{Ode to July} ♥

July, you're here!?

Welcome! Bienvenido!

Every month I think, this month will be the month....and truthfully....my days fall short, life happens and here I am... with only some things marked off my monthly "to-do" list...

June List:

My Birthday

Santi will start daycare/school
We want to make-over a couple of rooms in the house
We want to go to San Antonio with the kids
I want to take a cute set of picture of Cami in an outfit I intend to make {HA!}
One of my good friends Casey Love will have her baby shower and then her baby Bella
Father's DAY
And just so much more....

July List:
Start getting things ready for Cami's Baptism
We want to make-over a couple of rooms in the house {REALLY, finish Cami's no longer nursery but now her toddler bedroom!}
We want to go to San Antonio with the kids {I want to take them...the Hubby will have to jump on board!}
Some late "Spring" Cleaning will have to take place...
Complete Tu-tu, Headband and Custom Onesie orders for the month! {No longer accepting July orders, sorry everyone, my month is booked!} 
Find a GOOD fabric store/website/wholesaler!

Don't forget to check out some  

Momma Blogs who have been ever so nice as to post 

my Blog Ad on their pages... 

I am officially a Sponsor!!!

First Momma is Maria-Isabel over at MOMMY MADE! Not only is she ever so crafty at making people {Three Beautiful kids to be exact!} but she is also so very creative and makes the CUTEST ever accessories...and oh yes; she is a photographer too! Not only that but she is such a lovely looking lady! I hope you hop on over and visit her.... she is MOMMA APPROVED!

The second July Momma is Mandy from a sorta fairytale she is a sweet Momma Blogger with two also VERY sweet boys! Mandy is also a photographer and she is most definitely a Momma of Faith. I love it. I love her Blog and I hope you head on over and check her out too! Also, very much so MOMMA APPROVED!

What my kids thought of July....WORD!

 {4th of July Outfit made by Lila's Creations by Erica R.; 

Don't forget to check out her FB page, 

she has very cute Tu-tu's and Hair bows!}

So, lets get started ya'll, July is waiting!!!

{Being Human}

It's "OK" to hit rock bottom and be humbled.

I  need it every once in a while.

To realize that WOW, I am human.

I am not perfect and neither are my actions.

My house is not always clean and my words are not always kind.

HEY. I am human. 

I learn though. I try to change. 

And, when this all gets the best of me. 

I move on. 

Forward. 

Towards a better me. 

Just sayin'....

Move on.


Let go.


Trust.

God.

No matter how much I fumble and miss....I want to move forward and be ME. Imperfect and loving.


Just sayin'.....

I am human.

{Honestly}

Let me be brutally honest about some brutal truth today. 

The baby days of ohhh-ing and ahhh-ing are long gone in my house, it takes some time to realize it and accept it. These days the chaos reigns in my casa! I have a Two-&-8month old {My almost 3 year old} and a 15 month old {My Soon to be 2 year old}, yep. Your math is right, TWO terrible ever so "AH" TWO's in the mix.  

Trust me. I love my kids. I do everything I do for my kids. I live for them. But, this stage of their lives, the "TWO's" it transforms them into these tiny rebel beings who have no regard for the pain and embarrassment that this Momma goes through when one of the TWO's is jumping from one chair to another AT.THE.DR'S.OFFICE  with hash brown on their face while the other crawls underneath the said chairs and growls at the other kids, we won't point any fingers here. And, I am sorry BUT that is the TRU'F!

I don't lie. My two Beautiful Little Angels have alter egos and trust me not even their Momma recognizes them.....

I don't hide, or try to run from it, I embrace it. One.single.deep.breath.after.another. It's not easy but it is what it is.... two, terrible two-ers!

I don't like to get into the mind set of "Oh poor me!" or "I deserve a break!" cause who doesn't but I do voice my pain and fatigue to the Hubby who will then say...."ok" and step in.

So, tonight. With NO Momma guilt what.so.ever. This Momma stepped out.... of the chaotic casa and went to dinner and a movie! With the muchachas! Yup. With the Hubby's not so little cousins... and yes...we LOVED and enjoyed ever minute of it... and YES more than once during the night the conversations turned towards Cami and Santi! The TWO rebel beings that take over my world by day and then conquer my heart by night... I can't help it and I am a Momma after all! 

picture taken at HEB by Nanielle!

{15 Months} CamBam! ♥

It's been 15 months of my amazing little Cami!!! 

She has several nicknames to her brother she is "Nena", to her Daddy she is "Migis", to me she is "Camila Isabel!".... to the rest of our family she is anything from Cami to CamBam, Cam Noodles, and Mila...

All I know is that what ever name sticks with her for the rest of her life it will never be enough to express the joy and sunshine that she is in our lives!

Her tiny spicy personality has begun to explode as she fights her brother in the infamous battles of the ever so terrible two's and the "mine" complex!

She is spunky and happy! 

She Loves food and doesn't mind sharing that beautiful God given smile!

 All her little Piranha teeth are perfectly crooked in every way. 

She is warm and loving a true little Momma. 

She is bright and fun.

All. the. time. 

Her soft little hands melt my heart and her tiny stinky feet melt my sense of smell. Ha. 

Camila has been an amazing little "Surprise" Blessing. 

In 2010 I had no thoughts of getting pregnant again so soon and when it happened...

I felt like it was just meant to be. 

This day. 

I know it was more than meant to be it was God given.

I finally have a mini-me, so full of life and pretty in pink. 

She dances and sings to any tune and is so easy going she rarely complains...

She carries a purse and has pink toes, God knew exactly who this family needed to give that perfect balance to this sweet sweet chaos. 

Don't get me wrong...life is not all roses and peace...we have our ups and downs but knowing that God has Blessed us with such a beautiful little "Migis" just makes it all worth while! 

We cry, we laugh, we share, we fight, but through it all we have Sunshine...she is a little Sister and she is a Lil'Momma; My Cami is a beautiful Angel on earth given to me even without me deserving such a beautiful Blessing... 

 "She is the Dos in His equation of pure Love and Faith melted into one home."

She is another member of Team Gomez and a second prayer answered from up above....

She is 15 month old CamBam!!!

{Summer} Lovin'~Photo Challenge

Here is this weeks Photo Challenge with the Paper Mama:

{Summer}

{Update Ya' Monday!}

Don't mind if I do!!!

I had a really rough weekend..my Hubby is in transition from his OLD job to a HOPEFUL and awesome new career!!! SO, he is working. Lots. I dealt the whole weekend without him, no bueno... I know, I can be a little spoiled.

I was already stressed thinking about our Monday and the kids starting DAYCARE!!!! Yes, I know that word sends chills up my spine....BUT we have to trust not only in God that the kids will be ok but in people that they will care for them as if they were their own!

Until now I have been ever so Blessed and my Mother-in-law watches my DOS for me while the Hubby and I head to work every day... but guess what...she needs a little break too, so she went on vacation and it was a PERFECT opportunity for us to explore the world beyond...that and Santi had a Speech evaluation where it was suggested that he should start a Pre-K 3 program , so everything kinda really just fell into perfect place..like always!

Plus, this daycare is Christian based! They have Bible study hour which was my MOST favorite part of it all!

After the morning meltdowns on all parts, yes..this Momma and the Daddy had issues with leaving the kids this morning... everyone had tears in their eyes...every.one. Ha. But, I think the day will get  better, I checked on them and aside from Santi fighting the teacher on his diaper change, I think we are a GO! Makes this Momma heart happy and excited! My Cambam was doing awesome...as we thought she would...Santi is a stubborn lil'man and not one to like change very much.. I know he will be ok, it will just take a few days...weeks..or months... ha.

Oh yes! MY BLOG BUTTON/AD IS BEING RUN ON THE MOMMY MADE BLOG FOR THE MONTH OF JULY!!!!!  Excited!!!!

This will be a GREAT week I can feel it!!!!!

{The OSHWMOFDOS & WIFE} ♥

{This post is part of my Identity Series.... click ::HERE:: for others}

Some months I look back and think...how did I do it? Not because I am "that good" but because I tend to fall apart when I stress out....more so now than ever before...I never really gave it much thought until the last few weeks when I worked long hours and still came home to bathe my children and eat dinner with my family without having a single moment of "BLAH".

Growing up; I never saw myself as a Momma and Wife. I always thought I would have an 8 to 5 job and that, that would be it. I have been working since I was 14 years old with my Momma, cleaning houses.....

These days...I work in an office, outside the home, from about 7:30 am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, I have 2 kids and a Husband that I am responsible for and come home to everyday. I try. Really hard. To leave my everyday "work" at work. Yes, I come home and every once in a while tell my Husband how my day at the office went but honestly once I get home, just like when I get to work in the mornings, I hit the ground running. I talk and think about a million and one other things at home that work.... just gets left behind.

I will admit for years now I have dreamed of being a Stay-at-Home Momma {SAHM}but since that dream has been temporarily placed on the back burner, I tend to think of how good work is for me and how good I can be at work. I don't like to discuss my job here much but lets just say that  I stay VERY busy and do fairly well at "managing" my everyday in the office. I am very proud to be a hard working "young" Hispanic female in a "good position".

Not tooting any horns here but I "work" and then "work" some more... my 8 to 5 job is a Blessing. And, my after hours "job" is an even bigger Blessing. Some Momma's don't like to call being a Momma a "job" because we shouldn't feel like we HAVE to be Momma's but instead we should want to be Momma's...but trust me...no matter how much I want to be a Momma some days..I just have to be. Not because  I don't love my amazing children and Husband but because that's just how life is...right now...

Being an OSHWMOFDOS & WIFE has been a challenge but an amazing ride that I would not trade for the world. Yes, I stress out and wish I could just be a Momma and Wife...but I also think about it and how great I am when I can do both and still manage to think straight. If and when I become a SAHM, I know I will miss leaving every morning to an office, dressing up, having meetings and drinking coffee for no reason but I am sure that if and when that day comes a new routine will fill my day and I may still drink coffee for no reason....I can't promise I will dress up though! Ha.

Being able to have experienced being an OutSide the Home Working Momma of Dos and Wife has been a good heart filling accomplishment for me.  I know that while working  in a "cushion-y" office job that allows me to sit in an air conditioned room in a desk in front of a computer and "do" is fun but I love being at home and would rather spend my days blogging, taking pictures, crafting and watching my kids have super meltdowns and punch one another in the face, it's the Momma in me. I can't wait to be in that stage of my life but for now I embrace where I am and do my best to make the best of it.... one day...one day... I may just be a heart filled SAHM...one day...  

Working outside the home has made me a different breed of Momma. Not better just aware that I am not missing much if I Stay at Home and care for my kids and Husband instead of having a "real world career"...Being a Momma is my passion...so if I  get to leave the work world behind..I would probably miss it...but I wouldn't hate my new position... as a true blue SAHM!

{Yellow} Photo Challenge~The Paper Mama

I am loving these photo challenges...

It's amazing how much you find when you are looking for a specific detail... the current photo challenge over at The Paper Mama is "Yellow". 

So, I went on the hunt for "Yellow" and I found it. 

Completely forgot that a YELLOW high chair sits next to my computer and that my Cami is learning to eat on her own and sits there almost EVERY.SINGLE.DAY! 

I hope you like my version of "yellow", subtle but just enough.... 

{Photo Challenge @ http://thepapermama.com/}

{Ignite the fire}

I think this post was originally going to be about Marriage. 

And, reminding myself to re-ignite the fire that brought us to 13 years later and 2 amazing angels who are sitting behind me crying their eyes out because they don't want to  go to bed.... 

But, today as I drove all I could was lighting the fire under people. 

Getting them to move. 

Then thought...what about me? 

Reminding myself to shine even when I feel dim! 

To move even when I don't have the energy! 

I have so many Momma goals to work on for this year. 

Some days, like today, are total fails but there is always tomorrow. 

I look forward to tomorrow because I am given a second chance to make today right.... 

Isaiah 40:31

New International Version

³¹ but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint. 

 

So, tonight as you close down shop for the evening and unwind to go to bed and start OVER tomorrow...

Think about your passion...

What lights a fire under you everyday?

What is the purpose that brought you to this very place?

and run with it... 

fast....

never looking back and allowing God's grace to capture you in this very moment of FIRE. 

LIGHT.

 GRACE.

 LOVE. 

PASSION.

{TU-TU Giveaway!} ♥ with Erica R.

Yes, I know.  

Nice and dandy for you to show your face MOMMA!

I've been away. TRUST me I miss ya'll!

I am here to announce a giveaway!!!!!

YAY!!!!! Go Momma, it's ya'Birthday!! 

It will be in a few weeks... my 31st to be exact...

and in honor of my day of birth and my BEAUTIFUL Daughter... 

I want to host a GIVEAWAY...AND I CAN!

Cause it's my Birfday...well on the 29th! 

SO, I will announce the winner that day!

What do you get? 

Well since I am a total fan and love all things GIRLY!

I have a newcomer to introduce to you...

Her name is the ever so Lovely Erica R. 

Who creates over at Lila's Creations! 

I hope you check out her FB and order! 

She is just SO creative and fancy! 

She wants to giveaway a frilly patriotic colored {RED, WHITE & BLUE}TU-TU Dress...

.....tell me if our lil'model Lil'Miss. Jayleen is not ever so adorable in her TU-TU Dress! 

Copyright: Picture Taken at JcPenny Photo Studios {Picture provided by Stanessa R.; Jayleen's Momma}

Copyright: Picture Taken at JcPenny Photo Studios {Picture provided by Stanessa R.; Jayleen's Momma}

How do I enter,you may ask?

You MUST "LIKE" Erica's FB page and then leave a comment and tell her the Momma sent you!!

Then on my Birthday, 

I will enter your name into a hat, yes I said a HAT the good ol'fashion way,  

and randomly select it from the group! 

Ta-da! 

We will have a winner whom I will announce on my page on JUNE 29th!!!!

Ready? SET. GO!

GOOD LUCK!!!

{Shame on Me}

I know. Momma where have you been? Well let me tell you. May started off amazing, went into a whirlwind of events and ended with an Election! Yes. Between my Husband graduating, work and everything else...I got lost. So lost, I CAN'T BELIEVE it's JUNE!

I will be back in commission for a few weeks then gone again for a few days! My job keeps me extra busy these days. I complain but I love the work....rather than not!

I turn 31 this month.... let me tell you I turned 30 last year and I thought this is a breeze, why freak out? Well buddy, about 6 months ago it hit me... you know that "mid-life" episode of I am how old, I look like what, and I still haven't accomplished THAT! Yes, this Momma has been a mess...Thankfully I have an amazing Husband who is very supportive and what ever it has taken he has been there to help resolve my mid-life meltdown. Then I got so busy with Cami's first birthday fiesta, with his graduation and work that I have been feeling a whole lot better about what the future may or may not bring! Life is good. My house looks horrible..but life is good, HA!

June will be filled with some pretty fun things as well:

My Birthday

Santi will start daycare/school
We want to make-over a couple of rooms in the house
We want to go to San Antonio with the kids
I want to take a cute set of picture of Cami in an outfit I intend to make {HA!}
One of my good friends Casey Love will have her baby shower and then her baby Bella
Father's DAY
And just so much more....

So, lets gets started ya'll June is waiting!!!