Shark Dance

We went to a very cool kid's bday party on Saturday for Carter's 5th birthday. It was at a bar downtown. The dancefloor is a shark tank!! They play kids music and all the little ones get their groove on! Gaby had a blast! My camera battery ran out so I only got a few pics. Half the time Gaby was laying on the floor watching the sharks swim :)

School is Cool!

The last few times Patty & I have picked Gaby up from school she hasn't wanted to go. She's out there on the big patio they have playing with her friends and doesn't seem the slightest bit interested in going home. So we end up sitting there for a while watching her play until we can convince her to leave. It's so great! It makes me very happy to know that she is enjoying her school, her teachers and making friends.

The Kite Festival !

This weekend we were paid a visit by two of my dear high school friends, Stephanie & Melissa. Stephanie is one of my loyalest blog readers and this was her first time meeting Gaby. She very sweetly brought her a goody bag full of great things like fairy wings, sunglasses, purses, and hair accessories. Gaby quickly proceeded to wear everything at once...

Saturday night we had a nice girls dinner- sushi & wine. Fun, fun! The next morning there was a little coloring...
Before we spent the day at the Austin Kite Festival. We could not have asked for better weather! Not a cloud in the sky, sunny and breezy. Perfect for flying a kite. Our kites didn't do so well but we sure enjoyed watching all the other ones fly! We had a little picnic, enjoyed the great weather and ran around with Gabs. It was splendid!

There even were a few bouncy houses...

These kinds of fun events are why I love Austin :)

Beading Fun!

We just love necklaces :)

Happy B-day Byron!!

Today, is Byron's 35th Birthday!! Saturday night we had a little Mardi Gras themed party with a few of our friends.

On the menu? Hurricanes & Jambalaya. Yum & yum!

I believe the birthday boy had a great time on his very fun and special night.

Tonight, we had Byron's favorite spagetti dinner with a homemade birthday dessert. Gaby sang "Hanny Birfday" to her daddy and helped him blow out the candles.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!!
Gaby and I adore you :)

Tripp's Party!

Saturday was Gaby's friend, Tripp's, 3rd B-day party!

There was a petting zoo with lots of cute animals- goats, baby piggies, bunnies, chickens, ducks and a goose. After warming up to the many animals...

Gaby had fun with the goats...
and especially the bunnies :)
And of course, there was some yummy cake!
Gaby really enjoyed playing with all the sweet animals. Tripp's party was lots of fun!

Da Pak!

Every Wednesday afternooon, Gaby & I go to the park.

We usually run into Gaby's friends, Ellington & Emma. And sometimes Siena and Aiden, too. Here are Gaby & Ellington having lunch last week...

On Fridays, Gaby gets to go back with Patty & Josie. It's a great park! Perfect for Gaby's age and even the older kids seem to have fun too. What's really cool is when we are in the car, Gaby can tell that we are going to "da pak" when we start heading that way. I guess it's buildings, landmarks, streets that she recognizes or something. But, I find that so incredible from a two year old! She knows when we're on our way to swimming, or to school, or home. Even when we're getting close to my parent's house in Houston. Pretty impressive! Anyway, the park is alot of fun for Gaby where she can play with her friends and for mommy to be able to chit chat with her friends. Now that the weather is getting warmer it's going to be really nice out there on Wed afternoons :)
Swinging like a big girl...

Peek-a-boo!!

Valentine's Day

Gaby had a really great Valentine's day! She got some presents- a cradle for her babies, some new kicks, a cool picture frame...

and her annual Valentine's day Beanie Baby teddy bear from her daddy.

But the best part was a little surprise we had cooked up for our sweet! First, Gaby's Pita, Tia Chela, and Carlos were in town.
So this morning, we all met up with Gaby's friend, Tripp and his parents for a yummy pancake breakfast and then we went to....
....Elmo Live!!! Gaby ab.so.lut.ley loved it!!! The kid was mesmerized during the whole show! It was so much fun to watch Gaby and Tripp loving every minute of it. I have to admit. It was a pretty good show. Gaby has never really watched alot of TV but lately she's really been into Elmo and all his pals, so to see it live and in person was truly exciting for her.

Checking out the Elmo balloons w/Tia Chela... Trying cotton candy for the first time...
It's so fun to watch things through Gaby's eyes. It makes everthing seem so amazing and magical!!
With Pita in town, Byron and I got to go on a Valentines date. Yipee!

Cool New Stool !

Pita's birthday present to Gaby this year was this very cool stool! It took a few weeks to get here so we just got it yesterday. Gaby already loves it!

The name on top is a puzzle and Gaby is now learning how to spell her name...
Thanks, Pita!!

Works of Art

At school Gaby does alot of artwork and the other day they sent home her folder and workbook so we could see some of her dazzling works of art. She's got quite a collection already! She's really into mixed media :)
Check out our budding little artist's work...

Wazz Dat??

Translation: What's that?

This is now the new phrase I hear about 100 million times a day. Ok. Maybe I'm exaggerating. A little. But still, people, I hear it alot! It's nice to know that Gaby is inquisitive and interested in what's around her but if this is the precursor to "why?", then mommy's brain is going to be fried!

The funniest thing is that she likes to point to people and say "wazz dat?". How do you explain to a two year old the difference btwn "what" and "who"??