Monday, February 14, 2011

Blessed

Yesterday we blessed Mia at our church. It was a small affair, just some close family members and our ward family. I was so rediculously nervous that Mia would spit up on her dress, like that would even matter. She didn't, by the way. Alfonso gave her a beautiful blessing. He decided to bless her in English even though it is his second language. As the blessing began, he did great, but I could tell he was struggling a little to find the words he wanted to say. Later I found out that Mia was wide awake during the whole prayer just gazing up at the faces of the preisthood holders around her. By the middle of the prayer, Alfonso paused for a long moment, and then proceeded to pray in Spanish til the end of the blessing. Although I dont speak spanish, I was able to catch glimpses of he was saying, I felt the spirit and knew that he was speaking directly from his heart. It was absolutely beautiful. After sacrament meeting we planned to head home for a small get-together at the house. One small hiccup, Ben and Spencer didn't get the memo. And in the chaos of the emptying chapel, we lost track of them. Alfonso and I lingered at the church for a while trying to figure out if they had gotten a ride home or if they had gone to the bathroom or something. Hoping they had gone home with family, we left for home, all the while trying to call various family members on their silenced phones. When we got home, they were NOT THERE. Alfonso rushed back to the church only to find them sitting in their primary classes, with no clue what was going on. I felt like I had experienced a genuine "bad parent" moment. Anyway, we finally got them home safe and sound and the eating, visiting, and playing could begin.






Here's a picture of Mia and her little cousin Natalee. They are only one month apart, I can already tell they are going to be good friends.

My dad and brother-in-law Rob, were able to sleep through most of it :) Aren't sunday naps the best?

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Midway Ice Castles!



This was so beautiful and fun! Dress warm though! It's -18 degrees outside right now!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Mia - 1 Month

My extremetly talented friend, Lori Muse, came over Wednesday to take some pictures of Mia. I can't believe Mia's already 1 month old! Lori did a fantastic job with a particularly uncooperative subject who cried at least 85% of the time.

Mia, here's lookin' at you kid!








Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Welcome Little Mia!

Mia Isabella was born via cesearean section on December 20th, 2010 @ 1:15 p.m. She weighed 9 lbs. 5 oz. and had a headful of dark black hair. Within the recent minutes, hours, and days, she has completely taken over our hearts. Welcome to the world, little one!

Here are some pictures telling the story of her arrival:

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Status Update

Okay, seriously, I'm done.

Monday, December 13, 2010

December, So Far

Some fun things have been happening this month. I figure I'd better blog about them while I have the free time, if you know what I mean. We built a super sweet gingerbread house! Alfonso and Ben had a marshmallow snowman building contest. Very fun. Ben graduated from the D.A.R.E program. We are proud of him and all that he learned. Here he is pictured with a total babe. . . I mean, the keynote speaker, Heather Anderson a.k.a. Miss Utah 2007. And yes, he has this picture in his locker. On Sunday, Carrie and Nick blessed their baby in their home. It was so special. It was great to spend some time with family. And I just have to say, that my nephew, Riley is a total stud. Isn't he cute??? Here's Delynn with baby Natalee on her special day. I just need to take a moment to say that Alfonso is THE MOST patient man I've ever known! Okay, this was seriously cool. Alfonso and I had just finished our chinese food and opened up our fortunes together. We laughed so hard. "Short stranger", eh? I think they might be on to something.

Friday, December 10, 2010

My New Neice

I got to hold her the day she was born! Then I got sick for a week with this crazy virus that's going around, and each of the boys got it too. Finally two weeks after her birthday, I was able to hold her again. Isn't she beautiful? Her name is Natalee Rochelle!

I can tell already that we are going to be good friends. Welcome to the world little one!