As much as I wanted to make my new blog private it seems that my family
and friends from Europe have a hard time accessing the new blog. So until I
figure something that makes everyone happy I will have the new blog without
the privacy setting. Here is the new address where you will find our new adventures.
lovingourlife5.blogspot.com

Hope to hear from you all!

Romanian

Blogul nostru nou sa mutat la pagina de internet-------lovingourlife5.blogspot.com
Scrieti-mi sau sunati-ma daca nu puteti sa vedeti pagina. In special tu mama;)

I have been contemplating getting a private blog for quite some time
and I feel strongly that this is the year to make that change. I would like
all of you who enjoy our blog to leave your name in the comment box so
I can send you an invite to our new blog. Only the ones who leave their
name will be invited.
I would like to thank Jeff for allowing me to blog in blogcadia for many
wonderful years. It has been so much fun and I am so glad I was able to
keep such a great journal.


Romanian

Prieteni dragi imi fac blogul privat. Ceea ce insemna ca trebuie sa ai o
invitatie ca sa imi vezi pozele de acum inainte. Asa ca lasa-mi un comentariu
( doar numele) astazi ca sa va pot invita la noul meu blog.
Va pup si va iubesc! Sper sa aud de la voi toti!!!

I love them with all my heart!









Valentines made by Jasmine


If you enjoy reading this blog stop by on Saturday I have a big announcement to make.

I am a little late posting Andrew’s birthday party. We got to celebrate Saturday,
January 30th at Cici’s pizza. My boy loves pizza especially mac & cheese pizza
and Cici’s is one of the pizza places where they will make whatever pizza you want.
Andrew was very excited to invite several buddies from church and they all partied
superhero style. All the little guests wore their favorite superhero costume, ordered
their favorite pizza, played some fun games and enjoyed some chocolate cake made
by me with a Spiderman theme. I finished making the cake after Andrew’s bedtime
so he was only able to see it in the morning. When he opened the refrigerator he
said: “Wow mom I love it!” I was very pleased to hear that he was happy with the
cake I made.
On Monday February 1st Andrew got to open presents from us in the family and enjoy
another day of birthday fun. We surprised him with a new bike, which he can’t wait to
ride outside. I think our 4-year-old cutie loved all the attention and presents. We sure
had fun celebrating Andrew’s birthday together!

I am overjoyed and extremely grateful to our Heavenly Father. This past Saturday,
Feb 6th at 2:21am we met our sweet new baby boy. We named him Michael and his
middle name is Lengyel, which is very special in our family.
Michael arrived two weeks early weighing 6lbs and 2oz, and was 19 inches long. He
is perfect in every way!
The labor and delivery lasted a total of two hours. Even though the labor with Michael
was a little longer than the one with Andrew I still did not get to enjoy the epidural.
I can now say that I gave birth to three children naturally.
While holding our sweet baby boy all I could think was how wonderful is to be a family
of five. Our lives are truly blessed to have Michael!

Day 1








Day 2




Going home

Can you believe it? Today our sweet boy is four years old. When I look at him
I just melt. He is such a joy and a blessing to our family.
As a baby he was always smiling and now that he is a big boy he continues to
delight everyone around him with his charming personality and overall happiness.
He has really grown this past year and has learned a lot of responsibility. He
makes his bed in the morning, puts his toys away in the right containers after
he plays and his favorite thing is getting dressed all by himself. He actually folds
his pj’s when he puts them back in his dresser and knows that dirty clothes go
to the laundry basket. Andrew is a bright little boy who can delight you with
questions and stories all day long. Yes, he probably got that from his daddy or
maybe from his mommy.
We love seeing how excited he is about everything around him. He notices things
that I think have became monotone to us as adults and he reminds me how
wonderful is all that Heavenly Father has created for us. (Ex. Mornings-he is so
happy when the light outside indicates that it’s morning.)
Andrew is also extremely funny. Just like his daddy he can make you laugh without
any problem. Just the other night I was telling him that soon after his birthday, we
will have the baby’s birthday. Andrew replied, “Mom our baby will come out with
no clothes at his birthday party?” Funny, funny boy!
I could write for hours about his creativeness and rich imagination that never ceases
to amaze me. We love Andrew with all our heart and we thank Heavenly Father for
sending us one of his sweet children to raise and love. Happy Birthday Andrew!!
You are our life!!

My little sister celebrated her birthday today! I just wanted to wish her
a great birthday with tons of love. We love you!!!
La Multi ani Paula! Te iubim mult!!!

Even though we have no more snow left outside I had to post these cute
pictures of my kids playing in the snow several weeks ago. They had so
much fun! I just love some of the faces Andrew and Jasmine are making
while throwing snow at each other. I am so grateful for my children and for
the chance I have to enjoy these moments with them. I have no words to
describe how much I love them!!!

I believe that every new baby should be received with a celebration no
matter what the gender is or how many children the mom has had previously.
Each one of Heavenly Fathers children’s is special, therefore we should celebrate!
On Saturday the 16th of this month I had a wonderful shower thrown by my good
friends. I have always been blessed to be surrounded by amazing friends who have
made sure that all my sweet angels have been received with love. I would like
to thank Kathleen for making the baby shower invitation, Gaia for decorating and
planning the shower, Mitzi for helping with the shower and making the coolest
diaper cake, Janice for planning the games and food, Leah for taking so many beautiful
pictures and everyone else for coming to celebrate with me. I do not want to forget
a very special helper who helped me make the most amazing baby cake ever and that
is my sweet girl Jasmine. She sure has the creative genes in her like her mommy.
All the guests were very impressed by it and it not only looked good it also tasted delicious.
It was such a great celebration and again thank you all for your friendship, wonderful
gifts and support. Hugs, Livia

We are getting closer to see our sweet baby boy. Now, I am only five weeks
away from my due date. I feel really good for being 35 pounds heavier and
expecting several more to be added soon. My cute belly is huge and continues
to grow. Good thing I have my mom's elastic skin when it comes to stretch
marks because so far I haven't acquired any. I love, love, love the movement
of the baby! All the kicks, the strong spins and the occasional hiccups are just
amazing. What a magnificent gift to be able to have another life growing within
you. But, it doesn't come easy. I have a harder time bending down and reaching
anything that is on the carpet and also I can not eat very large meals as the space
inside my belly has became very crowded. The last doctor check up showed the baby
being right on target for growth after all the measurements were taken. The heart
sounded just right which means my little man is also getting ready to see us soon.
I can't wait to hold him but I am ready to wait as long as it takes.

My wonderful friend Leah took some great pregnancy shots of me last week which I
just love. To all my sweet Romanian friends who have asked so persistently to see
more pics of me here is your request fulfilled. Let me know if you have a favorite.

2009 is gone. It has been a year full of activities, hard work, fun, and most
of all love. As we waited for the 2010 to arrive all I could think on New Years
Eve was bring on the New Year a year full of new joys for our growing family.
I am happy to say that I have accomplished my 2009 resolutions therefore I
had to make some new ones. I feel great about my goals! Very excited to see
them all achieved by the end of 2010.
For New Years Eve we had a full Romanian feast with the most delicious sarmale
I have ever made. Yes, I finally think that they were as good as my mom makes
them at home.
We partied with our good friends the Schellmans until we entered 2010. We sure
have been blessed with amazing friends that have become our second family here.
Jasmine and Andrew were allowed to stay up with us and enjoy the party, as it
always was a tradition in my family. It was a night that I would look forward to
the whole year. I loved seeing my children’s excitement since they didn’t have
to be in bed by 8 o’clock.
I already love 2010 as it has brought many hours of playtime with my loved ones.
Battleship, Chess, Connect Four, Tsuro, more Chess, Operation, Sorry and many
more each day. This was all possible due to the extremely cold weather and large
amounts of snow.
I am very grateful for a healthy and happy family!

The day after Christmas we took the kids sledding. I believe it’s a must
when there is so much snow. Andrew loved going down the hill with his
daddy and Jasmine. By the end of the day his cheeks were red and he was
covered in snow but he was still not ready to come home. It was only when
I mentioned hot chocolate that he decided it was time to go home. Jasmine
had a blast also and loved sledding by herself. She is such a big girl! I was
not able to sled due to the pregnancy but I enjoyed watching all my kids
having fun. When I said kids I was referring to my honey also because I know
he enjoyed sledding just as much as our little ones. Since then the kids have
played more in the snow so, more pics to come and also our New Years, which
was wonderful.

I really should start with Christmas Eve because as in the previous years we
enjoyed a delicious feast together as a family after which, Jeremy read the
birth of Christ from the Bible. It always brings such a wonderful feeling in
the house. For my Christmas Eve surprise I received an early present from
Jeremy delivered at my door. It was a yummy box filled with the most delicious
chocolate strawberries ever. It also started to snow that night and we got
to enjoy a winter wonderland on Christmas morning. Another one of our
traditions is allowing the children to open one present from us on Christmas Eve.
They loved it!
When Christmas morning actually arrived Andrew was ecstatic, as his favorite day
was here. For almost a month he has asked every morning if it was Christmas yet
so to finally wake up on Christmas day was truly special. Jasmine also was extremely
happy to see all the presents under the tree. We had to record it on our camcorder
so we can remember their giggles, happiness and their overall glow. It was an
amazing Christmas! Can’t wait to see what it will be like next year with three little ones.
We are grateful for all the presents sent by the grandparents and the wonderful cards
sent by so many of you. We love you and we hope your Christmas was just as wonderful.

Happy Holidays! We love you and miss you all!

Growing up we always went caroling at Christmas time and received carolers
at our home. I recall Christmas with fondness as a child. Even though we
never had many presents there was always a wonderful feeling of excitement
and happiness while we celebrated together as a family. I enjoyed having to
get all dressed up and sit at the beautiful arranged table with all my siblings.
My mother cooked some wonderful dishes that I try to imitate for my own
family every Christmas.
It's almost Christmas here and I am glad that this year we've had a chance to carol
together with friends in Romanian. It was a beautiful event . To hear Jasmine
caroling in Romanian was quite the treat.
We have also enjoyed our ward Christmas party with the Polar Express theme.
The children got to decorate sugar cookies and make their own bell ornament.
There was also face painting and Jasmine decided on a polar bear for her face
and Andrew picked Rudolf the rain deer.
What else did we do? Well, the prego mamas in the ward joined in for a group picture
as there are several of us do in 2010. There will be many little boys born this upcoming
year.
Another party Andrew and I were involved in was Jasmine's school winter party. My
little baker and I made 36 banana chocolate chip muffins for the class early in the
morning plus some chocolate wafers with crushed candy canes. Jasmine was so happy
that we were able to participate and from the class reply I think the treats were a success.