Balderama Reunion...

Every year the Pete Balderama family has a reunion in Fresno in the heat of August....Don't ask me why, but in one of the hottest places in California in the hottest month of the year my family gets together to celebrate! Unfortunately, we were not able to make it last year due to our little addition. But this year we were able to join the family and add the youngest member to the group! Michael and I were so excited to have the opportunity for all of my family to get to know little Michael. It was a quick trip, but an important one! Boy, do I miss my family!....


Yum! Yum! There is nothing like cold watermelon on a hot August day in the Valley! Little Michael enjoyed this cold tasty treat on his sore gums!


Our baby got a lot of attention from all his cousins! They all enjoyed playing with him and making him laugh!


More Watermelon!


A sweaty family photo! (Poor little Michael was seriously teething as you can see!)


Everyone lined up to hold "the baby"! Too cute! Thank you little cousins for all of your love!

The Balderama Family 2010!

Where did all the time go?

You know you are old when you look around at a family reunion and realize that you remember when all the "young" people were born!! I remember holding each one of these cousins when they were babies! Now they are all in college or even farther in life! Wow! Where did all the time go?....
Except for my brother-in-law on the far right, I held all all of the people in this pic when they were little and now they are in college! I remember when my aunt and uncle closed their restaurant for Malissa's first birthday (in the middle) and she got so many clothes they changed her 4 or 5 times at each family function.... And I remember pitching to the twins (Matt and Mitch) at my grandpa's ranch when they were 4 and I was 20!


Olivia (on the left) just started Kentucky State! Sooooo proud of you beautiful Liv! (proud of you too Anna, but you are my age and we aint young no mo!)


Erica and Alyssa all growsed up!


And beautiful Eve! College...Check! Marriage...Check! Baby....Check! And the Balderama's live on......

Our baby is 1!!!!

Has it already been a year? Like most moms, I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. I can barely remember what it was like with a big swollen belly. The jitters of giving birth for the first time are a faint memory. With the blink of an eye, I went from dreaming of my baby boy to holding him. And now he is one! Here is the first picture of us as a family.....
I can still hear Michael telling me he was feeling faint right after he heard his son's first cry. The anesthesiologist told him to sit down on the little seat next to my head. He pulled himself together and then they handed him our son...perfection!

It's 9:46 one year later. We are in my in-laws kitchen just after sharing breakfast. We captured the moment with some hugs and kisses!



I love my little family! Can't wait to see where we will be this time next year! I have some ideas!....

BUZZ! BUZZ!

Buzz Buzz! It's a bumble bee party! Yes, I spent weeks planning Michael's first birthday party. Really it was my first party to throw as a mama, so the pressure was on. I wish we had gotten better pictures, but it's hard to get good pics when the best photographer is papa! And papa was busy with the BBQ! The party was a big hit. Everything was black and yellow, with bumble bee accents all around. We had lots of friends and family join us to celebrate Baby Michael, now officially Little Michael (He's moving up!).....
Everyone enjoyed the day!

I couldn't pass up the chance to sport my bumble bee outfit. Ok, so it's just a black bathing suit and a yellow skirt! It was the best I could do!


Everyone enjoyed watching the cake extravaganza!!!


That cake was heavy!!


Thank you Grandpa Frank for gifting Baby Michael's first cake! When I was little my daddy always bought me a cake in the shape of the number I was turning, now it is baby Michael's turn to experience the tradition!


Here we are blowing out the candles for our birthday boy...As you can see, he got his very own smash cake separate from the big #1!


At first he wasn't sure....


...then he was!!


As you can see, cake quickly became a favorite!! Happy First Birthday Baby Michael!!!!

Who needs a crib?

We have decided we no longer need a crib. Baby Michael looks quite cozy in this laundry basket, so we might as well save some space. He does, however, need a bigger pajama shirt....

June

In June we celebrated baby Liam, estimated arrival date 8/24! Clayton and Andrea are excited to meet their little man! We are all excited for this new little family!


Here is Michael's Auntie Andrea looking beautiful!


Baby Michael celebrated while broken out in a rash from penicillin! His cheeks were a little more rosy than usual...


Here is cousin Dominic pushing him in his Pooh cart.


Our surfer baby is still quite plump here! It looks good on him...:)

Some of my favorite pics from May

Sweet baby...


da! da! (dog)


Crawling around at Nana's


Yum Yum!





Michael adoring his papa!