Gemini Family

This is month is special because each member in our family has a birthday in June (including skofeild)!

We also celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary!!

Derek had been studying 24/7 preparing for COMLEX, I wasn't expecting much but he surprised with what he knew I would appreciate most which was some time with him. We spend the majority of the day at the Greenbrier river trail, which made me so happy. I've spent many hours on that trail training for races or just unwinding after a hectic day, I'm definitely going to miss it once we move to Clarksburg.

Thanks for the bike trailer tio Simi!

Acalias loved his new trailer, he relaxed while Derek, Skofield and I strolled down the river trail.

(Please excuse the helmet head hair.)

Acalias giving mommy ambrazos (hugs). He has been responding to few Spanish phrases that I've been repeatedly using. I really hope that he will love the Spanish language as much as his momma does.

He's not a big fan of looking at the camera, can you tell?

This was the best we could do:)

He love's his daddy.

On Derek's birthday, I surprised him with a little too much for the reserved man that he is.

Derek doesn't like any unnecessary attention drawn toward him...at all, me neither but I had to do it!

You only turn 30 once!

He thought the car was mortifying?...He forgot that we live in the The coolest small town in America!

I think, my insistence in him standing by the billboard was the most embarrassing, but he did it because he knew I had to blog about this.

It's crazy to think that my husband is 30...and I will be 30 next year...eeek! We had a small celebration at home, with one of our favorite desserts.

Yum!

We were moving on Acalias' actual birthday, June 25th. Once we got somewhat settled in our new home we had a mini celebration with him.

Excuse the open cupboard...oops.

He loves to share his treats.

Skofeild had a little piece of cake too, he's 3 years old now!

Here is one of our engagement pictures.

Don't we look so young? My husband especially.

I love this guy!

It's amazing how one decision can determine a lot in your life.

He makes me happy, I couldn't ask for a better husband and father to our son.

 Happy 4th Anniversary honey!

Derek's 29th Birthday

Fun flashback

This was taken on Derek's fouth birtday. Here he is with his brother Damion. I wish I had pictures of my birthdays when I was younger. My mom said that they couldn't afford a camera.


He requested tres leches for a birthday cake, it was the first time I made it and it turned out great.


Derek has been wanting a "Nook" for his birthday/he made it through his first year of medical school gift. He is an avid reader and the Nook is a portable E Reader. I can't wait to read my spanish books on it because I can look up words the E Reader dictionary on the bottom screen. Derek loves it because he can increase the font size and download books for a lot cheaper than purchasing them.

We had a great day, happy birthday honeybun!

Derek turned 28 today just six days after I turned 27. According to Astrologists’ we are...Adaptable, versatile, communicative, witty, intellectual, eloquent, youthful and lively. Hurray for us, we’re a great match. I consider my self blessed to have Derek in my life, we are happily in love. I’m not going to get all sentimental…that’s just not me. I figure I’d share something silly instead.

Does anyone remember the fabric padded, laced photo albums we typically make in 2th or 3rd grade? I can’t remember how young we were but it’s really fun read what was written when we were so young. My album was white with blue polka dots. Skofeid, our puppy decided he didn’t like the smell; he destroyed it just two days after my husband convinced me to bring it home from my dad’s house. The album is a biography of you and your family.

My album is painfully embarrassing, I didn’t know how to spell and the stories I told seemed so bogus. Reading it makes me think ‘Dang, where the heck were my parents and why didn’t they help me?’ My album is disorganized; some pages are type written with a type writer while other pages were written in cursive. I found one page that was type written but I guest the ink ran out so the rest of it is written in my sloppy cursive.


In contrast, Derek’s album is perfect in every way. I guess he liked polka dots too because his album is red with white dots, it is nicely trimmed with white lace and two ribbons to tie it shut. Inside you will find that each page has neat cursive writing and each picture is properly labeled. His spelling and punctuation was excellent (I guess it helps to have native English speaking parents to help right? LOL).

Anyhow, I love, love reading Derek’s album. He wrote sweet things about his mother and father and funny things about his brother. His writing was simple, honest and positive; I find so much humor in reading it. Here is an excerpt from Derek’s personal essay on himself, written while he was in elementary:
“When I was one and a half I always have a pacifier. I had one in each hand and one in my mouth. If I lost one or someone took it away I would cry until I got it back. Once I lost one I had to have my dad go and buy me one at the store.”



Captions written Derek himself when he was a child “I loved my rapers they were fun”



“Me on my own first birthday with a nice hat”

Derek has several pictures of himself as a baby with a pacifier in at least one hand and one in his mouth. He was such a cute kid and he has become a very handsome adult. Happy Birthday Honey



Picture taken today, we love playing Mario Cart it is so addicting!