Father's Day

It was Father's Day today and we celebrated the Daddy Jason in our lives. He got funny cards from the kids and me. 

Eva gave him a homemade "Best Dad Ever" medal and he proudly wore it.  

He also got a BBQ cover that he has been wanting. 

He played in a blanket fort with the kids today and also took a long nap. He wanted Reubens for his special dinner and I was happy to oblige. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! We sure love the one that lives in our house. 

Chihuahuas Baseball

Ed got tickets for the Chihahuas game and invited us along. Brendan and Paige were worn out from the party and swimming so they stayed home. Even though we new El Paso had a baseball team, we hadn't been to a game yet and I was surprised at the size and look of the stadium. It was super nice. We arrived before Ed and bought tickets. The section he said he would be was sold out so we ended up in a section nearby. When we sat in our seats we saw that another person from the clinic was there so we invited her to come sit with us.

Partway into the game Jason texted Ed to see where he was. There was a mixup with his tickets and the ticket office gave him new and better seats. When he told us where he was (across the field) we realized that we could hear him since he cheers so loudly. We made our way over to where he was seated since there were many open seats. In fact, the whole sections was empty except for dental clinic people. That made it super fun. 

I don't think anyone can cheer like Ed. He danced and whooped and generally was a super fan. It was so funny to watch. Jason danced with him too.

Ed is so loud that when a foul ball came nearby he convinced the player to toss it to him. Then he gave it to Darby.  

We got some tasty food as well and took our picture with the mascot statue. 

It began to rain briefly but stopped after a few minutes. Even though Ed had his "rally cap" (hat turned inside out and backwards) on, the Chihuahuas lost 14 to 5. 

And then, as they do for home games on Saturday nights, there were fireworks on the field. It was so awesome! They rivaled the fireworks we saw in DC by the Washington Monument. They were close and right overhead. There was even a fireball at the end that you could feel the heat from. It was a fantastic night. 

Promotion Party

Ed wanted to secretly have a BBQ at his house to celebrate the two new LTCs. The wives arranged the food but Ed got the cake. They thought it was just a BBQ  but it was really in honor of them. Clinic friends were invited. It was a lot of fun. We are really lucky that Jason works with such great people. 

The kids played in the pool, the adults talked. The De Cardona had a new puppy who was so cute! When the cake came out we got pictures and Jason showed off his "professional" cake cutting skills. later that evening we were all meeting for a Chihuahuas baseball game.

 

Promotion

Today Jason was promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel. The ceremony was at the clinic around lunch so we all got to go. He shared this day with his friend and coworker (also fellow endo graduate of the Fort Bragg program) Gio Zalamar. His boss and friend LTC Ed De Cardona was the one to pin him. 

It was funny because Jason had his major rank sewn on instead of attached with Velcro so Ed had to get out his pocket knife to break the seams before he could remove it. 

Then the two new LTCs said a few words. Jason thanked the pole in the clinic and his family (namely me). It ended with Ed saying a few words as well. Then came picture time.

Then we ate a tasty catered lunch complete with tres leches cake (by request from Jason). We got to meet a lot of his co-workers. It was nice to hear such compliments about him from people he works with. They like him around there. The assistants were super cute with the kids, allowing the youngest two to keep the balloon decorations and making sure they had plenty of cake. 

Beginning of Summer

Here are some summer happenings during the first weeks of June. Paige requested to go to Savers. We ended up with some new books and toys but these sunglasses were fun.

This is what the house looks like when everyone is in the same Minecraft world but you. 

Stella always jumps up during family prayers to be part of the group. We joke that she is such a spiritual dog. 

Jason cracked a rib in jui jitsu yesterday rolling with a bigger guy. Nothing much cane be done but rest. He is in low grade pain doing anything that engages your core including laughing. People at work are taking advantage of this and cracking jokes all the time. 

The girls were playing with  scrabble tiles one day. This is the funny result they wanted a picture of.

We took a trip to the library as well. There was a cut out stand-in that the girls had fun with. 

 

Last Day of School

We have completed one year of school here in El Paso!! Eva will be graduating from 8th Grade today.

Darby finished her first year of middle school with flying colors.

Paige will be a big fifth grader next year. She is a little sad to not see her friends everyday.

And Brendan will be a junior. Wow!

Stella doesn't know it yet but her days are about to get more exciting with the kids being home all the time. 

These two walked home from school for the last time this school year. They were pretty excited to have summer start. Stella joined in the excitement.