Sebastian's 5th Birthday Party

Last weekend we all headed ap to Garland for Sebastian's birthday party. Sebastian is Ulisses's cousin Selene's son. He is such a sweet little boy who loves anything in the color red, Spider man motorcycles, and dinosaurs. Lisset's girls, especially Isabella, are very close to him and they had a great time playing together. We all had a great time visiting and eating great food outside in spite of the humidity. We hope to be able to visit again soon. Here are some pictures from the party.

Tito Graduates

Tito Graduates May 10th

This past weekend the family headed up to Stephenville for Tito's graduation. We had such a blessed time. It was a time to celebrate! My brother, Tito, worked at it hard and was the only one in his graduation class to earn an International Agriculture Services degree. I can't describe the pride I felt when I heard them anounce "Oscar Daniel Baeza" and saw him recieve his diploma in his cap and gown. Tito is a great little big brother to me and to see him live life to his full potential is a gift from God. I know great things are in store for him...you know when we were children Papa would often sit us down and explain to us that he expected four college degrees from his four children...and today we see the power of the spoken word...and of a spoken expectation....as of last Sunday it's three down, one to go.

Congratulations Tito...we love you! Here are some pics taken that eventful day.

Favorite Teacher

last week was a good one for losvales. On Tuesday we got to go to the Awards for Excellence, Nadia taught she had to give a speech because she nominated a student of hers, we get there and not only she didn't had to give a speech but she got the Award for Excellence as a Favorite Teacher in the Foreign Language department.
Then two nights later we went to another dinner this time she was getting her Five Year pin, even though she has been teaching for six years. We had a good week(not because we ate out) but it because it reminded me how lucky I am for being with Nadia.
(sorry, I don't have pictures)

Family Fun...

These past two weekends have been filled with time with loved ones...and we are so blessed. First, Jaime and his family and Fernando and fam. came in to visit. After an awesome time in church (we had guest evangelist Tim Storey), we all went out to eat great Mexican food and hang out at our apartment. Irene was also able to join us since she lives just across town now. And so I decided to run out and buy a Tres Leches cake so that we could celebrate Mom's birthday early. We had a lovely time visiting and hanging out.

Yesterday we traveled to C-City for Tio Junior's birthday party. We got to see Jennifer and Gabriela who we hadn't seen in quite some time. The food was great and we got to visit outside under the patio covering as the rain poured on. It was really entertaining seeing all the precious babies...the next generation playing together...Nicholas, Natalie, Gabriela, Gabriel, Martin, and Xander.Here are some pictures we took over the last two weeks.

The Duck Pond...

The past weekend Fernando, Sharon and the boys came down and spent the weekend in Odessa. On Sunday after church and eating Rosa's we took the Martin and Gabriel to the duck pond across from the mall. It was a beautiful afternoon. The boys fed bread to the ducks (Martin ate more of it himself).Here are some pics we took.

Wii Night

The other night we babysat our nieces, so it was the perfect time to put the Wii to test; except for Dahlia, we all demonstrated our athletic abilities in front of the TV. I am happy to report that Isabela was the only one that got a good whack compliment of Bianca (accidentally), but she is ok, and the remote, too. The girls: Nadia, Bianca, Sydney, and Isabela started with a game of golf. “9 holes” I thought; “I’ll be playing in no time…wrong!!!” Dahlia and I got so bored that after finishing the pizza, and dragging her baby throughout the apartment, we sat down and shared a grapefruit. The most popular game was… none!; Nadia liked bowling ‘cause she won, Bianca liked baseball ‘cause she won, Sydney liked tennis ‘cause she won, and Isabela liked boxing ‘cause she won. After a few hours Dahlia, Isabela, and Nadia were sharing a piece of the couch completely unaware that Bianca, Sydney, and I were playing for the tennis championship.