August 2013 The Painted Plate and dinner with Mamo

In San Antonio, summer can be unbearable. For the kids it's hard to be stuck inside all day. So we planned a trip to a paint your own pottery studio. Violet painted a kitty, of course. I took my sister, brother, niece and nephew along with us! It was a lot of fun! I definitely have a lot of respect for moms with 5 kids! I had my hands full for sure!

we had dinner at the cove the next night. It was evening but it was still around 100 degrees. The Cove has a covered play ground so their skin is red from the heat

Our last night in SA, my dad cooked fajitas and invited over my Aunt and Mamo. We had such a lovely dinner. It was the last time I saw Mamo. She was so tired and still so sad. But I thought she was going to get better and stronger. We got her into the hot tub and she seemed really relaxed and we all had such a good time. I hugged her so many times that night and as I walked her to the car, I reminded myself that it might be the last time I saw her, though in my heart I didn't want to believe it. I hugged and kissed her over and over as I tried to say goodbye. I miss her so terribly.

She adores him

and he adores her too

silly Uncle Matt

Silly Aunt Heather and Uncle Sixto

Mamo in the hot tub

she was so happy