Happy 4th of July

We have created a tradition of going to the Provo, 4th of July Parade as long as we live in Utah.  This time Lito and Lita joined us to celebrate the 4th.  It was a hot day, but we had so much fun. 

Castillo get together

We had a wonderful time getting the Garcia, Lyon, Acosta, Wise, Otte and Burgos clan together to see each other one last time before my cousins Felicia/Sergio and Antionette/Jesse left for their missions.  Those two couples got called to be mission presidents in Mexico.  It was so much fun seeing cousins and their kids and just catching up.  We met at the Scera Park in Orem and had pizza and played. 

Uncle Jim, Tia Rachel, mom and Ky

Jaren, Antoinette, Felicia and Sergio

Adriana and Sergio Sr.

Glen, Yvonne holding Micah, Mike and Jesse

Listening to Jared play the guitar

Antoinette giving her Tia a huge kiss

Felicia giving her Tia a great big kiss

Three generations of Sergios

Felicia and Sergio with their grandchildren

Liesl's 1st day of swimming

Moving to Pleasant Grove

Today we moved to Pleasant Grove.  We have been living in American Fork and so loved it a lot.  I loved living by the High School and listening to the marching band play every morning, but with Hans and Liesl going to a school in Lindon, we needed to get a little bit closer.  We found some town homes in Pleasant Grove that we loved and moved into.  I am excited to meet new people and make new friends.  I hear this ward has a lot of kids the ages of mine and that will be fun for them to have friends.  There is also a park right out side out door for the kids to enjoy, considering we will not have a yard.  New experiences, new ward and new beginnings.

Hans 1st day of swimming

Waiting to get in the water and swim

Learning how to float on his tummy

ready to dive in

Liesl's Preschool Graduation

Today was Liesl's graduation.  It was held at the American Fork Rec Center where she had been going to preschool for the school year.  She was so excited to be wearing a cap and gown and that Lito and Lita could be there to see her.  They showed the parents different things they had learned, one being the pledge of Allegiance which they recited first thing.  Afterwards, we got to take some pictures and they had some refreshments.  I was so proud of Liesl for wanting to learn and preparing herself for Kindergarten. 

Happy Birthday Hans!

Today we celebrated Hans birthday with a friends birthday party.  The theme this year was Secret Spy Agent.  He sent invitation to kids in his class that told them to come in dark shirts because they were going through spy training.  When they got at our home they all received mustaches for their disguises and they were given a code sheet they needed to decipher.  They all knew that they needed to get through obstacle courses to find their loot (their gift bags).  Paul and I had a fun time putting this together and the kids had a blast.  We even put a disguise on Ky, he wasn't to happy but it was funny.