Mr. Fashion

Drew is four going on sixteen!  He loves to do EVERYTHING by him self, and this includes picking out clothes!  This is his new phase... Puma jacket (always) and knee high socks!  Andy had Drew at the park the other day and a man ran by with his socks also pulled up and Drew said, "Daaaaaaad where did that man buy those at"!!!!  We're in trouble...

Paris

This past weekend Andy and I celebrated both of our birthday's. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate then a trip to Paris!  Our good friend Amparo watched the kiddos for us and Andy and I, were off ALONE to Paris!

Andy ready with is money pack.. not to be robbed!

We left Spain in the 90's, it was so nice to dress in fall clothes!

People put locks with names along the fence

We spent half of a day in the Lourve

Right under the eiffel tower was a gorgeous park.  Everyone was having a picnic and relaxing.  We decided to have a picnic as well and enjoy some good french wine.

And some more good wine...

How I love Paris!

Camping Huelva

This past weekend we took our 5th camping trip while being stationed here in Spain.  We love to camp in October and May.  The weather is great and the sites are empty!

Drew and Claire really are "true campers"!  Drew is at the age now where Andy can give him jobs to help set up camp.  AND with all the fresh air everyday they sleep till AFTER 8am!! 

Camping in Spain is really different compared to the states.  A few are: you can't have a fire at night, your neighbor is about 10ft from you, and people here love crowds when they camp!  There are a lot of plusses though.. the sites are beyond clean, usually there's an awesome pool, and their is a resturant on the camp site!  We still bring all of our food and cook at our site:)

Home sweet home!  This year I packed some decorative red lights.  Andy said it made our camp site look like a chinese bazar.  I thought it was FUN and probably our new tradition!  It also kept any new neighbors away!

Our pool:)

One day we traveled a little over and hour away to Aracena.  The town is known for it's cave that has several lakes inside it!  We were'nt alwoed to take photos, however it was awesome.  Many movies have actually been filmed in it.

In the town center there is a water way that circulates water down a small hill.

Here the children make boats and float them down the stream!

Drew picked up his first sling shot at a small store. Andy had to test it out to make sure it worked..

Quick learner...

Meanwhile... Claire was busy applying chap stick...

A little bit more..

BEAUTIFUL!

We then jumped on a train and road to the top of the town to see a castle!

Evening were great.  Spanish cheese, fresh bread, and some spanish wine. 

Way more fun then going to bed!

The mornings were relaxing.. no laundry, dishes..cleaning...

We had a great time and look forward to our next adventure camping in May!

Paint Time

Just a random photo... another hot fall day here so mommy took out the paint!  We painted fall place mats that I laminated for the kids to eat on.  They thought it was pretty cool and mom hopes it will bring fall here soon!

Setenil Day Trip

On Sunday we took advantage of lower temps (low 80's...) and drove two hours away to Setenil.  The town was just gorgeous filled with small streets and fun resturants.

Walking through the town some of the streets were covered with stone.

Um.. this photo doesn't do justice.. this street here is what we came in on wiht our seven passenger vehicle.  I actually had to get out of the car and walk infront of it to make sure the car would fit.  I guess, another reason was I thought I was going to throw up as I was so nervous.  I would like to go with just helping Andy...

Randomness

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I really could write a book on Claire.  Claire is a great child, hasn't hit terrible two's, easy going...  However she always does the most random thigs!  When I walked by her in the bathroom she was sitting in the toilet to go potty like this.  I had time to get the camera and she hadn't moved.  Nor was she thrilled with the photo of her on the potty!!  Most children at her age would be screaming if they were sitting in the toilet like this!!

Claire likes her baby to sleep just like her, pacifier in

Claire had the door closed to my room and when I opened it this is how I found her!  I guess Violet her bear wasn't feeling the best!

My little man

If Drew and Claire could they would be doing this all day!!  Claire started to ride a bike with training wheels in July and is a pro!!!   It's a blast having two kid's that can ride a bike alone.  And their basket's are always full:)

2nd Annual Triathalon

On Saturday Drew competed in his second annual Rota, triathlon.  Last week they had a trial run for it and he was ready for his big day!!  The race consisted of swimming, biking, and running.

I think that every child on base participated in this event.  This picture doesn't do justice as it wraps around the corner!

Having his daddy a triathlete Drew was in good hands with everything staged and ready.

Can we get some knuckles for good luck!

Um.. this was Claire's look she gave me the entire time we were in the pool part as she wanted to be in her suit!

Drew did amazing in the swimming, with NO HELP!!

After the transition we were ready for the bike part.

A little far away.. but here comes Drew!!

Drew getting ready to drop his bike and start the running!

The BIG finish!!!!

The race was broken down into three age catagories, Drew's name being called...

We were THRILLED for Drew.  He ended up getting 3rd out of age 4-6 for boys!!!  The best part of the race was Drew did EVERTHING all by himself.

He ended up with an awesome trophy and we couldn't be more proud of out little tri-athlete!