Hola!! We hope all is well with you!The kids and I were so happy to have Brian around for a week. We went to a new playground in a neighboring town one day, and the kids had fun playing with Dad. Getting dressed is sometimes an issue with Caroline. This particular day she wanted to wear her Sunday best, so Sunday best it was. :)
Maybe she was just celebrating Dad being home.
Luke was climbing up everything in sight.
And Jackson just ran.
At one point they were throwing some boomerangs and one got stuck in a tree. I thought this was a funny picture!
On Friday Brian and Luke were invited to go flying with a neighbor of our's who is in a club at a local airport.
Our neighbor Tim, from England. His family owns the masia where we picked olives last fall.
Some beautiful shots of Sitges and the Mediterranean.
Here you can see the series of coves and beaches along the coast in Sitges.
And they even flew to Montserrat, so here is a nice aerial view.
Also on Friday my friend Nikolina from Hershey arrived with her boyfriend Jaspreet for a week in Barcelona. Her 30th birthday was on Saturday, so we all went out for a really nice dinner in the city. We ended up at a GREAT restaurant high up on Montjuic overlooking the city. It was fabulous. Her friend Jerin was also in town and joined us for her birthday dinner.
Great shot of Nikolina and Jaspreet.
Brian was playing around with the night-time lighting settings on the camera and was able to get some great shots.
We were on the outside terrace which had great atmosphere but was actually a bit chilly. Luckily they had the tower heaters!
On Sunday we went to church and then had a picnic lunch by the port.
Hmmm...I wonder what Brian is looking at?
Boats and restaurants along the water at Port Vell.
I thought this was kind of cool, a picture of boats, a cable car, and an airplane all at one time!
Jackson on the metro, he had way too much fun!
On Monday Nikolina and Jaspreet came by train to Sitges and we showed them around our town. We started with a nice lunch at Cafe La Nina on the sea front.
This restaurant had actually been recommended by Becky & Les, and we all loved it. We will definitely go back there again!
Here's the famous spot at the base of the church where we take everyone's picture. :)
Kids running through old town Sitges.
Caroline running down the street by our library, towards San Sebastian beach.
Jaspreet and Nikolina on Caroline's favorite road.
Family shot, we haven't had one of those in a while!
After walking around town for a bit we stopped at the beach so Nikolina and Jaspreet could feel the Mediterranean. It was a bit cold!
Luke was in his glory!
Hanging out on the beach.
Jaspreet and Luke decided to jump the waves for a bit, and Luke just had a blast.
Cold, wet boys in the back of the Doblo. :)
On Tuesday Brian left for training in Miami, and Wednesday we went to "bydnastics" (which ends this week). Caroline wanted to take ladybug cookies for her class and teachers. So we actually made whoopie pie ladybugs which were a big hit!
Then on Friday we saw Nikolina and Jaspreet
again before they flew out Saturday morning. We started off at Catalunya en Miniatura. We had a picnic lunch, had fun looking at all of the miniature sights in Catalunya where they had been...
and of course rode the train.
The driver let the kids pose in the captain's seat.
Since we were out that direction we then took them to Montserrat. Nikolina wasn't too sure about the yellow cable car ride to the top of the mountain!
I never get tired of seeing the beauty of this place. Here are Jesus and the twelve disciples. It's amazing to think about how this was built high up on a rocky mountain such a long time ago.
This restaurant had actually been recommended by Becky & Les, and we all loved it. We will definitely go back there again!
Here's the famous spot at the base of the church where we take everyone's picture. :)
Kids running through old town Sitges.
Caroline running down the street by our library, towards San Sebastian beach.
Jaspreet and Nikolina on Caroline's favorite road.
Family shot, we haven't had one of those in a while!
After walking around town for a bit we stopped at the beach so Nikolina and Jaspreet could feel the Mediterranean. It was a bit cold!Luke was in his glory!
Hanging out on the beach.
Jaspreet and Luke decided to jump the waves for a bit, and Luke just had a blast.
Cold, wet boys in the back of the Doblo. :)
On Tuesday Brian left for training in Miami, and Wednesday we went to "bydnastics" (which ends this week). Caroline wanted to take ladybug cookies for her class and teachers. So we actually made whoopie pie ladybugs which were a big hit!Then on Friday we saw Nikolina and Jaspreet
again before they flew out Saturday morning. We started off at Catalunya en Miniatura. We had a picnic lunch, had fun looking at all of the miniature sights in Catalunya where they had been...
and of course rode the train.
The driver let the kids pose in the captain's seat.
Since we were out that direction we then took them to Montserrat. Nikolina wasn't too sure about the yellow cable car ride to the top of the mountain!
I never get tired of seeing the beauty of this place. Here are Jesus and the twelve disciples. It's amazing to think about how this was built high up on a rocky mountain such a long time ago.
Jaspreet, Nikolina and the kids outside the cathedral entrance.
Jackson was a bit of a crazy man wanting to push his stroller around everywhere!
View from the top.
Kids waiting to ride the cable car back down the mountain.
Caroline and Nikolina having a good belly laugh. :) We all really enjoyed our trip to Montserrat, and all of our time with them during their trip to Barcelona!! Happy 30th Birthday Nikolina!!They flew out Saturday morning, and then the kids and I drove to a "finca" in the country owned by Luke's friend Dylan's family. It's basically a small working farm with a shed on it, that they've made into a really cute cottage and have plans to expand it. They let us sleep in the shed and they slept in a tent. It was the most "roughing it" that they kids have done thus far, that's for sure! We cooked over an open fire, the refrigerator was a deep whole in the ground, and only saw 2 other people the entire weekend! It was very relaxing. I'll have some pictures to include with the next posting.
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in our families and lives, we love you all!
Adios for now!
Love,
Love,
Tonya
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