Saturday, March 17, 2012

Family trip to Kona

Juan and I have a goal to make it to Hawaii, where Juan is from, once a year for a family trip and to get good use out of our Four Seasons comp nights.  It usually ends up being closer to every other year.  We really wanted to go this year but were quite nervous about how everything was going to go down with the baby- esp. the flight! All was well, he was a champ.  The flight there was a ton of work.  He didn't go down to take a long nap as hoped but we bribed someone to trade us seats so we could have our own row. We let Skyler crawl many, many laps up and down the aisle. Here are some highlights of the trip.

Fresh off of the plane

Crawling all over dad

The Jacobs' came to visit and swim. 
This is Brendan leading the way.

Anabelle - Pilar & Mike's daughter. 

Breakfast with a view

Someone loves swimming

And splashing.





I think this picture pretty hilarious...
crawling while making fishy faces

Nightly sunset watching

A rare family photo


This is my favorite photo

   
Doesn't this look straight out of a magazine?  
Incredible.


More swimming around

Exhausted!

Tutu "M" came and stayed for her birthday




Thursday, January 5, 2012

Christmas

Juan ended up having to work on Christmas so we decided to have everyone over for Christmas breakfast and presents, then do dinner later.  The breakfast was pancakes, strata, biscuits, and (turkey) bacon.  My folks are very conservative with food and we were surprised that they didn't realize it was turkey bacon.

Skyler didn't really get the present opening- though everyone says next year will be the fun year at Christmas.  He found one toy that he loved and wanted nothing to do with anything else.  

I made my mom a calendar of Skyler this year, which she loved!  It was originally going to be of the entire family but I realized that I hardly have any photos of my parents and brother.  Christmas day is a great day to get some new family pics as they feel bad saying 'no' to me on Christmas!  A few highlights of the day:

Hmmm....what shall I have for breakfast?


Another hat?

Toys, now we're talking!  

A rare pic with uncle Jim.  All smiles.

Loving that walker.



Here are a few of the family photo shots.




Marley wiped out from all of the action.  
Snuggling with his fox-topus


First family Christmas photo

Someone was protesting naptime

Sunday, December 25, 2011

JVL's birthday at the cabin

Jack invited us to Arrowhead to her grandparent's cabin to celebrate her and her boyfriend, Jake's birthday. They share the same birthdate!  We were so excited to go and thankful that she doesn't mind that Skyler tags along.  The cabin was amazing to say the least.  It was 5 bedrooms and about 5000 square feet.  We got majorly lost finding it but we had a great time when we got there!  It was really nice to see the SB crew.  


Skyler napping it up on the drive there.


Jack & Jessica...Sky looks a little tired.


Boston loves babies.


Juan and Beswick catching up.


Mixmaster Juan B and his assistant Sky B


Snow toys


Part of the SB clan


We couldn't get this rice cooker to stay shut.  


Jackie's getting down to business with the instructions.  Might have been the rice cooker's fault, might have been the drunk operator's fault.  Either way, we got it to work in the end.


Kalbi ribs Blanchard style.  


I'm smothering Jackie, much like I do everything else.


She doesn't mind.  Copping a feel too?


Rusty's shirt was too much!  We had to get a shot with him and Sky.

Neighborhood Park

I begged Juan to let me buy a nice camera for the family for Christmas.  He, never being the one to say no, of course said Yes!  I know it'll be put to great use.  Here are some pics of the boys at our little neighborhood park.


He loves those swings.






Marley supervising