I'm back!!!

I hope you all didn't give up on me. I am finally back in touch with the world. After 9 months we finally have internet! SLOW internet, but it is internet. You learn how to appreciate the was internet, emailing, blogging, facebooking keeps you in touch with friends and family.


Anyway, so here is the update. We are living in Mexico, at Casa Hogar an orphanage across the border. I work in McAllen, Texas at Rio Grande Regional Hospital as a nurse on a Medical Telemetry floor. I absolutely LOVE it. The hardest part is leaving my boys behind. But, I only work 3 days a week so sometimes it doesn't seem like work:)


My boys are getting big. Guillermo will turn 3 in October and Cisco is 9 months already! They are such a joy. Francisco and I celebrated 4 years of marriage August 12th. We are adjusting to life here. It's definitely different. We do miss Iowa. We miss family and friends and hope to go back one day. But, only the Lord knows what the future hold for us.


Friends, PLEASE keep in touch with us. My new email is morenomeghan@gmail.com and we are on facebook too! Email me and I can give you our new phone number as well.


We LOVE you all!

Shopping in Reynosa. Our single stroller turned into a Double:) We're cheap.
Buds. My beautiful boys.

Introducing....

Guillermo Emanuel Moreno. He is a ball of energy and brightens my days. He is my brown eyed boy. Absolutely love him!

Meet...

Francisco "Cisco" Isaac Moreno. Isn't he a beauty. He is my blue eyed babe.

Update with pictures....

So folks here are a slew of pictures for you all. Hope you enjoy them. Oh yeah and about today...not sure if I passed. I feel really bad about the test, just praying that I passed.

Cuddling together to watch a movie.

I surrender
Chocolate puddding man.

My crazy carnivore.

Francisco playing with the kids at the orphanage...

Guillermo has a crush people....I am serious. I find them holding hands sometimes!

Munchin on some goodies and watchin a movie together

Loving on his little bro

Proud daddy

Proud mommy

I'm back folks...

That's right. I'm back to the blogging world. Only because I am visiting Miss Emily Ward and she has connection with the internet world.

By the way....we ended up naming our son Francisco Isaac and we call him Cisco. I will have to post some updated pictures of our family before I leave Austin.

If you are reading this...PLEASE pray I take my nursing boards tomorrow (Friday) at noon. I NEED to pass them!

We have another BOY folks

So there you have it. Yes, last night (Saturday) at 8:30pm our new baby boy was born, weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long. He is a beauty....I absolutely love him.

It was quite the experience. I was induced that morning and let me tell you people, I forgot what it was like to give birth. It is a lot of work, but worth every minute of it.

I won't give you all a detailed sotry of the birth of this guy, but I will give you a picture:) And we still do not have a name...so I will let you all know when we decide.

Enjoy!

We are moving...

If you want to know the details feel free to email or call me and I will fill you all in. But, for the post...well these pictures were too cute not to post. My son is a laid back guy and goes with the flow, therefore he is not bothered at all when he has to eat amongst many boxes!

Anyway, enjoy the pictures and if you think about it please pray for his transition and all the change going on in his life.

Guillermo is wiggin' out!

Here is Guillermo with my mom's wig. He would make a cute girl:) Francisco would be so mad at me for posting these pics because he doesn't want his boy lookin' like a girl. Oh funny. Anyway, Guillermo is super fascinated with my mom's head, her hats and her wig.

I am thankful

There is so much I am thankful for and I just want to share with you all.

First, I am thankful for Jesus and the fact that we can have a relationship with him and live eternally. How incredible is that? I am thankful for the opportunity that He has given me to be a wife to an incredible man and a mom to my sweet boy and the baby on the way. I am tahnkful for the trials He has given me, so that I may grow closer to the True One. I am thankful that he cares for me. He provides for me in every way. I am thankful for much.

Happy Thanksgiving to all:)

Pictures

Okay, so I was looking through some pictures tonight and could not help but post these. It's amazing by just looking at pictures how much you are reminded of the sweet blessings in life. I hope you enjoy.

Our sweet boy that the Lord has entrusted us with...

He loves to be with his daddy....

Last, but certainly not least. My husband and I (pregnant lady sitting on the pumpkins..probably smashing them:)

Another Boy!

My sister gave birth to her 3rd baby boy Monday November 10th, 2008. His name is Asher Tait born at 8 pounds 6 ounces! I don't know how she does it...such a little lady giving birth to these big boys!

Unfortunately I am having trouble downloading the sweet pictures they sent me.

Here are some fun facts:
My sister's second son (Caedmon)is 6 weeks older than Guillermo.
My sister's third son (Asher)will be 6 weeks older than our second baby.

All the girls in our family are having boys and all the guys are having girls.
My sister has 3 boys, we have 1 (not sure if we have another one on the way or not), my cousin Brittany has 2 boys (she just gave birth to her second 2 days before my sister, and my other cousin Camie is going to have a boy in Feb. My brother has a girl and my cousin Brandon has 2 girls. What is up with that? There are a total of 7 boys in our family! How fun our get togethers will be! People are wondering if Francisco and I will break the trend with this next one. I guess we will just all have to wait and see:)

Happy Birthday-Belated!

Here's a late shout out to my baby! He turned 2 on Monday October 6th. What a complete joy he is to me and I love everyday I get to spend with him. Right now he is copying everything we say and he loves to go to the bathroom in his potty only when one of us is going to the bathroom at the same time:) One thing I absolutely love about him is the fact that he loves to serve. I will change his diaper and right away he wants to throw it away for me. If I have groceries he runs to help me. He picks things up after me and puts them where they should go (makes me feel a little lazy sometimes:). He loves to take showers. He loves to sing and dance and make us laugh. He loves hugs and kisses and he absolutely loves time with his dad. Oh yeah, I can't forget...he loves to play doggy. Oh yeah and sometimes the part I take foregranted that I am so thankful for...he eats anything I give him! I have never had to make him "kid" food...he always eats what we eat. Some of the eats he likes that we have are: chili soup and taco soup (dipping crackers in them), tortillas, chimichangas, sandwiches, almost any kind of meat, especially chicken and sausage, eggs, bananas, yogurt, bran muffins, etc. Seriously this kid eats things you would think kids don't eat. It makes my days much easier and I love when he says, "mmmmm". It is the greattest compliment to my cooking:)


No one ever told me it would be a blast to be a mom! I love it. I love him. Happy Birthday to my little bean.

Finances

I have to share this site with you all....
www.daveramsey.com
Okay maybe all of you have already discovered it, but I just did! My neighbor shared it with me and seriously he has some great simple plans to get out of debt and to save. He gives an order to finances, something I sometimes think is hard to get an order on. He is very wise...so it would be very wise to check his site out:)

Also, he gives his strategy for the economic crisis today and how he thinks it can be improved without having to approve a bailout.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it as much as I do:)

My Guys

Okay, let me just take a break from my summer update posts and just tell you all that these guys are so stinkin' cute. Seriously these two rock my world. I love them to pieces. The Lord is so good! He just fills my life with joy. Thank you Jesus for these two precious guys. They are so unique, fun and outrageously handsome!

Summertime Part 1

Okay you all, so here is my first attempt to update everyone (with several blog entries) on our summer. I am starting with the most recent. We have had a fast paced summer and a whirlwind of things happen. So there was hardly any time for blogging:)

This particular post is mostly of Guillermo. I guess I just take a lot of pictures of him! He is a complete joy to me and everyday that I look at him he makes me smile and thank God for the blessing of a child and another one on the way! He has a great personality and makes me laugh (who would have thought a 2 year old would make me laugh so much?). Anyway, enjoy the pictures...each one deserves it's own frame:)

The following picture is of Amira, a baby I take care of during the day. It's a blessing to be able to earn money while I stay home with my son, but it's also a blessing that he has other children he can love and be around. He absolutely loves her! He's going to be a great brother.

My goofy boy...

Guillermo trying on my flip flops...it made me laugh that he actually put one of them between his toes on his left foot. He totally has my feet and legs...Francisco constantly tells me.

Trying to get him off the bottle...the longer you wait the harder it is...trust me! Nonetheless, this is a cute photo.

He fell asleep at the hospital while visiting my mom. He was so tired.

Well, that's it for now. Stay tuned for the rest of the summer:)

My Mom

If you all want to follow the scoop on my mom you can visit the carepage at....www.carepages.com/carepages/ColleenWren

Anniversary

So yesterday (August 12th) my husband and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary! Here is what I said: "Wow, time flys by, it doesn't seem like 3 years ago!". Here's what he said: "I think it's gone by slow, in fact, I thought we were celebrating year number 4!" Ha! I had to laugh. He had to explain. What he said he meant was that after having a child who will turn 2 in October and another one on the way....it SEEMS like it should be longer:) Well, we did only have 5 months of being newlyweds before I got pregnant...so I can see what he means:)

Anyway, I love this man! As I was explaining to him, there isn't one reason why I love him. I can't truly say, "The reason why I love you is because you are a great husband." I realized yesterday there are so many reasons why I love him. They are all wrapped up into his character and who he is....and I love him for him. Honestly...marriage is hard, the hardest commitments I have made (next to being a mother and there are days I would love to have a boxing match with my husband, but I am so in love with him. He is the greatest friend I have ever had and he is so patient with me as I make many mistakes. So anyway, I made a list of just some of the things I love about my husband. Here it is:
1.) He is so creative...there are pics for this one. But honestly....my husband can see something and build it and it's better than if I were to go and buy it. I love this about him!
2.) He is a HARD worker.
3.) He is funny.
4.) He loves having fun and he loves to play with his son.
5.) He loves Jesus.
6.) He loves me and makes me feel beautiful inside and out.
7.) He's Mexican and still does things the Mexican way. This one I really love! He knows how to live with what he has. He never forgets what it was like to live off of beans and tortillas and he appreciates every time we have a choice to eat what our tummy's desire. He always thinks about his parents and family in Mexico and his heart is still half there. He teaches me so much about life. (A picture for this one too:)
8.) He is so good looking (A picture of this one too:).
9.) He is humble...quick to say sorry and even quicker to forgive.
10.) He's such a good leader. I know when I follow him (which sometimes is hard to do because I like control) I will be well taken care of and he won't lead me astray.

**Okay now I have to explain our night. Thanks to some friends we dropped Guillermo off and we went to Texas Roadhouse to eat dinner. After they sat us down, we realized from my side of the booth we could watch America's Funniest Home Videos. We love that show. Mostly because we just like to laugh at other people doing silly things. We don't have cable so this was our chance to watch it and it is also the best show to watch without sound because we don't find the host of the show very funny, so we don't feel like we are missing much. Anyway, so Francisco moved to my side of the booth and we had to laugh because I think the waiter was thinking we were a little cheesy. We shared a Cactus Blossom, a hamburger and a soda...and on top of it we were sitting on the same side of the booth. Little does he know (and he doesn't need to know:) we are just cheap and we think the best way to eat out is to share everything.So we went to pick up our guy. We headed home, put him to bed and we started a fire, to roast marshmallows. A little bit into our good conversation and fire our neighbor started letting off fireworks! I tried to fool Francisco into thinking that I set it all up (since it was my year to plan our anniversary),but he didn't fall for it. What a great night.

And now for the pics...

The first ones are to show is creativity. He made me a flower pot from my parents old deck wood. It seriously is so awesome! We had neighbors coming over telling him he should sell them:) I agree.

These next pictures are of the fire pit he made. I would have bought one of these that's how much I like it. Thanks to the Kampmans and their neighbor he got the idea to find a tire on the side of the road and use the inside or rim (I'm not good with cars, so I can't tell you the exact name). Then, for legs he put plant hooks that I had laying around the garage on the bottom and then he spray painted it with a black fire resistant paint. It looks so cool! And we have enjoyed making s'mores at night.

Here is a picture to show his Mexican side. We wanted to plant a garden, but we didn't want to purchase a till. So he found an old bicycle and used the handle bars on down. I can't explain this one...it is nothing I would have thought of in my entire life. But it works!

And last but not least here is my sweet husband...being goofy. What a handsome man the Lord has given me! And that smile! **So that is it for my long post! What a blessing to know I get to share my life with him. I am so thankful.