Olivia's Sip and See

This was such a special day for our Olivia and so much thought and planning went into making it so.  Marta(with help from Nana and Kelly Stevens) planned for months and months buying decorations, planning the food and drinks to make it just perfect.  AND perfect it was!  Olivia, please know that even though you were our 4th baby, you were very much celebrated and loved by all our friends and family.  It was nearly 100 degrees during the party and we had 20 kids attend so up went the water slide and pool in the backyard to keep 'em cool.  The mimosa bar had lots of different juices and a yummy strawberry puree to add to our champagne to cool off the adults! Some of the food came from Porto's(yummy empanada's!) and Nana made some appetizers and Miss Stevens provided an amazing cheese and olive spread.  Don't even get me started with the dessert.  Marta had a vision and executed it so beautifully.  Pink candy galore! Nana made an amazing pink lemonade cake that was a huge hit and she also made pink cake pops for the kiddos.  The day was spectacular.  A HUGE part of what made it all so special is that Aunt MaryAnn and Uncle Jack drove down from the Bay Area to attend.  The kids LOVE them and we miss them so much.  Here are just some pictures from the day...

Father's Day 2013

 This year we spent Father's Day at home sharing our favorite meal(tostadas) thanks to Nana and Nonno! Nonno loved his pictures of the kiddos and we loved every minute of being at home:)

VBS Camp Performance Day!

 Sophia had the BEST time at Vacation Bible School.  It was the first year she was old enough to do it and it was Western themed this year and there was a huge performance at the end of camp where the kids sang all the songs they learned.  Of course Phia was front and center and knew all the dance moves! There was also a big celebration at the end with lots of food at treats.  Phia's leaders said they'd miss her so much and can't wait to have her back next year and she's already asking when can she go back:)

Summertime fun!

 This has been the best summer yet and it just started! We've had lots of playdates, swim lessons, and water play.  Sophia just finished a week of Vacation Bible School and now her and Preston started Summer School.  We also had private swim lessons for Presto and Phia for two weeks and their both official fishies:)  Preston can jump in the deep end without floaties and swim to the edge by himself.  He's also really good with the kick board across the pool and can dive to the bottom and grab "treasure". Phia is full swimming with full strokes! It's really amazing how much they learned so quickly.  Now we can really enjoy our pool:)