18 July, 2013 Daniel's Birthday

Happy Birthday Daniel!  12-years old!

Grandpa and Grandma will be visiting your birthday friend Anderson tomorrow night.  We'll take pictures and videos to share.  Have a super fun day!  We love you!

Here is thee sweet humble home of the Ceralta Saldias family. 

Grandpa gave Anderson Daniel's card with his picture and letter.  Grandma loves Google Translate!  She could write Daniels's words in Spanish for Anderson.    

Anderson and his mom and twin sisters, Melin and Esmarlin.  They were so happy to have us visit them.

The girls loved having their pictures taken...of course!

Anderson really liked his ball.  He said "thank you" in English several times.  We think he'll be surprised to find out his pink ball (rosado pelota) is really bright purple in the sunlight!   Very Caribbean! 

What a special young man Anderson is.  His birthday was in March.  He loves being a deacon and Daniel told him how excited he is to become a deacon on Sunday.

Of course some of the neighbor girls wanted their picture taken too.

Visiting this sweet family was a wonderful experience for Grandpa and Grandma.  It reminded Grandpa so much of his mission long ago in Mexico.  We walked down a little dirt road lined with tiny houses and children playing in the street.  It was night time so the videos are a little dark but hopefully you can get the feeling that we had visiting Anderson.  Thank you Daniel for sharing your 12th Birthday with Anderson here in the Dominican Republic. Videos coming in dropbox.  

15 July 2013 Cameron's Birthday

                                          

                                          Happy Birthday Cameron - 3 Years old!

What a happy boy!  We love you Cameron!  Here's some fun stuff about Cameron from his mommy, Becca.

Cameron has been so excited to turn three! He just knows that a bunch of things are going to magically happen at age three. He'll be able to pump his own legs while swinging, he'll stop having accidents in his Cars undies, he'll be able to go potty all by himself, get dressed by himself, etc. We're still working on some of those, but he's progressing.

Cameron loves to play with Alexia. He follows her around all day and loves doing whatever she's doing! He loves to play hide-and-seek, especially. And he LOVES to play with water. In the tub, in the sink, outside, at the dinner table...you name it, if it involves water, he's there!

Cameron likes nursery and can't wait to be in Primary with "Lessie" next year. He loves singing the ABC's, and I Am a Child of God. He loves Cheetos and fruit snacks - who doesn't? He adores fruit, especially oranges, watermelon and strawberries. But, his favorite food group is the frosting food group! He's sure his daddy's boy!

We sure love you, Cameron! Happy Birthday!

5 July 2013 Andrew's Birthday

Happy Birthday Andrew!  1 Year Old!

How we miss our tiny ones!  We're looking forward to getting reacquainted in 8 months!  Here's some fun details about Andy from his mommy, Becca.  

Andrew has been walking for about a month now. He can go up and down stairs, climb up on the kitchen chairs, climb into the tub, and he gets into everything! His favorite things to get into that he shouldn't are: toilets, garbages, and kitchen cupboards. He also loves pulling books off our bookshelves. Maybe he'll grow up loving reading like the rest of us!

Andy loves eating what everyone else is eating. He loves pasta, and rice, and most things mommy makes. Still working on meat, but he's getting the hang of it. And, since he has 8 teeth, he can eat chunks of apples, and chew on carrots pretty well, too! His favorite (non-dessert) thing is graham crackers, or chocolate animal crackers.

Andy adores his older brother and sister. He loves to play "monster" with them. Which is just them standing by each other saying "roar!" he gets into it and yells right back and it's so cute watching them giggle together!

Andrew loves his daddy. He gets really excited when he hears the garage door open in the evening. And his latest talent is waving. He loves to say goodnight or goodbye with an enthusiastic wave and smile.

We sure love Andy. Such a smiley, happy kid. Happy Birthday, Buddy!