3 weeks in Spain

Braxton had the wonderful opportunity to go visit Gonzalo's family in Logrono Spain this summer.  He spent 3 weeks with them and had the time of his life.  I was sad to see him go and we all learned a lot while he was gone.  We realized all the things we missed about Brax (like how he constantly entertains his brothers and says OK Mom when I ask his to do something) and all the things we didn't (like how he doesn't keep his hands off his brothers).  He realized what it was like to not lift a finger to help out for three whole weeks and grew pretty accustomed to their (the children in the family) laid back lifestyle.  He couldn't even clear his place at the dinner table or make his bed.  The only requirement was to put your clothes in the laundry basket, that the maid washed and placed on your bed the next morning.  Spoiled!

He brought home the most wonderful gift a family could have given us, a book full of pictures and a flash drive with the rest made into a slide show. 

These are some of the only ones he sent us by phone while he was in Spain.  I can't even say how many times we texted him "send more pics".  He started to take more as the trip went on, but these are some of the few we received in the first few days. 

A hot plate they had at a restaurant where you cooked your own meat to your liking.  It looks gross, but he said it tasted wonderful.

A church near their house.

A picture of the outside of their other house in the village.  It was about 30 minutes away on the outskirts of town. 

Gonzalo's family has a vineyard with their own line of wine products as well as a construction company.  The construction company is building this LDS church not to far from their home in Logrono.  Not quite finished, but almost.

They spent 5 days at a place called PortAventura that is near the ocean.  It is a theme park similar to Disneyland or Epcot.  This is a big waterslide there.  And below is a Ferrari he thought was awesome.