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| Applebee's Family Night |
Ok I know it has been a very long time since we have posted.
Fact of the matter is we have been busy
bumble bees, so I’m going to make this post a little more interesting and
narrow it down to a timeline as much as possible so that you can all grab an
idea to what we have been up to.
November & Thanksgiving
November was a great month; my parents came from California
and spent some time with the kids, my wife, myself. We all had a fantastic
dinner. Unfortunately everything was so last minute Nancy had to work which
really broke my heart. We were all able to talk and really connect, we
discussed very important things about Dallas (which I will discuss in a later post)
and really consolidate our emotions and feeling about how we feel as a family
unit. Overall it was great.
December & Christmas
Boy oh Boy! This Christmas was a real treat. It has been a
very long time since I have held a job that will give me days off and pay me
for the Holidays. It felt great. We took pictures as a family (will post one
later on as well) and we slept over at my In-laws’ house which was great
because it was surrounded by tons of food and champagne and family and it was
over all a great atmosphere. We bought a ton of gifts for them and for our kids
as well. Elijah loved it and like always Elijah gets so used to being a little
spoiled brat! It’s ok though, we made an exception and we realize he just loves
being there. All in all, 2011 was a great year. Some of the greatest recaps
were, July 29th, my wife and I seeing Kevin Hart Live, Natalie’s
Arrival and Elijah’s Birthday. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
NEW YEAR 2012
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| Earrings!!! |
It’s a New Year, working at Red Gear Technologies for a New
Year mean a lot of work and long hours. It’s difficult because I work all the
time and I have class and it makes it so hard to see the babies. I feel like I never
see them. I know that all the hard work will pay off very soon once I graduate.
Enough about the sad long days though; here are some of the great things that
have happened so far. Nancy and I are doing amazingly great. Natalie is now so big;
she’s so strong and so brave. A couple of days ago she got her ears pierced and
to my surprise she didn’t even realize what happened. I was almost ready to
start crying with her if I realized she was in pain but when I saw her she was
happy as can be not ever realizing she has earrings now!!! That’s when I realized
that I am a softie for Natalie. I can’t even watch her get shots and I collapse
(maybe I’m exaggerating but I feel like it). Elijah is getting brighter and
brighter, he knows all the colors of the spectrum, and he knows how to count. I’m
so proud of him, he has come a long way and I feel fortunate to have a smarty
pants.
LAST NIGHT
Last night I was able to stay home after work and I asked
Nancy to plan something so that we can take the kids out for a little. We ended
up dressing everyone up (Including ourselves) and we headed out to apple bees
and had some dinner together. I feel like these instances are so few and I cherish
these times I get spend time with everyone. Elijah was thrilled to know he was
going to be up past his bed time. I don’t think he realized how hard it was
actually going to be because once 9 or some came around he was delusional. We
went to Wal-Mart after we had dinner at Applebee’s and he was yelling random
things and talking loud in the store not ever realizing how silly he was being.
It was funny. Nancy and I were just laughing the whole time because it was interesting.
Needless to say we got home and he was out as soon as he put those PJ’s on. It
was a good night overall just spending time together, talking and talking to
Elijah and watching him be silly at a restaurant. I have to say every day I realize
what I blessing it is to have this family. I’m a fortunate man, Welcome back to
The Machuca Jrs.
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| Silly Monkey Man |
My favorite part of the whole night is finding out that Elijah eats sushi! I
couldn’t be more proud honestly, I mean he was stuffing rolls in his mouth the
whole night it was great. I’m glad I’m going to be able to share eating sushi
with my son the same way my dad showed me how to eat sushi when i was young. It’s
funny how history repeats in some way. 
