Monday, August 11, 2008

Viva Ecuador!!! Feliz 10 de Agosto!!!


Aqui estamos- nuestra familia- un dia tarde, pero para que sepan que no nos olvidamos de festejar! :) JJ estuvo con su camiseta de la seleccion- "la piel ecuatoriana"- ayer y hoy (para la foto!). Le cante el himno nacional y se quedo quietito mirandome durante todo el himno...no puedo esperar oir su vocesita cantandolo con mano en pecho algun dia! :) Les queremos mucho! Ojala pronto...muy pronto, Dios mediante, topemos tierra ecuatoriana con nuestro chiquito.

Here we are- our family- a day late, but so you can see that we did not forget to celebrate our Ecuadorian independence day! :) JJ wore his Ecuador jersey- "the ecuadorian skin"- yesterday and today (for the picture!). I sang to him our national anthem and he looked at me very intently throughout the entire anthem...I can't wait until I hear his little voice singing it one day! :) We love you all! Hopefully soon...very soon, Lord willing, we will be able to set foot on ecuadorian soil with our little one.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Play Ball!


JJ joined the youth group at the Louisville Bats baseball game tonight! It was his first baseball game and it was such an enjoyable time for all of us. The bats field is downtown Louisville, next to the Ohio river, so the sunsets are beautiful, the breeze always feels great and the atmosphere is very relaxing...

JJ se unio al grupo de jovenes de nuestra iglesia al ir a un partido de baseball de los Louisville Bats esta noche! Fue su primer partido de baseball y fue una experiencia bien agradable para todos nosotros. El estadio queda en el centro de la ciudad de Louisville, al lado del rio Ohio, asi que las puestas de sol son hermosas, la brisa siempre se siente bien rico y el ambiente es muy relajante...

In spite of the heat, JJ was such a happy baby and enjoyed looking around at everything...he had so much to look at!
A pesar del calor, JJ estuvo tan feliz y fascinado mirando tantas cosas alrededor de el!

Daddy sharing his love of sports with son. Papa compartiendo su amor por los deportes con su hijo.

It got late and JJ let us know by yawning, rubbing his eyes and laying his head on our shoulders (we've been blessed with a baby who rarely cries). We took him home early, as tomorrow we will take him to yet another adventure...a full day at Holiday World ("Back to School Fun with FBCF Youth").

Se nos hizo tarde y JJ nos dejo saber al bostesar y acostar su cabecita en nuestros hombros (Dios nos ha bendecido con un bebe que rara vez llora). Le llevamos a casa temprano, ya que maniana siguen las actividades con los jovenes de la iglesia. Dios mediante, JJ ira todo el dia a un parque de agua y diversiones llamado Holiday World...pronto vendran fotos...