Mac, Priscila, Lili & John

Day out with John

2010-07-22T21:16:00.005-06:00

Today it was John's turn to go on a date with me. It just happened that he also had a doctor's appointment today so after that we went to Burger King and got a chocolate shake. After he was done eating he played in the playground they have there. Then we went to Bicentennial Park in East Brunswick where we read some books, had a sucker and played in the playgound. It was perfect because nobody was there and we had the playground all to ourselves. After that we went home. We really enjoyed our time together. John was loving it and he didn't want to go home.

Of course we had to read a Thomas the train book.

A month ago we bought our first digital camera. We used to have one that we borrowed from Mac's dad but it died on us last last year. We bought a SAMSUNG TL205 Dual View so John could see himself when we were taking the pictures and he loved looking at himself and making funny faces.

There is always room for a sucker.

John loves to swing and he likes to pretend he is a goose flying. Every time he gets on a swing he says faster, faster, faster.....

Weeeeeeeeeeee

This is how our date ended.

Saturday in Central Park

2010-07-17T17:46:00.013-06:00

Today after almost 2 years of living so close to New York City, we finally made it to Central Park with the kids. That is what happens when you live on a student budget. It was really fun. The kids played at the water playground and Lili especially was loving it. We had a ride in the carousel. And then Mac and I spent the next 4 hours walking around the park pushing the kids in the strollers. It was really nice and I really liked it. I especially loved to watch the people. We heard people talking in so many different languages but the ones we heard the most was Spanish from Spain. I really felt like I was in a movie while I was there.

Mac: Don't forget that we got ripped off by some hotdog vendor guy. He overcharged us on every item: [us: "The price says $2 per pretzel" him: "No, that is 'Jumbo' pretzel" (not on price chart) us: "And the hot dog? Isn't this the jumbo dog?" him: "No, that is 'Spicy' dog" (also, not on the menu) me: "So what does the 'jumbo' dog look like?" him: "like this" (he quickly takes out a hot dog that is the same size as the small one that we bought for Lili and then quickly puts it away and pretends to be annoyed at us because there are other customers waiting) me: "Que manera de estafar!" (rough translation: "What a rip-off!") and then we just keep walking until we find some shade to eat our expensive hot dogs and to feed our expensive pretzels to the pigeons.]

Lili playing with water. Have I ever mention how much Lili likes to play with water?

Sam giving it a try.

Lili and John coming up from their hiding place

I love this picture. After the carousel Lili was complaining because she wanted to do it again. I love how John and Sam are looking at Lili. She might have been pretty loud because even the guy at the ticket booth is looking at her.

View of NY City from the park

Bethesda Fountain

Say cheeeeeeeeeesse..... or not.

Always so curious

Acting like a true princess at the Belvedere Castle.

View of the Turtle Pond from the Belvedere Castle

Nap time 1

Nap time 2

Nap time 3. Forget it. Lili enjoying a popsicle while her brothers are asleep.

Taking a break after walking for 3 hours

Our wonderful friends Emily and James. They rode with us in the car and attended the Manhattan Temple while we went to the park (a block from the Temple) and then we all met up again at the park when we were ready to go home.

Manhattan Temple. I love how this picture makes it look like there is nothing around it.

THE END

What a sweet little girl...

2010-07-16T21:30:00.006-06:00

Lili that is. Today Lili gets an A++++++++ for being so caring and so loving and such a little mommy. Let me tell you what happened. I had a meeting this morning and my friend Emily was watching my kids. When I got back, Emily and the kids were outside at the playground so I went to get them because it was lunch time. John was on the top of the slide and he threw a truck down the slide and it landed right on my left foot on my tendons. It hurt really bad. I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. I couldn't put my foot down because of the pain. I waited for a little bit and then we walked home slowly.

When I got home my foot started to hurt even more. I gave the kids some grapes and I couldn't stay standing up so I sat down. I couldn't make lunch. I called Mac and told him what happened and he asked to speak with Lili. After we hung up the phone, Lili told me that it was better if I lay down on the couch and put my foot up. I was surprised. So she helped me get to the couch. Then she went to get me a blanket and covered me up. Then she went and grabbed a ziploc bag and I asked her what it was for and she said to put ice in to put on my foot. She got on a chair and opened the frezeer and got the ice tray, with my help we put the ice cubes in the bag and then she put them on my foot. She then brought me one of her stuffed animals to make me feel better, put my cell phone next to me and gave me a big hug. I was really touched by her service at such a young age (or at any age really).

Of course the kids still needed to eat so she went an gave John and Sam some crackers, a yogurt and an apple and some water. That was their lunch today and she was doing it all without me saying a word. I just laid down and watched. I told John and Sam that they needed to be good to Lili because mommy couldn't walk. Sam even spilled all of his water and she just went, got some paper towels and cleaned it all up. Then she pulled a chair next to the sink to do the dishes but I told her that I would do them later when I felt better. After Lunch time, it was their nap time so Lili took John and Sam to the room gave them some books set the timer on the microwave and went in the room with them. I could hear the rocking chair and her singing. Then she came out and said that she was trying to put Sam to sleep in her bed now because in the rocking chair it was hurting her. I can't believe she was trying to hold him in the rocking chair. What a sweet little girl. The kids actually didn't sleep but at least they were in their room playing and I could have some rest. I will never forget this and if I do this is the reason I'm writing it.

I'm feeling much better now and I can actually walk. I walk a little bit funny because still hurts but I can do things now. I LOVE you Lili! and THANK YOU for your loving service to me and your brothers today. I asked Mac later what he told Lili over the phone and he said he told her:-"Mommy's foot hurts, she can't walk very well. She needs some help so please be good and help John and Sam be good too and be extra nice to her". And that she was indeed.

Since this post is about Lili, I'll share some pictures my wonderful sister-in-law Carly took of Lili when we visited Utah this last May. Thanks Carly for the Beautiful pictures. you are so talented.

Lili you are beautiful and I love your smile and your sense of humor!

Sam's got talent

2010-07-15T20:36:00.003-06:00

Who can eat and sleep at the same time? Yeah! I know that's talent!.

This is what happens when Sam doesn't take a nap. He falls asleep during dinner. Enjoy!

Mommy-Daughter Date

2010-07-15T18:55:00.010-06:00

A while ago Mac and I had been talking about spending some time with each of the kids and doing something together to build a good relationship and build memories for the kids and we thought that we needed to have some one-on-one time with the kids. Time went by and it was hard to figure out the time to do it. A couple of months ago we attended a church meeting where Elder Jay Jensen from the Quorum of the seventy spoke. Somebody asked him how he made time for his family and one of the things he shared was that he always went on dates with his kids every week. I thought that was great and that it is what I wanted to do if I want to build a close relationship with my kids. So Mac and I decided that each week one of us would take a child on a date. So last month was Mac's turn an this month is my turn. Today was my time with Lili. Of course we can't afford to spend money every time so we try to do things that won't cost a lot of money or nothing at all. Today we went to pick up some vegetables at the Student Sustainable farm at Rutgers thanks to a friend from church who is a member of the farm's community group and who was on vacation and she asked me if I wanted her vegetables for this week since she couldn't pick them so I had a fun time with Lili and it was for free and I got free veggies. After that Lili really wanted to go to a toy store so we went to Toys R Us and told her that we were not going to buy anything but that she could look around to get an idea of what she wants for Christmas. Of course she wanted everything she saw but I told her that Santa Claus has to buy toys for all the kids so she can't ask for too many toys. After Toys R Us we went to get some ice cream at Magnificos. On our way home we had to stop at the grocery store for a few items because we had our friends Emily and James coming over for dinner and then we came home. I asked Lili what was her favorite part of our date and she said having ice cream. I agreed.

Lili amazed with the Lego star wars

Lili was realy enjoying the section were they have all the instruments.

Lili enjoying MY ice cream. She liked mine better than hers so I had to eat her Neon Italian Ice which turned my lips blue.

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

2010-07-11T20:35:00.005-06:00

I just watched this video from the church website and it filled my spirit with hope and strength. I just wanted to share it with all those mothers out there. I know that motherhood is hard. Sometimes exhausting, tiring and patience-trying. But on the other hand I feel that I have become a better person since I became a mother because having to raise my kids helps me improve myself because I strongly believe that the best way to teach our kids is by example. That doesn't mean I'm perfect because I'm not even close to being perfect but my kids help me become the person I want to be. I have been reading and studying a talk from Sister Beck that she gave in April 2010 at the women's conference and I encourage all of you to read it. It has been a great help in my daily planning and has helped me understand the importance of being a good mother. I know that we are daughters of a Heavenly Father and that He loves us as mothers and if we put Him first in our lives He will guide us and help us with our kids and everything else in our lives. Enjoy the clip.

Hello Family / Hola Familia

2009-11-11T10:29:00.008-07:00

This is at the Argentine airport when we got there. The pictures are not the best but I still wanted to post them because they are really important to me. And yes I cried when I saw everyone. It is really nice seeing my family again. I love my family.

Esto es en el aeropuerto de Argentina cuando llegamos. Las fotos no salieron muy bien pero igualmente queria ponerlas porque son muy importantes para mi. Y si, llore cuando los vi a todos. Es re lindo volver a ver a mi familia. Amo a mi familia.

Getting to Argentina / LLendo a Argentina

2009-10-24T05:35:00.013-06:00

For those who don't know, me and the kids are in Argentina. Mac will be joining us later in December after school is over. We will be here until middle of January. The kids did really well in both flights from Newark to Atlanta and from Atlanta to Buenos Aires. During the first flight I kept them entertained with some new toys. I didn't want them to sleep so that they would sleep in the next flight. The second flight they slept the entire time. I was the one who didn't sleep, because I had Lili and John sleeping all over me. I was really uncomfortable but I was willing to stay like that as long as the kids would continue to sleep. Here are some pictures of our flights to get to Argentina

Para aquellos que no saben, los chicos y yo estamos en Argentina. Mac estara viniendo en Diciembre cuando terminan las clases. Estaremos aqui hasta mediados de Enero. Los chicos se portaron re bien durante los dos vuelos de Newark a Atlanta y de Atlanta a Buenos Aires. Durante el primer vuelo los mantuve entretenidos con algunos juguetes nuevos porque no queria que se durmieran asi me dormian en el proximo vuelo. En el segundo vuelo, durmieron durante todo el vuelo. Yo soy la unica que no dormi porque tenia a Lili y John ensima mio. Estaba re incomoda pero estaba dispuesta a estar asi siempre y cuando los chicos sigan durmiendo. Aqui hay algunas fotos de los vuelos.

From Newark to Atlanta

From Atlanta to Buenos Aires, Argentina

I'm Here / Estoy Aqui

2009-04-02T21:43:00.008-06:00

I'm still alive. Good night.
Todavia estoy viva. Buenas noches.

Christmas Tree / Arbol de Navidad

2008-12-05T21:23:00.009-07:00

Today we got our Christmas tree. Let me tell you that it SMELLS REALLY GOOD!!!! It is 8 feet tall. It was actually 9 feet tall but we had to cut a foot off because it was too tall for our place. It was really cold outside. Here are some pictures.
Hoy compramos el arbol de Navidad. Dejenme decirles que HUELE RE BIEN!!!!. Mide 8 pies. En realidad media 9 pies pero tuvimos que cortar 1 pie porque era demasiado alto para nuestro departamento. Hacia mucho frio afuera. Aqui hay algunas fotos.

The kids on our way to get our tree.

Los chicos en camino a comprar el arbolito.

After we bought the tree.

Despues de que compramos el arbolito.

At home and the tree is ready to get decorated. I'll post pictures after it is decorated.

En casa y el arbol esta listo para ser decorado. Pondre mas fotos cuando este decorado.

6 Months Old / 6 Meses

2008-12-04T22:27:00.002-07:00

My little Sami turned 6 months old on December 1st. I can't believe it. Where does the time go? It almost feels like I just had Lili and now she is 3 and a half years old, I have John who is going to be 2 years old next month and Sam is already 6 months old. It is a lot of work having 3 kids, so young and so close in age, but at the same time I wish they would stay just the way they are. When I think of all the bad things that exist in the world it scares me to know that they are going to grow-up and have to make their own decisions. That is why I feel I need to teach them what's right while they are young and hope and pray that when they are older they will make right choices. Anyway I'm getting away from what I wanted to post about. So Sam is a really good baby. He is so cute and always so smiley. I love him so much that words can't express it. I'm so glad he is part of our family. He brings us so much happiness.
Next week I have to take him to the doctor for his regular check up and shots but 2 months ago when I took him to the doctor he was 11 LB 14 oz. But he has gained a lot of weight and has gotten much bigger since then. I stopped breastfeeding him a month ago because I didn't have much milk and I had to start supplementing with formula. At least I feel good that this time I was able to nurse longer than with Lili or John. Sam has also been army-crawling for a month. He started crawling a week after he turned 5 months old. I'll do another post about his crawling soon. That is all for right now.

Sami cumplió 6 meses el 1ro de diciembre. No lo puedo creer. ¿Donde se fue el tiempo? Casi parece como si ayer tuve a Lili y ahora ella ya tiene 3 años y medio. Tengo a John que va a cumplir 2 años el mes que viene y Sami ya tiene 6 meses. Es mucho trabajo tener 3 chicos tan chiquitos y tan juntos, pero al mismo tiempo desearía que se quedaran así. Cuando pienso en todas las cosas malas que hay en este mundo me asusta el saber que van a crecer y tomar sus propias decisiones. Por eso es que me siento que es ahora que son chiquitos que debo enseñarles lo que es bueno y esperar y orar que el día de mañana cuando sean grandes tomen decisiones correctas. Pero bueno me estoy yendo del tema de que quiero escribir en este momento. Sam es un bebe buenísimo. Él es tan lindo y siempre sonriente. Lo amo tanto que palabras no pueden expresar lo que siento. Estoy tan feliz que él es parte de nuestra familia. Él nos trae tanta felicidad. La semana que viene tengo que llevarlo al médico por su visita regular y vacunas pero hace dos meses atrás cuando lo llevé pesaba casi 6 kilos. Pero ya subió un montón de peso y está mucho más grande desde esa vez. Deje de amamantarlo hace un mes porque ya no tenía mucha leche y le tenía que suplementar con la leche en polvo. Por lo menos me siento bien que esta vez pude amamantar más tiempo que con Lili y John. Sam también empezó a gatear como soldadito hace un mes atrás. Él empezó a gatear una semana después de que cumplió los 5 meses. Voy a poner videos de él gateando pronto. Por el momento esto es todo.

Lili the Ghost / Lili el fantasma

2008-12-04T21:32:00.004-07:00

This was Lili this morning. She is so funny. She makes me laugh.

Esta era Lili esta mañana. Es tan graciosa. Siempre me hace reir.

Uncomfortable? / Incomodo?

2008-12-02T20:43:00.008-07:00

So Lili has this thing where she plays with something for weeks and months and sometimes wants to take them to bed with her. The last couple of days she has been wearing her sunglasses and her Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) dress. This is what she looked like this morning when I went into her room and she was asleep. She was wearing her Belle dress, wearing her sunglasses for which she woke up in the middle of the night to get and came to my room crying because she couldn't find them. She's lying down next to her Strawberry Shortcake doll and the pumpkin box her grandma sent her for Halloween. I don't know how she can sleep with all of that stuff all around her. The other day she went to sleep with her angel dress and she even wore the wings. When she woke up the next day she was still wearing the wings. I wish I had a picture of that. Anyway I just wanted to share that with you and also save the memory. Enjoy the picture.
Lili tiene esta tendencia de jugar con el mismo juguete por semanas y meses y a veces se los lleva a la cama con ella. Estos últimos días estuvo usando sus anteojos de sol y su vestido de Bella. Así es como ella estaba esta mañana cuando fui a su habitación y todavía estaba durmiendo. Tenía puesto su vestido de Bella, sus anteojos de sol por los cuales se despertó en medio de la noche y vino a mi habitación llorando porque no los podía encontrar. Como pueden ver al lado de ella esta su muñeca de frutillita y su cajita de calabaza que le mandó su grandma para Halloween. La verdad es que no se como hace para dormir asi con todo eso. El otro día se fue a dormir con su vestido de angel y hasta se puso las alas. Cuando se despertó al día siguiente todavía tenía las alas puestas. Me hubiera gustado tener una foto de eso. Pero bueno, solo quería compartir eso con ustedes también escribirlo para nuestro recuerdos. Disfruten la foto.

Big Turkey / Pavo Grande

2008-11-27T13:50:00.022-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This year was the first time we spent Thanksgiving all by ourselves. It was a really good day though. For me it was a day of a lot of cooking but I really enjoyed it. Last night I made pies from scratch for the first time all by myself.
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias. Este año por primera vez la pasamos solos. Aunque fue muy lindo igual. Para mí fue un día de mucho cocinar pero lo disfruté mucho. Ayer a la noche por primera vez hice unos pasteles caseros yo sola sin la ayuda de nadie.

I wish I could have made them prettier but I ran out of dough and this kind of dough was really hard to work with.

Today I got up at 6:45 am to start cooking, baking, and roasting. I got the 12 LB turkey ready, and by 7:30 am it made it to the oven. You might be wondering why I bought such a big turkey when it was just us 5 eating it. It just happens that it was the smallest one I could get! Anyway, this is my first try at roasting a turkey so I was worried not about cooking it right but actually making it taste good. I first spread course salt all over it and then with a brush I covered it with a sauce that I made with olive oil, fresh chopped parsley and fresh chopped garlic.

Me hubiera gustado hacerlos mas lindos pero me quedé sin masa y este tipo de masa era difícil de manejar.

Hoy me levanté a las 6:45 am y empezé a cocinar. Agarré el Pavo de casi 6 kilos, lo preparé y para las 7:30 a.m. ya estaba en el horno. Se preguntarán porque compré un pavo tan grande cuando solamente éramos nosotros 5 comiendo. Pero era el más chico que encontré. Pero bueno, esta es la primera vez que cocino un pavo así que estaba un poco preocupada, no de que se cocinara bien pero, de que tuviera buen sabor. Primero le eché sal parrillera por todos lados y después con un cepillo de cocinar lo cubrí con una salsa que hice de aceite de oliva, perejil y ajo picado.

While the turkey was roasting I decided to make homemade french bread (also for the first time). I really was in a baking mood. I really like to bake, especially when I don't have to worry about the kids, seeing as how Mac was taking care of them.
Mientras que el pavo se estaba cocinando decidí hacer pan frances casero que también era la primera vez para mí. La verdad es que estaba con ganas de cocinar. La verdad es que me gusta mucho cocinar, especialmente cuando no me tengo que preocupar por los chicos porque Mac los cuidaba mientras yo cocinaba.

By 12:00 everything was ready and we were ready to eat......
Para las 12:00 todo estaba listo y nosotros estábamos listos para comer...

Except for samuel who was sound asleep. Exepto Samuel que estaba re dormido.

Then it was time to carve the turkey and eat. Of course I had to have a leg. I like the dark meat the best. Después era hora de cortar el pavo y comer. Por supuesto que comí una pata. Me gusta más la carne de la pata que la pechuga.

Is there room for pie?.......... Absolutely. Hay lugar para el postre?...... Absolutamente.

After eating everyone was full and happy. Después de comer todos estábamos llenos y feliz.

Oh wait, then we had to clean up. Mac stripped the whole turkey and separated the two kinds of meat. Then we put them in ziplock bags to freeze them for later. I left some turkey for tomorrow to make some empanadas. Y bueno, después tuvimos que limpiar. Mac limpió todo el pavo y separar los diferente tipos de carne. Después los pusimos en bolsas en el freezer. Dejé un poco de pavo para mañana para hacer unas empanadas.

After washing and drying, washing and drying, here is my last dish. Hooray!!!! I can't wait until the day I have a dishwasher.
Después de lavar y secar, lavar y secar, aquí está el último plato que lavé. Bravo!!! No veo la hora de que algun día tenga una lavadora de platos.

It was a good and different Thanksgiving this year. It was the first time we were by ourselves. We have always spent Thanksgiving with Mac's parents and we missed them and the rest of the family. I especially missed making pies with Colleen. Este fue un Día de Acción de Gracias lindo y diferente. Esta fue la primera vez que estuvimos solos. Siempre la hemos pasado con la familia de Mac y la extrañamos mucho. Especialmente extrañé hacer los pasteles con Colleen.

THE END
FIN

Long Island and 11 Hours / Long Island y 11 Horas

2008-11-02T14:17:00.013-07:00

Yesterday we went to Long Island. We got up really early and drove there. On our way there, we could see New York City and the Statue of Liberty. While in Long Island we went to the beach. Of course we didn't go in the water. I seriously wanted to cry. I LOVE the beach and it's been 7 years since I've gone to the beach. It was beautiful. I've never seen white sand before except for in pictures. The kids loved it too. They played in the sand and they didn't want to leave. The beach we stopped at had a playground and tons of volleyball nets. I think I found the perfect place for next summer. We really enjoyed the drive going there and coming back home. It took us 1 hour and 30 minutes to get there. We got home around 4:45pm. We gave the kids a bath, had dinner, and here is where my 11 hours story starts.
So last night at 7:00 pm I was feeding Samuel and I fell asleep. Mac came to wake me up so that I could put Samuel in bed. I put Samuel in his crib at around 7:45 pm. I went back to sleep and I didnt't get up until 6:15 this morning. That means I slept 11 hours. Yahoo!!!!!!!! You may be wondering at this point where Lili and John were. They were just playing in the living room where I was (asleep). After I put Samuel in his crib Mac took care of them. I was so tired and so out of it that even this morning I asked Mac if he put the kids in bed last night. Anyway, Samuel slept the whole night too and didn't wake up until 6:30 this morning. I was a new woman today. Well here are some pictures for you to see and be jealous.

Ayer fuimos a Long Island. Nos levantamos bien temprano y manejamos hasta alla. En nuestro camino hacia alla pudimos ver a la ciudad de New York y la estatua de la libertad. Mientras que estabamos en Long Island fuimos a la playa. Por supuesto que no nos metimos en el agua. Realmente queria llorar de la emosion. Me ENCANTA la playa y hace ya 7 años que no voy a la playa. Fue hermoso. Nunca vi en mi vida arena blanca mas que en una foto. A los chicos les encanto y jugaron en la arena. No se querian ir. En la playa que paramos tenian una plazita con juegos para los chicos para jugar y un monton de canchas de voley. Asi que me parece que encontre el lugar perfecto para ir el verano que viene. Realmente disfrutamos mucho el viaje de ida y vuelta a casa. Nos llevo 1 hora y 1/2 para llegar alla. Llegamos a casa a las 4:45 de la tarde. Les dimos un baño a los chicos, comimos, y aqui es donde empieza mi historia de las 11 horas.
Ayer a las 7:00 de la noche le estaba dando de comer a Samuel y me quede dormida con el en los brazos. Mac vino a despertarme para poder poner a Samuel a dormir. Puse a Samuel en su cuna como a las 7:45 de la noche. Yo me volvi a dormir y no me desperte hasta hoy a las 6:15 de la mañana. Eso quiere decir que dormi 11 horas!!!!!!! Ustedes se estaran preguntando en este momento donde estaba Lili y John. Ellos estaban jugando en el living donde yo estaba durmiendo con Sam. Despues de que puse a Sam en su cuna Mac se encargo de ellos. Estaba tan cansada y mi mente no respondia que aun esta mañana le pregunte a Mac si el habia puesto a los chicos a dormir anoche. Pero bueno Samuel durmio toda la noche y no se desperto hasta las 6;30 de la mañana. Hoy me senti como una nueva mujer. Aqui hay algunas fotos para que se mueran de envidia. jajajajaja!!

Happy Halloween / Feliz Halloween

2008-10-31T22:16:00.015-06:00

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

2008-10-30T22:08:00.012-06:00

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

2008-10-28T22:25:00.007-06:00

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

2008-10-28T20:24:00.002-06:00

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

2008-10-26T20:53:00.009-06:00

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

2008-10-26T19:42:00.013-06:00

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

2008-10-25T22:50:00.006-06:00

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

2008-10-21T21:53:00.004-06:00

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!

Temple / Templo

2008-06-22T15:48:00.002-06:00

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

2008-06-18T21:13:00.004-06:00

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?

2008-06-16T07:09:00.006-06:00

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

2008-06-15T23:36:00.004-06:00

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

2008-06-14T23:35:00.009-06:00

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

2008-06-11T23:35:00.008-06:00

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

2008-06-10T21:25:00.005-06:00

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

2008-06-08T15:00:00.002-06:00

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

2008-06-08T14:33:00.001-06:00

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

2008-06-04T21:49:00.006-06:00

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

Video

2008-06-04T21:09:00.003-06:00

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

2008-06-02T22:44:00.011-06:00

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

2008-06-01T20:01:00.005-06:00

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!!!!

My mom is here / Llego mi mama

2008-05-31T08:40:00.002-06:00

Today my mom got here. I'm so excited she is here. I love my mom and she is always so helpful. They are inducing me tomorrow so she will be taking care of the kids. I don't know what I would do if she weren't here. Thank you Mami! I love you so much. I have a cute video of Lili running to her abuela to give her a hug at the airport but I'm having problems uploading it. I will post it as soon as I can figure out what is wrong with it.

Hoy llego mi mama. Estoy re contenta de que ella esta aca. Amo a mi mama. Ella siempre me da tanta ayuda. Mañana me van a inducir y ella va a estar cuidando a los chicos. No se que haria si ella no estuviera aca. Gracias Mami y te amo mucho. Tengo un video de cuando llego mi mama y como Lili corrio hacia ella para abrazarla en el aeropuerto pero estoy teniendo problemas para ponerlo aqui. Lo pondre mas tarde cuando pueda ver que es lo que esta mal con el video.

It Is Over / Se Acabo

2008-05-21T00:11:00.007-06:00

I am so happy to say that today, May 21st, 2008, my battle with immigration ended. Today thanks to help from senator Hatch's office I was able to attend an Oath Ceremony were they gave me my American Citizenship. I'm really happy about it and thankful for my family who was there today to support me. After the ceremony we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory to eat lunch and then we went home. I also want to take this time to say happy birthday to Robin because today is her birthday and she still got up really early to come support me at the ceremony. I love you Robin.

Estoy re feliz de decir que hoy, el 21 de Mayo, 2008, se termino mi batalla con inmigraciones. Hoy gracias a la ayuda de las oficinas del senador Hatch pude tener mi ceremonia donde me dieron mi ciudadania estadounidense. Estoy re feliz y agradecida a mi familia que estuvo ahi hoy para apoyarme. Despues de la ceremonia fuimos a comer a un restaurante de pastas y despues nos fuimos a casa. Tambien queria tomar este tiempo para decirle a Robin 'Feliz Cumpleaños' porque hoy es su cumple y ella se levanto re temprano para venir a la ceremonia. Te amo Robin.

A Hot Day / Un Dia Caluroso

2008-05-20T00:10:00.006-06:00

Today John and Lili played outside with Meili and Sophi in their pool while Sidra and I sat down under the shade and talked about how uncomfortable we feel being big and pregnant. The kids had a great time playing in the water and eating some grapes. John didn't like the pool that much but he liked playing with the hose. I sure will miss spending time with the Morrises after we move. We love you guys and we are so happy we live next to each other.

Hoy John y Lili jugaron afuera con Meili y Sophi en la pileta mientras que Sidra y yo nos sentamos en la sombra quejandonos de lo incomodas que nos sentimos estando tan grandes del embarazo. Los chicos se divirtieron mucho jugando y comiendo uvas. A John no le gusto la pileta mucho pero le encanto jugar con la manguera. De seguro voy a extrañar el pasar tiempo con los Morris despues de que nos mudamos. Los amamos y estamos re felices de vivir al lado de ustedes.

Goodbye Nelson, Lorena, Melanie and Axel

2008-05-13T23:59:00.008-06:00

Today, Nelson, Lorena, Melanie and Axel left to go to Texas for Nelson's internship with Dell. They stayed with us from May 1st until today. We are really going to miss you guys. We are so glad for the time we could spend with you while both of our families were here in Provo. Here are some pictures of the last Saturday we spent together at Rock Canyon Park and also me cutting Melanie's hair. We had a great time! We love you guys.

Hoy Nelson, Lorena, Melanie y Axel se fueron a Texas para la pasantia que Nelson va a hacer con Dell. Ellos se estuvieron quedando con nosotros desde el 1ro de Mayo hasta hoy. Los vamos a extrañar mucho. Estamos tan felices por el tiempo que pudimos pasar juntos aca en Provo desde que ustedes llegaron de Argentina. Aqui hay algunas fotos del ultimo sabado que pasamos en el parque Rock Canyon y tambien de mi cortandole el pelo a Melanie. La pasamos re bien. Los amamos!

Mother's Day / Dia De La Madre

2008-05-11T00:05:00.007-06:00

Happy Mother's Day!!!! Today we went to Eden for Mother's Day. We had a really delicious dinner. For dessert we had some strawberries dipped in chocolate that I made. We had a good time and I actually took a nap while Mac took care of the kids. I hope you all had a great Mother's Day.

Feliz dia de la Madre! Hoy fuimos a Eden para festejar el dia de la Madre. Tuvimos una cena muy rica. De postre tuvimos frutillas bañadas en chocolate que hice yo. La pasamos re bien y yo hasta dormi una siesta mistras Mac se ocupo de los chicos. Espero que todos hayas tenido un hermoso dia de la Madre!

I love this last picture. Lili was playing with a doll that has these glasses and she tried them on. Doesn't she look like the grandma of Tweety from Looney Tunes? Thanks Mac for snapping this picture.

Me encanta esta ultima foto. Lili estaba jugando con una muñeca que tiene estos anteojos y se los puso para ver como le quedaban. No se parece a la abuela de los dibujitos de Twety el pajarito? Gracias Mac por sacar esta foto en el momento que paso.

35 Weeks / 35 Semanas

2008-05-03T00:03:00.003-06:00

Here I am. Still pregnant. 5 more weeks and the baby will be here. I can't wait!

Aqui estoy. Todavia embarazada. 5 semanas mas y el bebe ya estara aqui. No veo la hora de que llegue.

Pedicure / Pedicura

2008-05-03T00:00:00.004-06:00

These are my feet. Today I went to get a pedicure. My nails were so long and I couldn't cut them because of my growing belly. It was so nice to be pampered!! This was actually an early mother's day gift. Thank you Mac!!

Estos son mis pies. Hoy fui a arreglarme los pies. Tenia las uñas re largas y no me las podia cortar debido a mi pansa. Que alivio! Esto fue un regalo adelantado del dia de la madre. Gracias Mac!!

Nikki and Emily

2008-05-02T23:36:00.005-06:00

Nikki and Emily came over to our house for dinner today after Women's Conference at BYU. We had some tacos and some strawberries dipped in chocolate. We had a great time. I love the picture of John eating a strawberry and saying cheese. Thanks Nikki and Emily for coming over it was really fun having you over.

Nikki y Emily vinieron hoy a casa a comer despues de la conferencia de mujeres en BYU. Comimos unos tacos y de postre unas frutillas bañaas en chocolate. La pasamos re bien. Me encanta la foto de John comiendo una frutilla y diciendo cheese. Gracias Nikki y Emily por venir. Fue re lindo tenerlas en casa.

California

2008-04-28T23:33:00.004-06:00

Mac spent the las 4 days in California because he went for a conference where he presented a paper he wrote for one of his classes here at BYU. Me and the kids missed him a lot. We are happy that you are back home.

Mac paso los ultimos 4 dias en California porque fue a una conferencia donde presento una de sus monografias que escribio para una de sus clases aca en BYU. Los chicos y yo lo extrañamos mucho. Estamos contento de que estas devuelta en casa.

Lili's Birthday / Cumpleaños de Lili

2008-04-16T15:10:00.012-06:00

Happy Birthday Lili!!!! Today it is your birthday. We are so happy that you are our daughter. We love you so much and we can't imagine our life without you.

Feliz Cumple Lili!!!! Hoy es tu cumpleaños. Estamos re felices de tenerte como hija. Te amamos mucho y no podemos imaginarnos nuestra vida sin vos.

Today for Lili's birthday we woke her up and John gave her a present which was a Curious George stuffed animal. Then we gave her a baby doll crib that Mac and I made. Actually we bought it at a yard sale and Mac helped me with sanding and painting it. And I made the bedding. After that, we gave Lili breakfast and we sang the happy birthday song. I took Lili to get her first professional haircut as you can see in the before and after pictures. Grandma Colleen came over to visit Lili and gave her the dress she is wearing in the picture. I have never seen a kid get so excited about getting clothes. As soon as Lili opened the present, she took all her clothes off and put on the dress, the socks, and the hat. After Grandma left I wanted to take Lili to a park to play or something but it was really cold and windy outside so we ended up going to Carls Jr with Lorena, Melanie and Axel. Lili and the kids had a lot of fun playing there. After that we came home where Mac was taking care of John because John has been sick since yesterday. I think Lili had a pretty good day today. We love you LILI!!!

Hoy por el cumpleaños de Lili a despertamos y John le dio un regalo que es el muñeco de Curioso Jorge. Despues le dimos una cunita para su bebe que Mac y yo hicimos. Bueno en realidad compramos la cuna en una feria Americana y la arreglamos. Mac me ayudo con el trabajo de la pintura y yo hizo el juego de sabanas con la chichonera y la mantita. Depues le dimos el desayuno y le cantamos el feliz cumpleaños. Despues la lleve a Lili a una peluqueria por primera vez para que le corten el pelo como pueden ver en la foto el antes y el despues. La abuela Colleen vino a visitar a Lili y le trajo el vestido que Lili tiene puesto en la foto. Les digo que nunca vi una chico tan contento y emosionado al recibir ropa de regalo. En cuanto Lili abrio el regalo se saco toda la ropa y se puso el vestido las medias y el gorro. Despues de que la abuela se fue queria llevar a Lili a un parque para que jugara pero hacia tanto frio y tanto viento que terminamos llendo a Carl's Jr que tienen un pelotero gigante para los chicos. Lorena, Melanie y Axel vinieron tambien. La pasaron re bien jugando ahi. Despues de ahi vinimos a casa. Mac estaba en casa cuidando de John porque desde ayer que John esta enfermo. Me parece que Lili la paso muy bien hoy. Te amamos LILI!!!

Bye Abuelo and Abuela / Chau Abuelo y Abuela

2008-04-14T15:13:00.008-06:00

My parents left today. It was so nice to have them here. We had a really good time. Thanks mami and papi for all that you always do for us. We will miss you.

Hoy se fueron mis padres. Fue re lindo tenerlos aca. La pasamos muy bien con ellos. Gracias mami y papi por todo lo que hacen por nosotros siempre. Los vamos a extrañar.

The Daltons / Los Dalton

2008-04-13T20:26:00.005-06:00

Today we went to eat at Aaron Dalton's parents' house. The last time I saw Aaron's father was like 15 years ago when he went to pick up Aaron in Argentina when he finished his mission. We had a really good dinner and a really good time chatting and catching up. We also had a little incident where Lili broke one of Aaron's mom's decorative eggs from Germany. We felt really bad about it. Luckily, Aaron's mom is traveling to Germany soon and so she will be able to replace the egg that Lili broke. Anyway, thanks Aaron for inviting us over.

Hoy fuimos a comer a la casa de los padres de Aaron Dalton. La ultima vez que vi a su padre fue como 15 años atras cuando fue a buscar a Aaron al final de su mision. Comimos una cena muy rica y la pasamos re bien hablando y poniendonos al dia. Tambien tuvimos un pequeño percanse porque Lili rompio un huevo de decoracion que esta todo tallado de Alemania de la madre de Aaron. No sentimos muy mal por eso. Afortunadamente la mama de Aaron va a estar viajando a Alemania pronto asi que va a poder remplazar el huevo. De cualquier manera gracias Aaron por invitarnos.

Lili's Birthday Party / Fiesta De Cumpleaños De Lili

2008-04-12T15:09:00.013-06:00

Today we had a birthday party for Lili. It was actually a birthday/get together party. This is because my parents are leaving on Monday, and so they won't be here for Lili's birthday. We had a lot of people and kids and that is why we didn't have it at our place. We had the birthday party at my cousin's multipurpose building. Thank you Nelson and Lorena for getting the place for us. We had some yummy food and desserts, a piñata, a fun game, and a birthday cake. Lili had a lot of fun and she got a lot of presents. Thank you everyone for coming and for the gifts.

Hoy tuvimos una fiesta de cumpleaños para Lili. Bueno enrealidad fue una fiesta de cumpleaños y despedida para mis padres. Como mis padres se van el Lunes no van a estar para el cumple de Lili. Vino un monton de gente y chicos y por eso no lo hicimos en casa. Lo hicimos en un salon de donde vive mi primo Nelson. Gracias Nelson y Lorena por encargarse de pedir el lugar por nosotros. Tuvimos una comida muy rica, postre, una piñata, el juego del paquete y torta de cumpleaños. Lili se divirtio un monton y tambien recibio un monton de regalos. Gracias a todos por venir y por los regalos.

Taking A Nap / Tomando Una Siesta

2008-04-12T15:07:00.007-06:00

This is a picture that my mom took of Lili sleeping on the couch. Doesn't she look like an angel?
Esta es una foto que mi mama saco de Lili durmiendo en el sillon. No parece un angelito?

At BYU / En BYU

2008-04-09T15:06:00.009-06:00

Today my parents, the kids, and I went to BYU campus to meet a professor (Frederick Williams) who was born in Argentina while his parents were mission presidents there. My grandma Eleonora (my dad's mom) worked for Dr. William's father in the mission office before she married my grandpa. My parents talked to him on the phone and they arranged to meet him at his office. While my parents were in his office I stayed in the hallway with the kids because they were getting too wiggly in the office. As you can see in the first picture Lili is playing with a little mirror. After playing with it for awhile she broke the cover and I happened to catch her face just after she broke it. She was really sad. John was just hanging out in the stroller.

Hoy mis padres, los chicos y yo fuimos a BYU para encontrarnos con un profesor (Frederic Williams) que nacio en Argentina mientras sus padres estaban como presidentes de mision en Argentina. Mi abuela Eleonora (la mama de mi papa) todavia no estaba casada en ese entonces y trabajaba en las oficinas de la mision. Mis padres hablaron con el por telefono y arreglaron para encontrarse en su oficina. Mientras que mis padres estaban en la oficina yo me fui a caminar con los chicos en el pasillo porque estaban demasiado inquietos en la oficina. Como pueden ver en la primer foto Lili esta jugando con un espejito. Despues de estar jugando con el por un ratito le rompio la tapa y justo estaba sacando fotos y alcanse a sacarle una foto con su cara despues de que lo rompio. Ella se puso re mal de que rompio el espejo. John estaba tranquilito en el carrito.

Conference Weekend / Fin De Semana de Conferencia

2008-04-07T15:05:00.011-06:00

What a great weekend. My parents, Mac, and I stayed at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City 2 blocks from the Conference Center. We stayed there from Friday night to Sunday morning. We left the kids with Grandma and Grandpa Wilson. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! We couldn't have done it without you. On Saturday we went to both sessions and inbetween we ate at the Church Cafeteria with my uncle, aunt, and cousins. While the men were at the Priesthood Session, my mom, my aunt, and my female cousins went to "Ladies Night" at Deseret Book where we got a free book from President Hinckley called "One bright Shining Hope". After that my mom and I went back to the hotel to relax. On Sunday we went to both sessions again and ate at the Church Cafeteria again. After the second session Mac and I drove to Eden to pick up the kids and my parents stayed at the hotel until Monday. It was a really nice weekend and we really enjoyed it. Thanks mami and papi for the stay at the hotel.

Que buen fin de semana. Mis padres, Mac y yo nos quedamos en el hotel Radisson en Salt Lake City a 2 cuadras del Centro de Conferencia. Nos quedamos ahi desde el viernes hasta el domingo. Otra vez dejamos a Lili y John con los abuelos Wilson. Muchas gracias por cuidar a los chicos. No podriamos haberlo hecho sin la ayuda de ustedes. El sabado fuimos a las dos sesiones y entre medio de las sesiones comimos en la cafeteria de la Iglesia con mi tio, tia y primos. Mientras los hombres fueron a la reunion del sacerdocio, mi mama, mi tia, mis primas y yo fuimos a "The ladies night" en Deseret Book donde nos dieron un libro gratis del Presidente Hinckley que se llama "One Bright Shining Hope". Despues de ahi mi mama y yo nos volvimos al hotel para relajarnos. El domingo fuimos a las dos sesiones y denuevo comimos en la cafeteria de la iglesia. Despues de la segunda sesion Mac y yo nos fuimos a Eden para buscar a los chicos y mis padres se quedaron en el hotel hasta el lunes. Realmente fue un fin de semana re lindo y lo re disfrutamos. Gracias mami y papi por la estadia en el hotel.

This is Adriana my seminary teacher from Argentina. She and her husband came for General Conference too. Let me tell you how I found her at Conference. On Saturday after the first session was over Mac and I were standing inside the Conference Center and all of a sudden I saw her walking up the stairs and she was coming in my direction and I said.. Adriana?! We both hugged each other and cried. I love Adriana. She wasn't only my seminary teacher but my friend, my mentor, etc, etc. She has had such a great influence in my life and I will always be grateful for her example.

Esta es Adriana mi maestra de seminario de Argentina. Ella y su esposo vinieron tambien para la conferencia General. Dejenme contarles como fue que la vi. El Sabado despues de que la primera sesion termino, Mac y yo estabamos parados adentro del Centro de Conferencia y de repente la vi a ella caminando y estaba viniendo hacia donde yo estaba y dije:- Adriana?! Nos abrazamos y lloramos. Amo a Adriana. No solamente fue mi maestra de seminario sino que tambien mi amiga, mi mentor, etc, etc. Ella a tenido una gran influencia en mi vida y siempre estare agradecida a ella por su ejemplo.

We Made A Decision / Tomamos Una Decision

2008-04-02T23:24:00.005-06:00

Well, we made a decision. We are moving to New Jersey. Yesterday was a big day for us because we had to respond to Rutgers. We are really excited and at the same time sad to leave Utah and our family and friends. We wanted to share the news with everyone so now you all know where we are heading. We will be moving sometime in August this year.

Bueno hemos tomado una decision y es que nos vamos a mudar a New Jersey. Ayer fue un gran dia para nosotros ya que teniamos que darle una respuesta a la Universidad. Estamos muy contentos pero a la vez triste de mudarnos de Utah, dejar nuestra familia y amigos. Queriamos compartir esta noticia con todos ustedes asi que ahora ya saben a donde nos vamos. Nos estaremos mudando en agosto de este año.

They Are Here / Llegaron

2008-04-01T15:04:00.006-06:00

Today my parents got here from Argentina. They came for General Conference and, of course, to visit us. They will be staying with us while they are here. We are really excited. We love having them here.

Hoy llegaron mis padres. Ellos vinieron para la Conferencia General y por supuesto para visitarnos a nosotros. Se van a estar quedando con nosotros. La verdad es que estamos re contentos. Nos encanta tenerlos aca.

Second Top Tooth / Segundo Diente De Arriba

2008-03-31T15:22:00.007-06:00

Yesterday I posted about John getting his first top tooth. Well today he got his second one on the top. He is so cute.

Ayer publique acerca de John y su primer dientito de arriba. Bueno hoy le salio el segundo de arriba. Se ve tan lindo.

John's First Top Tooth / Primer Diente De Arriba De John

2008-03-30T15:21:00.007-06:00

Finally. Today John got his first top tooth. His top gums have been really swollen for the last two months. Anyway, I just wanted to record that.

Finalmente hoy le salio el primer diente de arriba a John. Sus ensias de arriba han estado re inchadas estos ultimos meses. Bueno solo queria dejar asentado este acontecimiento.

New Jersey

2008-03-26T15:02:00.015-06:00

Not all of you know this, but Mac was accepted to Rutgers University in New Jersey to get his PhD in Spanish American Literature. So the last couple of days Mac and I were in New Jersey visiting the school and getting to know the area. Rutgers paid for Mac's ticket, the hotel and some of the meals. They had us stay at the Hyatt and it was really nice. We left the kids with Grandpa and Grandma Wilson in Eden. Also Nikki and Holly helped take care of the kids. Thank you guys very much!!!! We left Wednesday night and flew all that night. We got there on Thursday morning and came home on Saturday. We had a good time and the people at the University treated us really well. They were all really nice. We spent most of the time at the university and one of the professors drove us around to help us get to know the area a little bit. We also visited the family housing apartments. We didn't really take much pictures but here are the ones we took. We still haven't made a decision if we are going to accept the school offer. But we have until April 1st to respond.

No todos ustedes saben pero Mac fue aceptado en la universidad de Rutgers en New Jersey para hacer su doctorado en español. Asi que los ultimos dias Mac y yo estvimos en New Jersey visitando la universidad y tratando de conocer un poco el area. Rutgers pago por el ticket the avion de Mac, el hotel y algunas de las comidas. Nos reservaron una habitacion en el hotel Hyatt y era re linda. Los chicos se quedaron con la abuela y el abuelo Wilson. Nikki y Holly tambien ayudaron a cuidar los chicos. Millones de Gracias!!! Nos fuimos el miercoles a la noche y viajamos durante toda la noche. Llegamos alla el jueves a la mañana y volvimos a casa el sabado. La pasamos muy bien y la gente en la universidad nos trataron re bien. Fueron muy buenos con nosotros. Estuvimos casi todo el tiempo en la universidad y uno de los profesores nos llevo en su coche a conocer un poco la ciudad. Tambien fuimos a ver los departamentos que la universidad tiene para alquilar para familias. Realmente no sacamos muchas fotos pero aqui puse algunas de las que sacamos. Todavia no hemos contestado a la universidad si vamos aceptar su oferta pero tenemos hasta el 1ro de Abril para decidir.

Mac and I on the airplane on our way to New Jersey.
Mac y yo en el avion en camino a New Jersey.

Eating with some future and current Rutgers students at a really good restaurant. Comiendo con alumnos futuros y actuales estudiantes de la universidad en un restaurante.

Me at the entrance of the hotel.

Yo en la entrada del hotel.

The hotel entrance.

La entrada del hotel.

Mac and I on the train on our way to the Newark airport.

Mac y yo en el tren en camino al aeropuerto the Newark.

So everyone tells us that traffic is really bad in New Jersey and New York especially during rush hour. It looks like the airport has that problem too. As you can see in the picture we had to wait in line for like 20 minutes until we took off.

Todos nos dicen que el trafico en New Jersey y New York es terrible, especialmente durante las horas pico. Parece que hasta los aeropuertos tienen ese problema. Como pueden ver en la foto tuvimos que esperar en fila por 20 minutos hasta que despegamos.

US Citizenship Interview / Entrevista Para Ciudadania Americana

2008-03-24T15:20:00.008-06:00

Today I had my US Citizenship interview and everything went well. I passed the history and English test so now I just have to be sworn in at an Oath ceremony. Let me tell you a little bit about the history and English test. Before I had the interview they sent me a little book with like 100 questions and answers about American history that I had to study . They were going to test me on those question. Some of the questions were like... "What are the colors of the flag?" "How many states are in the United States?" etc. They asked me about 6 of these questions and the last one they made me read out loud to make sure I knew how to read. Then the last part of the test was to write one sentence that the person interviewing me dictated and that was to test if I knew how to write. This is what she asked me to write:

HE HAS A VERY BIG DOG.

Guess what?... I Passed!!! Yahooo!!! I'd say that the test was easy but I would be giving it too much credit. Like I said, at the begining everything went well..... except for the fact that after I was done they told me that I would have to wait 4 months for an Oath ceremony where they give me my citizenship papers. I said WHAT??? My interviewer said that there were a lot of people getting their citizenship and it was a first come first serve thing. I got out of that building and I was so angry because, for those who know, my process through immigration has been a pain in the butt from the beginning. I have never been illegal in this country and for some reason it looks like I have a curse with immigration. Everything has taken longer that it should. Thank goodness for Senator Hatch's office. They have been there to help me every time I needed help. And, of course, now his office is helping me to get sworn in as soon as possible. I'll let you know what happens.

Hoy tuve mi entrevista para obtener la ciudadania de EEUU y me fue muy bien. Pase el examen de hitoria e Ingles asi que ahora lo unico que me falta es ir a la ceremonia. Dejenme contarles un poco acerca del examen de historia e Ingles. Antes de que tuviera la entrevista me enviaron por correo un librito con como 100 preguntas y respuestas que tenia que estudiar sobre la historia de los EEUU. Me hiban a tomar un examen en base a esas preguntas. Algunas de las preguntas por ejemplo eran... Cuales son los colores de la bandera? Cuantos estados hay en los EEUU? etc. Me preguntaron solo 6 preguntas y la ultima me la hicieron leer en voz alta para asegurarse de que sabia leer en Ingles. Despues la ultima parte del examen era escribir una oracion que la persona que me estaba entrevistando me hiba a dictar y eso era para saber si sabia como escribir. Esta es la oracion que me hizo escribir:

EL TIENE UN PERRO MUY GRANDE.

Adivinen? Pase!! Diria que el examen fue facil pero le estaria dando demasiado credito. Como dije al principio todo salio muy bien.... con la exepcion de que despues de que ya termino la entrevista me dijeron que hiba a tener que esperar 4 meses para mi ceremonia donde obtengo la ciudadania. Les dije QUE?? Ella dijo que habia un monton de personas obteniendo su ciudadania y que era una cosa de por orden de llegada. Sali de ese edificio con mucha bronca porque para aquellos de ustedes que saben, mi proceso por immigraciones ha sido un dolor de cabeza desde el principio. Nunca he estado ilegal en este pais y por alguna razon pareceria que tengo una maldicion con immigraciones. Todo ha tomado mas tiempo de lo que deberia. Que bueno que esta el Senador Hatch que fue el que me ayudo cada vez que necesite ayuda y por supuesto su officina ahora me esta ayudando para poder tener la ceremonia antes de los 4 meses. Les cuento despues lo que pasa.

Easter / Pascua

2008-03-24T15:00:00.003-06:00

These are some pictures we took at Grandma and Grandpa Wilson's house for Easter (Saturday). Mac is not in the pictures because he is the one taking them. The other picture is of me at 29 weeks. On Saturday we had a brunch and then the kids had an easter hunt. It was really fun especially because there was still a lot of snow outside and Colleen hid the eggs in the snow. On Sunday it was nice and quiet. Colleen, Mac, Lili, John and I were the only ones there. But we had a really good Sunday dinner and a good time.

Estas son fotos que sacamos en la casa de los abuelos Wilson para Pascua (sabado). Mac no esta en las fotos porque el estaba sacando las fotos. Esta soy yo de 29 semanas. El sabado tuvimos un desayuno/almuerzo y despues los chicos tuvieron una busqueda de huevos. Fue bastante divertido ya que todavia habia mucha nieve y Colleen escondio los huevos en la nieve. El domingo fue bueno y tranquilo. Colleen, Mac, Lili, John y yo eramos los unicos en la casa pero tuvimos una rica cena y la pasamos muy bien.

Ducks / Patos

2008-03-11T14:59:00.008-06:00

Today it was a beautiful day so I decided to go outside with the kids. We went to the botany pond at BYU to feed the ducks. The truth is that the ducks didn't eat much bread because Lili and John kept eating it. After that we walked up to campus to see Mac and take him some lunch. I pushed John in the stroller and Lili walked all the way. She took her baby with her and I'm glad I had the camara with me so that I could take the last picture in this post. She grabbed her baby and told me she wanted to carry it like Mac carries her sometimes and so she put the baby on her shoulders. It was so funny especially because she thought she was carrying the baby right and she would not let me help her fix the baby so it wouldn't be head down. John was just enjoying the ride.

Hoy fue un dia hermoso asi que decidi salir afuera con los chicos. Fuimos a la lagunita de patos que hay en BYU a darle de comer a los patos. Bueno los patos no comieron mucho pan ya que Lili y John se lo comieron casi todo. Despues de ahi caminamos hasta el campus de BYU para ver a Mac y llevarle un almuerzo. A John lo tenia en el carrito y Lili camino todo el tiempo. Lili llevo su bebote con ella y yo estoy contenta que tenia la camara de foto conmigo que pude sacar la ultima foto que puse en esta entrada. Ella agarro a su bebe y me dijo que queria llevar a su bebe como Mac la lleva a ella a veces asi que agarro el bebe y se lo puso en los hombros. Fue gracioso porque ella penso que lo estaba llevando bien y no me dejaba que la ayude para ponerlo bien para que el bebe no estuviera boca abajo. John mientras tanto disfrutaba del paisaje sentado en el carrito.

Cake / Torta

2008-03-09T22:36:00.010-06:00

Finally today we got together with one of Mac's buddies from school, The Cluff. They've been talking about getting together since last year and for one reason or another we could never get together. This is what I made to take to their house. I also made a green salad. For dinner we had some pasta with home-made spaghetti sauce and breadsticks. Everything was really good. Thanks Ben and Shaunie for having us over.

Finalmente hoy nos juntamos con un amigo de Mac de la escuela, la familia Cluff. Mac y Ben han estado hablando de juntarnos desde el año pasado y por una razon u otra nunca nos podiamos juntar. Esto es lo que hice para llevar a su casa. Tambien prepare una ensalada. Alla comimos pasta con una salsa de tomate casera y pansitos caseros tambien. Todo estaba riquisimo. Gracias Ben y Shaunie por invitarnos.

At The Circus / En El Circo

2008-03-07T22:34:00.010-07:00

Today we went to the Circus that they had at UVSC this weekend. It got kind of long but it was fun and the kids really liked it. Lili liked the elephants the most. I'm not sure if John liked it, he didn't say much. Mac really liked the tricky poodles. I thought they were really fun too. It was fun passing time together as a family.

Hoy fuimos al Circo que tenian en UVSC por este fin de semana. Se hizo un poco largo pero fue divertido y a los chicos les encanto. A Lili le re gusto los elefantes. A John no se, no me dijo. A Mac le gustaron los perros Caniche. A mi me gustaron tambien. Fue re lindo tener un tiempo juntos como familia.

Another Tea Party / Otra Vez Jugando Al Te

2008-03-02T22:33:00.005-07:00

I love these pictures of John and Lili playing together. Mac took them. I can't remember where I was but he was watching them.

Me encantan estas fotos de John y Lili jugando. Mac saco las fotos. No me acuerdo donde estaba yo pero Mac estaba cuidando a los chicos en ese momento.

Movie Night / Noche de Pelicula

2008-03-02T22:32:00.004-07:00

Lorena called me last night and told me that they were having a free family movie night at the Wilkison Center at BYU. They were showing Over the Hedge. John was already in bed and I was really tired. She was going with Melanie and Axel and she wanted to know if I wanted to go. I told her I'll call her in a minute. I told Mac about it and he said.. Why don't you go with Lili? The first thing I thought was no way. I could picture Lili jumping up and down the chair at the movie and running around and making noises. Then Mac said come on it will be fun you can call it a momy-daughter date. Then I thought.... well at least is for free and if she starts going crazy then I can just come home. So we went and I'm really glad I did. Lili did SO GOOD. She didn't even get up once from her chair. They gave us free popcorn and she watch the whole movie while she eat her popcorn. She LOVED IT! After the movie was over we decided to go to McDonals and eat some hamburgers. The kids ate and play at the McDonals playground and they had a really good time. After that we went home and went to bed. What a great date I had with Lili.

Lorena me llamo ayer a la noche y me dijo que estaban pasando una pelicula gratis para las familias en un teatro de BYU. Estaban mostrando Over the Hedge (No se el nombre en español). John ya estaba durmiendo y yo estaba re cansada. Lorena estaba llendo con Melanie y Axel y queria saber si yo queria ir. Le dije que la llamaba en un minuto. Le dije a Mac y el me dijo..Porque no vas con Lili? La primera cosa que pense fue ni a palo. Me podia imaginar a Lili saltando en la silla del cine y corriendo por todos lados y haciendo ruido. Despues Mac me dijo dale va a ser lindo y podes hacer como que fue una sita de madre e hija. Despues pense...bueno por lo menos es gratis y si Lili se empieza a volver loca me vuelvo a casa y ya esta. Asi que fuimos y estoy re contenta de que fui. Lili se porto RE BIEN. Ni siquiera se levanto una sola vez de su silla. Nos dieron pochoclo gratis y ella miro toda la pelicula mientras comia su pochoclo. Le ENCANTO!. Despues de que termino la pelicula decidimos ir al McDonals y comer algo. Los chicos comieron y jugaron en los juegos y se divirtieron un monton. Despues de ahi nos fuimos a casa a la cama. Que hermosa sita que tuve con Lili.

Yummy Treats / Masitas Dulces

2008-02-24T22:31:00.006-07:00

Sorry if after seeing this post it makes you want to eat chocolate. I don't know why but lately I've been making treats, not because I want to eat them but just for the fun of it. I've been having so much fun making them and inventing new things. Don't be surprised if you see another post involving some sort of treats invention.

Perdon si estas fotos les da ganas de comer chocolate. No se porque pero ultimamente he estado haciendo cosas dulces, no porque las quiero comer pero si no porque me gusta hacerlo. Me he estado divirtiendo mucho y disfrutadolo mientras las hago e invento nuevas cosas. No se sorprendan si ven mas fotos con otras cosas dulces.

John's First Steps / Los Primeros Pasos De John

2008-02-20T22:09:00.006-07:00

Today at 12 months and 24 days John took his first steps. Mac was getting home from school and as he open the door to come inside, John, Lili and I were in the living room and as soon as John saw Mac he took one step towards him. We all started to scream and John got really scared and started to cry. Then we tried to make him walk but the above video is all we got. I guess John had been waiting for Mac all day long to try his new trick. Good job John!!

Hoy a los 12 meses y 24 dias John dio sus primeros pasos. Mac estaba llegando a casa de la escuela y mientras el abria la puerta para entrar en la casa, John, Lili y yo estabamos en el living y apenas John vio a Mac camino un paso hacia el. Todos empezamos a gritar y John se re asusto y empezo a llorar. Despues tratamos de hacerlo caminar pero esto es todo lo que pudimos obtener. Me parece que John estuvo esperando a Mac todo el dia para mostrar su nueva habilidad. Muy bien John!!

24 Weeks / 24 Semanas

2008-02-16T22:27:00.004-07:00

24 weeks and straight hair. Nothing new or different from last week's picture.

24 semanas y pelo lacio. Nada nuevo o diferente desde mi foto de la ultima semana.

Valentine's Day / Dia De San Valentin

2008-02-14T22:11:00.008-07:00

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Here are some pictures of the lovely day we had. Of course I had to decorate the apartment. I love decorating the apartment for special occations. I woke up really early to make a special breakfast for Mac and myself. Mac had to go to school and so I just wanted to have a small moment to ourselves. I made some homemade crepes filled with Dulce de Leche, strawberries, pineapple, whipped cream and chocolate syrup. We had some hot chocolate with marshmallows on top to drink. It was really good! As soon as we were ready to start eating, the kids woke up so it ended up being breakfast for 4. Of course we still had a great time. Before Mac left for school we gave the kids each a gift, which was a book for each of them. I gave Mac a jar full of Hershey's Kisses and Hugs to take to his office and he gave me a Book on CD from Virginia Hinckley called A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life and I love it. In the afternoon I decided to make some treats for Mac which you can see in the pictures. Later that day we got a package in the mail for Lili and John from Grandma Colleen. Thanks Grandma! The kids were really excited to open the box. They each got a valentine and a stuffed animal. After dinner we put John to sleep and Lili, Mac and I wached the movie Ratatouille. We loved it! I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day.

Feliz dia de San Valentin para todos! Aqui hay algunas fotos de nuestro maravilloso dia. Por supuesto tuve que decorar el apartamento. Me encanta decorarlo para ocaciones especiales. Esta mañana me levante bien temprano para preparar un desayuno especial para Mac y yo. Mac se tenia que ir a la escuela asi que queria tener un tiempo para nosotros. Hice unos crepes caseros que los rellene con dulce de leche, frutillas, anana, crema y chocolate. Para tomar tuvimos chocolate caliente con marshmallow. Todo estaba riquisimo!! Cuando estabamos a punto de empezar a comer los chicos se despertaron asi que termino siendo un desayuno para 4. Por supuesto igual la pasamos re bien. Antes de que Mac se fuera a la escuela le dimos un libro a Lili y otro a John como regalo. Yo le di a Mac un recipiente de vidrio lleno de chocolate para que se lleve a su oficina y el me regalo un libro que viene grabado en un CD de Virginia Hinckley que se llama: A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life y me re gusta. Por la tarde hice unas masitas casera para Mac que pueden ver en las fotos. Mas tarde recibimos en el correo un paquete para Lili y John de su abuela Colleen! Gracias abuela! Los chicos estaban re contentos abriendo el paquete. Cada uno recibio una tarjetita y un peluche. Despues de la cena pusimos a John a dormir y Lili, Mac y yo miramos la pelicula Ratatouille. Nos encanto!! Espero que todos hayas tenido un hermoso dia de San Valentin!

Tea Party / Jugando Al Te

2008-02-13T22:08:00.012-07:00

This is Lili and John having a Tea Party in their room. They were having a lot of fun. I love when the kids can entertain themselves. In the last picture Lili is showing her apron that I'm really proud to say that I made it myself. I love these kids! Sometimes they are a lot of work but I can't imagine how life would be without them.

Esta es Lili y John jugando al te en su dormitorio. La estaban pasando muy bien. Me encanta cuando los chicos pueden entreterse a si mismo. En la ultima foto Lili esta mostrando su delantal que estoy contenta de decir que lo hice yo con mis propias manos. Amo a esto niños! A veces son un monton de trabajo, pero no me podria imaginar mi vida sin ellos.

Sledding / Deslizandonos

2008-02-11T22:02:00.011-07:00

Today we went sledding at Rock Canyon Park. It was the first time for Lili, John and MYSELF, but not for Mac. How embarassing! I've been living here in Utah for almost 7 years but I had never gone sledding. I know I'm pregnant and maybe shouldn't be doing things like this but this might be the last winter in Utah or for awhile so I couldn't leave Utah without going sledding. It was really fun and Lili loved it. Lili really is not afraid of anything. John didn't like it that much but maybe he'll enjoy it better when he gets older. We all had a great time.

Hoy fuimos a deslisarnos en la nieve en un parque que se llama Rock Canyon Park. Fue la primera vez para Lili, John y yo (no para Mac). Ya se que verguenza. He estado viviendo aca en Utah por casi 7 años y nunca fui a deslizarme en la nieve. Ya se que estoy embarasada y no deberia estar haciendo esto ahora pero este puede ser el ultimo invierno que estamos aqui en Utah o por lo menos por un tiempo y no me podia ir sin haberme deslizado en la nieve. Fue re divertido y a Lili le encanto. La verdad es que Lili no le tiene miedo a nada. A John no le gusto mucho pero talvez lo disfrute cuando sea mas grande. Igualmente la pasamos re bien.

23 Weeks / 23 Semanas

2008-02-10T22:16:00.005-07:00

This is me at 23 weeks. At this time I'm enjoying this stage of pregnancy because I am passed the sickness part and I'm not too big either. I know I won't be saying the same thing in a couple of months so I'll enjoy it while it last.

Esta soy yo the 23 semanas. En este momento estoy disfrutando esta etapa del embarazo porque ya pase el tiempo de sentirme mal y tampoco tengo mucha pansa todavia. Ya se que no voy a estar diciendo lo mismo en un par de meses pero lo disfrutare mientras dura.

Sleeping Beauty / Bella Durmiente

2008-02-09T22:16:00.006-07:00

Lili is always full of energy, but when she is tired she can fall asleep anywhere. She was just watching some cartoons while I was getting ready to go to the supermarket and I was taking her with me. She was already in her pajamas because it was close to her bed time. When I came back in to the living room this is how I found her. So I took her to her bed and went shopping by myself. Of course Mac stayed home with the kids. And since John was asleep too he took advantage to do some school work. Isn't it nice when everything works out that well especially when you don't plan it?

Lili siempre tiene mucha energia, pero cuando esta cansada se puede quedar dormida en cualquier lugar. Ella estaba mirando unos dibujitos mientras yo me alistaba para ir al supermercado y la hiba a llevar conmigo. Ella ya tenia sus pijamas puestos porque ya era denoche. Cuando volvi al living asi es como la encontre asi que la agarre y la lleve a su cama y fui de compras sola. Por supuesto Mac se quedo en casa con los chicos. Y como John estaba durmiendo tambien aprovecho para hacer tarea de la escuela. No es increible cuando las cosas salen bien aun cuando uno no las planea?

Lili's Art / El Arte The Lili

2008-02-08T22:17:00.007-07:00

This is Lili painting. I bought this watercolor set for her to have something different to do during the day and she loves it. She likes mixing the colors and that's ok. As long as she is happy she can do whatever she wants, that is with the watercolors. I love how concentrated she looks in these pictures.

Esta es Lili pintando. Le compre estas pinturas de agua para que tuviera algo diferente para hacer durante el dia y le encanta. A ella le gusta mesclar los colores y esta bien, no me importa. mientras que ella este feliz que haga lo que quiera, me refiero a las pinturas. Me encanta lo concentrada que esta en estas fotos.

Goodbye Jorgelina / Chau Jorgelina

2008-02-06T22:18:00.007-07:00

Jorgelina went back to Argentina today. Last night we went to eat at TGI Fridays with a bunch of friends to say goodbye to Jorgelina. It was really fun. Jorgelina, I hope you had a great time during your stay here in the U.S. I will always remember the wonderful moments we shared while you were here. I'm going to miss you a lot. Love-ya!

Hoy Jorgelina se fue para Argentina. Ayer a la noche fuimos a comer a TGI Fridays con un grupo de amigos para despedir a Jorgelina. Fue re lindo. Jorgelina, espero que hayas disfrutado tu tiempo durante tu estadia aqui en los EEUU. Siempre recordare los hermosos momentos que compartimos mientras estuvistes aca. Te voy a extrañar un monton. Te Quiero!

President Hinckley's Funeral / Funeral del Presidente Hinckley

2008-02-02T22:18:00.016-07:00

On January 27th, our beloved Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley passed away. We were at the Saez's house for John and Zachary's birthday when someone called the house and gave us the news. We turned the TV on right away and there it was, breaking news: The Passing of President Hinckley. Tears started going down my checks. I was really sad. My friend Jorgelina was planning to leave on January 31st but after hearing the news she changed her ticket so that she could be here for President Hinckley's funeral. Mac said that he would stay with the kids at home so that I could go to the funeral with Jorgelina. Today was the funeral and Jorgelina and I got up at 4:30 a.m. to get ready so we could get to Salt Lake early enough to get tickets for the funeral. Johana (Jorgelina's friend who lives in Salt Lake) got there before we did to get in line at 6:00 a.m. to wait until we got there. We got there at 7:00 a.m. We went to where Johana was and she left because she had to go to work. What a great friend you are Johana!

El 27 de Enero, fallecio nuestro amado Profeta Gordon B. Hinckley. Nosotros estabamos en la casa de los Saez por el cumpleaños de John y Zachary cuando alguien llamo por telefono y nos dio la noticia. Prendimos la television y ahi estaba. Noticias de ultimo momento: Fallecimiento del Presidente Hinckley. Lagrimas comenzaron a caer por mis mejillas. Me puso re triste. Mi amiga Jorgelina se estaba volviendo a Argentina el 31 de Enero pero despues de escuchar la noticia cambio su pasaje para que pudiera estar aca para el funeral. Mac dijo que el se quedaria en casa cuidando a los chicos para que Jorgelina y yo pudieramos ir al funeral. Hoy fue el funeral y Jorgelina y yo nos levantamos a las 4:30 de la mañana para alistarnos para que pudieramos llegar a Salt Lake lo suficientemente temprano para conseguir tickets para el funeral. Johana (la amiga de Jorgelina que vive en Salt Lake) llego ahi antes que nosotras para ponerse en la fila a las 6:00 de la mañana para esperar a que nosotras llegaramos. Llegamos ahi a las 7:00 de la mañana. Fuimos a donde estaba Johana y ella se fue porque tenia que ir a trabajar. Que buena amiga que sos Johana!

Jorgelina and I waiting in line to get tickets. We were really close to the beginning of the line.
Jorgelina y yo esperando en la fila para los tickets. Estabamos re cerca del comienzo de la fila.

After waiting outside for 20 minutes they put us inside of the Tabernacle to wait until it was time to go inside the Conference Center because it was too cold outside. When it was time to go to the Conference Center they gave us the tickets and then we walk to the Conference Center.
Despues de haber estado esperando afuera por 20 minutos, nos pusieron adentro del Tabernaculo para que esperaramos hasta que sea la hora de entrar al Centro de Conferencia porque hacia mucho frio afuera. Cuando llego la hora de entrar al Centro de Conferencia, nos dieron los tickets y nos fuimos al Centro de Conferencia.

Here we are inside of the Conference Center waiting for the funeral to start.
Aqui estamos adentro del Centro de Conferencia esperando a que empieze el funeal.

Jorgelina and I outside the Conference Center after the funeral was over.

Jorgelina y yo afuera del Centro de Conferencia despues de que termino el funeral.

Now I have to tell you a story about this last picture. When Jorgelina and I got to the funeral I parked behind the Conference Center where you can only park for 2 hours from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. The reason I did that was because the line where Johana was holding a place for us was moving and I was afraid that I wouldn't make it in time to take advantage of such a great place at the front of the line, and then have to go to the end of the line. Once we got inside the Conference Center, however, I started to worry about the car and where it was parked. I was afraid that it would be towed away. On top of that I was also worried because I didn't know where else I could park it. At this time it was almost 10:00 a.m. which meant my 2 hour parking window was almost over. If I left the funeral to find a new parking spot I thought there would be a chance that I wouldn't be able to find a spot in time to make it back for the funeral. I told Jorgelina that I didn't know how but I was going to find a new parking spot. I left the Conference Center and ran [up hill] to my car [don't forget that I'm pregnant]. There were a lot of police officers outside and I asked them what would happen if I left the car where it was and they said that the towing company would take it away so I got in my car and I thought...."where the heck am I going to park now?" I turned the car on and I was literally praying that I would find a place to park. I drove into a neighborhood behind the Conference Center, but of course there are "no parking / only for residents" signs everywhere . Then I thought.. "I'm just going to park and knock on the house and ask for permission to park". I saw an old man who was getting home from a bike ride. I guess I just had a desperate look on my face because he started coming towards my car. I rolled down the window and he ask me if I was going to the funeral and I said "yes". He said that I could park the car there on the street if I wanted. I of course said "yes". He then asked me if I was going to come to get the car right after the funeral and I said that I was, so he told me I could park in his driveway and so I did. I thanked the man and walked the 2 blocks to the Conference Center. When the funeral ended, Jorgelina and I walked to get the car. When I got there I knocked on the man's house to offer to pay him for letting me park in his driveway but he didn't want to accept my money. I thanked him again and we left. I call this man the good Samaritan. Whoever you are, THANK YOU again.

Ahora tengo que decirles la historia acerca de esta ultima foto. Cuando Jorgelina y yo llegamos al funeral, estacione atras del Centro de Conferencia donde solo se puede estacionar por 2 horas desde las 8:00 am a las 6:00 pm. La razon porque estacione ahi fue porque la fila donde Johana nos estaba manteniendo los lugares se estaba moviendo y tenia miedo de no llegar a tiempo a donde estaba ella y despues me tuviera que ir al final de la fila. Una vez que ya estabamos adentro del Centro de Conferencia me empeze a preocupar por el coche y donde estaba estacionado. Tenia miedo de que me llevaran el coche. Pero ensima de eso tambien estaba preocupada porque no sabia donde ir a estacionarlo. En este momento ya eran casi las 10:00 de la mañana que queria decir que mis 2 horas ya se estaban cumpliendo. Si me hiba para tratar de encontrar un estacionamiento habia probabilidades de que no llegara a tiempo para estar en el funeral. Le dije a Jorgelina que no sabia como pero que hiba a encotrar otro lugar para estacionar. Me fui del Centro de Conferencia y corri hacia arriba que va la calle a mi coche (no se olviden que estoy embarazada). Habian un monton de policias afuera y les pregunte que pasaria si dejaba mi coche donde estaba y me dijeron que la compania que se fija en los coche por el horario se lo llevaria. Asi que me subi al coche y pense.... donde miercoles voy a encontrar un estacionamiento? Prendi el coche y literalmente empeze a orar para poder encontrar un estacionamiento. Maneje hasta un vecindario que esta atras del Centro de Conferencia, pero por supuesto hay carteles por todos lados que dicen: "No estacionar/ solo para residentes". Despues pense... "Lo voy a estacionar y me voy a bajar y preguntar en la casa si me dan permiso para estacionarlo para que la compania no me lleve el coche". En eso vi a un viejito que estaba llegando a su casa en su bicicleta y se ve que yo tenia una cara de desesperada que el viejito se acerco al coche. Baje la ventana y el me pregunto si estaba llendo al funeral y le dije que si. Me dijo que podia estacionar el coche ahi en su casa si queria y yo por supuesto le dije que si. Despues el me pregunto si ni bien terminaba el funeral si hiba a venir a buscar el coche y le dije que si. Entonces el me dijo que podia estacionar el coche en su garage. Asi que lo estacione en su garage. Le dije gracias y me camine las 2 cuadras hasta el Centro de Conferencia. Cuando termino el funeral, Jorgelina y yo caminamos para ir a buscar el coche. Cuando llegamos, le golpie la puerta al viejito para ofrecerle dinero por haberme dejado estacionar ahi pero el no quiso aceptar. Le agradeci de nuevo y nos fuimos. Yo llamo a este hombre el "Buen Samaritano". Quien sea que sos, GRACIAS denuevo.

John At Play / John Jugando

2008-02-01T22:19:00.011-07:00

This is John enjoying himself while playing in the toy chest. He didn't get in there by himself. I actually put him in there. Don't worry I didn't leave him by himself. I was there watching him. Isn't he cute?

Este es John disfrutando su tiempo jugando en la caja de los juguetes. El no se metio ahi solo. Yo lo puse ahi pero no se preocupen que no lo deje solo. Yo estaba ahi mirandolo. No es hermoso?

Sleep Over / Durmiendo En Casa

2008-01-29T22:20:00.007-07:00

Today it was Lorena and Nelson's 8th anniversary so Melanie and Axel slept over at our house. We watched Peter Pan and after the movie they all went to sleep on a mattress in the living room. Axel was the first one to fall asleep then Melanie, and of course Lili didn't want to go to sleep. Finally we made her go to sleep. The next morning we woke up and had breakfast. Lorena came to pick them up later. It was really fun!

Hoy fue el 8vo aniversario de casados de Lorena y Nelson asi que Melanie y Axel se quedaron a dormir en casa. Miramos la pelicula de Peter Pan y despues se fueron a dormir en un colchon que les puse en el living. Axel fue el primero que se durmio, despues fue Melanie y por supuesto Lili no se queria ir a dormir. Finalmente la hicimos dormir. A la manana siguiente nos despertamos, tomamos el desayuno y Lorena los vino a buscar mas tarde. La pasamos re bien!

1 Year Old / 1 Año

2008-01-27T15:28:00.013-07:00

John turned 1 today. I can't believe it!! Time flies!! Yesterday we had a birthday party for him. We had some family and friends over at our house. We had some food and a birthday cake. Jorgelina and I stayed up until really late finishing the cake. The kids loved the piñata. Today we went to the Saez's house whose son turned 2 on the same day. There we had some hamburgers and cake. John dug his hand in the cake and was licking the chocolate frosting from his hands. He loved it!

Hoy John cumplio 1 año. No lo puedo creer!! Como pasa el tiempo!!. Ayer tuvimos una fiesta de cumpleaños. Tuvimos unos amigos y familia en nuestra casa. Tuvimos comida y una torta de cumpleaños. Jorgelina y yo nos quedamos despiertas hasta re tarde terminando la torta. A los chicos les encanto la piñata. Hoy fuimos a la casa de los Saez porque su hijo tambien cumplio 2 años en el mismo dia. Comimos unas hamburguesas y torta. John metio su mano en la torta y despues se chupo el chocolate de su mano y le encanto!!

Either John has a big head or the hat was too small. O la cabeza de John es muy grande o el sombrero muy chico.

John pretending to talk on the phone at the Saez's. John haciendo que hablaba por telefono en la casa de los Saez.

Happy Birthday John!! WE LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!!!!! Feliz Cumpleanos John!!!! TE AMAMOS MUCHO, MUCHO, MUCHO!!!!!

My Gaucho / Mi Gaucho

2008-01-25T22:23:00.009-07:00

This is Mac dressed as a Gaucho. He had a poetry reading at BYU that he signed up for where he recited two poems in Spanish. He chose 2 from Atahualpa Yupanqui who is an Argentine writer/singer. He did really GOOD! He even sang some parts of the poems. Good job Mac! I'm so proud of you!
Este es Mac disfrazado de Gaucho. El tuvo una presentacion en BYU en la cual se anoto donde recito 2 poemas en Español. El eligio 2 de Atahualpa Yupanqui quien es un escritor/cantante Argentino. Lo hizo re BIEN! Hasta canto partes de los poemas. Muy bien Mac! Estoy tan orgullosa de vos!

After the show we took some pictures and went home so that Mac could change his clothes. Mac, Jorgelina, Lili, John and I went to Fazoli's for dinner. After Fazoli's we went to Cold Stone to get some ice cream.
Despues de la presentacion nos sacamos unas fotos y nos fuimos a casa para que Mac se cambiara la ropa. Mac, Jorgelina, Lili, John y yo nos fuimos a comer a Fazoli's. Despues de Fazoli's nos fuimos a Cold Stone a tomar un helado.

Tabernacle Choir / Coro Del Tabernaculo

2008-01-24T22:21:00.013-07:00

Today Jorgelina and I went to see the Tabernacle Choir rehersal. This is the first time that I've gone to one of their rehersals. I've gone to the Music and Spoken Word before that they have every Sunday but never to the rehersal on Thursdays. I really enjoyed it. I should do that more often. It is so relaxing and such great music. After the rehersal was over, we met Aaron Dalton who sings in the Tabernable Choir and served his mission in Argentina 15 years ago. We talked to him outside for like an hour. That day it was so cold that by the time Jorgelina and I got in the car our toes were frozen. They actually hurt so bad that I had to turn the heater on and take my boot off and put my feet next to the heater. Seriously it hurt. Jorgelina took that picture of me trying to warm up my toes so that I could drive. Going back to Aaron, he actually spent the last Christmas of his mission in Argentina with my family along with his father who was there to pick him up. It was so good to see him again after so many years.

Hoy Jorgelina y yo fuimos a ver la practica del Coro del Tabernaculo. Esta fue la primera vez que fui a una de sus practicas. He ido a The Music and Spoken word antes que tienen cada Domingo pero nunca a sus practicas que son los Jueves. Me re gusto. La verdad es que tendria que ir mas seguido. Es tan relajante y una musica buenisima. Despues de que ternmino la practica, nos encontramos con Aaron Dalton que canta en el Coro del Tabernaculo y que sirvio su mision en Argentina hace 15 años atras. Hablamos con el afuera por como 1 hora. Ese dia hacia tanto frio que para cuando Jorgelina y yo nos subimos al coche nuestros dedos del pie estaban congelados. Me dolian tanto los dedos porque ya era dolor en vez de frio lo que sentia que prendi la calefaccion del auto y me tuve que sacar las botas y poner mi pie contra la calefaccion. En verdad dolia. Jorgelina saco esta foto mia tratando de calentar mi pie contra la calefaccion. Volviendo a Aaron, el paso su ultima navidad como misionero en Argentina con mi familia y su papa que habia ido a buscarlo a Argentina. Fue tan lindo volver a verlo despues de tantos años.

It's A Boy / Es Un Varon

2008-01-23T14:50:00.007-07:00

Today we found out that we are having a BOY! It was really a surprise to me. I was convinced that I was having a girl. But of course I'm really happy about having another boy. Lili was kind of sad, though, because she has been saying that she wanted a girl, that she wanted a 'Lili'. Well, now you all know. I'll post the ultrasound pictures as soon as I get them scanned.

Hoy nos enteramos que vamos a tener un VARON! Fue una gran sorpresa para mi . Estaba convencida de que hiba a tener una nena. Pero por supuesto estoy re feliz de que vamos a tener otro varon. Lili estaba un poco triste porque ella decia que queria una nena, que queria una Lili. Bueno ahora ya saben. Pondre las fotos de la ecografia cuando las pase por la escaner.

20 Weeks / 20 Semanas

2008-01-22T13:14:00.010-07:00

This is not a very good picture but it's me at 20 weeks.

Esta no es una muy buena foto pero soy yo de 20 semanas.

Bubbles / Burbujas

2008-01-21T13:49:00.005-07:00

Today John discovered how to make spit bubbles with his mouth. He was really happy and was really enjoying it. You can see how concentrated he was on making the biggest bubble possible.

Hoy John descubrio como hacer burbujas con su propia boca. Estaba muy feliz y disfrutandolo mucho. Aca pueden ver lo concentrado que estaba en hacer la burbuja mas grande posible.

Curious George / Curioso Jorge

2008-01-21T13:12:00.006-07:00

Back in October we saw on TV that they were having a Reading Marathon. You were supposed to read to your child a certain amount of hours for 3 weeks and complete a form that said the hours you read to your child. If you completed the hours, you could send the form to KUED and they would send you an invitation to meet Curious George at the KUED Reading Marathon Party. So that's what we did and got the invitation. The reason I did it is because Lili LOVES Curious George. On January 5th we went to the party, which was at the Utah State Fair Park in Salt Lake City. Sidra and her kids did it too so we all went together. Lili was really excited to meet George. When we got there they gave the girls each a sack to put the things that they would collect from the party. There were different kinds of booths and they all had a theme like 'George is curious about dogs' and so at the booth they had real dogs that the kids could pet and they gave the kids a stuffed animal dog to take home. They also had different kinds of shows like the one with a magician. We had to wait in a line to be able to meet George. Luckly we got in line early so we didn't have to wait for a long time. When we got to meet George, Lili ran up to him and gave him a big hug. We took pictures and then we went to see the different booths. The girls loved it and had a lot of fun. They also got a free book of their choice and of course Lili chose a Curious George book. Here is a video of the moment Lili met George and a slide show of the pictures from that day.

En Octubre del 2007 vimos en la tele un aviso que estaban teniendo una Maraton de Lectura. Uno tenia que leer a su hijo cierta cantidad de horas por 3 semanas y completar un papel con las horas que uno leyo a su hijo. Si completabas las horas, podias mandar el papel a KUED (el canal de television) y ellos te mandarian una invitacion para conocer a Curioso Jorge en la fiesta de Maraton de Lectura de KUED. Asi que eso es lo que hicimos y recibimos la invitacion. La razon porque lo hice es porque a Lili LE ENCANTA Curioso Jorge. El 5 de Enero de este año fuimos a la fiesta que se hizo en el Utah State Fair Park en Salt Lake City. Sidra y sus hijas lo hicieron tambien asi que fuimos todas juntas. Lili estaba re entusiasmada de conocer a Jorge. Cuando llegamos ahi les dieron a las chicas una bolsa a cada una para poner las cosas que colectaran de la fiesta. Habian diferentes tipos de stands y todos tenian diferentes temas como por ejemplo "Jorge tiene curiosidad por los perros" entonces en el stand tenian perros de verdad que los chicos podian tocar y acariciar. Tambien en ese stand les regalaban a cada chico un perro de peluche. Tambien tenian diferentes tipos de show como por ejemplo uno era de magia. Tuvimos que esperar en una fila para poder conocer a Jorge. Afortunadamente nos pusimos en la linea temprano asi que no tuvimos que esperar mucho. Cuando llego nuestro turno, Lili corrio hacia Jorge y le dio un gran abrazo. Sacamos fotos y despues nos fuimos a ver los diferentes stands. Las chicas se divirtieron mucho y les encanto. Tambien recibieron un libro gratis que ellas podian elegir y por supuesto Lili eligio uno de Curioso Jorge. Aqui hay un video del momento que Lili conocio a Jorge y unas fotos de ese dia.

New Year's Day / Año Nuevo

2008-01-21T13:11:00.006-07:00

2007 is now over and we welcome 2008. On New Year's Eve we went to some friends' house where again we had an Argentine Barbecue. Yummy, yummy! We went home at 2:00 am. John and Lili didn't fall asleep until we got home. The first picture is from that day. Don't worry I was just joking and besides it was alcohol free. The other two pictures are from New Year's Day. We had some family and friends over and had some ravioles with homemade spaghetti sauce and some desserts. We had a great time both on New Year's Day and the night before. Happy New Year to everyone!

2007 ya se fue y damos la bienvenida a 2008. Para el 31 de Diciembre fuimos a la casa de unos amigos donde denuevo tuvimos un Asado Argentino. Rico, rico! Nos volvimos a casa a las 2:00 am. John y Lili no se fueron a dormir hasta que llegamos a casa. La primera foto es de ese dia. No se preocupen solo estaba haciendo una broma y ademas la sidra era sin alcohol. Las otras dos fotos son de Año Nuevo. Tuvimos familia y amigos que vieniero a casa y comimos ravioles con una salsa casera y unos ricos postres. La pasamos re bien los dos dias, Año Nuevo y el 31. Feliz Año Nuevo para todos!

In The Morning / A La Mañana

2008-01-21T13:09:00.007-07:00

This is from December 31st, 2007. When John woke up that morning and I went into his room this is how he was. I have no idea how he took his pants off and how he pulled up his shirt. He was as happy as he could be.

Esto es del 31 de Diciembre del 2007. Cuando John se desperto esa mañana, fui a su habitacion y asi es como lo encontre. No tengo ni idea como hizo para sacarse los pantalones y y la parte de arriba. El estaba re feliz.

Christmas 2007 / Navidad Del 2007

2008-01-21T13:08:00.017-07:00

Christmas is here! Merry Christmas to all! We had a good Christmas this year. We celebrated Christmas Eve the Argentine way with family and friends. We had an Asado (Argentine barbeque). I know a barbeque on Christmas Eve sounds crazy, especially when you consider how it was snowing. Luckly it hadn't started snowing yet when it was time to start the barbeque at 7:00 pm. We started eating at 9:00 pm. After eating we had a family home evening where we talked about the birth of Jesus Christ. Then we had some wonderful desserts. At this time it was almost 12:00 am so we got the sparkling cider and had a toast right at 12:00 am. Everybody left by 2:00 am. John went to sleep early at around 8:30 pm. He was really tired. I can't believe that he didn't wake up at all since the kitchen is right next to his bedroom and we were making noises and talking the whole night. Lili on the other hand stayed up until 1:40 am. She fell asleep on the couch with Axel. She was so tired that she didn't even wake up after falling from the couch and she even kept sleeping on the floor. We had a great time. The next morning we woke up at 9:00 am. Let's just say the kids woke us up. We opened presents and had breakfast. It was so fun seeing Lili open her presents. This was the first year that we have noticed her showing excitement when opening her presents. John just played with the wrapping paper. Later that day we had a wonderfull dinner with our cousins Scott and Sidra. Here are some pictures.

Llego la Navidad! Feliz Navidad para todos! Este año tuvimos una buena Navidad. Pasamos una Noche Buena al estilo Argentin0 con familia y amigos. Hicimos un Asado Argentino. Ya se que un asado suena medio loco en pleno Diciembre cuando estamos en pleno invierno especialmente cuando estaba nevando. Por suerte no nevo cuando era tiempo de empezar a cocinar el asado a las 7:00 de la noche. Empezamos a comer a las 9:00 pm. Despues de comer tuvimos una noche de hogar donde hablamos sobre el nacimiento de Jesucristo. Despues comimos unos postres riquisimos. Para este entonces faltaban solo unos minutos para las 12:00 de la noche asi que hagarramos la sidra (sin alcohol) y brindamos justo a las 12:00. Todos se fueron a las 2:00 de la mañana. John se fue a dormir temprano esa noche (8:30 pm) porque estaba muy cansado. No puedo creer que no se desperto en ningun momento ya que la cocina esta al lado de su habitacion y nosotros estabamos haciendo ruido y hablando todo el tiempo. Lili fue todo lo contrario. Ella se quedo despierta hasta la 1:40 am. Se quedo dormida en el sillon con Axel. Ella estaba tan cansada que en un momento se cayo del sillon y asi como cayo siguio durmiendo en el piso y ni se desperto. La verdad es que la pasamos muy bien. Al dia siguiente nos levantamos a las 9:00 am. Mejor dicho nos despertaron los chicos. Abrimos los regalos y despues desayunamos. Fue tan lindo ver a Lili abrir los regalos. Es la primera Navidad donde ella demostro entusiasmo abriendo los regalos. John solo jugaba con el papel. Ese mismo dia mas tarde fuimos a comer a la casa de nuestros primos Scott y Sidra donde tuvimos una cena riquisima. Aqui hay algunas fotos.

Jorgelina Is Here / Llego Jorgelina

2008-01-21T13:08:00.014-07:00

On December 28th, 2007 my friend Jorgelina came to visit all the way from Argentina. Me, Lili, John and her brother Sebastian, who is studing English at the ELC at BYU, went to pick her up at the airport. Her flight was on time but she was nowhere to be found! After waiting for almost an hour, I went to the Delta desk to see what was going on and to see if they could give me some information. The Delta attendant told me that Jorgelina was on a different flight that was to arrive in 10 minutes and so I thanked him and went to wait for Jorgelina. As I finished talking to this attendant and as I'm walking away, Lili says to him, in Spanish: 'Chau, Chau Papa Noel' which in English is 'Bye, Bye Santa Claus'. I started to laugh. I don't think the attendant knew what Lili was saying and besides, we weren't next to him when she said it. Now this attendant was an old man who had white hair and a white beard. And ever since we went on the Polar Express (see entry 'Polar Express') and Lili saw Santa, whenever she sees a man with white hair and a white beard she thinks he is Santa Claus. Anyway, going back to Jorgelina, she finally arrived at around noon. What happened was that she missed her flight in Atlanta and so they had to put her on the next flight coming to Utah. She is staying in my house. I'm so excited to have her here. She is leaving on January 31st, 2008. Here is a picture of her.

El 28 de Diciembre del 2007 mi amiga Jorgelina que es de Argentina vino de visita desde Argentina. Lili, John, Sebastian (el hermano de Jorgelina que esta aca estudiando Ingles en el ELC de BYU), y yo fuimos a buscarla al aeropuerto. El avion en el que ella venia llego pero ella no estaba en ese vuelo. Despues de haber estado esperando por casi 1 hora, fui hasta el escritorio de Delta para ver que paso y ver si me podian dar alguna informacion. El hombre de Delta me dijo que ella venia en otro vuelo y que estaba por llegar en 10 minutos asi que le dije gracias y me fui a esperar por Jorgelina. Cuando termine de hablar me di vuelta para irme y mientras estaba caminando, Lili le dijo al hombre en Español:- Chau, Chau Papa Noel. Me dio tanta risa que me empeze a reir. Por supuesto que el hombre ni se dio cuenta de lo que Lili dijo porque tampoco estabamos cerca de el cuando ella dijo eso. Este hombre tenia pelo blanco y una barba blanca y desde que fuimos al Expreso Polar y Lili vio a Papa Noel, ella se piensa que todos los hombres con pelo blanco y barba blanca son Papa Noel. Volviendo al tema de Jorgelina finalmente llego. Lo que paso es que ella perdio su vuelo en Atlanta entonces la tuvieron que poner en el proximo vuelo que venia para Utah. Ella se va a estar quedando en mi casa. Estoy re contenta de tenerla aca. Ella se vuelve a Argentina el 31 de Enero del 2008. Aca hay una foto de ella.

Bath Time / A Bañarse

2008-01-21T11:13:00.005-07:00

Mac took this picture of John on December 23rd, 2007. John loves taking baths!
Mac saco esta foto de John el 23 de Diciembre del 2007. A John le encanta banarse!

Veronica's Bridal Shower / Despedida De Soltera De Veronica

2008-01-21T10:59:00.005-07:00

On December 15th, 2007 I threw a bridal shower for my friend Veronica who got married on January 5th, 2008 to Orlando. Everybody had a great time and we ate really yummy food. Thanks to Veronica's sister Ursula, and friend Adriana, for helping me put the bridal shower together. Congratulations to Veronica and Orlando and I wish you both the best in the life you're starting together. I'll post some pictures of their wedding when I get them. I was not able to attend the wedding because they got married in Pennsylvania

El 15 de Diciembre del 2007 hice una despedida de soltera para mi amiga Veronica que se caso con Orlando el 5 de Enero de 2008. La pasamos re bien y comimos una cositas muy ricas. Gracias Ursula y Adriana por ayudarme con la preparacion de la fiesta. Felicitaciones Veronica y Orlando y les deseo lo mejor en esta nueva vida que inician justos. Pondre fotos de la boda cuando las obtenga. No pude ir al casamiento porque se casaron en Pennsylvania.

Polar Express / Expreso Polar

2008-01-21T10:09:00.003-07:00

On December 12, 2007, Grandpa and Grandma Wilson took the entire family on the "Polar Express" in Heber (the Heber Creeper with elves and St. Nick). It was a really cold day, but luckily it was warm inside the train. All of the grandkids wore their pajamas just like in the movie. The kids really loved it and they had a lot of fun. Lili was really excited to see Santa. On the train they gave us hot chocolate and cookies. We had a great time together as a family. Thanks Doug and Colleen for such a great memory.

El 12 de Diciembre del 2007 el abuelo y la abuela Wilson llevaron a toda la familia al "Expreso Polar" en Heber. Hizo mucho frio ese dia pero por suerte estaba calentito adentro del tren. Todos los chicos tenian puestos sus pijamas como en la pelicula. A los chicos les encanto y se divirtieron mucho. Lili estaba re entusiasmada de ver a Papa Noel. En el tren nos sirvieron chocolatada caliente y una galletita. La pasamos re bien justos como familia. Gracias Doug y Colleen por este gran recuerdo.

Two Teeth / Dos Dientes

2008-01-20T23:58:00.005-07:00

On December 4th, 2007 John got his second tooth on the bottom. Sorry I don't have a picture but I wanted to record this event.
El 4 de diciembre le salio el segundo dientito de abajo a John. Perdon que no tengo fotos pero queria dejar esto acentado.

November 2007 / Noviembre del 2007

2008-01-20T23:09:00.004-07:00

There wasn't much going on in November. So I'm just going to do this single post for the whole month of November and I'm going to write some of the events that took place:
No paso mucho durante el mes de Noviembre asi que voy a poner todo lo que paso en una sola publicacion.

On November 7th John got his first tooth on the bottom. He was really fussy but not because of the tooth but because the same day he started with an ear infection in both ears and a sore throat. He had a really high fever and didn't look too good. Here is a picture of John with a fever of 104.4
El 7 de Noviembre le salio su primer dientito de abajo a John. El estaba bastante molesto pero no por su diente sino que el mismo dia empezo con infeccion en sus dos oidos y con dolor de garganta. Tenia mucha fiebre y se veia re mal. Aqui hay una foto de John con una fiebre de 40.22 grados.

On November 10th it was Lorena's birthday and a group of us girls went to play bowling at BYU and I won 1st place. That night we went to Lorena's house for some yummy food and cake. Happy Birthday Lorena!
El 10 de Noviembre fue el cumpleaños de Lorena y con un gruo de chicas fuios a jugar al bowling a BYU en la cual sali primera. Esa noche fuimos a la casa de Lorena a comer una comida rica y torta. Feliz Cumple Lorena!

This is a picture that I took of John on November 17th eating a bitter bisquit. I know he is wearing one of Lili's bibs but it was the only clean one at that time and the only one big enough to keep his pajamas from getting the bisquit all over them. Also at this time he was already feeling a lot better.
Esta es una foto que saque de John el 17 de Nobviembre comiendo una galletita. Ya se que tiene puesto un babero de Lili pero era el unico limpio en ese momento y el unico lo suficientemente grande para que no se ensuciara sus pijamas. Ya para este entoces el se estaba sintiendo mejor.

We spent Thanksgiving at Doug and Colleen's in Eden. We had a really good time especially with the show the grandkids put on by dressing up and dancing around. I recorded some of it but it is on my camcorder and I still need to get a cable so that I can upload videos to my computer. So in the mean time here are just a couple of pictures. Nelson and his family came up to Eden to spend Thanksgiving with us. The first picture is of Nelson and his family and the other two are of John "playing" the piano. Sorry I don't have any pictures of everyone together from the dinner.
Pasamos El dia de Gracias en la casa de Doug y Colleen en Eden. La pasamos re bien especialmente con el show que pusieron los nietos disfrazandose y bailando. Grabe un poco pero esta en mi filmadora y todavia tengo que comprar el cable para que pueda bajar los videos en la computadora. Asi que mientras tanto aqui hay algunas fotos. Nelson y su familia vienieron a Eden a pasarla con nosotros y la familia de Mac. La primera foto es de Nelson y su familia y las otras dos son de John "tocando" el piano. Perdon que no tengo una foto de todos juntos de la cena.

Halloween 2007

2008-01-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

On Halloween we started the day by going to the library to story time. The kids were in their costumes. After the library we came home, had some lunch and went to BYU to take candy to one of the classes that Mac teaches. After that we came home and got ready to go trick-or-treating. We went trick-or-treating at CNL, a apartment complex 2 blocks away from our house where a lot of members from our ward live. After trick-or-treating we stayed there for a party that the ward had organized. We had some hot chocolate and cookies. It was really fun! On our way home walking, Lili fell asleep. We got home and put Lili and John in bed. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I have some family that are from Spain that live in Lindon. They were having a halloween party at their house that night. Mac had a lot of homework to do and since the kids were asleep, he stayed home doing his homework and watching the kids while I went to the party. There was so much food at the party and it was delicious. I had a lot of fun. My Spanish family are really good hosts. They know how to have fun! I love you guys and I'm so glad to have you so close.

Para Halloween comenzamos el dia llendo a la biblioteca a escuchar un cuento. Los chicos tenian puestos sus disfrases. Despues de la biblioteca fuimos a casa, comimos algo y nos fuimos BYU a llevar golosinas a una de las clases que ensena Mac. Despues de ahi nos fuimos a casa y nos preparamos para ir a buscar golosinas a las casas. Fuimos a CNL que es unos de los complejos que queda a 2 cuadras de casa donde muchos de los del barrios viven. Despues de buscar golosinas tuvimos una fiesta ahi mismo que organizo el barrio. Tomamos chocolatada caliente y comimos galletitas. Fue muy lindo! Volviendo a casa caminando, Lili se quedo dormida. Llegamos a casa y pusimos a Lili y John en sus camas. No se si ustedes saben pero tengo familia aca en Utah que son de Espana y ellos viven en Lindon. Ellos estaban teniendo una fiesta de Halloween esa noche en su casa. Mac tenia mucha tarea para hacer y como los chicos se quedaron dormidos, el se quedo en casa haciendo su tarea y cuidando los chicos mientras que yo me fui a la fiesta. Habia un monton de comida y estaba riquisima. Me diverti un monton. Mi familia espanola son muy buenos anfitriones. Ellos saben como divertirse!. Los amo y estoy re contenta de tenerlos tan cerca.

Doughnuts At The Morrises / Dónats Con Los Morrises

2008-01-19T21:29:00.000-07:00

On October 27th, 2007 Scott and Sidra had us over for their annual homemade doughnut party. They also invited members from our ward over to their house for some doughnuts and hot chocolate. They were so YUMMY!!! Lili had some but John seemed to like chewing books more (he must take after his dad). Thank you Scott and Sidra for having us over. We can't imagine our life without you guys as our neighbors. We love you!

El 27 de Octubre del 2007, Scott y Sidra nos invitaron a su fiesta anual de dónats caseras. Tambien invitaron a la gente del barrio a su casa para comer las dónats y tomar chocolatada caliente. Todo estuvo muy RICO!!! Lili comio un poquito pero John parecia que le gustaba mas masticar los libros (Debe salir al padre). Gracias Scott y Sidra por invitarnos. La verdad es que no podemos imaginar nuestra vida sin tenerlos a ustedes de vecinos . Los amamos!

Party At The Wilsons / Fiesta Con Los Wilsons

2008-01-19T20:21:00.000-07:00

On October 19th, 2007 we had a Halloween/Mac's Birthday party at Mac's parents home in Eden. It was really fun. Lorena and her kids came with us. When we got there we had the kids play outside in their Halloween costumes while we filmed and took pictures. Then came the piñata. After being outside, we went inside the house where we carved pumpkins. Later we had some cake which Colleen had made for Mac's birthday. Right after cake we told Mac's family the news that I was pregnant. Everyone was surprised. We decided to stay over that night and the next day the kids had a lot of fun playing and dressing up. Lili was wearing some cowboy boots that were way too big on her. Later that day we went back home. What a great weekend. Thanks Colleen for the great party!

El 19 de Octubre del 2007 tuvimos una fiesta de Haloween y del cumpleaños de Mac en la casa de los padres de Mac en Eden. La pasamos re bien. Lorena y sus hijos vieneron con nosotros. Cuando llegamos ahi los chicos jugaron afuera mientras que nosotros los filmabamos y sacabamos fotos. Despues tuvimos una piñata. Despues de estar afuera, fuimos adentro de la casa donde esculpimos las calabazas, tuvimos una torta por el cumpleaños de Mac que hizo Colleen y despues le dimos la noticia a la familia de Mac de que yo estaba embarazada. Todos quedaron sorprendidos. Esa noche nos quedamos a dormir ahi. Al dia siguiente los chicos se divirtieron mucho jugando y difrazandose. Lili se puso unas botas de cowboy que eran enormes. Mas tarde volvimos a casa. Que lindo fin de semana que pasamos. Gracias Colleen por la hermosa fiesta!

Something new / Algo Nuevo

2008-01-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from October 17th, 2007. When John woke up that morning, I came into the room and this is how I found him. This was the first time he pulled himself up on his knees. I was really excited to see him do something new and he was also amazed at his new accomplishment.

Estas fotos son del 17 de Octubre del 2007. Cuando John se desperto esa manana, vine a su habiacion y asi es como lo encontre. Esta fue la primera vez que se puso en sus rodillas. Estaba re emosionada de verlo hacer algo nuevo y el tambien estaba sorprendido de su logro nuevo.

Kids At Play / Chicos jugando

2008-01-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

This video is from October 16th, 2007. Lili's second cousins Meili and Sophia were over at our house and they were having a good time dancing with Lili. I came into the living room to film them but they thought I was taking a picture. Lili does a nice shaking dance and John just looks on in amazement. Just see it for yourself.

Este video es del 16 de Octubre del 2007. Las primas segundas de Lili, Meili y Sophia, estaban en casa y la estaban pasando muy bien bailando. Vine al living para filmarlas y ellas pensaron que les hiba a sacar una foto. Miren a Lili como se mueve y como John mira asombrado. Disfrutenlo.

On The Phone / En El Telefono

2008-01-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

I don't know why, but it seems to me that every time I'm on the phone Lili takes advantage of me and does things that she is not supposed to do. This is a picture from October 11th, 2007. On this particular day I was on the phone and when I was done talking I found Lili just like in the photo except she was not posing. She has gone into my bedroom and got into one of Mac's drawers. What she has on her head is a slepeer that a friend of us made for Mac and she was wearing it as a hat. In one of her foot she has a soccer sock and the other one is a really thick sock to wear outside in the winter and of course she was wearing her witch outfit from halloween of 2006. She loves dressing up. When I saw her I got my camera and I told her I wanted to take a picture of her and that is when she posed and I don't know where she got that from.

No se porque pero me parece a mi que cada ves que estoy hablando por telefono, Lili aprovecha para hacer cosas que no debe. Esta es una foto de el 11 de Octubre del 2007. En este dia yo estaba hablando por telefono y cuando colgue encontre a Lili como aparece en la foto con la diferencia que no estaba posando. Ella se metio en mi piesa en uno de los cajones de Mac. Lo que tiene en su cabeza es una pantufla tejida que le hizo una amiga nuestra a Mac y Lili la estaba usando como sombrero. En uno de sus pies tiene puesto una media de jugar al futbol y en la otra una media re gruesa que es para usar afuera cuando hace mucho frio y por supuesto ella tenia puesto su vestido de bruja que uso para halloween del 2006. A ella le encanta disfrazarse. Cuando la vi agarre mi camara y le dije que queria sacar una foto y ahi es cuando ella se poso para que le saque la foto. La verdad es que nose de donde saco eso.

Boy or Girl? / Nena o Nene?

2008-01-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

A lot of you might know by now, but just in case you didn't hear the news, Mac and I are expecting our 3rd child!! On October 6th I found out that I was pregnant and even though it was a surprise, it was a really good surprise. We are really excited. The baby's due date is June 7th. I am 20 weeks pregnant right now and next week we'll find out if it is a girl or a boy. I think it is going to be a girl but we'll see if I'm right after next week. Well there you go. Now you know the news. I'll put up pictures of my growing belly soon.

Muchos de ustedes ya sabran pero por las dudas que no recibieron la noticia, Mac y yo estamos esperando nuestro 3er bebe!! El 6 de Octubre me entere que estaba embarazada y aunque fue una sorpresa, fue una hermosa sorpresa. Estamos muy contentos. Tengo fecha para el 7 de junio. Ahora estoy de 20 semanas y la semana que viene vamos a saber si es nena o nene. A mi me parece que va a ser una nena pero veremos la semana que viene si tengo razon. Bueno ahora ya saben la noticia. Pronto pondre fotos de mi pansa.