First trip to the mountains

The Moby wrap and a tired mom:)

Eddie wanted to take David to this rock to, but mom said no.
Look I got all wet!
Just relaxing by the river.
Where's David?
Ladybug on our little sis.

nap time?
The rock that mom would let David go to.
Freeeeezing!
BRRRRRR mommy it's cold!
Where's Jacob?

We all went to the mountains on Wed. Up the Thompson Canyon to a park. It was a really nice day. The only thing that bugged us was the bees during our lunch. We played in the river and on the playground. We decided to leave at 3:00 and stop at the dam store. We had been there for about 15 min. when a huge rain storm came. We were trapped in the store. All these tourist started to come in from the rain, it was like a scene from a movie or the beginning of a good book.

We stayed for a little while longer and then braved the elements and ran to the car. It made for a really fun day! On the way home we stopped at a second hand baby store and I bought Ella a Moby wrap. I have been looking on line at them and had decided that was what I wanted for her to carry her around when we do things. We put her in it this morning and she really liked it. We are planning on going to the museum or the zoo the end of this week so we will get to try it out for real! I think it will be great.

Daddy's hockey fans

Eddie had a championship hockey game last Sat. They lost but he had the cutest fans cheering for him. We made shirts for Jacob, David, and Ella. Ella wore her pink skirt so she could be the cheerleader.

Thank you EJ

Thanks to EJ, Ella now has a baby name tag thing yea! Thank you EJ. That was really easy once you told me how. I knew it should be but I have to make all computer things hard.

KX85 2007

Jacob's new kx85



Jacob bought a new dirt bike last week.It is his "new baby." He is doing lawn mowing and helping me with Ella and David this summer to pay for it. School is starting on Aug. 13. He will be in 6th grade. He is excited about starting middle school. He is going to be in the band and probably play the saxaphone. That's all for now.

Ella Marie Lopez

Jacob and David meeting Ella for the first time. Ella doing what she does best.
Mommy and Daddy, love at first sight!

We brought Ella home on Friday, July 19, after spending the day before with her and her cradle care family. She is so sweet. She weighed 4 lb and 10 oz and was 17 1/2 in. long. Her birthday is July 6, the same as her cousin Yuri:) We still sometimes can't believe she is here. We got a call on Monday of last week saying that there was a baby girl born and they were considering us for her forever family. We then had a formall presentation on Wed. That is where they tell you all the back ground and medical on the birth parents and then ask if you want to proceed, of course we said yes! She was in Berthoud at her cradle care house, and Eddie and I went to meet her on Tuesday in the morning and then brought the boys back that evening and had dinner with them and held and kissed and cooed over our baby girl. We then went home and on Friday went back at 9:00a.m. and had a placement ceremony. Our case worker was there and the cradle care family and us. We read some poems and lit a three wick candle to symbolize the birth parents, cradle care family, and us, her forever family. Then we passed Ella around and everyone said a little blessing or wish for her. It was really nice. We then packed our precious gift up and we all went home, but of course we had to stop and see Great Grandpa and Grandma first and then Grandma at work. Then we got to go home! Ella has been a true joy and blessing. She is a wonderful baby. Eating and sleeping and pooping. She seems to have a very sweet sense about her and is very calm. She actually does not mind being held by David. David is being a great big brother and Jacob is my life saver. This all happened so fast that I have had to work a little bit this week and next, before our vacation, and I can depend on Jacob to help me with Ella and David. I really don't know what I would do without him. We are in aw of our little girl. We thank God everyday for the blessings he has given our family and for the precious gift of a child.

Summer news

Well we are busy with summer things. June is going to be a very busy month. Jacob has decided that he would like to try boxing. There is a program through the rec center. The guy who runs it has been doing so for 12 years, he has 3 son's who participate and his oldest son is in the Olympics. Jacob had his first practice yesterday. They practice 4 times a week for 2 hours! Jacob is very sore today:) I think it will be good for him. They talk allot about respect for others and yourself and discipline to do what you want and stay with it even when it gets hard. Right now he is in the non-competitive. We will see how he does and if he wants to maybe try competitive later.

David is taking swimming lessons 2 days a week at the therapy pool right down the street from us. His friend Matthew is also taking them. Yesterday was also his first class. He has a really good time in the water. He can blow bubbles and lets me dunk him. He is also still doing his music class, with Matthew also. That is on Wed. and then we usually have lunch with Grandma.

We are going to try and take a vacation in July. We are thinking of going to Yellowstone National Park. I hope we can go, it seems like a long time since we have been on a vacation all together.

We are also lucky that the tornado that went through here did not come to close to us. Marc was working in Windsor when the tornado struck. His car got some pretty good hail damage but that was ok, because he was ok. We have not been to Windsor to see the damage but we did drive out of town a little ways and saw 2 farm houses that were pretty much demolished. It's amazing what wind can do. One person died in that storm. We have of course been hearing so many stories about how people survived and what they went through. Incredible!

That's all for now. I will hopefully have some new pictures to post soon. Hope everyone is doing well. Take care.

Beautiful Day

Today is gorgeous! I feel very happy today which is a big thing because lately I have had the blues and can't seem to get out of them. I know probably just a woman thing. It also probably has something to do with not being able to fit in to allot of my summer clothes, well mostly the shorts and capri pants uggg! I have started a weight loss program through a magazine called SELF we shall see what happens. I am also trying to stop drinking pop. Very hard but definitely doable. Eddie's sister quite pop and lost quite a bit of weight.Hope that works for me. I would like to drop about 20 pounds. I want to feel good about myself and try and be healthier. Days like today really help the mood and I feel like getting out and walking or something, maybe this evening with the boys and Eddie. Here's to summer clothes and fitting into them! YEA!