Having fun in May

Obviously this year was my first mothers day.  It was pretty relaxed.   On Saturday Danny took Elia out shopping with him because I wasn't feeling good.  I was able to take a bath and a long nap.  When he got home he had purchased a wooden futon- basically new, at a second hand store close to the house.  He remembered that I was looking at some cause I thought it would be nice to have for when all our family came to visit, but we didn't find any in time so I forgot about it....but he didn't and when he saw it he thought it was a good deal so he bought it and said it was for mothers day.  We then went shopping for some shorts/capris because I had a Khols coupon but I get depressed shopping now because my hips are A LOT more wide then from before, so instead I found 3 tops for $10.  I'm trying to be more of a bargain shopper by shopping with coupons or I use the gift cards that we got when we got married (almost 2 years ago) to help save money.  Over all it was a nice first mothers day and I feel so blessed and lucky to have the opportunity of being a mother here on earth and help raise Heavenly Fathers children (although right now we just have one, Danny's plans are to have many more, hence "children").   I now understand the unconditional love a mother has for her children.  Elia is my world and I would do anything for her....I love how she is my biggest fan, how she smiles or pays attention to me when I act silly or try to entertain her, I love her cry, her smile, how big her eyes get when some thing startles her, how she whimpers in her sleep while she is dreaming, how she can never keep her headbands on because she always pulls them down in front of her eyes or down to her neck, how wiggly she is and how much Danny adores her..... I pretty much love everything about her! Mi princesa Elia Noemi- gracias por enseniarme como ser mas paciente, como amar, como servir los demas, pero mas que nada gracias por ser mi hija, te amo "hasta el cielo hida y vuelta" y te doy todo mi ser!   love, Tu mami!

                                             hamaca time with daddy- an everyday thing

                                                           The Futon- I sure do Love these two!

                                                        an arrangement Danny made me for mothers day


One of my really good friends- we are pretty much hermanas, got married on the 13th of May in Southern CA, an opportunity presented it self for me to be able to drive down with one of Danny's friends who was up here for an interview so I was able to make it to at least the reception and I spent 4 days with my in-laws.  Elia and I had fun, but lets just say that Danny missed us a lot by the second day. 

                                                  Abuelita came with me to help with the baby

                                                                   Mahonri y Becca

                                                       my 1/2 Brasilian sister I never had!

Bendicion de Elia Noemi Bair

The weekend of May 1st we had family in town for Elia's baby blessing.  The excitement started Friday night when my whole family drove in from UT, Jacob flew in from NY and Luis and Miriam drove up from So Cal.  Then Danny's parents got in early Saturday and the Harty family and Katie got in that night.  We decided to bless Elia in our old Spanish branch although we moved out of their boundaries.  Sunday came and Danny was super nervous.  He gets quiet and pensativo when it comes to presenting/talking/teaching in front of a big group of people, and I was nervous that she would be fussy and cry through the whole thing, but she didn't and Danny did a great job.  I couldn't ask for more it was a perfect, special blessing from a father to his daughter.  He got emotional at the beginning, which is a rare thing to see Danny cry, so that automatically made me cry.  It was so neat to see all the the worthy Priesthood holders in a circle, supporting Danny and Elia at that moment.  Luckily she didn't cry, she didn't even make a peep but she was wide awake with her big eyes looking at all the important men in her life hold and gently bounce her up and down.  After Danny and I decided to bare our testimonies, he went first and got emotional again, I think having a baby, especially a girl has soften him up A LOT.  I waited till 5 minutes till the meeting ended to get up there but finally did and it was nice to do it one last time in the branch.  Once we got home we had a get together at the house for family and ate yummy empanadas, pizza bites, my dad made his famous cuban beans.  It was all so perfect.  Yes, it got a little crazy with all the kids, I was constantly escorting kids who had sodas, food or dirtiness on them out of the house and back outside.  But I enjoyed every minute of it and am so thankful that family was able to come out and share that special day with us.

The dress Elia was blessed in was passed down from my mom's side of the family.  The fabric that the dress was made out of is more than 80 years old, it was made from my mom's bis-abuelas dress.  So when my mom was a baby and baptized into the Catholic church she wore it then and my sister and I were blessed in it.  It's pretty old and more off-white then a bright pure white but I'm glad we have that family heirloom.

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