Sunday, April 18, 2010
I forgot to mention.....
They are just finishing the LDS Temple in Cebu! How lucky are we to be moving to a foreign country and still be within 30 minutes of a temple! This makes me happy.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Not Baby News, But Still Big News!
This is where we are going to be living in 4 months. The Philippines! I am sure I probably picked out the most beautiful pictures I could find of Cebu and Mactan, but hey I give you what I have got. Hello.......gorgeous right?
I know this comes as quite the surprise to all of you. It came as quite the surprise to us as well. Making the decision to go was a hard one, but for as long as I can remember I have dreamed of living overseas. The fact that I work for a company that has it's main offices in Orem, Utah and Cebu, Philippines can't be a coincidence, right? We are so excited about this opportunity. There will be more details coming up. I promise I will write more than once a month now...
I know this comes as quite the surprise to all of you. It came as quite the surprise to us as well. Making the decision to go was a hard one, but for as long as I can remember I have dreamed of living overseas. The fact that I work for a company that has it's main offices in Orem, Utah and Cebu, Philippines can't be a coincidence, right? We are so excited about this opportunity. There will be more details coming up. I promise I will write more than once a month now...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
We need your help!
You may wonder what I have been doing and why I haven't been posted for so long, but since the beginning of December Ben and I have been working on something extremely important and time consuming, our adoption paperwork, but now it is done. We are approved to adopt. We have sent out emails and I am sure most of you have already heard, but I thought posting on our blog was pretty important. This is what I sent out in the emails, so if I don't have your email address or if you hadn't heard through facebook...this is for you:)! I will be posting more soon.
As you may already know, we have been married for almost four years and have been unable to have children. We are looking forward to the day we can bring children in our home, and are especially grateful to so many of you for your love and support through this process. We are excited to let you know that we have decided to seek a child through adoption. We are writing to ask you for any help you can give us in building our family through adoption.
If you become aware of a birth mother who is looking to place her child in a loving home, we would appreciate help in recommending us to the birth mother. If she is willing to consider us as adoptive parents, please contact us at (801)850-7578 or email us at bencarmenhope@gmail.com or you may contact our case worker, Stefanie Sparks at LDS Family Services (801) 216-8000.
Also, please check out our online profile https://itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/24184006/ourMessage.jsf . This is a place where we have provided photos as well as information concerning our background, family, careers, hobbies and interests. It is a great tool for birth parents.
We truly appreciate any help you can give us in helping to build our family through adoption.
As you may already know, we have been married for almost four years and have been unable to have children. We are looking forward to the day we can bring children in our home, and are especially grateful to so many of you for your love and support through this process. We are excited to let you know that we have decided to seek a child through adoption. We are writing to ask you for any help you can give us in building our family through adoption.
If you become aware of a birth mother who is looking to place her child in a loving home, we would appreciate help in recommending us to the birth mother. If she is willing to consider us as adoptive parents, please contact us at (801)850-7578 or email us at bencarmenhope@gmail.com or you may contact our case worker, Stefanie Sparks at LDS Family Services (801) 216-8000.
Also, please check out our online profile https://itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/24184006/ourMessage.jsf . This is a place where we have provided photos as well as information concerning our background, family, careers, hobbies and interests. It is a great tool for birth parents.
We truly appreciate any help you can give us in helping to build our family through adoption.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
December..(WARNING...lots of pictures)
Well, at least this time I have only gone one month between posts instead of 2 or 3:)
December was a wonderful month. We had a great Christmas holiday spent with family and friends. All of my family was in town except Jordan and Melissa who were in Wisconsin. It was so great to have everyone here and it was especially exciting to see Adam and Tonna who are living in Maine and have not been here since June.
I have included pictures below, some with explanations and some without. ( I got a new camera (love ya hon) so pictures are going to be much more frequent and much better from here on out)
My brother Nate, nice face huh? He is eating our traditional Christmas breakfast, waffles with ice cream and strawberries. yum!
My nieces, cutest girls ever, cheesin it on Christmas morning at Grandmas!
Ben and "Human Archie". Archie got to spend Christmas with the Utah Crisantos this year.
My sis in law Tiff with one of her many awesome gifts!
Brother in law Justin....dressing Ben, haha. Ben didn't know how to tie the scarf so Justin is giving him some tips.
Me with my wonderful snuggie....don't HATE people!
Brooklyn T-Shirt, remembering the days from the mission.
Flashing the best smile ever for another horse...she is obsessed!
My sister Jessica and her new purple ipod
Another of my adorable nieces. I love this girl!
My lucky parents got a trip to New York City...can't beat that!
My brother Adam, looking good in his new scarf. That should come in handy!
Keeping up with a Crisanto tradition (at least one we did last year) and going out for Chinese for Christmas
Christmas is another special day in our family, it's Archie's birthday. So, Happy Birthday Chi!
I warned you there was a lot of pictures! There will be more to come soon.
December was a wonderful month. We had a great Christmas holiday spent with family and friends. All of my family was in town except Jordan and Melissa who were in Wisconsin. It was so great to have everyone here and it was especially exciting to see Adam and Tonna who are living in Maine and have not been here since June.
I have included pictures below, some with explanations and some without. ( I got a new camera (love ya hon) so pictures are going to be much more frequent and much better from here on out)
My brother Nate, nice face huh? He is eating our traditional Christmas breakfast, waffles with ice cream and strawberries. yum!
My nieces, cutest girls ever, cheesin it on Christmas morning at Grandmas!
Ben with his presents from Santa...a new golf bag and Tiger Woods golf on the WII. He was quite pleased!
Ben and "Human Archie". Archie got to spend Christmas with the Utah Crisantos this year.
Ben's hilarious reaction when he opened his Taylor Swift CD's. He tries to hide the fact that he loves her music, but I knew he would love this gift!
My sis in law Tiff with one of her many awesome gifts!
Brother in law Justin....dressing Ben, haha. Ben didn't know how to tie the scarf so Justin is giving him some tips.
Me with my wonderful snuggie....don't HATE people!
Brooklyn T-Shirt, remembering the days from the mission.
Flashing the best smile ever for another horse...she is obsessed!
My mom in her cute apron (my gift)
My sister Jessica and her new purple ipod
Another of my adorable nieces. I love this girl!
My sis in law, Tonna, and her wedding photo album from Adam
My lucky parents got a trip to New York City...can't beat that!
My brother Adam, looking good in his new scarf. That should come in handy!
Archie the dog and his Christmas present. He loves stuffed animals!
Keeping up with a Crisanto tradition (at least one we did last year) and going out for Chinese for Christmas
Christmas is another special day in our family, it's Archie's birthday. So, Happy Birthday Chi!
I warned you there was a lot of pictures! There will be more to come soon.
Friday, December 4, 2009
October and November...
I was just going through my camera, and I realized that a lot has been going on and I need to blog about it. I need to do better and not go 2-3 months between entries. I will just use pictures to tell you what we have been up to.
We celebrated Ben's 27th birthday with good friends
Took him to Sushi...his fave!
We spent Halloween with my adorable nieces
We did our first DIY experiment, painting the office
We got to spend Thanksgiving in Oregon with our Crisanto family
This is Ben's Lolo (Grandpa) and his Auntie Becca. He has a great family!
Ah, the little sisters...DJ and EJ!
While in Oregon, we had some great adventures...visiting the Tillamook Cheese Factory
And bowling...Ben's mom said she thinks this was the 3rd time she has EVER been bowling...imagine that.
We had a great time with the fam and are glad to be home. I will try to do better at posting and keeping everyone updated on the life and times of the Crisantos in Utah:)
First things first, we got our Archie back!
We celebrated Ben's 27th birthday with good friends
Took him to Sushi...his fave!
We spent Halloween with my adorable nieces
We did our first DIY experiment, painting the office
We got to spend Thanksgiving in Oregon with our Crisanto family
This is Ben's Lolo (Grandpa) and his Auntie Becca. He has a great family!
Ah, the little sisters...DJ and EJ!
While in Oregon, we had some great adventures...visiting the Tillamook Cheese Factory
And bowling...Ben's mom said she thinks this was the 3rd time she has EVER been bowling...imagine that.
We had a great time with the fam and are glad to be home. I will try to do better at posting and keeping everyone updated on the life and times of the Crisantos in Utah:)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Letting Go
Any of you that know me even remotely well know that I love my dogs. We got Archie in the fall of 2006 and he has been our baby ever since. Through the thick and thin of the past three years, he has been right there with us. Then we got Clifford about 2 months ago to keep both us and Archie company. We recently decided for the benefit of everyone to give them to a family with a stay at home mom and two little kids. Ben and I are gone so much and no one was here to take care of them, love them, and give them the attention that they deserve. I never imagined giving away my dogs, never, but we had to make that choice. They have now been gone for two weeks and my heart is still broken. I feel like I have lost a best friend. I know how cheesy that sounds, but Archie got me through some tough times. I remember the day we found out in vitro didn't work, I was so sad. That night I went to the gas station and brought Archie with me, walking out and seeing Archie's little face through the window, waiting patiently for me made my day. I felt loved... comforted. My dogs made me smile every day and I miss them more than I can express.
Um...can anyone say stuffed animal? He was the cutest puppy I have ever seen.
Archie and Mommy in our first home together...where we weren't allowed to have dogs:)
Archie and Daddy (Ben will kill me for putting that) hanging out in his new sweater Fish got him for Christmas.
Hanging out at the Nelsons, his second home while we were in California
The big moving day...he sat on my lap or on the floor of the moving van the entire 14 hours. He was a trooper.
Aiden giving him slobbery kisses, they both loved this!
His first snow at the new house
Just looking SO DARN CUTE!
Hanging out in the crate. Ben was not the only one to do this, I am pretty sure all of the neices and nephews have tried this as well.
Our first Christmas in Utah, posing for the camera.
One of our favorite things to do. He wasn't allowed on our bed, so I would take naps on the couch just so we could cuddle.
Our new addition. Clifford loved to play fetch, he is just waiting for someone to grab that ball and throw.
Two best friends hanging out (with their long and mangy hair)
Taken on our last day together, saying goodbye.
We went to visit last night and they really are with a GREAT family and they are going to be so happy there. I am so grateful we found such wonderful people to take care of our babies.
Um...can anyone say stuffed animal? He was the cutest puppy I have ever seen.
Archie and Mommy in our first home together...where we weren't allowed to have dogs:)
Archie and Daddy (Ben will kill me for putting that) hanging out in his new sweater Fish got him for Christmas.
Hanging out at the Nelsons, his second home while we were in California
The big moving day...he sat on my lap or on the floor of the moving van the entire 14 hours. He was a trooper.
Aiden giving him slobbery kisses, they both loved this!
His first snow at the new house
Just looking SO DARN CUTE!
Hanging out in the crate. Ben was not the only one to do this, I am pretty sure all of the neices and nephews have tried this as well.
Our first Christmas in Utah, posing for the camera.
One of our favorite things to do. He wasn't allowed on our bed, so I would take naps on the couch just so we could cuddle.
Our new addition. Clifford loved to play fetch, he is just waiting for someone to grab that ball and throw.
Two best friends hanging out (with their long and mangy hair)
Taken on our last day together, saying goodbye.We went to visit last night and they really are with a GREAT family and they are going to be so happy there. I am so grateful we found such wonderful people to take care of our babies.
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