Ahhh, the beginning of a new school year! This time Arielle is in second grade and Zavier is in kindergarten and they started last Wednesday. Look at these cuties! We were so ready for this. We checked off most of the items off their summer bucket list, went school supply shopping, and stepped up their […]
Unimpressed Toddler
June 10, 2016 by 3 Comments
It’s so funny how my babies’ personalities are so different. Arielle is happy and friendly, Zavier is sweet and goofy…and Alyssa is, well, unimpressed. I have all these photos of her where her facial expression says, “meh!” and when people try to coo at her or make her giggle, she just gives them the stink […]
Zavier the Graduate
June 5, 2016 by 3 Comments
My sweet little guy graduated from pre-school! It seems like these milestones come and go so quickly. If this happened already, then that means that high school graduation is right around the corner. I’m not even remotely ready for this. A photo posted by Gracielle (@mommya_z) on Jun 4, 2016 at 8:55am PDT
Gratitude 2015
November 25, 2015 by 8 Comments
2015 was not an easy year – I think I hit 4 of the 6 top stressful life situations this year and I’m still chugging along. Adjusting to being a mom of three, moving to another state, starting a new job, and illness. We are coming towards the home stretch of this year and we made out […]
Pink and Gold Stars First Birthday
November 20, 2015 by 6 Comments
Alyssa turned one already! To celebrate, we had little birthday celebration at a local restaurant. It wasn’t a big event, but that didn’t stop her from going baby-glam – we went for a pink and gold stars first birthday theme!! With a matching pink and gold star cake and smash cake, of course. I got […]
Crossing the Street
September 16, 2015 by 3 Comments
We are in this crazy transition stage right now – with our new lives beginning in Florida, but all of our belongings and our home still back in Illinois. New jobs for my husband and me, new schools for the kids. We are definitely enjoying the newness of it all and exploring all the theme […]
Why I chose to have my daughter wear a uniform in a public school
August 15, 2015 by 7 Comments
Arielle will be starting the first grade at her new school next week. (Woah! How did that happen already?!) She will be attending the public school that’s just down the block. I read that there is an optional uniform policy for their students and I thought that was bizarre. I thought uniforms were only for private […]
Is This Real Life or Vacation?
July 14, 2015 by 11 Comments
We’ve been in Florida for almost a month now and folks back home were asking me how life in Florida is so far. I started my new job and they certainly did not hold back from putting me to work. It’s more projects and longer hours than my old job. (It’s not a bad thing, […]
Despedida
June 22, 2015 by 12 Comments
We are now on the road, figuratively and literally in between our life in Illinois and our new adventure in Florida. Last week our family (my husband’s cousin who also happens to be our next door neighbor) threw us a Despedida Party, or a “going away party.” We barely had time to pack up our […]
Spring Break Birthday Extravaganza
March 29, 2015 by 13 Comments
This past week was Arielle’s sixth birthday and Zavier’s fourth birthday, which just so happened to fall during Spring Break. They were born 1 year and 364 days apart so they have to celebrate together. We basically spent the week celebrating: Five cakes, two birthday outings, a special visit from the best aunt ever (my […]
