This is looking to be a long post...but we just got back from Santa Cruz, CA for Grandma's (now Gran-Grandma) 90th Birthday celebration. We came back with hundreds of pictures, and that's not including what we'll have once we combine Ricardo's photos with the other two photographer's pictures.
Here's a mere smattering, to give all my faithful blog readers a hint of our trip (which was wonderful and too short, by the way).
Xaris got to hang out with her uncles in the mornings
Gran-grandma's first glimpse of her only great-granddaughter!
Beougheriveraguilarodriguez girls by the beach
Being silly with Gran-grandma. X did really really well this weekend. There were so many family members there who love her, and so many new ones to meet (and of course, they love her too). She was passed around and played with constantly, and she kept responding with smiles and tongue-sticking-outing. Yesterday was our first full day back, and she was rather tired (but not napping) and cranky...I think residue from so much weekend stimulation.
Getting ready for family photos.
She's feeling pretty in her sailor dress and sailor sweater.
Don't have the professional ones yet, but you get the idea.
Of course, we HAD to do the 4 generation mother/daughter shot...within 1 year, grandma turned 90, mom 50, me 30 and X was born.
Sisters and Brothers.
Hey...when is the next Sister's day? Or is it Brother's turn?
Our family
Ricardo and I played with the camera.
He's a superhero. Really!
Having a wonderful time watching Kira run around on the beach.
Party time!
X just sat on Gran-grandma's lap and ate her shoe while everyone worked at setting up.
Notice Xaris has no name tag? That's because she found it and tried to eat it. So we made her another one and stuck it on her back. She spent the rest of the party trying to reach for mine, or anyone else's, to peel off and eat.
After the party we met Brittany and Andrew, friends from back-in-the-day. We went to the beach, where a wiped out X met the Pacific Ocean.
Enjoying Pizza with Brittany and Andrew...Xaris is wearing her monkey suit. I'll try to post a better picture of it soon!
That's all for now, it's midnight, and I'm supposed to sleep while the baby sleeps.
