Whew....Way too many photos. Should blog more often.

David is building a great fort in the backyard.  

Initially, it was going to be a small and simple project.

The kids have had so much fun helping him and soon it will

be completed.  We're having to put screens over all the

windows because of those Texas mosquitoes.

Dante turned five and got a skateboard.  We have

a friend whose married with 3 little girls but enjoys

taking Dante to the skateboard park and reliving

his earlier glory days.  

Uncle Wade, Aunt Claudia and Emma came to visit.  Unfortunately,

the only photos we really took were at Dante's soccer game.

Izze wouldn't leave Uncle Wade's side...And our boy

was busy scoring like he was meant to play soccer.

We love watching him play.  We've always been somewhat

anti-trophy people but we were so proud of him when his

coach doted on him at his soccer party.  And yes, the trophy

was the highlight of his life for about a day.

Typical day in the Torres household...

It can be a little hard to see in black and white, but

yes, they are covered in mud.  I told them that

people pay lots of money for such mud baths.

Izze turning four.  Highlight of her day was her pink cake and her

Lelli Kelli pink sparkly mary jane shoes that her

Aunt Claudia just knew she would love.

They are her favorite.  

Nani, you would be proud of these shoes.

In our family, it is a week of celebrations...First Izze, then

me, then Dante.  The brilliance of always having the

two kids celebrate their birthdays together

 was unknown until this year, when we celebrated them on

their respective days.  Celebration station.  But having their

own day was important if not a little awkward for Izze.  

She really was confused but eventually embraced it all.

Well, we love everyone.  Life in the Torres household is

great.  In the vein of Goldilocks, it's not too busy, 

not too boring, it's just right.  Much love, am