Candice and Kitana's Life...in a nutshell.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Picture OVERLOAD!!!

Here's a bunch of pictures that the world hasn't got to see of us.

This is how BIG GIRLS sit!

Yellow looks good on her...wait, EVERYTHING looks good on her! :)

Oh ya! She started picking her nose. I'm sure in between her toes is next.

Just mowing the carpet. No. BIG. DEAL.

If you ask Kitana, "How old are you?" She will now put her finger in the air and show you she is 1. SOOOO cute.

Just dressed up like a big girl now that I'm one.

Dr. Down said I am healthy as can be at my check up.

BUUUT I did have to get 4 shots. Not happy with that at all.

My mom even took a dumb video of me getting them. I was not happy with her one bit.

<3 Kitana Bri Castro

On their 6 month and 1 year birthday...right before we headed to Wal-Mart to pick up her invites.

She sure loves her tortillas.

Beautiful. Right?

uhhh??? Leaning like a Cholo?????

HAHAHAHAHA!

I'm part of the "Cool Kids" Group.

I am now like all the other cool kids out there and have all these awesome accounts:

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

And I have a blog.

Wow! I have really stepped it up. :)

***Now let's just see if I actually use them all. haha!

Holy schmoley! So so so crazy to even think that. I would have never imagined my life at 23 being a single parent to a beautiful one year old little girl...good thing God had a different plan for me! <3

Kitana's awesome.

She is seriously so so funny. She is beautiful. Has an AMAZING smile a freaking awesome personality! So so so so glad she picked me to be her mommy cause she makes me the happiest person ever.

In ONE year she has conquered a bunch of stuff already I can't wait to see how much she's gonna do in her life!

***These pictures are just from my phone, so the quality kind of sucks.***

Stuff 12 monthers do:

Walks

Talks

Favorite words are: mmpa and mmmama, dog, te-ta, NO, baby, zaiah, Brandon, Elmo, yummm, diaper, mom, and I'm sure there is more I can't think of.

Knows how to "talk on the phone." (holds the phone up to her ear.)

Argues.

READS. Well not really but she does love books.

Does things she's asked to do...ex.) Kitana can you please bring mommy the remote and she does it!

Gets off of couches, beds..whatever on her own.

Still LOVES dancing.

Eats real people food all the time.

Walks on the bed but wishes it was the moon still.

Loves ELMO/Sesame Street and other YouTube Videos.

Sings.

Sits in a big girl car seat!

Gives hugs and kisses.

Thinks she's a track star.

Has really small thighs. haha

Wears 12 month clothes, and size 3 shoes.

Loves getting her ears cleaned.

Tries to put her own clothes and shoes on.

Knows some of her body parts; eyes, ears, lips, cheeks, hair, pansa (Belly), feet, toesies, bootie bootie bootie...

Favorite book is The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Loves Auntie Ash! <3

...&&&

Has still managed to keep my family and I wrapped around her chubby little finger.

On her actual Birthday, January 3rd, we had a great day. Hung out with Auntie Ash and Jordan. And celebrated his 6 month birthday too. Had a cake bash photo shoot. Picked up some Papa Murphy's and headed to my parents to spend the night with my family. They bought her an Elmo toy that laughs when he's tickled and finished the night watching TV. We are having a party on the 19th @ Campus Life. Rainbow (bright colors) and Elmo themed. Can't Wait!

Happy uhh LATE New Year!

So, Ive only done it a few times...but writing 2013 feels so weird. Crazy!

(Look at my HUGE unicorn!)

(These cousins are so adorable together. They absolutely love each other.)

This past NYE no one really had plans to get together. It was weird. My family has been dumb this year about hollidays so it makes it kind of awkward all together. We all ended up at my Uncle Lupio's house and just hung out, ate some munchies and waited for the ball to drop. I was exhausted so after the big "Happy New Year" Celebration we headed back to my parents and went to bed.

Princess Kitana's First Christmas

Early Christmas Eve we headed over to my parents to make some goodies. Mom and I made chocolate covered pretzels and peanut clusters and cookies. Dad helped her with the peanut brittle and that was that.

We hung out for awhile then went over to my uncle Lupio's for dinner. He made the best pot roast I've ever tasted. Kitana loved it too.

When we headed back to my parents we watched movies and waited for them to get back from Wildhorse. Kitana tried so hard to stay awake but just couldn't. We normally open presents at midnight but she was one tired girl and fell asleep at about 11:30. Isaiah opened his presents then all the fun and excitement was over and we were ready for bed.

As soon as we woke up Christmas day, I was so excited for her to open all her gifts! We went a little crazy with presents for her first Christmas.

(She has an obsession with paper. Correction. She has an obsession RIPPING paper. So I knew this was going to take awhile. ) When she would rip a piece off she would look at it, then continue ripping it into smaller and smaller pieces.

She was bored with all the clothes so switched it up and have her some of the books my mom got her. Success. She loved it so much she decided she was done opening up her gifts. She took off with it and was giving it kisses. Pretty cute.

After what seemed like an hour. We were all done opening presents. Cleaned up and started our day. So... Kitana and I headed home to shower and get ready.

We finished our Christmas with an AMAZING dinner at my grandma and grandpa Castro's house. We had Prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, rolls and a bunch of sweets for dessert.

Kitana had some chocolate covered pretzels and la la loved them!
I'm so thankful I got to spend Christmas with my family. And even more thankful that I got to celebrate it with Kitana cause she is my
biggest blessing. <3

Monday, January 7, 2013

I have a blog???

I've come to realize that I've been a horrible blogger lately. With the holidays, babysitting, and a bunch of Kitana's firsts I don't really make time to blog. Being lazy is so much easier.

I guess I'll catch up on everything within the next few days...our at least try. :)