Yesterday we celebrated Markos’s birthday — it was actually on 9/11 — with his mother and our closest friends. BFFs Erika and Papi Blez were actually up from Orange County for it. Maya is so adorable.
Check out the evening’s highlights:
After weeks of staring at nothing but a gutted garden in our backyard, our wooden swing set finally arrived. We now have somewhere to send the kids in the evening. Woo-hoo!
Special thanks to DH, Papi Blez, Will, Aaron and Mark who worked non-stop the last couple days to get it up for the party. They even worked in the rain yesterday. Here is the fruit of their labor:
My sweetie is 38 years old. He normally doesn’t like to be reminded that it is his birthday, but he seemed to enjoy himself, eating Salvadoran pupusas, drinking beer, catching up with friends and playing cards late into the night. (For us parents, this means 11:30 p.m..)
I know you are as excited as I am to see Erika’s cute belly:
Overall, a great evening. Clean-up wasn’t too bad as we had all hands on deck. How was your weekend?
Look at that glowing Baby Mama!
Erika, I can see the glow even on the computer – how happy do you look!
Every last one of you looks full of joy. What a great celebration.
Looks like a lot of fun
Glad you all were able to celebrate together. And awesome playset for the backyard!
Aww, Erika
So cute! Looks like you all had a lot of fun. And the mention of pupusas makes my mouth water. We used to get them all the time from the little tienda down the street from our house in San Salvador. Mmmm….
Wonderful photos!
I especially love the one of Erika, looking tres chic and smiling so big. :)
Glad you had a great time and happy birthday to Markos!
We just got back from the Columbus Zoo, for Saturn Day… all the Saturn owners got in free, got to see a live animal show with Jack Hanna, and had a free lunch. It was unbelievably crowded, most likely due to the fantastic weather today. :D
Awwww!
Love the belly, Erika! You look gorgeous.
Happy birthday to Markos – funny – I never knew our husbands were the same age, Elisa!
happiness all around…
happy bd to markos…and erika you look more beautiful than ever!
melinda
my DH too
born Dec., 1971
that’s so funny! n/t
congrats
Congrats Erika! I’m so happy for you. Very cute belly pic.
YOU’RE BACK!!!!!!!!
Oh, hooraaaaaayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi there!
Hope all is well. How are your kids? How is the baby boy doing? Did he have his birthday yet?
Just last Wednesday, actually.
A year. And still not sleeping. Ugh.
But he’s electric. When he smiles, the whole room lights up. He just has this huge grin. So, he survives. For now. :D
DD is doing good–she loves her pre-K class and is so excited to go. Whew.
We’re trying to the sell the house and move to a better school district, which is currently a major source of stress. You get that, I bet.
Aw
Aw. Baby boys are so cute. And they love their mommies so.
Good luck with the home sale. Yes, major source of stress!
nice to see you
what a happy surprise
to see this handle! I hope you are back for good. I was just one of many, many people who were missing you and your wise ways.
Hi mamacita!
I missed you guys too, especially YOUR very wise ways and excellent school and parenting advice of course!
I’m back for a couple more years hopefully : )
woohoo..missed you!
great to see you again…
melinda
Ooooo.
The Kos’s went for the fancy Cedarworks playset. VERY nice. :)
I love Cedarworks. We have one too, and its great. However, I knew perfectly well that DH would NEVER get it assembled, so we paid someone. :D
Erika, you look FABULOUS.
Cedarworks…
Oh YEAH. And we have been using that brochure as leverage for weeks now. “If you don’t brush your teeth,” — as we wave the cedarworks brochure — “we are calling the company to cancel the delivery!”
Now, the new line is, “there is no playing with the swingset until your room is cleaned!”
Cute belly Erika!
so happy for you!
and HB to Markos!
Fun fun!
What a great week-end! Everyone looks wonderful. And I’m so jealous of that playset. I would have loved that when I was a kid.
Erika, I love the pregnancy glow – you look great!
Happy birthday to Markos – glad you all got to celebrate.
Great pictures
Erika is gorgeous!
i love that swing set
It looks really cool. Where did you get it?
Cedar Works…
http://www.cedarworks.com/
We had someone gut our garden, but then DH and friends set it up. It is a lot of work! But so, so worth it. The kids have been playing on it non-stop.
belated thanks
You all are very sweet
I was kind of shocked at how round I look already….but for once, that’s a VERY good thing!