So, I don't have too much to say but the job is really going well and I'm getting plenty of time to go and visit my in-laws. They're great people. We're all so busy so I'm glad that I can hang out with them the day that I get here and it's almost the calm before the storm. But I wouldn't want it any other way right now! Without further adieu, here are some of the finer things in my life right now!

With these two boys in my life, I am a rich man! I hate being away from them (work). 

So much on my mind...

So it's 9/10/11. Yep the day before the 10th Anniversary of the infamous 9/11! We can't go anywhere or listen to the radio or watch the news or even go to my favorite news website without seeing SOMETHING about the 10th Anniversary of the this date. I guess it's not that I'm trying to forget about it, but it sorta upsets me that we as a nation decide to get so patriotic after such an event, an attack and most of all a slap in the face. This was a wake up call but I feel that shortly after we went to war many people forget the reason for us going to war. Now people, our own citizens, are so against our nation doing what we're doing in other countries. I'm afraid that we as a nation have fallen back to "sleep" and I'm afraid what will happen next. We need to continue to be vigilant and remember who we are as a nation and protect what we have. Yes we may be struggling in our economy but why do we farm out jobs to other countries and why do we continue to not look at ways to strengthen our own country?! It's all very tiresome and I hope that we can continue to remember who we are and stand up for America and keep it safe for future generations.

You know the other day when I got my flight itinerary and saw that I was flying out on the morning of the 10th Anniversary and I had so many bad thoughts run through my head and I knew as soon as I told the wife about my flight she'd lose it. But I also thought of the security measures that we have in place. I myself have been thoroughly searched probably because the little sniff machine picked up a hint of gun powder. I thought how is it possible that someone could get something even more dangerous on a plane?! My thoughts also went those who flew and perished the day of 9/11/01. I'm still a little nervous but I'm sure I'll be fine and get to Utah safe. I'm more concerned for the mental stress for the wifey! :P

I pray for those others flying out tomorrow. But I'm sure if something were to happen up there most of us would act out and keep the rest of the passengers safe because there are those who are sheep and those of us who are sheep dogs! Woof! ;) Anywho, I thought I'd upload some recent photos as well.

What did you do this week?!

So I thought I'd SHOW you what I did this week... Here we go!...

So much to catch up on...

So since the last time that I've blogged I've had so much go on in our little family life! We have the addition of Gabriel and he's such a blessing that I can't help but smile every time I look at this perfect baby boy. He's now almost 6 months old and already such a happy boy! Adrian turned 3 and still is as awesome as ever!!! We were also able to have two of my wife's siblings come to visit for two weeks which was such a good time! We did a little bit of everything in the short time they were here (Schlitterbahn, Corpus Christi, Natural Bridge Caverns, Landa Park, Outlet's, Riverwalk etc.). We also welcomed a new member of our family Calypso Grace Cesar Alvarez, yes that's a bit of a Mexican'ish name but Calypso just fit and grace is due to her not being so grace-ful and Cesar is in honor of her late papa and retired police K-9 of the New Braunfels Police Department. I'll include a photo of her as well...

I've also landed a new job. A little bitter-sweet since my current job has been a part of my life for almost 5 years. I'll be in Utah for training and the in-laws will be in Texas. I didn't plan it but I'm almost glad since they will be able to help Aubri with the kiddo's. Anyways, I've made a little bit of time to do some photography... Without further adieu, some photos of the past 5 months...

Where to go with Photography...

I've been travelling much more with work than I'd like to, but it's work and I will do what's needed to provide. To relax I've been picking up my D200 a little more. Unfortunately I'm not home as much as I'd like to, to take the photos of my favorite subjects, my family. But I have taken some shots recently and thought I'd put them out on the net for others to see. These are coming straight out of the camera. As a father of a 2.5yr old and a 7week old I don't have a whole lot of time to edit these shots, but here you go...

New Alvarez!

So it's been a while since I've updated this so I thought I'd do that very quickly since I don't have a lot of time on my hands since the addition of a new Alvarez to our little family. This time it's NOT an animal! Gabriel Richard was born this weekend and again we have another PERFECT baby boy! So that's all of the updating I'm going to put out there, but I'll let the photo talk for itself.

Random thoughts...

Okay so I had a thought, and I swear I've NEVER done drugs, but I thought I'd find a place to put my random and sometimes strange thoughts. This is where blogspot comes in. Okay first couple of thoughts:

1. Why hasn't anyone tried tape worms as the new weight loss "miracle". I mean people have lost weight with these for YEARS and they relatively harmless while using you as a host. Why don't we capsule these mini monsters and market them to Hollywood as the lastest fad?! I mean let's stop spending billions on lypo and invest in worms!

2. Why is it that the Girl Scout sell their devilish cookies that we fall sucker for everytime one of those girls approaches us after we leave the grocery store?! I mean it's unfair that the Boy Scouts only sell crap like popcorn in a "collective tin can"! I mean really! Is it because Boy Scouts get to do all the other cool stuff like real camping, canoeing, shooting etc.?! But the cookies that they know are tempting to every living breathing creature. Why would these girls to those boys?! Instead, why dont the Boy Scouts sell something that's popular yet VERY usable, like MRE's (meals ready to eat)! These are not only functional but you can NEVER have too many! Just a thought!