Easter 2012

What a great Easter we had this year.  The Easter Bunny hopped down to Del Rio to spend the weekend with us all.  On Saturday, she hid hundreds of eggs for the kiddos to find....

 Connor thought that this was a super fun time....

 Alex thought the eggs were delicious....

 And Ava was on a race with the clock to find as many as she could....

 She filled up 2 baskets worth, but the Easter Bunny was smart and only filled half of them with sugary goodness.

The Easter Bunny helped out when needed...

And provided lots of loving while she was around!

After the BIG HUNT, we flew a kite that the Easter Bunny brought us (the next day at church Ava told the entire congregation how lucky she was to get a kite from the Easter Bunny - she was so proud of it)

 And played in the water.

 On Sunday we headed out to the ranch for some more Easter fun with family.

 Ava loved this egg laying hen - she said it is "pooping Easter Eggs." It was a big hit!

And Miss Alex loved everything soft that she got from the Easter Bunny.

 And most of all we loved being together as a family laughing and making memories!!!!

 Miss Alex is a bit of a handful; I have absolutely no idea where she gets it at all :)

And then there is sweet sweet Ava and Connor; I think they will be best buds for a lifetime!!!

And of course Alex will be there to keep everyone laughing

We also love the chance to hang out with the Coopers when we are down.  These boys are so sweet and tons of fun.  They even brought a snow cone machine so we could have some refreshing snow cones after lunch!!!

Alex even enjoyed a snowcone!!!

 

What a great Easter we had!!!!

Bluebonnets

I have always wanted to take pictures in the bluebonnets but every year I wait until it is too late.  

This year, I cut it close but was able to get some really cute shots before they were all gone. 

We have had such a wonderful spring; I just hope the beautiful weather lasts through the summer.

These Days...

It used to be that bath time was my favorite time of the day. I would come home from a long day of work and heel wearing, draw a nice warm bath full of eucalyptus and spearmint bubbles, and soak for hours in complete silence.
These days bath time is still my favorite time of the day, but instead of a bath full of minty freshness and silence...... it is full of Dora the Explorer vanilla bubbles, squeaky bath toys, tub overflowing, and a lot of laughter.

It might not be relaxing but I wouldn't change it for the world.....

Okay, maybe every now and again I might dream of a quiet space all for me...but what fun would that be?

Besides if I had it, I probably wouldn't know what to do with myself.

3.5 Months and Eating Cereal

I can honestly not believe how quickly the past 3.5 months have gone.  This Sunday, Miss Alex started testing her eating skills.  Anyone that knows her knows she has no problem drinking milk but rice cereal...it was an adjustment.

Here is how it started...

 I don't think she could understand why she was such a mess and what the heck this gooey stuff was going into her mouth...She then gave me this look half way through the 1 tbsp of rice....

And finally at the end all was well with the world....

And what was big sister doing the whole time.  No not helping, she had brought her bike in the house and was riding it all over.  It was a very relaxing Sunday afternoon :).

"Look mom, this is how you balance!"

And if we aren't balancing on our bike, we are practicing our dance moves for dance lessons.

Unfortunately our house is all concrete floors, fortunately, she only likes to wear one tap shoe :).  Life is not dull.

Life with girls

Ava and Grace love to play dress up when they get together and boy can they put on a show.
Below is the wedding that we went to last weekend.  Ava married Levi and Ava "married" Grace.

Quoting Grace - "I now pronounce Ava and Grace Best Friends."  They are so fun together.

 But when Grace isn't around and all seems lost....

 Never fear, 

Sweet Alex is ready to dress up,

 Have tea parties

 And make great memories with her big sister :)

  Life with girls is simply wonderful!!!

                          "Life is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination" 
                                                                              Voltaire