His Name

Hurray!!!

It is fixed! Matthew with 2 t's.

Michael, The Photographer!

Our little photographer and his littlest brother asleep on the couch.

So, So, Precious!

Michael likes to get our camera and take pictures.

I think he's done pretty good.

He seems to have a good idea of what to look for.

I love this one!!! Good job Michael!

Here is Matthew at 5 days old.

Michael took these when he had just eaten and was wide awake!

We really are having so much fun!

Matthew with 1 T or 2 T's

O.k. You all are going to laugh at us because we couldn't decide if we want one t or two t's in the baby's name. I think we decided on 2 t's. Hopefully that is the last time we change it. =)

This is Eric. Suza is with Mathew and left her blog open. So I wanted to jump on here and let you know the "rest of the story." Or rather the story up until this point about Mathew's name.

The truth about Mathew's name is we went back and forth and decided on 1 t. Our midwife sent us a draft of Mathew's birth certificate for review and after much discussion we decided to change his name to the more traditional Matthew with 2 t's. So we called the midwife only to find out that there was some sort of mistake and Mathew's information has already been sent to the state and somewhat finalized. We are told that this should not be a big issue we just need to contact and let them know that how we would like our child's name to appear on his birth certificate. This may sound easy but we have just one problem, neither Azusena nor I am good at following up with this kind of stuff. I have a package of underwear in the closet that are the wrong size and have been there for over two months because neither of us has found the time to return it. Mind you there are many other items in our possession that do not fit us and can be easily returned but never seem to make it of the door of our house and back to the store we bought if from. I say all this to say I am not holding my breath when it comes to changing the spelling of Mathew's name to Matthew. We will keep you posted on what happens.

Eric

No School!!! Yeepee!!

Why is there no school? Because I'm in Love again!!! I fell in love with my fourth son the moment I heard him cry. He is soooo precious, and perfect and... I can't explain it! I love how little he is. I love his tiny little cry. I love how helpless he is. I LOVE his baby's breath!!! I just LOVE him!

Of course it is the normal first week of getting used to getting up at night 2 or 3 times, changing little black and green diapers, putting on little clothes that are too big for him. It's almost like playing with a little doll! Eventually reality will set in but for now I just want to enjoy it as much as I can. So NO SCHOOL!!!

Suz

mother of 5!!!

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR IS FINALLY HERE!!

Matthew Grant Verdugo

7lbs 8oz; 21" long

Psalm 103:1

Bless the Lord, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Psalm 103:2

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits:

Psalm 139:14

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well.

Psalm 139:15

My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Psalm 139:16

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

And in Your book they all were written,

The days fashioned for me,

When as yet there were none of them.

Psalm 139:17

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

Psalm 139:18

If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

When I awake, I am still with You.

The 2010 Chili Cookoff!!!

Theme: Circus Characters for the 12 and under. Dress as your parents for the 13 and above.

Cameron and Michael went as Mimes. They even did a short skit. Pretty cute.

Here is Elyse getting her clown face on by her daddy.

Jer went as a motorcycle performer.

This is Michael and this is actually what the boys looked like.

Math!!!

I can't believe I am actually going to tell on myself. Today.... I don't like school. Simple huh?

Have you ever tried teaching "Geometric Construction" to your boys when you don't even remember that there were such words in the English Language? Well I have plain forgotten some of these terms. It seems that lately I am re-learning as we go along. Kind of painful. All it is is making congruent (meaning- the same) lines or angles or both using a straightedge and a compass. Using words like radius, rays, diameter, segments, perpendiculars, xyz, abc etc... So I am constantly having to go back and reread definitions. Crazy!!! So there you have it. Sometimes you ask me how I do it... well today I'm not. I am passing it on to Eric. =) Time for Lunch!!!

And maybe a walk! Fresh Air! Beautiful day, who wants to be inside anyways?

Suz

Staying Home With Our Boys.

While Eric and Elyse got to sleep in a tent and eat roasted marshmallows the size of Texas at Girls' Campout. The boys and I stayed home and slept in our own beds. Gina H. and William and Sammy Dean along with Collin spent the night also. So the boys had a party of their own. We allowed them to stay up late and sleep in the next morning.

On Saturday Michael, William and Collin went to build a fort and ran into a hive of angry yellow jackets! My word, were they angry! So Gina spent the morning trying to get the boys comfortable from all their wounds. Poor Boys. =(

Well we did have a good time. Even days with wasp-stings are not all that bad when there are friends to share them with! =) Literally!

Suz