Baby Love...

So, I have always been obsessed with babies. I guess it started when Noah was born. I was his nanny from the time he was 3 months old to age 5. I loved watching him. He was really like my own baby. I took him everywhere and he loved me almost as much as he loved his mom. We had a very special relationship. I learned a lot from him. I can't believe how big he is now. He's turned out to be such a smart, funny, little boy.

Noah with Alec

I always knew that Melody was going to be the first to have a baby. She always has to be first in everything!!! On August 10, 2009 she had baby Diego. He is sooooo darn cute!!!! I love hearing stories about him through my mom and sisters. I know he is the star of the show now. Though I love living in Virginia, I do miss all the special moments with my family. My sister Melody is a GREAT mom. I have seen her in action and she is truly awesome! Diego is so lucky to have a mom like her. I know that Diego doesn't really know me, but I hope that he knows that his Tia Cam loves him sooooooo much.

Diego

My next baby love is little Alec. Alec was born on Dec. 10, 2009. I've never seen a baby with so much hair!!!! I love it. It totally looks like zebra hair. I instantly fell in love with him the moment I saw him. Maybe because he reminds me of sweet Audrey. Mary tells me he is such a great baby. I'm sure he'll have Ariel's sense of style, Zoe's brain, Audrey's face and sweetness, and Noah's spunky personality. All of the best Zelaya traits :)

Baby Alec sucking his thumb

My brother just had his second child in January. Enzo is soooo cute. It was fun to visit with him and his family in February. Porcia made the best breakfast! It's great to have all these new boys in our family. Congratulations Hector!!!

Hector and baby Enzo

My new baby obsession has to go to Smith Evans who was born on Dec. 22, 2009. I was able to witness Smith's birth and it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Since then, we have been inseparable. I visit him at least 3-4 times a week. He's beginning to smile and recognize faces , and I love that he is always happy to see me. The Evans family has truly been a blessing in our life. We love hanging out with them and going over for dinner (Kirstynn is an awesome cook!!!). I'm sure that my family is a little jealous that I am always talking about Smith, but I can't help it, he's so darn cute. I only wish that I lived near all the babies so I can witness all their milestones in their little lives. I know that they are all taken good care of. I am in awe of what great moms I have to look up to. Nana, mom, Mary, Melody, and Kirstynn are truly wonderful and amazing mothers who I strive to be like everyday. Hopefully I can one day be great moms like them.

Smith and me

Friday Night Fun!

Last Friday, Joe and I were able to go ice skating with the youth. I hadn't gone ice skating since high school, so I wasn't sure how well I'd do on the ice. It was tough at first, but then got the hang of it again. Before we met the youth, we went to eat at our FAVORITE burger joint ever, Five Guys!!! It was soooooo good! It was definitely a very fun Friday night!

My first bite... Joe's last bite!

Snow Day!!!

In January we had the biggest snow day in 20 years!!! It was so fun to play in the snow with our good friends, the Wheelers!!! Here are some pics of that day...

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No Doubt Concert!

Last week, our friends from church, Dana and Mike Wheeler, asked us if we wanted to see No Doubt with them. We said, "Heck Yes!" It was my first concert ever! We had so much fun. Here are some pics from that night. There were thousands of people there, so we didn't have the best seats. We still had tons of fun :)

If you look closely, you can see Gwen Stefani in the middle of the stage.

Dana and me

Mike and Joe

Birthday Weekend with Mom!

View of D.C. from Arlington Cemetery

The Kennedy's grave site

Mom and I in front of the Amphitheater in the Arlington Cemetery

The Pentagon

Joe and the T Rex

Mom and Joe with a stegosaurus

Me and Dumbo

Everyone knows that I love my birthday. This year was one of the best birthdays ever! The biggest reason why my birthday was so great was because my mom came to visit me. It was the first time my mom came to visit me since I've moved to Virginia Beach. Joe and I were so excited to show her where we live and take her to some of our favorite spots in town.
She arrived on Wednesday, May 20 in the evening. We picked her up from the airport and went to dinner to celebrate my birthday. We went to a restaurant called "Rudee's." It was yummy! The next day we went to Washington D.C. We parked at Arlington Cemetery and took a bus tour around the ginormous cemetery. It was beautiful! We saw the Kennedy's grave site, George Washington's daughter's mansion, and one of the best views in D.C. After, we took the metro to the National mall where we went to the Smithsonian American History and Natural History museums. Joe loved the Natural History museum because the was a big dinosaur exibit. My mom and I loved the American History museum because they had a "American Memories" exhibit that had cool things like Dorothy's ruby slippers, and my favorite, an original flying Dumbo from Disneyland. The next day I had to work in the morning and Joe had to work all day, so mom was able to sleep in. When I got out, we had lunch with Joe and went shopping! I went to my favorite store, and the place where I happen to work, Ann Taylor Loft. Thank you mom and the Zelaya's for the gift cards :) That night we all went to our ward's Cinco de Mayo potluck social and to the movies.
On Saturday mom and I did a little more shopping during the day and then at night we went over to Kristan's house for my birthday barbeque. It was great for her to see Trina again and to meet Kristan and Erin. She also got to meet the second love of my life, Willie (our pug). On Sunday we took mom to the Strawberry Festival (kind of like Bonitafest). It was fun, but man was it hot! Then, we sadly had to take mom back to the airport :(
I had the best weekend! Thanks mom for coming to visit me!!!! Love you...I had the best time!!! Hopefully I can get the rest of my family to visit me soon :)

P.S. Love you Dad!!!

Washington D.C. and Williamsburg Trip

Last Thursday, Joe and I had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. and visit the temple. Going to the temple frequently has been a little difficult for us. Joe usually has Sundays and Mondays off, and the temple is closed both of those days. He finally had a Thursday off and I happened to have it off too. We decided it would be the perfect day to go. We were a little apprehensive about going because the weather was going to be crummy. We decided that we should go anyway. Who knows when another opportunity like this would come again.

We had such a great time! The temple was wonderful. It was our first time doing endowments in the D.C. temple. If you live near a temple, don't take it for granted!!! We are so blessed to have temples all around the world. Here are some pictures we took. After the temple, we took the metro to the city. We walked around the Smithsonian American History museum, the Washington Monument, and the Capital building. Hopefully we will be able to make another trip soon!

In December we made a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. We never posted the pictures, so here there are. It was such a great day.... cold...but great. It is so neat to see how people lived in the 1700's. We live in such a historically rich state!

I finally took pictures I our new apartment. It's not completely decorated, as you will see, enjoy!

Living Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Bathroon

Our bedroom. As you can see, it is very boring. We haven't done anything to it. I love my walk in closet!

Our 2nd bedroom. We use it as a computer, sewing, ironing, and storage room. Do you like our nice chair we use :)