August 2012

 August 1st our little princess turned 3!!!! We met up with Bradley Gagon, Brittany Talbott and her kids (Austin, Kaden & Joselyn) at the zoo.

 It was a very hot day so most of it was spent at the splash park.

 That evening when Papa came home he brought in her balance bike and balloons.

 He even had her balloons customized. So cute, not to mention they finally stopped floating after 3 weeks!

 The first week of August was absolutely insane.  Abuelos, Tio Pepe and Tia Lulu came to stay with us for Ayla's birthday, Gerson and Heidi's wedding (pictured above), baby Tyler's blessing and Heidi's baptism. I can't believe that I got so few pictures taken of that entire week!

 During all the craziness we somehow fit in a Mexico soccer game.

 Ayla enjoying her bithday party with Kaden and friends.  Prior to the party when I asked her what she wanted to wear she told me her "birthday cake shirt." I had no idea what she was referring to until she pulled out her cupcake shirt.  Clever little girl, why didn't I think of that?

 Blowing out her candles.

 She's always a good receiver of presents (and attention).

 After all the family events Tio Pepe and Tia Lulu stayed until the end of their visit to the US. Despite the fact they spoke little English and I Spanish we loved having them here.

 I was so happy when I noticed that Ahrian was definately left handed.  My genes finally came through!

 Paddle boats at a local park.

 We met up with Vanina for some yummy pizza.

 Ayla can always be found in the garage or helping her Tios/Papa.

 Ayla's performance at Lakeside Amusement park.

 Papa and Ayla enjoying some rides.

 We sure do love going to the lake. I believe we made it almost every weekend possible.  We started going to Boyd Lake in Longmont shortly after moving. We love the water, but the shore can be quite messy.

 This little boy is almost always eating. He finished that whole apple, plums, chips, etc.

One of my favorite things about this summer is that I had two awesome kids who now play together. Ayla pulled him around and around the backyard.

Eventually she would get tired, lay down and take rest while brother waited patiently.  We were sad to see the summer end so quickly, it was by far our busiest, but totally worth the chaos!