Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa

On April 16th, 2011, our Dad and Derek & Aubrey's grandpa celebrated his 65th Birthday. To celebrate his day, Dad went to church in the morning, hung out for a bit, then when to church again in the evening and capped the night by celebrating at Black Angus with the Buenaventura Family. With all of the events and responsibilities that each family member has, its always great to have every single member of our family together in one setting. Another special note for that evening: It was the very first time we took Aubrey to a restaurant. She did extremely well. Everyone had a blast! Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa! Hope you had an awesome Birthday! Check out some pics from Black Angus!

A Full Year of Legoland

It was a great idea to get the Legoland Resort tickets. We've had Legoland season passes for nearly 1 year and we've been to Legoland at least 15 times in that span of time. It was a great run and we watched Derek grow from being limited to certain rides to riding a bunch of new ones over the 36" mark.

On Monday April 4th, Derek and Erica had a Mommy-Son day at Legoland. Here are some pics:

















On Monday, April 11th, I took the day off of work to take Derek to Legoland for the last time of our annual pass. We were accompanied by my brother Jay and his family Joanna, Jalen & Jolene. Derek's cousins were on spring break and we went there at a perfect time. The park was not busy at all and we got to ride almost every ride in the park. Best of all, Derek had a blast and we didn't have to use a stroller! It was fun Legoland...time for another annual pass to another theme park.

Aubrey Jade At 3 Weeks

At the age of 3 weeks for Aubrey, we decided to take some photos from Chasing Light Photography by Kate. She photographed our family for Derek's 2nd Birthday. We found Kate from a Groupon certificate that we purchased. We enjoyed her work the first time so we bought another one for Aubrey's photos. The shoot was held at our local recreation center called Winding Oaks and in our home. Check out some of the pics!















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Grandma & Grandpa Take Derek to the Zoo

On March 23, 2011, The Buenaventura Grandparents took Derek to the World Famous San Diego Zoo. He got to see a bunch of the animals there, including the elephants, monkeys, tigers, polar bears and other exhibits. All three of them rode the zoo bus that took them around the entire park. According to his grandparents, Derek didn't need a stroller and he walked almost the entire time there. Check out some pics!