JT's is a very talented photographer with a special eye for nature, one of his pictures is going to a regional contest.

Bianca performed during her Holiday Recital, she also performed at the Festival of Trees.

Michael during his performance, the Orchestra Concert at Dixon Middle School. He was really good!

The new puppy.."MAX"

Here are the first pics of the puppy. He is all you can imagine an adorable creature would be. Soft, sweet, cuddly and we are crazy about him.

Sleep overs...

Here is a pic of Bianca and Carissa, the girl she babysits.....

Bianca loves having her friends over for the weekend.

Some of our fav visitors are in these pics...The girls just sort of giggle all day and night, make prank calls, text their other friends to update them on who likes who and why...watch movies....and eat a lot of candy.

Adria*****Natalie*****Olivia****

FUN TIMES!

Birthday time ...Bianca turns 15 and JT turns 18...

I cannot believe JT is 18. SHOCKED AND AMUSED.

We decided to go to the Oasis Cafe, a vegetarian/vegan friendly restaurant located in downtown Salt Lake City. I loved the food and vibe of it and did not hesitate to book our family brunch there on Saturday November 1st. We invited our family, of course and our dearest friend Dan.

"Tiny cousins" were not able to attend, since my brother Camilo worked a graveyard shift at the hospital, we missed them! Mason and Josh keep us on our toes and are too adorable for words. Grandma Gloria is extremely proud of JT and Bianca and she shows it :)

Over the span of 2 hours we visited, laughed and enjoyed delicious food. JT was thrilled to have uncle Camilo Jose there to talk "music" with. Bianca and Mason had their usual love fest going. We will hang out at this restaurant for sure again, the kids got a vegan chocolate cake that would rival any other around. The staff was helpful and prompt. We loved the Huevos Rancheros and the breakfast burrito.

JT's Photo Talent

JT is quite the photographer, he has taken some amazing shots and is building a very nice portfolio. Here are some of his shots...enjoy :)

Bianca and the Boys :)

This is a picture of Bianca with Danny on the left and my love Bob. We have dinner every sunday at Danny's. Loraine usually joins us as well. It has become sort of a new family tradition that we hope will carry on for many years. Our gracious host Danny is just TOO NICE to allow for a complete invasion of his home.

Bianca goes to Homecoming

Bianca

Flowers from Bob on 9/9/08

Lazy days of August...

This is Bob the love of my life :)

We watched most of the Olympics at Danny's. IT was intense and very inspiring. What will we do now that they are over? Oh the US open..but it will not be quite the same.

Cam and Melissa are hosting dinner every 2 weeks at their home. I made some Empanadas Chilenas for it in little squares and they turned out quite all right.

Mom makes this delicious vinagrette for the lemon cucumbers...yumm August is almost gone, to summarize the month lets just say we are too spoiled and have way too many dinner parties with friends and family. Just the way we like it.

Bob has taken me to so many new restaurants I feel I should be contributing editor to some fancy gourmet magazine. Among the favorite outings, some restaurants that I would highly recommend are:

Oasis Cafe, the breakfast brunch is to die for and the chai is the best I have had in SLC. The bookstore inside the restaurant ( The Golden Braid) has a very peaceful air about it, with a magnificent fish pond that I wanted to steal and set up at my house.

The Market St Grill, I had been there before but never for breakfast. The Omelettes and jams are succulent, it is the perfect way to start a weekend.

Martine's Now, this is a really nice Tapas restaurant, I hear the chef is from Spain, the place is very romantic and the dishes are presented in a very artistic manner. We had a side of Tapas, then had a hard time deciding what to order for dinner, this place is perfect for a candle lit dinner.

Before I forget here is a recommendation if you are into Reflexology. Bob has been seeing this lady for treatments and I had an appointment 2 weeks ago. I knew next to nothing about reflexology but decided to try it based on Bob's interesting review. Well, let me tell you, it was one of the most enjoyable things I have ever done. My therapist is Julie Behling her number is 850-294-9683. She is FANTASTIC, if you want to check her out without a full appointment, catch her at the Farmer's Market in SLC. She does 15 min sessions there on Saturdays.

This has sure been an unforgettable summer. Now we are going back to school and hopefully a very fulfilling end of the year.

Some of my favorite shots