Bubba Orders Pizza

If you don’t know my son Caleb, also known as Bubba, you don’t know what you’re missing. He is the smartest kid I’ve ever met. He is also the funniest. He is always entertaining. He also makes me want to pull my hair out. I know this is exactly how my parents felt about my brother, David. They’re very similar. This story happened a few months ago but if you haven’t heard it, I wanted to share.

Bubba is obsessed with food. I can’t blame him. He likes the most delicious foods that most of us enjoy- pizza, cookies, chips, and popsicles - to name a few. Of course he doesn’t get them every day or even often for that matter. So that’s when Bubba took matters into his own hands. One day when Vincent and I didn’t feel like cooking, we ordered pizza on our iPad. This detail is important. We picked the pizzas we wanted and saved our credit card information. A couple days later Vincent was at home with the kids. All of a sudden the doorbell rang. Vincent opened the door to find a woman holding 3 pizzas and 3 chocolate lava cakes. She read him the order and then the total. Vincent told her that she made a mistake. She confirmed the address. He again said that he didn’t order the pizza. The woman confirmed the last 4 digits of the credit card used. That’s when Tristan spoke up, “Caleb ordered the pizza on your iPad”. Vincent then turned to the woman and explained the situation. She told him since the pizza was made, there was nothing that they could do. So Vincent signed for it and took the pizzas and chocolate lava cakes inside. Then he turned to Bubba, “Bubba, what did you do?” Bubba shrugged at first but then later told the story. He went on the iPad to play a game but then recognized the Domino’s app. He clicked it and saw an option to reorder the last order. Then he made sure there were 3 of them - one for himself, one for Tristan, and for Brayden. Then it asked if he wanted to ask a delicious chocolate lava cake to his order. I’m sure he thought “Heck yeah” as he ordered not 1 but 3. Again so that all the boys could enjoy their own delicious warm chocolate cake with a gooey center. He clicked submit, and since our credit card information was saved, it sent the order to the store to be delivered in 25-30 minutes. I’m not sure what he thought would happen once the pizza was delivered. I guess he thought that Vincent would sign for the pizzas and chocolate lava cakes and hand them over to the kids.

Well, that is what happened.

Bubba - 1, Carmelle & Vincent - 0.

Update on Christmas 2015

So to catch you up on Christmas this last year.....it was fun and very eventful. We caravaned on the way there with David and Becky and Naomi. Oh and did I mention we got the Tahoe the day before we left? Talk about great timing. Such great timing. We had so much room with that huge thing.  Unfortunately though, as we were leaving, Tristan threw up. That was the start of nearly everyone getting sick at some point in Georgia. We had a trash bag because it seemed to come out of nowhere and it made the 12 hour trip nearly 16 hours long. But it made it fun being having all the cousins together. We stopped together for gas and food and even switched passengers. They loved it. From the minute we got there the cousins had a blast. I got them matching pajamas to wear. The first day it was raining so we went to downtown Atlanta to visit the Georgia Aquarium, which the kids loved. They even got to pet a stingray and some sort of small shark. Then we had lunch at the Varsity, which is the super old restaurant that has a small menu with delicious frozen orange drinks that are the best. They also have hats (see below). The second day was raining as well so I gave them the matching superhero capes that I had made. Everyone had a different shape for their symbol and their first initial for their hero name. They loved them. Then of course it was Christmas and homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast, followed by present opening. We all got amazing gifts. But for the most part, someone was always sick. Yuck. And then the drive home was the same. Brayden threw up in the hallway the minute we woke him up to leave. Yay. We did make it home with no puking in the car itself.

About to head out - beginning of the trip out there

In the car- Caleb with a diaper on his head and Addy

Matching pajamas

Superhero Tristan, Gideon, Brayden, Adalis, and Caleb

Aquarium visit - Caleb, Tristan, Gideon, and Brayden

Tristan petting the shark fish

David and Gideon

Tristan

Jellyfish

Brayden and I at the Varsity

Life for the last 6 months.....

Here’s my life in a nutshell for the last 6 months.

Tristan is in first grade. Can you believe that I have a 6 year old?? Does that qualify me as old? Actually, don’t tell me. I just can’t believe that my son was born 6 years ago. Holy moly.

Brayden is the still the baby but just grown up. He talks in complete sentences, along with logic and attitude. I baby him ridiculously. Most anything he tells me to do, I do. I feel like he’s so little and fragile so I have to protect him more. But man oh man does that boy have a temper! He’s so stubborn (like his mom) and know-it-all (also, like his mom) that sometimes I actually get mad at him. #youngestchildproblems

And lastly Caleb, or more affectionately known as Bubba, is the child God specially put on this Earth to teach me, Carmelle Masdon Martinez, a lesson. That lesson is: ‘You were shitty as a kid so this is for your mom and dad. This is for them. (drops mic)’. Yeah, that lesson.

Caleb is my son that will smile with those dimples at a girl and get her to forgive him instantly. He knows how to work the system. A flash of the dimples always distract people. He knows what he’s doing. He’s putting me in a trance. He’s adorable. I literally could squeeze him to death. He must know how much I love him because he tries everything in his power to test that love. He is, what doctors call, “pushing his boundaries”. He is really really good at it. It’s a good thing he’s so darn cute ;)

Vincent has been doing amazing in the area of business. He’s loving his job that he has now and the fact that he works with amazing people. And he also had a dream come to life as he is getting very close to opening a Growler Fill. It’s a place where you can buy and/or drink the craft beer he’ll have on tap. He’ll be getting craft beer from all locally-owned breweries. I’m so excited for him and this fun process we are about to begin. Hopefully it turns out good - cross your fingers!

Me? Me. I’ve had a little bit of a rough year but I feel like through it all I still love my little family. They are the best thing that’s ever happened to me. They love me no matter what. They think I put the moon in the sky. I am nowhere near that (see above lesson about Bubba) but I know that they trust me with their lives and it’s my job to protect them. I had to cut some people out of my life and pull trust away from others. Sometimes the people that hurt you are the closest to you. I don’t want to go into detail but know that I’m actually a better person because of it all. I’ve learned a very hard lesson on trust but gained so much more. I put no human above my little family. No one. And I love every minute a little bit more than the last. My children are amazing and the best thing that ever happened to me. I just need to relish in those moments more. I have been trying to more lately.

Other than that, work is great! I love my job. I really do. How many people can say that? There’s always going to be work drama but at least you love what you do.  My job is pretty great. I’m cooking dinner again. I feel pretty damn good. And my life is not half-bad. ;)

Also, in the news of expecting……..we expected a new car at Christmas and got one! :) We got a 2015 Chevy Tahoe and we love it! It’s huge and I have what Vincent refers to as “penis envy”. I can’t help it. It’s a beautiful car. I’m envious of his car ;)