FREE ON FRIDAY: The Providence Essential Two Person 72 hour Kit Giveway

The winner of this great prize will be ready to go with items like an AM/FM radio, a tube tent, sleeping bags, ponchos, water, and a deluxe first aid kit. You can check out the entire list of included items by clicking here. The pack is valued at $119.99. A great thing about this kit is that it’s designed for a quick getaway. It would be great to keep in the trunk of your car or in a closet by the front door, where it can be easily accessed in an emergency.
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The giveaway will be closed and the winner will be chosen at noon (12 pm) MST on Friday, July 24th. We will contact the winner via e-mail; he or she will have a week to respond to the e-mail and accept the prize. If the first winner does not accept the prize, a new winner will be chosen.
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Anniversary Celebration and Anguiano Family Reunion

We celebrated our 3yr anniversary this year by going to San Antonio for 3 days. Technically our anniversary date was May 27th, but I was till in school so we just celebrated June 6th- June 9th. Spencer's mom watched Tarren for us so we could have some alone time. We dropped him off on Saturday evening and headed to San Antonio. I reserved a hotel and had already paid for it online. When we got to our hotel at midnight, we found out that they had double booked our room and had already given it away. All they had left was a room with two standard beds. We had booked a king size. They agreed to call one of their sister hotels and see if they had any available. They said they did and so we were off to another hotel about 6 miles away from where we originally wanted to stay. When we got to that hotel, they checked us in and we went to find our room. Thank goodness we didn't unpack yet because it had 2 double beds in it. Spencer went back to the office and the worker called another hotel to see if they had it. They said they did and so we were off to another hotel that was probably 6 more miles from this hotel. So, we were getting further and further from downtown where we wanted to be. It was starting to get quite frustrating. We got to the last hotel and it was finally a king. I guess we could have pushed the beds together, but I really didn't want to roll over and feel the crack of the bed. I just don't see what is the point of making a reservation if when you get there it isn't there anymore. Anyways, the third hotel ended up being nicer than the original so it work out in that way. We had a blast while we were there. We went and played tennis, swam in the pool, went to the movies and saw TAKEN, and we went to fiesta texas six flags. I realized that my stomach has gotten much weaker since I have gotten older. There were quite a few times I thought I was going to lose my breakfast. We got our caricature done and it turned out pretty good. We try and get one done every anniversary.

We played the arcade at the movies.

REUNION

We had reunion on June 12th-14th. We went to Pearland on Friday and we played paintball. It was pretty hot, but it was lots of fun. Spencer and I went one on one and he kicked my butt. He shot me twice in the back, but I got him 3 times in the arm. It was pretty painful. I have some pretty good size bruises to show for it. After paintball, we went to pick up Tarren at puttputt. He was with Spencer's mom.

We went to stay at Heath's, Spencer's brother, in Lake Jackson. On Saturday, everyone came to Lake Jackson and we went to this awesome rec center. It had a sweet water slide and lots of little water toys for kids. After that, we went and had brisket, chicken, ribs and pork that Heath smoked at a park. It was sooooo good!!! Tarren had a blast on the swings and with all of his cousins. There were five babies that were between the ages of 16 months and 1 yr.

Carrigan, who was born on the same day as Tarren, was trying to push Tarren around. It was so cute. Then on Sunday, she was going around giving kisses. She gave one to Tarren and then would walk away and come back to give him another one. WAY CUTE!!!

It was an exciting weekend! We had lots of fun! Next year it will be our turn to be in charge of reunion. It should be interesting.

Memorial Day

Spencer's cousin Jacob and his wife Lexi came over for Memorial Day. They have an 8 month old boy(Dom). Tarren was sooooo excited to see another baby. It was really cute to see them play together. They were following each other around the house.

Tarren hasn't quite gotten the fact that he needs to share his toys. He wasn't completely greedy, but there were a couple of times he decided he liked the toy that Dom had instead of the one he had.

We took them outside to ride in the wagon. They seemed to like it for the most part until Tarren thought he could ride without holding on to the side. He eventually just laid down.

After they rode in the wagon, we got the water hose out and a small pool.

Tarren was a little thirsty and tried to drink water out of the hose.

We had lots of fun and look forward to the next time they come to visit! On another note, I can't believe how fast Tarren is growing up. He is officially walking, but he still drops and decides to crawl a lot. He is able to almost reach the lock on the door handle and I got a picture of it before I told him not to touch it. I just can't believe how FAST they grow!

Tarren's 1st Birthday

Tarren turned 1 on Friday April 24th. We decided to have his party on Saturday. We went to the same park that we used to have my birthday partys at when I was a kid. I decided to get the main cake made at Wal-mart and they did a really good job. For Tarren's birthday cake, I made him a small Elmo. It turned out pretty good.

Heath, Spencer's brother, came down Friday night and brought his big smoker. He smoked chicken, pork and brisket. They were up all night cooking it. It was sooooo good!!! We started setting up for the party and had everything almost ready when a family showed up with their grill. They came and asked us if we rented this spot. We told them no. We never rented it growing up. They said they had to pay $200 for this spot. We were floored. I told them we would move into the grass. They said their party didn't start until 5:30 and that we were fine. I think the reason they had to pay was because they wanted to use the inside of the facility. We were just using the covered outside part. We ate lots of food, talked and then we were ready for the cake. Tarren was a little grumpy because he did not get a good nap all day. He was not to keen about sticking his hand in the cake and eating it. He did touch it with one hand, but he did not want to get anything else dirty. Spencer tried to hlep him by putting his other hand in it. He did not like that at all. We decided half way through that we should take his clothes off. Yeah...that wasn't the best idea. Spencer had icing all over him and then when I tried to clean Tarren off I got my share of icing.

We went and played on the playground for a little bit and then we started to open up presents. Tarren got some pretty cool toys. He got a little bit of everything...clothes, toys, books and even a gift card. He did get a really cool riding toy.

It turned out to be a beautiful day and we had a fantastic party!! I think Tarren enjoyed himself. He expressed himself with a kiss for his daddy. :)

Easter

We went down to Pearland to celebrate Easter. We decided to do it on Saturday because it was suppose to rain on Sunday. We had a fantastic dinner of brisket, mashed potatoes, bread, corn and lots of yummy deserts. After dinner, the dads and older kids went out to hide the easter eggs and baskets. The tradition is to hide the baskets and they can't pick up any eggs until they find their baskets. I hid Spencer's basket up in a tree.






Tarren got his basket right in front because he is still little. He loved his basket and everything in it. He would pull out one thing and play with it then pull out the next. He only picked up one egg and then put it in his mouth.





After the egg hunt is done, they bring out the confetti eggs. It is fun to try and avoid being hit. No one is immune...not even Tarren. The confetti gets everywhere. It goes down your pants and sometimes you won't find it till hours later. I found some hiding in Tarren's diaper later that night. It is fun to smash the eggs, but it is a pain trying to get all of it out of your clothes.



On Monday, Spencer put a tire swing up in the tree in our front yard. It is fun to swing in. You can actually go pretty high. The first time Spencer pushed me I went so high my legs got scraped up in the tree branches. Spencer trimmed the tree so that won't happen any more. Tarren loves to swing in the tire swing.








Tarren is starting to walk a little better with help. He is using his walking wagon more. He is also standing up on his own without holding on to things. It is only for like 15 seconds, but it is something.

YEA FOR CLAPPING!!!

I had to post this little story real quick. So, yesterday at church before Tarren got sick all over me, he was alseep on my chest and he sat up with his eyes still closed clapped four times and layed back down. He never even woke up. Yes, my son sleep claps. Unfortunately for him, I think he is doomed when it comes to sleep walking/talking. Spencer slept walked as a child and I slept walked and talked as a child. I still do talk in my sleep according to Spencer. So...it should be a fun time for us. I do remember hearing funny stories of things I did in my sleep and I wish I could see them. I guess here is my opportunity. Yea for sleep walkers!!!

Spring Break 09 cont...

On thursday, we went to the zoo.





We went to the petting zoo. Tarren would just pet the ears of the goats.






We saw the piranhas. They had this neat tunnel you can go in.






On Saturday morning, we got up and went down to the park to go swimming. It was Tarren's first time in the water and I think he loved it. He enjoyed splashing around.





After that, we went to the rodeo. We sat on the tractors, went to the petting zoo, went to the farmer's market, got to see a live birth of a calf and we saw Brooks & Dunn that night. It was a blast. Oh and we got to have our fried twinkies/milky ways. Tarren was sooo good during the whole thing. He clapped along with the music and even tried to dance. It was cute. He is really getting good at the clapping thing. He loves to do it all of the time. On the way home, we were listening to a cd I bought that has a bunch of kid songs on it and Tarren was clapping along with the Bingo song. It was sooo cute. This whole week was a lot of fun and I am sad to see it end. I will be excited for when the summer comes. We can have more fun and exciting trips.