Celebrating my 1st mother's day

Today I had to honor of celebrating my 1st mother's day with my son and husband. I have only been a mommy for 8 months, but it has been the greatest and I would not have it any other way. It may only been my first but my husband truly made it feel special, and I look forward to celebrating many more with them.

My mother's day celebration started Saturday we headed out with my grandma to meet my mom, her husband, my in laws, brother in law, sister in law, and his friend and family at the Cadillac Bar on the Kemah broadwalk. We had a nice lunch on their patio with the water in front of us while watching the boats go by, we also took pictures, laugh, and exchange gifts, and made memories. Well once we were done we walked around the broadwallk a little and we picked a good time to go because they had a car show and that's where the guys disappear too...lol. After awhile everyone left and we walked around a little, while enjoying the view than came on home because our son was tired!

Than on Mother's day my hubby and son surprise me with a card and beautiful flowers, we went grocery shopping (it may be mother's day but wife duties call and need to prepare for the week). Once done we came unload them, than we left to a pottery place because my hubby had a suprise for me since my son has been born we have not yet got his handprint so now I do. My husband painted a tile with our son handprint on it and wrote happy 1st mother's day 2015...priceless and forever cherish. After that we went to my in laws had a nice late bbq lunch with them, and I got more beautiful flowers from them!!

Overall my first mother's day was perfect and I won't change a thing, and I even got sweet message from family friends and family what more could I ask for.

After such an amazing day/weekend my boys sure knew how to make me feel special today,  but than again everyday they make me feel special and treat me like a Queen...and because of that I will give thanks to god and be forever grateful to God for making life perfect for me and my boys!

With that being said I would like to wish every mother out there a happy mother's day!! Hope you had a wonderful day, and enjoy every memory that was made today.

By the way please free feel to share if you care on how was your mother's day was!

Lauren

#HoustonNerdsUnite once again at Comicpalooza 2015 and Giveaway

I'm a first time Comicpalooza Blogger! This will be my first experience with the #HoustonNerdsUnite and as a Comicpalooza Blogger at Comicpalooza, and I beyond excited! We are a family on superheros, Avengers(which can't get any better when you have a bunch of superheros in one...just WOW), and a fan of Stan Lee, comics, and etc. I'm proud and happy to say this will be our first comic convention, and I'm not sure what it's store for us but I know it will be memorable for not only myself but for my husband and my soon to be 8 month old who is interest in just about anything and everything, loves to look around, and not miss a thing.

So as I get my family together why don't you get your family together head out to Comicpalooza 2015 on May 22-25 at the

George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las America
Houston, TX 77010

And check out all the cool things that it has to offer, and while you there you never know who you might meet, maybe someone on your bucket list(to see who is attending please click on link http://www.comicpalooza.com/guests/featured-guests/).

Just in case if you are interest in buying tickets here is a code good for online only
HOUSTONNERDUNITE2015, good for

$5 off of a 4 day pass or
$3 off of a 1 day pass

Prices for tickets are
Friday and Monday Adult General Admission (Ages 13 and up) $25.00
Saturday or Sunday Adult General Admission (Ages 13 and up) $35.00
Any Day-Child General Admission (Ages 6 to 12) $10.00

For more information on Comicpalooza 2015 here is the link

http://www.comicpalooza.com/

Now that I got your attention before you purchase your tickets enter my giveaway for a chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to go to Comicpalooza 2015..click below to take you to giveaway

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/a6b7ceb81/?

Good Luck

Lauren

First experience/trip to Chuck E Cheese

On Sunday we went experience and went to Chuck E Cheese for the first time as parents, and with our son for two birthday parties in one. Let me tell you there has been many times we went to Chuck E Cheese with just us, but this time it was us and our son and it felt right. But we had an ok experience, he rode some of the rides and saw daddy played and win tickets for him(which no prizes are for my son age and I think they need to change that), but yes there is a but my son and I were standing next to Chuckie with my husband over looking and he igorned us and just walked by us. Yes my son may be just 7 months but us as parents will have pictures of him of his first time going places and doing things, and we want to share with him this experience and this memory. We understand it was packed but come on we were standing next to him, and could at least turn around and said hello to my son, and my son was getting excited and it broke my heart as well as my husband heart when Chuckie did that. Beside that we did enjoy ourselves, but it will be awhile before we go again instead we will go to Dave and Busters. Oh yeah and the restroom had no changing table and they seen like they didn't care. 

One experience that I would love to share with you that gave us laughter, and hopefully will do the same to you...

Is that there was this car ride you sit next to chuckie, and it moves well while it moves it take a picture and at the end you get your picture. Well my husband and I were so excited because it was our son first time riding it, while my husband was taking pictures! The time came that while the ride was going and we were doing our own thing we realized that the ride takes pictures, and we didn't get a chance set my son up but once we saw the picture and share it, we had many laughters share with the picture. My aunt said we should have taken another one, but we didn't, as this is good to share with him and show him that we are new to this and first time going to Chuck E Cheese.

Do your remember you first experience to Chuck E Cheese, how was it? Does it get better as you go and your child/children get older?

Now here is the picture that gave us laughter!! Can you spot our son?? Lol

Lauren 

Happy 7 months and First Easter to my son

7 months ago today this little guy came into our lives/world and made it completed! Mommy and Daddy thank God each and everyday for blessing us with you, and making us your parents! Every moment and memories that we get with you, and are made with you are truly the greatest gift from God... and for that we will be forever thankful to him!

Let me share with you that little guy is now rolling over, crawling backwards, eating and trying different food(our/baby), love music, drinking out of a big boy cup, reaching out, and loves to be outside, and so much more and because of this we are proud of you and the things you are doing and for the new things to come!

Happy 7 months and Happy 1st Easter little guy!! Mommy and Daddy love you oh so very much!

Lauren

McDonald's Children's Festival Experience

This pass Sunday we enjoyed our very first festival as family on what turn out to be a very beautiful day! At first we didn't think our son who is 6 months old would enjoyed because he is to small, but he truly did enjoyed himself as well as it was something different for us to do over the weekend. Being that it was our first festival together, I love how there was so much for us to do and it was so big with many activities some free and some not,  and different shows to see, oh yeah and good food and cold drinks for a hot and beautiful day that we had that day. When we got there even though my son is small and can't walk or crawl yet, they had a booth sponsor by Texas Children's hosptial to tag your tot which is a bright orange post it note with parents name and number just in case your child/children got lost during the festival, and if you miss the booth they had people walking around making sure your child/children were tag. Our son may have been small but we still tag our tot just in case. Once we tag our tot we walked around, and looked at the different booths and even enjoyed the CircusTown & Big Top Stage sponsor by Baker Hughes, and we were front center for the motorcycle globe of thunder show which got not only our attention but my son attention as well. Than when the show was over we enjoyed a nice cold lemonade and of course an ice cream cone walked around some more, and stop a few times for a diaper change which I loved as a first time parent the diaper change tent came in handy. Like I said many booths offer free activities and hand out bags with paperwork, some even had coupons, and some had them on their tables. We loved the CHI St. Luke's Health booth offer character drawing which we got one of our son and the artist was asking for was tips, which we didn't mind at all. Than EP Energy offer tile painting at first we were not going to do one, but thought about it and got my son's footprint and I put his name and year and it the back I put his first festival. Everywhere you walked you enjoyed the different kinds of music, and we got free sample from Mcdonalds of there delicious smoothies which was good on a hot day, and loved how we saw smile after smile on everyone faces. Before we left my son couldn't join the derby as he crawling backwards, but they had a diaper derby and we got helpful information from the Nightlight Pediatrics Urgent Care Tot 

Spot.

You know you had a good day and a good time at the festival when we left we had a smile and we were so tired. As well as my son didn't even nap much, as he didn't want to miss a thing but when he came home he knocked out after a bottle and a nice bath!

Thank you to Child Advocates and along with Baker Hughes and many other sponsors, as well as the vounlteers for doing such a wonderful job putting the festival together.

This may be our first but it won't be last!

So I would love to hear from you....Did you catch the McDonalds Children's festival this pass weekend? What was your favorite part? Did you do any of the activities that were offer? How about the food? How was experience and will you be returning next year?

Lauren

**Disclosure - Tradition Hispanic Wife and family received free tickets to the event in exchange for this and any future posts. These are my own opinions and thoughts, and no compensation was received!

Here are a few pictures from the festival, Enjoy! 

  

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Balance being a wife and mommy

Before becoming a mommy, I was just a wife! Now I'm a wife to my husband and a mommy to my child! You know now that I'm a mommy I didn't take anything for granted when I was just a wife. But being pregnant change your life, but having the baby here with you changes not only your life, but your spouse and your schedule as well. Before having our son, my husband needs would come first such as making his breakfast and coffee before he leaves, than having dinner ready for him when he comes home from work. After having our son his needs would come first before my husband and even mines, and I felt like I was failing as a wife(darn hormones), but the wonderful husband I have was understanding and not only I was new to this but he was too. Now almost 7 months in being parents I have learn two very important key words for my mommy and wife title, and that is balance and schedule! I have manage to balance the mommy and wife and schedule things such as when my son wakes up hungry in the morning I will feed him first, than get breakfast and coffee ready for my husband. During the day manage to take care of myself, clean, and pay attention to my son and have fun with him, once dinner time comes around if my son is napping I will start dinner and do little at a time while still taking care of my son. At times it's not easy but as long as my son is happy and busy...we are good to go! I have also come to accept that if dinner is not ready right when my husband walks in it's ok because it will be ready in no time and I didn't fail as a wife!!

My husband is happy, my son is happy and I'm a great wife and mommy and didn't fail!

You know being a wife and mommy has been the greatest blessing to me, and I have would not have it any other way!!

Life is good!!!

With that being said...please share

Do you have a schedule in your household? How did you balance mommy and wife life? Did you ever feel like you fail as a mommy and wife?

Lauren 

Happy half birthday to my son

6 months ago today my husband and I started the next/new chapter that we thought we would not have a chance nor an opportunity to be, but we left in god hands and he did his work and made us not only husband and wife but mommy and daddy as well! Being mommy and daddy for the first time and for the last 6 months to an handsome little guy has been amazing and we are truly thankful to god!

Happy half birthday/6 months to our handsome little guy! We are proud to be your parents and proud that you are ours. Everyday you are learning something new, and everyday I'm blessed to see it. We are loving every moment we get with you, and only hope god bless you/us with many more. Mommy and daddy love you very much!

Baby boy loves to watch Mickey Mouse, grab his toes, look at his hands. He's also praticing sitting up by himself, loving playing with mommy and daddy. He loves to stick his tongue out, and smack his lips together not knowing where the sound is coming from. He not a fan of baby food but we found a few he does like.

Lauren