Our Final Days as a Family of Four...

We can hardly believe that the time is arriving to welcome our newest family member! We pray fervently that our newest addition arrives safe and sound and highly anticipate the new dynamics of being a family of FIVE! To commemorate this transition, I wanted to post these most recent photos of our family... just as we are today... full of love and excitement for our third gift from God!

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate."

~Psalms 127:3-5

Lucky Baby #3...

Lucky to have such generous family and friends! As the due date of our little Sweetheart arrives, we've been blessed by some very thoughtful folks!

Auntie Jenny sent me a private invitation for a day of pampering and fun! She started by picking me up and taking me to a local tea house for tea... YUM! During tea she spoiled Baby #3 with all kinds of special gifts and goodies! And as though that wasn't enough pampering for me, she continued our day with spa pedicures at Burke Williams in Pasadena... considering it has been awhile since I've seen my own feet, it was a much needed trip! ;) Did Jen stop there... no, of course not, she then let me drag her through Toys 'R' Us to pick up some gifts for Blake & Addie to open at the hospital... from Baby Brother or Sister of course! It was a true day of relaxation and fun! A HUGE thank you to a most generous friend... from our whole family!

Oh, and I can't forget to thank Mike for watching the kids so I can have this time with Jen! Mikey, you are forever generous with your time and love for our family... the kids and I thank you... always! :)

(A quick shot of Jen, myself and the kiddos before heading off to tea!)

That's not the end for our sweet bundle of joy... The Orozco's put together a fun and tasty celebration to prepare for the upcoming arrival of Baby Love #3! I must admit, Baby #3 enjoyed this more than one might imagine... via food of course! Well done from the Orozco and Anguiano crews! Just look at the mouth-watering treats below... and the D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S main attraction of tender meat from the Anguiano's very own Taco Nazo Restaurant! As if we weren't blessed by everyone's time, thought, and food contributions already... the families proceeded to shower our little Sweetheart with handmade blankets and much-needed goodies of all sorts! How can we repay such generosity? Endless gratitute... which we intend to pass on to our upcoming bundle of joy! Little Sweetheart #3, you are so very lucky, as are your brother, sister and parents, to have such wonderful family to love and support us! Blessings and much thanks to you all!

Fun with The Three Kings...

A fun video from our Epiphany Celebration!

Cousin Noah's 5th Birthday!

We decided to have a little get together in honor of Cousin Noah's 5th Birthday! Of course, we stuck with a Thomas the Train theme and kept things simple with a fun Costco Cake re-make! It was a lot of fun and put a great big smile on the birthday boy's face! Big Smile = SUCCESS! :)

Happy 5th Birthday Buddy! Where does the time go?

Christmas 2010...

There's no other way to say it... our Christmas was truly blessed! We hosted Christmas Eve for the very first time and thoroughly enjoyed it, although we'll be the first to admit that there were plenty of learning experiences along the way... We were blessed with the presence of wonderful family and friends from both near and far away... We witnessed the very first Christmas for a new niece and new nephew and rejoiced in the excitement of Jesus, presents, and Santa with our other two nephews, and of course our own children as well! Most importantly, we delighted in seeing our kids get a stronger grasp of the true meaning of Christmas and were touched by their innocent and genuine love for Jesus... and of course, Santa! We can hardly believe that we'll be celebrating another first Christmas in 2011... for our third child... whom we pray for daily for a safe and healthy arrival! We can hardly wait! Until Christmas comes again...

Oh, and we didn't take any photos on the evening of Christmas Day at the Orozco's house due to camera trouble... but if you check out the second video with the red framing, you'll see why we'll no longer have technical difficulties! ;)