30 Years Old / 30 Años

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

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

The Cake

Our friends

Cristobal and Soledad

Felipe, Elisa and Claudia

Juanjo, Viviana and Selma

Our little family. Samuel was asleep in his room

I'm alive / Estoy Viva

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

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

Temple / Templo

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

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

Tahitian Noni

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

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

Coca Cola?

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

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

Father's Day / Dia Del Padre

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

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

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

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

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

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

Samuel's Blessing / Bendicion De Samuel

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

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

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

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