Hang in there!

I haven't forgotten you already. We are in Arkansas for a few weeks and I need Victor's help to download some photos for you.....I'll have to catch him first! Please keep checking back and don't give up on me. I'll have pics of Italy, Victor Luis' birthday and this trip to Arkansas. The girls are having a blast! They love mamaw and papaw's house!

EmergenCy!

I know I am not supposed to use this blog for such silly things, but indulge me for a second. I have just now realized that I have an emergenCy in my diet and I need Cure for it! Here are the foods I most like to eat: cake, chocolate, cookies, chips, cheese, crackers, cream cheese, cupcakes, croissants, coffee (with creamer), and all carbs!! I am only eating from one letter of the alphabet....C! The C food group! Is there a Cure for this Crazy, Cruel Conundrum?? Too many C's cause too many Calories and too much Cushion on my ass! Maybe I should try a few other letters of the alphabet! Ya think! I feel Cleansed now that I got that off my Chest!   :) markee

Let's get caught up!

Well, where do I start to get you caught up? I will pick a few pics from when we last left you on our old website until now. Watch how Ava and Olivia grow and change! Here we go........

We bought a home we love in a neighborhood we love and started adding our touches. Victor landscaped the outside. He put in the slate patio out front and added the mounded up landscaping! He is so talented at that! OF COURSE I painted, remodeled and added my touch to the inside of the house! We both designed the screened in patio out back and Victor built an outdoor fireplace. Home sweet home! Come on down for a visit!

Ava had her 3rd birthday in our new house. It was a princess mermaid theme. Her buela (victor's mom) made the cake and topped it with a look-a-like Ava Mermaid. Ava sat on her mermaid hill with seashell (courtesy of her mommy's rigging one up for her....ha!....don't laugh....she liked it!) all dolled up like an official mermaid! She had to dress like a mermaid and made many mermaid costume changes!

We took our family picture in front of the house and, as you can see, the girls loved it! Happy times were had by all! The finished product looks so calm and effortless doesn't it? We took the picture early because Victor was going to Italy for 6 weeks and would be back just in time for Christmas.

While Victor was working very, very, very, hard in Italy the girls and I entertained ourselves to pass the time until daddy got home! 

The girls dressed up as a dog and cat for Halloween. So appropriate since they fight like cats and dogs! Ha! They skyped with Victor so he wouldn't miss out on how cute they loooked. To pass the time I dressed them up in pink tutus and tried to do a photo shoot!( Uncle Ro fixed the lighting on the ballerina picture and that is why it looks so good.) The girls and I went to LA to visit Uncle Ro, Dalanie, Sullivan and Etta for Thanksgiving. Mamaw and Papaw were there but I don't have any pictures for some reason. The girls also spent time at Buela and Buelos to give mommy a break while daddy was in Italy. We stayed busy until Victor returned from Italy right before Christmas.

I do not have any pictures of Victor's return from Italy, or of Christmas, or the New Year we spent with my parents and sister's family. I don't have any pictures of Victor's Grad School party....he got his masters degree in International Relations and Conflict Resolution and we threw him a surprise party at his parent's house. Congrats Victor! (Now if only he could resolve conflicts at home....where's your degree in that...ha!) I also don't have any pictures of Victor's birthday! I have no idea where they are, but someone has these pictures and I will scout them out. If I find them I will post them. Victor took us to Italy for 3 weeks in January and I will make another post for that soon!! SO....we skip to my birthday. The pictures are at a dinner party Victor threw for me at one of my favorite restaurants with some of my favorite friends! And to finally catch you up to date, we arrive at Olivia's 2nd birthday party. She wanted a baby party. She is obsessed with real babies and baby dolls! I tried so hard to create a cute baby themed cake for her and it fell apart as the party progressed! I have never seen a cake get a huge bubble in it, but this one did. It was possessed! Or maybe the baby had gas! I don't know! Olivia had a fun time with her friends and relatives. She even enjoyed a kiss from her sister! We had her party on Saturday and her brother's memorial birthday last night. We released balloons and I made a special cake for him. I don't have those pictures downloaded yet so that will be my next post. You have arrived....you are up to date! Whew! More later.......

An Important Day

I am starting this blog on March 7, 2011 in memory of our firstborn son, Victor Luis Burgos III ,on what would be his 5th birthday. As most of you know, it is also his sister, Olivia's, 2nd birthday. She is such a great gift to us from God and Victor Luis.....a message from them that they want us to be happy. So that is how we try to live our lives....happy....for Victor Luis to look down on. The above picture is of our precious son on his birthday five years ago and the pictures below are of our precious daughter, who came, unplanned, on her brother's birthday two years ago. What a day March 7th is! It is a bittersweet day. Happy Birthday Victor Luis and Olivia....we love you!

 This is a picture of our sweet Ava, who was born 18 months after her brother....sent to give us much needed joy and happiness.....meeting her baby sister for the first time. We love you too, Ava!

 Olivia Carolina Burgos, born on her brother's birthday, March 7th, 2009....what a special present for us!!