Anderson Pilanui Ocasio

Finally some pictures of baby Ande!!! We came home from the hospital yesterday evening and Ande is doing so well! We are truly blessed and happy to have this little one as a part of our family! He is such a joy already!

Ande has ARRIVED!!!

Just a quick update! Ande has arrived. On Wednesday October 21, 2009, around 2:45 PM, my water broke. We rushed to the hospital and the doc delayed delivery until tests were run to make sure Ande's lungs were strong enough. Ande was born Thursday October 22, 2009 @ 5:47 PM, via C-section! He is 6 weeks 1 day early, however he is doing wonderfully! He is perfectly healthy! He stays in the NICU to be monitored 24/7 because of his preemie status! He weighed in at 5 lbs 8 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long!!! He is a beautiful mixture of mommy and daddy and we love him so much!!! We will post pictures soon as mommy is still in the hospital and can't leave until Sunday! We love you all and appreciate everyone's prayers during this time!!!

Pumpkin Patch!

After we got all the kids back after their fall break, we figured it was time to do our annual Pumpkin Patch visit! So with all the kids in the car, we headed for Gilbert to go to Mother Nature's farm! The kids had so much fun seeing the animals, playing in the little houses, picking out pumpkins and decorating them, and riding the hay ride!!! It was a really great day and everything was perfect! Amazingly, there were NO issues with any of the kids! We all really enjoy going to the Pumpkin Patch each year and hope to be able to continue this Fall tradition!

Halloween Cookies

I thought it would be fun to bake some cookies for the kids to decorate one night! It was just Tony and the boys and me, so these are just a couple of our creations!

The Enchanted Island

This month Tony and I took the boys to the Enchanted Island at Encanto Park in Phoenix. The boys had so much fun riding all of the rides, eating Ice Cream, playing in the Splash Zone, and running around chasing the birds! Our friend told us about it, and invited us to go! I am so glad we did, it was the best day and the boys really enjoyed every minute of it!!!

Fall Break

This week is fall break for the kids. Channing went to California to go visit Tony's mom for the whole week!!! YAY! That's one less kid this week. The boys go to their dad's on the weekends, so I got COMPLETE quiet time last weekend and then once again this weekend!
Since the boys will be home with me and Tony all week, we have decided to take advantage of our time together and spend some MUCH NEEDED time with just the boys! So on Thursday, we are taking the boys to the Enchanted Island at Encanto Park. They have a fall special so for unlimited rides and splash access, it's only 6.50 per person! What a GREAT deal! Joseph is totally excited, Michael doesn't seem to care right now, however I know once we get there, he will be super excited.
I have also thought of checking out the pumpkin patch that is in Gilbert/Mesa, to see if it is open yet, and if so, we will take the boys there as well. Gotta do it this week while they are out of school since I don't get them on the weekends!
Then on Friday evening, after the boys go to their dad's, my grandma is coming in from Utah and taking us out to dinner! YUMMY!!! I told her I wasn't sure what I wanted yet, since I will most likely change my mind, my taste buds change every day!
Anyways, that's it for our Fall Break!!!