The Arguellos

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Red, White, & BUNCO!

The Dice Divas at it again in August our 2nd game

HAHA..we were posing with Uncle Sam

Sharon, Christopher, Riley, and Alexis stopping for a picture op.

Meghann, Me, Amber, Summer, and Brittany having some fun..Look at Courtney's cute decorations

I won a Bunco!

Christa, Erica, and Courtney

After Bunco..we hang out for a little bit and Alexis, Christopher, and Court were doing the Time Warp Dance..LOL

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Happy 4th of July

Our patriotic princess wishing you all a very Happy 4th of July!

GOD BLESS!

We went and took family portraits for the first time in years last Sunday. As you can tell..this picture has not been photoshopped because it looks like we are standing in front of a white shower curtain. I laughed pretty hard when I saw this. She was trying to get us all into the picture I guess..HA HA! Pretty funny picture, too..Mike is "BIG CHEESIN", Grammy is looking at Ethan pinching her, and Zoee looks so enthused to be taking a family picture..LOL It's too hilarious.

Look this precious face and smile

Aren't they so precious together

I especially love his hair

So sweet. Grumps says it looks like she is looking up to heaven.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

15-Month Well Visit

I really looked at this picture over and over and wondered how the heck her little leg could do that and not hurt. But it's because her bone is twisted. Looks so distorted and awful in this picture. Poor Baby! But her hair sure does look cute. It's now long enough to get it up in lil' pigtails. She was watching Pixar Shorts...she loves them..and just giggles while I was getting ready to take her to the doctor today.

At her 15-month doctor's appointment. Dr. Ranga said she's extremely tall for age. Measuring in the 98th percentile..and her weight has gone up..which is good to 45th percentile. She weighs 22.5 lbs. and is 32 1/4 inches tall. Tall and slender.

She wasn't able to get her shots today because she was running a low-grade fever and had a runny nose. I think it's because of her teeth trying to come through, but the doctor said to wait and make sure it was that for sure and not her getting sick. The 9th tooth has broken through a little bit to where I can see it..but the rest of her gums are extremely swollen. I hope they come through all at once so she can get it over with and doesn't have to be in pain anymore. So we'll have to go back for her shots. NO FUN! The doctor said she can start drinking 2 % milk now instead of whole.

Zoee was pushing her stroller around in the doctor's office.

This picture kind of makes me sad..because when I look at it..I don't see a little baby, which I know she's not anymore..but I see a "BIG GIRL". I want her to stay little. I love when she reaches out for me and says: "Momma". She'll give me a big hug and kiss.

The doctor said she's really healthy besides the cold business going on and the whole leg/hip problem. We have been so blessed and fortunate to have her in our life. I love her so much!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

"Curving" my Appetite

Well, the time has finally come where I have made up my mind that I am going to do it. The "it" is to become healthy. Healthy for me, healthy so I can watch my daughter grow up, and healthy so I can grow old with my great husband.

Out of the blue, on June 16th..I went to hear what the lady at Curves had to say..I worked out the following day..and then on June 18th (mental side note for me to know when I began..ha ha) I joined Curves. Now for those of you who really know me, know that I actually really love to work out. In fact, I get kind of obessive about it..the more and more I go. Don't ask me why it's this way..it just is. But being 200 lbs..yes, I said it..200 lbs. overweight, getting a good workout in is extra daunting right now. But I have been working out for 4 days out of the week..and I'm about to bump that up an extra day once my Zumba videos come in. I have been eating healthy..less portions..and I already see a difference in my clothes..only after 12 days. Its amazing how much better I feel and how much more energy I have. I am now "eating to live" not 'living to eat"! It helps so much because I have an accountability partner(s) at home (Mike), at work (Felipa and Latoya), and my Curve family. I call them family now because I see them 4 days a week..and get to know more and more about them each time. It really really helps to have that accountability and support team behind you. It's been rough..getting started is the hardest part for me. I am now eating 5-6 times a day (actually feels like I'm feeding my face all day long) but it's working. I will be showing my progression each month. My starting goal is to lose 25 lbs before July 18th. That is one month. I am positive I can do it. My long term goal right now is to loose 50 lbs. by the end of summer. Mind you ..I know if I don't reach these goals by the time allotted..I know that I will have lost a lot of inches! Please pray for me on my journey to better health. Because I CAN DO IT AND I WILL DO IT!

Sum of this...Sum of that..this Summer

We had a great Sunday this past weekend. We went to church and listened to Pastor Don and Paulette (his wife) preach their last sermon of our series on marriage. We really love our church and enjoy going. Jillery, Tyler, and Ethan met us there...and they came on a really great Sunday. Ethan did really great in the church nursery and when I went to pick up Zoee after church from her 1-year-old class..they had to fish her out from under the playset in the room they stay in. She was trying to crawl underneath the little swingset..it was quite funny. After church we went back to our house and I cooked a late lunch for us. I told Dad I would cook for him for his Father's Day, since he was just out of the hospital the day after Father's Day and we didn't get to celebrate. Plus, Jillery's birthday was this week and I was cooking for her, too. The kiddos played for a while and then we set off to do family portraits..which was a long process..but fun. (I will post the portrait pics soon) We ended our evening with dinner at my Dad's favorite (Golden Corral). Temptation was hard at Golden Corral..but I did it. Only had half of one of their buttery, scrumptious rolls and a bite of brownie. The rest of what I ate was on my meal plan. (The next post will talk about that) All in all..it was a long but very pleasant Sunday spent with great family. I wish we would all get together more often. Maybe we can do that...now that Mom and Jillery are out of the summer.

Having fun with Ethan...Aren't his rolls adorable?

Ethan and Grammy hanging out

Zoee was watching Happy Feet, while Ethan and Grammy giggle

Our brown-eyed beauty...I see Mike holding a shotgun in Zoee's dating future..ha ha!

She's such a character...she definitely gets her charm from her Daddy.

A very hard-working Daddy..We love you! I love to be able to look over while Zoee is playing in front of us and see Mike grin from ear to ear. It warms my heart to see that he gets just as much enjoyment out of watching Zoee grow up..as I do. We are so proud of her.

How cute..they are matching!

Zoee is growing up way too fast..Look how grown she looks just resting on the couch

And then roams around and gets into things she is not suppose to. She is big into having to touch everything right now. If she can at least touch it once..she's fine.

She looks a lot like me when I was her age with her Daddy's eyes

She wanted to know what Mike was about to snack on

And then realized it was Cheerios and snagged a bite. I have been teaching her not to be greedy and just take a few at a time..not the whole bowl...but as you can see she has grabbed a whole handful.

This is Zoee's "special shoe". You can't even tell that it's special really from this angle. It has a wedge on the bottom side of the inside of her soles and an arch on the inside. I hope it works quickly..cause her poor lil' feet turn in so bad. But on the bright side: I did pick out a cute tennis shoe that she loves to wear.