Easter Brunch

Beautiful Ella Luz about to ditch the dress for something appropriate for eating dirt

Pretty mama and baby

Gus feeding drew her Easter brunch

Lets Get Messy

Being at home with the kiddos has allowed me to get my hands into all kinds of crafts. Kind of fun for a girl in her 30's to have an excuse to buy the large package of Sharpie markers and maybe some colored pipecleaners......uh, for the kids.

Gus and I made "tie dye" shirts for him and a onesie for Drew by dropping alcohol drops onto circles made with sharpie markers. They come in such lovely colors now. Sigh.

This was before he decided that he should color himself and become a new kind of superhero. Luckily I was able to intercept the permanent markers and replace them with the washable kind! Have to post a pic soon of the two of them modeling their tee's.

Superheros

Cody is Gus bud from the old 'hood. He came to play superheroes this weekend.

Yes, these 3 year olds are particularly buff. They work out.

HAHAHA!

Day at the Park

Drew enjoying the shade of her favorite blankie.
A treasured gift from his cousin Jake, this Batman hood accompanies us on many outings.

Gus mastering the big boy swing.

The girls in their caps.

Professional Eater

Drew is off and running with the solids. She can slurp down a container of food in no time and only end up wearing around 1/4 of it. Not bad!

Backyard Fun

A combination sword/viking/Star Wars/rifle war with neighbor. There are 7 boys here from 3 to 11 and they all play together. Its awesome. At any time there could be around 4 minimum in our backyard. They are so great with Gus even though he is one of the youngest.
Works great when they are busy in our yard, allowing Aaron and I to finish a conversation and plant up some beauties. Cute mason jar full of fragrant dianthus.

Drew's Blues

Egg Hunt

We took Gus and Drew to our neighborhood Easter egg hunt the Saturday before the big day. What a gorgeous weekend for such a great holiday! Here is Drew posing for her first Easter egg hunt.
The grownups (and Gus)were disappointed in the fact that there was NO CANDY in the eggs! What?? Only stickers and worthless tchotkes that did not thrill any kid. What happened to the days of jelly beans and chocolate footballs in foil? Sigh. Nothing is fun anymore.

Gus going through the tenth egg just KNOWING there are some Skittles in there somewhere.

First Foods

I've heard about this food thing....

Sounds scary!

Arrrrghhh! Here it comes!

I like it!

Adorable Drew

Look at this little charmer! She is really starting to fill out her tub!

She loves splashing her chubby feet and watch my reaction....

and then smiling at the beautiful baby she sees in the mirror.

Funny Faces

This is what was going on on the other side of the breakfast table this weekend.

"Hi Baby Sister! Its your Big Brother!"

He can even talk back to her in her dolphin-squeak high-pitched chatter that kills my ears but they both seem to enjoy very much.

Porch Play

Gus' friend Milo came to play this weekend. It was a gorgeous Saturday especially for February - upper 60's with plenty of sunshine.

Then Milo's baby sister Ella came to visit as well. Gus is only a few weeks older than Milo and Ella is a few months older than Drew. We are so excited to watch them grow up together.

Beautiful Ella posed in a matching lawn chair at our house. Look at all of that gorgeous hair!

Daddy and Drew

We took a break from watching "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" this weekend to eat waffles (kind of like our old habit of watching Extreme Makeover while eating chocolate chip cookies with our friends. Dont' judge) and snap some shots.

Drew's reaction to watching her big brother on the other side of the table.

Of all of us he makes her smile the most and laugh the hardest without actually tickling her.

A New Beginning

Happy New Year! I have vowed to be a better blogger this year, having started out so strong before kids, pretty good with Gus, then pictures only with Gus and now sporadic pictures of both kids. I need to be better! I always enjoyed keeping family and friends abreast (love that word) of the family goings-on and even a little writing just to remind myself I still can. We are celebrating the first year in our new house with TONS of projects done by Aaron which I will post soon and of course, Gus' new baby sister. Keep you posted on what keeps us busy day to day. Happy New Year!

Pullen Park

We kicked this new year off with a trip to Pullen Park with our neighbors, the Molinas (lovely family, just lovely). The park is awesome after its renovation! Beautiful carousel that I should have photographed, old fashioned boats (which terrified my usually fearless 3 year old??) and most importantly, a choo-choo.

There was a beautiful, but very serious-faced little baby there. Check out those blue eyes!

Oh wait! Its Drew!



The girls hanging out while big brothers road (or screamed) in boats. One day there will be FOUR different kids to catch on a day like today!

Baby Bath