We went to Dallas this weekend for Calixto's nephews 2nd birthday party Saturday. A clown came that painted the kid's faces and did cool magic tricks. Most of the kids were too little and didn't want their faces painted but opted for something painted on their arms. Catherine was the first one in line and got this beautiful butterfly. Christopher looked so cool in his tiger face!

The clown did a great job entertaining the kids. Here Catherine is helping her but the clown kept "accidentally" dropping the ropes...Catherine just laughed and laughed!

This is such a precious picture!! The clown has an english accent and reminded us of Merryl. When she first arrived Catherine was scared and didn't want to see her but, she quickly warmed up to her. I never knew my kids were such performers until this. Christopher got up and did his own magic trick and Catherine was the clown assistant whenever possible. It was a lot of fun!

We ended up staying over night at an incredible hotel, which Calixto found cheaper than the Holiday Inn Express. The kids were amazed by the grandeur of the hotel and didn't want to leave. Unfortunately we got there around 10 pm and left at 10 the next morning, so we didn't really get to enjoy the hotel to the fullest...maybe another time. We were able to visit with both sides of Calixto's family as we spent Sunday with his Dad/stepmom. (Saturday we spent the day with his mom and sister). On the way home last night we stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner. A guy came up to Calixto and asked what his name was, it turns out the guy was a childhood friend of his, Pablo. They had not seen each other for 20 something years! Seeing him just brought back a flood of memories for him.
Well, today is the first day of our summer break. We have determined to learn a bible verse every week as a family. We'd like to do it all year but Christopher memorizes scripture for school and they are usually pretty lengthy. Anyway, our first verse is:
"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations." Deut 7:9 ESV
Ok, the kids are arguing...it is time to go find some work for them to do...