Christmas-New Years Blog

Hello! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year : ) The month of December was very busy for us. Getting ready for the holidays and Nathan working away at his new attorney job. We were able to celebrate my sweet friend Melanie's 30th birthday with her sweet family and other friends and their kiddos. Lots of babies and kids running around! But great fun with sweet friends and good food : )  Genevieve saw Santa for the first time up at Nathan's firm. It was a lot of fun, she got to meet everyone else's kids, got a Dream Willow Pet from Santa, and had cookies and cake! She did fuss a little in Santa's lap, but overall wasn't too bad. It was so sweet of the firm to do this for everyone, seeing that it was their first year to have this. Then just one day later, we were headed to Wichita for Christmas. It honestly wasn't the best Christmas we have had, due to some personal circumstances. But at least we got to see my family and grandparents, Aunt Sherie, Aunt Amy, and cousins, etc... Genevieve saved the day-she was a good distraction for everyone!

After our time in Wichita, the baby and I headed to Kansas City with my parents for my brother's engagement party. My Aunt Sherie and brother George joined us the next day. : )  Nathan wasn't able to attend due to a busy time of work at the firm, but hopefully he can make the next event with us. It was definitely the highlight of our Christmas vacation. We stayed with Chelsea's (Sam's fiancee) grandma in her beautiful big home. Chelsea's family is so sweet and just love Sam. We feel the same way about Chelsea. The first night there we had a little mini Christmas with her family, which was fun! Then the next night was the big engagement party. This was held at the grandma's house. We were all dressed in our cocktail attire, including sweet Genevieve. Her little party dress was too cute, wish I had a picture! Darn. There were yummy appetizers, open bar, family toasts, and lots of fun mingling.

It was one of the most fun parties I have been too. Lots of laughs, and sweet, fun, friends and family! It was so great to see how many people think so fondly of Sam and Chelsea and what great friendships they have. They are such a neat couple with wonderful people in their lives. I really wish Nathan could have been there to enjoy it too. Genevieve was quite the trooper when traveling over the holidays. (especially with this month long virus -possible infection she is still battling) She slept and napped great and is quite the social butterfly. She loves people and is definitely the extrovert in the family. She had her first plane ride ever back to Dallas, and she was perfect! It was like she had flown a million times before, we were all amazed!

We didn't really do much for New Years. Our little family just hung out here and took it easy. Once the baby was in bed, Nathan and I drank some wine and watched a movie. Once midnight hit, we said Happy New Year and were off to bed. It was actually pretty nice and laid back, we always thought New Years was a little overrated anyways. Genevieve has her 18 month appointment on Thursday-hopefully that goes well, considering all she's been through the past month or so. Our sweet little pumpkin! Guess that's all for now. Nathan and I are so grateful for all of God's blessing on us this past year, and look forward to what's in store for us this year of 2013! We wish the same for all of you. : )

TTFN until the next blog!

November Blog

Hello everyone! I am a little late on the November blog. Was a busy month for us with Genevieve. She came down with a stomach virus, then shortly after that caught a bad cold. So, not much time for posting anything. About a week or two before Thanksgiving, the baby and I went to Louisiana to visit my parents, so that was fun! We stayed for about a week. My mom got to show Genevieve off again to all of her friends and she and my dad took us to New Orleans for a day. We went to the French Market and did a little shopping and had dinner. It was a great trip! Thanksgiving was also wonderful. Nathan's mom came down to see us for about three days. I cooked my first Thanksgiving meal and used our china and silver for the first time. Everything turned out great and was delish! It was great to have Susan with us. We took it pretty easy and just enjoyed spendiing time with each other. We did a little shopping, went out to eat a few times, and took Genevieve out for some walks. The weather was beautiful!

Last weekend Nathan's firm had a Christmas dinner party at Capital Grille. It was very nice and the food was great. Nathan's co-workers are all very friendly and down to earth. I really enjoyed meeting everyone. The dinner was really good! One of the assistant's husbands came dressed as Santa and handed out gifts to everyone, so that was fun!

This weekend my cousin Jacque took our Christmas pictures in the Fort Worth Stockyards. That was a lot of fun and they turned out really cute! I am sure you have already seen them on facebook and may be receiving a Christmas card in the mail soon. I can't believe how fast little Genevieve is growing up! She is already 17 months, walking and running everywhere! She is becoming more vocal too and is obsessed with Nathan's Red Hot Chili Peppers concert video, haha! Too funny. We finally have our tree up, now we just need to start decorating it. I can't believe Christmas is just a few weeks away! I am so excited to see my family and for them to see Genevieve, especially my brothers and grandparents, who have probably not seen her in about a year. Well, I guess that's it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! xoxo until next time : )

October Fun!

October 7, 2012

Hello everyone! We are finally back on the blog : ) It has been a busy month already, including this last weekend in September. We moved into a 2 bedroom apartment, finally! We have much more space in general and Genevieve finally has her own bedroom. And we have a washer-dryer, so I have been laundry happy! Is it sad that all these are considered a luxury? Haha. Genevieve is 15 months old now. She had her checkup the other day, she now weighs 23.5 lbs and is 31 1/ 2 inches long. She is a growing girl! She has the sweetest and most fun personality, she is very social haha. Loves to get out! She is babbling a lot, but no concrete words yet. You can tell she wants to talk and has little thoughts. : ) One of her new things is trying on our shoes, then walking to the front door. She also likes to march in place. And whenever we put on music, especially my husband's favorite, Red Hot Chili Peppers, she actually sits still with her nighttime cup of milk before bed. Whenever Nathan leaves for work, she follows him to the front door and waves goodbye. : ) Otherwise, she likes to walk and drink at the same time-yes she is walking now! And is everywhere lol. But its lots of fun! This is such an exciting age for them : )

Enough about the baby! Nathan is really enjoying his job and likes the people he works with, which is awesome. I have been enjoying my time at home with the baby and getting our new place set up. Nathan will actually be out of town next weekend visiting his grandparents in West Virginia, so I am already making plans for the baby and me, so we keep busy! The weather here is starting to get cool! I am more of a warm weather person, but I also enjoy the change in temperature and wearing comfy clothes and drinking warm beverages, cuddled up in the couch : ) Nathan and I plan on buying a new car soon, a SUV. Right now we like the Ford Explorer, but all you SUV families, let us know if you hear of other good options. : ) Also, some major exciting news is that my brother Sam and his sweet girlfriend, now fiancee are engaged!! Yay, so so happy for them. I feel like Chelsea has been a part of our family forever already and of course am so happy for Sam too. And proud of him for the man he has become! More happy news-we are also wanting to try for another baby soon, so keep us in your prayers. I am having baby fever and Genevieve needs a little sibling! Ok, well I guess that's it for now. Until next time, TTFN! : )

        *-Cece and Fam-*

September 11, 2012

To start off, this is a sad day for America...9/11. May God Bless everyone, especially those who fought for country and for their families. This may be a short one, but felt like posting something. : ) Genevieve has become quite the little walker, she is so cute! She is also getting big for her petite little self, looking more like a little girl each day. Kind of makes me sad and I am getting baby fever again! Of course we do want more children, just letting Nathan get settled into his job a little bit first. He has been there a week as of today, and seems to enjoy it so far.

His boss gave him two gift certificates to Dallas Chop House, a fancy restaraunt here in Dallas. He advised Nathan to take me out and celebrate his new job, so yay! We can finally have a date night and get a babysitter for Genevieve. Believe it or not, this will be our first time to leave her a lone with somebody. Things were so just so crazy with Nathan in law school and working two jobs, etc.. But now that he is out and working a real attorney job, we finally have time to have dates! Yay : ) My best friend's mom will be watching her, which is great!

I just hope Genevieve behaves well with us gone, she is usually pretty social, but without us in the picture, who knows. I am sure it will all be fine. : ) Just happy to get a night out! We are moving into a bigger apartment in a few weeks and have already started cleaning and packing. Looking pretty empty already, weird. Have also been running countless errands to entertain the baby and keep myself sane. We get so ancy in this little place and haven't had a chance to go to our playdates yet-baby's schedule seems to always get in the way...ugh.

Anyways, besides that, everything is going great! Just rolling with the punches and excited to get into our new place soon! We also plan on getting a new car in the next few months. I will miss my little 2001 Ford Focus, but I guess it's time to get more of a family size car, especially if we want to start adding to our family of three. That reminds me, my cousin Bonnie is due with her first, a little girl, in October! So excited for her and can't wait to meet little Olivia Grace. : )Well,  I think I hear Genevieve waking from her afternoon slumber, so I better get going. Have a great day everyone! Will post more soon.

 -Cece-

First Update : )

September 5, 2012

Hi everyone! I am new to this blogging stuff, so bear with me.  To start off, my husband Nathan and I have lived in Dallas for 4 years now. I lived the majority of my life in Texas, before that Kansas and New Mexico. My husband is from Northern Virginia/D.C. area where we met when working for Care Net, a non-profit pro-life movement. We were dating and were engaged in Virginia, married in Fort Worth, Texas at St. Patrick's Cathedral, then moved back to Texas just a few months later. Nathan attended SMU Dedman School of Law and just graduated this past May with his law degree, with honors. Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif. Sorry, I have to brag-he worked two jobs during law school, to support me an our precious 14 month old (so I could be a stay at home mom which I love!) Before I had our precious little one I was working as a receptionist for a law firm, Ferrer, Poirot, & Wansbrough here in Dallas. It was a great experience and oppurtunity.

I do miss my friends at work, but I wouldn't trade my life at home with my sweet little family for anything in the world! And we have some great friends from the young adult group at church we spend time with and other friends in the area. Nathan just started his new and first attorney job this week at Liechty & McGinnis, here in Dallas-a commercial real estate firm. And we are finally getting out of this tiny one bedroom apartment and moving into a 2 bedroom in a few weeks. Then eventually hope to get a house! Enough of that, now about our sweet Genevieve Claire. She is 14 months old now! How time flies. She was born July 2, 2011 here in Dallas, Texas at Texas Health Presbyterian. She is crawling everyhere and not quite walking yet. She is clearly able to if she wants to, but she chooses to take a few steps then plop her little self down, or walk with one hand against the wall, or walk on her knees! Haha, will have to keep working with her. : )

She is a petite little one (funny because she was a big baby!), but very sweet, energetic, and goofy. She can also be a bit rebellious at times. She is definitely the extrovert in the family and quite the social butterfly! She has brown hair and blue eyes and looks a lot like her daddy. We are certainly enjoying our time with her. My parents came to visit this past weekend for Labor Day/my dad's birthday. We spend the weekend shopping. watching movies, playing with the baby,  and eating at Chuys for their Green Chile Festival-my dad's fave spot! It was loads of fun! Genevieve loves my parents, she cried when they left. : ( It was sad for us too. Too bad my family is spread out everywhere, including my three brothers. Nathan's family lives far also, but we still enjoy seeing each other over holidays, etc...well I guess that's it for now. Will post more later! TTFN! (Ta ta for now-haha a family saying between us girls) :)

          -Cecilia- (or Cece)