Trisha's Shower

The Alba family threw a shower for Trisha last Saturday. We had a good time, thanks to Chach and Allison for all their help! Here are a few of our favorite pictures.She's working it!
Nerf guns? Obviously something Andrew registered for.....
The Joel Alba's
How cute is this face?



Isn't she darling?

Dear Patrick

Dear Patrick;
I am sorry I waited so long to get you out of this pot. I couldn't find my camera but I knew that one day we would look back and laugh at how funny it was that you fell into this pot and couldn't get out. That day is today.

Love,
Your Mom

Family and Friends

We'd love to see you there.

Easter at the Alba's

We had a good Easter this year. It was quiet, we missed Adam and Andrea. Here are some of the highlights.

Nick found the egg with the 10 dollar bill in it.
The Easter Bunny visited!

Michelle and the boys decorated eggs Saturday. Poor Michelle, she always wants to make the eggs cute and puts a lot of effort into it. Her brothers never quite do the same. Zach's egg won the "most creative" award. Her name is "Stacy Sue".

Oh, the mind of a 14 year old boy.

We hope you all had a good Easter.

Happy 26th Birthday Adam!

Reasons Why We Love Adam:

Hiram: Because of his strength and example.
Jane: He is smart and a good example.
Michelle: He gets nicer as he gets older and he's fun to talk to.
Andrea: See here.
Andrew: He made me do the dishes when I had a broken wrist once, it taught me the true meaning of pain.
Patrick: (please insert here)
Zach: His "adorable forehead bump"
Nick: He gives the best wedgies.

Happy Birthday Adam, we love you!

Patricio

We love and miss this kid.

Patrick is staying in Honduras until the end of March. He's having a lot of fun working with the missionaries and the Cause for Hope offices. You can learn more about Cause for Hope here.

We hope his Spanish improves while he is there. Here are some examples of when his language skills could have been helpful;

1. While Patrick and Hiram were driving one day, Patrick noticed a billboard with the words "Jesus Saves". Patrick quickly asked Hiram what "Hey-Soos Saw-vase" meant (writing the pronunciation is harder than it looks). We all got a good laugh. Sometimes he tries too hard to speak spanish.
2. While in Honduras, Patrick is staying with a man and his young family. One of the young daughters asked Patrick if he would like to play a game called "Uno". Patrick immediately translated the word and was imagining a game of "one" having no idea that it was the game he's played in America growing up.
3. And lastly, while the whole family was in Honduras, Patrick was really sick. After being in bed a few days, he finally felt better and ventured out with the rest of the family. After trying to speak to a few people, Patrick finally responded "I was feeling really confident in my Spanish until someone started talking to me."

We love and miss you Patrick, good luck with your Spanish.