Abuelos visit!

We have had a fun time this weekend, sharing time with abuela and abuelo. They came to visit and arrived on Saturday morning. The kids had so much fun with them, and it seemed abuela and abuelo had lots of fun playing with the kiddos. I didn't expect gifts, myself, but I was pleasantly surprised when abuelo presented me with new "glass" for my photography collection! I got a longer zoom lens than what I had on my camera and I'm enjoying it a lot! While my parents were here, we mostly hung around the house, as it was too cold out. However, Saturday it was beautiful and warm enough to get the kids out for a bit to the park--so we did that! Hubby and I got to go out on a date Saturday night! Mom and dad stayed with the kids, while we went out to dinner and to get some ice cream. Sunday, dad and I, as well as Maria went to a photography seminar, which was very informative--but much to my chagrin, I didn't walk away with any free gifts as I was hoping! Oh, well!! But I did walk away with a lot of useful info and tips! We came home after the seminar to eat cake and celebrate my mom's birthday! Yum, Yum, we had Tres Leches!! Abuela and abuelo have returned home, and we are missing them. HOpefully they will come visit again, soon!

Our New Years Pics

We are back home now after traveling to H-town to visit my family! It was so much fun to see my parents, brother, sister, brother-in-law, and finally meeting our niece--who is just 2 wks 2 days younger than our little guy!! The kids did awesome on the drive, both there and back. Hubby changed the seat arrangements in the back, and Kateli enjoyed much more being able to see out of the front window, rather than the boring view of the back of daddy's seat. We didn't do a whole lot, but relaxed tons. The grandparents, I think, really enjoyed their time with all the grandkids together. My dad got lots of good shots of the kids, and I practiced using my new SLR. I have a lot to learn, but I got quite a few tips from my dad while we were home. He uses the D200, which is very similar to mine (except mine is a step or two down from his :) ).

Our New Year's day celebration consisted of a get together that my brother had planned for us and a few friends. He grilled out and we had fun visiting with some people that we had not seen in a while--however, with all the talking and catching up, we didn't get the camera out for many pics....I'll have to post some of the great shots that my dad got at midnight, New Year's :).

Here are some of the pics that we got while on our vacation at home....