Baseball Tournament

This weekend Christian had his first baseball tournament with his new team the Titans. The boys had a great time and played really well. They have such awesome coaches that really teach the boys how to play and improve their game. This is the first tournament of the season and they won all their games and came home with first place medals. We are so happy for them.



Christian is the second boy from the left, can't miss his big grin

Happy "5th" Birthday Ethan

This week was Ethan's 5th Birthday. Lucky little boy was able to celebrate his Birthday 3 times. Once at home on Wednesday for his actual birthday, then at pre-school and then finally this Saturday he had a party with friends. They had such a great time. Our theme was sports. Our family is big on sports, we love to play them all. We had our basement set up with 7 different stations from shooting hoops to scoring goals. Here are a few pictures to remember this past week.

Ethan is such a blessing in our life. He always makes us laugh and smile. He says the funniest things. I love his random hugs and his loving heart. He is going to make a wonderful big brother. Happy Birthday Big Guy, we love you Ethan.



A family picture, not the best of pictures but I'm grateful to have one they can be very difficult to get at times.







Getting a call from Grandma and Grandpa and cousins while eating his cake.







Cupcake time at pre-school



Being silly with all his friends







Making some very important wishes



Each of the kids took a picture infront of the sports player



Playing musical chairs, our little friend Luke won




Playing pin the medal on the sports player

Here are a few pictures of some of the games they played in the basement. A big thank you to Marissa, Christian and my niece Nicky for putting this all together. I couldn't have done it without you. They are my lifesavers.

Fire Station Field Trip

This past Monday Ethan's class had a field trip to the fire station. Marissa and Christian were off school this past Monday and decided they would like to join us. We had a great time and believe it or not learned something about the fire department. Here are a few pictures that captured our day.




Marissa, Craig (Ethan's buddy), Ethan and Christian



Marissa trying on the fireman's jacket





Ethan and Christian holding the hose





Ethan and his buddy Braedan sitting inside the fire truck

Happy "15th" Anniversary

Just to say I Love You!

Science Fun

This week Ethan's preschool had a science night. The kids got to do different types of experiments, from making slime to making homemade ice cream. Here are a few pictures from the event.


Making ice cream in a plastic bag.




Adding food coloring to milk with drops of Dawn soap. The combination makes the colors bubble and mix together to make a beautiful creation.




Making blue slime.




Adding water and alka-seltzer(sp?) to a closed container and watching the lid pop off.

"Its A Girl"

On Monday I had my 21 week ultrasound to make sure everything was looking "A ok" with our little one. Our family had been counting down the days because they also knew we were going to find out if we were going to be welcoming a little boy or a little girl. Our ultrasound tech said our little girl was being very modest because she began covering herself with her hand. Once we heard girl Marissa beamed with Joy, she had been praying for a little sister, Christian was going to be happy either way. Ethan on the other hand was pretty disappointed. I think he cried and hid under one of the chairs for a couple minutes. He complained for the first half hour and kept asking me why Heavenly Father sent him a girl and not a boy. I did my very best to explain to him and I think now he is ok with having a little sister. I think it has to do with being a big brother now.
I love my growing family.

"Holiday Fun"

This year we spent the holidays with family in California. The two weeks seem to fly by so quickly. The kids really enjoyed spending time with their cousins. They love each of them so much. Here are some pictures of the kids throughout our trip.

This picture was with good intent to get out as a Christmas card to family and friends. I guess my blog will have to do for 2008.





Enjoying Christian's 11th birthday with cousins in California









Learning to play guitar hero with Uncle Danny







The grandkids re-inacting the nativity scene. Ethan was so excited to be Joseph. Christian was a shephard and Marissa was an Angel. This is one of my favorite traditions during Christmas.













Grandpa Rene and Ethan, I can see such a cute resemblance in this picture.












Great Grandpa John showing them a thing or two at the pool table









Uncle Chad showing them how to shoot a bb-gun. It made me completely nervous

















A little New Year Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We had a Bolivian traditional Holiday Dinner (Picana). Here's a picture of Christian dancing with Grandma Angie, Ethan Dancing with Cousin Danny. The cousins toasting (sparkling apple cider) on New Year's. Spray painting there hair gold to be silly for the New Year.















We love our family and are so grateful we were able to spend time with them. They took such good care of us while we were there. We love you all and hope to see you soon. We hope all of you have a wonderful New Year!!!