H...H...Halloween!

We are the "Sickies"...Kayla, Dominique and me got "strep" so we had to miss our parties at school. They had to miss school; I had to miss work!...not a really fun thing to do on a day like this... What a bummer! Kayla got a really bad case of strep this time; she got a rash everywhere on her body and her eyes and face were totally swollen, besides her high fever, all because of the strep. They were so excited to go trick or treating during the whole week before. They worked hard during the whole month to prepare and think about their costumes, so how could I tell them they couldn't go?...so... what the heck! I let them go trick or treating anyway. All of us were already on meds so we weren't contagious anymore and Kayla's fever went down. Dominique was a Cheerleader and Kayla wanted to be a Gypsy. Both of them looked beautiful in their outfits and had tons of fun getting candies. Mimi got home earlier though--she wasn't feeling so good so she just went out for an hour. Then Kayla went trick or treating with Valentina, they stayed for almost 2 1/2 hours knocking doors and getting more and more candies!
Meanwhile, I was with Ina and my parents at home. They were on Skype...giving candies outside. This is what I did. I put the laptop on a chair and let my parents do "trick or treating" for me. It was so fun for them...they were able to see and have fun on Halloween with us!!!...all because of "Internet and Skype"...oh my gosh, how I love technology!. We have been able to do and share so many things with my family in Chile ...things that we couldn't before...like B-days, first day of school, 4 of July, etc, etc, etc. We are so looking forward to Christmas this year. It will be fun for my girls and my parents to spend it together via Skype!
Trick or treating was extra fun for me because my parents could be right by my side this year. The Kids who came to our house to ask for candies were thrilled because my parents were online. Kids were talking to my parents and having fun with them. The little ones would just stare at them...they couldn't figure out what the heck was going on!...there they were....2 old faces talking to them in Spanish on a box...WEIRD! Then it got dark--they couldn't see anything else so Halloween was over for them. I stayed giving candies for another hour...and then Halloween was over for us too, until next year again!...What a fun Day! Happy Halloween to everybody!!!

Strep

Kayla started to feel sick last week...she got some rash first...I thought she got allergic to dust or something on the air, I didn't pay too much attention until her whole body was covered. Then fever came along...so I decided to take her to the doctor because beside the fever her face got swollen too. What did she have?...STRET!..the doctor said she got a strong case of strep...poor Kayla...she looked funny with her puffy eyes!.

Boo from the Crew!

We had our Czirr's Family Halloween Party on the Friday before the 31st at The Swensons. It took us 2 2/1 hours to get there...all because of the construction on the freeway...I almost decided to go back home. Every single street was crazy, where ever we were was a huge traffic jam!.
Almost everybody made it to the party though. I was so freaking tired that the only thing that was in my mind was my bed! The girls had lots of fun with their cousins and playing games with Melanie. It was nice to see everybody...I won't be driving 2 hours again though just to go to a Halloween party that last not more than 1 hour!.
Fun day!

Going for a Sunday Ride...

What a beautiful Sunday afternoon! Right after church and after we ate something,we decided to go on a ride to the Draper Temple. We wanted to take the Draper mountain road..the one that goes behind the Temple on Highland Drive. It was such a beautiful scene! we could see both Utah Valley and the Salt Lake Valley. We took pictures of both too. Then we stopped at the Temple and enjoyed the view all around. Our girls were a little bit "touchy" and were fighting most of the way. After a while they got in a better mood. We had fun after all. We had a nice Sunday Ride and it was nice to have the memories of a family ride together.

El 18 de Septiembre...Fiestas Patrias Chilenas!

We got together with a couple of friend's families to celebrate the Chilean Independence Day in the Chilean way MIERCALE!!!! with lots of food, meat, empanadas, pebre, loud music...the only thing missing was the CHICHA!!!...haha. My girls had lots of friends to play with, Jack had a huge left over plate just for him. We danced a lot and laughed so hard. We had such a great time celebrating and enjoying our "table" in the Chilean way, meaning: talking a lot and making fun and laughing at everybody and of everything!. I was so freaking tired at the end of the day that when everybody left I went straight to sleep as soon as I put my head on the pillow! Dominique, Kayla and Kyle did the same. The girls said to me today...:"Chileans really know how to have fun!". I like when we do things that are part of my culture. Seeing my girls enjoying it, its a great feeling!. It means a lot to me that Dominique and Kayla learn what and how we do thing in my culture. The same when I try the best I can so they keep in touch with my family in Chile. I always want for them to love this country , they were born here and they are Americans but at the same time I want them to know ,learn and love my country and my culture because is part of them too...I know they do!

Dominique

As I always say, to take one picture of Mimi its a dilemma so for her to let me do it ...it was a huge thing!....but lately she has been more willing to spend some time in front of the camera, so it was a blessing! I know its not her favorite thing to do during her free time so I really appreciate when she let me do it because she just wants me to be happy. She knows my favorite thing is taking lots of pictures of them. I took these ones after their Activity Day trip to the Timpanogos Temple. I love each one of them.

I Wanna Go to the Temple Someday

Activity Day was about "Prepare to go to the Temple someday". How to be and keep yourself worthy and how important is to marry in the Temple...so, the Leaders took all the 15 girls to the Timpanogos Temple.
I feel bless to have 2 beautiful daughters who are willing to do whatever it takes to be worthy to marry in the Temple of God. They learned about the covenants we make there and how they can help our Heavenly Father in His plan of salvation doing baptisms for the deaths when they turn 12. The leaders took all the girls inside the Temple, in the hall, so they could see and feel the peace inside. They were so reverent and you could see the happiness on their face for this opportunity to go inside together. I know they will never forget the feeling they had there and the beautiful gospel truth they learned today. After, they went to the Temple's field and were asked to write about their feelings while they sit alone on the grass. They had their own time, to ponder and feels our Heavenly Father's love for them. I was feeling so grateful for the leaders and for the time and effort they put to teach this group of girls, "my girls"...what its really important in life. When I was looking at each one of the girls I was thinking "oh how beautiful and precious they are!"...then I felt Heavenly Father talking to me and saying:..."Can you see, if you feel this way about them ...you can't even imagine the love that I, GOD has for each one of them, they are MY creations!...Nothing can be more important than them for Me, NOTHING!.
I felt the spirit so strong. I gave thanks to my Father above for letting me know that I'm not alone protecting my girls in this world.