The Gutierrez Family Blog: 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

The Joys of the Christmas Season

The girls are keeping busy by enjoying Christmas stories, gingerbread houses and each other!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

More Fall Happenings

Laurel had a school presentation about America. They sang Patriotic songs like "You're a Grand Old Flag" then they danced the Salsa. We also went to visit Katie at her new house. Sarah was there visiting, so we got to see her too! And of course, Halloween was exhausting! Just kidding, it was actually rather low-key especially since the kids wore costumes that we already had. I did make Halloween hairbows, which is actually why I took Leah's picture. And she looked so cute. Laurel was a Queen, then changed to be a pirate. Angelinne was a princess, Leah was a Bee, then a Strawberry, then a Bee. Anika was a pink Leopard, and a giraffe. And I ran around the neighborhood with a ratty old wool jacket and a long fake nose.

Happy Halloween

Anika's Progress

With Uncle Dave on Thanksgiving, with Angie, and with Dad Anika is so cuddly and hard to resist!

Anika Loves Her Sisters

Laurel sits by Anika while she kicks around on the floor.

A Giraffe Tries to Laugh then Tries to Eat Someone

I wanted to dress Anika up for a Halloween parade, but her costume was too hot, so I put her in this cute onesie and gave her Giraffe horns. She's 3 1/2 months here.

Baby Anika!

Some photos to show Anika's progress... and yes, the hair does continue to grow!

We've Been Busy!

As illustrated by Leah here, we've been busy with fall activities. The kids are learning all kinds of new things and enjoying any outings we make time for, because really, we COULD spend the whole day at home. Just preparing meals, playing with our toys, reading books, and cleaning up after all these activities would take up our whole day, everyday, if we let it.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Trip to Mexico

Yes, we went to Mexico for 2 days for Set's nephew's wedding. It was in Mexico city so we did a lot of driving in heavy traffic. The sealing in the Mexico City temple was beautiful and we had a wonderful time, it was so much fun. We missed Laurel, Angie, and Leah who stayed home with Grandma, but they had a lot of fun too! When we got back they all had curlers in their hair, ready for bed, and church the next day! Adorable!

I actually took the opportunity to eat authentic Mexican Cuisine, just not the water. Samantha and Eloy were so happy that we came, and it was so good to see the family! Family is so important! I love my family in Mexico! The brothers and sisters in the photo are: Melqui, Zara, Esther, Mama, Jocabed, Quetzalina, and Set. The guy in the orange shirt is 14 year old Jacob, what a nice kid!

Friday, September 30, 2011

Pose

These are my three big girls, posing for daddy. The one that cracks us up the most (though they're all darling) is Leah. This is the height of cheezyness, and so darn cute!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Silly Girls, What Are You Dads Going To Do With Us?

Yeah, we still like to have fun.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Baby at 32 Weeks

On Thursday I went in for another ultrasound. Here are a few pics we got from it!

It's fun to see a baby ultrasound at this point in the pregnancy, she's really filling out with cute chubby cheeks. The Ultrasound tech said she has hair and weighs about 4 lbs. and some already! She is head down, and all the choroid plexusis cysts have resolved, she looks very healthy and is practicing breathing, good for developing the lungs! I love how the bottom picture illustrates the fact that she is really squished in there!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Paint!

The girls' room after I had my way with it. This will likely be the nursery, or possible for both Leah and baby Tes. Anyway we need a place to stash all the baby gear as we prepare for this baby girl's arrival!

This is how we fix our paining oopsies!

First Tooth! Tooth Fairy Here We Come!

Laurel lost her first tooth on Saturday as she was painting! She wanted to use another color and tried to open it with her teeth, and as we saw on the dental x-ray several moths ago, the bottom middle tooth was ready to come out, and out it popped! She freaked out a little when Angie told her she was bleeding, but when she calmed down she was so excited! Pictured here with Laurel is our house guest Rocio. A Psychology major, and majorly talented with crafts too (among other things)!