She's Hit the Double Digits!

Marcela turned the big 1-0 on Friday. How it is possible that Armando and I are now parents of a TEN-YEAR-OLD? I don't know! If someone could tell me how to turn off the fast-forward function on this show of life, that would be awesome. In the meantime, I'll keep feeling grateful that somehow within me I have had the drive and passion to record and remember our girls and the moments that make this life what it is. At least we will have little snippets here and there to remember it all. We all love flipping through the pages that make these family albums.

This is a peak into Marcela's mind and heart at 10.

The little things:

What is your favorite color: Any shade of blue.

Favorite breakfast: Crepes.

Favorite lunch: Hamburgers.

Favorite dinner: Pozole.

Favorite restaurant: Gardner Village Bakery, King Buffet.

Favorite book right now: Smile.

Favorite movie: Harry Potter and Star Wars.

Favorite television show: Good Luck Charly & Live and Maddy.

Favorite singer(s): Shawn Mendes, Flo Rida, Sofia Carson, Serena Carpenter, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber.

Favorite song(s): Stitches (Mendes), My House, (Flo Rida),  Love is a Name (Sofia Carson), Sorry (Bieber), 22 (Taylor Swift).

Favorite things about 4th grade: I don't know why, but I like Greek Mythology. Whenever we have free time, we get to watch Greek Mythology movies. Zeus and Athena are my favorites. They're just awesome. Plus, in a play, I was Athena. I also love Social Studies. We have learned about the mountain men and Utah History. And I love recess, I love to play basketball!

Favorite sport: Basketball!

What got you interested in basketball: I just saw Hyrum playing one day and I thought he was lonely and I went to play with him and I shot a hoop and then I liked playing. So that's how I got into basketball.

Favorite family activity: Basketball (um, we haven't played that as a family!) I know, but it's basketball! (She just got a hoop and ball for her birthday so that will be something we do together soon!) I also love playing soccer as a family!

Favorite thing to do with Cecilia: Riding our scooters, playing Legos, and watching TV.

Favorite thing to do with Papi: Build stuff like Legos or anything that needs to be repaired like bicycle tires.

Favorite things to do with Mami: Cook, cook, and cook. I like to cook tortillas and anything she wants me to cook.

Marcela's specialty for the last month has become breakfast burritos. She started the week the final exams began to ensure we all had a solid breakfast and has been such a help to all of us in our morning routine with this skill. She is becoming momma's right hand girl!

Favorite thing to do in your spare time: TV, TV, and TV. (This doesn't surprise me because she never gets to watch cause we rarely have quiet days at home.)

What is your favorite thing to do outside: Ride my scooter!

Who are your best friends: Sarah, Lily, Hyrum, Nadia, Shannon, Brittany, Issac, and Yuri.

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? You know that one Mami! PARIS!!!!

The Bigger things:

What do you want to be when you grow up? A babysitter.

Marcela loving on her baby cousin, Finn. Marcela loves all babies and always begs for me to ask mothers anywhere we are if she can hold their babies. 

What makes you happy? My family.

What do you like to learn about? Mountain Men. Anything fun that is not math. What is interesting about mountain men? They live in the mountains basically. They're cool because they can just make traps and be successful.

What do you do really well? You're kidding me? You know what I do really well? I EAT really well. It's my talent.

Would you eat worms? Sure.

Your uncles might take you serious on that one! (Don't send it to Lance please!)

What is hard for you? Sally (name changed) and math and anything boring or dumb.

What makes you sad? Oh my gosh. These questions are so down deep! Hmmm...what makes me sad? Anything bad, like if someone kills someone, or anything violent.

What would you like to become better at? Handling peer pressure.

What do you want to accomplish before you are 11? I want to make and keep good friends.

Is there anything else you want to remember about you right now: Life is hard (laughing) which it's probably going to just get harder, so!

What make life easier for you when it gets hard? Love from my family and friends.

Dearest Marcelita, we love you too and life is hard and it does get harder as you grow and experience things, but you have hit it spot on that love from family and friends is what makes it all worth it and we will always be here for you--both when life is hard and when life is great!