpit for a quick instruction course (which of course was JP discussing the flight plans not the pilots discussing... they were just laughing at every word he said).

ABC's

So this looked fun... I so should be working by the way... and I am sort of just not in the mood right now I needed a breather :)

A - Age: 31 AHHHHHH.... I turn 32 in a couple of months!!!
B - Bed size: King - had a queen for a while then Byron was working in Miami for about 6 months without me and I really got use to not sharing so we had to make the switch.
C - Chore you hate: LAUNDRY!!! I'll wash and dry it but never put it away!
D - Dog's names: Triumph and Miley
E - Essential to start your day: slim fast (been on it sense I was pregnant!)
F - Favorite color: probably purple but that changes a lot depending on my mood.
G - Gold or Silver: silver
H - Height: 5'9"
I - Instruments you play(ed): piano (not well at all though) and I play a MEAN kazoo :)
J - Job title: travel agent, business owner, mommy, wife
K - Kid(s): JP
L- Living arrangements: me, my hubby, son, two dogs, in a ranch home over basement (that so needs to be finished!)
M-Mom's name: Raelle
N - Nicknames: Frailey, Alvarez (I've always been one of those that's been called by their last name) Commando (that's for my college buddies), Heath Bar, Molly McHeather (that's my favorite but not just anyone can call me that) and Sexy mama! (ok the sexy mama isn't true)
O- Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Nada, other then the birth of my child and let me just tell you I couldn't get out of their soon enough I was out by 7 AM... longest night of my life!
P- Pet peeve - when people don't throw things away... just leave their trash (candy wrappers, etc.) sitting around. UGGHHH!!! (Byron are you reading this?)
Q - Quote from a movie: Can't think of one
R - Right or left handed: Right but I eat with my left hand only because I thought it was cool that my dad was left handed and I couldn't master writing with my left hand.
S - Siblings: P.C. & Todd
T- Time you wake up: 6:30 - 7:00 AM
U - Underwear: what about it? that's a stupid question... oh, do I wear it?
V - Vegetable you dislike: GREEN BEANS... NASTY!!!
W- Ways you run late: Byron, like to blaim JP but it's all Byron!
X - X-rays you've had: teeth... I think that's it.
Y - Yummy food you make: Sushi, Steak, Speghetti, Shrimp scampi (Byron likes that more then me)
Z- Zoo favorite: JP's reaction

Look who got bangs!

I was bored AGAIN with my hair and even though I swore off bangs in the mid 90's they're back!

Couldn't resist

How cute is this?

Father Son Camp out - May 1st, 2009

I'm finally getting a chance to sort through some past photo's. Here's the Father Son Camp out. You wouldn't even know Byron was there based on the pictures and apparently the only thing JP did was ride the ATV!

JP started Football

Yes, in this family "soccer" is known as football and what the rest of America calls football is American Football in the Alvarez household. Hope JP doesn't get too confused though he's pretty quick to correct anyone that calls football soccer.

Every monday night JP is now playing "kickaroos" at a local indoor soccer field. He LOVES it and the kids are so darn cute! First, I attempted to find him some football gear that actually fits and that didn't happen... everything was too big but I was determined. His socks and shin guards fit fine it was those darn shorts. When he checked in they gave him is "jersey" which was a small youth size shirt... it looked more like a dress on him and every kid out there. You should have seen those kids hit the field! SO CUTE!!!! 20 little ones go running out in oversized shirts anxious to kick the ball (they were each issued their own ball). One parent stayed on the field at all times to assist. JP was the superstar (and yes I'll admit I'm biased) but let's face it, it's in his blood! He made a goal right away and the coach used him as his little "example child" to demonstrate each new move. Not only was it a great workout for JP but for me too! By the end JP was ready to lay on the ground and go to sleep. He's in "sport camp" right now as well every morning from 9:30 - 1:30 so this kid got one good workout on Monday!!

Ok, here's a few more pictures. I was so busy playing kickaroos with JP I totally forgot Ethan was there too!

Most boring blog on the block!

Well I’ve had the most boring blog on the block lately! It’s really not because of lack of doing things but lack of time to post the things we’ve been doing. So much as happened… let’s see to start.

Sense I haven’t truly blogged (other then a few little posts) for about two months we’ll start in mid April. We paid a little visit to the hospital… One night JP was bouncing on his bed (this is very normal and he does it all the time) then he suddenly bounced directly on the floor landed right on his feet. Didn’t complain but then as the night went on he was limping, limping a little more, then finally not walking at all! What in the world? So at around 10 PM we headed to the hospital. JP was more scared of the fact that he was at the hospital then his hurt foot. He looked so sad…

But then I remembered I had his dinosaurs in the car and all was well in the world again. After a quick x-ray. And I really do mean quick we were back in our cars headed home by 11 PM! CRAZY! Turns out he had just bruised his bone…. phew! I really thought it was worst!

J.P. is THREE!! Yep! I can’t even believe it. Three years ago that little rascal came to being! We didn’t have a huge party in fact mixed in with the other five birthday’s we attended in April it just became inevitable that a nice family dinner would have to do. well dinner and a trip to Toy’s-R-Us of course! JP got a kicken four wheeler for his birthday along with a razor scooter that he sports through the neighborhood everyday. He also got an assortment of dinosaurs from everyone in the family (they know my son so well!). He now knows the name of every type of dinosaur and is eager to correct me when I say the wrong name. How am I to know that a taradactle is?

During April JP also attended his first ever “Father Son Campout”. This is a campout hosted by our church once a year and as the name states it’s for Father’s and their sons only. Now I won’t lie I was counting down the minutes for them to take off and I would get 24 hours of “me” time. I had scheduled a pedicure, cleaning projects, catching up on my favorite reality shows and General Hospital (that Byron hates) and more. I was asked if I wanted to go out with some girlfriends and I politely turned down all invitations in order to take full advantage of my 24 hours. By about hour two of my “me” time I was bored out of my mind and chomping at the bit for my boys to come home! It was so strange being in the house by myself. Every time the dogs would bark I’d find myself yelling at the dogs to be quite only to realize, they could be as loud as they wanted ‘cause nobody was home but me! Well all my loneliness was worth it! J.P. had the time of his life! He made tons of friends and stayed up all night long. He’s still talking about all of his friends from the camp out. One of the first things he asked every morning for a week after the campout was “are my friends here?” Thanks to all the boys who went and made JP feel like he was the superstar of the campout!

Like everyone another school year came to end for JP as well.

With that comes end of the year festivities. And Boys will be Boys… I told J.P. and Cooper to smile and this is what I got! Funny, one day I was at school for another event and I recognized JP’s room mom. Turns out she’s a friend from high school and her son is Cooper (JP’s best friend in the class). Go figure, J.P. would be hanging out with one of my friends kids! Prior to this it has been oh let’s see 15 years sense I’d seen her! Small world… although I must admit it turns out about 3/4 of my high school friends have migrated a city or two east just like me. I guess we’ll always be Gwinnetians. (That’s the county we live in – sorry I write as if everyone knows exactly what I’m talking about then I feel like I have to explain… that’s why I’ve never been a good writer I’m a much better talker – that’s it maybe I should have a video blog wouldn’t you all love to listen to story time by Heather?). Ok, back to the recent happenings of life…

Right after school let out Me, Mom, and Jill took the boys (as in Ethan & JP) to Hilton Head. Our big boys (Byron & P.C.) weren’t able to come because of work commitments. As mentioned in previous posts i heart Hilton head! Seriously, love the place… just the atmosphere about it has always been one of my favorite places. They’ve got great weather, pretty resorts, fun restaurants, pools, biking and the beach. Now you all know I’m a serious beach snob so I’ll admit I don’t come near the water of most North American Beaches and that goes for Hilton Head too but I still love to hear the crashing of waves as I sit in the pool nearby.

You didn’t know I had it in me did you? Well you were right this is at the children’s art museum I think one more step and I was at the top and just one below was the ground.

There’s just something about a ship that makes me happy. Even if it is a pirate ship in the middle of a museum.

And clearly this makes for a happy tot too!

The best sister in law (well most of the time)

Fun in the Sand & Sun!

The yucky water… told you I’m a snob! At the end of this month we’re taking JP to Cancun, Mexico and there I have no problems getting in the water!

So there you have it a little update on the Alvarez family. This of course doesn’t include any of the day to day stuff just the highlights. As mentioned above were totally stoked about our upcoming trip to Mexico! White sand beaches and crystal clear water here we come!!