A Day To Celebrate...

February 12...What a wonderful day, and what a wonderful occasion to celebrate --- the 65th birthday of my father, ERNESTO AGUILA FLORES!


I’ve always felt so blessed to have a father as good as mine. A real father is very rare….that’s why I’m so grateful to have one who is a real father to me and my brother…a father who’s responsible, strong, smart and filled with love…a father who fulfills all his duties - to teach, to guide, to protect. I am the woman I am today because of the strong foundation he built. I’ve grown up with his values, and I'm very glad I did. To others, he's just a simple man and fame was never his, but he's the greatest man I know, and I’ll always be his #1 fan!


To my father, my mentor, my friend --- Happy, happy birthday!!! I love you and I wish you many more happy & healthy years. Thanks for giving me the finest things in this world…your time, your care, your love!!!


This song is for you…


I'll Always Be Your Baby
by Natalie Grant

You were my first love, always there for me
You taught me how to walk and how to dream
God gave me your eyes
But it was you who taught me how to see
Now I can stand on my own
But I know that you'll never let go

I'll always be your baby
No matter how the years fly by
The way you love me made me
Who I am in this world
I'm a woman now, not a little girl
Wherever this life takes me
I'll always be your baby

You are my hero and that will never change
You still can dry my tears with just a smile
The one I've leaned on
From my first steps to walking down the aisle
Now there's another man in my life
But I know by the look in your eyes

I'll always be your baby
No matter how the years fly by
The way you love me made me
Who I am in this world
I'm a woman now, Not a little girl
Wherever this life takes me
I'll always be your baby

Your faith, your love
And all that you believe
Have come to be the strongest part of me
And I will always be your baby

Happy birthday, Cherlin!!!

It's Cherlin's 4th birthday!!!

wooohooo!!!

Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday, dear Cherlin...
Happy birthday to you...

Wishing you a birthday as special as you are, baby! We love you! Praying that the Lord will bless & keep you all the days of your life...

Happy Birthday to My Dearest Husband...

September 24 is my husband's birthday. It's truly difficult to imagine life without him because he's been in my life for over 15 years. He's been a source of strength, comfort, happiness, protection and of course, endless love. I pray that God will continue to bless this man with good health and grace to guide our family for many more years to come. I pray that he'll be around for another 50 or 60 years so that we can grow old together.


I love you, Rye! Thanks for being you...Thanks for being mine...And thanks for being Clarise & Cherlin's dad.
I must be the luckiest girl alive to have married you...;)

How Fast Time Flies!

Exactly 7 years ago, my eldest daughter, Clarise, was born. I can still remember how blessed I felt the very moment I saw her angelic face. I have loved her since she was conceived…and seeing her right before my eyes was truly a heartwarming moment! The day she was born was and will always be one of the happiest & most special days of my life. It gave my life a new meaning because I knew there and then that I will have the chance to experience the full essence of being a woman – to be a mother who’s strong, dependable, unconditionally loving, and responsible for someone else’s life.

When she hugged me this morning before she left for school, I realized how really fast time flies. It has been 7 years since I gave birth to Clarise. She has grown so much. She’s no longer a baby. Same with Cherlin. They are little girls now…growing daily in my arms. I must admit that there are times when I just don’t know how to accept their growth and their changes because there is a part of me that just wants to keep them cradled in my arms. I want to keep them as sweet and soft as I remember them as newborns. A part of me wants them to always be my babies…I don’t want them to outgrow the hugs & kisses that they willingly give me & Ryan...but I know that growing up is inevitable. And I must be honest in saying that no matter how much I want to embrace my girls’ baby days, I’m happy and relieved that they have grown and 1) changing diapers; 2) washing baby bottles, nipples, sippy cups & lids; 3) baby changing stations in public restrooms & 4) stains from milk, juice, baby food on my clothes are things of my past now. (^.^)

7 years have passed in Clarise’s life…3 ½ in Cherlin’s…but there are still more to come… and I just pray that God will give me the strength to always be by their side to guide them and be the best mother that I can be.

I always look forward to each day that I will spend with my daughters…and I will never stop doing thatl.

To my dearest Clarise, happy 7th birthday! You are so very loved and wished a world of joy and success!!!