Hawaii Sucks!

OK I've never even been to Hawaii but I'm upset about my little brother who is going to be moving to Hawaii in August. I am happy for Janelle to be able to be close to her family but that means we lose them and it's not like we can hop in the car to go see them. My little niece Zoe still hasn't warmed up to me and is still afraid of me and now that she will be in Hawaii I'm afraid she will never love her uncle :( Little Daric who is my namesake, well at least 50% my namesake is going to grow up without knowing where the first half of his name comes from. My little brother Danny named Daric after me and our older brother Eric, so DAR for Daryn and RIC for Eric. At least my name comes first :) With all of the girls in my life I was looking forward to doing stuff with my little nephew. I love my brother and wish him the best but I am going to miss him and the family.

Little Daric flexin for the ladies!

Look at those shoulders, he's definitely a wrestler 

 Daric after a hard days work

Welcome to the Family Lola

As much as Isella and I said we would not get another dog, we broke down and couldn't resist when we saw little Lola. I definitely didn't want another pug but I guess we are just a pug family that lives the "PUG LIFE"

Welcome to the Suite

We have 2 new additions to the suite to announce to the world. Papa's little angel Alexis Corrainea joined us on December 28th weighing 8lbs 4oz and 20 inches tall.

Proud big sister!

Daric Wayne was born on December 21st and was premature but still weighed almost 8lbs. Uncle Daryn and big brother Danny have already started his training for the 2028 Olympics for wrestling.

Thank you Lord for these little blessings. Our prayer is that you will always live in their hearts, protect them, guide them and give them a heart to love.

Welcome to the suite Lexi and Daric!

We'll Miss You Chata

It was a sad day in the suite Tuesday when we had to put down our Family dog Chata. We bought Chata over 13 years ago for Sarah's birthday and after bouncing around the family a couple times she came home to stay. Chata was a sweet dog and will always be in our hearts and memories.

That's Chata with her shock collar. It didn't work BTW

Senior Citizen

After 12 long years that felt like 12 short months to me, my baby Michelle is a senior in high school. I can't believe it flew by so quickly. I can remember when she was around 2 years old and I got laid off from my job and for a couple months it was just me and her after mommy went to work and Sarah and Andrew were in school. We had a blast playing games, going to the park and swimming in the pool. Though we don't hang out as much as back then I am blessed to have a daughter that still likes to hang out with me. Before I start crying here are some pictures from her senior photo shoot.

Tamale Season...I mean Christmas Season is Here!

Twas the month before Christmas and all through the house was the smell of tamales watering my mouth. Ok, I know the real reason for the season is the birth of our Savior but I also know that along with Christmas comes tamales. Isella and the girls have been hard at work making tamales and I have been hard at work eating them. This is going to be our 3rd Christmas in our house and I'm excited that I am going to be able to take some time off this year. The suite is going through some remodeling so I don't think it is going to be a relaxing vacation but well worth it. We were the first in our neighborhood to put up our Christmas decorations this year but I think I am going to add some more because the neighbors are upping their game so I got to get into Clark Griswold mode and step up our game. We have so many blessings to be thankful for this year and can't wait to spend time with family and friends.

One of our decorations :)

 

oh the life of a princess...

Halloween in the Suite

I've never been much for Halloween but since we became home owners I've really enjoyed decorating the house for the Holidays. Here are some pictures of the Halloween decorations.