While we were in Pamplona for the week, Fede's parents went to London to visit his sister, Valentina and her family. Upon our return to Madrid, we were delighted to welcome back the grandparents, as well as the kids' cousins, Tomas and Eva. We spent 10 days frolicking about Madrid with 5 kids (you should have seen the looks we got!!) and it served as a wonderful time for the kids to bond and play.
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| The Lighthouse of Chipiona. Tita and Fran enjoying the sunset. Some father and son bonding. |
On August 18th we hopped on a train -2 grandparents, 2 adults, 5 kids, 4 suitcases and one stroller :) and three hours later we arrived in Jerez de la Frontera (the birthplace of "Sherry" wine). From there we took a local bus to Chipiona (in the Province of Cadiz), which is a lovely beach town, where we planned to spend 10 days. Valentina and Miguel flew in from London on the 20th and it was a wonderful reunion with everyone.
Chipiona is a small town and not super-touristy, which was a welcome surprise. The soft, sandy beaches were vast and the Atlantic waters somewhat chilly! The kids loved splashing around with Tio Miguel in the waves while they chanted made-up songs about not freezing.
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| Our Funny Frankie |
While we were in Chipiona, Eva turned 3 and so we had a terrific birthday celebration with all of the bells and whistles (complete with Abuelo doubling as the live-donkey to play "Pin the tail"!).
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| Tio Fede was always joking around with the kids, like in the scene above where he "accidentally" pinned the nose on Tomas instead of Kitty. |
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| A party isn't complete with out the traditional games, like wheelbarrow racing (Frankie, in the background seemed to prefer the strategy of "slithering to the finish") |
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| Take note of the middle-right picture: Eva glaring at her cake!!! too bad it's out of focus, because it is by far the most amusing picture of the trip! She is hilarious. |
That's it for now. In the next post I will tell you about the side-trip to Cadiz and wrap up the trip to Chipiona.
Love to all,
-The Martinez Family
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