Clint, Marga & Sophía

18 months and 22 days

2009-12-30T22:56:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since we have posted anything in our blog. Two reasons: a)We don't really enjoy posting, b) Marga (who is the official blogger) got pregnant, and she had "24 hour" morning sickness for nine months. So, we will try to summarize our last 18 months.
1) In June 2008, we decided to meet with the fertility doctor to try to get pregnant.
2) Marga had surgery in July to have an ovarian cyst removed.
3) We went to Utah in August to visit our friends.

4) On September 14th we went to the fertility doctor for a post-surgery check. We made an appointment to start with the in-vitro treatments.
5) On the same day, we found out Marga was pregnant.
6) Our friends Karina, Mabel, and Lily came from Utah to visit.

7) We spent Christmas in Rocklin with Clint's side of the family.

8) We won turkey salt and pepper shakers at Sid and Linda's Christmas family get together. (Important for future references)
9) The day after Christmas, Cameron, Brook, Ethan and we went to Spain to spend a couple of weeks with Marga's side of the family. Cameron and Clint smuggled some manchego cheese, and "jamón serrano" (cured ham)through Atlanta airport customs.

10)In March, Marga became a dual citizen of Spain and the USA.
11)In April, Marga had several baby showers. Thanks Cathi, Jeannie, Ana, Jen, and Betty for everything. We also went to Utah to visit our friends one last time before Sophía's arrival. Marga had a another baby shower there. Thanks Paqui and Monica for preparing everything, and especially for getting all my dear friends together. We also enjoyed playing miniature golf at Trafalgar, and even some exotic dancing from Daniel.

12)In May, Margas's Mom came from Spain to help with the baby. Sophía was born on June 2nd, 2009. She was 6 pounds and 15 ounces.

13) In July, Paqui and her family came from Utah to meet Sophía.

14)In August, Mayte and Mary came from Spain to meet Sophía.

15) We went to Lake Tahoe for our family vacation. My poor Sophía was stung by a wasp.

16) We went to Vegas to let our friend Mayte (a huge CSI, Las Vegas fan) experience an all American city.

17) At the end of August we went to Utah for Antony and Denisse's wedding. One of the best receptions ever!!! Also, Esther celebrated her 6th birthday that weekend. We love you Esther!!!

18) Clinton went back to Utah a week later with Calvin, Ryan, and Chad for a BYU game. A waste really,BYU was totally smashed by Florida State.

19) We have been doing all the typical things parents do with their children to make life more fun: pumpkin patches, Halloween, Thanksgiving... (by the way, Marga is wearing a swimsuit in the bathtub.)

20)On November 14th, Isabel (Marga’s Mom) went back to Spain.

21) This Christmas has been the best one ever. Having Sophía in our lives is the best gift we could have asked for. We will try to post more often. Thank you for your postings, we love checking out your blogs.

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2008-06-20T14:46:00.001-07:00

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Grandpa Kelly had a farm, E-i ei o ...

2008-06-18T07:50:00.000-07:00

Sunday afternoon, Calvin, Joanne, Sid, Clint, and I headed to Yuba City to spend Father's Day with Grandpa Kelly. You would think Grandpa lives on a farm by looking at these pictures. The horse and the mule belong to the neighbor, and the hummingbirds come constantly to the feeder, but the chickens are Grandpa's new project. We also brought Gordy and Nala along, and took them for an unsuccessful swimming class at the pool. We found out that Gordy cannot swim, and Nala hates the water :( What else did we do??? Clinton checked the tomato plants, Tiffany and Steve brought baby Ava, so we finally met her. Ron gave Grandpa a new "How to Raise Chickens" book (sorry, did not take a picture of that), and Joanne and Grandpa discussed how to teach Gordy that "GRANDPA'S CHICKENS ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD."

Picking Cherries at Grandpa's

2008-06-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

After enjoying a delicious Father's Day dinner, we decided to pick some cherries from Grandpa's cherry trees. We were having a lot of fun, when all the sudden Nala started going crazy barking. She spotted an unidentified creature underneath one of the cherry trees. She looked scared and scary at the same time. We all laughed when we found out the "creature" was non other than Sid. Nala did not recognize him surrounded by all those branches. Look how beautiful those cherries are!!!

A Saturday in Saint Joseph

2008-06-18T07:46:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, Calvin had to go near San Jose for a Church meeting. We decided to go along so we could spend the day with Ryan, Jen, and the girls. We first went to soccer practice for Madelyn and Brinley. Afterwards, Jen and Ryan took us to the wonderful farmer's market by their home. I found some really good Anaheim peppers, nectarines, and TO MY GREAT SURPRISE...tunas (Prickly Pear fruit.)

What's in your plate?

2008-06-17T21:58:00.000-07:00

When Calvin was done with the meeting, we all went to Chili's for an early dinner. Elise noticed something buzzing in her mouth......a giant plastic bee!!!! Joanne attacked Calvin to get a bite of the corn (she was really hungry,) and Madelyn and Brinley were having a blast with them.

Do you do the nap?

2008-06-17T21:51:00.000-07:00

After dinner, we all went to Ryan and Jen's place. After playing Wii for a while, some of us took a nap,and some just chilled out. Madelyn insisted she needed the Book of Mormon to sing "I Am a Child of God."

Bye-Bye

2008-06-17T21:45:00.000-07:00

I think Elise was ready for us to leave. She couldn't stop waving bye-bye.

Did You Know...?

2008-06-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

JOYS:
1. My family.
2. My friends.
3. The outdoors.

FEARS:
1. Loosing a loved one.
2. Someone breaking into my house to kill me.
3. Someone hiding underneath my bed to kill me.
4. Dying before I am 100 years old (at least.)*

GOALS:
1. Being good to everybody.
2. Being positive.
3. Not to die before I am 100 years old (at least.)

CURRENT OBSESSIONS: (This is really vain, but if I have to be honest...)
1. Sun spots on my face.
2. Sun spots on my face.
3. Sun spots on my face.

RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS: (I don't know if this is surprising to anybody but...)
1. I love reading, especially XVI-XVII century texts, and Fantasy/Mystery novels.
2. My weight at birth was four pounds.
3. I love walking, but really dislike exercising.

*I had to include a fourth FEAR, because I have four.

My turn to tag...anyone who wants to do it and has the time.

Puffy, Puffy!!

2008-06-13T13:52:00.000-07:00

Monday morning I got up with a little bit of swelling around my eyes. Clinton didn't think it was too bad, so I didn't worry. Tuesday morning, Clinton was getting ready to leave for work, and he came to kiss me goodbye. I turned around, and he jumped back saying, "You better make an appointment with the doctor." I ran to the bathroom, looked in the mirror, and saw what I think I would look like If I had been born a pig. My eyes were very swollen and the top part of my nose had doubled in size. The doctor "guessed" it was due to an allergic reaction to "something" (maybe a new eye cream.) This picture was taking later that day. And yes, I had to go to work looking like this!!!

A Front Yard... Finally!!!

2008-06-09T22:52:00.000-07:00

We've been meaning to fix our front yard ever since Spring arrived. After many trips to the dump with dead grass, bushes, concrete, and dirt...we finally made it. Here are a few pictures of the house after removing all the "dying jungle," fixing the sprinkler system, and planting the new stuff.
The first pictures were taking Saturday morning, and the other ones Sunday morning. Thanks to Calvin and Joanne (and the doggies) for ALL their help.

Después de las quejas que he recibido de familia y amigos, hemos decido escribir el texto en inglés y en español en las nuevas entradas. Así que aquí tenéis la primera:

¡¡Por fin arreglamos la entrada de la casa!!

Desde que llegó la primavera hemos querido arreglar el jardín de la parte delantera de la casa. Después de ir al vertedero muchas veces con la camioneta llena de hierbajos, arbustos, cemento y tierra... finalmente terminamos. Aquí hay algunas fotos de la casa después de quitar el cesped seco, arreglar los aspersores y plantar algunas cosillas. Las primeras fotos las hicimos el sábado por la mañana (después de preparar el terreno), y las otras las hicimos el domingo por la mañana. Mis suegros, Calvin y Joanne, salen en las fotos y nos han ayudado muchísimo. (Si queréis ver las fotos mejor, haced click con el ratón en las fotos)

2008-05-31T18:33:00.001-07:00

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How we came to be!

2008-05-31T12:39:00.000-07:00

Clinton and I met in September, 2003, while attending BYU. I was finishing up my thesis and teaching Spanish as a part-time instructor. Clinton walked into my classroom the first day of the semester and I thought, "Darn it!!! Too bad he is my student, way too young, and waaaaaaaay out of my league." On top of that, during the semester he insisted that I should go out on a date with his "older" friend, Leandro. After trying to set me up with Leandro several times, I decided I would accept (Leandro had tickets for the Christmas Devotional). It turned out that Clint had a plan in mind.... and the rest is history. Clint and I got married the following September. Since then, I finished my M.A., Clint graduated in Psychology and he is almost done with his Master's Degree. We have lived in Utah, Spain, and now, we live in Loomis, Ca. We have a small, beautiful house, and a small, beautiful dog, Nala. Clint works as a test consultant, and I teach Spanish at Sierra College and Sacramento City College. We work a lot, we play a lot, and the best thing… we love each other a lot.

Still "Still working on this site"

2008-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

OK. I decided today would be a good day to try this crazy blog thing. Please, be patient....