Tuesday, 3 days till christmas for me :)

Today Tuesday...
for me it means kitchen day
I have promised myself that I will have this apartment completely clean
detailed clean before Christmas
since we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
to me it means in a way that he comes that day
I would never want for Jesus to visit my house while its a mess
so if we are celebrating his coming into the world
the least I can do is clean my house so it can look presentable for his birth..


So so far I have washed all the dishes
I had a monstrous stack of them!
Now clean they seem less but still filled my sink
So after dishes I got to the counters and kitchen stove
took a break while I dried the knobs of the stove
and my mountain of dishes came tumbling down...
thank goodness I got up fast and caught them before anything broke
so I separated them and stacked both sides of my sink with them

still lots of dishes but safe from harm

Now I just got to clean the kitchen floor
its so dirty...
but wont be for long :).

Last Friday we went to our Branch Christmas Party
it was great!
even Santa showed up
and Owen got to take his first pick with Santa
Daddy and mommy :p
5 and a half months in mommy's belly

The party was a success
there was even dancing after
too bad I was just wiped by then and we had to leave
but I so enjoyed the entire party
the YM and YW acted out and narrated the nativity story
we all sang songs in between that fit the story perfectly
even the primary kids had their part where they all went up to sing.

Ok
I know you must be wondering about my entry title
as a Family and Country tradition we celebrate Christmas eve with my family
its how it goes in our country :) (well where I was born, now I have 2)
We have family and friends time, we play, hangout etc
then we have our Christmas eve dinner around 8 or 9 pm
why so late? well after we eat and mingle we get together and read the nativity story
we sing Christmas songs around the tree
and we talk about the wonderful gift our Heavenly Father sent to us so long ago
Our Savior Jesus Christ
after that we have some dessert (if we haven't had it by then)
and we wait anxiously for the clock to strike midnight!
Then its Christmas!!!
We toast, give hugs and wish each other a marry Christmas
with our special wishes for each other
then we sit around the tree and pass out our Christmas presents
and take turns opening them
Its Great!
When I was little we were sent to bed right after an early (5 or 6pm) dinner
we slept and waited for Santa to come as we got older we could hear all the noise
of Santa putting the presents under the tree
and at midnight we would be woken up because Santa had been there and it was Christmas!
Then the real fun begun
we would open presents and go visit our friends of our neighborhood
we would show and see each others presents and we would play with them
we would go wish a merry Christmas to all our neighbors
take them a present from our family, play and party all night
there would always be parties at our friends and such so we would
spend time in a lot of different houses dancing and enjoying the company
In Chile is Summer time during Christmas so we just loved being outside at night time
It was great!
We would go to bed in the morning and wake up in the afternoon
get ready and go visit our families
we would got with our aunts, uncles and cousins to the beach or the pools
:D I had an awesome kid life :D


Here our great Christmas Tree!
I got ornaments as a present from the kids I nanny
they are absolutely beautiful, I love them
and totally homemade :) Thanks Marna.
So of course that they are in my tree!


*Paola*

Baby news!

Our little peanut is a Boy!!

We had our mid pregnancy ultrasound
on Friday Dec. 10th
I made a Christmas Tree Ornament
saying its a boy to give to our parents
I made one for Riley's Grandma and for my aunt :)

Our little one's name is:
Owen Riley Loader
or
Owen Loader (for short :p)
I absolutely love it
It has power in it
it sounds strong, sweet, a leader
Fits perfectly :)
One day I'll have my girls and they'll have a big brother to look up to
and to protect them.
My sisters and me always wished we had an older brother
then our younger brother would also have a big brother to look up to
now he is our big brother and little brother :p
I totally look up to him, he's great.

Owen's due date is still the same
April 23rd, 2011
we are very excited for this little one
:D



*Paola*

Christmas wish list... :p

Ok so everyone always ask
"what do you want for Christmas..."
shoot its a gift... something they want to give you...
but I have found myself so many times in that position
what do you get someone thats special
you want to get them what they wish for right
and every time someone asks me...
I never know what I want
I have an awesome life! so grateful for it!
But this time I decided to make a wish list
it'll make everyone's life easier!

so here it is:


*A pretty pregnancy dress (my favorite found so far)
the price totally went up on it... darn

*A new Bible in Spanish!

*A new purse, not a hand bag/purse
a real purse good size

*A willow tree decoration of me and belly :)

*Lullabies for me and baby to listen to

*Snow boots so I can walk outside with out worrying to fall..
( size 8 for when my feet get swollen)


*Some really good Lotion for my poor so bad dry hands
(favorite one is Renew)

*Dark Chocolate :)

And anything else you can think of


*Paola*

Our little Cantaloupe!

Happy are we!

I'm 20 weeks along
half way through my pregnancy!
our baby is the size of a cantaloupe from heat to rump :)
Can't wait to find out if its a boy or a girl!
yes we still don't know
but before Christmas you'll know for sure.


My parents 25th anniversary is next week
we are sending them off to Salt Lake this weekend
as their Silver Wedding Anniversary
they are super excited, I love it!
its great how it feels when people you love are happy
specially cuz of something you had part in :)

so much happening this month!
our weekends are already busy with plans
Our 2 year Anniversary is this Sunday :)
too bad we'll be to busy with our church callings
and won't be even able to do a nice home dinner
we got a YSA Christmas party this Friday
yes I know.. young single adults?
(our YSA in the Branch are having their Christmas party this Friday
and have invited the Branch presidency and their wifes so we get to go :p)
a Family Christmas Party on Saturday
and Our Ward Christmas Party next Friday
Riley's last week of classes is this week, so he is super busy
and next week he has all his finals starting this Saturday...
busy busy, and with his calling he's extra super busy
I really don't know how he does it
yet I know he can do it all the time
He absolutely amazes me
puts the sunshine in my life :)
I LOVE HIM SO SO MUCH!

Zumba!

Today I went to Zumba class with my sister
it was so much fun
it had been to long since the last time
I couldn't do much cuz of the baby
would of not been good to over do it
but I still got to go and have fun :)
I love the music
its all different types
and very super fun!
wanna know more of what zumba is..?
go here :)

When I give birth to this little one
I'm for sure going all Zumba
great way to loose all the left over fat
I'm gonna have a blast while doing it :D!

Great Thanksgiving

Great Company
Yummy Food
and Everyone loved my
Cheesecakes, Turkey, Pumpkin pies, and Salads
I sure enjoyed making them :)

I just took my time to relax and enjoy the holiday
so no pictures of Thanksgiving
Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Holiday.



Can't believe I totally forgot to put my 4th month belly picture
so here it is:
Yep 4 months there now 5 and my belly hasn't changed much from that...
so I'm hoping that by Christmas I can show more
I can't wait to have the belly to show
but at least its all baby pretty much
so glad I haven't gotten fat (wider, bigger) :p

I'm 19 weeks and 4 days (5 months)
so I'll be taking another picture here pretty soon.


*****

Querido(a) Bebe
ya ni puedo esperar a verte denuevo
ojala que maniana (en unas 10 horas)
te podamos ver en otro ultrasonido y escuchar tu corazoncito
Te amamos mucho,
El Domingo 28 de Nov. tu papi fue llamado
Segundo consejero de la Rama
estoy muy orgullosa de el
y se que tu tambien.
Estaremos muy ocupaditos los tres
pero diosito esta con nosotros.
Ya te compramos tu camita y lugar de juego
es un Baby Play yard, esta super lindo
ya queremos saber si eres una ninia o ninio
ojala que sepamos luego :)
Por lo pronto este fin de semana
cuando tengas 20 semanas en mi pansita
pondremos nuestro arbolito de navidad,
somos tan bendecidos de tenerte en nuestras vidas
y ya en 20 semanas mas poder tenerte en nuestros brazos


Con amor tu mami <3

18 weeks!

Our Baby is 18 weeks along!
So if you go counting with the pregnancy weeks
that makes me 5 months a long...
wow time goes by fast.
My belly barely even shows yet,
I'm hoping that by Christmas I'll have a belly to show :p
Can't wait for my 20th week doctor appointment
and then we set a date for the so waited ultrasound!!
And yes we are keeping the Date secret! haha
no worries
you'll find out at the right time
I'll most probably be putting it here the day we let our families know
but for sure they'll know first :).

For now...
I can't wait for Thanks Giving!
I'll be making my first Turkey :p
my first home made Cheese Cakes
and yummy salads
I'm so excited!
I been in a cooking mood for a bit now
I can't help want to bake and make food things :p
Oh and knitting!
I'll let you know all about that next time
for now bye bye
My hubby just got back from church
and we are off for some yummy food
at my mommy's house :D

chao

Thanksgiving Countdown

6 days left for Thanksgiving!
wow, time flies by
but at the same time it goes by slow..
guess cuz there is always something that we can't wait for.

And I absolutely can't wait to find out if our little peanut is a boy or girl
I admire people that wait for it to be a "surprise"
I can't even think of myself doing that
its so much better to be able to know
and call your little one in your belly for who he or she is
and getting specific special things for him or her
cuz its your little one :)
If you are able to know then why not know
Can't wait till December!!


So Today I'm grateful for Technology
The one that makes us progress
be able to contact one with another
specially those that are far from us but close in our hearts
it connects us with the things and people we want
when we use it wisely it helps us progress in life


Love the things you have around you
from the remote control that lets you sit comfortably
on the couch while you change the channels
to the machines in the hospitals that give so much information
and hope for the future of those we love and care for.

Had an awesome day!

My Birthday was great!
My hubby made me breakfast in bed :)
he washed dishes, put them away
washed more dishes and put those away
I think he washed dishes 5 times today,
he and little peanut
gave me a cute charm for my charm bracelet
it says "baby on board" :)
it was awesome!
we got to hangout and go to the store,
got a new hair dryer
the other one decided to kick the bucket 2 days before my birthday.
My new hair dryer is fantastic! I love it!

we had yummy lunch at home and sent Riley to school
got ready and headed to my parents house
got to hang with them for a little
and went shopping with my mom
she got me awesome boots!
They will be here next week!

After I went to pick up Riley from school
and went on a date to Rubio's
He was really excited that I picked that place
:p he loves their fish tacos
and I love their salads!
It was yummy!!

Then we were off to the church
Riley has to be there every Thursday
and we had the last primary program practice
(Sunday is gonna be good)
So I got to see him for a bit longer
then I got home and chilled
now off to bed...
Its been a fun day
so mommy-to-be is tired
:D
I love you little one



(and yes no pics... I put all my time to enjoy my day)

Flurries

The snow is coming
soft, puffy, feather light flurries
looked so pretty today
I really can't wait for the first snow night to come
where everything is covered in white
and the night is almost as light as a mid cloudy day.

The only bad thing is that I wont be able to go sledding
but I can still take lots of pictures :D
Until that happens we get to enjoy the beautiful colors of the trees


(few but beautiful reds)




(and Lots of yellows with oranges, and green mixes :D
Taken Oct 23rd It was such an awesome view)


if only it wasn't so cold... brrrr
one day I'll be able to have a spring birthday like when I was little
I was born in spring and our baby will too :)
pretty cool huh.
I was telling Riley that since it always gets cold right before my b-day
that I wished that at least it would snow and dump hard
so we can be a light night filled with white all over
those nights of first snow dump are always warm
never freezing or really cold.
So Riley has me on an only NEED to know basis for my birthday
it makes it all the more fun
I'm very excited I get to have a birthday with baby on the way :D
It makes it extra special,
if I could only find out if it was a boy or a girl for my birthday
that would make it awesome
but I'm gonna wait
I think I'm learning that rushing things
can ruin the moment.

patients is a virtue right :p
got to keep practicing

Baby Growing big :)
Here is a pic of our little peanut
15 weeks


Isn't it such a difference from 10 weeks?

We can't wait till we find out what we are having :D
Soon Soon!

But till then
we are just waiting to start feeling this little one move,

not much baby movement feeling yet
but should by the end of this month :)

Halloween 2010

Have I really not posted anything about Halloween!

I even got cool pics!


Ok so here it is.
We had a Halloween party
the night of Halloween celebration
We played games, had lots of spooky food, and danced :)
in the end, a great party.

and the pictures:


Yumm Yumm





Guess who won this one.. :p





Wrapping mummies




Ri and my mommy




Flapper, Jelly, and Tinker



Hope you all had a Happy Halloween like we did :).
And now to await for the next party...
MY BIRTHDAY!!!

Our happy news :) "part 2"

So on August we got our parents together
for an end of the summer "picnic"
we had the news and everything planned :p
they had no idea what was coming

I made cupcakes to Show them the news
these ones here: ...



Yumm Yumm :)


After everyone was almost finished eating
we went inside and got them,
we put them in front of them opened the lid
and sat down...
and waited...
it took them a bit :p
didn't know why the cupcake dessert
had those thing on the top..
they thought they were cute...
then they noticed they were baby binkies
and still took a second for it kick in
my dad said baby..? trying to say binky in English
and my mom said baby and jumped and said
"estas embarazada!" (you are pregnant!)
it was awesome!
We'll post the video so you can see it
Riley recorded the whole thing :p
they didn't even noticed he was lol.

Our Growing Family! Part 1

We are Officially announcing to everyone
that we have a little one on its way!

We are so excited,
including our Families!

The first trimester has been pretty good
I have not thrown up once! (so happy about that)
I was so exhausted all the time,
and I would get nauseous...
I could eat just about anything
I could not be anywhere near a baking oven
that had anything sweet in it for the first two months,
then I would get hungry but every time I would think of the food
I wanted to eat... forget it, it was nausea
I had to make myself eat to make sure I and the baby had what we needed.
Third month came along and we had a bit of a scare
not going to go into details but we had to go to the doctor
and I stayed home for a whole week...
I had two doctor checkups since then, almost every two weeks
my next one is Nov. 1st and hopefully everything will be good
and we can go back to normal check ups.
I been getting so spoiled at the doctor's :p
We've gotten to have ultrasounds the last 3 times we have gone
so we have been able to see our baby 3 times already!
:p
I still have some nausea but just random ones.
I have more energy, but still crave my extra sleep that I don't really get to have
my belly shows a little bit and I can't wait till it gets bigger!
We're still trying to decide when to find out
if by the end of Nov. or wait till the beginning of Dec.

So its week officially week 14th of my pregnancy Today!
Second trimester!!

Woohoo!!!

Our little one's first Ultrasound (10 weeks)


(I will be posting 2 posts, this one and "part 2" which is
us telling our parents :D and some family!)

dun dun dun

Can you believe it...
still up and noticed that I haven't even
come by my blog.. not even to read the blogs I follow
Its been a week!
(So I popped on by and caught myself up on most of it,
cuz I'm to tired to even really care...)
and its not like I been super busy cuz I really haven't
even thou it seems that way..
our place is a mess... I been dreading to even think about
starting to clean..
Cuz I needs a really good deep clean
even the walls and the doors are starting to look dirty!
I wish I could just hose everything down..
its so much easier to do the outside...

and by the time I could get around to cleaning
I'm already dreading it and just exhausted
and I think that mostly about thinking about it
so I been reading...
and reading.....
and did I mentioned reading....?
Books can take so much control over me
its kind of ridiculous if you think about it
pretty bad.
I'm serious, totally not joking
I been reading since around 7pm till past 12 midnight
I did get up and made myself dinner
and did a few things here and there
but still...
ugh..!
I frustrate myself .


I need my house cleaned!!!!
I really believe that one feels like their house
if the house is a mess then the lady of the house IS a mess..
I need to get a good 12 hour sleep and start fresh
which 12 hours of sleep won't come...
even if I wasn't stuck reading
I wouldn't be able to go to bed without my lovey
its only happened once that I was sleeping by when he got home
cuz I was so sick I just couldn't not to
it was the only way to get it out of my head
out of my body, at least to not think about it


So here I go...
to wake up (later today..)
to get up and go go go
and stare at the door on my way out to not see the mess
the clutter thats all over...

Sissi

My sister Nicole
got a puppy!
she named her Sissi
after "Sissi" the "Emperatriz de Austria"
The empress of Austria
It was our most favorite movie growing up
it was super known in Chile at that time,
and its still one of my ultimate favorite ones ever.


She has gotten so big!!
Picture taken when she was 6 weeks old
Super happy and active little puppy,
absolutely adores Riley
but who doesn't :)

not so good...

I was at work today
and got a call from the doctor,
I had been in the clinic for stomach pains
two weeks ago
and had some blood test done
to see if something was wrong
last week they called me and said everything was good
but that the doctor wanted me to
give a stool sample to look for any bacteria
well...
she said its a bacteria
and I can't get it treated... not yet
because of another reason
so I just have to deal with my bad tummy aches..?
:(
this is just peachy

'pero entremedio de la tormenta
hay algo bueno'


There is so much I want to post about!
but can't right now
but hopefully soon soon


no matter how
hard
complicated
difficult
troublesome
it gets
I love my life <3

Life changes

Its been so crazy busy
so many things...
things that I knew would come
but now that they are here..
wow!!
It was Riley's first day of school today
he was excited to go back till yesterday
then he remembered that even thou he is going back
he still has to go to work after wards for an 8hour shift...
he's classes don't start till 2:30pm..
so he will be getting to work around 5/6pm
yes
that means till 1 or 2 am...
So hard!!!
I'll probably be sleeping when he comes
maybe wait up for him..
which means that we wont be getting
to bed till 2 or 3 am..
to wake up at what time..??
I can't even think about it! the whole morning gone
I'll be waking up to make lunch and dinner and head to work
and do everything else after work
all by myself
....
:(

so tonight I will be making his dinner for tomorrow
I do have all night...
Darn Work!
He could so easily be working in the mornings
like they had planned it with the other
QC manager
but no
the "boss" wanted him in the evening or grave yard shift
and the other one in the morning
BLAAHH
and since they couldn't change their classes anymore...
he is stuck with this schedule
for the whole semester!!
thats so not fare!!
I guess life isn't fare


He does graduate after this Semester!! :D
thats a good thing.
even thou he starts the following semester
with Electric Engineering
and hopefully after that
a year more or two and he'll be transferring
to another University.

Changes
Life keeps changing

21 August 7ths and Counting :)

(My Beautiful sister <3)

Saturday was fun!
I cut so much fruit for our primary activity
and my sister's birthday...
that I couldn't eat any of my sister's fruit kebabs
They looked awesome though
:p




The Primary activity was so fun,
lots of games
(three legged races)
they had Icees


Cotton Candy
Pizza, fruits and veggies for lunch
treat baggies
and horseback ride

They Had such a blast!



Then I came home and finished
the fruit kebabs for my sister's
21st B-day party
it was lots of fun :D

Hot Date!

yes we were on a hot date on Saturday
It was great!We went to our Restaurant

the food... Delicious
we tried a chocolate moose cake
it was divine!
it made me think of my brother
he absolutely loves chocolate
which I could send him some to his mission.


then we went to the Movies
we watched Letters to Juliet
I loved it!
my new favorite chick flick :p
it was a great night!

we finally got home around 12:30-1am
we are so night people now...
I've always been but not Riley
now with his work schedule
we been getting used to going to bed around 1am 2am...
its just hard to wake up in the mornings...
I guess its always have been hard for me anyways

On a Hot date with my hubby :).

Its still Summer

wow its another Tuesday

time goes by so fast..

where did my summer go?

its almost gone

We better enjoy the summer we have left

I love it when it rains in the summer

and we've have got a couple of those :)

and its been so warm I love it

the evenings are so warm!

Anyways here are

some more pics of Bear Lake

:D

I love you babe!

My Hottie ;)

It was so beautiful up there :)

..Bear Lake/Pioneer Day..

Wow
Its been a while.
We just been working
and doing the same old same old
and enjoying the summer.
We went to Bear Lake last Thursday
it was awesome!

Had a blast and got to hang out
we got back on Saturday (Pioneer Day)
just in time to get to a Picnic
and then off to see some Fireworks
at Mapleton with Riley's mom :)

*Summer is surely here*

I love the summer night air

the breeze coming in through the window of my car
while driving back home
the smell of the nature during the summer
that gets mingle in the air
so great so beautiful
you can tell its summer

I love it!

4th of July weekend was good
Family and friends
and most importantly
with my hubby!
on Sunday we got to go to church
and spend the whole evening together
(very rare for it to happen)
but we'll get to do that from now on :).
We got to go to the 4th of July Parade,
to a family picnic
and then to my parents for a bar-b-que
finally came home and watched
"When in Rome"
really good movie :)

It was good, it was fun
it was Freedom
Thanks to Heavenly Father
thanks to the people that made it possible
and to those that still do.

Little things to Big things

I cannot believe how many things I forget
I'm so self centered..
at least I believe I am sometimes
So many things I forget
its crazy
things that have happened in the last 5 years...
thats so not good
I'm gonna end up not knowing anything by the time
I finally get to be a grandma...
I probably wont even know I am one either.

and to top it off I forgot to put water on the rice cooker
The Rice Cooker
so easy
so simple
its just what you do!
or what you are supposed to do anyways,
so I turned it on and went with my lovy to my mom's
I had been doing laundry there in the morning
and had to go to work before I could finish it
so we went to get it
because we went to the temple with my mom
we picked her up
so I decided that I was just going to get it when we droped her off...
so on our way back from the temple
we left her at the door and drove off
we got home and I went to put my PJs on..
and it hit
they are in the clean clothes
which are at my mom's house... still...

so anyways
we came back home
and went to put my PJs on this time
and went to get the rice and veggies out of the cooker.....
and I looked in and noticed the rice pretty much the same
What in the world?
it took me two looks in the pot to notice what I hadn't done
I guess I should be glad that it didn't burn the apartment down..
I just feel so Blaaahh
it so late now for dinner... but I better eat
before my tummy starts painfully reminding me that I haven't eating for at least 2 hours...
(yup painfully.. thats another story..)

**

I'm trying really hard to figure out what to write..
every time I do have things that I want to write about
I'm busy or not at home...
and now that I got in my blog
I can't think of anything..


UPDATES:
*Soccer World Cup- Chile won their first game yesterday at 5:30am
1-0 against Honduras. Yup we were up to see it!
(They could of done so much better, they had so many opportunities to score)

*So we bought some bikes for real cheap to fix them...
(Riley fixed mine :) He is awesome.)
It was last month... we are finally fixing them this Saturday
and hopefully having a yard sale next Saturday at my parents'.

*We go to Bear Lake next month with our Branch :) can't wait! so much fun!!
we'll get back just in time that day to go see the Fireworks at Mapleton
with Ri's Mom on the 24th.

*Riley should start working on the evening shift on July
that means he'll get home around midnight... :(

*We been so busy I can't believe it.
its kind of nice cuz we don't have time to be loosing
but its hard to make time to just hangout with each other
and just talk... I miss that. We used to do that so much
specially when we were going out.

Sundays

So here I am
at home on a Sunday
waiting for my lovy to come back from church
His calling is gonna change our sundays and weekdays
Its gonna be a change for the better though
thats for sure.
We'll be extra busy
specially him.
I hope he gets to come home soon though...
we are suppose to be at his mom's house
for dinner...
yummy dinner....
thats probably something else that we are gonna have to change
Sundays will be spent at "home"
well Church.. :p
maybe we'll be able to visit our families on Sundays
when Riley's work schedule changes next month
and we wont have to be going to bed at 8:30 anymore.
We'll be able to stay up late on weekends,
he'll be coming from work late too...
and I do mean late!
past midnight...
thats late to be at work!
but its life too
not much we can do about it
but enjoy or mornings.. sleep till late
at least for the summer
Then school starts and we won't
Riley will have classes in the morning
I'm still trying to figure out how its all gonna work...


anyways..
my tummy is mad at me..
needs Riley's mom
yummy dinner..
Hope he gets home soon...
maybe I'll have to make something
for us to eat at home if he gets home any later
driving almost 3o mins to eat and then to drive back...
thats an hour almost... and we have to be back by
8:30 the latest...
that means leaving from there at 8...
mmm...
and its getting close to 6:30..
I probably should start cleaning..
my sink is full of dishes..
again...
maybe I'll take a nap
we stayed up on Friday till 1pm
with my sister
and I couldn't fall asleep till 2:30am..
Riley's head hit his pillow and he was completely out
maybe he was out before he laid his head on his pillow...
it was late for us
then we got up early still on Saturday
I went to clean some offices with my cousin
made me so tired...
and went to bed late last night too..
slept till 10 this morning
but the missed sleep no one can get it back..
my eyes and head even hurt
like when you cry a lot and cry yourself to sleep...
and then the next morning.... its horrible..
I know cuz I been there done that..

anyways
I'm blabbing to much
nothing with much of a point..
so bye bye

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Beautiful Weekend

LOVING,
Walking,
Admiring,
Touching,
Smelling,
Seeing,
Nature is so Grand!
We spent a beautiful weekend
camping, fishing
and enjoying friends and family.



Camping was great!
we got to try our awesome tent
Riley's mom gave it to us for Christmas
Thanks :).
We had a great time with Laura, Kyle, and little Evan
From tinfoil dinner, smores,
bomb breakfast burritos
to awesome nature!

(Ri says this pic looks like a Suzuki Comercial :p)


(We camped at Maple Canyon)

I wanted to stay up in the mountains forever
the smell was so...
(no word for it)
I just couldn't get enough of it!
The water, the so many different trees, the grass, the sky
I always fall in love with it
every year that the middle/end of spring comes
the smell just makes butterflies in me :p
God is so loving and caring
he even shows it to us in all things he created.

(Payson Lakes)

I had my head out the window
almost the whole time we where coming back down
the smell and the view was so amazing!

(Riley's cellphone takes awesome pics)

Didn't get to take any pics of our fishing
It was my first time too
didn't catch anything either but it was fun
to do "nothing" (as Laurie put it)
and enjoy God's beauty here on Earth.

On Our way home
We got to go see my family
spend time with them, and eat yummy cake!
to celebrate my Grandma's B-day
(she lives in Chile, so she was celebrated there and here)
:D



Best of all
I got to do all of it
with my Lovy
:D

My Kid

Its almost 10pm
and we should be sleeping already...
of course that that has only happened a couple of times,
Riley is supposed to wake up at 5 am
so he can really wake up and get ready for work..
so obviously he has been going late
it just takes him so long to just wake up and get going
and he tries waking up by playing some computer game
or
working on some Linux stuff on the computer
which of course I KNOW that it just makes him be late...
so this week he decided to do meetings before their shift starts
which means he has to be there before 6:15 am...
so he found a way to get ready and going faster to be there on time
......


He had told me about it but I really didn't think he would do it..
:p
Its just too funny!!
I love him so much!!
in times like this
I do not miss not having kids yet
He is totally my first! :p



Yep he totally puts his clothes on the way
so in the morning he can
"trip over them"
as he put it...
so he would get them on
and get going faster...

Quote:
"Keeping my PJs on
makes me feel too comfy
and want to lounge..
and then I'm late"

Spring..??Winter..??

Can't believe that it snowed yesterday

hadn't noticed it

I seriously thought it was raining

but no it was the snow starting to melt from the roof

falling in big chunks to the ground.

And now..

all sunny warm and beautiful

like the snow never happened.

Weather is a very interesting thing

pretty cool if you think about it.

I felt so accomplished yesterday :p

I guess they didn't need me at work

never got a text of yes or no,

so I got ready

made my to do list

I still added work just in case..

and decided to clean the whole apartment

I have a pretty good eye sight

(even though I wear glasses)

when it comes to dirty things...

I was so tired of my bathroom sink

looking like yuck!!!

my kitchen floor dirty

totally needed a good mop.

I made lunch for Ri and me

hoping he would get there soon

so we could eat together...

I was so glad he took some snacks to work with him

cuz he didn't get to come home to eat

so when he finally got home from work

I had the kitchen half done and moved to the furniture..

the hardest was the bathroom..

it always is!

I have a really strong sense of smell

and it smell yucky (not that Riley thought so)

and then the smell of the cleaning stuff

was too much... for me

So glad my love helped me by vacuuming

and picking up in the rooms

(his things... he had a blast paint balling on Saturday)

So I made Dinner while he went home teaching

it was ready when he got home

and we finally sat and ate together :)

and we did our first official complete Family Home Evening

(with activity :p and dessert)

Life is always good at the end

even if there are things

that make it not seem like it.

Its all good cuz God is good

<3

Tuesday

Tuesday...Laundry day... oh joy... so here I am at my parents, I decided to prepare my Sunday lessons while am here, better do something productive since it takes me longer to do house chores with the driving back and forth.. at least I got up early enough that I could do my dishes before I came, which means that at least my kitchen is not a nightmare anymore. With the crazy weekend of helping carry things lots of things in different places...and happy that I was busy and helping, and that I got to go to my aunt's b-day party I had no time to do Friday dishes, which means that the few of Saturday dishes got added to that and Sunday being mother's day I found my self busy since I woke up cooking, which means that I had no time to wash those dishes either.. thank goodness for my super husband that washed them so I could have space to keep cooking, yes.. we left for church and all the knifes, utensils, pots etc.. that I used to cook with got left there waiting for me.. and then Monday came I was so tired from the long weekend and going to bed super late everyday that I fell back asleep after Riley left for work... woke up late, and still felt tired.. did not want to do any dishes... so I had two days of dishes to do... my own fault, won't blame anyone else.

Mother's day was great! got to spend time with my mom, my aunt, and Ri's mom :). and the food.. delicious! yummy yummy shrimp! :p. my mom was gonna get me a present and my aunt told her not to cuz I wasn't a mom yet... :( how sad... they kept reminding me that I couldn't get anything until I was a mom... which its true.. but they totally had me grounded for not being one! darn it! aren't I a part time mom!!! gish!! haha, I should at least get some apreciation... right..? I mean there is not a day in my week that I am not taking care or am not watching over some kid... a nanny, come to my parents and there's Allison and Alex, go to my mother-in-law's and there's Ri's sister, go to church and I have a full class of 5/6 year olds, and to count that sometimes I get added other class's to mine when their teachers aren't there, which lately its been like that cuz a teacher moved from the Branch so they don't have a teacher yet.. I should go and get myself a Mother's day gift! that'll show them :p.. yeah right...

anyways, I got stuck in the morning blogging, just reading the blogs I follow (haven't read them all weekend long.. which counts Friday) and I was reading Stakerz Xposed- alrigh, already.. and I notice how I been doing the same thing but for a while now, so not good for me! so I decided to join her and start getting my own life on track specially my eating habits.. I been eating of ours and left overs just like she said. sorry I know I'm not being very specific but you can go to the link and read whats about. This is a long post already...

Banana Splits!

May! its finally here, which would usually mean that summer is pretty much here.. except for this weather that keeps changing its mind.. and keeps wanting to bring winter back! I love winter but when its supposed to Be winter, I just want warmth, water, picnics and pretty flowers. oh how good that sounds.

Banana splits.. yum yum! On Sunday we went to my Mother-in-law's house for dinner it seemed like we hadn't been there for ever! we invited them over to our apartment last time so it had been a while since we had been there, actually I think if I'm not wrong.. the last time we went that wasn't a Sunday.. we went to check on Max(their Dog) and he made me stepped on a nail when he tried to jump on me.. :s.
So there we went over and had delicious food like always I love it cuz Laurie and me Love salads so I know that she'll always will have some yummy salad :), for dessert we made banana splits, which I think they looked more like Sundays.. :D they were so good!! Mine looked so cute I just had to take a picture of it :p.




Next week I finally get to go to the doctor, maybe I'm allergic to dust or cat hair.. which might make sense since I'm not a fan of cats. I like only some cats and specially cuz they are not mine, and I don't have to put up with all the yucky hair all over and the smell...yuck... anyways I was so not writing an entry about cats... I just get so distracted.. OK Doctor, I'll be all better after I go, I been trying to write down all the weird things that been happening to me so he can figure out what I have, and also the things that been bugging me.. maybe he can give me something for bones to grow..? my hip hurts me every night I lay on my right side, I'm just glad that I'm over the sudden mood changes... why on earth would someone start crying and feel sad when nothing wrong or bad is happening!! so obnoxious! so I would get frustrated and cry more.. horrible! maybe is just stress and me being overwhelmed, I think I'm finally getting a hint of what I need to do, I don't want to say much about what it is (well they are a couple of things) but I just want to be sure that they are gonna happen so I don't end up bombed out later. But it should.. they are part of my patriarchal blessing... :D.

Well I being doing laundry at my mom's :D, so I better go check on it and get going. Have a great day! I sure hope my day keeps going well, even though I'm already feeling tired and without Energy.. OH thats true, forgot.. so I'm doing Melaleuca its a company with natural healthier products, for house cleaning, laundry, skin, hair, and also OLIGO wich is different vitamins and minerals, lots more but they have this thing that helps your body absorb more of the vitamins and minerals so you can actually get all that comes, I had no idea that when we take a medicine they don't work all the way cuz our body can't absorb all that is needed from them. So I got Riley and me some multi vitamins so we can have more energy during the day!! I can't wait to tried them, I've heard that they are so good!

I can't stop playing the new songs I added to our play list :p

wow, so many things... haven't posted for a while.
can't wait to go to work today! haven't seen those kids since Thursday... and Burnsie with his favorite movie to play over and over again in the dining room tv.... Cars! Love that movie, no matter how much I watch it with them I don't get bored of it, I even get stuck watching it at times... so funny and missed it this weekend... missed watching it with them, so I found my self on the computer fixing my playlist songs on Saturday morning and there,the song ITs there!! :p. Even though I do have that movie and I could watch it any time I did not turn it on... the kids were not here to watch it with me... and now just waiting till I can watch it again and again with them...

sometimes I just forget..forget how little things are the ones that keep you going and alive. I remembered that yesterday when we were finally home with Riley <3


I been so off things for the past weeks...s. I so need to figure out what I need, what to change what to keep, what add in my life...in my weekly routine. I sleep to much.. I can't fall asleep at night. it felt so good on Saturday when I hit the pillow and fell asleep in an instant and the next morning I could hear from far far away my alarm go off... I stretched my arm and made it go off... thinking that it would go off again in 5 mins. like it always does, next thing I know is Riley trying to wake me up cuz I been asleep for more then 12 hours... so wanted to keep sleeping and sleeping,I struggled for around 1/2 an hour to make myself get out of bed... thank goodness for our church meeting starting at 1pm :p. Maybe it was the dancing that saturday.. the dancing in high heels! that made me so tired and content. I thank God for weddings and the feeling they bring you when you attend one, and the dancing! oh and how could I forget the chocolate covered strawberries! Music to my soul!
So here I am waiting for this week to already end.. for the month to already end!! so that May can come and go as fast as it will... (thats the bad part) and for June to come!!! Can't wait for June!!! So many plans and Happiness staring in JUNE.. Bear Lake for the first time, and so many possibilities!! I hope it all works out. I need those things in my life...






Some pics of Nielsen Grove, That I took last week:

Easter Joy!

Jesus came to earth,
To show us how to live,
How to put others first,
How to love and how to give.
Then He set about His work,
That God sent Him to do;
He took our punishment on Himself;
He made us clean and new.
He could have saved Himself,
Calling angels from above,
But He chose to pay our price for sin;
He paid it out of love.
Our Lord died on Good Friday,
But the cross did not destroy
His resurrection on Easter morn
That fills our hearts with joy.
Now we know our earthly death,
Like His, is just a rest.
We'll be forever with Him
In heaven, where life is best.
So we live our lives for Jesus,
Think of Him in all we do.
Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord.
Help us love like you!
(By Joanna Fuchs)




He Lives, our Lord and King!

Enjoy your Easter Sunday and Remember Him, He who died for us and lives once more to help us find our way back home. :) <3

I just talked to my Brother on the Phone!! :D

SO excited! My brother called and I got to talked to him, he is on his way to Las Vegas right now :). Off to the field, lots to Harvest.

Love our Family Pictures that Laura took :) Thanks girl.




Riley's B-day was great! We got to Celebrate his birthday at his mom's house on Sunday the 21st. with his side of the family, Hamburger and Hotdogs.. yum :) then on Tuesday I took him to Rubio's :D the new one thats in Orem, he loves his fish tacos :p. Then got to make him a cake and Celebrated his birthDay at my parents house with ice cream and his chips and salsa :) He had fun with his new toy that my mom got him in the picture you can see the Jealous and Wowed faces of the kids :p hehe. Later that week we decided to change it for a different one, the other one needed batteries and he preferred the ones with out it. He got lots of gifts too! Thanks Everyone for Celebrating Ri's 24th Birthday with us.





Then on Friday the 26th We had a Chilean Fundraiser, so we could help Chile and all the people that are suffering Cuz of the Earthquake. We had been making preparations before and everything that day I was up at 6am went to pick my dad up and headed over to start baking Empanadas at 7am. I felt so full but barely had eaten any breakfast. by noon we had baked around 560 Empanadas... and I was the one that was receiving them when they got out of the Oven to put them in boxes.. I didn't want to eat any Empandas... my stomach was telling me that I was hungry and everything but I waited until I got that feeling out of my head and nose..
The Activity was great! a lot of work and it got so busy but it was fun I hope that the people that went to enjoy themselves were able to :). We collected around $6,000 to send to Chile!! It was great!


Saturday came, woke up sick... didn't want to do anything but we had to go to Logan for a Sealing, The Mata Family got sealed Riley new them from his mission, he was there when the Eduardo(the father) got baptized. They were very glad that he was there they are awesome! super nice and friendly and make you feel like their house is your own home (I know a lot of people tell you that when you go in their home, but you just felt like you were in your own). The temple was beautiful and the town was very nice, everything was slower.. if the speed limit was 35mph everyone was going under that or tops 35mph it just made you want to slow down and enjoy the ride.
I loved it there!