Brave Little Fish

Leah has been taking swimming lessons this summer and has really been enjoying it. She has much improved since last summer. Here's a quick video of her diving off the diving bored. She is a very brave little girl and is always willing to try something new.

Something funny about swimming this year...During Mylo's swim lessons Leah and her friend Maddie would hang out by the deep end and watch this little boy named Cody. They have learned how to get boys to things for them, already. Leah and Maddie would throw a toy into the pool and he would dive in and get it. Well, a few weeks ago after church was over, Maddie asked Leah if she was still in love with Cody. I was quite surprised as to the question and very interested in the answer. Leah said she WAS and asked Maddie if SHE was still in love with him too. Aren't they a bit young to be "in love" with the pool boy?

Funny sister....

Leah wanted some candy and I told her she had to share with Mylo, well I didn't know he was asleep. Mylo was so tired that he fell as sleep on a little blue rocking/bouncy chair. I thought it was so funny that Leah had "shared" with him anyway, that I had to take his picture. You might have to look close to see the blue skittle resting in Mylo's mouth... Enjoy!

Good Job Leah!

There is a first for everything. Leah wanted to paint her own nails so I let her. For her first time I think she did a pretty good job. She was pretty excited about it and showed her nails to every one. I love that she wants to be a girlie girl.

De tal palo, tal astilla

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Here is Mylo wearing his daddy's shoes. He wants to be just like Dave and at times he reminds me of him, a lot. Mylo is obsessed with Tony Hawk and everything skateboarding. The other day I told him we were going to the Days of 47 Parade and that we would see motorcycles doing cool tricks and he said "bikes are best on dirt". He made us laugh... what a little stinker!

Just like dad, including the Mt. Dew :)

Fun in the "big" pool

Mylo and Leah were "diving" in. Check out Leah's first attempt to dive in...HAHAHAA! They had so much fun and the day was beautiful.

We need a bigger pool

The kids were hot and they wanted to get in the pool. So this is what they did. I thought it was so funny, I just had to take a picture.

A bit of a scare

Sunday night Milli woke up with a high fever and was not acting very well. Monday morning I took her in to get checked out. While at the doctor's office he said I should take her to Primary Children's to have them do a full check-up on her. Milli's fever was not breaking and she was miserable. Her fontanel was a bit more raised than it should be and moving her from one spot to another was just the worst thing I could do to her. Tiffany took Leah and Mylo while I spent a few hours at the hospital. I was a basket case as I drove to the hospital, as I didn't want Milli to be in pain and I was worried as to what could be wrong with her. When we arrived they did some blood work and a urine test as well. The poor thing was balling through most of it and I couldn't bare to watch. The test came back normal if not perfect, so they let us go home with the instruction to come back if her "chenchapure" (temperature, that is how Leah use to say it) got above 100.8. Through out the day Milli was miserable and her fever was constant. Tuesday she was even worse her temperature was still there and getting higher. She wasn't eating well and every time I tried burping her she would wail. It was SO sad, my heart was breaking for her.
When Dave came home I was ready to take her back to the hospital. Dave and Wells gave her and I a blessing and off we went. They admitted us to the ER and they had to do a Lumbar Puncture (LP or Spinal Tap) to see what was going on. It was SO SO sad to see her scream as they did this. The spinal fluid was the only way for her to "tell" us what was wrong. We waited for test and feared for the worst, meningitis. Sure enough when the test came back she had a high white blood cell count which indicated an infection. They told us she had meningitis and that they would have to administer antibiotics just in case it was a bacterial meningitis. We finally got up to our room and had a pretty bad night with her. Now it was a waiting game. We had to wait for the LP cultures to come back to verify whether it was a virus or a bacteria that was causing the infection. Wednesday was day of waiting and continued poking, poor Milli. I finally broke down Wednesday night as I was tired and out of ideas of how to comfort Milli. I was obviously concerned and anxious to get the results. Thursday morning we got the results we had been waiting for, she had a VIRAL meningitis, caused by a summer virus called Enterovirus. We would be able to come home that day and she didn't need to have any more antibiotics. I was thrilled! She really is feeling so much better and is smiling at us. It was a blessing that "Poopy Squast" (aka Tomi) was still here and she was able to watch the kids. Leah and Mylo love Tomi and she did a fabulous job with them... this morning they woke up and wanted to play with her. Tomat, thank you for ALL your help. Thanks to others who put our name in the temple and for the calls and concerns. We are of course so glad to be home but I must say the doctors, nurses and interns at Primary Children's were more than kind, gentle and sincere with us. I am grateful for that as well.

Milli's Blessing

I have waited SO long to bless Milli. I am so glad the day has finally come (and gone). I was due to have a baby last September but for some reason I will never know or understand, I lost that baby. I prayed so hard that I would get pregnant again. I asked my Father in Heaven to bless me with a baby and sure enough he did. Even though I was not actually having a baby in September I still got her that month. September 2nd of 2007 I found out that my baby, Milli, was on her way. The Lord has ALWAYS answered my prayers, I have never doubted that he was listening. Dave blessed Milli last Sunday. She was surrounded by people who love her and who honor the priesthood. I feel so blessed to have all these men in our lives. I could tell Dave was choking up a bit as he blessed her and that was very sweet. She wore Leah's blessing dress that Abuela made for her and later wore a dress made by her great-grandma. After church we had a lunch with family and friends. I feel the love of my Heavenly Father as I look around me and count my many blessings, starting with Milli.

Plaiziers, Uboldis, and Guzmans; Kids Table; Tio Mike and Milli; Lau and Tomi, Karen, Lau and Al; Plaziers with Tomi; Esteban; Extreme close-up; Amy, Gabi and Kylie

Get-togethers are always great time for pictures. Its hard to get all the grandkids together and this is a real treat for Abuela.

Its TOO Hot!

The kids played in the sprinklers one day...Mylo loved to run through them but Leah is a little princess and likes to just turn the water on and off... and dance! I love this picture and her cute little silhouette.

4th of July!

I love being an US Citizen and I love that I am able to live MY "American Dream". I feel so blessed to have what I have and to enjoy the freedoms others have fought so hard for me to enjoy. (I hope that made sense). I love this country! I have always enjoyed the patriotic holidays were ever I have lived. We usually go to Trevino's and have a BBQ and do fireworks but this year Leah and Mylo got a bit sick on the days before the 4th and they needed the rest, so we just hung out at home and later went over to Guzman's to do fireworks. It was really fun! Before going over I made bows for the girls and they looked SO cute!!! I love to sing, in the privacy of my own home, and patriotic songs are one of my favorites. Perhaps some day you might be lucky enough to hear me wale out the national anthem :) Anyway, Nakaya's and Wilkinson's were at Guzman's already so we had a BUNCH of fireworks and a bunch of kids. It was fun to see them all sitting together watching and enjoying the fireworks.



These kids are too cute! They all were so good and had a great time.

Pray Always

The other day, before going to bed, we checked on the kids, as we normally do. We found Leah "praying" in her sleep. I thought it was so cute that I had to take a picture. Aren't they so angelic when they sleep?

Milli is 2 months old!

I can't believe that it has been two months since Milli was born. She has been and continues to be such a treat. She smiles at all of us and wants to coo so badly. She is rolling over from her belly to her back, which I think is quite impressive. She is a great little sleeper. She will do 8 hours at night wake up for a feeding and go back to sleep for an another 4-5 hours. She is now weighing 10lbs 6oz and measures 22.5in. She is long and thin. Leah and Mylo were both short and fat so Milli not only looks different but really IS different from her sister and brother. I am so looking forward to watch her grow up and hopefully chunk up a bit. I love that little monkey! She is so fun!

What was I thinking?

After I had Mylo I started walking with Melissa and my mom in the mornings. I remember telling myself that I would run up to Elephant Rock that summer. Well, I was never able to do it. As many of the goals I set myself I have a hard time reaching them. Now three years later and after having a baby, only 8.5 weeks ago, I have told myself that I wouldn't wait two years before getting back into shape. I have signed up to do a race up Farmington Canyon with my sister-in-laws and a friend. I am not sure what I was thinking when I signed up. Last Saturday, for part of our training, we did part of the trail that we will be running (well hiking really because there is NO way I can run up that thing). It was grueling, to say the least. I had run with Maricela a couple of times and I felt good but after running up a Mountain I thought my dream or goal of running up to Elephant Rock would never happen, or perhaps it would take a VERY long time for me to achieve that goal. I have already signed up to do this race and I am going to do it! So to train some more I asked Ashley to come run with me. She is in far better shape than I am. We started up Mueller Park in the hopes of getting to Elephant Rock, but really I thought we would just go up about 2 miles and head back down. It was encouraging to have a friend to run towards, she kept going and since I don't like to be in the woods by myself I too had to keep going. We finally made it to Elephant Rock! It was amazing. It took us about 57 minutes and some very sore legs. After three years I have finally made it. I was a bit emotional as I feel it was a great accomplishment and I can't wait to do it again. Its like life really, we want to return to our Heavenly Father and we have to work to get there. Sometime we "slow down" our progression but so long as we keep our "final" destination in mind then I feel we will really get there. I am so glad that I have been able to count of friends and family to encourage me to get there and to finish the "race". I can't wait for the day I can say that I finally got there.