Belated B-day pics

I know, I know.... but at least I am posting something, right? :) Edwin got to celebrate his birthday with a few of the people with whom we went to El Salvador on a mission trip this summer (yeah, I haven't posted that either....) It was fun because we surprised him. Then, we played games and had cake. Tory, naturally, loved this part of the evening! She burned the tips of her hair, though, trying to blow out the candles!! :) (By the way, she still loves to sing Happy Birthday to Tory and dances away to the Pizza Puch CD all the time!)

We also were able to celebrate Tory and Edwins birthdays with Nana, Papa, and Zach one Sunday after church. No wonder Tory loves to sing Happy Birthday! :)

Lo sé, lo sé, pero al menos estoy poniendo ALGO, aunque me haya tardado casi un mes, bea? :) Edwin pudo celebrar su cumpleaños con una de la mara que fué a El Salvador con nosotros en el viaje de misiones (si, eso tampoco lo he puesto . . . ) Fué divertido porque lo pudimos sorprender. Después jugamos unos juegos de mesa y tuvimos pastel de sorbete!! A Tory, naturalmente, le encantó esa parte de las actividades. Hasta se quemó un poquito las puntitas de su pelo al soplar las velas!! :) Ah, a propósito, todavía le encanta cantar Happy Birthday to Tory y poner el CD de Pizza Puch para bailar y cantar. :) ¡Ya casí se puede todas las canciones! :)

También pudimos celebrar los cumpleaños de Tory y de Edwin con mis abuelitos y mi primo. Con razón le gusta tanto cantar el Happy Birthday! :)

Improv Photo Shoot at the Park

Tory is always up for a trip to the park to throw rocks in the water! We had a great dinner pic-nic there this week, and Edwin whipped out his awesome camera and was able to capture some cute pictures of our growing girl! :)

¡Tory siempre se emociona por ir al parque a tirar rocas en el rio! Cenamos estilo pic-nic ahí esta semana y Edwin sacó su super camara y pudo capturar unas fotos chivas de nuestra pequeña niña que no deja de crecer.... :)

Tory's Happy Birthday!!

Ok, little story I must write for memory's sake: I was not very smart, and told Tory about a week and a half before her birthday, that soon we would be going to Pizza Hut to celebrate her birthday. Oh, wow!! She was so excited! She then kept asking, Tory's Happy Birthday? Especially if we went out for another activity. Every time, I tried to explain that she still needed to go nigh-night, and wake up, (about 5 more times) before we could have her Happy Birthday. But the day did finally arrive and boy did it live up to all her anticipation! She absolutely LOVES the Pizza Hut mascot, called Pizza Puch, and unlike Pizza Huts in the States, ALL Pizza Huts in El Salvador also have a play area (what smart people!!!). She also finally did well having a clown. He was awesome: not too loud, or overwhelming... just funny enough to make it fun, not offensive. And she did great with the piñata, too, since she had a few times where she was able to get used to how the whole piñata thing works, thanks to the VBS team that we worked with a few weeks back. Thank you to all who made this such a special day for Tory!! I cant believe she is now three!! :)

Bueno, tengo que escribir un pequeño cuento para los recuerdos . . . no fui muy inteligente al decirle a Tory que pronto ibamos a ir a Pizza Hut para celebrar su cumpleaños. Se lo dije como una semana y media antes del evento! Pues, cada vez que saliamos de la casa, ella esperaba que ya ibamos a celebrar su Happy Birthday. Cada vez, le tuve que explicar que aun faltaban varias veces para que durmiera y se levantara antes que sucediera su Happy Birthday. Pero tanta paciencia de parte de ella si que valio la pena. Se divirtio TANTO con su fiesta alli con el Pizza Puch y todos los primitos y amiguitos! También disfrutó tanto al payaso y la piñata... y su cosa preferida, desde luego, fué soplar las velas después de oír su adorada canción de Happy Birthday! :) No hay palabras suficientes para agradecerles a todos los que ayudaron a preparar para esta fiesta y a los que vinieron a celebrar este día con nosotros.... Gracias de todo corazón.... fue un día muy, muy especial! Los queremos mucho!

Fun in El Salvador :)

During our time here in El Salvador, I have not been very good about taking pictures.... because my camera was stolen out of my suitcase . . . :( but this past week, visiting Edwin's family, we have gone to a few fun places with Tory's cousins... and I borrowed a camera. :) First of all, just plain fun in the water buckets on the patio. Then, a visit to a children's museum, a visit to a carousel, and today, a visit to the zoo. :) Oh, and also, their dog had 7 puppies and they are SOOO cute!! :) Tomorrow we get to celebrate Tory's 3rd birthday with all the family... fun, fun!

Durante mi tiempo en El Salvador, no he tomado muchas fotos . . . porque me robaron mi camara de mi maleta.... :( Pero estando con la familia de Edwin esta semana has sido divertido con los primos, asi que les preste su camara para tomar fotos. Primero, divertiendose con los huacales y el agua.... luego diversion en el Tin Marin, en un carusel, y al zologico. Ah, y el perro tuvo 7 cachorritos bien bonitos. :) Manana a celebrar el cumpleanos de Tory.... va a ser divertido tambien. :)