Happy Halloween

 We have gone from picking out pumpkins at the pumpkin patch to picking out pumpkins at the grocery store but at least we are still sticking with the tradition of picking out pumpkins, carving them, and roasting the seeds! Ingrid and Juan dressed up and went out trick or treating. Even the dogs, Snoopy and Buddy, were forced to get dressed up this Halloween in a costume!!

A Trip to Sedona

We had friends that told us about "Passion for Purity", which is a Biblical way of teaching kids about staying pure until they are ready for a marriage commitment. The idea is to go away for the weekend so there are no distractions and make it special, so we did. We planned a special weekend get away to Sedona. We covered the material during the morning and then enjoyed some time outside in the afternoon. We enjoyed an expensive and special dinner at the resort.  

In hindsight, Ingrid and Juan may have been a little young but Angie already has a boyfriend so needed to hear all of this. We presented her with a purity ring at the end and tried to make it special and a big deal. We are doing everything everyone tells us we should do to be good parents it is just extremely challenging to connect a lot of the time! We will keep trying though because what other choice do you have!

Special Time with Papi

 We tried to think outside the box for presents for Ingrid and Juan's birthdays this year and give them something they could do with Dainis, who the kids call Papi. Juan loves baseball so we gave him the gift of a Diamondbacks game together. Ingrid loves horses so we gave her the gift of going horseback riding. They loved them!