Adiós /chao to the year 2009.........

We feel truly blessed for the gift of family that we received in 2009. Thank you to our family and friends for all your support, prayers, and guidance through our journey for Javier! Our family feels COMPLETE and we can not remember life without Javi. We absolutely adore him!

Can not wait to see what 2010 has in store for The Mateo Family!!!!!

God Bless and Happy New Year to all our friends and family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our 2009 Family Holiday Photo.....La Familia Mateo

Javier is so handsome and sweet....we are truly BLESSED!!!!

Decorating the Christmas tree......2009

Putting up the tree with Papa

wondering what is this????

wow....is this really a tree???

feels weird???

this ball doesn't want to go here

balls on a tree????

confused with decorating...lol

too much work for me...I am on break

wow...LIGHTS..."pretty"

Our first Thanksgiving as a family.......

So much to be thankful for this year, especially for the arrival of Javier into our family, but we also are so thankful for our health, happiness and for the loving and supportive families we have! Matt, me, and Javi..our perfect family!!!!!Tia Denise feeding Javier his Thanksgiving feast!

Professional "2" year photos

Javier's "2" year old professional pictures. His birthday party was a huge success, the swimming pool, the backyard, inside the house, and the front yard were filled with many people who love him. Sorry it took me so long to post some more but my life has been crazy!

Feliz cumpleaños Javier!

Javier turns 2 today! Feliz cumpleaños de nuestro hijo, los queremos mucho!

Our first Easter as a family....

The Easter Bunny came to visit Javier....

Just us!

Mike Denise and the kids

Aurora looking so pretty....

Javier's first Easter Bunny visit in Chicago with his cousins....

Coloring Easter eggs....

Asked Tio Mike and Tia Denise to be

Javier's God-parents.....

Will You Be My Padrinos????

Your family welcomes you with open arms and huge hearts...

Yo y mi abuelo The cousins and Tia Denise
Tia Denise and Javi

Tia Eve and Amber
Great Aunt Dee and Uncle John

Tia Sam, Tio Eddie, Bella, and Lex
Maria, Jerry Isaac, and JadeAlicia, Miranda, Luis and Matea
The Three Kings...Abuelo, Papa, y Javi (is the prince)Tia...Tia

It is good to be me (Javi).....

First time at Brookfield Zoo....

Enjoying it with his cousins.....

We made it home on April 3, 2009!

Javiers first time in a car-seat...still smiling!

Prima Bella showing Javi his room. Buenas noches y sueños dulces.....Everyday I wonder how we became so blessed with this little guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The journey home....

Javi was unbelievably great on the plane ride home, it has been a long day but still manages to smile!

Landed in Chicago with luggage ready and waiting for Tia Sam to pick us up!