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Category Archives: Family matters
Christmas Eve
Thanks to all our fans who stuck with us for our countdown for Christmas. It’s Christmas Eve and a lot of interesting things were happening here as we waited for Santa.
Tio John got a Serrano ham
And then made homemade beer while the pork was roasting
Dad rented an RV
Cousin mark took apart a computer
There was decorating
And wine tasting
And hugging (Annabel and Tito- our great grandpa)
A pretty table
A surprise present
A song
And visions of sugarplums!
Merry Christmas!!!!
Florida and the Alligators
We spent 5 days and Miami – despite the constant, pouring rain, we had a blast. We stayed with our cousins, Tory, Bella and Christopher while Mom and Dad went to Isla Morada for Pablo and Jessica’s wedding.
We had so much fun with the kids!
When Mom and Dad got back, we went to the Alligator Farm – it stayed dry for the few hours we were there, so even though we didn’t get any beach time, we learned a lot!
Annabel gets close:
Here’s a real one:
A whole lake of them:
Luckily for that fence, we are safe:
Not sure why the alligator wrestler would do this:
We got to hold one:
And eat some Alligator Tail Nuggets
Here is one that got really huge:
And some babies that we got to feed some dog food:
They had other reptiles. Here is a reticulated python that ate a duck a few days ago:
And I held a little one:
We highly recommend the Everglades Alligator Farm!
OC with the Atchitys
Because summer hadn’t found it’s way to Seattle yet, we spent two wonderful days at the beach with Mark, Shauna and Anthony and Katy. The Forment cousins from San Diego came and joined us one day too! My cousin Cody took Anthony out to ride the waves – we can’t wait to go back!
Uncle Matt and Aunt Jenn’s Wedding
Congratulations Matt and Jennifer. We are so happy for you! I am most excited about my new cousin, Gabe – another awesome boy to play with! We love you guys!
(We didn’t get a lot of pictures, but we got a few good ones.)
What a fine set of cousins!
This is how children really feel at a wedding ceremony:
But we still had lots of fun!
Anthony and Grandma:
The big moment:
My family:
Los Angeles Part 2
Last month we got to go to California AGAIN – this time to celebrate my Uncle Matt’s wedding. (Those pictures to come in an upcoming post).
I got to spend a lot of time with my cousins and I can’t wait to go back.
The first day there, we went to practice Uncle Matt and Aunt Jennifer’s wedding and out to Marino’s for a delicious Italian dinner.
Here’s the bridal party being told what to do:
Grandma helped try to keep Annabel quiet:
My Dad looking sharp in his new suit:
And of course, me looking good as usual:
The next day, we went to LA Brea Tar Pits.
Here we are in front of the stinky tar pit:
Learning about the Saber-tooth cat:
Jidi was telling us about the time that he worked with oil:
An ancient Camel skeleton:
Here is Anthony planning his future career:
We drove by my Mom’s old house:
The next day was Matt and Jennifer’s Wedding and then we spent two days at the beach!
More pictures to come!
