Ellis just turned 3 today! Hard to believe our buddy is a young three...We had a small family gathering and surprise party for him this past Saturday, and were grateful that Bappa and Nanna made the trek down from Oregon and Rexica all the way from San Carlos. Here are the photos...

Ellis arriving to his party

Birthday Cake!

Abuela and Avery

Ellis with his airplane birthday cake

made from scratch by Heather

San Carlos' Rex and Jessica

Ellis opening gifts

Bappa homemade wheelbarrow

Bappa, Heather and Avery

Heather and I just recently returned from a whirlwind and amazing trip to the Italy and Spain, with a brief stop in Washington DC. It was an memorable trip and the most noteworthy part is that we were kid-free for the duration of the 9 days! Abuela took amazing care of our kids, and we enjoyed our first extended time together as a couple since we had kids...We experienced 90+ degree weather in each place we visited, and easily ate our weight in Gelato and Spanish Tapas...Here are some of the photos of the trip...

Washington Monument

Coliseum -Rome

Vatican- Rome

Town Square- Siena

Some bad acting in front

of Leaning Tower of Pisa - Italy

Riomaggiore/Cinqueterre - Italy

View from our hotel in Riomaggiore

FC Barcelona vs AC Milan-

Barcelona

Barcelona won on penalty kicks

Barcelona

Catedral - Barcelona

View from Parc Guell- Barcelona

Quatre Kats Restaurant- Barcelona

Picasso and Gaudi's hang out location

100 years ago

Gaudi's Casa Mila- Barcelona

Gaudi's Sagrada Familia- Barcelona

La Bogueria Market- Barcelona