As you may know, our family has relocated once again. How did we make it, packing up ourselves, belongings, AND 3 young children? I suppose we wouldn't have made it without one BIG garage sale, a few good glasses of wine, and the grace of God (of course)!
We are loving the DFW area. We're in a small community that is full of friendly people. We've only been here for about 4 months, but we feel that we know half of the town already!
Our oldest is now in kindergarten, and it's going so well. We feel so blessed that he has a remarkable, loving teacher and some great friends. His teacher says he is a sponge, and we couldn't agree more. Last night, he independently spelled the word "vegetarian"... and only missed one letter! He's doing just as well on the soccer field. He scored the 1st goal of the season, and loves being part of the team. He'll be 6 next month, and we can't believe how our baby has grown up.
K turned 4 last month. She is a sweetheart and such a blessing, but I must be honest... I know that she is a payback for all I put my parents through! ;) She's a fiesty character, just like her mom... opinionated & assertive. (I don't necessarily think these are bad things, by the way!) For example, rather than listening to her Christian-kid CD's (which she refers to as "baby music"), she's rather listen to Matt Maher & Christian Rock. What a gal! She decided that she will dress up like a rock star for Halloween. :)
And our baby is no baby. At 16 months, he's running everywhere! At first, he was shy, very reserved, and little would impress him. At the zoo and at fireworks shows, he seemed unamused. He also spoke less than the others. Today, he's still our "chill" baby, but he interacts more than before. He says words like "Stop", "Bubbles", and "Whoa!" He & his brother love to rough-house with each other, and Jorge has even taught all of the boys how to do the "explosion" handshake. What a hoot!
Jorge & I are doing well. Like every football season, we see little of each other, since Jorge calls games & has football meetings at least 4 nights out of the week. The other 1 or 2 nights, I'm out leading a Bible study or taking a much-needed Mom-break. I'm also starting a new career in public speaking. My focus is communication, with a specialty tract on communicating with (marketing) Hispanic audiences in educational, medical, or corporate settings. Spread the word if you know anyone that could use these services!
We hope & pray that each of you are doing well!
