A little backstory...
O's crib was recalled in the summer because the slats had broken off some cribs made from the company. So we thought this was perfect because O had no problems with the crib with the exception of chewing on the wood when she was teething and making teeth marks across the rail. I was so delighted to find out we could get a new crib for nothing. Her crib's slats were secure and it is one of those cribs that can turn into a double bed when she is older. The company wanted the hardware from the old crib so we could not use it. Well Justin convinced me that we could still set it up as a double bed when O graduates from using a crib. He would simply find comparable hardware from a hardware store instead. So we took down the crib before the move, sent in the hardware and waited for the voucher for the free crib. We received the voucher, went to Baby's R Us and picked out a newer and different crib for her room. The old crib was dark wood. We decided to pick out a white crib instead for any siblings O may have. This way O would have a bedroom furniture set and a sibling would have a set. We picked out the crib and brought it home in the box but did not open the box up because we knew we were leaving for Spain in a few weeks and thought it would be easier to leave it unassembled and still in the box. BIG mistake.
The current story...
So we finally get our belongings and Justin opens up the crib box to assemble the crib for O's room. He has the wood slats but NO hardware or directions. We are sitting with a bunch of wood slats but no way to put them together. We call B-R-U and tell them what happened and after much prodding and convincing that no, they weren't actually shipping to Spain, they contacted Bassett and Bassett shipped us the hardware. It arrives with NO directions. So Justin then had to go on their website and email someone to get the directions. They email assembly directions which consisted only of pictures and no actual written directions. So Justin says he can still try and figure it out since he has assembled a zillion pieces of baby furniture and toys at this point. He locks himself in O's room and goes to work. A little while later I hear some choice words coming from her room.
He storms out of her room and tells me that we are missing two legs to the crib and the metal mattress spring BUT we have about 3 extra pieces of the footboard and top slats. Can you believe that? What factory worker assembled this box and what is their IQ? -50???
So Justin had to rig the old metal mattress spring to the bottom of her crib and the crib is sitting flat on the ground in her room at this point.
And we still now have to contact either B-R-U or Bassett to get the correct parts shipped to us!
Ok thanks for listening to my rant. It was way cleaner than what Justin would have written...
Of course mesmerized by The Backyardigans. Don't even try to interrupt her.
You see what I mean. See how happy she is to get her picture taken.
Okay we were so happy that she actually posed here. It was only because we made a big deal of her being on her school bus.
When O starts eating there is nothing you can do to make her stop for a picture. It is wise to watch your fingers around her mouth.
Heather and O like our new patio furniture, but O liked the pancakes even more.
It was a beautiful day and after brunch O took advantage of the sunshine and explored the back yard.
O and I await the parade to start in the main plaza. The towns people literally just gathered in the plaza and then walked the pedestrian streets to another plaza. That was the parade. Where were the marching bands, Shriners in their motorized cars and the Jesse White Tumblers?
Had to take pictures of the family all dressed up as vikings. Even the kids were dressed up.
The town had obviously held a pageant for Carnaval and these girls were the winners? We could not read their sashes so I am not sure. But they looked so pretty in their medieval costumes.
These guys killed us. They were dressed up as wounded matadors. If you look closely, you can see their fake blood and bandages.
Olivia and I in just a small section of the Mezquita. The pillars in the background were everywhere inside and so ornate. In fact they are referred to as the "Pillar Forest". It was also pretty dark and cold inside.
Justin and O on the Roman bridge.
O and I posed on the other side of the bridge. La Mezquita is in the background behind the river.
The next day we traveled to a neighboring town where there is an old restored castle on a hill. Here O is posed in the entrance of the castle.
