summer life

may, june and july  have been really busy....we have tommy's birthday on april 29th, he turned 7,then kelly's birthday on april 30th...she turned 35......then, charlie's the second of may, she turned 6...then, austin's on may 14th...he turned 25, then cedar's on the 4th of june, he turned 2 ...then, out birthday months really start...russ turned 30 on the 25th...kelly turned 37 on the 27th...kristen turned 30 on the 30th! we had a bowling party for russ' b-day...went out to dinner for kelly's, then russ had a surprise party for kristen at my house...fun and busy!
then, lexi is in the middle of july...she'll be 6...willie on the 2nd of august...he's turning 35...then, we finish up with kerry on the 5th of august and she's turning 26....woosh!!! then, we have a little break until russie's birthday in September....besides birthdays...kelly had surgery twice...hopefully, this last one will do the trick!  we celebrated the 4th of july...it's always bittersweet because the 4th, 5th, and 6th roll around...day tom died on the 5th...and his birthday on the 6th...sort of always nice to have that week over....and then i collapased!!!!

barcelona

we took the train to barcelona on thursday....austin had to stay behind at school, so he flew in on friday evening....barcelona is amazing!! so beautiful...so crazy with it's architecture...friday was my birthday...so we celebrated it up!! the kids were cute and  sent me gorgeous flowers...we had a fun, sort of crazy lunch...saw the sights...the sagrada familia...park guell, the gothic quarter, the cathedral...and just walking, walking, walking throughout the town...it was a beautiful end to an amazing trip!

madrid

we arrived in madrid and just stayed for 2 days....we saw all the sights...kerry showed us what she does in her life...austin had school so, he just met us afterward....we walked all the streets...went to retiro park....so beautiful...huge,  had an amazing little lake...a gorgeous crystal house...it was fun...then, saw the palace....wandered around...saw all the squares...had delicious chocolate and churros..ate at a great tapas bar.....it was a fun time..