Matadors and Family pics

Well it's been a while. Not a lot has happened, but there have been a few developments. On Nov. 8, 2012, Javier and I attended the Navy & Marine Corps Birthday Ball. It was held in a beautiful ballroom of a very posh beach club. The majority of those that attended were Navy folk with just a handful of Marines present. This ball was special for us because it was the first one we have attended since Javier was promoted to Major last year. And that means he wore a new dress mess uniform. It's rather spiffy. Some call it the Napolean uniform. I think it makes him look a bullfighter or "matador". I have heard that there is a cape that accompanies this uniform. I am very tempted to buy it.

We did not take our camera this year, so that is why I don't have more pictures from the ball. We were just happy to have a babysitter and get out for some fun. All in all, it was a great time.

In other news, a few weeks back, we hired a photographer to take our family pictures in Central Park. It was a perfect fall day. Sunny, brisk, beautiful foliage, and a happy family. The photographer was very patient with our 3 rascals and managed to capture some great pictures. While he took more than 300 photos, we were able to narrow it down to our 6 favorite. Here they are:

I really love having our family portraits done once or twice a year. It warms my heart to see the evolution of our little family displayed on all my walls. It's what makes our house feel like our "home".

The coming weeks are packed with more things in our schedule. Thanksgiving is next week and we scored tickets to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in Manhattan. That should be an adventure and I'll be sure to take lots of pictures. In 2 weeks the twins will have their 4th birthday party. We have hired a special party venue and I think it's going to be loads of fun. Then Sebi's birthday is right around the corner, then Christmas, and so on. So I expect to be busy here on the family blog. I hope all our friends and family are still enjoying the website.

~Latrice