Ordonez Family

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-12T19:19:00.000-08:00

We tried so hard for a decent picture. I think we got ONE!!!!!!

They are so fun and make us smile and laugh all the time. This was taken at Disneyland at the BBQ Ranch. Yummy food! Great entertainment! Gorgeous decorations!

It is time to go take our Christmas family picture there!!!!

~Halloween at School~

2011-11-12T19:11:00.000-08:00

On Halloween at Emma's school, only the kindergartners are able to dress up and they have their own parade. They also parade through all the classrooms. Mrs. Harris, Her teacher invited Lizzy to join so we ended up helping in the classroom that day.

They made really cute SPIDERS!!! yum yum....

Emma was Izzy from Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Lizzy was Snow White. We really got our 3$ worth of that dress and shoes(from yard sale)!!!

2011-11-12T19:00:00.000-08:00

Apparently she didn't get the memo to wear a red shirt! This was an awards ceremony for all the Kindergartners and our precious EMMA won an award for being honest! We love her so much and blessed to have her!!!!!

Picture day!

2011-09-30T14:13:00.000-07:00

So I was thinking what do do with Emma's hair for picture day. This is the final masterpiece. While I curled her hair I told her she looked like Cinderella's sisters. She looked at me and said," No, but I'm not like them." I laughed because she understood. I told her, " you are right. You are like Cinderella, not her sisters!" When she got to school and everyone would comment about her hair, she would just laugh. She thought she was beautiful!

Emma's new smile

2011-07-27T21:52:00.000-07:00

There are new regulations in registering for Kindergarten now. It is required that your child receive a dental screening and have the Dentist fill out a form. (We should have done it sooner) I have been dreading this day but know that is is needed for Emma to feel good and now possibly eat ice cream. The reason I have been dreading this day was because I was afraid she would look too different. As the pictures prove she looks a little different but is still our beautiful Emma. We decided to extract her two bottom teeth because they had a cavity and were loose. We had them pulled because they gave Emma pain, otherwise we would have waited to have them fall out on their own. She did great and didn't cry. She came out of the room with lots of toys. (she liked that part) She did mention that her eyes got water when they were working on her. Awe! I love her so much.

Tonight the tooth fairy is supposed to come and Emma has informed me that she is going to bring her toys, lots of monies and dollars. UMMM!!!! She wasn't that nice to me!!!!!! We will see what happens. Also tonight ALL the questions a kid can ask about the tooth fairy were asked. I especially liked her last one. Mommy, is the Tooth fairy here, or not yet?

Visit to Crissy and Jane's house

2011-04-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to take the girls to Crissy and Jane's house for a long time and since Emma was on Spring break this week, we had to do it. The girls were very excited to go. We got up and ready to leave and Emma was even wearing her horse shirt. We stopped at the store to buy some big carrots to take for the horses. The cashier asked if they were for the Easter Bunny. Good idea! So we got there and went straight outside to feed the horses. They LOVE carrots! We feed Rose and Tanner and Emma wanted to feed the neighbors horse so we showed him one and he ran to the fence. Jane saddled up the horse and the girls got to ride Tanner. He is much bigger than the ponies the girls have ridden. They didn't last long on the horse. They were ready to get off. They did really well, though.

Emma fell in love with the cats, Abby and Maverick and the neighbors dog Ace. As you can tell the dog was in heaven and soaking up all the attention he was getting.

We went in the house for lunch and Jane cooked the girls Mo Cheese! She got me hook on the already cooked bacon from Costco because our BLTs were so good! Well, I had a BL. After lunch went out in the front and the girls got to ride bikes for a bit. Even the neighbor kids came a played with the girls. They flew the most beautiful kite. It was a butterfly.

The thing I most enjoyed about the day was seeing the girls having a good time. It really makes me happy to see them do new things and enjoy it. Crissy and Jane were great to let us come and invade their house and they took good care of us. So much that we are going to go back soon!!!! Get ready for us!!!!!!

Time Out for Women

2011-04-21T22:21:00.000-07:00

~~~~Choose to Become~~~~

I was so ready for this and enjoyed it so!

My mom, sister Karina and sister in law Kelli and I were able to take time to get away and go to a conference for women. The conference is called Time Out for Women and it was a very well deserved time out. My mom drove us to Fresno, California. The drive was beautiful and we got there very fast because we were talking and the five hour drive was soon to an end. We checked into the hotel and got ready for the evening session. My mom treated us to Red Lobster for dinner. (my least favorite place) But I had such a tasty meal. I got Steak, potato and broccoli. Yummy!

When we arrived to the Fresno Convention Center, most of the seats were taken, so we sat in the back. The music was beautiful and very touching.

Here are some of my favorite quotes of the conference and things I liked.

- Nothing is extremely difficult if you divide it into small jobs.
- If you don't like WHO you are, change what YOU do.
- Refresh yourself frequently.
- When we hear the applause we forget how hard it was.
- Turn frustration into PRAYER.
- There is not always a cure but there is always healing.
- If we don't rely on the Savior, our efforts are not good enough.
- If God meant for me to see the sunrise, He would have planned it for later.
- Family Home Evening in Michael McLean's home was a Family Home Moment
- Satan seems to mask our potential.
- Hope is wanting what I want...Faith is wanting what the Lord wants.
- I won't let the sun go down until you know how I feel. (I love you)
- Motivation follows action.
- Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. Pres. Hinkley
- Heavenly Father cannot answer questions until you have asked them.
- One you become REAL, you can't become UNREAL again.

This was a spiritual charge and I am grateful for it. There is one in St. George in November and I am going to beg my mom to take me there too. It was a GREAT one night trip.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

2011-03-17T12:30:00.001-07:00

Today was make up school picture day for Emma. I was torn in the decision as to what she would wear. Why was it on Saint Patrick's day? She was going to wear a dress but I also wanted her to wear her shamrock shirt. So, we curled her hair and called it a day. These are our cuties and maybe next year we will try green eggs and ham!

Giuliano's Store/ Deli

2011-03-17T12:20:00.000-07:00

These are a few of my favorite things!

Lizzy and I went to this Deli the other day and shared a Torpedo sandwich. They are the BEST subs I have EVER tried. We shared one which had turkey, avocado, lettuce and onions. Per request of Lizzy we sat outside at one of the tables and ate there. I was just going to eat it in our car. We had a nice lunch. There were fire men and she was a fire truck that she was excited for. Their bread is the best so I had to buy some to take home. There are some cookies the make me think of Italy. (the hazelnut wafers) I got a small pandoro so I wouldn't eat the whole big one all by myself. I love this tomatoe puree to make my own sauce and the little pastas for a soup I like to make. I miss Italy but I am glad I have this little store to fill my italian food cravings.

2011-03-12T12:43:00.000-08:00

We have had such a fun morning and the day is not even over with. I woke up and decided to have a good day with the girls. We started out watching the news to get an update on the tragic earthquake in Japan. They had an 8.9 earthquake followed by a tsunami and today a nuclear explosion. I am so sad for the people there and for their families here that have lost loved ones there.

We went to to donut shop and the girls got to pick the one they wanted. They chose the strawberry one.

It was time to visit the Farmer's Market to buy veggies for our soup. We went to the one next to Knott's Berry Farm. The girls liked to see the roller coasters but said they didn't want to go on them. This farmer's market had a petting zoo and pony ride. I cannot pass up that kind of fun for the girls. At first Lizzy did NOT want to do it but as soon as she entered it she loved it.

There were pigs, goats, chickens, and rabbits. I think the girls liked to rabbits the most. While the girls were riding along, Miss Emma asked what their names were. So, we found out that Lizzy's pony was named Star and Emma's pony was named Blue. Emma also informed me that the horse was NOT blue. I was happy they really enjoyed the ride and weren't scared.

Here is a short video of them saying hi!

We bought our veggies and got suckered into buying strawberries because they have you taste them and they were oh so sweet!

One of the vendors was selling homemade dresses. OH! I would love to learn how to sew and be able to make the girl's dresses and sell too. I "only" bought 4 of them. Here they are and we are going to go find bows to go with them. I will put pictures of them tomorrow when the girls can model them.

At the farmer's market there are so many food vendors. There is Peruvian, Nicaragua, Chinese, Greek, Mexican, and many other foods. We decide to share chow mein and listen to a man singing. The girls were dancing and clapping their hands in between bites.

Lizzy is taking a nap now, Emma and I are blogging and listening/dancing to "I like to move it move it" over and over again.

Henry was not able to join our outing today because he was working and then he was nice to help one of his sisters move.

Did this make your day mom?

Love you......

pretend city

2011-02-23T07:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Pretend City. There are more and I still need to write about it but I don't want to lose the pictures I have already uploaded. That has happened before.

Pretend City in Irvine on 2-21-11

2011-02-22T22:06:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow!!!!!!!

School Day with Emma 2-18-11

2011-02-22T19:59:00.000-08:00

Elizabeth and I got to visit Emma's school and stay the whole time. We really had a good day. It was cute to see Emma really be the BIG sister. She made sure Lizzy payed attention and walked ON the line. She got a chair for her and made sure the teachers gave Lizzy a snack and cup.

This is outside play time. There is no sand so Emma plays in the wood chips. She often comes home with them all over her. Put in, dump out, put in, dump out. I guess she was "cooking" for teacher Maiyra. Lizzy was all over the place. (swings, slide, tricycle)

This was Emma and Lizzy's first time at playing Duck Duck Goose. (of what I have seen) It was sure fun and they thought it was so funny to chase someone because they were laughing the most of time. Some of the older kids came to help out.

Look at Lizzy sitting like an angel. the APE (adaptive physical education) teacher was there and throwing a ball to each of the kids. They had to catch it and bounce it back. Emma looks ready. She got a FEW tries because she has been hit a few times so now she looks up when the ball is coming so she misses it.

Since there is no sand box at her school, Linda has one in her classroom. I really like this idea. Emma could play with it for muchos hours. I like it because the kids don't sit in it so it isn't found everywhere on the body and easy clean up. Just sweep it up and put is back in the box. I think I am going to have to do this one.

Her sticker says... I tried sweet potato. She said it was good but only ate a few pieces.

Oh my! During music and dance time they dance to @ 5 songs. I couldn't believe the teacher was dancing the most. She really got into it. They danced to Emma's favorite,

I like to move it, move it.
And this next picture is when they were running, skipping, tip toeing, hopping around the room. Lizzy stayed with me on this one.

Here is a video of our Emma riding a tricycle. This is a happy moment to see her doing her best. It has taken her a while but she is able to do it and even go up a "little" hill.

Emma's teacher Linda included Lizzy the whole day as if she were one of the students. Lizzy was LOVING it. She even got to buy her lunch at the cafeteria which she thought was pretty cool. Linda mentioned to me that it seems like I enjoy motherhood. I DO! It is the best thing in the world. The girls are my life.

Emma's class is the only preschool class in the district who does not have a computer in their class. She feels they don't need it at that age and she can tell which kids have too much TV/computer/video game time. I think it was neat that she can tell Emma does not. We only have one TV in the house. Never have had cable. She doesn't play on the computer. I did tell her that Emma got a leapster explorer for Christmas so watch out!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T15:27:00.000-08:00

I couldn't resist these costumes!

It is fun while I can dress them how I want. Soon they will want to be their own thing. On friday, Emma had her school festivities. I got them both ready and we headed to the school. Of course her teachers were, "awww" look at Emma! All the other kids were dressed up too.

they started the day by going trick or treating to each of the class rooms including the office.

All month they had been practicing to say trick or treat. They all loved the concept of saying trick or treat and recieving a candy. Now Emma calls candy,"oh...trick or treat". Then they had breakfast.

It was time for the parade and the kids walked around in a circle a FEW times. The teachers let Lizzy walk with Emma. It was so cute. That was a happy mom moment.

After the parade the kids opened a pumpkin with their teacher, made popcorn and Emma had a fun day. That evening we went to Disneyland for a bit. The girls were wiped out. On Halloween day, we went shopping, washed the car and headed to Diana and Matt's new home. It is big and very nice. We went trick or treating around their neighborhood. It was fun to have the cousins together. We got home very late but it was a great weekend (minus the whole curch thing) I ended up going home during Sacrament meeting because i couldn't handle the girls. We went home and they slept 3 HOURS! I think the weekend was alittle too much for them but it was FUN!

Finally did it!

2009-10-11T18:41:00.000-07:00

So yesterday, I really needed to cut Emma bangs. I couldn't see her eyes too well. As I cut them, hair was all over her face. She didn't like it. So I was going to give her a bath. While I was in the bathroom, I decided to cut her hair! Yes, I did. I did it!!!!! She was crying the whole time. Hence the tears and runny nose. It feels so good to have her hair trimmed. Even during her bath she was sad. A little story about what happened during Emma's bath time. I was getting a little frustrated and here goes the story. So I am giving Emma her bath. She is crying as I have stated. Lizzy is crying because she fell. I get a phone call that said," Hello, Mrs. Ordonez, How are you today?" I said...fine. She said, What you doing? I said ,"giving Emma a bath". She said," you know who me?" I didn't say anything because I had no clue. She repeated herself...You know who me? I couldn't deal with it at the time so I hung up. That person kept calling me back and I didn't answer the phone because of my frustration and trying to get Emma's bath done. Then Henry's step mom Olympia showed up at my house to see if everything was OK. It was HER! Oops, for hanging up on one of the mother in laws!

Return?

2009-10-09T14:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought these were the cutest halloween costumes. We were going to be a pac of CAts! But, someone doesn't like that idea.

I guess I have to return them back to Costco! Emma said she was scared of it and Lizzy screams with anything on her head.

Now what other idea?

Emma's first day of school

2009-09-12T18:56:00.000-07:00

Good morning...good morning...good morning to you!

When I woke her up at 7:00 am(usually @ 9:30), she was sooo ready to go to school. When we entered the class, she was very shy and not wanting to talk to anyone and staying by my legs. She is lucky to have a girl in her class from her other school. At least there is one familiar face. Of course all the teachers were saying how cute she was. When I picked her up, she was very happy to see me and Lizzy. Tha teachers said she had a very good day. Some of the other kids want to hug her and she gives them her attitude. I took these pics after school. I knew before, she wouldn't smile. They were eating when I got there. Hence the food in her teeth.

The teachers had to put her sticker on her back because she kept playing with it.

There are I think 7 children in her class. They are all with speech delay. The second day was just as well. They did see more of her attitude. We need to work on that. They did say she is so cute and her attitude just makes them laugh. She loves the jumbo computer, painting, play time, and she ends up pushing kids on the tricycles because they are to height for her to get on. The school is going to order a small one for her.

To leave on an intelligent note...Her teacher mentioned how smart she is. When she entered the room on the first day, the teacher asked her to put her back pack away. Emma went right to put it in a cubby were it belonged. She said never has a kid done that. She said they just look around and put it on the floor. Henry tries to claim the intelligence came from him!

Elizabeth's Birthday

2009-07-11T08:56:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth is now 1 year old. Her birthday was 2 days after her surgery. Poor thing! We had a little cake and she really liked it. Then we were off to Disneyland for the traditional birthday celebration.

As you can see, she liked the cake. I couldn't believe it when she put it right to her face and on her boo boo.

Dual Birthday Party

2009-07-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

This year we decided to have a little birthday party for the 2 girls since their birthdays are within a month of each other. We had it at really nice park. We had only invited immediate family because with that alone there are 30+. Not every one came but it was really nice. My battery for the camera died so I don't have too many pictures. The cake was so cool. It was a princess castle and it was to pretty to eat. Thanks Mom and Dad. Can someone send me pictures? To the grill master... Thanks Martha for dealing with the customers. It was nice not to worry about the BBQ.

More birthday events to follow.

Summer vacation

2009-07-11T07:42:00.000-07:00

On Emma's 3rd birthday, It was also her last day of school. Ever since her first day of school, she has loved it. It is funny to hear her teacher, Mrs. Teresa, learn how to get Emma to do things. Our little girl has progressed so much in only the 4 months she attended her program. We are thankful that they took good care of her.

We tried to get a library card for the Cerritos library(amazing). No luck unless we want to pay 100$ for the year. It is very tempting because Emma and Lizzy cannot got to story time unless they have a card. We do not live in the city of Cerritos, but I thought now that Emma will officially be in the ABC school district they would give her one. I was so disappointed. They give one to kindergarten on up.

They had so much fun pulling out books and sitting in these little chairs. I know the library workers had a lot of books to put away when we were done.

Next time we will have to bring our swimming suits!

Day of rest!

2009-06-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

Now this is what I call a day of rest!

Anybody want a kiss from Lizzy?

We get a kick out of her BIG lips.

She is doing so well and we are greatful her marks are going away.

Elizabeth update

2009-05-21T21:44:00.000-07:00

Most of you know that in December, we noticed a dark spot on Lizzy's right cheek. It grew to be a little ball and grew rapidly with in 2 months. We were told it was a hemaginoma, which is a tumor on the blood vessel. It grew pretty big and the pediatrician referred her to see a dermatologist. The Dermatologist said it was a cyst. Still not sure so they ordered an MRI to see it it had a vascular connection. So we took her to have a MRI. It was so sad because they had to put her out, but we knew it was for her best interest. The result came back as neither a cyst nor a hemaginoma. So, what was it? They had no clue and even the best radiologist in the OC didn't know what it was. It was better to take it out so she had the procedure done this last Sunday which was the 17th of May. It couldn't have gone better. We were there and the she was the only one in admittance so all her fan club was able to be inside. Henry and I took her to pre-op and said goodbye and gave her a kiss. We went to the waiting room and waited. About an hour and a half later, the doctors came and said everything went well. They brought out the growth and we were able to see it. It had to be @ an inch in size. Humongous! Then Henry and I were able to go see her in recovery. She was still sleeping. When she woke up I was able to feed her and she pretty much slept the rest of the day. The Docs made the inscicion under her eye so she wouldn't have a big scar later. It looks so good. Today was a follow up and we found out the results to what it was. It is called a PILOMATRICOMA. Basiclally a growth. That's it! Thank goodness! She is on the road to recovery and we are so happy. She looks great and we love her.

(waiting for the surgery)

(the growth they took out) (in recovery)

Happy Birthday Henry!

2009-05-07T06:36:00.000-07:00

Today is my man's birthday. He is actually turning 31. I still have 2 more years before I turn 30. I like to rub it in his face. This picture is one of my favorites. He is so handsome! The other picture is one of the 5 pictures he has of his childhood. I am so grateful to have it. I think the cow looks a little scary but Henry was such a cutie. This was taken in Guatemala at his grandpa's house. I am grateful for birthdays because it gives us a chance, more so, to think about that person. He is an amazing guy. So smart and always ready and willing to learn. He works super hard to be an excellent provider for our family. I am blessed to be able to be a stay-at-home mommy! He is very diligent in his callings at church. It has been such a good feeling to see these past days that Emma and Elizabeth are starting to be daddy's girls. I need that relief! lol! Happy Birthday Hunny! I guess we are going to Disneyland today so he can take advantage of the birthday money they are giving if you already have a pass.

Easter

2009-05-05T23:15:00.000-07:00

For Easter, we went to our ward meetings and then headed out to my parents house. At the last minute, we decide to do an easter egg hunt. It turned out so well. Our mom cooked for us and the kids found eggs and ate what was in them. I think I ate all the ones with mini oreos. Yummy!I wasn't going to buy them easter dresses because Emma still fits in her last years dress. Then I went to Kohls at found these cute ones. I love having girls. Emma loved her new shiny shoes! She even wore them tonight after her bath. All the Crismon cousins were able to be together and share the time with the grandparents.

Emma's School Pony Day

2009-05-05T22:03:00.001-07:00

Emma is able to attend an early intervention program until she is 3. (we call it school) She loves it and they had a pony day. The parents were able to take their kids, so I was able to attend it with her. There was a petting zoo which she wanted nothing to do with. As soon as the sheep went baa baa, she was done. So the whole time we were there, the children could play and wait their turn to ride a pony. Emma took me to her favorite thing in the world. The sand box! Her teacher says that she pretty much likes to hang out there until they make her go do things like slides, balls and on. One of her big accomplishments is that she can walk up the stairs by herself now and doesn't need to hold on to the rails.

Here is the pony she got to ride. she really didn't want to ride it but I made her. I told the lady as soon as we strap her to get moving. It was so cute and I know she was not so sure about it but she had fun. She was laughing at the horse poop on the floor. I am so glad she got a kick out of that! LOL!

Here's the deal!

2009-02-09T23:02:00.000-08:00

Almost 3 months ago, our computer got a big virus from some hacker. We installed the McAfee security and now I can not find were to download pictures. No clue. That is why there have been no updates lately. So I need to take it to the geeks and see if they can fix it. In the mean time I will post with no pictures. A lot has been going on at the ordonez residence. Henry's business keeps growing and growing. We are very blessed. However, he is taking five days off and going to Columbus, Ohio for a soccer game. He is going with his Bro Marlon, my bro George, my Bro-in-law Matt and George's friend. They are going to have so much fun. They leave Tuesday and return Saturday. Just in time for Valentines night! They are going to see the US vs. Mexico Soccer game(qualifications for world cup) and go see the Kirtland Temple and other museums and the rock and roll hall of fame. So when the cat is away the mice will play right? What do i want to do? Well, My Emma has a schedule now and I have to have a calendar just for her. She started going to "school". It is an early intervention program. No more Physical therapy. It is included in her "school". She absolutely loves it and doesn't want to go home after. She will be starting a group speech therapy 3x a week. It is so fun to work on words with her, as she is doing so well.( even though Derek passed her up)

The other night we had an awakening at 4 in the morning. Someone was pounding on our door. Fluffy was going crazy. Henry opened the door and there were 2 sheriff officers. They asked us if every one was ok here because someone called 911 from our home. WHAT? We were all sleeping. They asked if they could check our house. I was thinking...No way these are not real sheriffs and why is this happening to us? Well they were real and went through our house with their flashlights. As they were leaving they asked if Henry was my husband and then left. (what does that matter?) I don't think I could sleep the rest of the night. Henry and I just layed in bed and talked about what just happened and how we would handle it if it happened again. I think I was shaking. It was pretty scary.

Elizabeth is doing well. She is one that when she smiles(which is a lot) her whole face lights up. I take her for her 9 month check up this month. She has a something on her cheek by her eye. i took her to the doctors and they said it was blood vessels grouping together and that it should go away. It seems to be getting bigger. I need to take her again for a second opinion. I am going to TRY to make her sleep in her own bed this week and then i can surprise Henry when he gets home. Yes I sleep with the girls and now you know all my secrets. Lizzy is attached to my boobs all night. Enough is enough...I need freedom! I will feel so good if i can get her and Emma to sleep alone. Any ideas?

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

2009-01-25T21:16:00.001-08:00

Thank you Diana for posting my pictures for me. We went to a US-Sweden game with the Stanton Family. Henry and I actually had a babysitter aka Grandma. It was so nice for me to be able to participate in something Henry likes and I didnt have to worry about the girls. We had fun. Thanks Stantons! (and Mom)

Fresh air

2008-11-19T22:44:00.000-08:00

Seriously....Now this is fresh air! It was wonderful. On Monday, the girls and I decided to get out of this filthy air and took a beautiful drive up the coast to visit my sis Diana. Went to her house in Carlsbad. The kids played and played. She made us some yummy stuffed green peppers with a mexican twist. Then we went to Oceanside Pier and I was able to take some whiffs of the clean air. It felt like a cleansing. I didn't get enough of it so I will take the girls tomorrow to walk at the beach here.

Say What?

2008-11-16T09:04:00.000-08:00

Since yesterday we were stuck in the house all day... thanks to the smoke caused by the fires...We read all of Emma's books! Watched the movie Beauty and the Beast! We were singing some of the songs Emma sings at ST. One song goes... Who came to school today-Emma Emma.I asked her to say Emma and she did. So all day we were working on different sounds and words. She was so proud of herself as well as I was. So, of course we had to call grandparents and give them the news. Other words she can say are...Mama-dada-cheese(pic)-please-thank you-moo-wawa(water)-this-this-this-right there-there are more but I cant think right now. WE are very happy that she is progressing at her own pace. Sweet pea!

Healthy

2008-11-15T14:27:00.000-08:00

Healthy or NOT???

I can't breath!

The air is way browner inperson than on picture. It looks like it is snowing in November in sunny California. All it snows here are ashes. Gross...I need to get away but don't know where. I think I will take a drive and breath in the air conditioner and let Emma watch the wiggles.

Disneyland!

2008-11-15T13:57:00.000-08:00

Last Friday, Emma, Elizabeth and I was able to spend the whole day at Disneyland with Grandma and Grandpa Shoobiedoobie, Diana, Matt and Derek, and Crissy and Jane. It was so much fun. Dumbo is always a must do ride. Emma got to ride Peter Pan for the first time because the line was so short.

We actually did toon town which was new to Emma. She had a good time being bossy to all the little kids there....

and enjoyed walking through Mickey and Minnie's houses. Why don't they live together?

In the evening Henry, Michael(we missed Kelli), George, Christopher, Todd and Karina were able to come and hang out and eat at Rainforest Cafe. We always have fun getting together. I am so glad we all get along! Imagine if we didn't!

We Voted!

2008-11-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

Henry went this morning before work to vote. I went later and took the girls. One person asked if they had the same dad.... Uh Yah! I knew when I go out by myself and the girls, people think they have different dads because they look so different from each other. This was just the first time someone actually asked! I am not ashamed to say that I voted for the MAVERICKS to go to the White House. There is such a power I feel when I vote. I am sure that all feel the same thing. Almost a nervous feeling. It is because it is something so important that we have to do as citizens of the good old US of A. I am very proud that Henry went as it was his first time to vote after becoming a citizen. He is Joe the gardener and also voted for "those Mavericks". Gotta love Tina Fey! After I voted, we went to the park and ate lunch and Elizabeth was able to go on the swings and she LOVED it.

2008-11-03T09:05:00.000-08:00

This add says it all!

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Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was so much fun. The girls were in their costumes all day long. When I worked at the mall, families would go shopping in their costumes and I thought it would be fun to do the "normal day things" dressed up. Emma had fun sweeping my floor. She couldn't decide if she wanted to be a witch or Minnie Mouse!

Lizzy was Pooh and everyone thought she was a boy. So I have her in her Pink Pooh walker to show that pooh is for girls too!

Martha, Millie, Sonia, Javi and Jr went with us to the the little park here in Artesia and they had a little type carnival. One like at a school and I think high school kids were running it. Martha was Barney, Javi/spider man, Sonia/Cat, Milllie/Bumble Bee, Me/nada. We trick or treated on our way to the park and home. = lots of candy!

Forget the babies! Everyone was all about the Purple Dinosaur. Again, Emma had more fun taking out and putting back in her candies.

What a surprise!

2008-10-24T08:01:00.000-07:00

Last night Henry surprised me and got me this "new to us" Van.

I love it. We rented one to go to Utah,(thanks to Mike) and we fell in love with it.

It is a 2005 Honda Odessey.

Now I really feel like a mom!

We have been looking for a while for a bigger car to fit our growing family. We can't afford a new one right now so a 2005 works for me. There is so much to learn about it.

It has TV/DVD, Leather seats, 6 cd changer(yay...Music), Sun roof, seats 8.

Now I will be able to me like most moms and listen to Dr Laura!

We got it from the Cerritos Acura and they lowered the price more than 3,000$ from an already low price. We got a good deal. I think they really needed that sale.

Family picture time

2008-10-13T22:21:00.000-07:00

Any ideas of what we should wear for our family picture?

That is always the hardest part to cordinate a nice picture.

We appreciate any advice!

Characters!

2008-10-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

It is all about the SKIPPY! Emma loves peanut butter as you can see. She loves to eat my PBJ sandwiches. So, on Sunday while I was trying to cook after church, I gave her a spoon of PB and it took her forever to eat it. It was kind of nice because she was busy for a while and didn't want to be interrupted.

What a character.... Emma is so loving as long as she is not mad at you or being bossy. (NO no NO!) Sometimes I think she is a little overwhelming to Elizabeth. But it is all out of love!

After mommy saved her, she was just fine and ready for smiles again.

Halloween is coming up. Any ideas for costumes?

I thought of Mary and a little lamb.

What could Elizabeth be if Emma is minnie mouse?

Yes on Proposition 8!

2008-10-10T06:50:00.000-07:00

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School

2008-09-25T14:43:00.000-07:00

Emma now has speech therapy Tuesday and Thursdays for a half hour each day. She really likes it. I ask her if she wants to go to school and she is almost out the door before me. She has to take a backpack with a diaper, wipes and a snack. She loves her Disney princess backpack. She got it from her grandma Faustina for her birthday.

This is one of her teachers. They are having toy time and playing with play dough. They are rolling the dough and cutting and smashing and poking it. Emma loves it! She did NOT want to clean up. They have snack time, music time, toy time and clean up time. Emma has already started to do her sign language for more, want and all done. It is a lot of fun.

We had wet play time while sissy was asleep

Elizabeth is now 4 months old and she weighs 18 lbs. She is now wearing 6-9 month clothes!!!!

She says hello and is such a cutie patutie! I hope to put a video of her laughing because it is adorable. I know.... moms always think everything their kids do is adorable. It is my right!

Park

2008-09-17T07:18:00.000-07:00

(This post is mostly for my parents)

It is so fun because now Emma is able to do lots more. We went to the park and we had a blast. Emma was exhausted. I know because she didn't complain when I put her in the stroller to go to the car. She did so much walking, climbing, swinging, sliding, falling and getting up. She has progressed so much. The most fun thing was to hear her laugh so much while we would play. This video was asked by my Mom. She asked if I can catch Emma on video trying to stand up by herself. She is really good now.

This was cute! She would say No, no, no and point to where she shouldn't go because she knows if she fell, it would mean ouchy wawa!

Baby teeth!

2008-09-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

When Do Baby Teeth Erupt?

Central Incisors - 8-13 months

Lateral Incisors - 8-13 months

Well then, will someone please explain to me WHY my 31/2 month old has 2 teeth?

Lately, all Elizabeth wants to do at night is be attached. As soon as she is not, she would cry. She started to have snotty nose and drool. So, I decided to check and sure enough there are 2 little teeth poking threw. She didn't want to show you and be exposed.

OUCH!

Now it is official and known!!!!

2008-09-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

OK... So it is not a secret any more. Emma is officially walking at 2 yr and 3 months of age. This video is for all those who thought she may never walk. Well, we are so happy for her and she deserves lots of praise from us. She worked so hard for this. Through sweat and tears and more sweat, she did it. She isn't that far behind. I believe it is just her IUGR that has made her develop a little slower. They say that kids born with IUGR catch up at 2 years old. Well, she sure has. She has her genetics and endocrinologist appointments coming up for a physical and I am excited to show the doctor all of her accomplishments. We will keep you updated on the results of those appointments.

Look at her now!!!!!!

4 year Anniversary

2008-09-04T22:53:00.000-07:00

Can you belive it? Well, maybe you can since we have 2 beautiful girls with big bellies. (just like mommy) Wow, how the time has passed. For our evening we took the girls to Henry's mom's house and left them and went to TGIFridays at Knotts and then walked around for a bit. We were going to go to DT Disney and eat at Naples(authentic italian pizza) but we didn't dare leave lizzy for too long. She is Major mamma's girl. I guess she cried almost the whole time. What's a mom to do?

One big happy family!

Primary talent show

2008-08-30T11:51:00.001-07:00

Last night was the primary talent show. It actually was very good. There were dances, piano numbers, singing and cartwheels. We ended up adding Emma to one of the songs (mex hat dance). She had no practice and she stole the show. Here are a few clips but I missed her "vuelta". She saw the other kids turning around and she decided to scoot her booty and went in a circle. The audience was in a roar. She was the talk of that night. She didn't even want to get off the stage. the rest of the night she was dancing and saying dancing. Is it almost time for ballet, salsa, folkloric, contemporary, or hip hop classes?

Sorry for the jumping. I was holding Lizzy and taping at the same time.

Happy 1st Birthday Derek!

2008-08-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

This last weekend was Baby Derek's first birthday and we had lots of fun eating, swimming and playing games with the pinata. Was Derek the one who cracked it open? Anyways I sure think he liked his cup cake!

Minnie n Me

2008-08-28T21:01:00.000-07:00

We recently went to Disneyland and this was the first person we saw there. How convenient! Emma was all decked out in her Minnie Mouse dress (thanks to Gpa Crismon). I guess Minnie is still wearing her celebration dress. Minnie had a blast with Emma's cheaks and kept sqweezing them.

Again Elizabeth was sleeping just like she is now. I actually got a giggle from her today. That was fun. All you mommies know what I am talking about.

Let the dance wars begin!

2008-08-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

This is Emma dancing to Mexican cowboy music. She loves it! Especially to dance with her Dada. I know this is uncle Kenny's favorite music. She can dance for hours and not get tired. Anybody up for the challenge? She is already working on her next special number. Tomorrow the primary is having a talent show and I was thinking to set her on the stage and she can either dance or booty scoot. The nursurey is part of primary right?

Cerritos Parks

2008-08-14T22:02:00.000-07:00

We are very fortunate to live in an area that has beautiful parks. It is amazing how many and how nice they are. We love to go to the parks and enjoy the weather. Tonight we went to Liberty Park. Emma was lovin waking around and swinging and going down the slide. It is so fun to do things as a family. It gave me memories of when my family went to ride bikes along the river. I believe we went from that park. I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong. Elizabeth was asleep the whole time and wasn't feeling well. It was soooo much cooler outside then inside the house. I was glad we went. I found a new place to go walking, maybe lose some pounds. :)

FYI

2008-08-13T13:57:00.000-07:00

We had FHE at Costco on Monday night. We ate dinner there and I was able to return a blender and toaster there. My blenders motor went out and even though We got it for our wedding @4 years ago, Henry's sister told us to return it. (she works there). And in the previous post, it mentions a situation with smoke coming out of the outlet. Well, when I was in line to return the toaster, I noticed a paper on the wall. It was a recall for toasters! Possible fire hazard! It said that even though the toast might have popped up it was still on. So, I got my brand new toaster and decided to read the directions. Sure enough it says to unplug toaster when finished with each use. I haven't met anyone who doesn't leave their toaster plugged in. So FYI.... If you have a toaster... unplug it when not using it.

Saturday is a special day.....

2008-08-10T00:29:00.000-07:00

It's the day we get ready for Sunday! This morning started with watching the USA vs. Japan Women's soccer. USA won 1-0! I was putting Henry's breakfast into the microwave and after 2 min I could see smoke coming out of the outlet. If any one knows me, they know I am so scared of fire. (to light anything I use one of those guns) Matches are to close to my fingers. So I guess we wont be using that outlet till it gets fixed. Then I realized that is probably why our toaster broke! I was able to get things done around my house and feed babies and change diapers. In the evening, I took the girls out side to get a little cooler. I thought, oh it would be fun for Emma to have her walker outside and be able to walk around on the driveway. Then I thought, Oh, it would be fun to let her walk on the sidewalk a little. Well to my disadvantage, when I turned her around to go home the other way, she started to yell at me NO NO NO! and was crying. I could not turn her around. I had Elizabeth in the Bjorn. Neighbors were coming out of their houses to look. I was quite embarrassed because this little girl totally had control of the situation. I had to let them know she didn't want to go home. To make a longer story shorter, we ended walking all the way down my street and back. Her in her walker and me with Elizabeth. As soon as we got home, she again was yelling at me, NO NO NO. Then I was praising her for how far we walked and she forgot she was home. Hallelujah! The cutest thing about this was she was only in her diaper and shoes. The night ended with ice cream and a nice bath in the kitchen sink! Look how long her hair is! Beautiful!

Thanks Mom and Dad

2008-08-04T20:32:00.001-07:00

It was so much fun hanging out at your house. Thanks for letting us crash there. Sorry Dad got a bad point but it was a very nice day. The pool was sooooo refreshing and looked beautiful. I am definitely coming next week. Maybe spend the night! It is so weird that us girls have babies. (Kelli, you're next!) I was remembering times living at home and am grateful you let us do what we wanted. We learned lessons but you guys taught us how to fly and do our own thing. It is amazing how all of us are different and all of our family situations are different but we really enjoy each others company. That is Special. Happy Birthday Mom, again.

Olive Garden was Delicious!

Why ME!!

2008-08-04T17:05:00.000-07:00

Why does this happen to me? My dog started her period again! My fault for not getting her fixed but I thought they only have it once a year, which means it should be in December. I was sure to get her fixed before then. Oh Man! Now I have 3 in diapers and they are all pretty much in size 3 diapers. What a coincident. Does anyone feel my pain or feel sorry for me? Thanks.

Family day at the beach.

2008-08-01T13:17:00.000-07:00

Henry was able to get the day off and we decided to go to Seal beach. We just took Norwalk blvd. straight to the beach. We ended up getting there and we were all hungry. So we ate at Ruby's on the pier.

We were walking back and saw this bird. I was so embarrassed because I told Henry," look it is a stork." Then I heard little kids calling it a pelican. Opps!

Then we sat on a bench on the pier and watched a few surfer girls. That was fun. They were pretty good. That was our trip. No water or sand but the scenery was beautiful and being together was priceless. .

WHAT???

2008-08-01T13:07:00.000-07:00

I never thought this was going to happen to me! I always see little kids with marker or pen all over them. I always said to myself," I will not let my kids write on themselves." Well little did I know I really have no control over them. I stand corrected. I left the room for 1 min to go to the bathroom and came back and saw this. Look at how innocent her sissy is. For sure she wont do this. :)

Girls day out! (w/kids)

2008-07-26T15:34:00.000-07:00

It was such a nice day. My sisters came to spend the day, with their boys and our Mom , at my house. We took advantage of this summer weather and went to this beautiful park. Heritage park in Cerritos. It has a little island with a colonial town. Lots of ducks to feed and lots to do.

Picnic lunch. Thanks Karina!

Park

Who are those pirates?

Karina helped put Emma's pool together and we all went swimming. It was so nice and refreshing!

Diana and our mom had to leave but we ended the night going to Rainforest's cafe for dinner. I have yet to get a volcano!

Then the night ended with apples and dancing at Downtown Disney.

What a day!

What is Emma doing?

2008-07-26T14:37:00.000-07:00

Where's Emma?

She is now such an explorer. We have so much fun with her. What ever you do..... don't take watermelon away from her. If you do..... this will happen. Such a drama queen!

Missionary Farewell

2008-07-24T00:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry no pictures! I just wanted to write down that we went to my cousin Bryant Urry's missionary farewell on Sunday the 20th in Escondido. It was really nice and I am glad I went to see My Uncle Mark and Kim's Family, Lauren and Brad, and some of my family and Grandpa and Grandma Urry. My cousin is going to a South Carolina(?), Spanish speaking mission. We wish him well and we will definitely pray for him. If Henry is still in the bishopric, he'll probably ask Bryant to speak in our ward when he gets back!

Fun!

2008-07-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

I think spaghetti has to be the funnest/messiest meal a child can have. She even managed to get it in her ear. After this was bath time.

Emma's physical therapy is now at the stage of walking with the hands on the wall. This is the most difficult challenge because she has nothing to hold on to or help pull herself up. She is doing so well with her walking and sooner or later we wont get her to sit down.

Also, in this picture, she is waiting for her Grandpa Shubiduby to take her to Disneyland for the evening. The went 2 times on Winnie the Pooh, took the train and went on Carousel and Tea cups. (her favorite) Then they came home. When I got her ready and put her in her dress, she was so happy. I put 3 different pairs of shoes like all girls do to see which ones looked the best. She wanted the dressy ones because when I took them off to finally put tennies on, she was crying and I asked her if she wanted the dressy shoes and sure enough she said Yes! How Cute.

Delicious!

2008-07-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

I was out watering my garden this morning and thought this was beautiful and looks Delicious. They are NOT! Super sour! I guess I will have to wait till September to enjoy them. Anyone is welcome to help pick and eat.

Got Tums?

2008-07-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

This picture is a couple of months old. I remember waking up and hearing some noise. I thought -Oh no! What is she doing?- I saw her in the bathroom and I noticed she was eating something. I asked her, "What are you eating?" And sure enough, she showed me. It was a minty tums that had fallen on the floor. I asked if it was good. She said in her high pitched voice,"Yah!"

Smile!

2008-07-13T21:44:00.001-07:00

I can't get enough of Elizabeth's smiles. As long as she isn't sleepy, hungry, messy, hurt, sad or bored, she is a very happy baby. :) Now that I figured out how to do this, it is really fun.

Ordonez Cousins

2008-07-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

This is Henry, Emma and Elizabeth with Henry's sister Griselda, Anthony and Claribelle.It sure was a hard one to take but it turned out really cute.

Our New Family

2008-07-11T09:59:00.001-07:00

This is a family picture until we get a better one. Since Elizabeth was born we haven't had a picture of all of us together. ( I think Derek wants to crash our picture)

Crismon Family Cousins

2008-07-11T09:55:00.000-07:00

We have Elizabeth(6 weeks), Emma (2 years), Derek (10 months) and Christopher (1 1/2 years)

Elizabeth's Blessing

2008-07-11T09:37:00.001-07:00

On July,6 we were able to have family join us for the baby blessing of Elizabeth. It was really nice and sorry to those who didn't know about it or heard at the last minuet. Many of Henry's family and my family were able to make it.

This is my whole family. We were very sad the Grandma and Grandpa Urry were not able to make it. Thankyou Grandma for Elizabeth's dress!

Thanks Michael for this picture. He was the photographer.

4th of July

2008-07-11T09:27:00.000-07:00

Don't we look so cute in our red, white and blue. It was fun to be with Grandma and Grandpa and all the cousins. We had a bbq and played and played and played! Christopher brought his splashing pool. I think Emma was the most prepared. She is even wearing a hat! Elizabeth was in the house keeping cool.

Here she is!

2008-07-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

Our new addition to the family is Elizabeth Lineth Ordonez.

She was born on May 22, 2008. Her length was 20 inches and weight was 8.5 pounds. Big girl! Everything seems to be back to normal and back to every day life. It is really fun to see how her big sister takes good care of her her.