Sweet!!

My sister came for a weekend in November. She was here for Esteban's 18th birthday. His birthday was pretty sweet!!

Chabeli gave him a gigantic Reese's.  That is my favorite candybar. Is it wrong to covet your son's birthday present?

Laurann brought a box of football and soccer cookies. They were delicious and almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

 He wanted an ice cream cake. This is his usual request.

Oh, how I love my little boy. He happens to not be so little these days. We gave him a luggage set for his birthday. A sign of things to come. It breaks my heart a little bit.

That weekend the boys had the opportunity to ride in the Veteran's Day parade. There are eight different high schools in our town. Instead of each school having their own homecoming parade they all participate in one big parade. Each marching band, football team, and homecoming royalty had their spot in line at the parade.

My favorite of course, was this royal couple. I loved all the texts I received from friends along the parade route commenting on seeing him. Este later told us how difficult it was to smile for 40 minutes straight. None of us felt sorry for him.

Ethan rode on the float with the varsity football team. They were proud to be playoff bound. Even though he as on the other side of the float, I still managed to get a smile and a photo.

The highlight of the parade for Vanessa was candy. We were told parade participants were not allowed to throw candy from the floats. We thought that meant there would not be any candy at the parade. Well, many participants simply walked the parade route handing our candy and treats. Vanessa "borrowed" my camera bag and was happy as could be. She loves to feed he sweet tooth.

Laurann and I visited downtown and the local popcorn shop.

Aaron took her on a tour of his office and all the products they manufacture. He let her take a few things with her.

Luckily we also paid a visit to our favorite store Sam Moon and she was able to pack everything in her bag going home. Sisters are the best. It is always a treat to have her here.