Reunion 2013

Our trip home for the family reunion was such a beautiful day. A day filled with lots of laughs, a little rain and an amazing lighting show. It's always nice to get away and spend time with our family.

 

I'm a little disappointed in myself, I did not charge my battery on my camera and was only able to get in a few shots. However the shots that I did get are great, like the one of Ethan playing ping pong with a broken arm, or capturing the beauty of Ariana. However my favorite shots are of the family just siting around, catching up and enjoying each others company.

 

This is my 100th post to my blog and what more to contribute to it than pictures of family, love and fun a little something we know  a lot about. To each and everyone of my family and friends, as my Mother In-Law says, I love you to the moon and back.

 

                                   

We Have a 1st Grader!

Well, Noah has started the First Grade. We are very excited for this year and all the new things he is going to learn. We've had a rocky start the first couple days of school but I think that is behind us now and Noah will be focused and ready in the classroom. We are looking forward to putting him back into sports and other activities, possibly even attending a cub scout meeting to see if this is something he could be interested in. Well, I'm sure this year will be filled with lots of hard work on both ends, I'll be sure to keep you posted of the happenings taking place through out the year.

Down By The River

I'm a little late to share this post but I just had to share the down by the river fun. We had such a great time up North for the Fourth of July weekend, started off right away visiting the family down by the river.  Gathered around we had fry bread, family time and lots of laughs. Lisa and Roy brought the Kayaks down and Noah loved to tag-a-long the back as they cruised down the river. Spent a little time at Grandma Gatos getting to know Hazel the rabbit. Met the family at Shake Rattle and Roll for a little bowling fun on our way out of town. I love this family and I love the fun we have together.

Fathers Day Camping Trip 2013

What better way to spend your long weekend, but with your family? "Camping, let's go camping!" and that's all it took for us to gather the family to a nice scouted spot (Thanks Sony!) The weather was cool as well as the company. Sitting around, snacking, playing cards and watching the kids as they laugh and play in a hammock, all day. We took a trip down the road to Willow Springs Lake where we were able to enjoy the kayaks that Lisa and Roy brought, the water was cold but it was nice to take a swim in deep fresh water, I can't remember the last time I was able to do that. One of my favorite moments with camping is the campfire, so not having one was kind of a bummer, we made the most of it though. We were able to still have hot delicious shmoes (smores), but it's not the same as sitting around the campfire. We left rather early on Sunday, we later wished we would have stayed a little bit longer to enjoy the lake one last time. Over all, the trip was a success and having Noah here to spend Fathers Day with Gabe, really made our weekend complete.