Outside view.

The Best Part!

The best part of the whole thing was to watch the kids follow the builder around. They would follow him in and out of the house. I got worried that they would get in his way so I warned the kids to not get to close to him and to give him some room. When I went to check on them to make sure they were following my counsel I saw this! Kids know how to have fun.

Summer Fun 2010!

These are pictures of us this Summer. They are not in any particular order. We love Rexburg but we really enjoyed our visit to Utah. It's always great to see family. I cannot believe how old everyone is getting.

We went to see our friends John and Abby Hardy. They just had their second set of twins. They had two boys about two and a half years ago and now they had two girls. Is that perfect or what! Abby had her twins two days after Saul was born. This picture shows how one of them showed quite a lot of interest in him. I'm sure she will be embarrassed at this picture when they are all teens. That is soooo sweet! Saul's face cracks me up!

I must also mention Sofia and Cristina, our Venezuelan "cousins". Cristina just graduated from BYU in Economics and is leaving to go on a mission in a couple of weeks! Sofia will be going to BYU next year. She is working very hard, she has straight A's in school. She is quite a determined young woman. I think she takes after her sister Cristina, her mother Miriam and her grandmother. We love these cousins very much! What a treat to see them again!

School is out!

The funnest thing we have done so far this Summer break, besides hosting our cousins, has been going to visit our other cousins. The May cousins. Roxi and Ephraim just bought a house in Spring Creek, very close to our old house and Janet and Fred's house. It is a very beautiful house with lots of very nice upgrades in it. I fell in love with their kitchen floor. I wish I had pictures to show. I will try to get some later.

The kids have been having fun at home as well. They are really enjoying their new baby brother.

The picture of Claudia by the piano was taken the day before her last day of kindergarten.

The picture of Titus is to show what a great sense of style he has.

Saul's Special Blanket:

When I was eight years old I took sewing classes. In the class I also "learned" how to crochet a tiny bit. I started this blanket for when I had kids of my own. I never finished it and it got stored away in a box when our family moved overseas. So after Ecuador, Venezuela Utah, a mission back to Ecuador, marriage, and four kids, at age 36 while looking through old boxes at mom's house I Found it. Since I was pregnant with Saul at the time, I decided to finish it. It has been fun using something I made when I was so young.

Cousins

Our cousins came to visit. We had lot's of fun. Thank you for bringing them Titi Emily and Tui David! In this picture: Jayden, James, Jordan, Mateo, Titus, Laura and Claudia. We love you guys very much!

Haircuts

The girls got haircuts. Wow that's short. Laura hates to brush her long hair so she begged me to cut it. After I did it she convinced Claudia to join her. So now we have "twins".

Titus turned two!

Titus turned two years old on April 20th. His little brother Saul was born just two days after that so I did not even think to blog about his birthday. Since the purpose of our blog is not just to show off our kids but to record family events, I of course must mention this great and marvelous one!

Titus has blessed our lives in many ways. He is a very "active" child, and I don't mean in the church. He has brought a lot of laughter to our home because he is so funny and is always doing something crazy. He is starting to talk, which makes him even funnier because now we know what he is thinking. One of his favorite things to say is "pease mommy, pease" which he knows melts my heart and as a result usually gets what he wants. His favorite person is his sister Laura. She is like a second mom to him. He has gotten quite attached to her. I love that. I love him! We love him! Happy Birthday Sweetie pie !

We love having five kids!

Laura-8

Claudia-6

Mateo-4

Titus-2

Saul-1mo.

Saul Esaias Weeks

Our little Saul was born: Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 10:22 pm. He weighed 7lbs 12 oz and was 19.5 inches long. He was born exactly two weeks early. My water broke at home around 5:00pm I started getting contractions around eight. I decided to have this baby NATURAL. This means no pain meds. Well, around 9:30 I was thinking to myself:" I am the biggest IDIOT on EARTH! Why am I doing this to myself? Give me DRUGS!!!" But of course it was too late. It was a very overwhelmingly painful but wonderful experience. I had a wonderful midwife and the nurses were very supportive. My midwife Helene let me labor however I wanted. She kept telling me that I was almost there and that I could do it! She said to listen to my body and that I would know when to push. I delivered on my hands and knees on the bed and I DID know exactly when to push! Birthing is an amazing thing. We love our baby and I am very grateful to my Heavenly Father for answering every one my prayers. Every one!!!!. I am indebted to Him.