Love this quote!

My plea-- and i wish i were more eloquent in voicing it-- is a plea to save the children. Too many of them walk with pain and fear, in loneliness and despair. Children need sunlight. They need happiness. They need love and nurture. They need kindness and refreshment and affection. Every home, regardless of the cost of the house, can provide an environment of love which will be an environment of salvation (Gordon B. Hinckley) 

Sunsets and smiles

Today i attended a training all day to aquire Continuing Education credit. I love to learn, yes i know im nerdy, but I feel like there is so much in the world that i want to know so i love when i have opportunities to learn something new. After sitting in a classroom all day I came home and took a walk and caught this beautiful sunset. We havent had a blue sky for a long time because its been so gray and cloudy everyday. It really makes you appreciate the beauty of a sunset...

Stella had tons of fun with her grandparents today building things, going to the park and doing exercises with grandpa and his trainer. 

🌼Baby Shower in a Greenhouse 🌷

Today my friend and i threw a baby shower in a greenhouse. Inside the greenhouse there is a park like area and the kids had a blast while the moms hung out on a picnic table and celebrated. My friend Elizabeth is really laid back so this was the perfect venue. I hadnt realized how much i missed flowers growing & green grass. All the world outside is shade of brown. It was a nice change to feel like it was spring. 

Moms surprise birthday party

This past weekend we surprised my mom for her 70th birthday. We through a party for her with all her friends and family. We had all her favorite snacks, carmel corn, See's Candy, and fruits and veges. 

My siblings flew in for the occasion which was the best part of the surprise

This is not the clearest picture but its of her walking into the house and her first glimpse of all her friends hiding in the dark and yelling surprise. It was such a fun night.

Christmas Morning

I recently realized that i didnt post that much during the holidays. It was probably a combo of being so busy and not feeling up for posting. in looking back over the pictures i realized there were lots of photos worth sharing so these may be a little late but hopefully worth the wait ;) 

Christmas morning w/ my nephews Cameron & Blake. They are so cute and such good guys, always willing to help out. I wish we lived closer to them. 

B-rad

Brads family came to visit us tonight, it was so fun to have them over. I didnt get pictures of everyone but baby Lexi is well represented and cute as ever.

Snow

The abominable snow girl (everything shes wearing we got for free$)

Sledding Fun - maybe more fun for Jorge

Do you want to build a snowman...

Over here we are trying to get back into shape... Spring is just around the corner 😉 Whenever we are working out Stella wants to be right there with us. This was Jorges approach today. She loved it! 

Tonight i attended a great class on organizing. Since I love organizing i didnt really know if there was that much more to learn about it. Of course i was wrong there's always more to learn. One of the take home messages that i liked was instead of everything having its place try to think more about streamlining. This means de-clutter. If you havent used it, dont have room for it, dont need it then get rid of it. Im good at finding a home  for things but im excited now to go through all our stuff again and get rid of stuff we dont need or have room for. Another idea that I liked was to have a memory box for each child. Its a place where they/you can put things that they value and you will store it to keep it safe. I think thats a great idea to keep organized things that are sentimental but really dont have a great place to he stored. 

Laundry Day

Since stella was sick and i had my own medical stuff going on we didnt get to the laundry mat last week. I think i did 8 loads of laundry today... How is that possible to accumulate so much dirty laundry?

We're Back

Stella is feeling better and I'm feeling better. Its been a rough week, Yoga sounded like the best way to finish it off. 

Stella looks like a contorshanist, it must be the camera angle.

Luckiest Girl in the World

How did i get so lucky to be w/ Jorge forever? He is amazing! He is the kindest, most thoughtful, willing to serve, up for anything husband a girl could ever ask for. Tonight he gave me a beautiful priesthood blessing that put my troubled heart at ease. I go into the hospital tomorrow for a small procedure and have been anxious about it but i can honestly say that i feel so peaceful about everything since getting the blessing. 

Tis the season... 😷

Stella woke up happy this morning and by late morning all she wanted to do was sleep, it was the saddest thing. She had a high fever. By late afternoon i took her to urgent care and her throat and ears and tummy checked out ok. Hopefully tomorrow she'll feel better.

New Years Eve Fun

Lots of food, dancing and a fun new game (thanks emily) Happy New Year!!

Guess what we got today?

We got "new" to us carpet today. Our neighbors bought a house and are moving out and we scored on their carpet. This probably sounds weird but the carpet that we have is super thin, no padding, industrial carpet. The kind they put in churchs. Our friends parents were putting in new carpet in their house and the carpet layers brought the wrong stuff so my friends parents gave them that carpet and they in turn gave it to us. Its so soft and feels so great under our feet. Its a fun addition to our humble abode.

Baby Love

Dr Saltos advising me on what to eat during my pregnancy while we were waiting for the midwife to join us. Surprise i was pregnant. After trying to have a baby for almost two years we were sooo excited when in Nov my pregnancy test turned up positive. Our family had been praying for us and so we decided to announce it to some family members at Thanksgiving so they would know their prayers had been answered. Our plan was to make a full announcement to both sides of the family at Christmas so before leaving town for the holidays i had my first prenatal appt. I was 8 weeks along and felt it. I felt nauseous, tired and could smell what was for dinner a block away. Jorge and i were both excited to see the little baby and hear the heartbeat. After all the usual discusion and testing my midwife got out the gear to start the ultrasound. After a few minutes she wasnt able to detect a heart beat. I was alarmed but both her and jorge thought maybe my dates were off and the baby was younger than we thought. So our midwife sent us to the hospital for a more high tech ultrasound. At the hospital the technician took a bunch of measurements via ultrasound. At the end I asked her if she saw a heartbeat and she said no. She said that the Radiologist would still need to look over all the information though. My heart sank. Jorge and stella were waiting for me in the waiting room and i couldnt even talk i knew that i would start balling. On the way home i cried a lot. My midwife called me on the drive home and asked where i was, after i told her i was driving she said she would call me back when i got home and thats when i knew that it wasnt going to be good news she was sharing. When she called back she informed us there were two babies in my uterus but that neither of them had a heartbeat. Apparently w/ identical twins they seperate between 7 & 8 weeks (my babies measured between 7 & 8 weeks) and she felt they didnt survive the separation. The thought of being pregnant w/ twins was a sweet one. I instantly felt a connection to them and wanted to be their mother. Im not sure what the Lord has in store for our little family but i can say that his plans are always better than mine. So tonight im choosing to trust in Him and that brings me peace... the kind that passeth all understanding.