Gavino's First Communion

At the cabin

A few weeks ago we headed down to the cabin. Adrian and Celica and Oscar and Daena and their families were able to join us. The kids had a great time catching fish on the Mississippi!!

Emiliano, Gavino, Mateo, and Cristo

Emiliano, Gavino, Mateo, Vanessa, Cristo, and Oscar

Sunday at Grandma & Grandpa's

Sunday afternoon we headed over to Grandma & Grandpa's for lunch. The kids had fun playing outside all afternoon.

They worked for hours on building a huge sand castel!

Jimmy . . . . fishing and relaxing!

school pic's

Here is the latest group picture . . . these are getting harder and harder to obtain with DJ now being 19 years old!!

OO - boy . .. . is all I can say here . . . . . obviously mom didn't write down 4-K picutre day on her calendar! I was thinking they were all on the same day!! oops . . . . tatoo's didn't get washed off . . .. . and his favorite tee-shirt made the picture . . . . .

HAPPY B-DAY MATEO!

Can you believe it?? My baby is 5 years old . . . . . . He had a great day at school, wearing his hat every second of the day!!

Little DJ with a BIG riffle

This is the medical vehicle they use in the field . . . .

DJ sitting in a Black Hawk . . . (medical helicopter)

Soldier girl . . . .

Here are pictures from some of the training DJ went through . . . . she is now a certified EMT on the National Registry.

No . . .. she's not really hurt!

Statue of Liberty

This was the kids favorite picture . . . . Mateo's favorite movie in the whole world is Night of the Museum . . .. . and his favorite character is . . . . dum dum . . . . so he was very impressed with DJ's find at the museum!!

DJ IN NEW YORK

DJ made it home safe and sound. She had a busy day yesterday, getting up at 3:00 a.m. - graduating at 9:00 a.m. and flying home. She was home in bed at the cabin at 10:30 p.m.! She is now an expert at manuvering at airports! Her flight schedule was San Antonio to Dallas, Dallas to Chicago, and Chicago to La Crosse! The kids, grandpa, and I decided to make a day of it . . . by leaving yesterday morning and spending the day at the cabin.

Here are pictures of DJ's trip to New York!

DJ & Charlie

DJ in the streets of New York!

Solo Ensomble

The show choir performed today during solo ensomble . . . .. . they did a great job and received a 1st!

UPDATE ON DJ

DJ has left this Friday for her two week training "in the field". They go out camping in tents and practice all they learned in war like situations. (but safer) She has now became good at giving IV's, drawing blood, and doing even doing trac's. It's fun to hear from her . . . she has such a passion for what she is doing now . . . . the medical field is definitely a good fit for her.

When she gets back in two weeks, they then have one week to de-brief and get ready to come home. She gradates on March 5th and flies home the same day! She is hoping to get an apartment and work until she can get into college in the summer or fall semester!