Thursday, December 13, 2007
Josiah's new front tooth!!!!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Vegas trip
Martin and I had a lot of fun. Sunday was the day we flew in, and we basically just walked around the Luxor and didn't go anywhere else. I, of course, had to take a nap (it was a 2 hour time difference - they are earlier than we are). Martin walked around the casino and gambled a little bit that afternoon, but not much. And right off the bat, we got hit up to hear a time share deal and we got cheaper tickets out of doing that, so we were signed up to do that on Monday at 9:15am.
Monday morning came and we did our time share deal - man are they expensive and pushy. They wouldn't take no for an answer and by the time we got back to our hotel, it was around 1:00 or so. By this time, Martin's mom, Josie, his sister Liz and her boyfriend, Julio were already in Vegas so we immediately made plans to visit them at their casino - Fitzgeralds. Getting on the double decker bus was another important event - the Deuce wasn't in the spot where we were told it was so we walked all around the Excalibur casino/hotel once and came back to where we were before only to have someone else tell us that it was that way, just a little different. So after we finally found "the Deuce", we paid $4.00 for a 24 hour pass for both of us to ride and we were on our way to see our family! After 45 minutes of being on the bus, we finally arrived at the Fitzgerald and met Martin's family. I never realized how much I missed them until we saw them! They were a welcome site! They were already in the casino gambling and when we arrived, we started to walk down old Vegas - that is really cool. If you ever go to Vegas, I encourage you to visit old Vegas. To see the Golden Nugget, Fitzgeralds, Binions, etc. It is really fun. Binions is where the poker tournaments actually got started and I guess they will hold some of their poker tournaments there that they televise. Also, old Vegas is where Nicholas Cage crashes into a casino in the movie - Con Air. I think its by the guy dressed like a cowboy. Now all of those casinos are caged in of sorts. There is a metal canopy over the top of them and at night they have a light show you can watch. That is really cool too. That starts at 9:00 and then after that they have a band playing there for the "Freemont Street Exprience" so it is called. It was really fun, and I must say, that is where we enjoyed ourselves the most. We didn't do any sight seeing along the strip at all, but next time we go, that's gonna be on our agenda. The most important part of this trip was to see Martin's family which we got to do, and that was a lot of fun. We spent all day Tuesday with them as well, just walking down Freemont Street, visiting the various casinos there and talking.
We all flew out on Wed. morning at almost the same times, but different airlines, so we didn't get to see each other then, but it was a lot of fun. The one other thing we didn't get to do was meet my cousins, Jeff and Cindi there. They stayed at Planet Hollywood, but we didnt have a chance to meet up with them. Crazy, be we live only 2 1/2 hours from each other and we never see each other. Cindi and I talked on Tuesday night and we both agreed that we'll have to get together sometime!
Must get going. It is very early in the morning, I couldn't sleep so I thought I would get on the computer, hoping to help me fall back to sleep. So far it hasn't helped at all. Maybe the tv will and on a nice comfortable couch!
I will download pictures soon! Love you all!
Michelle
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Thanksgiving!
We're having Thanksgiving today with my family minus my niece and new husband - Krystie and Mike. We will miss not having them be here this year. It feels strange having Thanksgiving already - doesn't seem like the year has gone by this fast for the holidays to be coming already, but yet, the year has gone by terribly fast. Strange how that happens. I am bringing Mom's famous cranberry salad today - one I have never made before, but certainly is easy enough. Isaac tasted it last night after I put it together and said "I'll have another spoon of that Mom". So I guess it was a hit! :) Pat and Jenna will be here with little Cody too. Cody will be 1 year on Dec. 5 can you believe that? Man has that gone by fast! Pat says he's crawling now too - can't wait to see that one! And then, on the other side of the family, my sister in law, Frances is expecting #3 (another boy) on Dec. 17 I believe. Martin is still hoping to go to Lubbock to stay and work on their house projects for maybe 1 - 2 weeks yet this winter. That will be fun for him.
Yesterday we went to Mankato to get the boys (mainly Isaac) a winter jacket and man was the Mall busy! Every store had sales of some sort going on and both boys ended up getting really nice winter jackets for about 1/3 of the original price! Those are the days I enjoy going shopping!
Must get going. Martin just brought in laundry to be folded, so I guess my time on the computer is done! Have a great fall/winter everyone! We're counting down til Vegas - 2 weeks and we'll be there! Liz, Julio and Mama Q too. That will be so much fun!!
Love to you all! ~
Michelle
Monday, October 22, 2007
Anyways - just had to tell you all about it - its gonna be a great trip! The boys will be jealous of us seeing them too because they've been asking if we were gonna go to Lubbock this year or not. Martin told them that we'll have to see what happens in Vegas - who knows?! maybe he'll win it big?! wouldn't that be nice!
Have a great Monday!
love,
Michelle
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Hello!
We're getting more excited about going to Vegas next month. We are waiting to hear if my Mother in law, Josie, and sister in law, Liz and her boyfriend Julio can go with us. They would be down there from Mon - Wed. We also found out that my cousin, Cindi, her husband, Jeff and some friends of theirs will also be there at the same time as us. How ironic is that? They booked their trip a couple weeks before we did - they arrive on Sunday a little later than we do and fly in to Mpls, on Wed. as well just on a later flight. How crazy! So we have made plans to get together while we're there. They are staying at Planet Hollywood. It'll be so much fun to meet up with them there too and like Cindi said - how strange it would have been to see each other down there when we only live about 2 1/2 hours from each other here in MN! The trip will be great and much needed. And even if Martin's family can't make it there, we'll still have fun!
Otherwise there isn't much happening around here. I need to get my behind in gear and make the chocolate chip pumpkin cookies I've been wanting to make for a couple weeks already. The recipe is a great one and I've made them the last couple years. They are great being frozen and when the holidays come, and we're watching the Santa clause movies, we get the cookies out and eat them with hot chocolate just like in the movie. Its a tradition that I really love to do. The cookies are wonderful, watching those movies are some of my favorite holiday movies and the boys enjoy it as much as I do!
Must get going. Hope the fall is going well for everyone! I can't wait for cooler temperatures and dressing in sweaters and jeans is always fun! The boys are doing well and growing up so terribly fast that its unbelievable. Isaac is up to my shoulders already and Josiah is up to Isaac's shoulders.
Have a great night - again, hope all is going well for you!
love,
Michelle
Monday, October 8, 2007
Las Vegas here we come!!!
We are staying at the Luxor (the one that looks like a pyramid) and we are now going through information on the better sites to see and such. It should be a FANTASTIC trip! :) We are SO excited!
Must get going. Its late and I, of course, need my beauty rest! Have a great week and I hope you are all enjoying the change in season! Its only in the 50's and 60's this week for highs, and man am I in heaven?!
Love you all ! ~
Michelle
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Summer fun!
Here are the boys at the Cub Scout camp out a few weeks ago. It was a rainy day, but it ended up being good enough to go camping like we had planned. One of the den leaders helped the boys make "hobo pies" (made of hamburger patties, cut up potatoes and carrots) covered them in tin foil and put them on the grill. The boys had a blast doing that! In the morning they had pancakes, sausage and orange juice for breakfast. It was cold enough to have pants and sweatshirts on for a while (which for me is kinda nice as I enjoy the cool weather). Sure was fun - this was our 2nd annual camp out, and next year I think we'll move the location to the Mound creek state park (this year we were right in Mt. Lake, just a couple blocks from our house actually). But I guess Mound Creek has a real nice place to camp in tents and campers so we'll have to try that one out next.
Here is Martin "smashing" the pop cans that the boys have collected (mostly my Dr. Pepper cans I'm afraid?!) They had a blast going to the recycling place in Mankato and getting their money for them - almost $20 total, so they then went to Walmart and spent it. It was fun watching them be so proud of their new found cash - we'll definitely be keeping that up for them - what a great way for them to get money!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
A new family photo!
This summer has been a very busy one. Martin bought a boat (I'll post pictures later on) - its not a new one, however he got a VERY good deal on an older boat in great condition and the boys love it. Needless to say, I haven't been in it, but I do have a life jacket for it. Guess that's a start.
Isaac started 3rd grade and Josiah is in Kindergarten again, and he actuallly is really liking it this year. That's such a huge relief for me since he wasn't willing to stay back in K for another year this spring. He wanted to go to 1st grade with the rest of his friends, but I think he's realized that he'll make friends here too and he even knows some of the kids!
Martin is still keeping very busy with work. This coming week he will be going back up north again (Wahpeton, ND, Benson, Bemidji, Alexandria, etc) but should hopefully just be the week and then he'll be home. Work is slowing down as the cooler weather is setting in and I am absolutely loving it! I really don't like the heat (I think it comes from the past 12 years of working in AC!) and I love the fall weather, getting the sweatshirts out and sweatpants. Actually having to dress warm instead of undressing becuase you're so hot! Ish!
Must get going to work though. Just had to post this picture to atleast get something new up here. Hope things are going well for everyone.
love from the Quintero's
Michelle
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Premier Designs National Rally 2007
Premier is a life changing company!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Sad news
It was a very sad day yesterday for Martin. We went to our friends house last night for their annual 4th of July picnic, and he just didn't feel right. I could see the tears in his eyes when he talked about his Grandfather, but he never let them out. I met him once too - about 6 1/2 years ago. We went down to Mexico to celebrate his birthday - it was suppose to be this big bash for him with all of his family coming from close and far to join them. We were in Mexico for about a week or so and it was fun. Now when I talk about Mexico its not the Cancun, or anything like that. We're talking way down Mexico where they have dirt streets, plumbing is hideous and people get their groceries once a day to their meals. Isaac was almost 3 at that time and I was pregnant with Josiah at the time. Isaac would come in from playing and he would be just filthy dirty, not muddy or anything, but simply dusty. It was terrible to be outside, but that's how it was. Martin hadn't seen his grandfather at that time, for about 10 years, so he was very excited to be there. And it was fun to meet all of Martin's cousins who still live in Mexico too.
So if you have a chance some time during your day, please say a prayer for Martin and his family today, or this week. Martin's uncles and aunts have been pitching in to take care of Grandpa as much as they can these last few years and now to have him gone will be sad.
Thanks for your prayers. I know Martin and his family appreciate all of them!
love to you all! ~
Michelle
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Here are the boys eating one of their favorite meals - corn on the cob! Its so cute to watch Josiah chomp at his because he's missing his two top front teeth and he leaves spaces on the cob! (he he). In the picture of just Josiah above, Martin thinks he resembles his Mom's side of the family (the Gallegos) with the bone structure that he has. And then poor Bubba, I caught him in the middle of taking a bite - that wasn't the fairest to do to him.
The boys are getting so big lately - just growing by leaps and bounds. And then with being outside so much, their tan skin is really getting darker which makes me really be the lightest in the house!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
the Jelly Belly truck!
Here is baby Caddy with his Mommy before Mommy went back to the farm to be with her other kittens. Aren't they cute together?! And then there's a picture of Rascal - he's almost 2 1/2 years old and is quite the baby himself! He loves Grandma and Grandpa to pieces and gets so excited when they come over!!!
goofy pets!
Isaac and Cadillac!!
l in love with the little grey kitten, but seeing all 5 of those babies made us want to take them all home! (Martin would've had his own baby kitten with that idea?!). A few weeks later the kittens were ready to be picked up so we went out there with Josiah too and still ended up bringing this little grey guy home. At first he hid behind the kitchen cupboard and wouldn't come out so we ended up going back to Uncle Ron's house to get the mommy kitty and see if she could help get baby out from behind the cupboard! Well, Mommy heard him behind there, but even she was too big to get back there so she came to bed with us instead! During the night I heard a tiny meow coming from downstairs and there was Mommy and her baby roaming around the house! Baby was still scared of us, but we were able to catch him and blocked that little area behind the cupbard so he couldn't go there anymore. Mommy went back to the farm to be with the rest of her kittens. (believe me we wanted to keep Mommy too, but Martin said no).
Cadillac has been a wonderful kitten and has grown so much! He was born around the middle of April and he has these adorable little circles on each of his sides in a lighter grey - I've never seen that before. He gets along great with Rascal, our pomeranian - Rascal is Caddy's new Mom, giving Caddy baths whenever he pleases!
Here is a glimpse of Caddy with his favorite person - Isaac! Caddy loves climbing onto Isaac's bunk bed (safe away from Rascal) to sleep and Isaac, being the huge animal person that he is, loves every minute of it! We've been encouraging Isaac to become a vet when he grows up because he loves absolutely every animal he sees! He and Caddy are two peas in a pod! And these pictures prove every bit of that!
You have to say "aahhhhh, isn't that cute?!" :)
Have a great day!
Michelle
Friday, June 15, 2007
I'm still trying to figure out how to put pictures on this crazy site, so bear with me!
Catch ya later!
And be sure to wish your Father's a Happy Father's day on Sunday!
Love,
M
Martin and I just celebrated our 9th Anniversary this past Wed. and I think this was the first year we celebrated it being in different towns! Martin has been working in Hutchinson lately for work (he's the foreman of one of our Infrared crews' see www.bargeninc.com). So this weekend will be one of going somewhere with the boys on Sunday to celebrate our Anniversary as well as Father's day. And with the heat, I'm ok with staying indoors. I think its from having an office job for so many years (12 this year) and being in the AC all day long. The boys love being outside, but I'd prefer indoors.
I don't really know what else to write for now, but I'm sure more things will come as the days go by. I'm gonna try to get some photos up of us soon, so feel free to check back!
See you!
Michelle for the Quintero's