Easter

This year we stayed in Chicago for Easter. It was wonderful to be at church on Sunday morning and then join friends for a very hearty Easter meal. Thanks to Tabitha for hosting us! Here are some pictures to commemorate the day!

Children's Museum

Julio and I took advantage of some free time on Sat. and took Sam to the Children's Museum at Navy Pier. It was a beautiful day to be downtown and Sam had a blast exploring all the exhibits at the museum. He is such a little explorer! He loved walking over the bridge, pretending to drive the car, pushing all the colorful buttons in a spaceship, and scooping fish out of the fake river. It was a nice break from playing at home, though we were all wiped after a couple hours of being there.

In heaven...pushing all the buttons

Learning how to fish with daddy

So happy!

Driving a bus

Within 2 minutes of getting in the car, he was out!!!

A Baby Shower

It's amazing how many friends are having babies this spring!! I was lucky enough to be able to co-host a baby shower for one of my favorite people, Liz. Liz is expecting a little girl in May and we are so excited for Sam to have another little playmate! Julio's already called her as Sam's girlfriend :)

Here are some pics from the festivities at the shower! It was a very lovely afternoon!

Julie and Britt - it was so fun to get ready for the shower with these awesome ladies

Yummy treats - everything from chips and dip to a chocolate fondue fountain

Decorating onesies for baby

March Adventures Continued

I've neglected to update the blog with the latest happenings in our lives. March was an extremely full month of travel, work, studies, and parenting. Julio spent 5 days in Colombia with 2 of the pastors from our church in Chicago. He was able to see his parents and spent the majority of time with young leaders and pastors, training, listening and envisioning for the future. It was a great trip for them. While Julio was gone Sam came down with a bad case of the flu...but did eventually get better.

Julio and his parents

Julio translating for Pastor Michael and Pastor Peter at Shalom Church

Retreat/training with youth leaders in Medellin

Then, after Julio got back from Colombia it was off to Minnesota for Janna and Robby's wedding. Janna and I go wayyyyy back!! There are too many memories to even know where to start. Janna is as close as I come to having a sister. I was honored to be the "best woman" and had a great time with the other bridesmaids and the rest of the wedding party. The wedding was beautiful! Janna looked amazing and us bridesmaids didn't look too bad either :) We had lots of fun at the reception - eating, dancing, laughing, taking pictures. It was a wonderful weekend full of great memories.

Rehearsal

Getting ready for the ceremony - Becca did an awesome job with my hair!

Fun bridesmaid dress and shoes!

The lovely bride!

A wonderful group of ladies!

I love these kids - I've known them since they were babies!

Janna and her father walking down the aisle

My family at the reception

Robby and Janna - the happy couple!!

Another happy couple :)

Sam did so well at the wedding...he even got to sit at the table with the bride and groom.

Jason and Ingris were at the wedding too...it was very fun to hang out with them.

Due to the fact that he had midterms the Monday after the wedding, Julio flew back to Chicago on Sunday to get some studying done. Sam and I stayed in MN until Tues. morning and had a chance to relax, hang out with family and friends. We got to see aunts and uncles, a new baby cousin (2nd cousin I think), visit with Katie N. and her fiancee, and play with Nicole and Sean. It was a wonderful weekend.

I got to visit with my cousin Nicole while our boys played together!

Sam did great traveling. Here is us at the airport really early in the morning. Sam got to travel in his pjs.