What a year 2009 was!! The Lord blessed us in so many ways; we had some moments that were absolutely amazing like the birth of our first baby and the discovery of our second pregnancy, and we had some very difficult moments like the passing of our Grandpa Santos.

In August of 2008, Abner and I learned that we would soon be parents to our first child, although unexpected, we were absolutely thrilled. Due date was set for May 1, 2009…God had other plans. We discovered in January that my fluids were low and so the Dr. kept a close monitor on baby and I and decided we would have to do a C-Section on April 3, 2009…exactly 4 weeks before due date! Glory be to God, that Kaylee Elise Garza, weighing in at only 4.6 lbs was a very healthy and happy little baby, and we were home in less than a week! In August 2009, Abner and I were shocked/nervous/excited to discover, we would soon have our handfuls with two babies! The Lord blessed us this year with another healthy pregnancy, about a month ago, we discovered we will be adding a baby boy to the family, and couldn’t be happier!!! Baby’s expected arrival is April 27, 2010, but we know, that God’s plan may be different, and plan to be ready and prepared this time!

This summer we had our first family road trip to Nebraska, and it was a great success!! Kaylee was an absolute angel the whole time and we had a blast with all of our relatives.

There are so many things to mention that the God blessed us with this year and we couldn’t be more grateful. If it was not for his never-ending love and compassion, we would not be where we are today! He is our rock and our foundation, and without him we are nothing. So for this year past, and this year present and all of the things to come, I want to foremost thank our Creator and Savior, for only He is worthy of all the praises, Thank You God!! My prayer is that God be with us and with you all in this 2010 and that all of your dreams, goals and prayers become a reality!

We got together at our house this year to bid farewell to 2009 and greet 2010. Josh, Mary and family and Mak, Aime and girls, and Nando and Anais joined us. We had a full day of games, food, and great memory-making moments! Thanks guys for coming to join us! Here are a couple pictures from the night.

Scattegories

Aime

Binuelos