Tahlya graduates and gets a new kitty!!

We are very proud of Tahlya for graduating eight grade this year! Grandma came down to San Diego with me to attend Tahlya's ceremony and I had a little surprise for her stowed away in my truck.
It was a kitty that Mike and I had been caring for, for the last couple weeks. Tahlya nearly died when she found out we had kitties a few weeks back and proceeded to bug our mom for one every day.
She was ecstatic when she returned home from the ceremony and spotted a little fur ball in a cute, pink play bed. I took a few pics of her with the kitty and of her opening gits to celebrate her day. Alaina took some more pics, hopefully we can get some more up here. :)

Auntie Debbie's 50th Birthday!

For Auntie Debbie's 50th birthday, the family got together for a rockin' good time!
We celebrated in Fontana at Auntie Debbie's house. As soon as we arrived, we could hear music inside, and we entered to a surfin' beach themed party.

I snapped a few photos of my crazy parents dancing to Shout!, the family party song. Also, little J.Flo, (Jake), Stella and Ovidio's little tyke, was dancing all night! We all had a great night, and were happy to spend some family time together!

Tahlya dances at Disneyland Hotel!

Our very talented sister, Tahlya, performed at the Disneyland Hotel once again, and her team took home a trophy!

I met my mom, Tahlya, and Makayla at the venue, and we cheered on the hip-hoppin' dancer! It was a great show, but we missed Alaina of course.
We walked down Downtown Disney and our mom treated us to some treats! Check out the photos!

DAD turns 54!

For Lemmy's birthday this year, we had a low key BBQ dinner, and Uncle Johnny, Auntie Linda, Kristi, and Jacki came down to visit!!

The first night that I came down, me and my sisters went for a pleasant walk to Crusin' Grand. The Excondido locals line up their vintage cars, and people walk around, and enjoy the atmosphere! We took Loxi, Makayla's dog with us, and she was good for the most part.
Then, when my uncle's family got to town, we made crafts, played volleyball, and ate some GOOD FOOD! Then, Alaina took some headshots of Kristi for her graduation photos! We went to the park and had a lot of fun posing her in different positions. Check out the pictures of our adventures.

Mother's Day weekend.

This mother's day my family and I drove up to West Covina to share the saturday with my Grandma, Auntie Barbara, her friend Betty, Uncle Chuck and his wife, Yilin and her daughter who we met for the first time, Linda. Coincidentally, Reinel was down in San Diego for a bachelorette party, while we were up there!

My mom made a delicious enchilada dinner, my sisters and myself made chocolate dipped strawberries & a yummy [really yummy...] chocolate chip cheesecake, and Reinel hand painted really cute gift bags with presents inside them for the ladies. It was a wonderful and beautiful day that I was thankful to spend with some of the most amazing women I know.

Here are a few photos I took [click on the picture for a bigger size]:

Dad looking at the calendar Uncle Tim & Auntie Nancy made for Grandma.

-Alaina

San Diego Museum of Art

A few weeks ago the family and I (Alaina) took a trip to Balboa to see Tahlya's artwork in the San Diego Museum of Art (Balboa Park's largest art collection). Students in San Diego County had their artwork handpicked by their teachers to be specially displayed in a section of the museum & families were invited for an evening of drinks, h'ordeurves & cake! Tahlya did a wonderful drawing that was inspired by a poem written by Edgar Allen Poe.

Of course, you can't expect the Campas to go to a fancy shmancy art museum and behave the entire time... We spent the end of the evening going around the museum, taking a few "life imitating art" photos... & even getting scolded for taking photos and were followed around to make sure we didn't take any more...

After the museum we took a stroll to enjoy the nighttime beauty of balboa: its lovely architechture & gorgeous waterfall!

As any family time we have when Reinel isn't present, we wished she was there very much!


-Alaina

Prepping flowers for a wedding-Yilin visits

My good friend from high school, Syreeta, will be getting married this weekend in San Diego. I came down early to help my mom because she is doing the flowers for the event-which is going to be huge, glitzy, and detailed!
Yilin (Uncle Chuck's new wife) came down to help us with the preparation. I took some photos of us working, the 700 roses, and the beautiful centerpieces we created!

Then, we all went out to Fillippi's down the street in Escondido for dinner. It is a very busy Italian restaurant with DELICIOUS food. It has a real "small town, family-owned" feel and we really enjoyed ourselves.

I am really looking forward to tomorrow. I can't wait to see how all the flowers and decorations come together and I am also anxious to witness my friend getting married. It is such a wonderful thing to be a part of such a significant transition in the life of someone you love.