Marco Moments

Photo by Bracken

Snuggling in Mommy's pillows and playing with his "player", an old mp3 player from Papi.

Marco hanging out in his spot, this kid is C.U.T.E!

Last Day of School

We celebrated the last day of school with our new traditional water fight with guns, blasters and balloons.  It was a great way to kick off our summer.

Temple Trip

May 3, 2014

We headed down to the Mesa Arizona Temple with Elder Hicks, Elder Nelson, and Juan, a recent convert.  Curtis and the Elders worked really hard with Juan to help him find family names within 6 weeks of his own baptism so the Elders could get permission to accompany him to the temple to perform baptisms by proxy.  

It was a memorable trip complete with paletas from La Michoacan, delicious burritos from a generous member family in Peoria who are famous for feeding the missionaries, and a lot of conversation and jokes in Spanish. 

Phone Tidbits

Just some shots from my phone.

Liberty Family Fun Fair

May 2, 1014

The annual fund raiser for Liberty Traditional School is one of the highlights for Nathan. They haul in all the blow up games you can imagine.  Nathan tried out the sumo wrestling, the velcro bungee, and jousting among many others.  Papi was a good sport and took Nathan again this year.  He was better prepared and had his cooler full of snacks and water and a camping chair to lounge in while Nate ran around to all the attractions.

Mothers Day 2014

May 11, 2014

This year we had a few sickies stay home from church on Easter Sunday making our annual Easter outfit photo shoot impossible.  So we postponed debuting our fancy duds till Mother's Day.  Oh my little men look sharp in their studly white shirts and ties.

Mother's Day was extremely enjoyable.  I felt pampered and appreciated.  Curtis and the boys made waffles with berries for breakfast and a grilled feast with rosemary potatoes and ribs for dinner.  The best part was I didn't have to do any of the work or clean up!

Nathan and Bracken had each made little gifts for me at church and school and practically burst with pride when I opened their adorable cards and crafts.

Marco was extra sweet giving me besos and hugs all day long and saying "Mom, wuv oo."

It was a perfect day.

Fathers and Sons Campout

May 9, 2014

This year Curtis and the boys did their own thing separate from our ward because we just needed a closer location than our ward's traditional one in the forest outside of Williams.  Friday morning Curtis headed up Mingus Mountain with Bracken and Marco to set up camp and have a picnic.

Marco loved hanging out in the back of the truck while Curtis loaded it up.

Later in the afternoon Curtis returned with a very dirty Marco and an extremely dirty Bracken.  I whisked Marco off to the bathroom to clean him up and then put him down for a nap which he was not thrilled about but he is still too little for a full blown camping trip without Mommy or nap time. Curtis exchanged Marco for Nathan once he came home from school and they headed back up the mountain for some guy time.

This is the first picture Curtis took of their camping adventure.  The boys early morning call of nature.

They hiked, rode their bikes and enjoyed exploring the forest.

Bracken captured 2 horny toads and he carried them in this little red bag on his handle bars so he could take them on their exploring excursions.

They came home filthy and tired but completely satisfied.