The Espinoza Family Blog – Page 180 – A life full of faith, hope, love, and laughter.

Hoover Dam

On Thursday, my parents came down to Vegas to pick Isabel and I up, while Gino stayed in Vegas to attend meetings for work. On the way back to Utah, my parents took Isabel and I over to see the new bypass bridge being built at the Hoover dam. It’s very impressive work being done on the bridge stretching out high over the canyon walls.

Looking west to the new by-pass bridge.

Gma, Gmpa, and Isabel.

Lake Mead water level is so low.
I remember the water being so high…

The back side of the spillway.

The front side of the spillway.

Waiting At The Airport

is no big deal for Isabel, she’s been on an airplane so many times in her short life that she’s almost considered a frequent flyer by now! Viva Las Vegas! Here we come!!!!

A moment of rest before she’s off again!
She’s excited; she’s going to see Grmpa (and Grma too)!

ABC’s

In preparing Isabel for school in the fall, we purchased a Learn to Read program from Hooked on Phonics. It makes learning the ABC’s fun with games on CD-ROM, music, flash cards and workbooks. Today was Isabel’s first lesson and she did amazing! Hopefully if we stick to the program she’ll know all the letter’s not just by name but sight and sound too!

A – Can you find the fish with the letter A?

B – music video.

C – Can you find the fish with the letter C?
Good job, Isabel!

Road Trip

Yesterday, we headed into Seattle for a quick stop at Gino’s office.

Isabel “sewing” in the back.
She will sit and “sew” for hours!

Isabel and Daddy heading into the office.

She looks a little worried…even though she’s rode in an elevator before.

Just this past summer Seattle built this gate leading
into the International district. This is looking east through the gate…very cool!

Happy Birthday Kaylie

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you, Kaylie!
Happy Birthday to you!

We love you! We have heard that your on the basketball team at school and that your really good! Keep up the great job! We will be seeing you in a few days! Maybe we’ll get to see a game…that would be so great! We have missed so much of your growing up…I miss that so much. We love you, Kaylie. You have grown into a beautiful young women. Always remember that God LOVES you and he is ALWAYS with you! Happy Birthday Kaylie! – Love, Uncle Gino, Aunt Carey and Isabel XXOX

Its a duck

“Momma, I drew 2 ducks” she says
We are amazed at how well her duck looks like a duck!

This picture is the result of a template I let her use from my scrapbooking supplies. She didn’t quite understand how to use it…but it’s a great first try!

I Wouldnt Of Believed It

… if I hadn’t seen it!

This picture was taken on Sunday, April 20th 2008, when Steven Curtis Chapman (the middle man) was inducted into the Music City Walk of fame along with 5 other inductees. Congratulations SCC!

Now, if I had never seen this picture I would never had believed it…2 of my favorite singers together in one good looking picture! Enjoy!

Left to right: Garth Brooks, Steven Curtis Chapman, and… some other guy
So does Garth listen to Steven or does Steven listen to Garth?
Makes ya think! Think? Think!

An apple a circle a cat and a tutu

The biggest gift Isabel received for Christmas was an art easel. One side has a chalk board the other a dry erase board and in the middle it holds a roll of paper to feed through the top and bottom for paints, markers, or whatever!

Tonight while I was getting dinner ready, Isabel was busily making art on the dry erase side of the board. Enjoy!