OUR CHRISTMAS 2008!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas. Sara was able to open her presents this time by herself, I just helped her a little bit. She was fascinated with her baby doll we got her, she just wanted to play with that all day and now she likes to go to bed with her baby doll- little girls!!
Here are some pictures of her opening her gifts. We just buy them 2 or 3 toys and clothes to each one, but they got more than that from Papa and Nana, they like to spoil them rotten, thank you grandparents. We know you all enjoy doing that!
By the way, I am posting a cute picture of Sara singing in a mini band like karaoke, it was very funny wacthing these 2 little fellows in a band.

Activities Sara likes to do

Sara is a very smart little girl. Recently, she has learned new words and she will repeat them when she hears them. Some of the things she has fun to do is building with blocks, she can build a high tower now and when her sisi (Ingrid) is on the way, she will say NOOOOO!!
Also, she likes to play with play-doh (plastelina). She will play with this while I put some food in her mouth.
We had to open one of her christmas presents earlier because she was getting bored with her old toys. She loves to play with her Mc Donalds Drive-thru. It is like a kitchen and she pretends to cook and feed her baby. She loves to copycat what I do as a mom. Ingrid loves to watch her, I am sure she wants to play with her so bad but she will have to wait a few more months. Oh, I can't forget this. Sara is learning how to pray, she will hold hands and at the end of the prayer she will say AMEN.
I love my little girls, my princesses.

INGRIDITA

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Here are some photos from our Thanksgiving and the day Giovanna and the girls put up our first Christmas tree! It has been a challenge to get Sara to leave the ornaments alone but she is now obeying and not touching the tree. We went to a Thanksgiving lunch with a couple of other seminary families in the apartment building next to us. We had a wonderful time and it was more children at the party than adults and we had so much fun watching them play together. Ingrid began to do something new, stick her tongue out! I got a few pictures of it and it was hilarious. After the lunch, we went for a family walk together with the girls in a new double stroller that Giovanna got from the sharing shop on campus. Sara loves her sister so much and this stroller lets them sit side by side and Sara held Ingrid's hand the entire time.

As I watched parades and football on TV, people were asked before commercials what they are thankful for. Everyone said the common things like family, friends, material things, etc... and it brought tears to my eyes as I never heard one person mention that they are thankful for what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross. In Isaiah chapters 52 and 53, the prophet Isaiah described what the Savior would endure hundreds of years before Christ came. In 52:14, Isaiah says that the Messiah would be beaten and disfigured so badly that He would not even be recognizable; beaten worse than any man would ever be beaten. Yet, at Thanksgiving, all we can think about is turkey, football, and family. That's all nice, but it is nothing in comparison to the love, grace, and glory of Jesus Christ. Thank you Jesus....

Giovanna's photography skills!!

Sara 20 months and Ingrid 5 months

These girls are growing! Not only physically, but in their personality. Sara is on the go constantly, while Ingrid is calm and laid back. Ingrid is now eating some baby food and cereal and wearing size 12mos clothes! She can roll over and move her arms and legs good and her cordination is getting better as she is able to reach out and grab things and put them into her mouth. Sara is now repeating words we teach her or that she hears. Giovanna has taught her the parts of her face in Spanish. She can call out "boca" and Sara points to her mouth, etc.!! She loves to play ball and put her shoes on without help. Here are more recent photos so enjoy!!

Two beautiful blessings!!

"Yo no puedo vivi sin ti"

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Ingrid 3 months and Sara 18 months

Time has passed fast. Ingrid is 3 1/2 months and Sara 18 1/2 months. They are growing so fast, they are both my babies but I have to be honest Ingrid is easy to handle right now, she can not go anywhere, however Sara would run away if you are not holding her hand. Sara's favorite word is na-na for banana, hope she will be learning more words in the next months, she also says pthe Spanish word for "poopie", and she says "sisi" (sister), bye, hey. She is very friendly and likes to say hi to anybody outside. My new neighbor, Gwynneth, has taken some pictures of my girls with her professional camera (I would love to get one of those) outside our neighborhood. Check them out and please send us a comment, we would love to hear from you, its real easy.
Giovanna

New pics for grandmas -Nuevas fotos para las abuelas

Ingrid is growing so much, she is three months old now. She smiles a lot, she is a happy and healthy baby, thanks God! Looks like she is going to roll over pretty soon, she got chubby legs and arms, I love her, she is adorable! not just because I am the mom, you need to see her with your eyes.
Sara is hyper active, she never gets tired, we are the ones who can not keep up with her. She is very fast, she loves to be outside. Hope you enjoy these pictures.

How Sweet It Is....

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Growth and great times!

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Grandparents visit

The girls enjoy everytime papa Wayne and nana Linda come to visit, specially Sara, she has a good time!. They live not to far from us, only 40 minutes away in the town of Henderson. They brought a gift to Ingrid. I took some pictures outside our neighborhood.

Just another day...

Just another beautiful day with lots of laughs courtesy of our two wonderful daughters! (money can't buy nor can Hollywood deliver this quality of daily entertainment folks!)

Super-mommie!!

Every wonder why God gave us two arms?

FIRST HAIRCUT!! ¡PRIMER CORTE DE CABELLO!

Mommie trimmed Sara's bangs today to get her hair out of her eyes. What do you think of the new look??

My Girl

"I've got sunshiiiine, on a cloudy day. When it's cold outsiiide, I've got the month of May. I guesssss you say, what-can-make-me-feeeeel this way? My girrrl. My girl. My girl. Talkin' bout, myyy girl."
Here's daddy dancing with his favorite dance partner! (actually listening to that song while dancing, its our theme song!)

A day at the mall...

A day at the mall turned into a photo session at The Picture People.

Continuous motion...

This girl is constantly doing something. Whichever room we go in, she brings ALL her toys. For example, as I was checking email this morning, she brought all her toys from the living room, one by one, into the doorway of the office. Sara is in continuous motion!