Happy 33 to Me!

Yep, I turned the big 33 on Nov. 12th. We spent the weekend in San Antonio. Big shocker, I know. But we actually had a reason this time! Mondo's step-sister turned 15 and she had a big party or "Quinceañera". I had never been to one so it was kind of exciting. We took the kiddos and they had a great time playing with all of their cousins.

This was on Friday night. Caleb met his step-cousin for the first time. They are actually only 3 weeks apart. The looked like little twins and played so well together!

Ethan and one of his favorite cousin's GG. He actually lives in Arlington.

The next morning we drove all over San Antonio and Mondo showed us where he used to live and go to school. We also stopped at a park and let the kids play.

In the park there was a train that drove all around the park. It was a fun little informative ride about how the park came to be.

All excited for the ride to start!

That excitement quickly turned into fatigue for one little person. We went to bed late the night before and it caught up with him. He would've passed out but the train kept blowing it's whistle and he would jump. Poor guy.

He finally got some peace and quiet and fell asleep while "reading" a book.

We got some frozen custard for a birthday treat for mommy. Yummo!!

The next stop was my favorite Chinese restaurant Formosa Garden. Yum!! The kids enjoyed the noodles and rice. Look at that chop stick master!

Caleb didn't quite get the hang of the chop sticks. He doesn't even use silverware most of the time. He'll probably go to kindergarten still eating with his hands. My little caveman.

All dressed up for the big party! This was the best pic I could get of these two goofy goobers.

What's this? Oh...a birthday cake for me!! Mondo's dad suprised me and got me a cake! It was waiting for me at out table at the party. How thoughtful! And it was much bigger than this picture shows. It probably wasn't the best idea for me to take it on the long trip home either. I still have hot pink icing in my car.

The party girl's cakes.

I didn't get a great picture of her. But look at that dress!

I just love this picture. That is Mondo's brother-in-law dancing with Caleb. They danced together a lot! Juan said he was suprised at how well he followed him.

Caleb and Daddy. Silly face.

Mondo and his brother Abel.

Me and Mondo's sister Erika (GG's mom).

Ethan and Mommy. :-)

The little twins. Aren't they adorable?? Of course they wouldn't both look at the camera.

Ethan dancing the night away.

Look at that little turkey. He kept putting his hands on his hips and shaking his butt around. So funny!

And we lost one! He wasn't actually asleep but he was exhausted! I think we left around 11pm. We went back to the hotel, took showers, and they passed out! But don't worry...they slept in till 8am. (Sigh) It doesn't matter when these critters go to sleep. They're up bright and early!

The next morning we stopped by the Riverwalk on our way out for some pics.

This is their new goofy smile.

I was stunned when he posed himself and said "take a picture of me!" There is hope!!

The one nice picture I have of me and the boys and there is a bright spot over my face. Dang.

Had to stop in the mall for a Smurfy pic.

On our way home, we decided to go try some places off of Man vs Food. Mondo remembered one called Juan in a Million in Austin. The guy on the show had a challenge of eating a bunch of breakfast burritos. The place was in an interesting part of town and was packed.

We were all excited until we took a trip to the bathroom and were totally disgusted. We tried to erase that mental picture but then our food came...and so did the flies. Literally 5 or 6 flies swarming our food at the table. We shooed them off of the kids plates while they tried to eat and took our food to go. Although, we thought about what the kitchen might look like and lost our appetite. Juan in a Million = Juan's Home for a Million Flies. Gross.

After doing a little shopping at the outlets in Roundrock, we stopped for a "Texas size donut" at this place. God bless my husband for his awesome memory of Man vs. Food! The donut was a bit smaller than what I pictured a Texas size donut would look like but it was still yummy.

The Texas size vs a regular donut.

The kids enjoying a regule size donut on the way home (and sporting some new shoes!).




Caleb dancing with Uncle Juan. It was dark in there so it's hard to see.

Ethan dancing his favorite dance. I think it's called the Cupid Shuffle.