Just a Little Get Together

We had a super small get together at the house for a UFC fight. And once the fight was over, dranks were poured for a drinking game. Of course, I couldn't have any, but still it was fun watching alliances form to only be broken. LMAO. Everyone for themselves!

Baby Lauron's Shower

An and Geoff had their baby shower today. Since it was November, they had a super cute fall pumpkin themed baby shower. They held it at a venue called Whimsey Pasadena. The decorations were all super cute and in the back "alley" area they had caterers cooking yummy breakfast crepes. They also had a cute photo booth that the Samoza fam bam had tons of fun with!

Can't wait to meet you baby Lauron!

Happy Birthday Wes!

We celebrated Weston's birthday today!

It was over at Nickle, Nickle in Garden Grove so it was in a super cute video game theme. Really loved the PacMan deco.

And Zoë enjoyed all of the fun games!

Happy Birthday Wes!!

Zoë Turns Four!

OMG she's four! It's so crazy how fast she want from teeny tiny infant to walking talking sassy toddler. Watching her personality shine through as she's grown has had it's ups, downs, goods and bads, but all so worth it! Happy early birthday baby girl. Hope you enjoy your Moana themed celebration at the beach!

Jeric had to get to the beach at the crack of dawn so that we had a pit for a bonfire once the sun went down. Meanwhile, I needed to get everything packed into my car along with Zoë a few hours before the party was set to start so that we can setup.

While setting up, Zoë plopped herself right down onto the sand and had a few snacks.

Meanwhile, I was totally trying to get the hibiscus paper flowers to hang on the outside of the canopy, but with all the wind blowing, it wasn't looking so good. I was about to through myself a hissy fit or something because I've been working on these cute flowers for quite some time now. And they were pretty! I really wanted them up. Luckily, I found out they might stick if I hang them from the inside of the canopy where the canopy might be able to shield them a bit from the wind. Which, they certainly did! The still blew around a bit, but it worked!

Mom, Dad, Denise, Ray, Liz and Marky also helped out a lot with packing stuff up and taking it to the beach, which I am very thankful for! It was a shit ton of stuff and we didn't have wagons. Doh!

Denise, Ray, Dustin, Liz and Marky arrived not far behind I did, so that was cool! That also meant Zoë had a playmate! Her and Dustin dove right into playing in the sand.

Once Mom and Dad got to the beach and everything was pretty set, we were able to get a cute girl pic together with the guest of honor!

I also brought a giant Pua stuffy with us, but Zoë totally didn't want any pics with it. *sigh* Oh well, it's her birthday! And at least we got these cute pics of her down by the shore!


And a few shots with Mommy and Daddy.

While hanging out by the shore, Denise and Ray helped catch a ton of sand crabs. Of course the kiddos wanted to take them back to our spot, which they did. They were certainly amused with them for a good long time.

All of Zoë's friends were starting to arrive, so I went to work and put together some cute little goodie bags.

And while the kiddos all played together, the adults (minus me of course) had a few drinks together!

Once mostly everyone had arrived and before we started to lose people, we brought out baby girl's cake...

And the kiddos gathered around her and we all sang her Happy Birthday!

And then we were left with just a few of the kiddos who, not only eyed the frosting, but got some on their noses and dug on in! Hahaha!


Mommy and Daddy hope you enjoyed your birthday at the beach!

Pool Party for Mattox and Eli's Birthday

Summer is here and it's time to celebrate Mattox and Eli's birthday! They threw a pool party, which was just what everyone needed to cool off in the heat.

I got in the pool with Zoë first, but then she got used to sitting on a floaty and I wanted a bit of a break, so Jeric took over with her in the pool while she relaxed on a Taco Floaty!

After pool fun and eating food, it was time for the pinata! It was the string pulling kind, so that was nice and easy for the little ones. Zoë went up, but bummer, she didn't pick the right string. Still, there was plenty of candy for all the kiddos when the winning string was finally pulled at the end!


Penny and Zoë also had a lot of fun playing with each other.


They even sat together while they drank their Capri Suns.

Of course, that was before Zoë teased Penny a bit and Penny decided to play with Cara instead. Lol. Eventually they made up though and all was good.

And before we all left, we attempted a kiddo picture, but the boys were goofing around a ton and the girls were totally not having it. LOL


Happy Birthday Mattox and Eli!

Genio Got Hitched!

My cousin Genio got married today!

The reception was at a quaint little spot in Santa Ana that was gorgeously decorated.

Here's our table setup

Close-up of the centerpiece

The cake and dessert bar situated inside where the food, drink bar, dance floor and a few other guest tables were

And of course, first round of drinks

Here's a few of us at our table

The only kiddos that attended since the invitation said no kiddos

Once everyone arrived and settled in, it was time to announce the entourage and then the newly weds. Once they came through, they went straight over to their sweetheart table and jumped right into their first dance.

The Mostajo boys pointing at who they think is next in line

Here's just us, me, my mom, brothers and sister.

The Sweetheart table with candles lit when the sun dropped

And all us crazy girl cousins!

Was a great celebration and was really nice to catch up with family that I haven't seen in a good while.

Congrats Genio and Cindy!

A Day Out without Zoë

Zoë got invited to a kiddo party and it was the first time we actually let her hang out without us. We thought she'd have a hard time when we parted, but nope, she did not. I mean, she did know who she was going to the party with anyways. Plus she was excited for the bounce house, cake and candy.

It was mommy and daddy who had a hard time parting ways. We literally hid behind are care and stalked her through the windows. Not once did she turn around and look for us. *cry*

Whelp, we had to let her grow. Once she made it to the party, we headed out.

Originally, I was supposed to meet up with my cousin who was in town from SF, but she totally bailed on me. Gotta say, she made the list. I didn't wait up for her long though. 5 minutes and no call/text back and I'm out.

So now what do we do? We eat! Because I'm starving.

We hit up Anaheim Packing District. I was craving some boba, so decided to try some from Mini Monster.

Meanwhile, Jeric got us food from the Kroft. He ordered the short rib poutine and also scored a free chili mac n cheese.

Then, we finally headed back when we got the text that the party was ending soon. And check out the baby girl! Face painted for the Coco theme. How cute! And of course, all her goodies she came home with.

She had a ton of fun and she also did look for mommy once. Luckily she didn't cry though.