The Sturgeons in Hawaii: Busy Summer!

It has been a while since I've had the chance to sit down and update this blog. A few days after school let out, we packed up and headed to the mainland for a three week visit with our families. We started our adventure on Monday, May 30 but didn't actually leave Hawaii until Wednesday, June 1. We had attempted to use standby tickets (big mistake when trying to leave Hawaii... on the mainland they worked fine). Once we made it to the mainland, we spent the first week and a half in PA visiting MomMom, PopPop, Uncle Joe, Aunt Joanne, Marissa, Morgan, Nicholas, Uncle Bob, Aunt Sharon, Andrew and Samantha (we also got to see many other important friends and family).
The highlights of our trip to PA were Alex's baptism, introducing Alex to his Lerario family members and spending some relaxing time at the shore.

My favorite picture from the baptism

Baptism- June 5, 2011

Yummy cake from Master Baker

Uncle Joe and Aunt Joanne were Alex's godparents

MomMom and Pop with Mommy, Daddy and Alex

Cape May, NJ Zoo

Meeting Uncle Bob

Hi, Aunt Sharon!

Looking cool in Andrew's hat

This thumb still tastes pretty good

Mommy, Daddy and Alex in the pool at Bayberry Cove

Hanging out with MomMom and PopPop

The Sturgeons and the Mullarkeys

After our time in PA, we flew to Colorado for another week. While in Colorado, we spent a lot of time just hanging out up at Justin's dad and stepmom's house. It is really way out there in the mountains so we waited until Justin's sister, Tina, and some of her kids came up to plan some excursions to town. We went to a western dinner/show at the Flying W Ranch and went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. We had a great time at the zoo. Our favorite part was the giraffe exhibit. It was made so that you walk around at eye level with the animals and can feed them lettuce.