Taking a nap

Bianca took this picture one morning when I was totally exhausted! I know why we have babies when we are young. Ruby wakes up every three hours and wants to eat. I had told Bianca I would take one feeding so she could rest but I ended up taking a nap instead. Today is Sariah's birthday and Daniel though she turned 15 which is a big deal in Latin America but later we found out we counted the years wrong and she is actually turning 14 today.

Ruby is out of the NICU

Today, Saturday October 17th Ruby came home and I left Orlando to be with them in Idaho. 

Mom before her surgery

While I was in Idaho on October 8th I got a call from Mari telling me that the doctors were going to keep my mom in the hospital because she needed to get her open heart surgery ASAP and that I probably should come back to Orlando. I changed my flights around so instead of going back to Idaho I ended up going to Orlando. This picture was taken while my mom was waiting for surgery on October 13th. I ended up staying for a week instead of two weeks since Vanessa came a week early.

Quick Ttip to Boise

Daniel had  not met baby Asher and Ruby so we went for one afternoon. We left on the 7th after we finished up the meetings around 4:00 p.m. and came back the next day. We knew that was the only window we had to make the trip and was well worth it.

We left Boise around 5:00 p.m. and got into Salt Lake late that night. We were hoping to stop at Maddox on the way back but didn't make it before they closed at 9:00 p.m. we were about an  hour behind.

October Conference 2015

Like every October here we are attending all sessions but this time it was extra special since we actually stayed at our place in City Creek. Vale has been staying there but found a place in Sugar House. I have been to many Conferences but this one was extra special as three new apostles were called. I also got to enjoy some remarkable meetings with the DTA wives. They took us to the set where those movies of Christ are made. It was all incredible. There was also a last meeting with Bishop Stevenson, now Elder Stevenson. I feel so privileged to have been here at this time and very grateful. I love to see my family also each time I come here.

Visit to Orlando

After much research of where would be the best place for my mom to reside for good, it ended up being Orlando. My mom's sister Norma and her son and husband live there and there are good medical clinics and doctors.

While I was able to visit her she was able to get in to see a good cardiologist today and found out she is going to have to get open heart surgery. It was not an easy thing for her to know. She was hoping she would be fine with what they had already done. I was with her and explained to her how important it is to follow what the doctors recommend.

Now that I live in the Philippines is even harder to make the trip to see her so I took a few days from September 24th to September 29th while I was in Salt Lake and made the trip South.

Daniel's skin surgery

Daniel's skin surgery was today for the removal of a wart that could potentially be cancerous. It all went well. He did great and kept his eye area with ice so he wouldn't get a black eye.