La familia de Nolan

Santi finally got to meet some of Nolan's family. This past Saturday Nolan's cousin Lorena got married, so last Thursday we packed up and flew to Fort Lauderdale. Santi had many firsts. He flew on a plane (did amazingly), went to a new state, met Nolan's aunts, uncles, cousins, & grandmother, & went to the beach. We had a jam packed few days, but it was so much fun having Santi meet the Reategui side of the family and have so many people speaking Spanish to him. Lets just say he ended up being the center of attention most of the time! He is now used to being held all the time and any time he even begins to whimper he is kissed and hugged until he gets what he wants.

Now the food we had, OH MY GOSH! I can not even explain! I love Peruvian food with all my heart, but when real Peruvians make it it is to die for! Im sure Nolan and I both gained 10 pounds, but it was oh so worth it. Lomo saltado, aji de gallina, arroz chaufa, yes please and thank you!

Here is our timeline.
*Thursday evening flew to Ft. Lauderdale, arrived around 10:30 PM (past Santi's bedtime). Nolan's uncle picked us up and drove us to his house where everyone was hanging out after the rehearsal. We didn't get Santi or ourselves into bed until 1 AM. Not the greatest idea for a 4 month old.

*Friday we hung out at the house with everyone. That evening Nolan, Renato (his cousin), Santi and I went to the beach. It was dark and windy, but still very fun!

First time to see the ocean.

Santi, Nolan, me, and Renato.

*Saturday was the wedding 2:30-4:30 PM, reception from 5-10 PM. About 45 minutes before the wedding we started getting dressed and ready. Nolan searched and searched for his pants, but they were not in his bag. Yeah, I repacked his bag from a backpack to an actual bag because I needed him to carry some things for me. Somehow I didnt pack his pants. About 10 minutes before we HAD to leave for the wedding his uncle brought over some pants. It was a little stressful there for a minute! Santi did pretty good during the wedding. He slept for about the first 45 minutes until he was woken up by a soloist. Then he realized he really didn't want to be in his suit anymore and would rather not be quiet. The last hour was a bit of a struggle. As soon as we got to the reception we changed Santi into something a 4 month old would actually like to wear. Apparently it is custom for the families to dance with the bride and groom. Each family member steals the bride and groom from each other for a short dance. So Nolan went to go dance with his cousin and I held Santi, and MUCH to my surprise his aunt said I had to go dance with the groom. I was the ONLY gringo! How embarrassing! I can NOT dance. Oh well, it was fine! Then I look over and Lorena was dancing with Santi! ADORABLE! To bad I wasn't able to get a picture! Then the dance floor was opened for everyone. Once the (very loud) music started we took Santi down stairs for a nap. Surprisingly he was able to sleep even though you could hear everyone jumping and dancing. Latinos SERIOUSLY know how to dance and have a good time! Once we left the reception I took Santi home to go to sleep, but they all continued to party for several more hours!

Nolan almost had to go to the wedding in his swim suit! 

My little adorableness all ready for the wedding!
I love how he lifts his eyebrows and
makes it look like he has a unibrow!

Its wedding time!

Lorena & Chris Zayas!!

Nap time downstairs....

Party time upstairs!

Our little family.

Me with the bride.

*Sunday we hung out at the house again then Nolan had to go back home to work Monday. We dropped him off at the airport at 5 PM, went back to the house, had dinner, then got a phone call from Nolan asking us to come pick him up because the flight was full! I WAS SO EXCITED!! He got to stay a whole extra day AND South West gave us almost $500 to use on our next flight! Thankfully his boss let him have another day off.

*Monday we went to the beach for several hours in the morning. Santi thought the water was to cold and the sun was to bright. Lets just say it was rather difficult to get the sand out of all of his rolls too. He didn't even sit in the sand, but the wind got sand on him. Haha! He slept for the first 45 minutes to an hour though. That night Nolan actually left. For dinner we had a parrilla with the family next door.

Santi enjoying the beach as one should! 

Deerfield beach. 

Santi in the waves.

*Tuesday several of us went to Lorena's house for breakfast, then we went shopping.

*Wednesday we spent hanging out at the house again.

Santi playing with his great grandmother!

*Thursday morning early early Santi and I left for the airport. I was terrified of traveling alone, but Santi did sooooo good. He slept the first hour, then ate, then played on my lap.

Ready to board the plane.

What an amazing trip! We are all very exhausted, but full and happy!