DeLoera Family Reunion, July 3-5

Four generations...Nana, Mom, myself and Aurora Julieta

Nana, Ulisses and I...

Mom, Nana, Irene, Victor, and myself...

Baby Jade...

at Joe T. Garcia's Restaurant...

Enjoying brunch at Joe T. Garcias...

David and his little girl...

Claudia, Vanessa and I...

We won a free massage in a couple's game...

Proximo Sonido with Sonya singing...

Sara, Nana, and Mom at the dance...

Tila, Sandra and Irene...

Nick, Maruca and Mom...

Tio Pablo's and Tia Paula's family...

Funny Johnathan...

Ronnie, Jen and Gabriella Park...

Jamie, Nana, Jade and Jeremy...

Ulisses in Fabian's hat...

Mario in Fabian's hat...

after the talent show...Madison performed "the Climb"

Audry, Tio Joe, Mom and Yoli...

Tia Gume, Tia Josefa and Nana...

Chris Castro's beautiful girls...

Some of Tio Mon's and Tia Juana's family...

Juan and Emma DeLoera and fam...

Fabian and his kids Rayanne and Ian...

Valerie and her baby Marcello...

Kika and Miguel...

Becky and Sonny...

Tio Victor, Sandra and his grand kids...

Tia Josefa, Tila, Tio Victor, Tia Paula and Nana...

Elida, her daughter and Irene...

Mom with Eloisa and her husband...

Nana and Tia Josefa acting up...

Victor, "Siete" and Sara...

Army buddies...

Tia Virginia and...

Mario and his girls...

group shot...

The much anticipated DeLoera reunion this July 4th weekend has come and gone now...and what is left are tons of good memories and pictures! I'm so glad that we decided on attending, in spite of the fact that I'm very pregnant with swolen feet most of time...it was worth the effort. I was happy to introduce Ulisses to some family he hadn't met yet...and crazier still...I was happy to meet some DeLoera kin folk for the first time.

The accommodations at the hotel were awesome, the food was great, the atmosphere festive and inviting and everything was so well organized from beginning to end. I really had a wonderful time...and I'm already looking forward to the next one!

Getting Ready for Baby...

On Thursday, June 2, the day before we took off to Fort Worth for the family reunion, our crib and baby changer came in! We found one we liked at J.C. Penney and ordered it thinking it might take awhile for it to get to us...and it only took a little over a week. We were excited...and now I can't wait to see it all put together with the baby bedding.

Gabriella's 3rd Birthday

The Park Family...

con Abuelitos...

family shot...

the kids...

ready for some cake!

with their animal masks on...

Birthday Girl...

Sonya and I...

Sue and baby Jade...

eating watermelon...

Jen and Bella...

Tio Juan and Xander...

Mom and Tommy...

Nana and Nick...

Gabriel...

Natalie...

Nick in his animal mask...

eating a snow cone...

enjoying the slide...

Gabriel, Martin and primos...

fun in the pool...

This past Saturday the 27th, Mom and I drove down to Loraine and C-City for Gabriella's birthday party. We had the best time! The kids were in the pool, there were snow cones, a pinata, animal masks, tattoos, hot dogs...basically any kid's dream. It was a very hot afternoon, but we had fun visiting and watching the kids run around.

Happy Father's Day

with my precious Papa...

Papa with La Valentina (that's what he calls me)
reading his card...

new work shirt...

Future awesome Dad...

My Big Surprise...

This last Wednesday I received a huge surprise on my doorstep...Ulisses! He'd been gone to Georgia and had told me that he wouldn't be in until late Friday night. I was a little sad because I had hoped he might get to come home on Wednesday. However, he convinced me over the phone that it would be an impossibility. And so Wednesday night, I'm in mismatched clothes with no makeup on redecorating my living room and visiting with Mom...when she tells me she's going home, it was a little past ten. When she opens the door...we see green army bags and one handsome smiling soldier! What a shock! Ulisses had tricked me! He asked his friend Edgar to pick him up at the airport so that he could surprise me...he's so sweet!

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