The boys continue to grow, grow, grow. They continue to delight, entertain, challenge, and surprise us! We are so blessed!
Uncle Pete came to visit us for New Year's. It was a joy to see him again. Although he lives in Texas, it's still a 7 hour drive for him to "drop in."
It was warm enough for us to be out and about with the boys part of the time.
This is at the new McAllen Convention Center. It's simply beautiful and almost every time we go we see professional photographers taking pictures of brides, quincenieras (girls turning 15 years old), and couples who are engaged. It's a hot spot for pictures!
Aunt Jamie came and visited us a week ago. She came for my mom's birthday, because my parents also arrived for a six week visit in the middle of January. Uncle Pete also returned for the special occasion!
We took Jamie to the Convention Center, as well. Yes, it was still warm --- even in the middle of February! That's one huge plus to living this far south. We LOVE our warm, mild winters.
We often take the boys to the Convention Center. Jayden loves the pool of water and he always looks for the turtles who live there. Then he wants to play soccer in the big open spaces around the Convention Center. We find the boys like this place better than any of the local parks.
We walk, splash in the water, play soccer, and enjoy the peaceful "waterfall."
When family comes to town, we also EAT well! Gerson almost always prepares a special meal of some kind ---- it usually involves grilled quail and yucca! YUM!
We've been so blessed to have so many wonderful family members come visit us in Texas. In fact, EVERY single one of my siblings has come to visit at one time or another. This time Jamie and I had time to some heart-to-heart time, but we still didn't accomplish a really good "second cup of coffee" time to chat. There was too much interference each morning with the kids!
Mom and Dad have been a tremendous blessing in the last 6 weeks. They leave tomorrow, but the time they have been here has really helped my kids know their grandparents. Edson has become "Grandma's boy"!
Just look at that face! He LOVES Grandma!!
And Grandma has read, read, and read to Jayden --- much to his delight. she brought him a new book (which is now called "Grandma's book") that he has had it read to him so much he has some of the 6 stoires practically memorized! He now runs to Grandma with his arms WIDE open to give her a hug when she arrives at our house. (Grandpa isn't in the pictures because he was behind the camera!) We are going to miss them, but are so blessed to have had so much wonderful time with them. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful family.
The boys continue to grow, grow, grow. They continue to delight, entertain, challenge, and surprise us! We are so blessed!
Uncle Pete came to visit us for New Year's. It was a joy to see him again. Although he lives in Texas, it's still a 7 hour drive for him to "drop in."
It was warm enough for us to be out and about with the boys part of the time.
This is at the new McAllen Convention Center. It's simply beautiful and almost every time we go we see professional photographers taking pictures of brides, quincenieras (girls turning 15 years old), and couples who are engaged. It's a hot spot for pictures!
Aunt Jamie came and visited us a week ago. She came for my mom's birthday, because my parents also arrived for a six week visit in the middle of January. Uncle Pete also returned for the special occasion!
We took Jamie to the Convention Center, as well. Yes, it was still warm --- even in the middle of February! That's one huge plus to living this far south. We LOVE our warm, mild winters.
We often take the boys to the Convention Center. Jayden loves the pool of water and he always looks for the turtles who live there. Then he wants to play soccer in the big open spaces around the Convention Center. We find the boys like this place better than any of the local parks.
We walk, splash in the water, play soccer, and enjoy the peaceful "waterfall."
When family comes to town, we also EAT well! Gerson almost always prepares a special meal of some kind ---- it usually involves grilled quail and yucca! YUM!
We've been so blessed to have so many wonderful family members come visit us in Texas. In fact, EVERY single one of my siblings has come to visit at one time or another. This time Jamie and I had time to some heart-to-heart time, but we still didn't accomplish a really good "second cup of coffee" time to chat. There was too much interference each morning with the kids!
Mom and Dad have been a tremendous blessing in the last 6 weeks. They leave tomorrow, but the time they have been here has really helped my kids know their grandparents. Edson has become "Grandma's boy"!
Just look at that face! He LOVES Grandma!!
And Grandma has read, read, and read to Jayden --- much to his delight. she brought him a new book (which is now called "Grandma's book") that he has had it read to him so much he has some of the 6 stoires practically memorized! He now runs to Grandma with his arms WIDE open to give her a hug when she arrives at our house. (Grandpa isn't in the pictures because he was behind the camera!) We are going to miss them, but are so blessed to have had so much wonderful time with them. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful family.
