Six Years

No, this time I'm not talking about a birthday. Pablo and I celebrated our six-year anniversary this past May 9th! As always, I received my roses (despite us being absolutely insane in preparation for an around-the-corner wedding).


Love you!

Soph's School Birthday Party - Three Years Old!

Soph's third birthday fell on a Thursday this year, so she (very happily) got to celebrate at school with her friends! Things south-of-the-border are a little different, and I'm having to learn the kids' birthday thing a whole new way! The parents silently "host" a birthday party for the child at school - meaning we aren't present at the party, but we send all the supplies for the making of a good time!


So May 12th, off we went to school - Strawberry Shortcake pinata, goodie bags (with oreo cookies, banana sun chips, chocolate milk, stickers, etc.), party hats and cake in tow for 40 youngsters! We were able to leave our camera, and her teachers took lots of pics for us!











Photos from her Birthday Party at Home to come!

Easter Morning

Have to go back a few weeks to catch up! Remember, April - June is wedding season, so while we are doing fun things and taking pics of it, there isn't much time to blog about the goings-on! So we're going to play a little catch up!

Easter morning brought the keeping of new traditions with it. First, of course, a beautiful church service to hear the whole reason for the day! I'll be honest, with a wedding the night before, we were all super-tired, baggy-eyed and a little out of it. But the entire band of live musicians at church brought that to a quick halt!

And after church we headed to Michelle's house (for the third year in a row) for Easter brunch and the search for those darn baskets!


No basket here!


Nothing here either!


I found it!



Hmmm, obvious that there was some playdoh in that basket?!?


And then Soph moved on to find Jake's basket! Thankfully, he was sound asleep!





Thanks for a great Easter at your home again Tia Michelada!

Tres Anos

Up at 6 a.m., this birthday girl was sooo excited for her big day! A phone call to Grandma and Grandpa Crawford, a pink dress (a requirement by the princess herself for her birthday!) and a couple hours later, and she was off to day care for her school party! Lots more photos to come!

The Twosome

I'm two months old today. So far I like being here. I love my mom and dad. My sister is pretty cool but sometimes she squeezes my cheeks when she gets excited.


Uh oh. I hear her now. I think she's coming. Shhhh! If I'm quiet maybe she won't see me.


Oh no. She saw me. She's coming. She's getting closer.


Here we go again.

Outnumbered!

A little get-together at our house this past Sunday with some friends and their families. And if you notice, there are a few groups outnumbered!

First, the gents are absolutely outnumbered by the ladies (only one guy was missing from the group photo, so even with him included, it's all about the girl power)!


And then, somehow, somewhere along the way, the adults became outnumbered by the youngsters. And as our neighbors can most likely attest, the noise level coming from the kids' bedroom is proof that the little ones are the majority!

And again, so fun to have photographer friends who tote their cameras with them everywhere!

And another shot (plus Paulina the photographer, minus Pablo who's taking the picture!


A few other photos from the get-together!

It's Official!

Today Jake became an official (or at least officially recognized by the law) person! In Mexico, the hospital where a baby is born issues a document of birth, but it isn't an official record - only a hospital record. With that document, we have to collect about a billion other documents and then take him to register here at the gov't offices. Well today, the civil court judge came to the house to get signatures and fingerprints and issue the official and legal birth certificate! He didn't like the idea of being fingerprinted and cried his way through! Apparently, however, he got over it quite quickly and is now sleeping like a baby. Oh wait . . . he is a baby. Wish I could sleep like a baby.




Next up: American and Mexican passports! And then, whew, I think we're done.