Good News!

I have a ton to write, but I wanted to share this for now, and I'll write the rest later and post pics. I just wanted to let everyone know that my mother-in-law finally had her interview at the US Embassy in Colombia and they gave her a visa!!! That means that in less than six months she will come and live with us! We are so excited...It's been something we have been planning on since we got married!

Haircut

Well, it's about time, I guess, Raulito needed a haircut. I was procrastinating so much because I love his long hair. And it's a little curly in the back, so that was really hard to let go. But, Raul decided that it was time, so I let him do it. And, to my surprise, he's even cuter than before we cut his hair!!! I can't get over it. He looks so grown up. My baby is not a baby anymore! Here's the pics!

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Idaho trip

We went to Idaho last week after classes were over so that we could have some "family time" and get away from life for a few days. While we were there we visited Shoshone Falls. They call it the "Niagra of the West." It really was spectacular. I have been there before, but there has rarely been this much water going over the falls. Raulito just kept looking and saying "Agua, Agua, Agua." Rakel liked the rainbows too. We did a little bit of hiking around, which was fun. Rakel is very independent and wanted to go on her own, and of course Raulito wants to do everything his big sister does, so it was an adventure. To give you some perspective, this is the same falls 6 years ago, after we were married. BTW, don't pay much attention to us in this picture...Not much sleep after a wedding...And here's the falls now!

We also got to spend some time just being together. My brother and sisters were around, so it was kind of like a mini family reunion. No pictures of us all together, though, no one thought they were looking good enough for a picture...

With a free babysitter, we got to go to the Twin Falls Temple. It was Raulito's first time there, because he was in California last summer when they did the open house. We had a great time.

Me and my sister Monica.

In other family news, it's been a hard week for the extended family. My grandma's husband (she remarried after grandpa died) died this week. He comitted suicide. Yeah, I never thought it would happen in our family... It's not really clear what pushed him over the edge, but I think it had to do with a lot of changes with grandma's health (she has lung cancer) and decisions being made quickly without much imput from him. It was really unexpected and it is has been really hard on grandma. I am just glad for the knowledge that I have that I was sealed to my family in the temple for eternity, and that if something were to happen, I would still get to be with them after this life. I am grateful for all the prayers and thoughts in our behalf. Thank you....

6 Years and Counting

Hi Everyone. I hadn't realized that it has been a month since my last post...But better late than never! Today is our 6 year anniversary!!! Yep, 6 years and 2 kids. It has really been great. Raul and I were talking last night and noticed that the biggest things in our life we have shared together (getting married, becoming parents, graduation, etc.). If you're wondering what we did to celebrate....we haven't yet. We both worked today, so as of now we have seen each other for a total of about 2 hours today...But he did bring me a dozen red roses to work! He can be romantic! And it gave me a chance to show off a little at work. Here's some pics from the past few weeks. Enjoy!

Us on our wedding day!!!

Rakel and Raulito with their balloons. There was a balloon artist at our Head Start Parent meeting this month. I tried to convince Rakel to get a butterfly or a flower or something, but no, she wanted a sword...

Easter dinner. Both kids loved the ham. Can you tell?

They're always cuter when the're asleep!