Horseshoe Bay

What better way to celebrate my parent's wonderful, loving and very long (49 years!!) marriage?  Well, with a family trip to Horseshoe Bay for some fun in the sun!  We enjoyed the pool, rented a boat, and ate some good food.  It was a fun trip :)

Walking?!?!?

Our little peanut has started walking!!!!  At 10 and a half months!  Oh my.  We are in for a ride with this little one.  I can't believe she started so quickly.  She is just blasting through all the milestones!!  Trying to keep up with her sissy, I guess :)

Mila Walking 10.5 Months

Seaside 2012

Were were lucky enough to be able to go on the 2nd annual Seaside, Florida trip to the Tramonte's beautiful beachhouse this year. It was a fabulous week of sea, sand and sun! Mila's first flight was a bit....um.....torturous would be a good word! But lucky it was a short flight and we all survived :) At the beach she did great and slept and ate well so we really can't complain. They both loved spending time with their cousins and had an absolute blast!! Thanks, Tramontes :)

Big girl!

Look a this big girl holding her own bottle!!

Little Beggar

Usually Byron gets home after the girls and I have already eaten so he grabs his plate and joins us in the playroom. And without fail, our little Mila starts to climb up on him begging for a few bites. It is just too cute not to document!

The Griffin Boys in the ATX!

Laurel and the Griffin Boys came to visit us for a couple of days during their whirlwind trip to Texas. We ran around town looking for fun and trying to escape the heat. This picture is from Deep Eddy Pool- the oldest, natural spring fed pool in Austin. Good times!

Dance Recital 2012

Gaby did another great job at her dance recital this year! No fear whatsoever on stage. She kept up with the song and remembered her moves. This year's song was "I Want Candy". A very appropriate song for a bunch of 5 yr olds :)

Graduation

Gaby's graduation from Jardin de Ninos was such a proud moment. We were so happy for her. She did so well this year and we are pleased with all that she has learned at her little bilingual school. She has been going there since she was one and a half! We really hope the Spanish is "stuck" in her head and that she continues to practice (I know alot of that depends on me- yikes!). Congrats sweetie!!

Last Day of School

Gaby's last day at Jardin de Ninos was Pajama Day and a class party! Gaby has loved her school and all of her friends very much but she also seems super excited about next year and her new school.  We hope that all of these years in a Spanish immersion school have worked and that she will retain the language for the rest of her life.  Of course, I know alot of that responsibilty falls on me and I will have to make a concerted effort to speak to her in Spanish and help her practice. For now, though, it's on to new adventures for our big girl!!

St. Thomas? Yes, please!!

Byron and I snuck away for an adult vacation!  It was a much needed break from- well, life and all it's busy-ness! We were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary.  Am I really old enough to have been married TEN years already? Yikes!  The girls were split up with their two amazing grandmothers- Mimi had Gaby and Pita had Mila.  Thanks so much, Moms!!  Byron and I enjoyed- sleeping as late as we wanted, eating uninterrupted meals, laying around in the sun, and drinking alcohol in the middle of the day (heehee!).  St. Thomas and the surrounding islands are absolutely gorgeous and we were so happy to have a little time to refresh and reconnect :)

9 Months!

Today my little baby is NINE months old! When did that happen? One day your at the hospital with your newborn and the next you are wondering if today is the day she is going to walk? Mila has turned into such a spunky little person with a HUGE personality! She is extremely independent and pretty darn stubborn. She has very much become a happy, smiley baby. I was a little worried for a while there because she was always so darn serious. I think the fact that she is sleeping for long stretches makes her happier- I know it makes ME happier :) She is so vocal with lots of screams, screeches, and growls in addition to the usual babbling. We hear alot of "ma ma" and "da da" but are sure they aren't intention.  Maybe soon? She's a very strong crawler and is so curious about everything. She gets into ALL of my cabinets! Something I never worried about when Gaby was a baby. So much so, that I actually had to put child locks on them. She is INSISTENT about crawling up and down the stairs. That my friends, is exhausting! She has become a wonderful eater. We quickly learned that she wanted NOTHING to do with baby food (trust me, I tried EVERY variety!). I guess it is a consistency thing. She likes to eat real food. She likes to chew and does pretty darn well with only two little teeth :) She will literally eat everything I put in front of her and I'm talking even things like hummus, olives, and pickles! So cute! All in all, we are loving every minute with our adorable sweetheart and looking forward to the many new milestones to come!

 Her stats from her doctor's appointment: 

Height: 27.5 in, 25% 

Weight: 18.1 lbs, 25%

She's our petite blessing!!

Happy Mother's Day!

It's always a good Mother's Day when I can spend it with my beautiful mother and amazing daughters :)

I am so thankful to have always had such an incredible mom that has inspired me to strive to be a good mother myself. I can only hope that my girls realize how much I will always love them and that I would do absolutely anything to keep them safe and to help them succeed in life. They are the two brightest lights of my life :) 

Check out the wonderful flower and card Gaby made me...

Gaby's Notes

Gaby loves to write notes on her dry erase board. How cute is she??

The Boys

Mila is starting to take an interest in the boys and they aren't too sure how they like that! No seriously, they are actually very good with her and tolerate her yanking their ears or pulling their hair or trying to catch them. They are so sweet :)

Bridgepoint Kinder Round Up

Next year, Gaby will be attending Bridgepoint Elementary. Today was their Kinder Round Up where we got to visit the campus and show the kids their classrooms, cafeteria, library and they even got a mini ride on the big yellow school bus. Needless to say, Gaby was super excited to be there and loved all the new things about her future school. Here are a few pics....

Genetics

Mila has an AWESOME scowl. 

And she inherited it from the master :)