Christmas 2017

Our Christmas in 2017 started by going to Denver, Idaho, and Daniel is managing to go to Nebraska, the day after Christmas. We go visit our kids even if is only for a day or two. This is our Christmas most cherished traditions of reading Luke 2 as we dressed up the children as Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, the angel etc.

Charlotte's baptism

We made it to Charlotte's baptism on December 16th 2017. They had to make special arrangements for her to be baptized on a different day than when the stake had it scheduled so we are glad they waited for us since we were coming all the way from the Philippines. Daniel has not missed a baptism of nay of our grandchildren yet.

Char is 8

Our little Charlotte is growing up too fast. 

This is  a new milestone for our sweet granddaughter who is turning 8 on November 10th 2017.  

She is smart, beautiful, a hard worker and has a good heart. We can't wait to see our sweet Charly bear in a month! 

Trip to Utah October 2017

Our time in Utah was very short but productive. We sold our Mill circle home and purchased our apartment 502 in City Creek.  We had our appointees with our doctors: Hansen, Hales, our Dentist etc. Attended General Conference, of course and the meetings afterwards. We got to see some of our friends too, visited with our DTA friends at the annual dinner hosted by Tim Sloan, went to dinner with Maria and Craig Noakes and  went out to have dinner with the Allreds and family to our favoriterestaurans but the most sacred and special thing for our family during the visit was to witness the ceiling of Norah to Bianca and Joseph on October 7th 2017.

Asher is two

And just like that, our cute Asher turned two!
We watched him one night as his parents went to a BYU game. Asher lives up to his name and it's always happy ;)

Pathway Connect

I love Pathway and hope every single person out there has a chance to take this course whether they think they need to or not. It's the best! 

100 Stakes

This weekend we were able to witness history in the making as the #100 stake in the Philippines is organized! Elder Andersen and Elder Soaress came to be part of the organization of the 100th stake. The event took place at the Kia theater with attendance of over 2500 members.

Ruby is now Two

Our dear Ruby is turning two and what a fun party to celebrate with family and dear friends! 

A place to call home

The home on 3619 Mill Circle is on the market!

According to Zillow the home is valued at $530,000 and according to Realtor.com the median listing price for the area is $638,000 but we are only asking $489,000 for a quick sale! 

4 Bedrooms 3.5 Bathrooms 2,869 Sq. Ft. 0.24 lot built in 1974 Two Story home in the prestigious East Millcreek area!

( What the ad says) "Hidden gem located in the mouth of Mill Creek Canyon on a very private cul-de-sac with very mature trees. Located in a great school district with easy freeway access. This home has a large kitchen with a center island, two family rooms, a mother-in-law apartment, two fireplaces, and a very spacious interior. There is a fenced in backyard with a patio and pergola and a two -car garage. Square footage figures are provided as a courtesy estimate. Buyer is advised to obtain an independent measurement."

Seriously, the best feature about this home are the amazing neighbors. You couldn't ask for better people to live near you. 

One lucky person will get to enjoy this treasure! 

Cebu

Cebu is the second largest city in Manila. They are famous for their mangos, lechon and guitars. We even went to a guitar shop to purchase a Ukulele.

Denver 2017

July was full of adventures! From Utah to Miami to Uruguay back to Utah and now making our last trip of the Summer to Denver, Colorado.

I love the fact that Daniel does not mind driving long distances. We even squeezed in a quick visit to se his nephew Matias in Idaho.

This became our 4th family reunion with Pablo, Sydney, Vale, Ani, Spencer, Sariah, Charlotte, Graeme, Christopher, Ollie and baby Amelia.

Uruguay, here we come!

We decided to continue our journey down south when we learned that "la abuela Nela" had broken her leg. This was the second time she had a broken bone wishing a three month period so when we got to Uruguay we felt relieved how well she had recovered.

We also were there to attend Nico's and Laura's wedding.  Nico had proposed to her in December while we were there visiting and felt it was important to attend if they chose to get married in July and they chose July 15th which was one of the most beautiful days Uruguay has ever seen in Winter. It was 74F and we are so glad we went. This was our family reunion #3

 One of the highlight was going to the cemetery to place a plaque on the headstone of Daniel's dad.

Welcome to Miami, Bienvenido a Miami

This year we had decided to take a quick trip to Miami to meet our grandchild #16 who was born on February 9th 2017 to Lexi and Alejandro. There is nothing so amazing like holding a brand new life in your arms. He is so adorable!




We were also excited to learn that Mari, was driving from Orlando to meet up with us too. She was bringing my mom and Vanessa who also happens to be there visiting. We went to a new Frost museum in Miami and to church the next day. The trip was short but so sweet.

The trip including the usual eating out at an Argentine Restaurant and a Sunday dinner after Church.

This became our family reunion #2 We were there from July 7th to July 9th.

Utah Summer 2017

 Like every Summer, we get to come visit our darling family in Utah. It is always such a joy to be among these most beautiful people inside and out. We love them more than words can ever express.  I even got to attend a wonderful inspirational young women devotional by Bianca. I wish all of you would have been there.

 

We also managed to take the grandkids to the Children's museum, The Zoo, This is the Place park and at the movies.

We got to see our Dermatologist and our Dentist as well and took care of business with regards to the home in Mill Circle and Lehi as always.

 This was our family reunion #1 including: Jami, Andres, Cristi, Bianca, Joseph, Mandy, Spencer, Vale, Sariah, Layna, Daniel III, Joseph, Nixon, Beckett, Asher, Ruby, Norah and even Nacho.






We ate out a lot to our favorite joints like Hires, Cetebello, Madoxx, The Cheesecake Factory, Kneeders, Madarin, Cafe Rio,  Ruth's Diner etc. and even tried a new restaurants  However no restaurant can ever beat Daniel's BBQ and Jami's corn bread.  This time we kicked of our visit as we celebrated the 4th of July watching the annual parade, and even got to go to one of my favorite plays; The Joseph Technicolor Dreamcoat Play at the HaleTheater. Yay!