Happy Halloween / Feliz Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!! Since we are new here and we didn't know where to take the kids for trick-or-treating, I called a friend from the ward here and she told me we could go over to her place in North Brunswick to trick-or-treat . The kids really liked it and got a lot of candy. Which means we are going to be eating a lot of it. In one of the houses we knocked, this guy was giving the kids a quarter and a piece of candy. We didn't have a basket for Samuel but this guy saw Mac holding Samuel, and came out of the house to give Samuel a 1 dollar bill. That was so nice of him. Both Lili and John wanted to start eating their candy after the first house they got candy at. At the last house this old lady opened the door and she was laughing and saying: Look at these kids! At this point there were other kids at the door waiting for candy. I guess John liked the lady a lot because he went inside her house. I had to go in to get him out. We had a good time. Thank you Kristin for letting us come to trick-or-treat with you.

Feliz Halloween para todos!! Siendo que somos nuevos aca y no sabiamos a donde llevar los chicos para buscar caramelos, llame a una amiga de la iglesia de aqui y ella me dijo que podiamos ir para donde ella vive en North Brunswick. A los chicos les encanto y recibieron muchas golosinas. Lo cual significa que nosotros (Mac y yo) vamos a estar comiendo mucho de esas golosinas. En una de las casa que golpiamos, el hombre estaba dando golosinas y una moneda de 25 centavos a cada chico. Nosotros no teniamoss una canasta para Samuel, pero este hombre vio a Mac que estaba sosteniendo a Samuel y salio de su casa y le dio a Samuel un billete de un dollar. Que buen hombre. Lili y John querian empezar a comer sus caramelos despues de haber recibido caramelos en la primer casa. En la ultima casa habia una senora mayor que abrio la puerta y se empezo a reir y decia: Miren estos chicos! En este momento ya habian otros chicos tambien esperando por golosinas. Me parece que a John le gusto la senora porque se metio adentro de la casa asi que yo tuve que ir adentro para sacarlo. La pasamos muy bien y gracias Kristin por dejarnos ir con vos a buscar caramelos.

Leaving our apartment....

on our way to the car......
almost there.....
getting closer.....

On our way to Kristin's house. I love the trees on the side of the highway. Don't they look like christmas trees with red lights?Sam the puppyTrick or Treat?Next...I'm so coolKit-Kat or Snickers?

Hello...Anyone home?

Gymnastics / Gimnasia

Our friend Claudia, who was at Mac's birthday party, told me the other day that Rutgers has a gymnastics class for kids starting at 3 years old. She takes her daughter Elisa there and told me that she really likes it. And so we thought about trying it for Lili. It's on every Thursday from 5:15 to 6:00 pm. Today I decided to go check it out.
My friend Veronica was here from Pennsylvania and so she came with me. When I got there I talked to the instructor and she said that Lili could try it. I really didn't have Lili in gymnastic-friendly clothes - she was wearing a pair of jeans because we though we would just go and watch - but she wanted to do it so I let her loose and there she went. She LOVED it and she is actually really good. I think we have a little gymnast in our family. She was so excited and had tons of energy. I wish I would have had my camera. Next time I'll take it and try to film her. I'd like to take her every Thursday and stay to watch her but I don't know how that would work. She is going to go for sure but I don't know if I'll be able to stay there with John and Sam because John just wants to go with Lili. I wish they would take him too but he has to be 3 years old. Anyway, it was really fun and I can't wait until next Thursday. The good thing about this class is that there are only 3 kids and so they get the instructor's full attention.

Nuestra amiga Claudia que estuvo en la fiesta de cumple de Mac me dijo el otro día que Rutgers tiene una clase de gimnasia deportiva para chicos de 3 en adelante. Claudia lleva a su hija Elisa y me dijo que le encanta. Pensamos en llevar a Lili. Es todos los jueves de 5:15 a 6:00 de la tarde. Así que hoy decidimos ir a ver como es.
Mi amiga Verónica que vive en Pennsylvania vino hoy a casa así que ella fue conmigo. Cuando llegamos allá, hablé con la instructora y ella dijo que Lili podía probar la clase si quería. Realmente Lili no tenía ropa puesta como para hacer ejercicios. Tenía puesto un par de jeans porque pensamos que sólo íbamos a mirar, pero como Lili quería hacerlo dejé que lo haga igual. A Lili le ENCANTÓ y la verdad es que es bastante buena. Me parece que tenemos una pequeña gimnasta en la familia. Lili estaba re entusiasmada y tenía mucha energía. Que lastima que no tenía mi cámara. La próxima vez la voy a llevar y voy a tratar de filmarla un poco. Realmente me encantaría llevarla todos los jueves y quedarme ahí para verla pero no sé si eso va a pasar. Lili va a ir seguro pero yo no creo que vaya a poder quedarme ahí con John y Samuel porque John quiere ir ahí con Lili y hacer lo mismo que ella. Como me gustaría que lo tomaran a él también, pero tiene que tener 3 años por lo menos. Pero bueno fue re lindo y no aguanto hasta el jueves que viene. Lo bueno de esta clase es que son sólo 3 chicos así que los 3 tienen bastante atención de la instructora.

First Snow / Primera Nieve

Today, we got some snow. It really made me feel like I was in Utah so it made me feel at home or at least one of my homes. Anyway here is a little video to show you. This was taken from the window in our apartment. Enjoy.

Hoy nevo. Me hizo sentir como si estaba en Utah asi que me hizo sentir como en casa o como una de mis casas. Aqui hay un pequeno video. Este video fue tomado desde la ventana de nuestro departamento. Disfrutenlo.

Burnt Hand / Mano Quemada

Last Wednesday, October 22, Lili burned her right hand with the iron. She literally ironed her hand. Mac took her to the emergency room because we didn't know how bad it was. There they said it was a 2nd degree burn. They gave us some antibiotic cream to put on her hand and told us to wrap it and re-wrap it twice a day. They also gave us some pain medication to give to her just in case, but we haven't had to give her any. She is a tough little girl. She is doing great and never complains about her hand. In the hospital they said that after her hand is back to normal, her skin might look different where she got burnt and maybe a different color but that there won't be any scarring. Anyway the most important thing is that she is ok. I'm sure she learned that irons are not to play with and that when mommy says No she means No. I also learned that just because a kid has never been interested in something before, it doesn't mean that they will never be interested in trying it at some time. So next time I won't leave the iron by itself again even if it is only for literally 1 second. We love you Lili and you scared us for a minute. Here are some pictures.

El miercoles pasado, 22 de Octubre, Lili se quemo la mano derecha con la plancha. Ella se plancho la mano. Mac la llevo a la sala de emergencias porque no sabiamos cuan grave era. Ahi nos dijeron que era una quemadura de 2do grado. Nos dieron una crema que tiene antibiotico para ponerle y nos dijeron que le cubramos la mano y que le cambiaramos las gasas 2 veces al dia. Tambien nos dieron un remedio para el dolor para Lili por si le dolia pero hasta ahora no hemos tenido que darselo. Ella es bastante fuerte. Lili esta bien y nunca se queja de su mano. En el hospital nos dijeron que una vez que su mano este denuevo bien puede ser que la piel se vea un poco diferente y aun diferente color pero no va a haber ninguna sicatris. Pero bueno lo mas importante es que ella esta bien. Estoy segura que aprendio una leccion y eso es que las planchas no son para jugars y que cuando mami dice No es No. Yo tambien aprendi una leccion de que porque un chico nunca ha tenido interes en algo antes, no significa que nunca vallan a tener interes en algun momento. Asi que la proxima vez no voy a dejar la plancha solaasi sea por 1 segundo. Te amamos Lili y por un segundo nos diste un flor de susto. Aqui hay algunas fotos

At home after the hospital

Next day
3rd day
6th Day

Smiles / Sonrisas

This is Sam at one week from turning 5 months old. He is so cute and so smiley. I love this little guy so much. Believe it or not today he got on his knees and elbows while he was playing on the floor. He reminds me of Lili when she was a baby. I think he is going to start walking early like his big sister. John was more laid-back and took his time for everything. Just some info about Sam: I took him to his 4 months old check up appointment and he weighed 11 lb 14 oz. They told me to start him on cereal now. So we have tried rice cereal and oatmeal and he doesn't mind eating them. The first time I gave it to him he ate it like he's been eating it since he was born. I was really surprised and really happy at the same time. I can't complain. Isn't he cute?

Este es Sam a una semana de cumplir 5 meses. Es tan lindo y re simpatico. Lo amo tanto. Aunque no lo crean hoy se paro sobre sus rodillas y sus codos mientras estaba jugando en el suelo. El me hace acordar mucho a Lili cuando ella era un bebe. Me parece que el va a caminar temprano tambien como Lili. John era mas vago y se tomaba su tiempo para todo. Para darles un poco de informacion acerca de Sam, lo lleve al medico para su turno de los 4 meses y estaba pesando 5 kilos y algo. Me dijeron que ya podia empezar a darle cereal de bebe. Asi que le dimos cereal de arroz y avena y la verdad es que le gusto. La primera vez que se lo di, comio como si lo hubiera comido desde que nacio. Yo estaba bastante sorprendida y muy feliz al mismo tiempo. La verdad es que no me puedo quejar. No es hermoso?

Halloween Party / Fiesta de Halloween

Yesterday we had our ward Halloween Party at the church. The kids had a lot of fun and they got a lot of candy. At one point we lost John and we couldn't find him. All of a sudden they put some music on and I was sure John would come right to where the music was. Sure enough, the music started and out of nowhere he appeared and started to dance. Have I mentioned before how much John likes to dance? He is so funny. At the party they had a piñata for the older kids and one for the very young. Lili and John did really good and they could even hit better than kids that are older than them. I guess the practice that they have had from hitting all those piñatas at birthday parties and parties in general has helped. Anyway, let me tell you about the kids' costumes. Lili was Snow White and she looked just beautiful. John was a "Johnny" skeleton and Sam was a puppy. What inspired me?: The price tag. I haven't had time this year to make any costumes. We will see what happens next year. Here are some pictures of the evening.

Ayer tuvimos la fiesta de Halloween en la capilla. Los chicos la pasaron re bien y recibieron un monton de golosinas. En un momento perdimos a John y no lo podiamos encontrar. De repente pusieron musica y yo estaba segura que John vendria a donde estaba la musica. De seguro la musica empezo y nose de donde pero John aparecio y empezo a bailar. Alguna vez les dije como le encanta bailar a John? El es tan comico. En la fiesta habian 2 piñatas una para los chicos mas grandes y una para los chiquitos. Lili y John podian pegar a la piñata mejor que otros chicos que eran mas grandes que ellos. Me parece que la practica de todas las piñatas de las fiestas de cumpleaños y otras fiestas varias ayudaron. Bueno dejenme contarles un poco de los disfrases de los chicos. Lili era Blanca Nieves y estaba hermosa. John era Johnny el esqueleto y Sam era un perrito. Que es lo que me inspiro? El precio. Este año no he tenido tiempo para hacerle ningun disfras. Veremos lo que pasa el año que viene. Aqui hay algunas fotos de la noche.

AT HOME

AT THE PARTY

30 Years Old / 30 Años

Today is Mac's birthday. He is 30 years old. Even though he thinks he is really old now I still think he is really handsome and I love him very much. Happy Birthday Mac!!. I love you very much and I'm so proud of you. Thanks for all you do for our little family. I hope you have a great day. I haven't made a cake for him for the last 2 years because guess what? I've been pregnant and sick each time. So I decided to give him a surprise birthday party. Along with some old friends of ours, I invited over some new friends that we have met here in New Jersey that go to school with Mac. I cooked all day long and I still can't believe I was able to get everything done in time. I seriously cooked as if I was throwing a party for like 30 people when I was only having 7 couples over. I don't know what I was thinking. Let me tell you, I have enough food left over for another party. Anyway we had a good time and Mac was surprised. He did not see it coming. Here are some pictures of the party.

Hoy es el cumpleaños de Mac. Cumple 30 años. Aunque el piensa que ya es viejo para mi sigue siendo lindo y lo amo un monton. Feliz Cumple Mac!!! Te Amo Mucho y estoy re orgullosa de vos. Gracias por todo lo que haces por nuestra pequeña familia. Espero que tengas un hermoso dia. Hace 2 años que no le hago ninguna torta de cumpleaños a Mac porque adivinen que? He estado embarazada y enferma cada vez. Asi que esta vez que no estoy embarazada ni enferma decidi hacerle una fiesta sorpresa. Invite a unos amigos que ya conocemos de antes y a otros amigos nuevos que conocimos aqui en New Jersey que van a la escuela con Mac. Cocine durante todo el dia. Todavia no puedo creer que pude terminar todo a tiempo. Realmente cocine como si estuviera teniendo una fiesta para como 30 personas cuando solo invite 7 parejas. Realmente nose lo que estaba pensando. Tengo comida de sobra como para hacer otra fiesta. La pasamos re bien y Mac estaba sorprendido. No se imaginaba nada de la fiesta sorpresa. Aqui hay algunas fotos.

The Cake

Our friends

Cristobal and Soledad

Felipe, Elisa and Claudia

Juanjo, Viviana and Selma

Our little family. Samuel was asleep in his room

I'm alive / Estoy Viva

Yes, it's me again trying to post something. It's going to be short but I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm alive. I haven't disappeared from the map. I'm just in a different part of the map. We moved to New Jersey 2 months ago, today. Time flies! It's been kind of crazy but all is good now except for having 3 sick kids at the same time. There is so much I want to say and write about but for right now this is all I can say because it is really late and I just want to go to sleep. Goodnight everyone!

Sí, soy yo de nuevo tratando de publicar algo. Va a ser cortito pero sólo quería decirles que estoy viva. No he desaparecido del mapa, sólo estoy en otra parte del mapa. Hoy hace 2 meses que nos mudamos a New Jersey. Como pasa el tiempo! Han sido unos meses de loco pero ahora estamos bien con la exepción de tener 3 chicos enfermos al mismo tiempo. Hay tantas cosas que quiero decir y escribir pero por ahora esto es todo porque ya es tarde y me quiero ir a dormir. Buenas noches a todos!