Warm Wishes This Holiday Season!

Love from our family, The Villafrancas Ariel, Jennifer, Aaron, Alec and Aiden

Tis the Season....

Today was the Annual Turkey Luncheon at my boys school. We went in twice, hee...hee..! Once with Alec at 10:30; toooo early for lunch but o'well. And again with Aaron at 11:15. As we entered you could see the children looking for their mommies and daddies; Super cute! We had an Indian and a Pilgrim. I love these little moments............ very blessed!

Could this be the next Travis Barker!

Grandpa Jerry gave his original drum set to his oldest grandson! Aaron was soooo excited! He's been playing before school, after school, even before he goes to bed. Basically whenever he has a chance. The little video clip was taken the second day around 6:45 a.m. before we left for school! Grandpa Jerry plays the drums, bass, guitar, accordion, his passion is piano. O' he also sings.... Hopefully the music gene was passed to the boys! We'll see.....

He got a little embarrassed when his dad walked in from work. :D

My first time....

Flying that is! LOL.... I went on a work trip to San Diego, CA for a couple of days. This was my first time on a plane. It was FUN! I can't wait to take my boys for a trip. I will say that I think it would be kinda difficult with little children to go from one plane to another but I think it would be worth it. My boys welcomed me home with roses and chocolates!!!! I loved it!!! :D

A trip down memory lane :D

The other day we visited my dad in Mercedes. He bbq'd for us and watched the C-boys. The he did the unthinkable and busted out this suitcase that my grandma had stored for him. It was SO funny looking at some of the pics he had. The weren't all the picks because I remember seeing albums and albums of us.... check out the funny pics

Not another one....

yup! Yesterday as I came home from work YUP there was another baby kitten.... He looked in pretty bad condition. He also fell of the roof and had blood on his nose. Now the mama cat is no where to be found. She has abandon her children. What a B*t*c! He is really cute, all white with little ears. Ariel and I were up last night about 11 pm feeding both of them.... Funny huh! We are going to the store today to buy them cat litter and food (what type, anyone?). The boys are enjoying it, that's the good thing!!!! Ava and Otis!!!! are the two new members of our family!!!!!

Baby kitten "Ava"

A little update on our new family pet. "Ava" is doing much, much better! Yes, we kept her. She has both eyes open. She looks much better. I'll post pics later. It's so funny seeing Ariel feed the kitten with a syringe. I think he likes her too! on't know much about cats but I think when they purr it means that they are happy. I hope so cuz we save her butt! hee...hee... O' one more thing, Alec was the one that opened her little eye. When I got home that afternoon he so excited to share that he fixed her eye, he said "Mama, mama, I fixed the baby cats eye cuz I'm a doctor"..... :D super cute!

Motherly instinct?

Can boys have that motherly instinct? I think my boys have it! This morning when as we walked out to go to work/school there was a baby kitten lying on the front porch. It looked like it was dead but as I got closer I noticed that it was moving. I called for Ariel, he picked up the kitten a put it in his old car that we have parked outside (other cats have had their litters there before). Anyways, later on in the morning Ariel was going to pick up Alec from school and to his surprise as he walked out there was another kitten. He thought someone was playing a joke on him. That kitten was moving a little. So he got that kitten and put it in the car as well. When he got back from picking up Aaron from school, he saw the mama cat taking only one of her kittens. She left the first one that fell behind. :-( The boys called me right away to work and were telling me the whole story.... super cute.... So, when I got home from work I checked on the baby kitten and sure enough the baby kitten was still there. The mama cat did not come back for her...... Ariel and I are not cat people; we are dog lovers.... So taking in a cat is not what we would normally do. But as we saw the boys really caring for the kitten and begging to keep it, how could we say no so we just gave in... I felt kinda bad also after see how she looked. The poor baby kitten has a big chi-chote on her head that caused her right to close. I hope se doesn't have some kind of brain damage.......... We'll see how it goes, hopefully she'll get better...... I guess we'll have to think of a name... Any suggestions??? We'll see what the boys think of!

79th Annual Battle of the Arroyo!

This was our first football game of the year! We couldn't have picked a better game to go to... Battle of the Arroyo! We weren't able to stay for the whole game, you know, cuz of the kiddos. But the little we were there I really enjoyed! We left after the 3rd qtr began. The score was Greyhounds 10 / Cardinals 13! I hope we beat there butts! I'll have to post the score later!...

FINAL SCORE: CARDS 34 / HOUNDS 17! Oh well, next year!!!! Good Game!

Go, go GATORS!

This year we were debating whether or not to put Aaron in flag football or winter baseball. I personally enjoyed seeing him play baseball but he insisted on playing football. So we put him in football. Last Friday was the last day for registration and like always I left it to the last minute but he's in! Aaron will be playing (5-6) Flag football for Dr. Cash, Team 2! This will be his second year. Hopefully he learned something from last year cuz last year he just liked running and falling! lol...... His coach is Juanito Torres, ex-Greyhound! It's his first year coaching! Wish them luck! It's always fun seeing the kids play!!!! Good luck Dr. Cash Gators - Team 2!

Off they go!....

For most children today was the 1st Day of School! My boys attend Dr. Cash Elem. in San Benito. This is the first year that both of my older boys attend the same school. I was super excited for them. Aaron is a 1st grader and Alec is in Pre-K. I thought it was super cute when Alec gave Aaron a kiss goodbye! Boy does Aaron think he's a big boy ~ he knows the ropes, hee...hee... He was showing Alec where his class and cafeteria were. Of course being a mom I had to take pics :D

Home sweet home!....

Thanks to the Lord above, we just completed 5 years with our little home! I love the nest we created for our 3 little chicks. They say the average American would have owned at least 2 houses in their life time. I guess this is it for us!.... We are very blessed to be in our seconded home. When Ariel and I got married his parents gave us a little bitty one bedroom one bath home. But as our family grew we needed space too. So we torn down our wooden frame home and built a brick home. My sisters always tell me that my house puts them to sleep, its very cosy! We seem to think so too! There are soooo many little home improvements that I want to do but the only thing I'm missing is the mula! One day, I keep telling myself... hee... hee... Hmmmm.... let's see, I WANT: put granite kitchen counter tops, outdoor tile, a pretty roof over my patio, repaint my living room, tile in all bedrooms, in close the garage to make my living area bigger, remove my garden tub to be able to extend my stand up shower in my bedroom, remove my mirrors in the bathrooms and put a pretty framed mirror instead, put pedestal sinks in the bathrooms.....the list goes on and on.... A girl can wish right... :-D

Mother nature....

Here I thought we escaped with only two shingles missing, boy was I wrong :-( We finally had a chance to go on the roof and check out what mother nature did. Well not me, Ariel finally had time, you know with his crazy work schedule and stuff. Anyways, he went on the roof to count how many shingles we needed to buy. And to our surprise there was more damage than we had thought. I called in and filed a claim with our insurance company. I hope and pray that they will help us. What Ariel could see he says that we should have had water come in through attic. No water stains have showed on the ceilings or walls yet from what we can see. Please pray for us that we have a little help from our insurance company. Another little obstacle that is given to us!

Aiden's second du!

We took Aiden for a second hair cut. This time we went a little shorter. At first he looked like Dumb & Dumber! LOL.... But after combing it he looks cute!

He sat by himself like a Big Boy!

All done!

Are you prepared??????

Are you prepared for Hurricane Dolly? I'm not for sure... I hate the procrastinator in me, ugh! O' but I did stand in line this afternoon to fill up my tank! hee...hee... I still need to go to the store but I don't want to go cuz of the crowd madness! I think I'm gonna go at midnight... hmmm not a bad I idea now that I think about it. :D Ariel keeps telling me that it's no gonna hit... I think he needs to look at the news! hee... hee...Denial! :O I told Adri to tell her hubby Abel to get the boats ready to rescue us women who will be alone cuz their hubbies will to work! LOL... I wish everyone much safety!

May he rest in peace....

This past week has been ONE crazy week for us. My hubby's uncle (his only uncle on his mom side) passed Sunday early morning the morning after his youngest son got married. He was only 55 yrs old. We think that he was so excited to see his youngest but first son to get married and to see all his family together, which may have over excited his heart. Ariel was pretty hurt by this loss... His Uncle Luis left behind his wife, three wonderful boys and his little girl. His children are so young to have lost their father, that's what hurts me the most. We traveled to 10 hrs to Plano Monday evening (overnight) and traveled back Wednesday afternoon. My poor hubby wasn't excused from work Wednesday evening so he had to go in as soon as we arrived which was about 10:30 pm. =( Everything happened so quick..... I took a semi-Family photo... a lot were missing that's why I called it a semi-photo... who knows when we'll see each other again :( I hope soon... Please Dear Lord keep these little boys in your hands....

In the photo L to R: Yoli, Aza, baby Aza, Uncle Luis's sons: Luis Jr. and LeeRoy, me, Ariel, Aiden, Ariel's cousin Michael, Ariel's Uncle Mr. Nasif, Ariel's Aunt (his mom's sister) Luz, and his cousin Lisa (she's a Pediatrician)...

Guitar Hero ~ ROCKERS!!

Practically everyday last week I'd get home from work to this...... Aiden is non stop! OK, I think my kids are little out of this world! They don't sit to cartoons (they do but for maybe 5 minutes). They prefer to listen to rock or hip hop music, not Disney music. They like movies like Nacho Libre and like rock music..... Beleive me I've tried to change it but no luck.... tooooo funny! Luckily their Daddy is a Cop! Hopefully it will help as they grow up!

Don't fall Aaron!

We had a fun evening tonight with the kiddos. We took them to the trail to ride their bikes. Aaron had been asking us for a while now but there was always something we had to do. We were gonna go last night but his training wheels on his bike broke and by the time Daddy was able to fix them it got to late so we promised we'd take him to night. His training wheels on his bike were replaced from an old bike he had which were way to small. He was afraid to ride it now. We went anyways. He was so excited that we were going as soon as we got there he took off BY HIMSELF! He rode his bike with no need of the training wheels! You should of seen his face; it was full of excitement! You should of heard his Dad; you could hear the excitement and joy in his voice! I guess its a Dad thing, he was so proud of him ~ I Loved It! Alec enjoyed riding his bike as well. As for Aiden, he just loves that Mommy pulls him, he enjoyed the view and loves the water! I loved our family time together tonight! We really don't get to do this cuz of Daddy's schedule but when we do I just love it! We'll definatly be going back!

To be continued.....

Here a couple more pics from our San Antonio trip. Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch and some from our night out at the Hard Rock Cafe!!! Enjoy!

T9

Just had to share..... super funny!!!! Has this ever happen to you? When I'm texting its VERY rare that I proof read what I'm sending, always relying on T9! Tonight was toooo funny, I laughed so much that my tummy and my cheeks hurt! My top cheeks not my bottom cheeks, lol! I meant to type "Finally got my smoothie from the mall :-)" and "Finally hoe my smoothie from the mall" was typed (I'm even laughing as I'm typing, lol).... Anyways my friend text back, "are you calling me a hoe".... I went back to my out box and could not stop laughing my ass off!!!! Moral of the story: The next time you are texting make sure you proof read!!!!

Our mini family vacation!

This past weekend we took a mini family vacation to San Antonio. We took off Friday and came back Monday! We went to Fiesta Texas, my first time ever, on Saturday! We also went to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, that was super cool too, on Sunday! Sunday evening me and my hubby had a night-out together. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe and went to The Howl; its a pretty cool club on the River Walk! There was a total of 10 us that went (Me, Ariel, Aaron, Aiden, Alyssa, Letty and the other Willywankas the In-Laws)! My kiddos had a lot of fun at Fiesta and so did the BIG kids. We are definatley going back. While we were there it rained that gave a chance to take a break and see a show "Grovin at Rockville High", super duper cool!!! I really enjoyed the show! The kids also had an exclusive ticket to have sundaes with Scooby Doo!!! Sunday we went to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, a drive thru zoo, that was cool! The Zibras were eating out of our hands. An Ostridge was eating out of Ariel's hand, as soon as the food finished it started poking at him to feed him some more, too funny! It even poked at his cap, lol. My neice, she's such a girly girl, was also feeding the animals. Aaron and Alec enjoyed feeding them as well. Aiden just chilled in the back, but he was a happy camper. I glad we got to take this much needed vacation. The boys didn't want to come back, they weren't the only ones! This morning I woke up to Alec's cry. When I asked him what was wrong he told me "I want to go back to the hotel" :-( I wish I had all the money in the world to take them on real long vacations, but little ones here and there will have to do for now until I win the millions.... :D Here are a few pics from the whole 215 that I took.... you know me and cameras.... :D

"trash?"

My baby boy is growing each day!!! As each day passes I understand him better. He loves to throw things in the trash can like his pampers, papers, mail, socks this list goes on and on... Today was just like any other day. Aaron was in his room cleaning up and Aiden runs out saying "ma ma trash". Whats so cute is the way he runs. I was busy like always doing things around the house but as he was running by me his little nalgitas looked super cute! When he runs he always moves his left arm and only his left arm, you have to see him, its sooooo funny. Just had to share...

Funny and Weird!!!

My boys Aaron, Alec and Aiden are not your normal kids that sit and watch cartoons. They will sit and watch Nachoooooooo Libre or Jack Ass!!! VERY BAD :D No joke! If I need to get ready or do something and want them to sit down all I have to do is put on either one of the movies; which I've recorded on my DVO (or whatever it's called super cool) and they will sit.... it's so funny and weird! My mother-in-law can't get over it, too funny! I've tried to put it on cartoons but seconds later they are running around or fighting with eachother. This is a pic from a couple of seconds ago, they're watching jack ass! LOL ~ check out Aiden :D

StaceyLizette :D

This past Saturday I attended my second workshop with StaceyLizette here in Browntown!!! It was at a foo fee well know two-story dance academy in Brownsville; you could here people practice everywhere. It was pretty cool. For a while there I felt like I was in New York at a dance school :D! Stacey is also a professional bellydancer. The coolest part is that she has a REAL job; she does this for fun and is amazing at it!!!! Stacey is a Level III Certified in the Suhaila Salimpour format!!! She soooooo kicked my butt within the first 30 minutes of class and that was just the WARM-UP, lol!!!! I had so much fun!!!! There was also a show at the Loft in Brownsville.

One graduation down, two more to go!

My baby boy, Aaron, graduated from Kinder Friday! One down, two to go meaning high school then college!!! Ariel and I were very impressed with the school. Everything was very organized and beautiful; they even had a slide show of the kids throught they year! It brought tears to our eyes and goose bumps seeing him walk down the isle!!! They grow up so fast, yet it has just begun! May the Lord bring him may blessed years!!! Congratulations Aaron! Mommy and Daddy are very proud and love you soooooo much!

My Beautiful Niece!!

My little girl, Alyssa, had her second piano recital tonight. She attends Dr. Cash Elem. There they have an after school program that allows kids to pick an extracurricular activity such as dance, piano, chess, etc. Anyways, this is her second year with piano. She gets better and better every year. This year her Uncle Ariel went to see her and was able to record. I was not able to see her last year nor this year. Ariel and I had to choose and since its HER Uncle Ariel which she adores how could I win!!! Her are some pics!!!

1st Place ~ BABY!!!

Well the boys are going to share 1st place cuz the undefeated team that our boys BEAT were toooooo scared to play for 1st so they "SAID" that they would share 1st place.... I think they were shakin in their boots (cleats, hee...hee...)!!!! Go BLUE DAWGS!!! Awesome season!!! only one loss!!!

"Shimmy By The Sea"

"Shimmy By The Sea", Corpus Christi, TX was my first bellydance workshop and it was awesome!!! My friend / BD Instructor "Elda" had been bugging me to attend a workshop, any workshop so I could see the other side of the "bellydance world". Boy is there a "bellydance world" out there, BEAUTIFUL women of all ages and sizes who LOVE bellydancing. We had three full days of exercising, dance and entertainment. The Shows were awesome. I got to see bellydancers from all over Texas perform ~ 2 1/2 hours long..... I loved it!!! We had three BEAUTIFUL Instructors Viviane, Karen Barbee and Dilek:

Friday ~ Day 1: "Viviane" gosh, what can I say about her.... she is just sooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL in every way. The way she dances, her looks, her character, EVERYTHING!!! Here's a little info of her background: she is a passionate multi award winning professional dancer and accomplished instructor. She dedicates her life to pursue the traditional Egyptian belly dance style or "Raks Sharq", while incorporating Brazilian flavor, without distancing herself from the dance origins. Saturday ~ Day 2: "Karen Barbee". I loved the way she taught class. She made it fun and easy. She would crack jokes and do funny moves. Here's a little info on her: she trained in Cairo, Egypt, with some of the most accomplished dancers in the world and has participated in major symposiums. She has taught and performed in workshops, clubs, restaurants in cities all over the U.S. She also taught in the Caribbean and Brazel.

Sunday ~ Day 3:"Dilek". Her class was interesting. We played with zills and our gypsy skirts. Here's a little info on her too: she was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She trained with many well known dance instructors. Growing up in Istanbul, Dilek was lucky to watch and study dancers perform to complicated Turkish 9/8 rhythms and Oriental style Turkish dance.

Here are pics from from the shows (the ones above are from the evening shows). I wish I could put the videos but I can't ~ its a rule thing, but I can show you if you want!!!

Oh, there were three little girls that performed. They were AMAZING!!! I also recorded them, sneakily... hee... hee... The shouldn't of made Still/Video cameras!!!

Here are a couple of slide shows. The first slide is of all the dancers, the second one is just of the Instructors performances! Enjoy, I did!