Oh, the anticipation we felt when they let us know they were about 20 minutes away from arriving. Leo and I just waited on the couch, talking and looking so very much forward to when we would hear them at the front door.
Guillermo was sitting at his desk in the front room and so could see that they pulled up so he announced that they're here and we ran to the front door with excitement. We saw Scotty getting out of the car and after a second of hesitation, he ran to us. We hugged and kissed and were so happy. Leo was just beside himself with happiness to have his cousin with him again for a little while. The two boys got right to playing and we were just happy to sit back and watch them interact. Fernando and Eva came home a few minutes later (they were out picking up an ice cream cake for Leo's second birthday celebration!)
These are moments of true happiness. When the whole family is together again. We are just so grateful that Rebeca and Jason took the time to swing by San Antonio so that we could see them and Scotty and so that Scotty and Leo could play together again. There are no words to describe how much we loved the time that we were all together.
Shortly after they arrived, Rebeca and I took the boys to a splash pad at our local Y. Rebeca's friend Laura met us there with her daughter Madisen.
That's Scotty on the left filling up his water gun, Madisen in the middle and Leo getting sprayed by Madisen's water gun.
Madisen's turn to get sprayed!
Then it was time to sing Happy Birthday when we got back home.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I hit stop and when I started it again, that video is too long to upload. I will try to shorten it and get it uploaded.
Oh well, didn't get to show that last candle being blown out, but that's the most of the video I was able to upload!
Later that afternoon, we all drove over to Mom's house. We visited for a little while - the boys enjoyed the swing in the back yard - then we all went out to dinner at Taco Cabana.
Afterwards, we took group pictures and then headed back home.
The next day we took some pictures recreating the scene that was taken 4 years ago.
First two funny ones
Then working hard to be serious.
Here is four years ago.
Rebeca, Jason and Scotty left mid morning the next day. It was a really good twenty four hours!
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