Mia Moore

Mia is going to come live with us on May 22nd.  She is Lorena's (Cesar's sister) youngest kid.  Lorena can't take care of her kids anymore because of drug abuse and addiction.  Mia is 2 and a half years old and we will be fostering her for now.  We are pretty excited to have her come be our 4 child. The kids seem a bit more excited than Cesar and I.  I hope her transition goes smoothly and that soon it will seem like she was meant for us. 

We visited her once when she was about 2 months old and then have seen her a handful of times at the beginning of this year since we knew she would be coming to us. 

Coronavirus

The world was hit with a pandemic- COVID-19.  It's a strange feeling to know that the whole world is going through something together.  The virus started in China in January 2020 and hit the US in February or March I believe.  These are some of the changes that we have been affected by:

• In-person school was canceled March 13th.  The kids have been doing elearning.  
• Our last day to meet at church as a ward was March 8th.  Since then we have been having home church.
• My last day babysitting was March 12th.
• Cesar and I had our last date eating out at a restaurant Feb. 28th.
• We only spent $25 on gas in April as opposed to almost $200 in March
• I go to the grocery store once a week alone and wear a mask.
• Cesar started working from home on March 23rd.

It's been a challenging time, but I think overall we are handling it okay at our house.  The kids have been playing too many video games and watching too much you-tube!  It bothers me a lot.

They miss going to school and church and seeing their friends.  I have been pretty bored and been listening to a lot of podcasts.  Cesar has kept busy with work and a lot of house work.

Here are a few pictures from our time at home.

Eli's Appendectomy- 2.14.2020

Eli had a Valentine's Day surgery this year.  Thursday he came home from school early with complaints of stomach ache and nausea.  His pain got worse and was mainly in his lower right section.  We thought maybe it could be his appendix.  Eli said it didn't seem like a bug and felt different like something was really wrong.  I called the pediatrician's office and spoke to a nurse and she suggested we go to the hospital to have them check.  Eli and I went to the Children's' Hospital Emergency room, which is only 5 minutes from our new house, at 6:30 that night.  We had to wait about 2 hours before we saw a doctor, but then everything moved pretty quickly.  They checked his urine, blood, gave him x-rays and an ultrasound. Then they came in with the surgeon nurse and told us he would need to have his appendix removed.  The surgery was scheduled for the next morning at 11:00.  They moved us to a room around midnight and we tried to sleep a little.  They gave Eli an IV to give him fluids and pain medicine.  Cesar was home with Ruby and Diego.  He had Friday off from work so he was able to take them to school and then head over to the hospital.  The surgery went well and it was indeed appendicitis. It was a laparoscopic surgery and the surgeon's name was Dr. Bliss.  Tony came to visit us at the hospital which was very nice and thoughtful.  He brought gifts for Eli too.  We got to leave just about an hour and half after surgery was over!  Eli was in quite a bit of pain, but it has gotten better every day.  He should be able to go back to school tomorrow. 

Gratitude

I am grateful for so much.  I feel very blessed in my life and am so thankful.  Here is a list of some of the top things.

1. My kids and husband- we are all healthy and happy. 
2. My parents and siblings and extended family
3. My new house
4. New neighbors
5. Temple is not too far
6. Cesar's job.
7. I get to see the mountains every day
8. The Book of Mormon
9. President Nelson and apostles
10. Cordera Ward
11. Joseph Smith and the Restoration
12. Come Follow Me
13. Youth and Children Program
14. Friends
15. Kids' Teachers at church and school

DAM with the Mitchell's

We all got to go to Denver Tuesday and meet Mindi Mitchell and her kids at the art museum.  I saw Mindi last year, but we hadn't seen her kids since they moved 3 years ago.  Diego and Henry used to be best friends.  They went to preschool and Kindergarten together.  It was great to get together.  They moved to the Woodlands near Houston.

Sandra and Dayton were also in Denver Tuesday so we met them at a restaurant along with Marco and Dinorah.



The kids also all had play dates in Stapleton for a couple of hours with their friends.  Eli went to Jack's house, Diego went to Blake's, and Ruby went to Bennett's.

It was a fun full day!

it was our last day in Denver we were moving to colorado springs it is going to be fun we are excited

I love it written by ruby

Garden of the Gods and Painted Mines

We are lucky to live in such a beautiful place!  It's been nice to be in Colorado Springs closer to the mountains than we were in Denver.  

We only live 20 minutes from Garden of the Gods.  This morning we went to the Visitor Center there and went on a small hike to the Siamese Twin rocks.  We will be returning soon I'm sure. 

The other week we met a friend (Amanda Tippetts) and her kids at Painted Mines Park.  It was pretty, but hot.  There was no shade.  I even got a little sunburn on my arms.