Rough and Tumble

I am not sure exactly what happened, but Tiago was playing one minute and screaming the next. At first I assumed that he was releasing some pent up emotion about some toy truck not having movable wheels or a toy wasn't staying in the wad of paper he put it in. While attempting to acknowledge his "frustrations" though, I saw blood streaming out of his mouth and all over his hands. I scooped him up and ran to the bathroom, asking in vain where the blood was coming from. No sooner had I cleaned the blood off, the crying stopped and he was off on another adventure. Amazing considering that it looked like an emergency room visit in order to stitch up his gums was inevitable.

Fruits of our Labor

Labor day weekend is a chance for many to relax from the daily grind. Fernando, on the other hand, thought otherwise. He wanted to make the weekend full of labor. Luckily, he kept the kids and myself in mind when he was planning. The weekend kicked off with an early morning hike in the back trails of Black Hills Park. The trail was kind of creepy so I was glad that one could easily run the whole thing without really breaking a sweat. There were plenty of good finds though. Tiago was loving ALL the rocks and dead branches on the trail. Mia loved all the spider webs especially since there was Charlotte from Charlotte's web in everyone. We even found a cool silk worm dangling in the middle of the path. As you might notice from the pictures, the kids were already dawning their Cougar paraphernalia in preparation for the BYU game that night.
After some good neighborhood barbecuing, we headed over to watch the game in HD style on an obliging friend's big screen. Sorry if you missed it because it was awesome.
The weekend also brought a visit from my brother, sister-in-law, and their friend Josh from New York. Mia was so excited. Fernando was equally excited since my brother always was up for some good competition at anything. This weekend's competitions of choice were XBox tennis, how many sit ups in a minute, how many pull ups on a hang board, soccer, and football. Pictures are coming. To add to the fun, we picked some fresh raspberries (which were surprisingly difficult compared to other years we have done it. I think Fernando was glad.) Then used a borrowed ice cream maker to enjoy the fruits of our labor.