Happy New Year!

From my behalf this has been an unpredictable and wonderful year. It began in January with a wedding proposal that I was expecting but was still surprised when it actually happened. It was a wonderful year for my job and career with me finishing my second year of Grad school two days before my wedding. Having a beautiful wedding in June as a half way point, with a wonderful breather in our Honeymoon in Canada. It was great to come back to work and school for both of us and then the greatest blessing finding out that we are expecting in November. The last two years have been a roller coaster of emotions with my change of jobs from Dixon to Mt. View and beginning Grad school. Now I have applied for administrative positions for the next school year and I will finish Grad school in April 2011. It is amazing how fast time has flown. I am also so grateful that Adrian and I have been able to meet our personal goals. For example: we finished reading The Book of Mormon together by Christmas Day and have started to read again. The Lord has truly blessed us and although I have to admit there are moments of apprehension of not knowing what is next, I am so excited and ready for the next year to come. Thank you for reading our blog, for allowing me an outlet, for your friendships and support throughout the years! May the Lord bless continue to smile upon us all is our 2011 New Year desire for you and your loved ones!

-Los Talonia

2010 in photos below:

January when we got engaged. En enero cuando me dio el anillo.

MVHS MultiCulutural Assembly and Student Club. Loved working with these kids! Los Estudiantes del Club Multicultural de mi escuela.

Our Engagement pictures in the Spring! Nuestras fotos para las invitaciones en la primavera del 2010

On our Honeymoon! En nuestra Luna de Miel.

Watching the fourth of July Parade with the kids! Viendo el desfile del 4to de julio con los niños.

Serving food at the fourth of July Stadium of Fire! Sirviendo comida en el estadio para el 4to de julio.

Girls night out in July! Noche de chicas en Julio!

Hiking the Y! Escalando a la Y!

Adrian's mom visits. La visita de la mamá de Adrian.

For Soraya's Birthday Adrian helps her sister Isabel out. Para el cumple de Soraya, Adrian le ayuda a Isabel su hermana.

Jared is born in July! Nace Jared en julio.

Thanksgiving with the girls! Día de Acción de Gracias con las chicas

Temple Square in December. La manzana del templo en diciembre.

Our First Christmas! Nuestra Primera Navidad!

Christmas 2010

Christmas was so much fun! This year we gathered at my parents home and ate: Chicken milanesas, mashed potatoes, smoked turkey, rice and beans (of course), salad and other sides. I made desserts my famous Christmas Lemon Raspberry Trifle (because I only make it for Christmas), jello and coconut pudding. Then after mingling and eating what I could, the kids had a white elephant gift. We adults, all 25 of us, also had a white elephant gift exchange. It was hilarious! Starting with Lilia's translation of everyone picking a present and getting naked! Below are some of the pictures.

Rebekah, Alex and Gabriel getting ready to open their White Elephant gift!

My mother, an adult woman fighting the family for the Friendship Bread that Lauralie (behind her in the white sweater) made. It was shameless and the funniest thing I have seen in years!

Christmas morning the kids wating for gifts from Tia Bibi and Tia Ginni . . . we are too good to them!

My beautiful mother with her sisters and brother: Martha, Lilia and Carlitos.

Our first Christmas as a married couple! Awwwwe . . . this is us at hope with our Christmas Tree, that we put up the week before Christmas.

Manuel and Grandma visiting together at the family Christmas party!

Christmas was great, with family, food and much laughter!

Expecting . . .

We are expecting it is official! We found out the first few days of November that I was almost 7 weeks along. The first week of December we had our first ultrasound. It was a little scary because they couldn't find the baby at first, and then they thought it was two. Well there were two sacks but one was empty. I guess that is more common than it sounds. The baby measured a little small so they are not sure how far along I am .

The baby is facing to the left. His eyes are dark black and has his arms out and legs out. He is sitting. When we finally got him on the screen he waved as if to say "Hello folks, I'm right here." I don't think I had ever taken such a deep breathe of relief. So for now we are due in July and your guess is as good as mine!

We will know in February whether it is a boy or a girl so we will keep you updated. I am doing ok. Have lost some weight but I think my appetite is coming back-every 4 hours on the clock if not I'm sick! This is a demanding baby as I am sure we both were-ha, ha, ha!

We would love name ideas. . . but lets keep them Latino so it goes well with Talonia!

More updates to come!