I finally was able to convince my parents to pose for us for some updated portraits. It had been a while since they’ve had any sort of photos taken of them together. We were there this weekend having an early birthday celebration for my dad, and so we took that opportunity to go outside for a few shots:

Luckily, the weather was cooperating that day. It was fairly warm and sunny, and the ground was not too soggy from the recent rains, as we walked around their property, affectionately known as “The Farm”.

All of us kids are grown and out of the house, and now they just have their “fur babies”, Inky and Maddie at home with them. If you know us, you know that we are a dog loving family.  Among the three children, my parents have six “granddogs”.

In this shot, we didn’t intend to have Inky and Maddie in the picture with them, but the dogs “insisted”.  It was good, though, that we caught this image with them together, a little family portrait.

I’m glad we were able to captures these images of you guys. Not only for you to have updated photos for yourselves, but also to preserve these memories for us. Dahlin’!

This past weekend we were with our family to celebrate our niece Leah’s 3rd birthday. As usual, we took the opportunity to grab some pics of her. Can’t believe she’s three already! (Click below to see image bigger.)

For fun, here’s a little comparison of some pics from last year, her 2nd birthday, and this year’s photos:

Last year, we tried to entertain with bubbles, this year we had balloons!

Last year, a doll and stroller. This year, a raincoat and umbrella.

Gotta work the birthday outfit!

Same chair, different year.

Put your hands up for birthdays!

Lollipops are so last year.

Leah, Happy 3rd Birthday! Tío Iván y Tía Sarah te quieren mucho!!