Another Alvarez summer fieldtrip, a day at the beach...

After what seemed like endless days of rain, we have enjoyed a good steady dry spell the last couple of days. The Shermans and us enjoyed a day basking in the Florida sun. The kids had fun catching waves on their boogie boards and playing in the sand.

Catching some waves...

Off to catch some waves...

Lauryn loves the water, she is our little mermaid. Quick break before going back in.

Believe it or not, Taylor and Logan caught a seahorse. You can't tell by the picture, but that fuzzy thing you see on the bottom left is the top of it. Pretty cool, huh?
And they also caught some fish. There were fish everywhere! They put this one in the bucket to come and show us. Don't worry, they let all the sea creatures go back to their natural habitat.
Digging a huge hole in the sand and then filling it up with water. Why? Just because it's fun! =)
All the buckets put together make a pretty cool collection. They are all full waiting for the diggers to complete their task.

Nati graduates from pre-school. Kindergarten here I come!!

My little one graduated from Pre-school! Here are some pictures of her presentation.

Lauryn turns 10!

Lauryn turns 10!

For her birthday, Lauryn asked if she could take a couple of friends ice skating. It was tons of fun! We can't believe our little girl is already 10! WOW, time flies. I still remember the day I held her in my arms after she was born. It was one of the happiest days of my life. Now I feel blessed to have had her for 10 wonderful years. She is not a little girl anymore and I miss the days Minnie Mouse excited her to tears, but I am looking forward to seeing her grow.

Alvarez Kids Summer Fieldtrips =)

After many months of not being able to go, we finally had the opportunity to visit Busch Gardens. We had a great time and were able to visit our favorite areas. Here the girls are in Jungala, a newer exhibit at the park.





Don't ask me what that alligator looking thing is. It also looks like a crocodile but it's neither. It has a weird name and I'm not the technical kind of girl. Crocodile looking thing is good enough for me. =)




Oooohhhhh, we just love the tigers!!



A view from the skyride. We normally take it as soon as we get to the park so we can enjoy the back of the park right away.



This is the water play area at Jungala. We didn't get wet, but it looks like fun!









This is our classic shot with this fountain as our backdrop. They change it every year. This year they took out the flowers and decided to go for the "rock effect". Doesn't really work for me. I like the flowers.