Our oldest daughter Evie is amazing. We really could not have asked for a better behaved little girl, but all things are learned step by step, precept by precept, right? Well there are some precepts that Evie does not understand yet. But I am not complaining since it makes life exciting and I did not have to clean it up (thanks Ashley). My only regret is that we did not get a picture. Evie knows when her diaper is dirty and she is at the stage where she likes it to be changed when it is. When she wakes up in the morning, she gets up, wakes lisi up, and then plays in her room all happily. Sometimes she will yell from her room things like "Mommy/Daddy change-a diaper." We eventually drag ourselves out of bed and start the day. On this particular morning a pleasant surprise awaited Ashley. Evie was sitting naked on the floor with her diaper next to her. Not just an ordinary diaper though, a dirty diaper.... a dirty BROWN-STUFF diaper with a line drawn right through the middle of it where somebody had raked her finger through it. If you are two and you have paint on your finger, what do you do? You smear it across your face of course.... And so it was - Camouflage.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Nashville Reunion
We dropped the girls off at my parent's home and hit the road for Nashville. The trip started with a thunderstorm, and at one point we had to pull off the road because we could not see more than a few feet ahead. We were going on a double date with one of my old mission companions and his wife. Scott Emge was one of the few missionaries on my mission from the South, and also the one I formed the closest bond with. We have kept in touch since the mission ended and Ashley and I had the opportunity to attend his wedding. It had been a year and one half since we last met up and we were pretty excited about this opportunity. We started out by meeting at the Nashville temple to do some "work for the dead." If you are not LDS and you want to learn more about that then go here:
temple-work
baptism-for-the-dead
It was great to see such a wonderful friend in such a wonderful place.
Come lunch time we headed out for Nola's restaurant. If you search for "Argentine Food" in Nashville, you will find it. The chef is actually a native Uruguayan but that is Argentina's neighbor and the food is the same. And it was even better than I remember!!!
Here is the menu: Menu
We ordered Milanesa sandwiches, Milanesa Napolitana, and Choripan. I forgot just how greasy everything was but it was wonderful. The store owner was awesome also. She is real layed back and she sat down and talked with us for a little while. My Spanish was awful! If you don't use it, you lose it. She told us that if we ever wanted noquis to just call ahead of time, otherwise come on the 29th day of the month (official noqui day in the latino world). I am pretty sure she would make anything we asked her to make for us, so next time we will be going with empanadas and flan for desert. The portions are huge!
We did have the opportunity to talk a little bit about the Church and she gladly accepted our invitation to talk with the missionaries. So maybe next time we go, she will be a mormon.
I was so excited up to this point that I forgot to take pictures.
Next we headed over to Las Paletas.
Las Paletas means "the sticks" as in "the pop-sicle sticks". And that is exactly what they vender. They have all sorts of crazy flavors like "chocolate with hot peppers". Sounds gross huh? It isn't. You can not taste the peppers at all, they just add a zing to the pop-cicle. They also had pistachio, honey-dew melon, creamy lime, and all sorts of others. It changes everyday since they make them there in the store. The pistachio was by far the best flavor. If you do not believe me then try it yourself.
We then headed over to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. What a funny name. On a side note, my Grandmother told me the other day that a phrase used to describe handsome young bachelor's back in the day was "Gay-Blades". How ridiculous! I know I am childish, but the word has always had a different meaning in my life time.
We just walked around for a while and looked at the "rain forest". It is actually really amazing, and if you have never been then you must go and see it. They have a river and waterfall, and tri-level shopping center all built within a dome in the middle of the hotel. Actually there are multiple hotels and each has its own impressive arrangement.
We then called it quits, said our good byes, and headed home.
It was nice to see a good friend and reminisce about old times.
temple-work
baptism-for-the-dead
It was great to see such a wonderful friend in such a wonderful place.
Come lunch time we headed out for Nola's restaurant. If you search for "Argentine Food" in Nashville, you will find it. The chef is actually a native Uruguayan but that is Argentina's neighbor and the food is the same. And it was even better than I remember!!!
Here is the menu: Menu
We ordered Milanesa sandwiches, Milanesa Napolitana, and Choripan. I forgot just how greasy everything was but it was wonderful. The store owner was awesome also. She is real layed back and she sat down and talked with us for a little while. My Spanish was awful! If you don't use it, you lose it. She told us that if we ever wanted noquis to just call ahead of time, otherwise come on the 29th day of the month (official noqui day in the latino world). I am pretty sure she would make anything we asked her to make for us, so next time we will be going with empanadas and flan for desert. The portions are huge!
We did have the opportunity to talk a little bit about the Church and she gladly accepted our invitation to talk with the missionaries. So maybe next time we go, she will be a mormon.
I was so excited up to this point that I forgot to take pictures.
Next we headed over to Las Paletas.
Las Paletas means "the sticks" as in "the pop-sicle sticks". And that is exactly what they vender. They have all sorts of crazy flavors like "chocolate with hot peppers". Sounds gross huh? It isn't. You can not taste the peppers at all, they just add a zing to the pop-cicle. They also had pistachio, honey-dew melon, creamy lime, and all sorts of others. It changes everyday since they make them there in the store. The pistachio was by far the best flavor. If you do not believe me then try it yourself.
We then headed over to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. What a funny name. On a side note, my Grandmother told me the other day that a phrase used to describe handsome young bachelor's back in the day was "Gay-Blades". How ridiculous! I know I am childish, but the word has always had a different meaning in my life time.
We just walked around for a while and looked at the "rain forest". It is actually really amazing, and if you have never been then you must go and see it. They have a river and waterfall, and tri-level shopping center all built within a dome in the middle of the hotel. Actually there are multiple hotels and each has its own impressive arrangement.
We then called it quits, said our good byes, and headed home.
It was nice to see a good friend and reminisce about old times.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
My Little Wonders
My little girls are so adorable. I just love them to death. It is amazing to see their little personalities come out. Evie is our spicy lady. She is definitely independent and if she doesn't like something you will know about it. She also has a heart of gold. She is such a good big sister to Lisi. She loves to play with her and share treats with her. She is talking so much more now. It is amazing how much they pick up in just a short little while. Lisi has started walking! She is getting everywhere. She loves her big sister. As you can tell from the pictures and video they have a lot of fun together. These are the moments that melt my heart and make me so grateful for my "little wonders". They never cease to amaze me with their capacity to love.
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