What the heck???

My little girl...cute, shy, timid little Emma kayaked through the Everglades!! Can you all believe that!? I couldn't...but she did and she had a blast. I'm so glad she isn't like me in this respect. I'm always too afraid to do stuff like that. :) But she got in like it was no big deal...gators and all...(makes me shiver just thinking about it)

Christmas in Florida

It was our year to go to Ces' parents home in Utah for Christmas, but DANG IT! his brother who is in medical school was busy with rotations and his dear sweet wife invited us to Florida instead. Well, who are we to refuse such a generous offer to go to sunny & warm Florida and spend Christmas by the beach, I ask you? Nobody, that's who! And thanks to Ces' wonderful parents we were able to fly instead of drive :)

We had a wonderful time!! Michelle, is a wonderful host, the weather was beautiful and we were able to do some really fun stuff. We went to the beach, which is Miguel's favorite, at least 5 times or so. He was in heaven. It's one of the things he misses the most about Boston so we were so excited to be able to take him again.

We were very sad to have to leave but hopefully we can visit again very soon. :) We are so very blessed with a wonderful family and we had such a great time!

Our Christmas "Card"

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Bens 1st Month

Where did the time go?! Benji is almost 6 weeks old and I'm always amazed at how much they change in the first few weeks of life. Here are some of my favorite pics from his first few weeks.

Maybe I should have said, "several of my favs" : D

Mini Meet

Emma had her first mini meet in gymnastics. She had been practicing her routines for a few weeks and was very excited to attend the meet. All of her Aunts, her Grandma, her best friend Macy, her best friends Mom, Amy and of course all of us were all in attendance to see her perform. She did a great job and received a ribbon at the end. She was so stinkin' cute!!

Benjamin's Blessing

"He took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. " Mark 10:16

In our church when a baby is born the Father gives him a name which he will be known by on the records of our church and a blessing inspired by our Heavenly Father . We had the privilege of blessing Benjamin on Sunday while Ces' parents were visiting. It was a beautiful blessing. Ces blessed Ben with the desire and ability to listen and feel the spirit, the ability to teach others to be happy, the desire to serve others and many more wonderful things.

Benjamin has already brought so much joy to our home and I am so excited to see what his life holds for him.

Precious Moments

One of my favorite things about having my kiddos is seeing them interact with one another. Giggling upstairs while they are playing, cuddling on the couch while watching cartoons, reading stories together and lots of other little things they do that just make me smile. On this day Emma and the boys made Indian headbands and were playing "Indians" all around the house. Then Emma walked by Ben on lying on the couch and decided he looked lonely.