Rain, Rain and more Rain

The kids and I have been hostages in our house the past few days due to rain. I love the rain. It has been cooler, the smell is great and it is pretty. Scott loves the rain too and he is learning to like the thunder (or as he says 'The Angels Bowling). However, he does not like being penned up in the house for two days straight. Now, if you have spent anytime with my son you know he is pretty active. He has a very active imagination and runs around like crazy. And he loves being outside. Add all of those wonderful attributes to being locked up in a house and you get a maniac. :) So, I have tried my best to play fun games with him. Not so easy to while watching a 3 month old. We even have a fun new game of "Watch the Rain". Cute pictures of that to come at the end of this post. He will get the chance to run out all of his energy this weekend though. A big trip to see the Valencia side of the family for the 4th. We're going back to the lake! He'll not only get to run around like crazy he will also be the center of attention the whole weekend. What's not to like. But for now it is fun in the house due to rain. I need to get more creative. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. Here are some fun pictures for now.

New Blog

I am trying to take this blogging thing "seriously". My old blog's url was mikesamandandscott. Well we have Baby Mary now. So, I created a new blog. Simply the Valencia's.

New posts to come soon. Enjoy!

Siblings

When I became a mom for the first time I was scared out of my mind! I had been around children my whole life since my parents were foster parents. But I had never had to be solely (with my husband's help) responsible for their upbringing. When we found out we were pregnant with our second one I was so excited. I wanted a little girl so bad. They are cute. And they have cuter clothes for girls. And I wanted one of each. I wasn't as scared either. There were things I was nervous about but I though it has to be easier the more you do it right? Now since Mary was born we have been told how identical our children look. And it's true. There is no mistaking they are related. However,............. I could have NEVER imagine how opposite these two little beings could be. Scott was a good baby. I knew I had it easy with him. I did not however, realize how good I had it. Now, I love Mary. But this little girl has attitude. She is very demanding. She is very needy. She demands a lot more attention. (Don't know where she gets any of that. LOL)Now I am being told that this is how typical babies are. I was just spoiled with Scott. It is fun getting to know her and learning her little quirks. But she is 3 months old today and I am still 'learning' how SHE likes things. It just still amazes me how Mike and I have made (well God's doing) two little beings that are so completely opposite and similar looking at the same time.

This is Scott at 3 Months Old:

And This is Mary at 3 Months Old:

Blogging

As a mom of two I barley have the time to go to the bathroom during the day little alone blog. But lately I have really felt it on my heart that I need to. So, finding myself with alone time (WHAT?) I thought I would give it a shot. I have never been really good at writing or putting my thoughts into a story form. I am more of an emotional person who just spills everything out whenever I get a change. There is so much going on in my life right now, and I do not have a lot of outlets. I am a stay-at-home mom. I live in the smallest town I have ever lived in. And, my friends are scattered all over the US. Now, I am a very blessed woman. I have an amazingly smart almost three year old (HOLY COW) little boy, a beautiful almost three month old little girl, a wonderful husband, great family and girls I consider Best Friends in Nevada, Texas, Tennessee and Albuquerque. You are lucky if you find one friend you can share your heart and faith with and I have more than four that I fill that comfortable with. However, for some reason God has chosen that those friends be miles away. So, I will use this as another outlet when talking on the phone to these girls is just not possible all the time. I am telling you up front that this blog will not be well written. It may not flow well. And it may be boring. But I am just doing what I feel lead to do. For now here are some current pictures of my adorable family!