Easter 2012

Life has been busy! We have been squeezing so many things into a small amount of time so I have had a bit of trouble keeping up with the blog. Between building a home, managing a household, working, Cabo, Port A, Easter, Avery’s 4th Birthday which we celebrated two weekends in a row, Lyla’s 1st Birthday, and other things that I’m forgetting right now, I’m finding it hard to keep up. I’m really looking forward to this summer because we have tons of fun things planned but it will be much like the Spring so my challenge will be to post more often if possible.

Picking Bluebonnets for our Easter Bunny nests:








Livy’s Cow had a baby (and notice Livy’s cow has hair that sticks up just like Livy’s does):

Easter Egg Hunting at GG’s Nursing Home:





Easter Bunny came:

with loads of Easter candy and goodies:



Livy didn’t really like that bunny in the background:

Lyla and Livy (best friends):


Finding eggs that Easter Bunny left behind:


Finding the treats inside the eggs is the best part!!

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Our Girls

Avery and Olivia are the most precious gifts I could have ever been given.   They inspire me, challenge me, keep me grounded, bring so much happiness, love me unconditionally, and exhaust me every single day.   I’m so blessed to have these precious girls in my life!   Children open your eyes to things you’ve either never seen before or have forgotten.   With Mother’s Day having just past (which I owe a post on as well as Easter and Avery’s 4th birthday), I have been thinking about how becoming a mom has changed my life and all I can feel is exceptionally grateful!

All Photography was taken by J. Bell Photography of Austin, Texas.

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Cinnamon Shores Family Getaway

A couple of weeks ago, Scott booked us a week at Cinnamon Shores in Port Aransas. Last summer, I noticed the new seaside village and was dying to stay there so he surprised me with the trip. He also managed to slip in some work by visiting his customers down in that area.

The home we rented was amazing! It was a great home away from home. We brought our nanny, Adrienne, so we could get some R&R as well. The girls had the best time and it was nice to just spend quality time together as a family for a week without a ton of work-related distractions. Avery and Olivia are growing way too fast and I really cherish these special times with them where I can just focus on them.

Flying a kite:

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Cabo Spring 2012

To say that I’m behind on posting would be an understatement. I’ve been so busy living life that I keep forgetting to update this blog. However, I don’t want the girls to forget these memories and nor do I so I’m forcing myself to catch up!

We went to Cabo with Dawn and Matt for Spring Break in early March. Avery came along with us and Nana and Papa offered to keep Lyla and Livy so they stayed behind. We had a very memorable and wonderful trip from start to finish. If Livy was with us, we sure would have loved to stay there a lot longer than a week. We always enjoy it there so much! I certainly look forward to going back soon!

Waiting for our flight (which turned out to be very, very, very delayed due to weather):

Once we finally arrived, it was all about being in the water for this little fish:

That Daddy is always being so silly (those glasses look fabulous on you):

She found lots of friends to play with:

Avery was so worn out she couldn’t even keep her eyes open to eat her “Christmas” treat (Rice Krispy):


Headed to Morgan’s Encore…my favorite restaurant in San Jose:

We have lots of these blurry pictures because we didn’t use a flash 😦



Dancing:

More dancing on the terrace:

Beach time:



Hilarious!




A Night at Nick San’s:

First time for Avery to use chopsticks:

A Day at the Marina:


Tableside Mojitos:

I think we kept her out too long! Can you tell?

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