We're gonna party like it's your birfday!

Well, Rocco is one lucky boy. Yesterday we celebrated his first birthday for the second time. But this time it was Latino Style....which means, invite EVERYONE and more! At first I thought my mom was making WAY to much food and I had made WAY too many cupcakes, but lo and behold it was all gone by the time it was all over. People started to show up around 3pm and the last person left at 9pm. It was a long day, but it was fun. When the house was completely packed with people, i was stressing out a little, but that's only b.c. I feel like I don't know what I should be doing and I feel like just crawling in my bed and disappearing. But Rocco was having a blast and I love watching people look at my son with Love and see them want to hold him and play with him and just bless him. I don't think Rocco will ever realize how blessed he is! I think my favorite part of the day was watching my two brothers help out with the Pinata. I love how they just LOVE Rocco and they love just playing with him! Rocco loved his whale piniata that his abuelita made for him and he didn.t want anyone else hitting it but him so after every other child we had to let Rocco hit it or else he would throw a fit! It was pretty crazy, and I let him b.c he was the birthday boy and he could do whatever he wanted! hehe!

Well, all said and done I was completely exhausted by the end of the night, but I am so thankful for all those who came out to celebrate with us and I'm also glad we are just doing this for his first birthday! :)

I just wrote a new post and then i accidentally deleted it! AHHHHHH! So this one will be short and sweet!

Well, back in Winnipeg and loving it! We are doing nothing and we love that...especially my husband who is taking advantage of all his free time before school starts by playing his beloved Xbox(boo). I, on the other hand have been enjoying my little boy Rocco. He is so amazing to watch and he is so fun to play with. Today we read books for half and hour and he smiled and laughed! I wonder what goes through that little mind of his! I also plan on going to the beach, but it has either been way to hot, or a chance of rain, so i need to wait for a happy medium in order to go! I think the best thing about being back is sleeping in my own bed! I LOVE my bed, and I love sleeping, so i'm definitely taking advantage of Peter being home so i can SLEEP!!!

Well, sorry about the scattered post, but I had a really good one written and then it went bye bye.

I will try and write again soon!

Pinecrest Bible Camp

We just arrived last night from our week long stay at Camp Pinecrest. Peter and I led the kidlets in worship this week, and let me tell you...it was amazing! First of all, it was nice to be able to sing again, and second, it was just so fun to be there and to hear little voices praising God. At first Peter and I were not so thrilled to be leading anything, and were a little hesitant to find out how Rocco would do "camping", but everything went better than expected. On our last night there, we had one last campfire and we sang all the songs the kids loved and it was amazing. Peter and I had already packed up our car so we could leave right after, so i just wanted to sing and go home (the farm). The campers were SO excited to sing and were doing all the actions and just having a blast, and let me tell you, that kind of feeling is contagious! I couldn't stop smiling and laughing. They were singing SO loud, I was afraid we would get in trouble but really i didn't care! I even got a little emotional thinking, i had to leave these awesome kids and some won't hear any of these songs until they come back next year....if they come back. All in all, camp was awesome! Rocco even started to walk there so now it is even more special to us! I'm glad our little family was able to do that and be an example to these kids.

And then on our way home we hit a deer and now we HAVE to get out car fixed before we can drive back to Manotoba. Oh boy.

Farm Life

We have been on the farm now for a bit over a week now and it has been great. Well, except for there being a shortage of water, and the internet not working most of the day, but things are going so well here. It seriously feels like we can finally relax after being in Edmonton for 2 months. Life was just a little more crazy up there for some reason. Peter is in a good mood every day, even if he has worked more than 8 hours, and I, as well as Rocco, have been in good moods. It certainly does feel like a second home and I am so thankful for that. Life is just simple and calm and I like it that way....for now. Rocco is being so funny and he is at the stage where he is copying things that you do and is so interactive now. I love being able to experience all those little things with him. He also LOVES being outside. Today he woke up from his nap, went straight to where his shoes were, tried to put them on and then waited by the door till someone would take him out. I was doing something, so it was grandma to the rescue and she took him to the swings. Rocco seriously loves being outside and I love it! I hope this continues till he is a teenager! Anyways, things are so good here, and i love that we have a few weeks to enjoy our time here!

2 down 1 more to go.

I can't believe our 2 months of being in Edmonton is over. We are off bright and early to the farm tomorrow for our last month in Alberta. I have really enjoyed my time here. I know at the beginning I was ready to go back to Winnipeg, but I knew that I needed to stop myself from being negative and just enjoy what Edmonton, and the people in it, had to offer. Peter and I have felt totally overwhelmed with how generous people have been to us. Our dear friends Christian and Kim have been so awesome to let us stay with them for a month and to be honest, we really didn't know them too well, but now I can say that they are great friends and I will miss being in Edmonton to hang out with them. They were an amazing blessing to us.
I will also miss all the rest of my good friends here. I truly love all of them so much and I love how I got to spend so much time with them. I had made a list of all things I wanted to do here and I can say that i have done all of them! I am so ready to get to the next chapter of our adventure and I am excited to be on the farm and to just relax and hang out with even more people! Rocco has been amazing throughout all the transitions, which is definitely another huge blessing for Peter and I.

Well...so long Edmonton! It was fun being back! See you again.

No Naps

My lovely son has not been wanting to nap AT ALL! He has been on an awesome routine since we've been in Edmonton, and now i feel like it's all shot to hell. He wakes up around 7 and usually i put him down 2 to 2 and a half hours later and then he wakes up around 11 and I put him down again around 1:30 then he wakes up at 3:30 -4 ish. Nothing even close to this has been happening. He gets tired and grumpy, so I put him down...but then it's like his crib gives him an abundance of energy. He doesn't cry at all which is nice, but it's almost even more irritating b.c he is EXTREMELY happy. He laughs, talks and jumps around till i decided to take him out. Once I do, he is so grumpy and whiny and not his cute self. I feel bad leaving him in there for so long, but i want him to keep his routine. Plus, now I have no naps so i'm extra tired. Peter thinks he just need one nap now....i don't agree but we'll see what happens. Ugh.

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Now, I get so mad every time I get my period. I mean seriously upset that I have to deal with this pain in the ass issue. Here are some reasons why;

1- no sex
2- I have to spend what I think is a ridiculously amount of money of tampons
3-cramps
4-The fact that it lasts for too many days

Back in Bible times, us women were considered "un-clean" during our period and they were sent out into the wilderness until it was over. I think that we should do that now as well...but with a twist. I think that whenever us women get our period, we should have a retreat center where we can go and "be in the wilderness" for however long our period lasts. This place would be for women only with 24 hour on call masseurs, gourmet chefs to cook us meals, punching bags, therapists, free tampons and pads, and an open pharmacy. This place would kind of be like an all-inclusive resort with all the perks! I also think this would benefit our husbands so that they don't have to deal with our PMS for a week!

Anyways, I just got to thinking about all this stuff when I was waiting in line to pay not only for tampons but for more diapers for my son! I hate spending money on things that are just for collecting human waste. I should get a government grant for this stuff. They give money away to stupider things.....why not?