Family Christmas Letter 2018
Merry Christ-mas Family and Friends,

The year started with Austin and Andrea getting engaged on top of a mountain in Colorado.  We are all so excited for the wedding in April, 2019.  Brandon will be the Best Man and Ethan the ring boy.

Brandon and Sophia and his family (Ethan, Luke, Caleb) flew a 6 seater little airplane to Astoria, Oregon to visit Popi and Grammy.  It was a wonderful visit and Ethan was an awesome co-pilot.  Sophia gets the Mommy of the Year award for traveling with 3 little ones in the back of a little plane.

Grandchild #3 (Caleb) was born in May.  He is a go getter and is ready to walk after only 6 months.  He is already wrestling on the floor with his older brothers.

Popi continues to go down to San Diego and babysit whenever Brandon travels.  Brandon and Sophia moved into a 4 bedroom condo, so now there is a Popi Room (also for Grandma Karen).

Kathy and Manny took a cruise to Alaska.  We got to see some floating ice (kind of scary when they hit the ship) and we saw plenty of bears and visited Canada.

We also took a trip to Lake Tahoe (after a visit to San Diego).  It is a beautiful Lake, but not where we want to retire next.

We continue to have friends from Tampa visit us in Oregon and Kathy's nephew also stopped by.

Manny lost two sisters this year.  Tia Ely in Miami and Tia Margy in Seattle.  The Circle of Life.

2019 should be a Big year with Manny taking 10 bridge friends from Astoria to Cuba in Jan. and the Austin & Andrea wedding in Tampa in April. (also a Suarez-Gaston reunion in Miami)

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon,

Love, Kathy, Manny, Brandon & Sophia, Austin & Andrea