The Acosta Family

San Diego trip Oct 2011

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Hannah's 5th Birthday

2011-11-06T11:53:00.000-08:00

The cake was my creation. I was pretty impressed with myself.

Zack's 1st day without his big sister

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Mom took this picture

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Visiting Family July 2011

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Lagoon Amusement Park

Dinasour Museum

Pinetop getaway June 2011

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Spent a few days in Pinetop with another family. Hannah would like to move there now.

My little artists

2011-05-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

Finally back...on the blog.

2011-03-13T14:43:00.001-07:00

It's been a VERY long time since I've posted anything so no sence in trying to catch everyone up. I just posted a few pictures and we'll call it done.

Okay, so I will add a little extra. Zack has been waling since 7 1/2 months and is a BUSY body. Finally I am able to just let him play outside and I don't have to watch him every second. Yippy! He will turn 1 this month. Hannah's birthday fell 4 weeks short of starting Kindergarten in our school district so we registered her at a charter school. She will be starting in Aug. I will have to drive her, but I think we made a good decision. Wow! School..... Where did he time go?

HAPPY SPRING!

Way back in December......

2011-03-13T13:55:00.000-07:00

Fall Fun

2010-10-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

Watch out for the BAT...

Hannah went on her 1st field trip to Apple Annie's.

A big sand box minus the sand of course. A corn Box.

He wanted that food.

Busy Day for Hannah & her friend Kaleigh

2010-10-31T19:11:00.000-07:00

Back on Sept 25th (I know... I'm a little behind) the girls had a Dance recital at 1 and then their Birthday party at 4:30. A Busy day for 2 little 4 year olds. We made fruit magical wands and I decided to do the cakes myself. I think they turned out pretty good. All the little girl guests received little fairy wings and a wand and all the boys got pirate hats, eye patches and swords. Maybe the swords were a bad idea :). This is the 3rd yr we have had the girls have a double birthday party. Their Birthdays are 2 days apart. I think it went well. Eventually we might have to separate them, but for now it works.

That Music man who went to Heaven.....

2010-09-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

So Hannah is hanging out in the kitchen with me and she says "Mom, my friend Henry died (to clarify, Henry is an imaginary friend). "He went to heaven". I asked her who he was going to see there expecting her to say something like Heavenly Father or Jesus. Nope! She says "he is going to see that music man". I said "huh? What music man?" Her reply "Mom, you know.... that music man who died and went to Heaven". It took me a second then I GOT it... I said "You mean Micheal Jackson?" She says "YEP, that's the one". Then a few minutes later she asked me if she could watch "This is IT". Hmmmm.... the mind of a 3 almost 4 yr old.

More Labor Day Fun

2010-09-07T16:00:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to Flagstaff for Labor Day weekend. Thank you to Dave who set the whole thing up, his sister who let us use her mini van and his other sister for letting us stay at her house. It was a perfect getaway.

Out of the heat for Labor Day weekend

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It's real....I swear.

A Quick visit to the GRAND CANYON

Water Fun

2010-09-07T15:30:00.000-07:00

Vacation Fun

2010-09-07T14:27:00.000-07:00

We had a nice time on vacation with a few minor setbacks. Grandpa's truck broke down on the way up the mountain so we sat on the side of the road waiting for Charles & Uncle Eric to go back to town to get a thermostat. The part was not available so they had to drive another 30 minutes to Roosevelt. I'd say we waited for about 2 hrs till my brother convinced my dad to dump some water in the truck and drive it to the camp site. Good thing he listened. We got to our camp site and set up and Charles & Eric didn't show up til dark. The second day we had thunder and lightning and then..... Hail. the size of marbles. Uncle Eric got hit in the head running to the trailor. I did get some pretty good video of it. On the way home we go threw Cedar City and stay at my sister's house. Well, let's just say Zack is not a very good trooper when it's late. He cried & cried & cried & cried (do ya get my point?). We had to stop because he threw up from crying. I was wearing flip flops in the dark and got stung by a small scorpian (Charles proved his pt why you shouldn't were flip flops). Just an hr after we left my sister's home to head home Hannah decided to get car sick and threw up all over the place so we turned around and headed back to Connie's house. We did not get home til 1 am. Other than that we had a really good time. We saw the parade on the 24th, went camping and went to the lake. It's always too bad we can't stay longer so that we can visit with more relatives. 5 days is just not enough.

Zack & his cousin Dallas. He's a little jealous about the hair.

My sweet baby is back

2010-06-06T13:13:00.000-07:00

March 23rd huh? My beautiful little Zack was born. Then 2 weeks later someone stole his little soul and replaced it with a not so happy fellow. Yikes! Is pretty much all I can say. The grumpy little man left a couple of weeks ago and I have a sweet child again. Some days I thought I would never make it through and Hannah decided she needed some EXTRA attention also. Never knew 3 yr olds could throw such BIG fits. Life is much more pleasent now. A miracle is happening as I write this. Charles, Zack and Hannah are all taking naps. It will be short lived, but I am enjoying it none the less.

We had Zack blessed on Mother's Day. I know he looks a bit grumpy. Maybe it was the bow tie (snicker). It was really bright out side.

Hannah sure loves her baby brother. If he is crying she sings to him. Love it.

Girl Fun!

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Heather Magnusson is practicing
her photo skills. I think she did
a pretty good job concidering I'm
posting a picture with me in it.

Can we go to dance yet? Toby will be

the only boy there........

2010-04-22T08:15:00.000-07:00

Zachary Charles Acosta

Born March 23, 2010

Yep... It happened to me.

2010-02-12T17:40:00.000-08:00

Okay... So your probably wondering what the heck is that a picture of. Well the little thing on the right is a rare earth magnet. They are way more powerful than the average manget. Magnets larger than a few centimeters are strong enough to cause injuries to body parts pinched between two magnets. There have been cases where young children that have swollowed several magnets have had a fold of the digestive tract pinched between the magnets, causing injury or death. So where am I going with this? Well I'm sitting at the computer yesterday and Hannah says "Mom, one of your little round magnets just went down into my tummy". Needless to say even though she only swollowed 1 the nurse said better safe than sorry. So off to St Joe's we went. I have to say it was quite a pleasant trip. Hannah thought it was the coolest place to be. She enjoyed her x-Ray. She told me she got to see the magnet and her bones. I always wondered how other kids got a hold of mangets..... Never say never. Makes you wonder things like.... Am I a bad mom? I didn't even know she had the magnet. This is what I get for bragging about how she really has never done anything really bad. She's never colored on the walls, or smeared her poop places it shouldn't be or painted my tile with nail polish...or, well the list could go on and on. Again...... never say never.
As for me... I'm feeling pretty good. Of course I am ready to get this little guy out. I have 6 weeks to go(On my clock I have 3). I have a sonogram on March 2nd. The doc doesn't want him over 7 pounds (No repeats of the last delivery). So I'm hope'n he weighs in so I can schedule a day and get back tying my own shoes. Still working on a name. I know that's bad. We've just been so busy we havn't had a chance to even think of one. So anyone who is reading this is welcome to put in their two cents with some name ideas. Hannah is excited, but still talks about getting a baby sister later on. She doesn't understand that babies don't come when I blink like with my sisters and my mom.

A New Year

2010-02-03T11:32:00.000-08:00

Well it's been a while. So much for updating this thing regularly. Well I technically have 8 more weeks till the baby (I am saying 5 weeks). Hannah is on the fence about having a baby brother. She seems excited, but other times she tells her friends that her baby brother will walk into the street and get hit by a car and die. This way she will then get a baby sister. Yike! I think she will be just fine with him though. She is growing up way too fast and of course she is a mini me all the way. She tells me, "Your are frustrating me mom" or "You're kill'n me". Lately she tells people her house is too small and that we are going to buy a new one. Another is when we are driving down the road her remark is "Can all these cars just get out of the way". Maybe I should watch what I say.......

2009-12-17T18:53:00.000-08:00

We went to Grandma & Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving. Hannah had a blast hanging out with her cousins. There was no shortage of girls.

STRIKE A POSE!

Some of the girls on the bunk.......

All girl..........

Apple Annies

2009-10-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

What's with the face? It's killing me..... Everytime I tell her

to smile, this is what I get. Yuck!!!!!!!

At the zoo....

2009-10-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Summer Fun

2009-10-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

I feel yucky

2009-08-11T10:56:00.000-07:00

July was a busy month. I feel like it just zipped by. My parents came to visit. That was nice. We took a drive to Mt. Lemon and both me and Hannah got car sick. Hannah through up in my parent's car. That was fun... I had an extra pair of pants but no top. She had to go shirtless till we purchased a T-shirt from one on of the stores in Summer Haven. I've learned my lesson this time. I will always have clothes in the car. Other than that, everything else is a blur. We did however find out that I am pregnant. That was a surprise being how difficult it has been. When I was pregnant with Hannah I never really felt sick. This time around I think is going to be different. I have felt aweful for the last week. I just can't shake it. I have no motivation for anything. I've even lost interest in checking my email or calling friends. That's a first. I have so many things on my to do list and I just can't get started. I'll cross my fingers that it gets better or my house will be in trouble. Not much for words as usual. Maybe next time.... yeah right.

ALMOST had to leave the dog behind. YIKES!!!!!!!

2009-06-15T16:15:00.000-07:00

So this is the story: My sister's family came to visit so we decided to head to Mt. Lemon for a picnic, being Memorial day and all. We were stuffing our faces and enjoying the weather when out of the corner of my eye I SAW IT. Yep... My dog lexie was rolling like a crazy dog in "SOMETHING". Didn't take more than a split second to realize what that "something" was. CRAP. Human crap at that. Who ever was at our campsite before us obviously did not grow up as a boyscout (knowing that humans are suppose to cover their poop). Thinking I was Running in slow motion screaming at the top of my lungs.....NO.... NO..... My sister thought a kid fell off a cliff or something. Anyway the next 1/2 hour was loads of fun. You couldn't even see her tags for they were covered in "IT". Luckily I had some food prep gloves, my sister had a package of powdered laundry detergent and her husband had a bunch of water bottles he punched holes in so the water would come out really fast. I also happen to have 3 beach towels in the car to dry her off. If I would not have been their I fear Charles would have left Lexie on the mountain... or possibly killed her because he was sooooooo mad. #1 reason not to own a dog. ALL dogs love to roll in "it". Besides the poop drama we were glad Connie's family came to visit. Hannah loved playing with her cousin Elece. Too bad we counldn't see them more often.

It's been a while...

2009-05-19T20:41:00.001-07:00

I guess I have some catching up to do since I haven't posted anything since February. Well, I'll make it quick. In March Hannah and some friends went to the zoo. In April we went to the Renissiance Festival rode on an Elephant and touched a really furry cow. And this past weekend we went on a Church ward campout. We could not have asked for better weather. It was beautiful and relaxing. I think we might be up for some more camping trips.

Hannah was dancing away on the empty platform.

Sound alseep in the BRIGHT morning light. How?

2009-05-19T19:50:00.000-07:00

Hannah and me tak'n a ride at the Renaissance Festival.

Hannah was obsessed with the cow at the Festival.

Not sure what to say....

A trip to the zoo must make the little ones realize

how much they love each other...

Back from Disney

2009-02-19T12:49:00.000-08:00

Disney Land was wonderful. We could not have gone at a better time of year. The longest line we ever had to wait in was 15 minutes. We didn't even have to wait in line to get food. My parents met us there with one of my sister's little girls. We also took one of Hannah's best buddies and her dad. All three girls had a lot of fun. Needless to say their favorite ride was the merry go round. We took a drive out to Newport beach before we headed home. We went to the Crabcooker to eat. Awesome choice, thanks to Dave. The beach was deserted. We were the only ones there which made for great photos. The girls didn't even notice how chilly it was. They enjoyed playing in the sand and running along the beach. My mom took most of the pictures at Disney Land so I will post more later when I get them from her.

Dad's and their little girls

2009-02-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

Well Hannah definatley takes after dad in the "I'm gonna fix it" catagory. She wipped out a screwdriver to help dad fix the motor to my washing machine. Thank goodness they fixed it. I didn't want to have to buy a new one. Hannah went bowling with dad , her friend Kayleigh and her dad. The sure had fun. They loved bowling and enjoyed pizza for lunch. Of course Hannah didn't want any help getting the ball down the lane. Everything is all about doing it herself. Charles nudged the ball a littel when she looked away so it would make it to the pins. Yesterday I told hannah "wow.. I'm a bad mom. I should have wiped that chocolate off your face a long time ago". She replied "No, your a Good mom". How sweet is that? Well of course, you know me....... not much to say. So the only thing left is to tell you that we will be going to DISNEY LAND next week. We are so EXCITED. Maybe I'll actually post pictures when we get back instead of waiting for a month or so. I'll get better, I sware.

Sunset in Tucson... Wow!

2009-01-05T19:44:00.000-08:00

Christmas is over...

2009-01-05T12:34:00.000-08:00

Well, Christmas came and went. That was fast. We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a great Christmas. The only thing missing was family of course, since we live so far away from all of them. Hannah loved all of her gifts. Her 4 Wheeler was a big hit. She made dad go around the block with her in the freezing cold. She got a "build your own candy necklace" in her stocking. Kinda hard to build a necklace if you keep eating it. Just watching Dad and Hannah together was my favorite Christmas gift. On New Years we hung out with some other couples and played games. Well, actually only one game. It was Settlers of Cattan and it took over 3 hrs to play. Of course, I won and one of the other players wants a rematch because they think they can beat me. Dream on (hee hee). We thought for sure Hannah would tucker out by 11 or so. Not the case. She didn't go to sleep till we got home around 1:30 am. What's up with that? One of my New Year's resolutions is to keep up on this blog better. We'll see if I can do it. We hope all of you have a great year ahead of you.

Family in town for Thanksgiving

2008-12-06T13:46:00.000-08:00

We had a full house over the Thanksgiving weekend. We had 10 extra people and an extra dog. YIKES! Most of them boys.... need I say more. It was really nice having family in town. Hannah enjoyed playing with her cousins. She doesn't get to see them often enough. We all took a drive up Mt. Lemon and went to the Cookie Cabin for cookies and hot chocolate. Yummy! Hannah and a couple others got a little car sick on the way up. Hopefully Hannah doesn't take after me. I was always car sick when I was younger. I threw up A LOT. I was not allowed to sit in the front seat. Anyway it was sad to see everyone go. Back to being Quiet again. Can't wait for Christmas.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-11T09:21:00.000-08:00

Halloween.... where did the year go? As you can see Hannah was a bumble bee for Halloween and we dressed up as Woody & Jessie from Toy Story 2. That darn Jessie wig was sooooooo heavy. We had a lot of fun though. Charles is working nights now and going to school 2 nights a week. It will be a small adjustment. Still here in Arizona... Dreaming of moving someday, but I think we will be here for quite some time. We have made some really good friends. It would be hard to leave them all behind. Well, that's about it... maybe I'll think of something better to say next time. Looking forward to Thanksgiving.

All grown up!

2008-10-06T16:07:00.000-07:00

We had a double birthday party for Hannah & her little friend Kayliegh at the Park. It was a blast but unfortunately we did not get many pictures. It got dark and really windy before we knew it and we had to serve the cake in the dark (no candles, hence the wind). I can't believe Hannah is 2. Blows my mind!
The following weekend we took a trip to Apple Annies in Wilcox, Az. We picked pumkins and lots of veggies. Yum! We also ate some really yummie apple pie for lunch. Enjoy the slideshow......

Big 2

2008-10-06T16:04:00.001-07:00

Potty Trainging 101

2008-09-16T19:19:00.000-07:00

I haven't really attempted potty training. She has gone a coupde of times on the potty, but thats about it. Today she came running down the hallway and yelled "mommy I went poopy". I thought she was kidding as usual. I was wrong.... I found "you know what" in the potty. I guess she is going to potty train herself. Yippy! I think I like that idea. Sorry no pictures of this.....

Acosta Getaway Sept 2008

2008-09-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

We went to visit my family in Utah. Hannah had so much fun. She loved that she saw horses and cows everyday. She loved feeding the horses, but when we gave her the chance to ride one she quickly decided against it. We loaded up the 4 wheelers and headed to the mountains on one occasion. We rode them 18 miles and Hannah fell asleep on the way back to camp. How anyone could sleep on that bumpy ride...... I'll nevery know. When we drove home we stopped and stayed a few nights with our friends who live in Albaquerque. Hannah enjoyed playing with the 7 six week old shitzu puppies. Here are some pictures of our vacation. Enjoy!