familia granados

Go My Son (and Daughter)

2011-03-02T09:54:00.002-07:00

Living Legends will be holding a reunion at the end of March and as part of the reunion they will be showcasing a few dances from the children of the alumni. Aurora and Enrique will be dancing from Chiapas and Michoacan.
Saturday we tried on costumes, Aurora fell in love with her dress and insisted on wearing it to practice in. Since the other little girl her age was doing the same, we gave it a go. When I told Seth about this, he said, "So she's a real girl?" Yep, all girls love to look and feel pretty and Aurora is definitely one of them.
Aurora loves dance practice and asks about it during the week. It brings me great joy to see my children enjoying something that I love so much.
I was really grateful to the mother of the other little girl for helping them dance. It allowed me to get some nice pictures of them together.

Brothers at Play

2011-03-01T21:06:00.003-07:00

Enrique was kind of down yesterday, no real reason as far as we could find, just having one of those days. All until he started playing with Joaquin. Joaquin was playing with his elephants and I told Rique that Joaquin would like it if he played with him. Of course Joaquin loved it and that lifted Rique's spirits.I love watching my children play by themselves for the first times, I hadn't ever seen Joaquin play with animals and make noises before, it was very sweet. Enrique was also very good at Zebra noises, he didn't get it from me.
We talked about how helping others makes us feel good and that if we're feeling sad, it might help to find a way we can do something good for another person.
I love all the sounds that boys make while playing, I don't know where they come up with them.

The animals are trying to destroy each other, this makes the boys happy, and me too.

Aurora's Christmas Disco

2010-12-16T14:12:00.002-07:00

We had fun creating our JibJab Disco Christmas and then Aurora enjoyed dancing to it afterward. I think this girl has rhythm, I love her!

Aurora sings Nephi's Courage

2010-12-07T12:57:00.003-07:00

I do believe that Aurora is loving all the attention she gets from singing. Her aunts, uncles, cousins & grandparents all ask her to sing her two songs over and over again, we've got to add some more to her repertoire.
I too think she is incredibly adorable and talented. My favorite is when she hits her high notes. Watch her face when she sings "do". I love this girl.

Seth's Birthday!

2010-12-07T09:50:00.004-07:00

We had a fun time at Fuddruckers for Family Night. We love enjoying all the freebies you get for your birthday. Seth had a burrito from Rubios for lunch and a burger from Fuddruckers today, all free! We are still looking forward to Baskin Robbins, Tucanos, Del Taco & IHOP!

Joaquin had fun playing with his fishing pole when we got home.

The guy asked what he wanted and Enrique requested a fire breathing dragon complete with wings. I was a little worried that he had asked for too much, but the balloon guy was an artist and created this amazing thing. The kids were completely mesmerized during the entire process. I have to admit that Seth and I were pretty captivated too. I think we'll be back.

Aurora loves her balloon flower!

We love Seth and are happy to celebrate another year with him. He was very fortunate to get a gift card to IN&OUT as well as the Last Airbender and an Orange (his favorite).

We celebrated Seth's birthday at our home with all the Granados'

Luscious Pumpkin Layer cake & Chocolate Peanut Banana Cake

Aurora sings the Temple song

2010-11-10T09:36:00.004-07:00

Whenever we drive back from Orem, the kids like to see who can see our temple first. The winner starts us singing "I love to See the Temple". Enrique started this tradition and just from the car rides, Aurora has learned the song. This is the first time she's sung it all the way threw by herself with no help. I love her!

October is over

2010-11-07T12:02:00.003-07:00

Seth was off for about a week in October and decided it was finally time for Rique to ride his bike that he got for his birthday in February. It was the quickest thing I ever saw. Rique sat down, Seth gave him a push and Rique rode his bike. This video was taken minutes after he learned to ride his bike. Go Rique!

Happy Easter

2010-04-06T13:35:00.002-06:00

This was a rushed picture, not smart with 3 kids. But necessary since we were double parked and late for my reunion.

Joaquin and Alina posing in their sweet Easter outfits. I love how they're holding onto each other, almost comfortingly.

Pretty in Pink
My mom has become quite the child's fashion designer. We love and look forward to all the outfits and costumes she creates for the kids. This year's Easter dress was pink with white polka dots, yellow ribbon and white daises. Complete with hat, I looked forward to my Easter hat as a little girl, its fun to see Rora in her's now.

With the mission reunion, weather and conference, I wasn't sure when or if we'd do an egg hunt this year. Jarom and Roxsana invited us over for one at the house with the cousins. I think we had over 70 eggs all of them were found with in a 15 minute period. Lots of fun! Good thing we didn't wait for Easter Sunday, we woke up to snow that morning.

Although it was a busy weekend, we were able to still get together with some of the family for Easter lunch. The Padillas, Gaitans along with Lehi and Jayden joined us for Ham and all the trimmings. We love funeral potatoes!
Lehi chose to sit at the kiddy table.

Rora on the hunt. Luckily she became quite good at hunting for colored eggs this week with the girls I watch. They've been hiding and finding them through out the house all week.

Just before the hunt

Aurora & Isabella

Black & White

2010-02-12T17:07:00.001-07:00

My camera takes B&W photos, who knew? It probably can do a lot more than I use it for, I need to find the manual and put it to use. Enrique's eyes are so handsome, Joaquin looks a little out of it.

Our "Bonita"

Dress up!

2010-02-12T17:00:00.002-07:00

Grandma made this dress for Aurora to wear at Disneyland when she was 4 months old. Grandma either made it big or she was a real chunker, because, aside from being a little short, it fits just right.

The crown, slippers and wand were from Santa.

Enrique is such a little gentleman. I love to see how he finds so much joy in his siblings happiness. He was excited for Aurora to play dress up and he loves to make his brother laugh.
Enrique is the best big brother!

Tah Dah

We love you Grandma!

"I do Momma!"

2010-02-12T16:55:00.002-07:00

Aurora's new phrase is "I do, Momma!"
This is used all the time all day, during diaper changing (hers or Joaquin's), meal times, bath times, etc.

Aurora and Brooklyn prefer their babies without clothes so its easier to diaper them, luckily their baby dolls wear Luvs size 4 just like them.

Grandma Sandoval's Peanut Butter Cookies

2010-02-12T16:49:00.002-07:00

We tried to make PB Cookies like Grandma Sandoval, but they just wouldn't turn out, or come off the cookie sheet, I think we might have needed more flour for the altitude.
Here is Aurora taking her turn, Enrique waiting patiently (kinda.)

Rique's turn, Aurora is not ready to give up her turn.

Notice how Enrique has distanced himself and the bowl from Aurora as she lunges across the table. He holds the bowl protectively just in case she reaches him.
Not the most happy kids, but learning to take turns in not always a fun thing.

Alina's Visit

2010-02-12T16:34:00.002-07:00

Alina and Joaquin are growing fast.

These pictures were taken upside down while they were laying on their backs.

Aurora and Enrique wanted to be part of the picture fun.
Look at the Bonita's grin!

We love when our cousins come to visit us. Thank you Alina!

Fun with Kids

2010-01-26T15:52:00.002-07:00

Its a little frightening how much Aurora actually looks like Enrique.

Don't our three men look amazingly alike? We got this photo of Enrique from a friend's birthday party he went to. Joaquin is wearing a cute little beanie a friend made for him. This picture makes me laugh every time I see it.

Joaquin's Laugh

2010-01-17T20:48:00.006-07:00

I thought nothing could be better than his sweet smile, now I wonder if anything can beat his laugh. I love these boys. Joaquin tends to steal the show here, but be sure to appreciate the loving smile and excitement his older brother shows too.

Cookie Making

2010-01-17T20:40:00.002-07:00

Enrique had strep throat and had to be quarantined to his bedroom all weekend, and then some. He was so bored and requested that we make cookies when he was all better. Here they are.

Enrique did all the mixing, all from the cookbook from Grandma Sandoval. The recipe was super simple just flour, sugar, margarine and an egg (which he promptly ran over to borrow next door when I said we were out.)

They kept everything pretty clean too.

The cookies turned out really cool and quite yummy. There are no after cookies because they got eaten too quickly. I guess that means we'll have to make them again soon.

Fun in a Blanket

2010-01-12T14:08:00.002-07:00

This is an obvious Papa activity, swinging 3 month old in blanket with 6 year old with 20 month old hanging on. And like all Papa activities, this too was very fun and successful. Thank you Papa.

Random Kid Stuff

2010-01-12T14:02:00.002-07:00

We played hulabaloo for almost an hour. It was fun.

Say "Cheese"

"Be reverent for the prayer."
I guess it wasn't very reverent of my to take this picture, but I couldn't resist.

Dear Grandma, we love our fleece pajamas. Hint Hint:)

All snug in his spiderman super hero suit and ready to go, yawn.

Joaquin on Sky Blanket

2010-01-12T13:56:00.002-07:00

His fuzz on his head sticks straight up.

Getting stronger everyday.
You try laying on your tummy and holding your head up, excellent workout.

Old man forehead

Rosy red cheeks

He has a birthmark on his lower right cheek.

We love you Joaquin!

Aurora Mei with her baby doll

2010-01-12T13:53:00.001-07:00

Trying to comfort her baby doll with her sippy cup.

These two look like they have the same hair do.

what a sweet little mama

Joaquin and his elephant

2010-01-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

We're so proud of our little guy. Isn't he adorable? At the very end of this video Aurora reaches for the camera and I was afraid she'd touched the lens because the images were really cloudy, but it now works fine and we can all look forward to more pictures and videos in 2010.

Solidier and Lady Bug

2010-01-07T19:39:00.001-07:00

Thank you Aunt Amanda

Play Dough Fun

2010-01-07T19:36:00.001-07:00

The Play Dough Hamburger toy is a big hit.

Thank you Amber and Jesse

Christmas

2010-01-05T22:56:00.002-07:00

Happily wearing his PJ shirt backwards, I don't know why, I've stopped fighting him on it. Its just the way he likes it. Doesn't he look happy?

Miles was last year's big Christmas to our family, it only seemed appropriate that we include him in this year's festivities.

"Nandy!"

The perfect winter suit for Joaquin's first Christmas.

Just for fun

2009-12-10T14:17:00.003-07:00

Diaper hat, always popular when Papa changes the baby.

Aurora knocked out after picking up Papa from work. She was awake when Seth brought her in. We all sat down for dinner then noticed that Rora was not with us. Enrique ran for the camera.

Joaquin

2009-12-10T14:14:00.002-07:00

Enrique loves to use the camera and he loves his little brother. Good combination.

Joaquin is more and more alert each day.

Last night, Seth, Rique and Rora got him to laugh.

This little guys brings so much joy to our family, I couldn't imagine things without him.

Dancing to Frosty

2009-12-10T14:04:00.003-07:00

They were supposed to be cleaning up the mess on the floor after their lunch. Our kitchen floor is always a mess after meal time.
When I came to inspect them, they were dancing. So I ran for the camera. Aurora stopped like a deer in the head lights when she saw the camera and smiled big but stopped dancing. Luckily, she quickly joined her big brother dancing some more for the camera.

Our 3 children

2009-12-09T15:13:00.002-07:00

rique looks good in this picture

the boys looking at the camera

Aurora cheesing it up

Holding her baby brother that is more than half the size of her.
He was born two months ago, how does this happen?

Alina's Baby Blessing

2009-12-09T15:09:00.002-07:00

We were happy to attend Alina's baby blessing and dinner.

Alina and Joaquin.

Alina is 3 weeks older than Joaquin.

Joaquin is 3lbs heavier than Alina.

Joaquin

2009-12-08T15:36:00.003-07:00

Joaquin has the biggest smile any of my qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvI love coaxing a smile from him and he's so free with them, he's a real treat.

Kindergarten Thanksgiving

2009-11-24T12:32:00.002-07:00

Its official, our little boy is a big boy. Enrique has had loose teeth since the last week of October, but with no progress. Then yesterday we noticed one was really wiggly. I told him to just keep on wiggling the tooth and eventually it would come out. He came back about 5 minutes later and said it wasn't working. Jokingly, I told him he could just yank it out himself. Never did I think he would do such a thing, but a few minutes later he shows up with a bloody tooth and bloody grin. He danced around in excitement holding his tooth. We are very proud of Enrique and the great big boy he is becoming.

Pilgrims and Indians poured out of the kindergarten doors today when it was time to pick up the kids. We'll discuss today that Indians are also called Native Americans and try to research the name of the actual tribes involved in the first Thanksgiving. He is very proud of his little outfit and we are too. Thank you Mrs. Collard for a wonderful school experience.

Lunch Hour

2009-11-24T12:29:00.002-07:00

We all love that Seth can come home for lunch, almost everyday.
Look at the smile on our baby's face, its evident that he loves his papa.

Enrique Reads

2009-11-16T12:11:00.002-07:00

Our son proudly brought home a book from school today and announced that Mrs. Collard said he could read this all by himself and he totally can. I am such a proud mom.

Random

2009-11-16T09:15:00.002-07:00

Joaquin dressed in is Sunday best, before church.

Rique got a hold of the camera and took a few candid shots, here's Aurora.

He took this picture all by himself, can you tell? :)

Seth does a great job of getting Joaquin to smile.
Unfortunately, the flash on the camera counter acts that.

Seth and his kiddos. Rique sleeps so easily, Aurora is another story.

Falling into Autumn

2009-11-09T17:09:00.003-07:00

I got most of her hair into a ponytail today.

what are big brothers for, if not to dump leaves on you

Leave piles are a blast

throwing leaves is almost as much fun as raking them, almost

My favorite picture

We have a lot of leaves, which means we have a lot of fun.

Brotherly love

2009-11-09T17:08:00.001-07:00

Enrique was in charge of rocking Joaquin to sleep, but it worked the other way.

My two babies

2009-11-09T17:03:00.002-07:00

Aurora is a wonderful "big" sister. She loves to help with Joaquin and is the first to alert me if he is in need of something. She is also 1 1/2 years old and wants her momma too. Whenever I nurse Joaquin on my recliner, she eagerly climbs up to be near us. I was burping Joaquin in this picture and she wanted in. Photo courtesy of my five year old, Enrique.

Nap at Last

2009-11-09T16:59:00.002-07:00

Aurora doesn't like to take naps or go to sleep at night. It would be just fine if she'd go to sleep at 7 or even 8, but she just won't sleep.
She was super grumpy so we went for a walk in hopes that she would go to sleep. I walked our entire neighborhood with no luck. We walked up to our house an hour later with her still awake. I dragged them up our stairs and into the house and then, she fell asleep. Who knew the bumpy stairs could be so relaxing.

Aunt Amanda comes to Utah

2009-10-29T12:24:00.002-06:00

Aunt Amanda came to visit us and Joaquin.
We enjoyed having her with our family and showing off our home and chilly weather.
The Alpine Loop wasn't colorful, but it was still pretty.
Enrique did an awesome job in his primary program.
The best thing was, I got an amazing massage from my favorite sister.

We love you Amanda!

We all love Joaquin!

2009-10-12T12:06:00.002-06:00

Aurora loves her little brother and doesn't like to give him up to anyone, including her momma.

Joaquin was so comfortable, he started to fall asleep.

She's so proud to be a big sister.

Seth bathed and pajamaed Aurora, while I nursed Joaquin.
Later he put her to sleep and I put Joaquin to sleep, both of us on the couch.
It was very nice.

Enrique loves Joaquin and looks for every chance to hold him.

Isn't he handsome?

2009-10-12T11:46:00.002-06:00

Enrique's first picture day.

He put on his most handsome clothes (thank you, Uncle Chuck) and combed his hair very nice.

I love this boy.

Walk to School

2009-10-07T21:32:00.002-06:00

Today was walk to school day.

Grandma Rosie walked Enrique down the street to meet up with his school and principal to walk to school. She said that Enrique was very excited to see all his friends and said hi to everyone. When they got to school the PTA gave them all gogurts.

Papa, Bonita and our baby

2009-10-07T21:26:00.002-06:00

I don't know what we would do without Papa this past week. Seth is so tender with his children, yet firm when need be.

Here I see my gentle husband and father of my children teaching our daughter about being a big sister.

She is so excited to hold him and a little possessive at times.

Aurora and Joaquin

2009-10-06T17:39:00.002-06:00

Aurora loves her baby brother.

She is very gentle with him.

Aurora is happy to be a big sister.
(I think Joaquin was pooping in this picture, he loves his sister too.)

Enrique holds Joaquin

2009-10-06T17:29:00.003-06:00

Enrique asked to hold Joaquin.

Seth and I left them in the room, while we checked our email in the kitchen.

We went to check on them and they were fast asleep.

So sweet and tender.

He loves his new brother.

Coming Home from the Hospital

2009-10-06T17:20:00.002-06:00

My amazing husband redid our bedroom, complete with new bed that he constructed himself while I was at the hospital. It was a wonderful surprise.

Rique loves holding his baby, and Aurora loves the cookies I brought from the hospital.Aurora welcomes Joaquin

Joaquin checking out his new surroundings.Our three kids

My sweet Mei on my lap. Just after this picture was taken, she slid off and went to check out her new baby brother.

Coming inside.

Aurora running to greet us.

Seth and I with Joaquin in our driveway.

With Enrique and Aurora, they made me go out in a wheel chair. With Joaquin, they let me walk. Seth was pleasantly surprised at how light the carrier was. I had to remind him that the last time he was carrying it, it held our one year old daughter.

Bonding with Joaquin

2009-10-06T17:08:00.003-06:00

It was nice to spend time together with our new son, Joaquin.

Here he is with his eyes open, you can see he has Seth's nose and lips, but I think that's about it.

My mom made Joaquin this blue cotton crocheted blanket.
The nurses in the nursery made his name card above his bed.

He is a really good sleeper.

Not so hot on burping.

Seth was great to spend the night at the hospital with us and deliver Joaquin to and from my bed at all hours of the night and day.

Joaquin's peaceful sleeping is contagious.

Although it was a bummer that the hospital changed their child visitor policy the day Joaquin was born, it was nice to spend so much time alone with Seth and Joaquin. It was also very relaxing.

Baby Joaquin

2009-10-01T19:00:00.003-06:00

This a cell phone picture of baby Joaquin from this morning. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Both he and Tanya are doing well and I will put some pictures up tonight or tomorrow. Seth

Alpine Loop 2009

2009-09-29T08:14:00.003-06:00

Seth called in the middle of the day and suggested we drive the Alpine Loop when he came home from work. A customer told him if we go later we might miss the red trees. It was beautiful, thank you, Seth.

Aurora fell asleep before we left our driveway, but woke up for the last few turns of our drive.

Rique stayed awake and enjoyed his trip.

I bathed and pajamaed the kids before our drive so all they had to do was brush their teeth and sleep when we got home, even though we made it home well before bedtime.

Last year we went to JCW's for dinner afterward, so we did it again this year.
I think it'll become a tradition.

The red trees were gorgeous.

There were so many pictures we wanted to take, but couldn't stop to take them.

These were all taken from the car, because there is no way this 9 month pregnant woman was getting out for a picture.

Breath taking.

We loved our Family Home Evening Drive.

Forbes Carnival

2009-09-28T09:01:00.004-06:00

Hot dogs, pizza, chips, soda, cotton candy, nachos, games, rides and prizes. Who could ask for anything more?

Giving our little girl cotton candy. We had a great time together as a family, it was the beginning of a perfect weekend.

Rique shot the ball nearly twenty times before he made it and walked off with his plastic prize.

Aurora and Papa playing.

This carnival had the best rides for our Rique, he had a blast.

We loved how this ride spun around by a fan attached to the top.

The Frog Song

2009-09-24T09:00:00.004-06:00

I love my kindergartner! I especially love the songs and stories he comes home with. We think its fun that Rique comes home with the classic songs.

In no particular order=9 months pregnant

2009-09-24T08:48:00.003-06:00

Seth thought this looked incredibly funny. She was sitting just fine and then decided to flip as I trimmed her toe nails, it had to be done.

Thank you Mrs. Collard for making Enrique "King for the Day," when I was terribly sick. This little guy has been my biggest helper and deserved some solid recognition, especially while his mom was dead in bed. Give me an "E", give me a "N", give me a "R"...

I know he loved this so much because he cheered it around our home the rest of the week.

Did I mention what a great helper he is? This is Rique making the family meatloaf. He asked me if I mix it with my hands too, nope I use a spoon. I thought the stirring with a spoon would be a big mess with him so I had him squish it with his fingers, it was great.

I am not a bad mother. We got the bath water running and then the phone rang, when I came to put Aurora in, she was already in, clothes and all. This girl loves to take baths. I think she used her potty to climb in, I'm glad she made it in safely.
My poor daughter rarely gets her hair done anymore, hopefully that'll change once I've recovered from this baby. Seth wants to cut her bangs, I will not have it. He protests because her hair is a mess without some up keep, so here's our compromise: a headband. Now if only she'd keep it on. Seth is determined to train her to wear it. Oh and she loves to pick her nose, yuk!
Here she is again wearing her headband, and smiling. Seth had Rique take these pictures while I was at YW and he was building our bed, I'm so excited for the finished bed.

2009-09-03T11:36:00.002-06:00

Thank you mom for the package today.

I especially liked the picture of my first day of school.

It reminded me not of school, but of the memories that interlock us with our mothers and family.

You have all the memories of my birth, babyhood, toddler years, preschool and beginning school. You know what I liked and disliked, what games I played and the type of little person I was before my memories began to stick.

Now, I hold all those memories of my children, and for some reason, I think that helps interlock us even more.

I love you mom & dad.

Thank you for the package.

After the 1st Day of School

2009-08-27T19:12:00.002-06:00

Big smile as he came down the steps after his 1st day of school.
We picked Papa up from work and went to Carl's Jr. for lunch to celebrate this special day.

Enrique made this crown at school. They also played with Legos, toured the school cafeteria, read a book, took turns at the water fountain, and learned, learned, learned.

Morning of Kindergarden

2009-08-27T10:14:00.003-06:00

We all woke up on time, ate waffles, wienies & huevos, and milk.

Rique got dressed, fed Miles, and straightened his room.Rora is excited for her big brother.Seth and Rique walked ahead, Aurora, Joaquin and I took up the rear.In front of Forbes Elementary with his Speed Racer Backpack from Tia Delesme & Uncle Aaron.All the little ones lined up to go to school after they gave Mrs. Collard their homework.
Doesn't he look sharp? (Besides the bad haircut.)

Here is Rique going to school. We've been anticipating this day for a long time. My favorite part is when he tells me that he loves me and says good bye. I know he's having a great time. I can't wait to see him in a couple of hours and hear all about it.

$2 Tuesdays @ Thanksgiving Point

2009-08-19T11:04:00.005-06:00

It was definitely crowded, but it was the only day we had to go with Seth so we did. Papa loves to hold his Bonita.
Rique pointing at the fish.

He had me take several shots until we got one with his head in the shark's mouth, crazy kid.

Rique insisted that he take a picture of us.

Father and Daughter

I have a picture of them on this same sculpture from last year. Look at last August's blog.

Seth enjoyed the museum, he said his favorite part was carrying Aurora.

Life is less about the events and more about those we spend those events with.

Aurora wanted her own picture.

When we got back from the museum, it was time to to to Forbes Elementary School to meet Enrique's Kindergarden teacher, Mrs. Collard.

He starts school next Thursday. We know he'll do great!

BYU Graduation

2009-08-19T10:56:00.003-06:00

Enrique, Aurora and I went to Nadia's graduation and were very blessed to hear Elder Ballard speak. We are very proud and excited for our new "Tia".

Friday, after Nadia's college graduation, we ate, partied and said goodbye.

We'll miss Nadia while she's in Arizona, but look forward to May, when she'll be officially part of the family. Rique at the guitar.

The 3rd Annual Granados Family Reunion

2009-08-10T23:46:00.008-06:00

Our reunion unofficially began on Friday with the arrival of Camie and Tony with the boys. Rique was happy to spend the night with them at his Tia Ariela's home.

They all came over on Saturday and played in our little pool, then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Granados' house for Carne Asada.

Sunday, we got together again to celebrate Isaac's 24th birthday. Seth and his Bonita before church on Sunday.
All 15 cousins in order from tallest to smallest.
Aimee, Ethan, Alyssa, Jacob, Nicole,
Elaine, Nathan, Elias, Joshua, Enrique,
Jayden, Adam, Nefi Jr., Isabella, and Aurora.

Monday we rested.

On Tuesday we tried to make use of Thanksgiving point's $2 Tuesdays. All the kids, minus Aurora went to the Dinosaur Museum. We heard it was very crowded, but they had a fun time. Afterwards, they all came back to our place and dressed up to play out Nacho Libre.
(I don't know why.)
Nathan as Nacho and Elias as El Skeleto.
Costumes are from Enrique's 2nd Halloween when he was Super man.

Rora & Bella

Seth and Enrique took Tony, Nefi, and Zoram's families on a hike in American Fork Canyon to see some waterfalls. Enrique is happy.

They all had a good time.

Seth on the falls.

Michelle, Nefi, Zoram, Carol, Ethan, Aime, Jacob, Elaine, Nicole, Alyssa, Camie, Nathan, Adam, Joshua, Nefito, Jayden, Rique, Seth and Elias. (Tony took the picture.)

That evening our reunion officially began with a session at the temple and dinner with all the adults at Olive Garden.

Special thanks to Nadia for watching the kids while we were in the temple and a thousand thanks to Alyssa for managing everyone while we were at dinner. I loved coming home and finding the house neater, not messier than when we left it.

Thursday morning all the ladies went out to Kneaders for breakfast, (I want more french toast)and relaxed at Ariela's house with a craft and manicure or pedicure.

In the afternoon we played team sports at the park.Rique loved using his water gun before, during and after capture the flag.

Leap Frog

I don't remember who won best team, but I think this team looked the happiest, and that's what matters the most, isn't it?

Nefi, Mario, Ethan, Aimee, Nathan and Enrique

Ariela and I sat and enjoyed the festivities.

Seth and Aurora

Thursday evening we went back to our place and roasted hot dogs and sang happy birthday to Grandpa.

Friday we all went to Seven Peaks and had a great time playing in the water.

That night all the men went and saw GI Joe.

Saturday morning we ate waffles and got the backyard ready for Grandpa Granados' surprise 60th birthday luau.

He was happily surprised.

Grandma and Grandpa' neighbor brought balloons to entertain the kids.

Rique loved his sword, complete with belt holder.

Balloon swords are very safe, too bad they pop.

All the kids.

Aurora got a balloon animal too.

The adults over 45 got to hit the pinata.

The kids got all the candy.

This year we added one more to the reunion.

Now we are 32.

September we'll be 33 and October we'll be 34.
I wonder if there will be more before next year's reunion.

The evening and reunion ended with dancing.

The reunion unofficially continued on Sunday as we ate the leftovers and discussed plans for next year's reunion.

Pioneer Day

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We got up nice and early and headed over to eat breakfast and celebrate Pioneer Day with Grandma and Grandpa Granados' ward. Afterwards, we continued our family tradition of working hard like the pioneers by cleaning carpet for Grandma and Grandpa then our backyard. We ended the day with a fantastic ward party and fireworks. The kids sorted throw the sawdust to find candy, Rora watched on with a lolipop in her mouth.

Rique wrote his name on his rocket and then watched it soar high into the air.

Seth really had a fun time tossing the kids up in the air, I love the smile on his face.

We both dressed up in our Pioneer attire and had fun celebrating our ancestors.

Rique got to hold the banner at the beginning of the kids parade around the church, he looked so proud, it was very sweet.

Rique getting tossed in the air, once was enough.

Bonita and Grandma Rosie walking in the parade.

Seth is simply the best!

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My husband is great because he helps me.

I was having a hard time organizing the kids rooms after the big switch and was getting very frusturated over it, so he came home and did it all, I just sat and gave input, but he did it all and I am so grateful to him for it. Something I didn't think I could get done in months, he finished off in one afternoon.Here are some cute shots of Rora in her newly inherited wetsuit from big brother Rique.
Tah-Dah

We love our swing set!

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Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval for braving a long travel without AC so that our little ones have this wonderful new toy to enjoy. Rora & Rique love swinging on it and sliding down the slide. We love it!

Saturday, Parade & Carnival & Show

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The morning began with delicious breakfast burritos, we think the best we've had yet. My dad is perfecting a good thing, and we were glad to be partakers of it. After breakfast we got drove down to enjoy the parade, Rique raked in a load of candy, salt water taffy was very popular this year. Then it was off to the carnival and in the evening to the show and fireworks, Wow, I'm tired just writing about it. Seth and Rique shot off this slide like nobody's business. It was fun to see.

Rora loved running around on the grass at the big show. We all loved the fireworks.

We told Rique to make sure Mei Mei didn't climb out, he took this as a command to keep her in a head lock the entire ducky ride, she was safe, but I'm not sure if she'd like to do it again.

Papa and Bonita

Thank you Texaco for the shade, you made the parade more enjoyable.

Rique and Grandma on a roller coaster, Grandma said it was fun.

Aurora and Grandma on the Carousel.

We love Steel Days!

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Peek a boo, where's Aurora
All dressed up to see the Cinderella play.

Picnic at the park was so fun.

Free games for kids, and all the donuts on a string you can eat.

We loved the BBQ take out from Mom and Dad.

Relaxing and fun. Rique and my dad finished off the evening by staying in the park and watching Madagascar II.

Corn on the Cob

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Thursday evening we enjoyed a yummy BBQ. And we discovered that Aurora loves corn on the cob.
She cleaned this one all by herself.

Switching and Painting Rooms

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From Pink to Grold (green gold?) & Blue to Green My mom graciously accepted the challenge to paint and switch the kids rooms and in the few days she was here. Rique's room is Rora's and they are both different colors.
Grandpa helped disassemble furniture, by teaching Rique how to do it himself.

Good looking kid.

Aurora helped too.

Grocery Shopping with Grandma and Grandpa

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Grocery shopping with Grandma and Grandpa can be fun. Especially when its followed up with an ice cream cone at Macy's.

Aurora ended up eating all of Dad's ice cream cone, so he had to get his own.

American Fork Canyon, Wednesday

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My parents arrived on Tuesday morning to spend the week with us. My dad promptly set up the swing set they brought the kids and then it was off to the pool. No pictures were taken. Rique got the men to pose with him by the fire. He told Grandpa where to stand and had his papa join him by placing their feet on the fire pit.
Unposed, but just as good.

Aurora loves to take off peoples glasses. Luckily or unluckily, Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval both wear glasses.

My dad would let her take the glasses, such a softy.

I'm not sure who looks happier here.

We just happened to all be wearing the same color.

Wednesday we drove up AF Canyon and BBQ'd. I loved how cool it was, I think the temperature jumped up ten degrees when we exited the canyon.

Rique loved scaling the rocks, but getting down was a bit more tricky.

Everything is more fun when you're dirty, I should have this phrase framed in my home.

Rique started the messiness by handling old charred wood.

Girls and Dolls

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Its so cute to see Aurora carrying around her baby doll. This is the doll we rescued from our Pioneer Trek years ago.
She likes to sit her doll down on the fence and then take her place next to her. She's a gem.

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Rique said that swinging on our tree branch was "like George of the Jungle without the girl."

Bees & Chickens

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Instead of a summer BBQ that none of the staff would show up for, we went to a Utah Bees' baseball game with the team from work. This was our family's first game together. As we were walking to our seats, we remembered that the last game Seth and I had been to was our first group date, seven years ago.
Rique loved watching the mascots play more than the baseball players. The "famous chicken" was a visiting guest mascot and signed autographs in the last innings, Rique wanted to take a picture with him, but the line was so long there was no way we were doing that. So I had him stand infront and smile, can you see the chicken in the backround?

Seth made this a fun time for everyone. He held Aurora, leaving my lap free and Rique got Cotton Candy. We had a great time, thank you Wells Fargo.

Pre Fourth of July, Kids Parade

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Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross
Betsy chewing on her 4th of July bracelet.

Our two patriots await the beginning of the parade.

It was hot and they did a great job of walking and riding the razor and stroller.

I'm pretty proud of my costume creation, all from some scraps and a red curtain that didn't fit any of our window.

Papa's Surprise

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Coming home and unpacking, was just about as fun as packing to leave was. Rique enjoyed emptying his entire suitcase on the floor and climbing in.
Seth kept telling us that he had a surprise for us when we got home. It was a pool, Yeppee!

The water was freezing cold, but the weather is hot and the kids love it, good job Papa!

Ariela's Baby Showers

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Cami and I gave Ariela two baby showers in one day. One for ward members and church friends and the other one for the family. Both were well attended and we had a good time. Thank you all that came.

Loriann Boon graciously lent us the use of her beautiful backyard for the 1st shower.

Ariela, you can thank Aimee and Alyssa for this picture.

Baby Bath

We love these baby towels. I need to make one for Joaquin.

Beautiful framed copy of "I am a Child of God."

All the gifts were loved and appreciated.

Ariela and I are both pregnant and happily await the arrival of our babies this fall. We hope the two of them will be good friends. Thank you Tia Estela for opening your home for Ariela's baby shower.

Baby Carriage Cake

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Today was my day and we got to do all the fun stuff that I wanted to do, can you tell how much the kids enjoyed it? I wasn't all that bad. We started at Allison's for breakfast. Enrique got a Dino cake and Rora got a little of everything, including strawberries. The biscuits there are awesome, I asked for the recipe and they said that unfortunately they don't give it out, but that even if they did give it out, one of the vital ingredients can only be bought from Canada in bulk. What do you think that means? These biscuits are amazing and I don't buy the whole Canada thing.
After breakfast, we went thrift store shopping.
Today's purchases included:
safety bed rail:1.95
2 pairs of sandals for Rora: 4.00
maternity capris: 1.95
Folding Beach Chair: .90
Soccer Ball: .60
Time spent finding fun deals while Rique and Rora were entertained by grandparents: Priceless

After gathering our gear, we headed out to the beach. It was a bit cloudy, but cleared up for us to enjoy some time together.

I braved the cold and played in the ocean with Rique and was very glad I did. We both had a lot of fun jumping over the waves and getting wetter than we'd planned on.

Rora likes the beach too, just prefers to see the ocean waves at a 3-4foot distance above ground.

Grandpa read a book and served us watermelon on demand. Watermelon is my favorite food, didn't I say this was my "best" day.

Grandma was there at the beach too, she was just taking most of the pictures.

We ended the day by eating pizza, showering, getting cozy in PJs and watching Bed Time Stories with ice cream of course. The only thing that would make this day more perfect would be to have shared it with Seth. We miss you, only one more day left.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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We drove down to San Diego to visit Matt and Emily. Dad started the BBQ off by slicing his finger. This is him elevating it to slow the bleeding.
This is a picture of the empty bowl of Ranch Doritos and the little boy who finished them off single handedly.

Aurora loved climbing into this chair all by herself. I was lucky to find one pretty much identical to it at the thrift store today for 90 cents, so the fun can continue back home.

Not surprising, Aurora loved playing with Emily's glasses. Emily was so great to help with Aurora and which let me enjoy my meal in piece.

Uncle Matthew took us sailing in the late afternoon. Its neat to see him in his element.

Aurora loudly protested to wearing a life vest and sitting in one place, so Grandma graciously stayed with her in the cabin below and let me sit up on deck so I wouldn't get sick. Thankfully I didn't get sick at all.

This was our attempt at the beginning to get Aurora to sail up on deck. She didn't like it.

Rique and Grandpa loved sailing.

Aurora showed her appreciation to Grandma for taking care of her by consenting to join us on deck at the end of our trip.

Monday, June 15, 2009

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We spent the morning with Grandma Sandoval at the house, she's still recovering from her cold and swore throat. Rique and Rora helped me wash the car and I did some much needed laundry. Aurora and Enrique enjoyed another afternoon at the park with their cousins.
Rique's off riding his scooter with the boys and Rora is enjoying her ride with Jayden.

Aurora has started spinning/dancing in circles. I don't know why she does it, where she got it from or when it'll happen, but here she is and boy does she look cute doing it. Apparently the bent arm is essential to the dance.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

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Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval made Sunday fun. After church, instead of watching the Lakers, Grandpa played ball with Enrique and Grandma played memory games.
Aurora has gotten the hang of this camera thing. She knows just when to look and smile for me. Today at church, someone said that Aurora looks like me, what do you think?

Rique loves Grandpa. He's so much fun to climb and wrestle with.

Rora is saying "Eese" in this picture. I think its so cute to see her little crooked teeth.

Here's the video you asked for Seth. As you can tell, he still needs to practice the song a bit more, but I'm sure he'll be ready for it when you come. Only four more days.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

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All girls in the kitchen. Rora and Grandma
Amanda came over to spend the morning with us before her busy day. If you just look at the smiles, we kinda look like sisters.

Aurora loves spaghetti.

Aurora loves hanging out with Alyssa. Alyssa calls her "her sister." Here Rora is eating strawberries.

Rique jumped and jumped and jumped at Kaliz's 4th bday party.

Taking a drink before the pinata.

Friday, June 12, 2009

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Roxy called us up and invited us to meet up with them and Cami at Marina Park.

Rique kept on the move the whole time we were there, from the sand to the ocean to the dunes and back, he was full of energy and having the time of his life. We ended up spending our whole day at the beach and we don't regret a single second of it.

Rique and Josh jumping the waves.

Adorable

Everyone loves playing in the water.

Jayden and Enrique both consented to be buried by Josh and Nathan.

We ended the day with a great fish fry at Seaward Fish and Chips and even tried fried Artichoke Hearts for the 1st time. As you can see, Enrique was very tired from all of the days play and is completely zonked out on the table. He woke up at the very end to eat two corn dogs.

Nathan and Aurora both love to dance. Here they are on top of a boogie board at the beach. Nathan takes such great care with Aurora, its very sweet.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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We had so much fun visiting with all of our cousins. Thank you so much Aunt Robin and Uncle Terry for the delicious BBQ and great company.

Enrique played hard with Jason, Ethan and Lenny (Delesme's nephew). So hard infact that there are no pictures of them.

Aurora and Cindy stole the show with their matching dresses and sweet smiles. It was so much fun to see the two of them together. Born only days apart, we hope they will become good friends.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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I was so excited to go to the kids' mall show like old times, but it was so not like old times. We sat through about twenty minutes of it and then we were off to the playground. It was fun to see Enrique get picked as a volunteer. When asked what he'd like to be when he grows up, he said, "A mailman." Later in the car I asked him why a mailman and he said because then he could give mail to all of his family. I guess he still doesn't quite grasp the job of the mailman, but I was impressed with his originality, the first kid wanted to be a jedi knight. My grandpa was a mailman and it worked just great for him.
After the mall we went to the park with cousins. Aurora is treated like a princess by all of her cousins. Jayden pushes her in the swing from the back, and Nathan from the front. I hope this doesn't go to her head, or if it does, I hope they're prepared to continue the royal treatment indefinitely.

As for me, I am very tired and sunburned. And pregnant.

Surfer Girl

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Aurora climbed up on this skin board and started shakin' it.

I got her to do it for the camera, so sweet.

Tuesday June 9, 2009

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We met up with Cami and the kids and headed out to Marina Park to go to the beach.
Aurora loves to play at the beach, who doesn't?

The boys had a great time in and out of the water.

Aurora, Josh and Jayden.

The Channel Islands Museum has a great little aquarium at the perfect level for kids. There is even a little cave for the kids to climb in and see animals that like to hide in the dark.

Aurora has started saying "Eeese" when I take her picture, its so cute and funny that she picked up on that.

Rique riding his dolphin, we saw lots of these when we were camping on the beach with Papa.

Rora on her seal.

Monday June 8, 2009

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Mary Appel and her grandson, Connor, took us to the zoo this morning. We had a great time! We rushed past the sea otters, zoomed through the creepy crawly room, dashed past the penguins and elephants to the train.
After the train ride, the kids headed straight for the fake grass hill to go sliding. Luckily, Mary had experience with this hill and came prepared with cereal boxes for the kids to slide down the hill with. They had a great time. I think we stayed there for a good 30-45 minutes.

After the grass hill sliding, the boys were pretty pooped. They climbed up this tree and that was about it. We tried to see the lions, but only half of us made it there.

The boys were ready to go, so we left and headed off for more adventures at McDonald's and "Appel Land" , where a kid can be a kid and so can an adult.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

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Aurora was very cautious around all the new toys at Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval's house, but has begun to warm up to them. Earlier this week she figured out how to sit on the rocking horse (facing forward), and soon after that, she decided it was time to let it rock. She loves it now and is more confident on other toys like the car. We love her so much and are excited to see her try new things.

Church was nice, and made me miss and appreciate Seth even more. He takes care of her alot at church and lets me enjoy things. Last week I followed her in and around the stake center. This week we snuck into the nursery and enjoyed the company there. I didn't sit through any formal lessons at church today, but I was able to appreciate the sweet love, patience and understanding the nursery leaders gave to all these little kids under two who wanted their mommy or daddy and wanted the same toy as some one else. There was a special spirit in that nursery and we were glad to be a part of it today.

We still miss Papa a ton.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

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Uncle Ryan's Birthday Party

Grandma still wasn't feeling very well this morning, so Grandpa went grocery shopping with us to get ready for Ryan's visit and Grandma got to stay home and rest.

Our first stop was to the fish market before they closed. We got lucky and Grandpa bought a Red Snapper. Rique liked that it still had all of its eyes.

Next we ran over to a strawberry stand off of Telephone to buy some strawberries for jamming. You know the strawberries are going to be good when you can smell them as you drive into the parking lot. They cut the tops off and are so fresh and sweet. We brought some home and made strawberry shortcake and didn't even add sugar. Aurora loves to eat the strawberries. I'm freezing a container of them to take back with us for jam.

From there we went to Trader Joe's and the 99 cent store to buy all the fixings for Ryan's birthday lunch/dinner. Grandpa was very patient with the kids, it was nice to spend some time with him on his own and it was nice that Grandma got to sleep some more.

Ryan and Lily got to the house shortly after we did and we had a nice visit. The two of them went down to pick oranges and took Miles for a much needed walk. When they came back, we had our choice of a variety of tacos and salad, and then our strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Rique helped Uncle Ryan wash his truck and Aurora played and got very dirty. We had a nice day.

Dancing Aurora

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While we were eating, Aurora felt the urge to break into dance. We all thought she looked so cute. This girl's got rhythm.

Friday, June 5, 2009

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Cami and I went to get invitations for Ariela's baby shower and came back to find Aurora asleep in Alyssa's arms. Very nice.

Aurora appreciated all the attention. She got to go on all the slide rides she wanted and got pushed on the swing by her cousin Jacob.

After the weather cleared up, we headed to the park by the pier to play. The boys had a great time, there were seven of them and Aurora.

We went with Cami, Kelly and the kids, to Will Rogers' Carnival. The games and food were fun and the kids had a great time. It was fun to watch them run and play on the grass as we ate our food on the grass.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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Three cheers for Grandpa Sandoval! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray!

Thanks to Grandpa, and some early help from Papa, the kids can swing and slide in the backyard. Grandpa has been working on the swing set before and afterwork and now its done, we love you Grandpa!
Grandma stayed home today and took it easy with the kids. Here they are drawing with her pastels.

Enrique was quite the artist, and when Rora saw him she wanted to do what he was doing.

She almost blinked in this one.

Later in the afternoon we met up with the Granados cousins at Rainbow Bridge to play and visit. We're going to see them tomorrow at the beach, so we'll take pictures with them then.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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Fillmore Fish Hatchery and Sheills Park

We met my Aunt Robin and her grandsons, Jason and Ethan at the fish hatchery then went to the park. It was great to see my mom and her sister together as grandmas, I think they do a pretty good job.

Ethan tripped on some stairs at the playground and bumped his head, so we got some popscicles to put on his bump and 'push ups' to make them dirty and smiley. I think it worked. Ethan and Aurora enjoyed and savored theirs the most.

Rique loved playing with his cousins and looks forward to seeing more of them on Friday.

Tuesday June 2nd

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We parked down at Surfer's Point and walked down the promenade to the park by the pier. We were so happy to see that they've redone it and made it more little kid friendly. I thought this trip would tire them for early naps, but I was the one who knocked out first. Aurora is very observant of her surroundings and wanted to show me this stick she found.
I love how she's growing everyday. She was so proud of herself as she played like a big girl on the play structure made for her size.

Monday June 1st

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We were without carseats on our first morning on our own, so we made do at Grandmas.

Rora liked the pop up sock puppet that Enrique and I made out of an oatmeal container, stick, stickers, sock and paper bag.

We went to see the seals in Carpenteria, but we missed them (all 300+). Apparently they prefer the ocean on days like this. We did get to see two before they joined the rest in the water and we got to take a nice walk.

Aurora wanted to walk too.

It took longer with our princess on foot, but it was much more memorable with her sharing it.

Camping at the Beach

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Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval for parking the RV for us at Faria Beach. We loved playing down at the beach and BBQing at night.

These pictures are backwards.

Aurora thought it was the funniest thing to see Enrique barried in the sand.

Miles is always such a good sport.

Seth kissing our new baby boy, Joaquin or Miguel?

Building sand castles.

A boy and his dog

Aurora enjoyed sand tasting.

and climbing the rocks.

The ocean was cold, but these two didn't mind.

Great face Mei!

Seth and Miles

Rora and Rique

Visit with Grandma Cuca

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Thursday morning we got up and drove to Fillmore to visit Grandma Cuca.

Aurora was fascinated with her new surroundings and loved circling Grandma's house.

Enrique with Aunt Mago

Aurora and Grandma Cuca, look and that great smile.

Aurora reached up and Grandma picked her up and gave her a kiss, so sweet.

Beecroft Run

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Alyssa, Grandma Granados, Joshua and Enrique all represented the Granados Family in this year's 2009 Beecroft Run on Memorial Day. Alyssa won first place in her division, she was so fast, I missed her running by and didn't get a picture.
After the race we visited with our friends from the Spanish Branch and in the evening with BBQ'd with Tony's family and watched the Lakers. It was a fun day.

Hats and Aurora

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She's figured out how to put them on and has fun doing it. She put my gardening hat on and started wandering around the house. Rique and I thought it was hilarious since she couldn't see where she was going.

Dancing Dancing Dancing

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Sometimes he breaks into dance, here's one of those moments.

The End of Soccer Season

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We had so much fun watching Rique play soccer this season and look forward to his future in sports. Those that went to his earlier games might not believe it, but he actually played soccer his last game, I guess he finally got into it.

Aurora loved watching him play soccer, if we didn't catch her, she'd try and join him on the field.

Doesn't this shot look awesome?

I took this picture just before the ball rolled onto my lap and they charged my way.

Mother's Day

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Although breakfast, no chores, flowers (well almost), sweet smelling toiletries, and cards are wonderful, I have to say that nothing could top the precious song my son, Enrique, sang to me Mother's Day morning.
Enrique Iglesias watch out, Enrique Granados is on is way as song writer and performer.
My favorite thing about this song is how it changed and improved as the day went on. Both Rosie and my Mom also got serenaded by my sweet son, and more verses were added.

Aurora Mei turns One

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This was her first birthday gift.

Seth and I got her a hat and toothbrush.

I love that she knew to look inside the back for your gift.Friday night, Grandma and Grandpa Sandoval drove up from California to spend a rainy weekend with their grandchildren. Aurora loved her party on Saturday.

This is her finishing up her birthday cake.
No mess? We had angel food cake, toppings were optional.

Grandma helps Aurora with her pinata candy bag.