Weekend #2 in Avila

Last weekend Jon and I decided that with a break in the rainy weather, Zach in the hospital, and a ton of stuff still at the beach rental we should return to Avila and bring everyone's things home. We shared our idea with the group and C and Tio instead decided that Lyla needed a bit of a vacation too. Tio and Lyla joined us for the first two days and then Pepe, Nonna, and C came over once Tio had taken over hospital duties. Once again it was hard to have a lot of fun, or talk about much else, when Zach was still hospitalized but I think it was great for everyone to unplug a bit and for the kids to run around and have fun together. The Dads introduced the kids to "Super Boosts" on the toddler swings, the munchkins were obsessed with "High-five Slides," we built an awesome sand castle, the boys played in the surf, the kids took over the boardwalk with their scooters, and we even managed to have a sunset birthday dinner for Pepe up on the rooftop.

Weekend #1 in Avila

Pepe and Nonna were so sweet and once again rented a house in Avila for an entire month this winter. The plan was for us all to come and go as we pleased and enjoy some quality family time together as our stays overlapped. Unfortunately our first weekend there didn't go according to plan - C and Tio had to leave the morning after they arrived to take Zach to the hospital after a sodium test that had been run on him came back really high. Luckily the rest of the family was there to care for Lyla and the threesome was able to leave immediately after they received the call. While it was great being there for Lyla, there was definitely a lot of concern over what was happening back home with Zach. Nonetheless, the three kiddos were able to have lots of fun together and I managed to capture some of the joyful moments and thought I should share.

My only picture of Zach - Kids working on Scratchers