Garcia Family

Cute Kids

2012-02-09T21:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pictures of my cute kids After Bruising his foot Going to Church Playing with the chopper Stopping Deisy from playing with said chopper Silly girl Silly Girl with Wings

Birthdays

2012-02-09T20:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that we just celebrated Ephraim's 4th Birthday last week.It seems like yesterday that Daniel and I were in College sans children, and now we have this little (but growing) family. The Party was Modest, the Personality was off the charts I wish that we had a recording of this, because honestly it was so great. He was so excited he was shaking. We had to stop and tell him to

Christmas and Other Exciting Adventures

2011-12-29T09:43:00.001-07:00

Christmas is Awesome.And this Christmas was no exception, so Settle in, and Enjoy the pictures. It snowed about 2 weeks before Christmas, and so we took full advantage and got the kids out in the fresh air. These are the first of our Christmas pictures. A Christmas morning wouldn't be complete without some sort of melt down, so Deisy was willing to oblige, throwing a fit right before it was

Letting Myself

2011-11-26T17:09:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I don't like to let myself do things.You know, things like eat dessert, buy expensive shoes, or even allow myself to get to excited.I don't know why, I am just programmed that way, especially when it comes to not getting excited. I guess a lot of times in my life that I allowed myself to hope for things, or to anticipate good things I instead got a nice slap of reality across my

Haloweenies

2011-11-01T11:57:00.000-06:00

Our Halloween was somewhat uneventful. Ephraim and Deisy Both throw major fits whenever we try to put a costume on them, so we don't worry about dressing up or Trick or Treating.Pumpkin Carving, however, is an absolute must because both of the kids enjoy it so much, and going to the pumpkin patch is always a nice thing to do during the day.

Star Gazing

2011-10-27T22:23:00.000-06:00

I was just remembering back to one of my most treasured experiences...I was a freshman in College and I worked at 4 a.m. cleaning toilets on campus. It was October and very cold. I was taking an astronomy class and our Professor offered that if we wanted he would open the observatory from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. for anyone who wanted to see Saturn, as it was visible for a one week period. The whole

No Pithy Title Today

2011-10-24T11:13:00.000-06:00

Well, I am pregnant. When Daniel and I found out that we were going to have our third we were so excited and thrilled at the secret that we had we quickly decided to keep it a secret until Thanksgiving or Christmas, but as luck would have it we only could keep that secret for about 5 days. After those first rocky 5 days my nausea escalated so quickly that I couldn't keep anything down. And

A Horse is a Horse of Course

2011-08-18T22:46:00.000-06:00

Good News!Deisy was accepted for Equine Therapy, and we are so thrilled.Deisy was a little nervous at first, but with time we expect her to warm up to the horses and the therapists that assist her. Each rider gets 3 therapists that walk with her, and on her first ride she rode with a therapist seated behind her. She was using her flexer muscles to hold her up so they gave her a ball to help

Artists

2011-08-18T22:37:00.001-06:00

Ephraim woke up with a plan today that he was going to paint a picture just like Mommy's. He got out the paints and asked for a piece of paper. The results are quite impressive. Ephraim's Robin on a branch. If you can believe it, I did not help him at all with the robin. He told me that he wanted to do it all by himself, and so I let him go. This is his first painting of the day.

Birthday Bliss

2011-08-18T22:27:00.000-06:00

Well, Deisy turned 2 as you all know and it was a really good day. We just hung out and played all morning.Then had my sisters and their families over for dinner and cake. Waking up from her beauty sleep. watching Mommy show how to blow out her candles Finally! Opening presents all by her self ready to play Not happy that it's Deisy's birthday and not his

Wiggy at 2

2011-08-15T08:21:00.001-06:00

Sometimes all I can think about is how frustrated at the slowness of progress, and then I look back at a year ago, and I realize how far we've come. My little Wiggy is walking, and interacting, and doing things that even 4 months ago looked impossibly far away. When we were told that Deisy was malnourished, and that she should enter the Early intervention program I felt really guilty. I felt

Did You Say Photo Booth?!

2011-08-06T21:09:00.000-06:00

What kind of people have a photo booth at their wedding? Awesome people that's who!!

Mattie Got Married!

2011-08-06T20:55:00.000-06:00

So Ya'll must know that I have three sisters. And of my three sisters, Mattie has been one of the most challenging, interesting, and good intentioned person I have ever lived with. I don't want to pretend that growing up with Mattie has been all sunshine and rainbows, It hasn't, not by a long shot. I would describe it more like walking through a thick grove of trees. Mostly shadows (and

Summer Love

2011-07-07T12:51:00.000-06:00

I'm always so relieved when summer comes. It's just a happy time for me, I'm definitely not a winter girl. I love everything there is to love in the summer - The smell of the BBQ, the sounds of the birds in the morning, The smell of fresh cut grass, swimming at the lake, eating ice cream on the front porch. It's just a wonderful time of year. One of my Favorite books is Dandelion Wine by Ray

O' Beautiful For Spacious Skies!

2011-07-07T12:37:00.000-06:00

I Love the 4th of July!I Love America!I Love Our Founding Fathers!I Love the Flag!I Love seeing neighborhoods come together to Dance and Celebrate!I Love Fire Works! OH, and I love You!

Last Colombia Post - I promise!

2011-07-07T12:25:00.001-06:00

One of the best things we did in Colombia was to visit the LDS Temple.After having Traveled to places all over the world, I can truthfully say that the Church is the same no matter where you are in the world. The members are the same no matter what branch, or ward, or area. They are a people always trying to be better, and holding on to one another to face the trials, and difficulties life has

To Wrap Things Up

2011-06-27T18:02:00.000-06:00

Well, We're home. We ended our fabulous 3 week adventure with dinner at William Blanco's in- laws house. They made us a traditional Ajiaco soup. It was delicious. It was hard leaving. The kids who put on a brave face for hugs broke down in tears as we drove away. Everyone else just cried out in the open. I can't imagine only seeing my family 2 times in 10 years, but somehow Daniel has

Big Bad Girl Secret

2011-06-27T17:51:00.000-06:00

My Big Bad secret is that I LOVE Chicharrón. I could eat that fried pig skin any day of the week.

Aura's business in photos

2011-06-23T06:58:00.000-06:00

the "special" oven playing with cousins The cutest boy in the world

Let's Here It for The Boys!

2011-06-18T07:50:00.000-06:00

Dear Dad,I love you. I wish you were here with us. I wish you could be here to purposefully speak awful gringo Spanish, and eat the street food with me. Thanks for being my dad,Love you Kit

Envueltos

2011-06-17T07:40:00.000-06:00

"CORN!" We Made Envueltos Which is basically like a Mexican tamale but instead of being savoury it is sweet and has cheese raisins and fruit preserves in the corn dough. Here are the pics... Happy to play with the maiz happy to help grandpa with the paper not sure what to think with enough fuel anyone can light a fire Ready? It didn't work Let's try again Gasp

Comamos Trucha

2011-06-17T07:29:00.000-06:00

Daniel's Good friend Silvana and her husband Carlos invited us out to lunch, to a restaurant called Comamos Trucha. It's a really touristy restaurant because it is situated close to Isa and the Thermal pools they have there. Their speciality is all things Trout, although their menu includes a lot more than that. Flowers cover the entrance This is one of the better restaurants for American's

Hot Dogs: A Transcultural Food

2011-06-16T19:17:00.000-06:00

On Sunday we had a Family Gathering, and my Sister-in-Law, Edelmira, made everyone hot dogs or Perros Calientes These particular dogs were covered in a sauce made of cut up hot dogs, ketchup, mayo, and Chicken, Then covered with Cheese, and THEN covered with potato chips. You can then cover it all with your condiment of choice, which for most of the kids in the Garcia family is a mix of

Spoons

2011-06-11T15:46:00.001-06:00

Ephraim kept saying A-A-A-CHOO Well, I've gotten requests from several people about bringing home some wooden spoons. The spoons here are awesome, Nice and deep and always hand made. They are perfect for making stew, and beans, Basically anything you want to stir and be able to serve straight from the pot. To find really good spoons made of orange wood we went to Nobsa. It's a really

Parenting is Hard

2011-06-11T05:58:00.000-06:00

Last night was rough if you can't tell. Ephraim woke up after having soiled his diaper about 20 times, and I'm not exaggerating. We've run out of diapers,which is kind of funny because Daniel's mom has really been wanting to potty train Deisy. I'm all for it, if she wants to clean pee and poo off the floor 10 times a day, Great. Oh, and Deisy looks so cute in her coquitas. playing at the