My Near Death Experience

Ok, so maybe I wasn't quite near death. But I could've been! I was driving down 360 on Thursday to pick up Ethan from school and I saw that tornado! I wasn't smart enough to take a picture of it but lucky for me, some others were. I was really far away from it so I actually didn't freak out.

I think God chose me out of all of my family members to see this tornado to tell me to quit having panic attacks over them! If any of you knew me growing up, then you know that I have a crazy, possibly irrational, fear of tornados. My parents have a little door cut out in the bottom of their closet that allows you to crawl under the house and fix the pipes...or escape the certain death of a tornado. Anytime there was bad weather, sirens or not, I was under the house with my dogs, teddy bear (yes, even in high school), and blankets shaking to death until all was clear. My mom even gave me a Xanax once because I couldn't get a grip and was really starting to lose it.

I have had MULTIPLE dreams about running/hiding from tornados. I might even have them weekly. But you know what? I am ALWAYS safe at the end of the dream. Never a scratch on me. All of this is to say that I think God wanted to show me this tornado to tell me not to be afraid but to be in awe of what he can do. I will admit, it was a little neat to see....but it's ok if I never see one again. :-)

Randomness

Here are a bunch of random pics in no particular order:

Couldn't find the boys one day and forgot that I had locked them up...just kidding. ;-)

Hmmm...what's wrong with this picture?

A self portrait by Ethan...cracks me up!

Caleb's "cheese" face.

Look at Tarzan up in that tree! Daddy may have helped him.

Brotherly love.

Someone has a new found love for Sonic.

What a life.

My handsome boy at a school program.

Being Batman.

Note the Toy Story guys in his hands. He has a little obsession.

My tiny baby isn't so tiny anymore. :-(

Showing me his ears.

That was Ethan's shirt.

Ethan being silly? Never!

The boys "napping" together.

Tea Time!

Mondo's best friend Scott is getting married in August. A few weeks ago his mom hosted a tea party (mainly for the kids) so that Scott's family could meet Izabela. Ethan LOVES Scott and Izabela so he was super excited to spend the afternoon with them.

He was stuck like glue to Izabela's side. So cute!

Caleb was trying to get away. Not sure what this pose is!

Scott asked Ethan to be the ring bearer. He is so excited! He keeps asking when the wedding is. Mondo is the best man and I am a bridesmaid. Caleb can be an honarary ring bearer. Could you imagine him being still at the front of the church for longer than 5 seconds? Yikes!

Putting sugar cubes in his tea.

I was shocked he actually tried it! I'm not a fan of hot tea with milk and sugar. The Hernandez clan loves coffee...all four of us. ;-)

Caleb tried a little of everything. He only had a sip of tea too. I was so afraid he was going to break the cup!

Definitely Mondo's kid...always cleaning his hands!

They snacked on cheese, crackers, fruit, and cake. Very cute.

Happy VERY BELATED to Mondo!

No, I didn't forget to blog about my sweet husband's birthday! I was waiting to finish his birthday present and get a picture of it. Here it is!



After Mondo ran the half marathon at White Rock he really wanted to order a picture from it. We talked about it and decided they were too pricey for a little picture so we decided not to get one. Well, I was really proud of him for completing the marathon and I knew he really wanted a picture. That's when I got the idea to frame all of the memoribilia from the marathon. I ordered a picture and had it sent to my parent's house...months before his birthday.

The week before his birthday I took the picture from my parent's and started snooping in his closet for the medal and bib number. I found the bib...but no medal. I asked him where his medal was and he said he had it hanging at work. Darn! My big suprise was foiled. So I put the picture and bib in the shadow box and gave it to him for his birthday. He brought the medal home a few days later and I completed the present. He loved it!