Pace Yourself

- Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra

3 Years?

3 years already?!!!

Happy birthday to my most amazing, wonderful, sweet, loving, cuddly little boy. My baby is growing into the most amazing little person. He loves trucks, cars, motorcycles, trains... anything that goes vroom. He is happy, he shares, loves to cuddle, and gives the best hugs and kisses. He is a little joker, always teasing, loves to laugh and has the cutest little lisp I've ever heard. I have never been thankful for anything more than I am for my children. I am beyond grateful for his presence in my life, I can't imagine it any other way.

I love you so much Reggie!!!

9 Things

1 - Today I begin a new life.
2 - I will greet this day with love in my heart.
3 - I will persist until I succeed.
4 - I am natures greatest miracle.
5 - I will live this day as if it were my last.
6 - Today I will be master of my emotions.
7 - I will laugh at the world.
8 - Today I will multiply my value a hundred fold.
9 - I will act now.  

{ The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino}

Feeling

Feeling like this today...

 

Almost Paradise

I have a love-love relationship with California. I love the weather, I love the beach, I love the restaurants, I love that there is so much to do. My dad and Paula's Christmas present to us this year was a family trip to an adorable beach house on Capistrano Beach. We have grown to love and revisit this beach house on multiple occasions. Our 8 days went by way too fast. Picture overload:

 The Lamaya home on the beach.

 Bougainvillea, my favorite.

 My favorite thing to do at the beach.

 Reggie and Henry in their monkey chairs.

 My favorite past time. Searching...

 Love this of Addie.

 We celebrated Easter while we were there.

 And had our first egg hunt on the beach.

 He was never without a shovel, a truck and that wheelbarrow.

 We flew kites.

 Soaked in the sun.

 Addie and Sophie in their Mini ears at Disneyland.

 He made it until 9:30pm. He just couldn't stay awake any longer.

 In line. Waiting, waiting, waiting.

 It took him 3 days to feel comfortable enough to put his toes in the ocean.

 We went to the tide pools at Crescent Bay.

 Roasted marshmallows.

 Spent the day in San Clemente.

 Buried Addie and Gracie standing up.

This is my favorite view and my favorite sunset. I have a picture of it from every trip. 

We had such a good time that I cried when we left. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it!

Thanks for the Christmas present dad and Paula! I look forward to the next trip.

My Best

"If you do your best in the search for personal freedom, in the search for self-love, you will discover that it's just a matter of time before you find what you are looking for."

- Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements

Eyes Closed

"Living is easy with eyes closed,
misunderstanding all you see..."
- John Lennon