UPDATE!!!!!!!!

Wow it has been way to long since I've updated our blog. I am going to try and keep up with now that we will be moving to El Paso Texas.

The Herrera family will be moving to El Paso Texas on August 13, 201o. Eddie will begin his new adventure of flying for the government and we will be able to be the family we have wanted to be for the past 4 years. Eddie will be leaving for El Paso on May 7, 2010 and then will go to the academy on June 3, 2010. The kids and I will stay here in Louisiana until he gets out of the academy in August. We are so excited to move and can't wait for this new chapter of our lives to begin.

Ethan our little man has gotten so big over the last few years. He is so smart and has made the honor roll all three quarters this year and we are positive he will make again in the fourth quarter. He has gotten into playing soccer and is very natural at it. He is planning on continuing with soccer and wants to also learn the guitar once we get to Texas. He is a little nervous about moving and I don't blame him we have so many loving friends here who have become our second family. He has such an out going personality I know he will make friends fast in Texas. He is getting very tall as well, his head comes right to my shoulders now, soon he will be taller than me. Its been amazing watching him grow to love and know the Lord. He has accepted Christ into his heart and has also been baptised in the Holy Spirit. I love to hear him sing out loud to his favorite Christian singer Toby Mac. We are over joyed and so very proud of him.

Lauren our sweet spirited princess has changed so much. She is now 3 years old but will tell you she is five...LOL!!! She makes us laugh with all the new things she is doing and saying. She can be a bit sassy sometimes but at her age its still cute. She is learning so much every day. She is a big fan of watching iCarly and can even sing the intro song. She loves to play out side. I recently cut off four inches of hair and she loves it. The cut has made her go from looking like a baby to a little girl. She is growing up so fast. She's very into dancing and will dance any where and every where and asks us all the time when she gets to go to dance class. She too loves the Lord. She is the one to say the blessing at our meals, and she loves to pray every night. Her favorite song is he's got the hole world in his hands and man is it cute to listen to her sing it. It melts my heart to see her praise the Lord. She knows we are moving to Texas but I know she doesn't understand fully what that means, but none the less she asks every day when she gets to go to her new house. We are so very proud of the little lady or as she would say girl she is growing into.

As for Ed and I we are just preparing our family for our up coming move and can't wait to be the family we have worked so hard to be the last four years.

Yummy Gelato

We went out to try and new Gelto place that opened up in Baton Rouge. We had a great time and enjoyed our gelato. Lauren loved sitting at a table fit just for her. She made me laugh when she come to my table with an empty gelato cup and said "I no like it mommy" LOL. Lauren and her friend Barrette (Bear) had fun sharing with each other

Beach Fun!!!!

Last weekend we had a great idea of taking a day trip to Mississippi to have fun on the beach. We had a great time. Ethan and his friend Noah had so much fun they didn't get out of the water until it was time to go home. Lauren kept getting in and out of the water but had fun playing in the sand. Eddie had fun with his kids and I rosted in the sun but the sunburn was so worth it because I needed some color...LOL

Rockstar Lauren

These are the cool girl sunglasses that her mima sent her. She loves them so much and I happen to think she looks like a little rockstar wearing them.

Update!!!!

Wow life has been so crazy busy I have gotten bad a posting updates. Here is a quick run through of whats been going on.

Ethan is officialy a 2nd grader...Yup my baby boy is almost 8 years old and going into the second grade...Tears!!! We are so very proud of Ethan and his accomplishments this year. Ethan finished out the school year holding straight "A's" all year long and holding a 4.0 gpa all year long. He has grown so much this year and has learned so much. As his mom I am happy and excited to continue to watch him grow and learn and explore his worl but as his mom I am also sadden at the thought of how much he has grown and when I look back and think about the baby he was I long for him to stay my little man forever but I know thats not how life is. God is moving in his life and I can already see God's work in him. He has a servents heart and is always wanting to do good for others, through prayers or helping them out. I am so proud to be his mommy.

Lauren is changing so much every day. She is slowing turning into a sassy little girl. She loves to sing and loves to talk. In fact some times you just wished she could stay quite for just a few minutes. She is loving the summer and the hot days since we are now able to go to swimmin pool as she calls it. She loves to wear her baby suit again this is what she calls it. She is a little water bug. She continues to learn so much and is able to speak so much clearer and amazes me with the words she knows. Her mima sent her some sunglasses and they are her new favorite thing, she is always wearing them or taking them every where with her. She melts our hearts like a little girl should. I love to see her with her daddy because she knows all the ways to keep her daddy wraped around her little fingers, he hates to admit that he is a softy when it comes to her. It's so sweet to hear her try and say prayers at meals or at bed time and I love when she randomly says thank you Jesus. I know God is always speaking to hear to her and is already at work in her life and I'm so thankful he chose us to lead her.

Pudding face

The other day when we got home from work and school Lauren asked for a pudding snack. I knew she really liked pudding but her face said she LOVES pudding...LOL she had it all over her face and thought it was funny and asked me to take her picture so I did. Isn't she the cutest pudding face girl you've ever seen.

Friday night Pizza night

Every other week when Eddie comes home we like to have a make your own pizza night on Friday. We buy all the toppings we each want and then I buy already made dough balls from our local Italian restaurant for dirt cheap. The kids each get their own 10' pizza and Ed and I share the 16' pizza we all have pizza the way we want it with spending time with each other and having fun for less money than ordering pizza not to mention we all get to fix it just the way we want. The kids love rolling out their dough and putting all their toppings on all by them selves. We love Friday night pizza at our house.