Me A to Z

A. Age: 33
B. Bed size: queen. Wish I had a King
C. Chore you dislike: all of them. Wish I had a maid.
D. Dogs:  Mini Schnauzer (although he's not mini) Raider
E. Essential start to your day: taking the dog out.
F. Favorite color: red
G. Gold or silver:  diamonds Silver or white gold
H. Height: 5'3"
I. Instruments you play(ed):  recorder (didn't we all?) violin
J. Job title:  mom, registered nurse
K. Kids: 2  little boy, my husband
L. Live:  The Eyes of TEXAS are upon you...
M. Mom’s name: Mom,  Isa when I'm mad at her ;)
N. Nicknames:  Bones- from my dad for being skinny, Smelen- the only name my drunk college friends could think of that rhymed with Helen. It has nothing to do with my hygiene habits. Call me either one now and you will get hurt.
O. Overnight hospital stays: 4 (eye surgery, kidney stones, gallbladder removal,  baby)
P. Pet peeves: non RSVP'ers and people who say insulting remarks followed by "I'm just kidding!"
Q. Quote from a movie:  "Lieutenant Dan. Ice cream!"
R. Righty or lefty: Right
S. Siblings: Older sister and younger sister & brother
T. Time you wake up:  when I hear my toddler yelling through the baby monitor or 3pm (after working a night shift)
U. Underwear:  yes. cotton bikinis. None of that thong crap, I choose comfort.
V. Vegetables you don’t like:  cauliflower, steamed/cooked spinach
W.What makes you run late:  lately,toddler temper tantrums. I'm a stickler for time so it's rare for me to be late. I try to accommodate for temper tantrums.
X. X-rays you’ve had: teeth, kidneys
Y. Yummy food you make: desserts. I consider them a food group.
Z. Zoo animal favorites: lions, elephants

Melmo

K has a " slight" obsession with Elmo right now.

He goes everywhere we go...

restaurants, grocery stores, birthday parties....

K loves to share his bananas with him each morning, leaving mommy to have to scrape them out of Elmo's mouth later. Fun times.

He's just part of the family.

So to help K get his daily Elmo fix I took  him to see Sesame Street Live, Elmo's Healthy Heroes!

K and his cousin Nolan, and yes we gave into buying the overpriced toys.

K was so excited he kept on yelling out "Melmo and B bird!" and looking back at me as if to say "mom are ya seeing this?!"

Can you guess what the letter of the day was?

 K!!

The number of the day was1 but all the moms thought it should have been 15. $15 dollars for parking, $15 toys, $15 food... UGH!!

The boys playing with their "Melmo round and rounds"

Kemper's little girlfriend Ella and her mommy Olivia joined the fun. Funny how our kids don't look too impressed, but I promise you they were!

I bet you can't guess what K's 2nd birthday theme is! ;) ;)

Go Stars!!

K went to his very first professional hockey game! ( yes we have one in Texas)

Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators

We have a family full of hockey fans. My older sister Maria ( a.k.a. the nephew whisperer) has season tickets, so she took K as her date. My mom, younger sister, and her little boy also came along. Maria even got the boys little hockey jerseys to wear to the game.

Elmo even got to go to the game. Elmo has become our version of the American Express card. Don't leave home without it him!! This picture makes me laugh. I think K looks like a Sesame Street character himself, with those big brown eyes and shaggy hair!

K with his grandmother "Wela" (abuela), best seat in the house.

K even made some new friends at the game. Notice the man in the background? He has bilateral cochlear implants too!! Crazy, a stadium with thousands of seats and they just happened sit next to each other. He told my mom that he was implanted 10 years ago at the age of 20 and he has been very happy with them. I think it made his day to see another C.I. user too.

My sister has been wanting to take him to a game for the longest time, but I was hesitant thinking it would be too much for him. As you can tell I was wrong!

No nap that day and K was wired! He finally crashed at 8pm that night and didn't wake up until about 9:30 the next morning!

In the end the Stars won and it was a great day! K says thanks to his aunts and his Wela!