Our Trip to Monterey...

Last weekend we were on our way to Monterey when I decided I would like to go to the Gilroy Outlets & go shopping instead....of course, my wonderful hubby took me to Gilroy instead & we had a wonderful time shopping for Jacob, Aaron & a little bit for Lilly!!

So, this weekend, we had to make up for our loss, so we decided to make our way alllll the way to Monterey!!...We wanted to take the kiddos to the Aquarium. We asked Yolanda if we could take Cousin Michelle with us and she said YES!...We were very happy to have Michelle along for the trip!!! She helped me with the babies & with my shopping..LOL..

It was a short weekend get-a-way...but it was really jam-packed with excitement & fun! We went to Fisherman's Wharf twice, we went to the beach, we went to explore the tide pools, we went to The Aquarium & Cannery Row...we had AWESOME food..and fun!!

I will post pics soon...I got some GREAT pics of the sea life at the aquarium...and the kiddos!!...It was fun and relaxing to get out of town for the weekend!!

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Yvette's Quince

Me & my beautiful niece!!
One of the best pictures ever of Gerardo & Noemi! They both look sooo good in this pic!!


Brenda & her main man Ivan.

The Fam...Bren, G, Noemi, Dad Flores & Lil' Red!

Me & my Lillers ready to party!!

Okay, so I am sooooo late getting these pics up on the blog, but at least they are here!! LOL!! We had a really good time at Yvette's Quincenera, it was a very special day!

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This is Halloween.....

My Princess Lilly as The Little Mermaid Ariel...she is the PERFECT Princess!

Pablo from the Backyardigans. I tried to get him a different costume, but he just kept pointing & saying "Pablo"...LOL..so, he was 'meant' to be Pablo this year!!

We went Trick-Or-Treating in Madera Ranchos as we do every year! It was tons of fun, the kids got tons of candy. And the kids got to go to a few 'haunted' houses!!!

Aaron was so funny, he kept up with the big kids better than Lilly did!! He was determined to go to every house!! He wanted his CANDY & no one was gonna stop him, even if the houses were scary or had scary people jumping out..he didn't care...he just wanted his candy...LOL..!!!

I have to say this was one of the BEST Halloween's that we have EVER had!! For one thing Gerardo was home, so he got to enjoy his kids Trick or Treating. Another thing is Aaron was so funny wanting to go to every house and get candy!!

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This is probably my favorite picture ever of my 2 year old Aaron. I love the way he is looking up to the light. I love his smile & his red hair. This is a great picture! It was taken in the Rain forest of the Chaffee Zoo in Fresno, he was having so much fun running around, but he sat for a second to take this picture!

Congrats Gerardo...You're Our Favorite Deputy!!!

5 years ago Gerardo took his Oath to Serve and Protect & became a Deputy Sheriff with San Joaquin County! I remember the day very clearly as I was pregnant with Lilly, and could not attend his Badging Ceremony because I was on bed rest! But a lot of his family members did go, including his mom, which was very special to him!

On this day, 5 years later, we got together to celebrate all of his accomplishments and congratulate him on a job well done! I have to especially thank him for doing all that he does for me and our children. If it wasn't for this job, I would not be able to stay home with the kids and give them the care that I do! Thank you Gerardo for everything you do!!

The Gang is Here!!

The Compadres...

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My Boy Genius

Aaron has discovered playing games online! He used to go on NickJr website to watch videos of his favorite shows, but now he loves to go on the website & play the games.

All of the games are educational & fun. We are VERY surprised how good he is at these games! He can 'point & click' like a pro! He has awesome hand/eye coordination.

This is one of his favorite games: It is a Wonder Pets Alphabet Game. He is really good at it, since he knows all of his alphabet by sight & sound, this game is perfect for him!

Flores Family Pizza Night

Aaron caught playing with Mommy's phone!!
Ivan "mushing" his Mommy's face. Toooo funny!!!

Tia Mimi & Ollin!


My hubby & his Princess. He would DO anything, GET anything, BUY anything for this little girl. She is totally wrapped around his finger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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1st Day of School, 1st Day of School..

Last Wednesday was Lilly's first day of Kindergarten. Since she is only 4 years old and not quite all the way potty-trained, we have decided to home school her for kindergarten and send her to school full-time for 1st grade.

This may not be the decision that some of you might have come up with, but I have to believe that this is best for my princess. She is very young starting Kindergarten and we were just NOT comfortable sending her to public school for Kindergarten to get lost in a class of 35 kids!

She is doing wonderfully so far in homeschooling. We do her homework everyday. Aaron even gets in on the homework, so he's learning too. She is really good about doing her work and she is pretty smart when it comes to the work that she is doing.

Next year she will go to the Lighthouse Christian Academy w/ Jacob, and we will be much more comfortable with her there.

For now, she meets w/ her teacher Mrs.Blackburn once a week to turn in her weekly work that she has done w/ me. This is her on her first day...all dressed up!

Where did that little Red-Headed boy come from???

Papa and his grand kids...

I love this picture of my dad with my children! He will be 69 this year and is still having a fun time with his grand kids!!

I also think it's a great picture because you can see how different all of my children look! Lilly looks mostly like her dad, she has a lot of 'Flores' in her face and in her character.

But, my boys are almost ALL Chavoya! They both look just like me and have Chavoya personalities...lol!!!

It's so funny to see my boys with their heads close together like this because you can see how different they look! You would never think that they are brothers, Jacob has such dark, black hair (which he actually gets from my mom)...and then there is my Red-Headed boy Aaron...

I know that Gerardo had light colored hair when he was a toddler. But I truly believe that this red hair comes from the Chavoya side of the family. My grandmother's brother's had bright red hair.

This is actually a picture of a couple of my cousins that have been blessed with red hair...just in case you don't believe me...lol...

Chavoya Red-Headed Cousins!

Aaron's Favorite Thing to Do:

I have a 2 year old that is addicted to the Internet. This is his favorite thing to do and his favorite place to be: right in front of the computer.

His favorite website is nickjr.com, he watches Yo Gabba Gabba, Ni Hao Kai-Lan, The Wonder Pets, Go Diego Go, Dora the Explorer and all of the others...

I really cannot complain too much about his addiction to the computer and to the t.v. because he is actually one of the most gifted 2 year olds I have ever seen!...

He knows, by sight, about 1/2 of the alphabet, and even knows the sounds that they make!! Just yesterday when we were walking into Kohl's, I asked him what each letter was and he KNEW K, O, H, L, S,...he said without missing a beat!!

He can also count to 10 and knows, by sight, the numbers 1-10!! If we get into an elevator I can tell him to push "3"...and HE WILL, he won't push any other buttons except the number that I tell him to!!

Even though I am his mom, I do believe that he is advanced for his age, I may be wrong as far as the exact milestones should be, but I am just going by/comparing Aaron to my other two children, both Jacob and Lilly learned their alphabets and letters around 4 years of age. Am I bragging...yeah, maybe..but hey!...he's my kid..that's allowed right???

He is a special boy! And his Tia's have even said that he is 'super special' and 'marches to the beat of his own drum'....he is one heck of a kiddo!!

Good Job Aaron!!

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