Roller Skating!

Allison received a pair roller blades from Bibi and Jorge for her birthday. She had never really roller skated or roller bladed before but started teaching herself at home and was soon blading every day. She loves it so much and asked us to take her skating this weekend at the local roller rink. Abigail even agreed to join us and skated as well. Even though Allison had been practicing daily, we were excited to see how she did skating on a big rink. She didn't disappoint and ended up flying around the rink for over four hours! By the time the evening was over both girls were exhausted and slept very well!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Muffins with Misses

 Allison's school had their annual muffins with misses celebration this morning. It give the students an opportunity to have breakfast with their mom (or other special lady) and go shop at the book fair afterward. Allison and Jennifer had a great time at breakfast and Allison really enjoyed the book fair. She ended up with a lot of new books and she can't wait to get started reading!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

40th Birthday Celebration

Our friend, Stuart, turned 40 this week and his wife, Tasha, threw a special 40th birthday celebration for him. Abigail couldn't go because she was already at a sleepover, but Allison went with us and she had the best time! There were lots of little kids and she ended up being the ring leader guiding them all over the party. They had a live band and we even ran into one of our favorite people, Ann Jones! We had a gret time!

Much Love, 
Moises & Jennifer

Work Travels

We kicked off a two week period of non-stop work travel this week with a trip to San Diego. The trip was to attend the annual Cornerstone convention which recognizes premium agencies throughout the US. We ended up arriving a day early because the flights to San Diego were so sparse so we were able to enjoy a nice dinner at Anime downtown. We also walked around downtown San Diego before heading to the convention center in Carlsbad. Moises was able to take in a Padres game and see the USS Midway. We also explored the beach by the hotel and attended several conferences and dinners with fellow independent agents. 

The following week were were in Fayetteville for the annual PIA convention where Jennifer was a panelist. The industry we're working in has been very tough to say the least so this granted us the opportunity to connect with fellow Arkansans about the industry's struggles. We have enjoyed working these last two weeks outside of the office, but we're ready to get back to the normal office hours!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Allison's Field Trip

 Allison's class took a field trip to the Fort Smith History Museum today. They got to hang out at the museum for a private tour including a tour of Judge Parker's courtroom and General Darby's room. Allison said they all had a great time!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Derby Days

We attended a fundraiser for the Ft. Smith Junior League with a group of friends. The theme was Derby Days so everyone dressed in Derby Style. We enjoyed dressing up in the bright fashions and Moises ended up winning best bow tie! We had a great time!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Spring Break 2024

This year for Spring Break the Ledezmas went big! We planned the girls' first overseas adventure with a trip to London and Paris. We left on Thursday evening and arrived in London at 7 am on Friday. Since our VRBO wasn't ready we walked around London for most of the morning. We stopped by the royal carriage house and St. James Park outside of Buckingham Palace. The girls particularly enjoyed feeding the birds and decided we must come back later in the week. After we settled in we enjoyed dinner and a ride on the London Eye which gave us an excellent view of all of London. 

The following day we toured the Tower of London which holds all the Crown Jewels and was the original encampment of London. Afterward, we took a walk across Tower Bridge and headed for dinner. We also took in the English Premier game of West Ham United against Aston Villa. The English Premier game was a big bucket list item and was an amazing sporting experience. 

On Monday we had a long day, we started at Windsor Castle with a tour of the grounds and castle then we headed to Stone Henge which was definitely one of Moises's big wish lists. Allison loved the castle and Abigail snuck a picture inside the state rooms of Windsor even though she wasn't supposed to! After Stone Henge we went to Bath and then to La Cock to have dinner at a pub that was established in 1321! The town of La Cock also happened to be the site of filming for some of the Harry Potter movies. 

Tuesday and Wednesday we spent in Paris. We took an early bullet train to Paris so we got to nap. As soon as we arrived, we stopped for a delicious breakfast of crepes and coffee. We explored Paris and walked almost 10 miles around the city on Tuesday. We then went to Abigail's most favorite spot, the Eifel Tower, where we had a delightful dinner inside the tower looking over the River Seine. The following day we toured the Louvre and walked down the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. After that, we headed back to London via train and arrived back very late in the evening.

For the last two days in London, we went to Big Ben and watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham. Both the last two days were pretty rainy so we stopped at a few places to eat and rest our feet. We found a great Chinese food restaurant in Chinatown and an excellent pastry shop right by Westminster. We even found time to go back to St. James Park to feed the birds. We packed a lot of adventures into our 8 day trip so needless to say, we were all exhausted by the time we returned home!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer