Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Generous Gifts

I just want to take a minute to thank every one who has given us things for our boys. We are so thankful for your generosity. We have gotten many gifts for Luke and Sam, even from some people we don't even know! I just want to say thank you. We are so blessed and feel so loved.

These first pictures are things that Amanda, our sister in law made for us. She is so crafty and handy at the sewing machine. Thank you Amanda for sharing your talents with us and taking the time to make these items for me and Sam. We use both the nursing cover and the car seat cover on a daily basis! They are great! Amanda also generously gave us many of the baby items that they no longer needed including a swing (which Sam is sleeping in right now), a bouncer, and an exer-saucer. Those have also been so nice to have! Thank you Amanda! 



 


These next pictures are of the adorable little booties are from my mom's co-worker Sonia. Sam wears them all the time and we get tons of compliments on them! She also made him a pair of camo converse booties. So cute!




These last pictures are of Luke enjoying his birthday present from his Abuelita. Although she doesn't even know what she bought for him (she only gave us some money), we are grateful for her generosity! We bought him a cool little table with green stools from Ikea. We couldn't wait to give it to him, so his birthday present was a little early, but that's okay.

 He actually liked playing with his new silverware the most... That wasn't even a present!

We also bought him some new curtains that match his bed spread. His other curtains were just too small for his window.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

I tribute to my wife ; )


I have an amazing wife.  After a week at home and seeing all the hard work that is to have a toddler and a new born at home I have to give all credit to Emily. She is just amazing beyond measure. She never complains about anything. She makes it seem that all comes natural and that it is easy, which I know is not true. There are those long nights that interrupt her sleep, many diapers to change, a hungry baby to feed, a toddler that is entering the terrible 2s, and a husband to take care of. I believe she is a professional mom and wife! I don't know how she does it all. She doesn't complain about being tired or even grumpy! She's always in a good mood and as far as I know the baby sleeps like an angel at night! : ) She doesn't get complicated with the babies and I feel that we can always be on the go. It might take 30 extra min to get ready to go out, but it is not a problem. And have I mentioned that she ALWAYS looks good. She is a natural queen that doesn't need the sparkle of fancy things to feel appreciated or special (Don't worry honey, once I have money you'll get those things ; )  but I know you don't really care )

I'm pretty sure there are even more things that she does that I have yet to discover and learn to appreciate. Sweetie I love you and I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I consider myself a very very lucky guy. TE AMO.

Forgive me if you think in this post I'm bragging, but I can't help it and all of it is true.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Sam's Baby Blessing

 Sam was blessed this last Sunday November 13, 2011. It was such a beautiful blessing and such a beautiful day. Ines (Abuelita) was so excited that she got to be at the blessing.
 The happy new family!


 Luke loves his Abuelita! So cute that he gives her kisses. 

 Luke in his new suit! Sam has a matching black pin stripe suit that will hopefully fit by Christmas!

 The booties were made by Rhonda Prewitt (My mom's previous co-worker and friend)
 Luke exploring and running away from us as we took pictures. He's so cute!

 Francisco is such a good Papi! They have so much fun together!

 Photo Shoot!
 Check out his gorgeous blue eyes!

 His blessing outfit was much too big, even though it was a size x-small 0-2 mos. In this picture, I tucked in the sides so that you could actually tell he was inside of it! See the sleeves rolled up?


 Sam was blessed:
- to listen to the spirit
- to know that Christ is his Savior
- to love the scriptures
- to have a cheerful attitude
- to be a blessing to others around you
- to be a blessing to your friends and family
- to be worthy for  an eternal companion
- with health
-with intellect
- with a desire to keep the commandments