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.