Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Memorial Day Camping












This past weekend was Memorial Day weekend and our family was invited to join several other families in a weekend camp out. For those of you that know me...camping is not my thing. I was a little at ease when Mando told me that there were restroom and shower facilities at this camp site. So, Friday afternoon we packed up our gear (to be fair, Mando did most of the packing) and headed out to Lake Perris. The kids could not wait to get out and camp. Upon our arrival, Mando quickly got to work setting up our tents. I've never been more happy to have married and Eagle Scout than I was Friday evening. He is a very hard worker and managed to set up the three tents for our camp. The kids on the other hand, made themselves at home. They were running all over the place with the other children at the camp. They were having so much fun and we were so busy setting up the camp that dinner took place around 9 o'clock at night. 

It was a fun filled weekend and I was a little grumpy due to the lack of sleep. I was pretty much freezing every night that we were there :(
Little guy got dirty from the minute that he woke up and the girls weren't that far behind him. I'm still trying to get all of the dirt off their clothes 2 washes later. The kids went down to the lake and took a dip. Samantha managed to collect a bottle full of shells. I think the pictures speak for themselves. We look forward to next year's campout and I will be better prepared so that I too can have a REALLY good time. :)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Cinco De Mayo





This year the city celebrated Cinco De Mayo today since it is actually on Tuesday. Samantha's class performed the Mexican dance known as "La Raspa". Armando's aunt went on a quest to find her an outfit to wear for today. She finally found one in El Monte. Samantha was so proud of herself for getting on the stage and dancing in front of everyone. Just look at her pictures. We had fun watching her perform and she had fun too :)