The Best Moms

We love you both so much. Thank you for everything that you do for us. We are so blessed to have had you as our mothers. Mami (Marta), gracias por ser quien eres. Admiro la mujer que eres y te amo con todo mi corazón. Mom ( Darlene), thank you for raising such a wonderful son who is the best of friends and husbands that I could ever ask for. Thank you for being such a wonderful mother and friend to him. Thank you for your love and for also being a mother to me.

Graduation Weekend

Although Chip technically graduated last Summer, he formally graduated from UVU this past weekend. He originally had decided not to do the whole cap and gown/walking thing but we are so glad he did. Mom and Dad came up from Phoenix for the weekend and we had such a good time with them like we always do. The graduation ceremony was exceptional! President Monson was the honored speaker and he delivered such a powerful and moving speech. What a special man he is.

After the graduation (which lasted about 5 hours-my pregnant body wanted to die), we all drove up to Salt Lake to have dinner at The Melting Pot. It was sooo yummy! Although it is pricey, it is definitely worth it. I highly recommend dining there at least once. On Saturday, we headed back to Salt Lake to have lunch at The Cheesecake Factory (also very yummy) with Grandma Joan, did some traditional shopping with Mom at Nordstrom, and headed off to Park City. Dad got a suite at the Silver Queen Hotel with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, living area, dining area and kitchen. It was amazing! It was what I imagine a Manhattan apartment to be.We got to tour Main St, have a cozy dinner, and return to our place for a movie. We had such a great time. Thanks Mom and Dad for all your love and generosity.

So called Spring in Utah

This is what I woke up to today. I couldn't believe it! Here we are, mid-April with 6 inches of snow on the ground. How do people live with this forever and ever? I am so tired of the cold!

Goodbye Study, Hello Nursery

We have FINALLY started our nursery project after what seems to be pulling teeth for poor Chip. He hates painting and decorating and all that good stuff (which I love!). He is such a good sport though and is doing an excellent job at preparing his little girl's room. Let the fun begin!--At least for me :D

Daddy hard at work! Chipper, you are the best.

Baby Shower

One of my best friends, Laura, and her sweet mom threw a baby shower for Kamila and me yesterday. It was so nice to see some of my best girlfriends, especially since I haven't seen most of them since before I was pregnant. The food was so good, all made by Lau and mom (except for the chicken salad I made that is my mom's recipe), the cake was delicious (lemon-my favorite), and we had such a fun time. Despite the "horror" stories that any new mom is bound to hear from experienced moms (especially at a shower), I am so excited for this little girl to get here already! She got the cutest little outfits, headband, shoes, etc. I must say that my friends have great taste in fashion! It will be fun to feel like a 6 year-old playing dress up with my real baby.

My cute friend Heather- we are due several days apart. We have an arranged marriage all set up!

Jessica not so comfy in her diaper :)

Nayelli was loving it!

Jessica, Kim and Kim's sister

Annie, Ale and Nayelli
Heather, Heather, and Chelsea
The "Three Amigas" Laura, Jessica and me. We have grown up together since Primary. I love this picture because I have a picture with Jessica when we turned 8 and got baptized the same day. I love you girls!

Last but not least, diaper making in the making!

6 months down, 3 to go!

I can't believe how fast time is going. I wish the first half of my pregnancy had gone by this fast! This little girl will be here before we know it and, believe it or not, I have yet to paint the nursery, put the things that I do have for her where they belong, gees, even buy an outfit for her. I know, you may be wondering if this means I am not excited- rest assured I am THRILLED but for some reason I keep telling myself I should wait till im done with the baby showers--im weird, I know-- although it is hard to not buy everything made for little girls since everything is so darn cute!! Anyway, I'm excited to think that in 3 months I will be a mom! This is not the best picture but I just wanted to post one since as of yesterday it's month 7 and hopefully I can do this in a month and the next (just for you Bri :] ). It is fun to get things rolling, and actually I have done one thing. I made the nursery's first decoration and am so proud of myself. Excuse the yucky wall, like I said, painting this room is number one on my list...I just had to hang it up! I have been so busy with school and probably should have used the time that it took to make this for homework, but I became addicted.I couldn't stop! I am seriously becoming the typical mormon mommy. At least I can say I have done one thing, right?!

Happy Birthday Chip!

Chip's birthday was on the 27th and because he reached a milestone, he wasn't too excited about it. He had to work that morning which was a bummer but we had a great weekend. That night we had dinner at The Happy Sumo which is a favorite ( a little overpriced and not as good as Katsura-a place in El Paso, in my opinion) with my friend Laura ( i love that girl, she is the best friend ever), then we went home and the Gardners and Davis' joined us for the birthday cake and song. We couldn't finish the day without a movie, so we ran to a 10 o'clock showing of The Uninvited with our friends Aaron and Naida. It was actually better than I expected. The next morning we woke up too early for a Saturday and had breakfast at Cracker Barrell, ran some errands, and ended up meeting our friends the Telfords for lunch at Costco! We then got a call from Ryan and Brigitte and we were invited to have dinner with them at Tucanos. It was so much fun to see them and spend some time with their kids. Anyway, Im grateful for the wonderful husband I have. May you have many more sweetheart!