Sunday, May 9, 2010

First Communion

Trial test of the wine...needless to say, he did not take the wine during his first communion












The ceremony took about 2 hours and the kids managed to behave. Shua has been waiting for the moment. He said the host tasted better when it was blessed. After the mass, we had a small get together at home with our friends. We had some screw ups, I ordered a gigantic cake while Pat did not order enough pizza. There were 14 of us and I had a half sheet of cake, while Pat ordered 2 large and 1 small pizza...we'll have to switch jobs next time.

Friday, May 7, 2010

New addition to the Madrid Family

Welcoming Timothy John, born May 6, 2010
6lbs 3 oz, 19 in.



Wednesday, May 5, 2010

First Communion

It is Shua's First Communion this weekend. I apologize for the very late notice - no excuses, just didn't occur to me that it is coming so soon. I literally had to rush to find an outfit for him because I didn't realize too that he's grown quite a bit from December. We'll have a little get together after his Communion with some friends. Oh boy, they grow so fast.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Spring time

Kids love to jump...
Shua looks like he is suspended on a hanger or on the wall...
Guess, Jim will have to show him some parkour moves next time he sees him - he loves to jump!
Kozak or spread eagle - practicing for some skiing tricks (only on Wii)
the only Tulips left in my garden from 5 years ago. The bugs has gotten a better of my bulbs this time.
Sweet!!!

It's been warming up in Oregon - we've finally seen the yellow orb! Nothing exciting has been going on here lately. We have the usual, boy scout, after school activities and house work routine. We took it easy last weekend and didn't do much. We did check out a nearby nursery since our yard is in dire need of some life and color. Well, I guess moss has life but Pat prefers them out of our yard.

Also, Shua had his first sleepover on Saturday. His friend Lola stayed with us overnight. The two has been begging us since last year so we decided to finally agree. The two had so much fun, they stayed up til almost midnight. They rode their bikes, jumped around in the backyard, climbed the tree, played wrestling, pillow fights and made a fort in his bedroom where they were suppose to sleep but decided that the couch is more comfy. They woke up at 7AM and played Wii Ski and Snowboard then had a big breakfast before we headed out to church. His first sleepover did not exhaust me at all, it was a good distraction and for once we didn't have to do all of that with him.

My birthday has been nice too. A couple of my girlfriends took me out for coffee in the morning and then one made me a nice lunch. In the evening Pat made us a tasty dinner and we all shared a fudge cake. Then, we all went to bed early. We had a light dinner and a good night sleep. It was really nice. My boys are the best!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Birthday on Rocket day

Lift off!
Ready for the next flight...
Birthday boy with the scouts.

Pat's birthday was really low key this time. We had a lot going on with the scouts. They watched the Trailblazer vs Mavericks game and stayed overnight at the Rose Garden with the scouts. Pat said that they only had less than 3 hours of sleep that night. On Saturday, they slept most of the morning and then we headed out to a birthday party in the afternoon. Sunday, we went to mass in the morning then headed out to the school field with the scouts again for Rocket day. Needless to say there was little time spent on celebrating Pat's birthday. Shua and I made him pancakes for breakfast and ordered pizza for dinner. Really lame but that was what he asked for - low key and no fuss! I did go out to lunch with him on Monday which was really nice - so got to squeeze in a little one on one time.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Family

It was great to be with family in New York. We had such a wonderful time. I couldn't decide on which one is my favorite but after browsing through over 800 pictures, I realized that the one that captivates my heart is the ones with family. I am thankful to be part of such a wonderful family. The Caraher's rock! Love you all and miss you already!

Pictures will be posted soon!