Happy Birthday, Berni!

We dedicated the weekend to celebrating Bernardo's birthday, complete with the perfectly-timed arrival of Mom's care package (full of our favorite teas, cookies, books and an all-American birthday brownie) and a beautiful Sunday afternoon lunching and then walking along the beach in Gijón.

We also include the obligatory visual update of the growth of our little one, as seen through the increasing central expansion of his mom, here 34 weeks pregnant. These days, we do little else than delight in how much of a wonderful presence this little guy already is in our life and how excited we are to have him join us "in full" a few short weeks from now.

Happy Father's Day to our dad, who we are toasting from afar, and to all fathers honored today.

Spring Review

To inaugurate the blog, we have a collection of pictures from the past months, featuring a lovely visit from our parents, a growing belly and some day-to-day images of springtime in Asturias.

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Becky and Charles (Mom and Dad) came to visit us in Spain last month and let us fill their week here to the brim with a road trip along the Asturian coast and then down to the stunning city of Salamanca.

Ribadesella, Asturias

an afternoon in the Plaza Mayor, Salamanca

mass at the Dominican Convent of San Esteban, Salamanca

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All the while, our son continues to grow and bounce around in my belly and fill us with anticipation of his impending arrival.

Sunday in the countryside with shepherd canine entertainment (33 weeks pregnant)

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picture from the spring concert for bernardo's violin students

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That is all for now. I cannot figure out how to upload any more photos. More to come in upcoming days as Bernardo finishes teaching little ones at the conservatory here in Mieres for the summer and wraps up this semester of his music therapy masters program in Salamanca and I finish up work in the hospital and transition into much-awaited maternity leave. We hope that you are all well.