Ellie Encounter

We all enjoyed a short yet sweet visit from Nana, Lalo, & Ellie. Zander was beyond excited for their arrival and we had a great day!

Trip to the Zoo

Silly Goose :)

Zander's favorites-

I love Zander's expression after the sloppy lick-

Can you tell Zander still misses Indie?

Train ride...surprisingly nice ride with hill country views!

We had a wonderful afternoon at the Austin Zoo, which does great work as an animal sanctuary and rescue center. You can learn more about them here http://www.austinzoo.org/

Happy Valentine's Day!

Or, Happy Made Up Holiday! (-as Berta would say...I agree, we should show the love every day!)


And here is a scanned in picture from Zander's 1st Valentine's Day at 7 weeks old. This year he had a fun Pajama Day Valentine's Party at pre-school complete with Valentine exchange, pizza, and banana splits! Needless to say, he had a great time!

First Driving Lesson

I leave for one night (business trip) and the twins hit the road! Look at our back seat driver-
Zack says "hold on tight Sister!"

Welcome Baby Hailey!

We are very excited to announce the arrival of our niece Hailey who was born this evening (not pictured above). My "baby" sister Kate did a terrific job with the great support of Cody. Everyone is safe and sound with Hailey weighing 6lb 7oz and measuring 19inches long. We plan to take lots of pictures of our new little sweet pea when we go to meet her in a couple weeks--can't wait!!!

Tour de Block

The face of determination! :)

Super Sunday

At 37.5 weeks old (aka-8 1/2 months), can you believe these two have been out as long as they were in? Believe me, their infancy has not felt as long as their pregnancy!
We have lots of fun together!
The fab 5 of our supper club this afternoon- Cooper, Riley, Kaia, Zander, & Breck... On the menu today- Emeril's Jalepeno Crab Dip with Croutons, Spinach Fruit Salad, Berta's Red Beans & Rice, Cornbread Muffins, & Chocolate Caramel Heath Cake....yumm!

Back by popular demand...

Here is our Big "Z" playing with his favorite toys--Star Wars Galactic Heroes! These days Zander loves all things Star Wars- he plays with his action figures for hours, eagerly awaits his weekly episode of Clone Wars, and each night at 6:55, we enjoy a "shadow movie" in his bedroom complete with Zander acting out scenes while we operate the flashlight and hum the theme music. He even posted the start time and a picture on his door to make it look like a real theater :) p.s.-Thanks Uncle T, Aunt B, cousins, & Christmas/Birthday gift-card givers for my collection!