Fast recap may cause seizure's

Ahhh.....Summer is getting away from me and there is so much still to cover. Got to get the kids to the pools some time, gotta see Mom and Pops in Cruces and need to get in as many trips to the zoo, park and aquarium all before school starts!

But man I love the summers. Wearing shorts, sunglasses. Enjoying long nights and BBQs in the back yard. Winter, Fall and spring are great too but summer is what makes the desert what it is. Sure I wish it would rain so those fires would clear up but still you can't beat NM summers.

Greg took a whole week off of work for a mini summer home vacation and here are some pics of the goings on that took place that week.

Robby was awarded best bed head in the Mays house!

summer hat.

French toast & turkey bacon to kick off Greg's week off. 

quick what do you do with veggies about to go bad?......

juice them!...and drink a little here and there kicking and screaming...uhh I hate beets. 

Girls night out...celebrating a girlfriends bachelorette party by eating Greek food and singing karaoke! 

Music @ the zoo! Robby LOVED it!!

so fun!

threw a bridal shower for my friend! 

Me, Amber (Bride)  and Kristi!

this is not a pouty kiss face its a duck face...so much cooler. ..really.

Amber's so excited to get cute new pot holder's to make fabulous pop tarts & toast.

Oh and Greg did his acting debut on USA'S "In Plain Sight" 

Watched it on Sunday with his whole family...we screamed through the entire 5 sec he was on!

 

Wedding for another friend. Mina and Lucy (her cousin) posing for the pics holding a candle that clearing stated not for children.

~Lisa

Times of relaxing and Celebrating!

This is bad but I can't really say we spend crazy amounts of time outside. Of course I don't keep the kids locked up all day (unless the desert decides to spew disgusting amounts of hot sand all over every inch of your body).
For the most part spending time out side as a family is rarer then I would like it to be. So when the opportunity arrives I relish it. Greg decided to put some chicken on the grill and have ourselves a BBQ. While Greg wrestled with the grill and that tin-can-thing-coal-heating-majig. The kids and I kicked it on the grass with our bare feet and a soft Mexican blanket. It didn't take long to get Robby to realize momma just wasn't gonna let him crawl over to the rose bush and play with the bright red wood chips, so after a while he gave in and enjoyed just being outside; long enough for me to even take a couple of pics.
The evening was fabulous and Robby went down for his evening nap just in time for Greg, Mina and I to sit down on the porch and enjoy our BBQ.....even if the BBQ sauce we purchased at whole foods tasted like dirty burnt tomato paste, we still greatly enjoyed the night.

Mina & Robby

Someone asked us recently when meeting Robby "Does he always smile like that"?... Yes he does!!

Mina- "Take this picture mom....I'm being eaten by the bush"!!

Later in the week I made some cupcakes for my dear friend who was earlier in the month (and not saying this lightly at all) battling for her own life in the ICU. With an AMAZING recovery she was released from the hospital put in a rehabilitation hospital and released from there with "flying colors & stunned doctors!" In honor of her health and healing we made her a celebration fiesta with margaritas, tacos and lemon cupcakes! 

<<Side note: I'm loving all things yellow right now and took the presentation of the yellow lemon cupcakes very seriously.>>

 That night was so great getting to hear her laugh and seeing her in great spirits again.  I'll never forget that night. 

Birthday pedestal came in handy!

What a coincidence my nails match the dessert! haha

~Lisa

Rockin' the Casbah

I know I know I already did my birthday post... but this last friday was the "Grown up celebration". I was beyond spoiled and HAVE to share my photos with you. I told Greg later that night with tears in my eyes (cause I'm that dramatic) that this was my favorite birthday so far. So again sorry for dragging on the birthday celebration and please enjoy my photos.
P.S I forgot to take my camera so you will have to endure the agony of looking at "phone photos" and Im not talking iphone fancy.

~Lisa

My last 2 dates have taken place here! Its that good.

Westside view. Im sure it would be better at night but with a baby in the house "we dine with the.happy hour ....elderly crowd.

Me & my date.

First things first.... Drinks: Greg's Navy Grog & my "keepin' it mexican" Silver Coin Margarita. 

Appetizer Malay coconut soup...Greg LOVED this!

Appetizer Yin Yang Shrimp. 

Paul's Pad Thai split for two...huge portions. 

Guys I found my drink! Its called a Pain Killer but no pain needed to enjoy. 

Lucky for us a fine cigar shop right next door...I love the smell of a cigar. 

Went to pick up the kids from Grandma's and family was waiting with gifts & CAKE!  Hello a "flying star carrot cake"!

New purse to make my shoulder Gorgeous.

Cake pedestal to be adorned with sugar goodness. 

Woohoo 32!

ANOTHER BLOG?
Birthdays mean celebration and cake!
Im 32 today and Im have so much to celebrate. 2 crazy cool children and a "super hero" husband. My day began with my 8month old son smiling at me in my bed. And my 10yr old daughter slowly opening my door to say "Happy Birthday Mom"!!  Walked into the living room and sitting on our dinning room table were 2 cards and a nice big present.
 My heart leaped for joy! Picked up the first card and read "Happy Birthday Lis open the cards but the present will have to wait". UGHHHHH was my first reaction... But really made the gift even better! After dropping off  Mina (my 10yr old) at her school I was overwhelmed by emotion. Thinking about what a Awesome and fabulous year I have had so far. Thinking that just this time last year being completely fulfilled already with the life I had. And now even more.
When Greg came home I opened my gift AND. WAS . SO . HAPPY!!  I would also like to add that the fact that my gift stayed on the kitchen table with not even being slightly ripped or dented or even sniffed (yes I would smell a gift) shocked me.
We later left to the restaurant of my choice and ate a fabulous meal. Came home and sang the song blew the candles and called it a day! I loved today and can't wait to see what this year will bring. And THIS is why I celebrate!!
~LISA 

Me, birthday candles and flan....yumm flan!

Birthday present from Greg! Train case and ULTA gift card to fill it with woot woot! 

I took this simply because of the irony. A sock monkey wearing socks....yes THIS makes me laugh.