Fathers Day 2012

Fathers Day was on a Sunday, and Christian won tickets to go to the Rangers game.  It was the first time for Allen to go to a MLB game and a long time since either Christian or I had been.  We like the Rangers; we like baseball, but it was hot!  We stayed in our seats for the first inning.  Then, we walked around the stadium for a while.  Then we left to go eat lunch at an air conditioned restaurant.  We had a great time.  Later in the week, Allen and I got to celebrate with Pop and Grandad.  Allen put on his "Pop shirt" and was ready to go.  On the way to Pop's house, I was talking to Allen about our upcoming vacation.  He got very upset and said, "I just want go see Hop!!"  We are extremely blessed to have wonderful fathers in our lives! 
 

Super Allen

Some random favorite pics of Super Allen (or as Allen says, Allen - Super!), Allen with some summertime corn on the cob, and our special reading time together each night (2 books on the couch, 1 in the bed).

Nathan's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Nathan's 2nd birthday on May 26th at Tios Beto and Ana's house.  All the kids were having a great time in the kiddie pools, but Allen wanted no part of the water action.  They all had fun hitting the pinata and collecting the prizes and, of course, eating cake!  Nathan was driving all over the yard in his new car.  Allen stuck to playing ball with Daddy and his Tios.  It was a fun time to celebrate a fun boy.  Allen and Nathan are both very excited that he's two now!

 

Carlos & Jacky's Wedding 5/5/12

We had a great time at Carlos and Jacky's wedding.  Carlos was Christian's roommate before we got married and was a part of our wedding party.  We were happy to share in their special day.  Allen loved dancing between Mommy and Daddy on the dance floor. 

He's looking like a big boy!

Notice Allen's cute giggle face!

Allen thought the music was a little too loud.

Daddy and Allen on the dance floor.

Batman!

Allen takes after his daddy and likes Batman.  Here are a few shots from this Spring 2012 of Daddy, Allen, and Batman!  (As I was creating this post, I was getting very frustrated trying to figure out the new program of adding pictures.  Allen said, "Don't worry Mommy.  Just wait, when Daddy gets home, he can fix it."  He even patted my back.)

Daddy's teaching Allen how to make gorditas.



Allen loves to help!



Batman!




Two and a Half

April 16th is Allen's half birthday, so I thought it would be fun to have a few friends over for a play date.  Christian liked the idea and decided to grill faijitas, invite the Baez cousins, and order a cake - it turned into a party before I even realized it (and only moments before I got home from work)!  It was the most fun we'd had on a Monday night in a long time!  Allen loved playing with Annabelle, Braylon, Cason, Junior, and Nathan!  Allen is an absolute delight at this age.  We have so much fun together and tresure each adorable moment!

Jumping

All the kids

Cason's strong!

The Three Amigos

Daddy even got a cake!

Looks like they're plotting...

Adult friends- and baby Breck

Waiting for the other kids to get it together for the group pic!

Hugs Goodbye

Allen's trying to 'help' Annabelle