Little Photo Shoot

Well I decided to have a little photo shoot here at the house for Christmas pictures. The kids enjoyed it and so did I!!

Merry Christmas from The Villarreal's!

Santa's Wonderland 2010

We loaded up everyone and headed to College Station Wednesday before Thanksgiving for some family fun! My brother was in town for Thanksgiving, and we started 2 yrs ago with the kids to go out to this wonderful little Christmas village per say! We missed out last year we were all so busy leading up to Christmas. But we plan to keep this going for the kiddos, they love going. Watching their little faces light up when they see Santa, the lights, the snow, just everything is so much fun!

I hope everyone had a very Thankful Thanksgiving this year!
As we enter the Holidays, I am very thankful for my loving family and friends, my husband and our 2 beautiful babies! We have been very blessed and I thank God everyday for a wonderful life he has given us!

Disney on Ice

Ok I am 29 and this was my first Disney on Ice experience...my mom's too! So I purchased some really great tickets, so Annabel could actually see the event and what was going on. It was all about Disney Princesses so AJ stayed back and played with a good friend of his. Annabel had a blast, can we say SPOILED!!! she wanted everything, from food, to toys, to even dance and skate with the performers. She was so upset she couldn't dance with Mickey and Tinkerbell. The look on her face was priceless. She had a blast and mom and I felt like a kids again too!!

she had a snow cone...


popcorn after her hotdog


she wanted to make sure they all saw her!


Cinderella....one of her favs.

2010 Travels

Well I can honestly say Ricky and I have been world travelers this year!
But as much fun as we have had, I think we are finished for now with the travels. We have had a great time traveling around to many different places and seeing some new things. Took the kids to Florida this summer, and we took many trips to the Valley to visit Ricky's family, we had a good time. Ricky and I went to Europe in September and had a blast. (Germany, Paris, Belgium,& Amsterdam) And last but not least New York, and we just returned!
We went to New York for a wedding, Ricky was a groomsman. Our dear friend's Janet and BT got married. Everything was beautiful, don't know if you have been up north for the Fall Foliage but it's beautiful! We don't have that here, just goes from Green to brown...ugh! Nice cold weather in Upstate NY, with very nice company!
Now just wrapping up 2010 and getting ready for the Holidays around here. Crazy,fun,cold time of year!

Here are some pictures from NY.....

Kids at Niagara Falls


Niagara Falls


Penn Yan, NY-Wedding location


Park in Niagara Falls


The Newly Weds and us!

EuroTrip 2010

Well Ricky and I have been planning a two week trip to Europe.
If finally arrived and now we are home. Time flies when you're having fun right?!
We had a blast, we went to Germany first and had a great time at the 200th yr Oktoberfest! We will be going back! Then we stopped in Paris for a few days, not my favorite place to be. Just wasn't our cup of tea per say. After Paris we stopped in Belgium, we loved it there. Waffles, chocolates, and beer! Need I say more? After that our last stop was Amsterdam, it was fun there too! Very different and crazy experience. In a nut shell that was our trip...the pictures can tell the story, otherwise I could be on here for hrs typing!! Enjoy....

Oktoberfest


Munich, Germany






Brussels, Belgium

Delirium Bar...Brussels


Disney Paris...Indiana Jones ride

Paris

Back to School!

Well it's been 2 full weeks now and the kids have been back in school! AJ is in Pre-K at his Montessori School he has been going to for the last 2 years. Annabel is also going there now, this is her first year and she has AJ's old Teacher. She's not crazy about me leaving her, she cries but calms down after I leave. AJ well he's used to it and just says bye mom!

They are getting so big so fast, I can't believe AJ will be in Kindergarten next year, I'm so not ready!
He's learning to write his name, knows all the continents, knows most if not all his shapes, colors, numbers, etc.
AJ is his daddy's mini me, he loves playing video games and loves sports. Dr said if he continues on the path he is now for growing, he will be about 6ft!!

Annabel well she is a sassy thing! She is doing well, she can count to 5, knows some shapes, all colors, Talking like she is 5! She is also tall for her age Dr said she can easily be 5'8! Hello way taller then mommy!
She thinks she's a princess but loves to get dirty, explain that one?!

All in all we are doing very well, I get lots of me time in the mornings while kids are at school! I stay pretty busy though, these people in my house keep it pretty cluttered with clothes, and toys all over!
Family life gotta love it!!

Florida 2010

Well my little family decided to take a quick and I mean quick trip to Florida this past weekend. Ricky heard something on the radio about a Pirate Festival down at Panama City Beach Florida over the weekend. So we said what the hey, why not right?! So we loaded up the kids and pawpaw and Ni and we headed East on I-10. Well the car ride was good no problems really, 10 hrs later we rolled into Panama City Beach, after getting up at 2am to leave Houston. Very nice and NO OIL!!!! We played in the pool and on the beach all of Friday. Saturday was the Pirate Festival in town. We were there all day, from noon to 4pm. Kids were exhausted, they got tons of beads from the parade, played games, rode a train, played in a mirror maze. Then after leaving there they still wanted to go to the beach and swim. We took them back and finished the day at the beach and the pool. Needless to say the trip was short but very eventful to say the least!! Woke up Sunday morning at 4am and headed home!

Fun in The Sun

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Fourth!
Monday we loaded up the kids and we went to the beach for some fun in the sun! They had so much fun, we wanted to get out there before all the oil decided to show up on the Texas Coast. Well so we thought.....
The kids had fun playing with their sand toys, collecting shells with mommy and going way out in the water with daddy. We made sandwiches and just hung out for a few hrs. Zoey also went and she seamed to have fun, not really knowing where she was or what to do. Well Annabel and I were sitting in the water waiting for daddy and AJ to come back so she could go out with daddy. Well she was trying to get some "dirt" off her arm and couldn't so she showed me and I couldn't get it off, well I looked closer and yup it was OIL! I left it on because I didn't think Ricky would believe me since where we were there was no signs of oil anywhere. He looked and sure enough it's what it was. No clue how she got it, maybe from some seaweed. But we got it off and after that we loaded up the kiddos and headed home!

Soccer 2010

Well AJ has started Soccer!! He loves it and is really good at it!
Ricky and I went through all kinds of leagues to put him in. Some start at 5 others just not what we were looking for. I came across Rush! They are a great organization that has professionals teaching kids how to play soccer. AJ is liking his soccer camp he is in, they are teaching him the basics. He's 4 so not much going on at that age but to learn how the game is played. If he continues to want to play then Rush Soccer is where we will stay!!

Many things...

Well I hope everyone had a great Father's Day! I have some great men in my life and a great husband! We just hung around the house and BBQed and went swimming with the kids. Very relaxing day!



Unfortunately we had a death in the family Friday, Ricky's grandfather passed. He was a great guy, in the years I was able to be with him he was always caring, and funny. Always talked to me if I understood him or not!! He will be missed!

The kids finished up swim lessons last week. They did very well, AJ has gotten swimming down pretty good now. Annabel is still shaky but loves the water. I think we have been in the water all weekend.

One last thing, AJ starts soccer this wednesday and he's excited! He wont watch the World Cup very much but insists on being a goalie! I will post pictures for everything soon. I just had some free time to type a small update, on our little lives!

Till next time....

Where did April go....?

Ok well April flew by and now May is ending and I have yet to post anything new. I'm getting bad about updating this thing.
Alot as happened in the last few weeks, well April was a blur really. May we had AJ's 4th birthday, we took two trips to the Valley, Sea World, Ricky broke his ankle, the zoo, children's museum, I think that's all.

AJ wanted a Monster Truck birthday party this year. So He sent me on a wild goose hunt all around Houston looking for Monster Truck items for his birthday. I finally found them at Arne's! Houston's party superstore!! He had a good time at his party and we even found a monster truck moonwalk!

We went down to the Valley for a week at the end of April to visit Ricky's grandfather, he wasn't doing well at the time. Well he pulled through and we got back this past Sunday after having a requested Fiesta per his grandfather's request! He had a good time, with family!


The grandkids

Kids picked limes


We hit up Sea World on our way back from the Valley this time and the kids had a blast. We went swimming at the water park, saw Shamu, a few other shows, and AJ and daddy rode a roller coaster!

Watching Shamu


Sea World 2010


Shamu


So I think that's it in a nut shell! Our little mini vacations starting off our 2010 summer.

Annabel turns 2!

Well Annabel is officially 2! Seams like she has been 2 for a few months now, with those terrible 2's! She turned 2 the 28th of this month and we had a small family get together here at the park in the neighborhood. The weather was so so nice out! She had a blast! She was pooped and out along with AJ as soon as they hit the couch! She got lots of clothes, I think she is set for the summer now! And she got a red mustang! She better not ask mommy and daddy for a mustang when she turns 16 cause she already got it!