Temple / Templo

Today we went for a walk to the temple in Provo. We sure are going to miss having a temple so close when we move to New Jersey. We had a nice walk even though we should have waited a little bit longer until it was later in the day to go because it was really hot. Anyway, here are some pictures that Mac took. Aren't they beautiful?

Hoy fuimos a caminar por los jardines del templo de Provo. Realmente vamos a extrañar tener un templo tan cerca cuando nos mudamos a New Jersey. Tuvimos una linda caminata aunque tendriamos que haber esperado hasta que fuera mas tarde porque hacia mucho calor. Pero bueno, aqui hay algunas fotos que Mac saco. No son hermosas?

Tahitian Noni

We have been wanting to go to the gardens at Tahian Noni for a long time but we never get a chance to do it and since my mom is leaving tomorrow and we were meeting some friends for lunch today near there, we decided to go before lunch. It is so beautiful there. I especially loved their lawn. It felt so good walking on it barefoot. After the garden we went to "Tucanos" and ate a lot of meat. Well at least I did. I love "Tucanos". Every time I go there I eat too much. After "Tucanos" we went back home and we all had a nap except for my mom who went with some friends to see the pioneer houses that are in a park in Provo. Here are some pictures at the gardens.

Hace tiempo que queremos ir a los jardines de Tahian Noni pero por una cosa y la otra nunca vamos y como mi mama se va mañana y nos vamos a encontrar con unos amigos para comer al mediodia cerca de los jardines, decidimos ir antes de almorzar. Los jardines son hermosos. Me encanto el pasto. Se siente re lindo caminando descalza. Despues de los jardines fuimos a Tucanos y comimos un monton de carne. Bueno, por lo menos yo comi mucho. Me encanta Tucanos. Cada vez que voy ahi como un monton. Despues de Tucanos volvimos a casa y todos dormimos una siesta con la exepcion de mi mama que se fue con unos amigos a ver las casitas de los pioneros que estan en un parque en Provo. Aqui hay algunas fotos que sacamos en los jardines.

Coca Cola?

I have to write this because it is too good to pass up. Today when we were eating dinner at home we had a Coke bottle on the table and Lili asked what it was and we said: "Coca Cola." Lili then said... "ah! Coca Cola." Then she thought for a minute and repeated with a sour look on her face: "Coca COLA?" And we laughed so hard that we couldn't stop. Now let me tell you why this is funny. "Cola" in Spanish means butt so you can imagine why she repeated it with a question mark and the confusion she had in her mind. We love you Lili.

Tengo que escribir esto porque esta muy bueno para no escribirlo. Hoy cuando estabamos cenando en casa teniamos una botella de Coca Cola en la mesa y Lili nos pregunto que era y le dijimos que era Coca Cola. Lili entonces dijo:- Ah! Coca Cola. Pero despues se quedo pensando y volvio a decir con cara de asco:- Coca COLA? Ella sabe muy bien lo que es la "cola" asi que se pueden imaginar la confusion que tenia en su cabeza. Nos reimos tanto que no podiamos parar de reirnos. Te amamos Lili.

Father's Day / Dia Del Padre

I love this picture because it leaves no doubt that Mac is a father. Yes you are Mac and you are a really good father. I love how you play with the kids and make them and me laugh. I hope you have a great father's day. We love you very, very, very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We can't imagine life without you. We miss you during the day when you are at school. We wish we could spent the whole day with you but we know that that is impossible. Thanks for all you do for us.

To our dads (Rolando and Doug) Happy father's day. We love you very much and we hope you have a wonderful day. We can never repay what you guys have done and what you do for our family whether you're near or far away. You are always helping us. WE LOVE YOU!!

..and to all the dads out there: Have a great FATHER"S DAY!!

Me gusta esta foto porque prueba que Mac es un padre. Si Mac sos papa y un papa muy bueno. Me encanta como jugas con los chicos y como los haces reir a ellos y a mi. Espero que tengas un dia del padre buenisimo. Te amamos mucho, mucho, mucho, mucho!!!!!!!!! No nos podemos imaginar la vida sin vos. Te extrañamos mucho durante el dia cuando estas en la escuela. Deseariamos poder pasar todo el dia con vos pero sabemos que eso es imposible. Gracias por todo lo que haces por nosotros.

A nuestros padres (Rolando y Doug) Feliz dia del padre! Los amamos mucho y esperamos que tengan un hermoso dia. Nunca les podremos pagar por todo lo que ustedes hacen por nuestra familia aqui y en la distancia. Siempre nos estan ayudando. LOS AMAMOS!!

....y para todos los papas por ahi...... que tengan un hermoso DIA DEL PADRE!!

Samuel's Blessing / Bendicion De Samuel

Today we had Samuel's blessing at the church in the Relief Society Room. The reason why we did it today (Saturday) is because tomorrow is Father's Day and even though we would have loved to do it tomorrow, we knew that a lot of people wouldn't be able to make it and since my mom is leaving the 19th we wanted to do it before she left. It was beautiful and almost everyone came for the event. After the blessing we had some refreshments of which my mom, and my in-laws helped to prepare. Thank you very much!!! I made the cake myself. Here are some pics from the blessing. Enjoy them.

Samuel, we love you so much and we are so happy you are in our family.

Hoy tuvimos la bendicion de Samuel en la capilla en la sala de la Sociedad de Socorro. La razon porque la hicimos hoy (sabado) es porque mañana es el Dia del Padre y aunque nos hubiera encantado hacerla mañana, sabiamos que muchos no iban a poder venir y como mi mama se va el 19, quisimos hacerla antes de que ella se fuera. Fue muy linda la bendicion y casi todos pudieron venir para la ocacion tan especial. Despues de la bendicion tuvimos un refrigerio que mi mama y la familia de Mac ayudaron a preparar. Muchisimas gracias!! La torta la hice yo. Aqui hay algunas fotos de la bendicion. Disfrutenla.

Samuel te amamos mucho y estamos tan felices de tenerte en nuestra familia.

Shopping / Llendo de compras

Today my mom, me, and the kids went to Gardner Village. The reason we went there is because there is a store that I really like that has baby blessing outfits and since the plan for today was to go to IKEA we stopped first at Gardner Village, which is close to IKEA. To my surprise the store wasn't there anymore which means that now I have to see where I'm going to buy Samuel's blessing outfit and I only have 2 days until the big day! We decided to walk around and see the other shops while we were there. Then we had lunch at "Archibalds" while I nursed the baby and then we headed for IKEA. We more or less spent the rest of the day walking around and spending money at IKEA (my mom's money, that is). I love that store so much! We had a fun day doing some shopping. These are some pictures taken at Gardener Village

Hoy mi mama, yo y los chicos fuimos a Gardner Village. La razon por la que fuimos ahi es porque hay un negocio que me re gusta que venden ropa de bendicion para bebes y como el plan para hoy era ir a IKEA, paramos en Gardner Village primero porque esta cerca de IKEA. Para mi sorpresa el negocio no esta mas ahi y eso quiere decir que voy a tener que encontrar otro lugar para comprar la ropa de bendicion a Samuel y solo me quedan 2 dias para hacerlo. Decidimos caminar y ver los otros negocios. Despues fuimos a comer al restaurant que esta en Gardner Village que se llama Archibalds mientras yo le daba de comer a Samuel. Luego nos fuimos a IKEA. Lo pasamos el resto del dia en IKEA caminando y gastando plata (la plata de mi mama). Como me encanta ese negocio! Lo pasamos re bien llendo de compras. Estas son unas fotos en Gardner Village.

Chuck E. Cheese's

Today my mom and I took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese's to play. Lili and John really enjoyed it. Samuel slept the whole time. Let me tell you something that happened while we were there. Lili was playing in the humongous-jungle-gym-maze thing just fine but then some kids came running and screaming and she got really scared and started to cry. I told her to come down but she was afraid. I finally asked a person who works there if I could go up there to get Lili and she said yes. Let's just say that I was actually really excited to go get her. I always wanted to play in one of those things so I went up there and my mom couldn't help laughing at the sight of me climbing through the plastic tunnels and traping over the sythetic rope bridges. I finally got to Lili and we both got out of there. It was fun! That was the adventure for the day. I wish I would have had my camara but I forgot it at home.

Hoy mi mama y yo llevamos a los chicos a Chuck E Cheese's (un lugar de juegos para chicos). Lili y John lo pasaron re bien. Samuel durmio todo el tiempo. Dejenme contarles algo que paso. Lili estaba jugando en el pelotero re bien hasta que unos chicos vinieron corriendo y gritando. Lili se asusto y empezo a llorar. Le dije que bajara pero ella tenia miedo. Finalmente le pregunte a una de las chicas que trabaja ahi si yo podia subir a buscar a Lili que estaba llorando y me dijo que si. Les digo que yo estaba re contenta porque siempre queria jugar en uno de esos. Asi que me subi a buscar a Lili mientras mi mama se reia viendome subir. La verdad es que fue divertido. Esa fue nuestra aventura del dia. Me hubiera encantado tener mi camara pero me la olvide en casa.

1 Week Old / 1 Semana

Samuel is a week old today. He looks different to me already. He is so cute and I'm so grateful to our Heavenly Father for sending Samuel to our family. I have to say that it has been a tough week for me because I haven't had much sleep at all. I don't know what I would have done if my mom wasn't here. She pretty much takes care of Lili and John and does everything else while Mac is at school. The day after I got home from the hospital it really hit me that now I have 3 kids under the age of 3 and I don't know how I'm going to do it once my mom is gone. Lili has been really good with Samuel. I feel bad for John because he is still a baby and needs a lot of my attention. Anyway I'm excited for Samuel's 2 week appointment next week to see how much he weighs. I think the nursing is going really well. I hope I don't get disappointed after the appointment.

Samuel tiene 1 semana. Para mí ya se ve distinto. Es tan lindo y estoy super agradecida a Nuestro Padre Celestial por mandarlo a Samuel a nuestra familia. Tengo que decirles que ha sido una semana bastante dura para mí ya que no he dormido casi nada. No sé que hubiera hecho si mi mamá no estaría aca. Ella ha estado cuidando a Lili y a John y haciendo todo en la casa cuando Mac está en la escuela. El día después que llegué del hospital recién caí que ahora tengo 3 chicos bajo la edad de 3 y no sé cómo voy a hacer una vez que mi mamá se vaya. Lili se ha estado portando muy bien con Samuel. Me siento mal por John porque el todavía es un bebe y necesita mucha atención. Bueno estoy re ansiosa por ir al turno de Samuel de las 2 semanas para ver cuanto pesa. Me parece que todo el tema de amamantar está llendo muy bien. Espero no desilucionarme cuando tenga el turno y vea cuanto pesa.

Argentine Asado (Barbecue) / Asado Argentino

Yesterday we went to an Argentine asado (barbecue) at the Shumway's house. Jeff Shumway is a history professor at BYU and every semester he has an Argentine asado at his house to show his students a little bit of Argentine culture. Mac was in Jeff's History of Argentina course way back in 2003, which is when Mac introduced Jeff to Crhistian Saez, the asador (the barbecuer). Since then, Mac has worked with Jeff as an intern performing archival research in Argentina in 2004, and most recently as a teaching assistant in 2006/7. We have always gone and we love it. We always have so much fun. This was our last asado (at least for awhile) because, as you already know, we are moving to New Jersey soon. We are really going to miss these asados. Thank you Jeff and Kathy for always inviting us. We are really going to miss you.


Ayer fuimos a un Asado Argentino en la casa de los Shumway. Jeff Shumway es un profesor de historia en BYU y cada semestre tiene un asado para mostrarle a sus estudiantes algo de la cultura argentina. Mac estuvo en el curso de historia argentina que enseñó Jeff en 2003, que también fue cuando Mac le introdujo a Jeff a Crhristian Saez, el asador de sus asados. Desde entonces Mac ha hecho una pasantía en los archivos nacionales de Argentina con Jeff, y este año pasado fue el asistente de Jeff. Nosotros hemos ido siempre y nos encanta. Siempre lo hemos pasado muy bien. Este fue nuestro último asado porque, como ya saben, nos estamos mudando. Gracias Jeff y Kathy, los vamos a extrañar un monton.

Crhistian (right) the asador and Jeff's current Teaching Assistant (left)

Crhistian (derecha) el asador y el asistente actual de Jeff.

Say CHEESE!!

Lili trying not to smile.

Lili haciendo lo posible para no sonreir.

More Pictures / Mas fotos

Here are some pictures of Samuel before we left the hospital.
Aqui hay algunas fotos de Samuel antes de irnos del hospital.

Video

Finally I was able to upload the video of my mom and Lili like I promise. So here it is.

Finalmente pude poner el video de mi mama y Lili como prometi. Aqui esta.

Second Day / Segundo Dia

Today Lili and John and my mom got to see Samuel for the first time. Yesterday they couldn't see him up close because Samuel was in the NICU when they were here. Lili wanted to hold him and she was so happy. I helped Lili hold Samuel and he started to cry but Lili said to him:- I'm here, I'm here. I thought that was so cute of her. John was running around touching everything.

Hoy Lili, John y mi mama pudieron ver a Samuel por primera vez en persona. Ayer no lo pudieron ver mas que por la ventana del nursery porque Samuel estaba ahi cuando vinieron. Lili queria sostenerlo y estaba re feliz. La ayude a Lili a tener a Samuel y el empezo a llorar asi que Lili le dijo:- Estoy aca, estoy aca. Fue re lindo escucharla decir eso. John estaba corriendo por todos lados y tocando todo.

Samuel Batista Wilson

Samuel Batista Wilson was born today, June 1st, at 3:00 pm on the dot. He weighed 6 LB 14 oz and is 19 1/2 in. long. Even though it seems like he is not very big, he is so far our biggest baby. He was taken to the NICU right after he was born because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck and he was pale. Everything is fine now and he is such a cutie. We are so happy to have him with us. Lili is really excited but I think that John doesn't get it yet.
Let me explain where his name comes from. Samuel is a name in both of our families. It was the name of my paternal great greatgrandfather (my dad's mother's paternal grandfather: Samuel Salewzki) and it was the middle name of Mac's maternal grandfather, Clarence Samuel Ferrin, the name of his maternal grandfather's father [Mac's greatgrandfather: Samuel S Ferrin], the middle name of that greatgrandfather's father [Mac's great greatgrandfather: Jacob Samuel Ferrin] and the name of that great greatgrandfather's father [Mac's great great greatgrandfather: Samuel Ferrin]. And Batista is the middle name of my maternal grandpa, Primo Batista Gandola, and we just wanted to honor him.
Here are some pictures from today. I'll put more up tomorrow.
Welcome to this world Samuel!!!! We love you!!!!!!!

Samuel Batista Wilson nacio hoy, 1 de Junio, a las 3:00 en punto de la tarde. Peso 3 kilos 122 gramos y mide 49.53 centimetros. El es nuestro bebe mas grande hasta ahora. Inmediatamente despues de que nacio lo llevaron a la terapia intensiva de bebes porque su cordon estaba enroscado alrededor de su cuello y el estaba palido. Todo esta bien ahora y el es hermoso. Estamos re felices de tenerlo con nosotros. Lili esta re contenta y John todavia no entiende nada.

Dejenme decirles de donde viene su nombre. Samuel es un nombre por parte de los dos lados de nuestra familia. Samuel Salewzki era mi tatarabuelo de parte de mi papa (el abuelo paterno de mi abuela paterna). De parte de la familia de Mac, el nombre Samuel forma parte de los nombres de su abuelo materno, Clarence Samuel Ferrin, de su bisabuelo, Samuel S Ferrin, de su tatarabuelo, Jacob Samuel Ferrin, y de su tataratatarabuelo (el bisabuelo del abuelo de Mac), Samuel Ferrin. Batista es el segundo nombre de mi abuelo materno (el papa de mi mama) y quisimos darle el honor de que su bisnieto se llamara como el.

Aqui hay algunas fotos. Voy a poner mas mañana.

Bienvenido a este mundo Samuel!!!! Te amamos!!!!