Soon....

.... it will be summer. And the Navarro's will be a threesome. And we can dress like this....

And take our little Buttercup out on adventures.

Hurry up and get here. The looming blizzard headed our way is making me antsy!

Buttercup's Playlist Volume 2

Hand-Me-Downs for Buttercup

My parents have been cleaning out their basement. Mom stumbled upon some of my clothes from when I was a baby. Needless to say, Buttercup will be frolicking around in her mommy's vintage clothes.

The Last Nanny Gig

I've been titled "nanny" for four different families. When I was 22, I fled to New York City to persue "Who knows what." How did I get there? I set up a little profile on a website www.greataupair.com. Within a week my email box was flooded with families all over the world wanting my services. So I narrowed my criteria to strictly New York City. Then just a few days after that, I was hired. Not knowing the family at all. Only seeing pictures and speaking to the mother on the phone a couple times. She booked me a one way flight to New York and only 2 weeks later, I was gone. That's where it all began.

I was with that family for 1 year. They lived in Westchester County, New York. About 45 minutes out of the city. But it wasn't enough for me. I wanted the city life. So, after a year with them, I picked up and moved to Manhattan. Subletted my friends appartment on the Upper West Side and found an amazing gig. A beautiful family in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I was to be caring for baby Elliott, 4 months. I was with him for one year. I was in love with my time spent with him. I did most of my New York siteseeing with him.

Elliott and Me

Then it was time for little Elliott to go to full time day care. My time was up with him and it broke my heart. I had a hard time finding another gig in New York so I decided to move to Florida with my dear friend, Lana. Job hunting in the dirty south was quite tricky. I finally found a job after 2 months caring for baby Sydney, 3 months. She was such a gem. My time was limited with her after her mother decided to stay at home with her. I was only with her for 3 months.

Baby Sydney

I took a break from nannying and went into retail. Mind you, all this time I was doing hair on the side. Sadly, my license expired because I didn't renew it. Dumb old me.

After moving back home to St. Louis and renewing my cosmetology license, I was asked to take care of my twin nieces two days a week. Of course I accepted.

I got to spend time with these little lovlies...

I got to see them develop and grow.

I always told myself after each nanny gig, "The next child I will care for will be my own." Well, that time has now come. My last day with Maggie and Cate was 2 weeks ago. It took some getting used to. I was so sad. I miss them. Luckily they are my nieces. I get to see them whenever I please. : )

2010 Recap in Photo's

We kicked off the year right. We said goodbye to the horrible 2009 that we had...

I spent a great deal of time with these lovlies...

Gretchen and I scored third row seats to see Lady Gaga...

I celebrated my 30th Birthday 1920's style...

I made hundreds of cakepops for a good friend, Rob's Birthday...

Gretchen and I took a roadtrip to Chicago to see Little Dragon. It was amazing...

The salon took part in the DaDa Ball at the Contemporary Art Museum by doing all the hair for the models. And we got to meet Chloe Sevigny who was the guest of honor...

Andres' family paid us a lovely visit. I had never met one of his brothers, Anthony, so it was really special to spend that time with him. His other brother, Joe, also came with his girlfriend, Gina. We had a blast. We went to see Passion Pit and showed them all the great spots in St. Louis...

We attended a pool party downtown. The only time you'll see me near a pool, or in the sun for that matter, all summer...

I saw Lady Gaga for the third time (second time this year, first time was previous year). A good friend of ours, Ericka, scored floor seats. I was the lucky one that she took with her...

I visited Lana in New York...

We found out we are having a baby!!!!

Andres visited family in Florida...

Andres did LOTS of djing throughout the year. He was added as a resident dj to the London Calling Family. I attended and supported my amazingly talented hubby every chance I could up until my morning sickness left me couch ridden...

We had a wonderful Christmas with the family...

We spent New Years Eve with some wonderful friends that we had grown very close to in the last few months...

So, overall, we had a really great 2010. We promised each other when we were ringing in 2010 to make the most of the year. We kept our promises. This year, 2011, is going to be absolutely magical. We can't wait for the adventures ahead of us. Let's do it!!!