Father/Son trip to Dominican- May (the first of many new posts - I just caught up so scroll down)

It had been 3 years since Javier and I last went to his home country, the Dominican Republic. He was missing family and he had saved up enough frequent flier miles for 2 tickets, so he decided to take Jordan so they could spend some time together and because he wanted to see all of the tons of boy cousins he has over there. Jameson also went along, since his family hasn't met him and he was free as a "lap child". I got to stay home with the other 6 for 10 days :).
Here they are at 5 am ready to take off for the airport.















Junior and Philipe - Tio Mario's sons




















Tio Mario, Javier's oldest brother



















J.J.'s favorite toy - the mop


















Stefanie, "La Negra" Tia Francia's daughter

















Aneudis, Tia Francia's son


















Brian, Tia Francia's son


















Jordan in his element playing baseball in the campo just like his daddy grew up doing.






























Tia Ana, Javier's oldest sister and her husband, Fermin - loving on my boy or should I say he is loving on her?


















Ana is a great mom and cook - look at the size of these pots and how do you like her stove?


















One day they all went on a boat to a private island to enjoy a day on the beach and a buffet.


















Ana told Javi to leave JJ there for her. Maybe he should have because she did a great job with her 3 boys and Jameson is a tornado of trouble and messes :)


















Daryl, Ines' son

















Gabriel, "Chiquilo" -Ines's younger son


















Ana's oldest son, Jose Luis - Javi said it rained EVERY day



































Ines with her son Daryl.




















Ana, Gabriel, and Jorgito



















Ana's other son, Jose Rafael, Daryl, and Javi w/Jameson

































Gotta love those buns!


















See what I mean about tornado of trouble? Here his sister is trying to wash clothes and JJ is putting the dirty broom in the clean water buckets that the clothes are soaking in.

Playa Boca Chica - look at the clean water and calm sea

This is at the house we helped build for Javi's mom and sister. Jameson is going up the stairs where on top of her house, we built 2 small apartments we rent. They rent for very little, but Javi was able to get that rent $ out of the bank once he arrived and use it on the trip and to give to his family, so the trip cost him $0 - nada.

Javi's spunky grandma "Catin"

Jameson happy to be at his Grandma and Tia's house

Saying goodbye to Tia Ines and Abuela at the airport

They were supposed to get home Saturday night, but their flight out of Miami to Dallas was delayed a couple of hours, so they missed the last flight out of Dallas. Thankfully American Airlines put them up in a hotel and gave them $30 for food - thus the little piggy with the pizza
in his hand :)