October!

Luca on Halloween night!

Hi everyone! I cannot believe we're already in November! Where has the year gone? I feel like it was New Years like a week ago. Now in just a few weeks it'll be Christmas and then New Years and it'll start all over again. I'm so amazed at how fast my Luca is growing! He turned 5 months on Halloween and he's just getting cuter and chubbier by the minute. As you all may know, I don't update as often as I should. So I thought I could combine all of our October activities into one big post. October has been filled with so many fun fall activities. We took a trip to Columbia, SC for a weekend to visit Luc's Godmother. We then attended Luc's first Halloween party! It was a little friends first birthday and it was so much fun! Then on Halloween we kept it low key, stayed in,  watched movies, and baked cinnamon rolls (well I did while Luca slept). Nonetheless, to make up for the lack of Halloween festivities, the next day we went to Tia Kristi's house. We carved pumpkins and had a fun mini "photo-shoot" with the pumpkins as props. This October has been the most exciting for Luc and I. I can't even imagine how Christmas will be! 

I would like to take sometime to thank everyone who reads my blog and for all of the positive feed back I've been getting. I didn't think anyone would read it, but the number of views has really surprised me. I probably make our lives seem pretty exciting but the truth of the matter is that it's really not lol. Week days are dreadful, stressful, and always a rush. My little one definitely gets through the week. Everyday is an adventure with him. Thank you so much for your support on behalf of Luca and I.  -XO

As I mentioned, we took a weekend trip to Columbia, South Carolina mid October. The weather was surprisingly gorgeous and we decided to take a trip to the local farmers market. Luca definitely enjoyed soaking up some vitamin D.

Lunch time!

The girls eating a "snack" before lunch lol

Getting ready for a picture with mom.

TA-DA!

Better then Ellen DeGeneres' epic selfie? 

Con las tias.

Luc can bring smiles to anyone.

Ready for Stella Jane's Spooktacular 1st birthday!

We went to Luca's first Halloween party and it was so much fun! Everything down to the food was so creative! Despite Luca falling asleep halfway through the mini golf course, I still had fun. He let me play some arcade games so it was all good.

Talk about creative!

Mummy juice boxes!

"Mummy" pigs in a blanket and coffins as bowls.

All of the mommies and babes!

You know, just being cute as usual.

He has found a great friendship in Sofie the giraffe.

Learning how to sit! So exciting!

Our mini fall photo-shoot! haha

Gotta get the money's worth for these pumpkins!

I will never get over "Lucci's" face in this picture.

Luca reaching for a scolding hot cup of coffee LOL

So much for the cute background lol

#OOTD

Every post should end in a nakie picture ;) (He'll hate me when he's older)

JMGH~

  This post is very late due. On October 4th Juliana Marie Gonzalez-Hughes was baptized at Saint Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church (I know, what a mouthful lol)! She's my best friends daughter, so it was only right for me to get the honor of being her Godmother. I'm joking, but in all seriousness, I really am honored to be this little ones Godmother and to be apart of something so meaningful in her life. Being a Godparent is a tough job. I hope I can be a good example to her in her faith life. I already lover her as my own and I'm so excited to see her grow. I hope she can trust me enough that when she gets mad at her mom she knows she can come to me and I'll say 'yes'.
  In my opinion, getting baptized is an important part of your life.  If this post is not your cup off tea so far, you can gladly exit out while I continue to speak marvelous things about getting baptized. I know some parents are like, "I want to wait until my child is older so they can make their own decisions on what religion they want to take part of." or "I don't want to force religion upon them." Well, by the time your kid is old enough to even understand what religion is, you've already accustomed them to your lifestyle and therefore not letting them make their own decisions. The sooner your baby gets baptized the better, so that God forbid anything happen to them, they'll go to heaven! :)) 

My little princess Jules.

Mark 10:14 "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

Juliana & her Godparents.

Godparents & mom and dad.

BFFs & BFFs.

Being a cutie everywhere he goes & Sophie the Giraffe getting slobbered by Luca.

"Luca don't look at my underwear!'

Their #OOTD.

As far as my Luca, his baptism is being planned as well. I'm really upset with myself for waiting so long. It's been difficult trying to set the date. But it is what it is. It'll happen though!!

 On another note, I'm sorry I am taking decades to update. I've been having some technical difficulties, if you will haha. I have so many ideas for new blog posts. Especially with the Holidays coming! So excited for what's to come!

UPDATE: We finally set a date for Luca's Baptism just today! Yayyy.

  

Stay at Home Mom VS. Working Mom TAG

My sweet sweet Luca turned 4 months on 9/30/2014!
 (Technically bc Sept. doesn't have a 31st) 

Hello! I was tagged a while ago by a friend of mine who as a YouTube channel but I told her I'm not very good at making videos. Now that I have my blog I thought I could share on here! So here are my responses for the SAHM VS. Working Mom TAG!



Do you work at home or outside of home?
- I work outside of home for Pereira & Company,CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

What is your job title?
- Office Manager/Bookkeeper

What are your main responsibilities at your job?
- I mainly do all of the bookkeeping and payroll. Which at times, can be the most boring thing in the world but I don't complain. I also answer the phone, schedule meetings, meet with clients, every now and then, and pretty much do anything else that needs to be done! I do a lot of things lol

When did you return to work after having your child?
- I returned after 7 weeks.

Did you go to school for this career?
- I did not. I was in school before having Luca and plan on returning in the near future to study accounting.

How many hours do you work a week?
- 40

What do you do for child care?
- Luca's great-grandma cares for him while I'm at work. Don't let the 'great' part scare you. She's very young and does a great job at taking care of Luca along her other grand kids.

Has your job changed since having children?
- No and yes. The work hasn't changed but my routine has.

What is one thing you love about being a working mom?
- Obviously the money part so I don't have to rely on anyone for financial aid and getting out of the house is always good lol

What is one thing you hate about being working mom?
- Being away from Luca for long periods of time. I remember telling someone I almost forgot I had a son at work because of long period of time we don't see each other lol. I miss taking naps with him during the day and being able to get chores done around the house. Nowadays I barely have time to make my bed. My greatest fear is that I'll miss an important milestone in his life, like his first steps or his first words. So the time spent with my Luca is very much cherished!

Some days it's nice enough outside in 

GA to wear batman onesies :) 

Other days you need to layer up with an adorable sweater.

Porque esta tan chulo mi nino!?

New Beginnings

    Hey! My name is Karen! I was encouraged by a friend of mine to start a blog, but already had thoughts about it for a while. I had so many setbacks. For one, I didn't think anyone would read it (I still don't lol), or that my life wasn't interesting enough for people to read, or that I would say "like" at least 10 times in a paragraph. Who knows though? I could be the next internet sensation. HA.

     I'm sure that by the title of this blog you've obviously figured out that I'm a mom. I have a 4-month old baby boy. He's the greatest thing in my life. I want to be with him every second, because every second without him just feels incomplete. Although it did take some time to get to this happiness in my life; it was the hardest thing to go through (which I will explain later on). There is a story behind my domain name. My friend, who had encouraged me to start the blog, actually said that to me when I revealed to her that I was expecting. Ever since then it was stuck in my head and gave me a different way to view the situation I was in. My son was unexpected, but never unwanted.

Luca at 2 months. First mommy and baby 'selfie'. lol

Luca at 3 months. 
He's getting used to the selfies by now, sort of.