Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Castro Valley, Livermore and Modesto


While we were in Southern California, we decided to drive north and visit or friends and family.

First stop, the Shaffers in Castro Valley. Lee Ann and Robin are so tall! Kate we missed you and Lee Ann we wish you get well soon!
Meeting Anthony for the first time. Matt and Peggy have three girls of their own, so they got the chance to hold a monkey boy.
Being held, cheerios, clean diaper, pretty girls, what else could Anthony ask for?

Anna had so much fun jumping on the tramp with Robin, it was hard to say good bye.

Visiting the Cariveaus is a chore in and of its own! Six kids, and three more that I brought in...wait, where is Josiah?

Lets count again, after several tries, we got everyone together for the picture. Dave (the Dad), Jonathan, Daniel, Miriam (the Mom), Josiah (the baby so far), Sara (the teenager), Rebeca, Cristina, Anna, Me, Anthony, and Daddy! It was so nice to see ALL of them again.
If getting all of us together for the picture was hard...You should have seen lunch!
Six Cariveau kids, Three Dyer Kids!

Once in Modesto, We enjoyed good food with family, friends, and the chaperone. Here Mike, Efrain and Anna sharing toys and playing.

Efrain es un nino tan amable, presto los juguetes a Anna sin queja alguna.

Anthony was in car heaven, cars, cars, cars! He was even singing...Leroy Brown!

"Ok guys, let me show you how to drive. Where would you like to go, the living room or the kitchen?"- Anna.

At dinner time The Little Lady has been asking for more vegetables, because she says, that way she will be more intelligent, and she will learn how to drive like her Mom and Dad (I wish she drives like me.); not only that, she says she will teach, the teachers and people how to speak Spanish, so that way the won't say things like their mouth is in "fierro", like Pilar's husband said when he wanted to say his mouth was in "fuego".

When she grows up, she will learn that people says even worse things when they are hungry or if they have an itch..."Hombre, Hambre, Hombro, Hembra".

Watching the Football Game. Joel enjoyed some "Real Beer" like he calls it.

Yin, eres un buen ninero!

Y Claudita no se queda atras!

Te voy a contar todas las travesuras que Anna me hace abuelito.

Sleeping on Lolis cozy arms. Anna and Mike played 'til they droped.

I can drive back home! Just look at me go!

This is the way Anna sleeps when she is on the road.

We were all having a blast watching Anna sleeping, Anthony thought it was the funniest thing. He has never seen Anna with her mouth wide open, so he was laughing like a baby!

"I was not sleeping with my mouth open...You are joking".

Playing pick-a-boo with the glasses on the back of his neck...Anthony loved it!

Can I have fries with that?

Back at our home sweet home..."Anthony plays like a kitty-kitty!."

Anthony went back to his beloved cars.

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