Back in the USA

In a whirlwind of overscheduling, we decided that flying home to Galveston from Venezuela for one day then immediately taking off for Hawaii was a great idea.  We were celebrating Chris' mother's 70th birthday on the Big Island.

It was an 18 hour day of travel to get there and we could only stay a week as Chris had to get back to work. Hawaii was beautiful.  The girls had a great time hiking, seeing the Kilauea volcano and lava flows and hanging out with their cousins and Chris' family.

We flew home, kissed Daddy goodbye, and then the next day left for Disney World.  We went with the Resto's and had a blast. Again, thank you to my cousin Marla for providing all of the arrangements!  It made our trip organized and allowed us to relax and have fun with the kids and not worry about reservations or where we were going and when.

We rode all of the big roller coasters and scary rides (DO NOT MISS DINOSAUR!!!!) and still had time for wonderful dinners and some princess time (Tito

was a huge sport here).

After four wonderful days, we returned home exhausted and happy and ready to just hang out for a while.

I have started working again and it has been great.  I am working with residents again and enjoying it tremendously.

Katherine and I have been busy packing for camp.  I gave her most of the responsibility for packing and just act as her assistant and have been so proud about how organized she has been.  Madeline has been playing non-stop with her Galveston friends and thinks every day is another party!

Chris was able to come home for 4th of July weekend and we were able to celebrate with good friends here in Galveston.  We are looking forward to visiting with my family over the summer as well.