4th of July Memorial

 

 

I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July.  This 4th we celebrated the life of my FIL- Pablo San Martin Sr.  My wonderful MIL has been grieving for almost 6 years and has finally decided to move on with her life.  My FIL’s wishes were to be cremated and to be scattered in his beloved Hill Country.   We got everyone together for the celebration.  There were tears and laughter, story telling and a sense of peace all around us.

    

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

After the memorial, we headed to our cousins place on the Frio River.  Since we haven’t had much rain, it was a little low-but the boys had a great time splashing around. 

        

Now everyone always asks “Why do you take so many pictures of Cody?” 

Here is the reason why:  Ian is almost 10 now. 

Apparently around this age boys develop a fear of the camera.  I believe it comes from a pre-puberty gene forming called the – “I’m too cool for this anymore”-gene.  He used to LOVE having his picture taken!  Talk about supermodel!  He loved the camera.  I have disks and external hard drives full of Ian doing EVERYTHING.  But now…sadly- not so much.

Here are some examples of what I am talking about.

Cody- he loves the camera.

Ian- not so much…

I had to beg him to move his hand.

 

Then just when I finally get Ian to cooperate…Cody will do silly things in the pictures.  See-just like this.

I had to bribe Ian for this picture.  No really!  I told him he could load his gun and go shoot some cans. 

When in the Hill Country- you must shoot your gun!  They have a ton of fun shooting their guns.  The second anyone mentions going to the Hill Country- the boys start grabbing their guns and heading for the car. 

 

 

My BIL Roberto is a master marksman – and showed the boys a few pointers.

 

Here is another example of how silly Cody can be.

Here- he doesn’t see the camera pointed in his direction…

 

And here- well, you see what I mean.

Yup. All they need is their guns…and Nintendo DS. 

As you can see in these next photos…Cody can’t seem to put his DS down.  No, not even to roast a marshmallow.  What a talented guy!

Now if could only use this talent for good.  Hmmm- maybe like cleaning his room?  I know, wishful thinking.

We had a great time with family and friends! 

We celebrate our Freedom & Independence today in so many ways! 

A special Thanks for all who have served in our military-we appreciate all you do for us!