I Dream in Cuban

I Dream in Cuban

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Golden's 10th Birthday Surf Party

 What a great day. The surf was up and the wind was blowing making it a nice breezy and cool day at the beach. Perfect for ten kids to hang ten and eat some cake.
A lot of "firsts" today.
My first child is in the double digits.He is still handsome, sweet natured, smart and lovable as the day he was born. 


The triplets spent their first day at the beach and were naturals.






Jerry Sullivan came down to celebrate his birthday along with Golden.


Carlos was sporting his "Cubanaso" hat on for the first time. Doesn't he look like the Godfather with his hand over his mouth?

Our First cupcake cake....Love the bbq grill top right.
Held our first non venomous jellyfish the girls found.

And lastly, had a lot of friends around surfing.
Meghan, Eva, and Johanna



Jack
Eva
Kate
Jackson
Patrick

Jack
Jackson



Kate

Andrew
And lastly, Golden....What a great ride kid...Literally. It is a blessing to be your parent. Love you.






Friday, September 16, 2011

My Kids Art

I think that my children's art speaks volumes of their personalities. My son was asked to draw his parents and say a little something about them. Golden is a man of few words and loves his mommy.

My daughter on the other hand is a go getter, a planner and an all around type A. She had a play date with her friend Johanna on Tuesday. After spending three hours in high intensity girlie play, I found this list when I was cleaning her room for further playmates. It had Eva written all over it.


Sunday, August 7, 2011

Newspaper Ready

Gigi

Beau

Carlos

Eva
Golden


They asked for our family to be in the Gulf Breeze News this coming week so I took some shots of the famiy and I thought I'd share.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Goodbye Michigan....Hello Florida


We have taken a roadtrip from Michigan through Tennessee and North Carolina before arriving in Pensacola. It was an adventure that started with an RV rental. May I say that based on our experience with Cruise America, we will NEVER RV again but the memories are priceless out of the "Caravan of Death" as we lovingly nicknamed it.
Problems with our RV:
1. It was a thousand years old. I know this because it had an outhouse and we found a teradactyl in it.
2. It had no air conditioning (it broke, not that it came without an air conditioning system. A lovely experience in summer.
3. It leaked. And I use this term loosely. The deluge that flooded each bed and bathroom from the skylights could only be beaten by the flood Moses endured.
4. It rattled. Again a mild term. We shook the bon bon out of ourselves each time the ignition was fired up. I had to hold a couple of babies and hold a few doors shut with my foot as we traveled 1000 miles to Florida.

HIGHLIGHTS

Nursing three babies in the back of a hot RV



Renting a cabin in the summit of Bryson City, NC and having the Guerra's meet up with us for a few days to white water raft and train ride through the Smokey Mountains.
Visiting the Nantahala Outdoor Center
Celebrating the Fourth of July with the triplets in North Carolina



Lounging in our cabanas in Pigeon Forge and the Pensacola Beach Hilton 



Watching the Blue Angels from our suite in Pensacola
And finally settling in when the kids joined surf camp.




The trips seem to be growing too. Each with their own personality and nickname.
Scare-dee cat=Gigi

Mr. Butter Bean or Ladies Man= Carlos
Fatty Pants, Chunky Lady= Beau
Just loving life with the new additions

Mike loves his new job at the Andrews Institute. Full of athletes and soldiers. It is so nice to see the masses fawn over him like he deserves after so many years of schooling. It is so funny to hear people call  out for Dr. Harris and it is not for me. We are so proud. 
We love the Redneck Riviera. It is a good match for us so far.