Emily's Blessing Day

Sorry so late in posting these. Emily was blessed on the third, but I couldn't find her pics until today. I sewed her dress and my oh so talented and wonderful sister in law Amy crocheted the pink flower and tatted the pink lace on her dress. You are wonderful Amy! Thank you so much.
We had so many people come but I was so busy this was the only group picture I got. Julio, Emily, Eliana, Phil (Julio's brother).
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Tell me if you can that I don't have the cutest baby around. I love Emily's smile when her daddy was holding her.

Oh and Eliana took some pictures too on her camera. It's one of those kid cameras so the pictures are low resolution but hillarious. I put them in a slide show if you care to watch. Eliana and her friends Preston and Hunter were taking pictures of each other. I'm glad she thought to get out her camera.

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Happy Memorial Day

These are some forwarded email pictures I got.

To those who have sacrificed for our country and freedom...Thank you! I have not forgotten. And to my own family members serving in the military, you are in my thoughts and prayers today especially. May God keep you safe.
Check out this article about real war heroes from the entertainment industry.

Tavian Update

Bubba's swelling is down on his face considerably. He still doesn't make all his facial expressions perfectly but for the most part it is better. His bloodwork showed no infection and the doctor said it probably wasn't an allergic reaction, but there is some fluid in his ear on the one side and he appears to have a virus so that's probably what affected his face on the one side. I amazed at how fast he's getting better. I was really scared.

Tavian

I'm worried about my Bubba right now. Yesterday morning he woke up with a swollen right cheek. I thought at first it was a bruise because he had been up fussing for a while the night before and we didn't know why. I thought maybe he bumped something in the dark. But it wasn't tender and I couldn't find any bruise or cuts inside his mouth. So when it looked a little worse this morning I took him to the doctor, hoping he'd laugh at me for being a silly overreacting mom and tell me it's just a bruise. The doctor ordered a blood test to check for infection, but he has no fever. He said it could be a food allergy but he hasn't eaten anything new or unusual for several days. The other possibility the doctor is looking at is Bell's Palsy, which is a temporary paralysis of face muscles on one side of the face for a few weeks or months. I questioned that too because I had Bell's Palsy and it paralyzed the entire side of my face and this is just the middle part, but apparently the nerve on the side of your face that swells and causes the paralysis divides into three branches so it is possible to just get it in on one third of one side of your face. Anyways, it's probably no big deal and I'm probably over worrying, but I wanted to ask for your prayers that he'll be okay.

Family Photos (As good as it gets)

It's been a while since we had a family photo taken so we went to the temple with my brother and sister in law and took some pictures for mom for mother's day. I made the matching tops for me and Eliana and Emily's dress, but wouldn'tcha know I forgot to do my hair. hahaha. Oh well. I guess I'm not perfect yet!