We have a walker :)

   He took his first steps just a few days ago, and now he is almost a pro at it.  It is so funny to watch him walk now.  He is growing way too fast!

Jennah's visit to Spain

   My sister Jennah came to visit us over Christmas break for 2 weeks.  She got here Christmas night and those 2 weeks went by way too fast.  We didn't want her to leave.  If I had my way, I would have her stay the whole time while we are out here.  Though we have such a small place (she had to sleep on the couch in our room) we made it work.  Bryce wasn't too sure about her at first, but after Jennah holding him the whole first night she was here..... every morning Bryce would come crawling into our room and go straight for the couch (where Jennah was sleeping) to wake her up.  The day she left, he came in looking for her and he looked a little confused because she wasn't on the couch anymore.  We had such a great time while she was here.  She took a ton of pictures, so all the pictures I'm posting are from her camera.  Hopefully she will make another trip out here before we leave in May.  She is too much fun!

At the park with Aunt Jennah

Jennah found a video that Bryce loved to watch on her computer

He watched that video so many times

Bryce getting a balloon sword

Jennah took a lot of pictures of the city while she was here.  Here are a few that I think turned out the best......

A church up the street from us

All the streets here in Oviedo have different themes for Christmas. This street theme is actually the Asturias symbol, the cross with two angels (Asturias is the Province or "State" we live in)

The Oviedo Cathedral

    One of the days that Jennah was here, Bryan's teammate Gus took us up the mountain to see the statue of Christ (that we can see from our home) and on the way up,  there were two very old churches that we stopped at and Gus gave us a tour and explained the history to us.  (This is a whole different blog post in it's own, but I wanted to add it)

View from our window

This church was built in 400 A.D.

Side view of the church (Bryan actually sent me a picture while on his mission of him sitting way up there)

Back view

Front view

This was the other church up the road (about 100 yards up from the first one) and this church was built in 800 A.D.

I was holding Bryce and pointing up to the statue so he would look at it

It was pretty windy up there

You can't see it, but Bryce has the biggest smile here

Aunt Jennah helping Bryce down the stairs

Bryan and his teammate Gus looking at the city of Oviedo

Day trip to Gijon

     On New Years Eve, Bryan, Bryce, Jennah and I took a day trip up North to this beach city called Gijon.  It is a 25 min. bus ride, so it wasn't too far.  What a beautiful city!  I have never seen anything like it.  We saw so much that day..... a beautiful lookout point overlooking the ocean, a marathon that was going on that day while we were there, a teenage boy chasing after his skateboard down a ramp leading into the ocean... and then slipping and falling into the water, all the Christmas decorations that lit up every street and so much more.  We had such a fun time.  Bryce did so good also.  He only had a 20 min. nap the whole day (and that was on the bus ride there) and he didn't make a peep for the entire time we were there.  I almost want to take another trip up there before Jennah leaves so that we can see that beautiful city again! (P.S... Jennah took all these pictures and did such a great job!)

Walking the streets of Gijon

Excited to see the city

These stairs went right into the water

From the lookout point

Having a little picnic high up on the cliff

It doesn't look like it, but we were really high up

The marathon that was going on

A beautiful church

Still a happy boy after walking around all day and only having a 20 min. nap