Hurricane Vacation

We are still on our mandatory vacation.  We are due to get power back at our home tomorrow, Monday!  I hope that this is true as we are headed back.  We have been away from our home for an entire week.  While our stay with my parents has been delightful, I am ready to get back to our home routine.  

For the rest of our vacation week, we visited with Abuelita Sonia by meeting her and her co-workers for lunch downtown.  It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside and took a walk around the plaza with fountains and a great park for the kids to play in.  

Tio Christian has been Isabella's idol for the week.  Anything he says, Isa says "Amen" to!  It's nice when I can't get her to do something (like take a bath or get dressed) and he asks her to do so and she happily obliges.  Despite their 7 year age difference, they have a blast playing together.  

Of course a play date was in order, so we met fellow evacuees and high school friends, Tiffany and Erin with their respective kiddos at a local park.  The kids had a lot of fun playing together and then the biggest treat of all - McD's.  I personally don't really care for McD's and honestly can't remember the last time I had been there - maybe 10 years ago?  It wasn't so bad, but definitely not in my top 10.  What can I say, I'm a CFA girl.

Isabella celebrated her 3rd birthday in August and her grandparents opted to give her a beautiful birthday present: her very first bicycle!!  She is so excited and will be even more excited once she is riding it with the elementary school neighbors who she sees riding their bikes every afternoon after school lets out.  

Mee-maw came into town and took Isabella shopping for her bicycle and some new clothes for school.  Diego of course scored some cutie outfits as well.  On Saturday, we went to Bret's parents' lake house and enjoyed some waterskiing, grilling out, pool time and hanging out.  It was a great day.  Tio Christian really enjoyed being pulled by the boat in the Airhead.  To quote Christian, "This is awesome!!"  The Airhead is the fancy version of an inner tube.  

All in all, this has been a great vacation for Isabella, Diego and Tio Christian.  Eating donuts, watching movies, skiing, swimming, bike riding, spending some quality time with the g-parents.  I think that sounds like a pretty good deal!