Delaware Water Gap, Fall Foliage Camping 2015

Our fall foliage camping trip this year took us to the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania.













We stayed in a heated cabin (due to Mateo's young age), and had some very interesting neighbors.













While in Pennsylvania we went to the Easton Farmers' Market, the oldest continuously operating farmers' market in the United States.

Delectable fare was found in Easton, including apple fritters and maple syrup ice cream.

After breakfast at the Easton Farmers' Market we went mountain biking on the McDade Trail.




Mateo loves biking in the trailer with Papi!!!

Hands thrown up in victory after completing cycling the entire trail!!!!

Our campsite had miniature golf, which we really enjoyed playing as a family.












One of Mateo's favorite thing to do is play mini-golf; he stayed on the course most of an afternoon!

The following day we spent the afternoon at Bushkill Falls, the "Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania".
















Mateo still absolutely adores animals, and Alexi continues to love collecting sticks.













Alexi's eye caught the nearby paddleboat ride, so Sharon and Alexi went on the paddleboats together and got to enjoy the exquisite fall foliage.












Alexi went on paddleboats in Spain when he was 3, though now he is big enough to actually "paddle"!!!













Mateo loves exploring and riding his balance bike (cycling...hmmm...who taught him to love that??!!)















On Columbus Day we went to the Crayola Experience back in Easton.  This is a fabulous children's museum, and we highly recommend it if you ever find yourself in Pennsylvania.












Mateo got to stand next to the biggest crayon in the world that is his favorite color, and Alexi got to design his own crayon in his favorite color, yellow.












Mateo enjoyed inventing his own playdough while Alexi animated himself in a movie.















We ended the day with wax melting to create our very own blue dinosaur and yellow ring!  Crayola Experience ROCKS!!!

Spain 2015

This year we spent two and a half weeks on the beautiful Costa Brava de Espana.



Each Sunday morning we went into town to have breakfast on La Rambla.  One Sunday afternoon Alexi decided to set up his own lemonade stand (a novelty in Spain).  He made his own homemade lemonade, sold it for 1 Euro a cup and encouraged other ninos in the building to set up their own food businesses(!)



We arrived in Spain just in time for Fourth of July weekend...proudly showing off our red, white and blue (and Alexi's CB shirt).














On the 4th we were surprised with a drum line parade and competition through the streets of San Feliu.





The Purple Team was definitely the best, though you have to give the hippie band kudos for their awesome style.














Many happy mornings were spent as a family at la playa...



















...and many happy afternoons were spent playing in las piscinas.
















We have huge Barcelona Soccer Fans in our home now!

We had the opportunity to take our annual trolley ride down to la playa...














...and spend our annual day at Playa Castell....




...and make our annual pilgrimage to B*12, the best vegan restaurant in all of Spain.




PHENOMENAL vegan food as always at B*12, and Sharon and David got to toast the beautiful weather in Spain this summer (not a single cloudy or rainy day).















There were also major FIRSTS this year in Spain...Mateo got his very first haircut (check out the handsome boyz post-haircuts!).

Sharon and Alexi got to participate in FIRST H2O Games at Playa San Pol (picture an aquatic obstacle course and you get the idea).













Alexi and Mateo got to enjoy the rides set up in town...still small enough to fit in the train together, and Mateo got to become his favorite FIREFIGHTER.



We spent one very hot morning at el puerto (we have a budding photographer in Alexi who took the photo on the left).














Unbelievable that a Dutch band traveled to San Feliu to play sardanas, a traditional Catalan folk dance....and Mateo is already TWO!!!




Alexi and Mateo's favorite thing to do in Spain was going on the rides at the Festa Major...

...playing in the amazing FREE ball pond at the local mercado and eating delicious pastries in town....

Sharon's favorite place to visit in Spain is La Ronda (particularly foggy on the morning we visited).



We pose for a family photo on La Ronda in our CB shirts, and this year discovered where the door to nowhere leads.




David's favorite thing in Spain is spending lots of time with our children...






...and just being in Spain (at Cap Ducal, his second childhood home).





Near the end of the trip we did our annual dinner in town at Cibu.

Pizza followed by helado for postre...a winning combination!




So many wonderful summer memories in Spain this year...















Already psyched to visit again next summer!!!