Honeymoon #2

True beach volleyball 

Melissa getting tossed by the waves

Chillaxing 

Kids at play

This guy had just proposed to his girlfriend. They asked me to take a picture of them. So I did, including one with my camera

Breakfast with a view 

Butter cake for my birthday 

"And I see your true colors shining through."

Chapter 17

I've seen you grow and become a woman with your own:

Personality

Taste

Anger

Love.

I've seen you cry through pain and happiness and I've cried with you.

I've seen you trust and love without questioning.

I've seen your loyalty for those you love.

I've seen you love your sisters as if they were your own children. 

I've seen you love your mom as if she was your natural mom.

It saddens me that we are approaching a time when you will take flight

A time when you will become more and better than you are now.

It saddens me that the price to your happiness is my joy and tears at the same time.

But like the flower that closes at darkness only to spread its leaves at the first sight of light, 

I look forward to the day that you take flight and become yourself.

What our creator destined for you.

I've seen you grow and I can't wait to see more of it.

Through sadness and joy.

A great day with the triplets

Drove out to Lake Mead and Dam and look what we found. Tunnels!

It was a great day and the babies walked like real pros, there were some trip and falls but overall they did great. 

Enjoy the sights

This was our first stop. It seemed a bit steep then we realized trails were mostly for mountain bikers, so we decided to go to the Dam instead.

Dangerously peeking over the bridge and looking down into the Dam.

The Dam as viewed from bridge.

Ready to start our hike. It is now 1:30PM

First of five tunnels. Weather was great

La familia, walking together.

Low flying helicopter tours, noisy.

Couple of hours later, they were getting tired. 

Almost back to car. 

It was a great day. Who says there's nothing to do in Vegas?

Girls' Soccer - Third Season

The girls started "playing" soccer last year. Not sure whether they were going to like it or hate it, we went at it like every parent sticking their kid(s) into a sport or activity not of their choosing. 

I believe our expectations were much higher that theirs so it was very frustrating to Melissa and I when the girls would just stand around on the field while everyone else attempted to chase the ball. There were other kids who acted the same way while their parents also yelled and pulled their hair in exasperation.

Joining the team was not cheap, so yanking them out after the first two or three sessions was not an option. With encouragement from their coach and after much consideration, we signed

them up for the second season hoping they would take to it and have fun. Of course they were having fun, it was us parents who were not.

Season two was at beginning of Fall last year.

They were a little more willing to participate this time around though every now and then, they would still act up and revert to playing with grass while their teammates either ran around them or joined them at staring at flowers.

We still were not 100 percent convinced that they were into it and with Melissa being the only one dealing with practice nights while I was at work, we still debated whether they would com back for Spring.

Spring is but two weeks away and their third season began today. The difference in their level of participation and understanding of the game is, as Kitty would say, "fantastic". 

I've had the chance to be at some of their practices now that I'm not working nights anymore and I can see a huge difference from last year to this one and I'm looking forward to not just their practices but their games as well. Even if they just stand in the middle for the field while Melissa and I yank our hair out.