Alive

We are alive and kicking.....well barely kicking due to how busy we are.  So where did I leave off. Oh yeah...I remember.....we now have 3 kids. 3KIDS!!!! You heard right. On August 1st, 2011, Milton returned from a family reunion bringing our third child with him.  They were suppose to get at our house at 2 a.m that morning so you can imagine my panic when by 4 a.m Milton and said new child was not at my house yet and he was not answering either one of his cells phones (he had 2 at one point)  I finally can not take it anymore.  I am pacing and praying. I finally just go out and sit in my front yard looking for any form of a car.  FINALLY I SEE his little car zooming down our road.  His plane arrived late, one of his cell phones died, and the other one he left on the plane because he was trying to make sure our girl was okay.   So as he is getting out of the car I can see a little figure in the back.  I am so anxious to meet our 3rd child.  I have dreamt of her, hoped for her, prayed for you, tried to imagined exactly what she was like and who she looked like...and here she is sitting in a little tiny car in the dark and I cannot wait to meet her.  I am nervous for her, for me, for the changes it brings but all the nervous is overtaken by my great sense of excitement and joy knowing that a loving Heavenly Father brought her to us.  So as I rush to open the car door out steps this little sweet spirit of a beautiful girl...

Introducing Tesi Timoteo!!!!   Soon after that Milton tried to run us over with the car...not really....but kind of. Let's just say if Tesi would not have had a big luggage for the car to run over instead of us, Milton would have a very handicapped wife and daughter.  Thank heaven for watching out for us.

She is so much more than I could have ever imagined.  Her first week was kind of rough for her.  She was tearful and I could tell it was hard to be in a new place.  Thanks goodness I have been through this once before and knew that it just takes time and everything will be alright.  She is fitting in really well here and you can tell she loves being in a family with younger siblings. This does not mean that my children don't fight. I just think they are grateful to have 2 more people to blame on when something breaks. I jest.  She has such a people pleasing personality.  she is constantly offering to help anyone and everyone with everyday tasks.  She has a goofy side to her that loves to giggle and being silly but she is very tenderhearted.  I have to gentle tell her corrections or discipline throughout the day as to not offend her sweet spirit.  She is smart and can already read even though she came to our country not knowing any English and is only in the first grade this year.  She is the best hula hooper I know and can go on forever.  She likes all things that glitter and her favorite color goes from red to blue.  She listens very well.  She loves to sing and loves school. To be honest, she very much reminds me of a little me.  There are times that I wonder how I went throughout the day without her before she came. She is such a great little helper. She is so beautiful and her skin has such a glow to it.  My favorite thing to do is brush her black silky raven hair.  Her dad says she is humble, as looking to help, eager to learn, and such a little princess.

My next blog will have an update on all the kids but I know that I needed to at least document this monumental occasion in our family.  This is a huge event and one that we are grateful Heavenly Father and family felt that we were worthy enough to be apart of.