The Many Faces of Zachary

He IS one of a kind!!!!! What a ham! Usually (lately) he does not want his picture taken, but this day, he was in rare form. Making face after face. This boy can turn your mood from sour to good within minutes!!!!! He said, "Mom, this is my pirate face...arghhhh!"

My Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Wow, I AM a mother! Saying it still gives me butterflies- but in a good way. Yes they call me 'momma' and 'mom,' but when I stop and really think about it...WOW! That's all I can think of...WOW! What an awesome challenge God has trusted me with. These two little people entrusted to my care, nourishment, and love. And they are just so perfect. They complete me.

I awoke to my baby girl babbling in her crib. This is usually what I always wake up to, but today it was different. I think she was being extra good so that mommy could rest just a little bit longer.
My wonderful husband made me breakfast, but then had to go to work for a short while. So I decided to be lazy...why not? It's my day, right?
I was surprised with lunch, flowers, and something that I have been wanting for a while now. I got the iPod 'chip' (I don't know what else to call it) for my Nike running shoes. Yes, for those of you that didn't know...I have taken up running. Getting older is hell, the metabolism is just not what it used to be! :) So, it is like my own personal workout assistant. It's very cool!
Then my friend, Jayne invited me to see a movie with her. Uh, I didn't even have to think twice about it! Of course I wanted to go! It had been a long while since I had been to the movies. We went and saw our on-screen boyfriend, Matthew McConaughey in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." It was a cute ro-co. We were just excited to get out of the house by ourselves.
It was a good day... time with my family, time with one of my closest friends, good food, presents and the Rockets won! lol

Padres vs. Astros

On Saturday, we went to the Astros game with Papo (Gabe's Dad) and Aunt Kelly (Gabe's Sister). Zachary seemed to enjoy it all. Sophie on the other hand, she wasn't too interested. She was more preoccupied with sitting in the chair, getting down, sitting in my lap, getting down, sitting in Gabe's lap, getting down, sitting...you get the picture. I told Gabe, "I don't think we will be bringing her back anytime soon. At least not until she's about two or three." I am just thankful that there wasn't anybody sitting in front of us. That would have been a nightmare. I'm sure I would have to have taken her to the concessions area. There is no way those people would have been happy with us.
Here are a few pics from our day. They had fireworks for us at the end of the game- in honor of all of the mothers! :)

Bed Bugs

I walk into the bedroom to check on my little angels and I notice that Sophie has grown since I last saw her two minutes before. I ask, "What are you doing?" And she stares back at me.
Oh, this is why she is taller. She's trying to get on the bed by herself! Smart 'lil cookie!
Trying to decide what to do....

And finally, the leg goes up. But mom quickly rescues her before the airplane she is standing on decides to 'take off.' Needless to say, she wasn't very happy with me, but she soon forgot all about it when the cartoon came on. :)

15 Months

Already 15 months old!!!!!! Happy day Baby Girl! Mommy & Daddy love you.

47 Years

Not only was yesterday Cinco de Mayo... it was also my parents' 47th Wedding Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! We love you!

P.S.

Hope y'all had a cerveza or a margarita to celebrate. :)

Fish Fry At The Lake

Opening presents

She learned that she could climb up on the hearth of the fireplace
Riding the golf cart with Papa
Emma & Sophie
Hayley, Sophie & Emma
Where's Zachary?
There he is!
Cole enjoying some fish


On Saturday, we had a fish, shrimp, and oyster fry to celebrate my Dad's birthday. Just one of the reasons I love visiting my parents....GOOD FOOD! :) Aunts, uncles, cousins, and neighbors came over. We had a good little party. The kids loved being outside...especially Sophie. She loves the freedom!

Happy Birthday Papa!

Friday, May 1st was my Dad's 73rd Birthday! We went up to the lake to spend the weekend with him. Happy Birthday Dad... I love you!!

Corpus Visit

The Diva sleeps!
Playing with Aunt Kelly
Scootin' along
It takes talent!

Just some pictures from our trip to Corpus Christi last weekend. We enjoyed spending time with family, eating some good food, and Gabe & I actually got a night out without the kiddos. It was great!! It had been a really long time... too long!

Chatty Kathy (or Sophie)

I took a video of Sophie talking, or saying some words. CRACKS ME UP!!!! And it's funny at the end of the video too. Zach joins in and let's just say that Sophie doesn't like to share the spotlight. She retaliates a bit. :)

Since the video got cut short we forgot a few words. Others that she says are: thank you, excuse me, hi, Dora, SpongeBob, woof woof, quack quack and of course mama & dada. Isn't she a genius (hahaha, that's for my sister, Sandra)?

Oh, and now her new thing is "uh-huh." For example, Sophie do you want some milk? She nods and says, "Uh-huh." Where she learned that, I don't know... but it is cute as anything! :)

A Healthy Snack? I Think Not.

She likes to color because she sees brother do it, but sometimes she gets the sudden urge to eat the marker (don't worry, they are mess free... they only color on a certain type of paper... I'm not crazy). So, we really have to watch her. Then she gets really, really mad when we have to take the marker away because she won't keep it out of her mouth. Fun times. :) Hmmm, I wonder what this tastes like?

I'll just put the lid back on... Mom is watching.

See Mom, I'm not eating the marker!

Protective Much?

Doesn't it look like he's thinking... "This is MY sister! Stay away boys!"

Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair!

Before

After

Look how much her hair has grown!!!! Nobody confuses her for a boy NOW!!! :) Maybe by summer we can put ponytails... I can't wait. Another plus to having a girl... playing with their hair (if she lets me, that is). And look, it even has a little body to it. How cute!

Happy Easter!

Playing with Papa

Here's one!

What's this?

My lil Diva!

Actually took a good picture for me.

Well, we are a little behind, but....HAPPY EASTER! Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday and remembered the true reason of why we celebrate.

The kids had a good time hunting for eggs. Sophie didn't have too much of a good chance of finding her eggs... Zach was too fast for her. But I think she still enjoyed it. The Easter Bunny brought them candy, games, and some new sunglasses to sport for the summer. Sophie didn't even want to take hers off! She loved them!!

After hunting eggs and a quick pancake breakfast, it was time to get ready for church. We surprised my dad and went to his church instead. After church, we had to head back home and get ready for lunch. We were the hosts this year, so we had to get everything ready. We ate some yummy BBQ, potato sald, green bean casserole, and rolls. And for dessert... of course, my cupcakes and Mom's strawberry pie. De-lish!!

Thanks for spending Easter with us Grandma & Papa! We love you!

A Girl's Girl

Sophie has been cracking me up lately. Her new thing is purses... what woman's thing isn't purses. Right? :) Whenever I say, "Ok, it's time to go" she will find a purse, put it up on her shoulder, and head for the door. Hilarious! The purse can be as big as her, she doesn't care, that doesn't stop her. And she wants to take it to the car... just like mommy, I guess. She is too funny!

Speed Walker

Sophie has been walking well over a month now, but I remembered that none of our family in Corpus as seen her do it yet. She is all over the place and she is so fast. So, this is for you guys! Miss y'all!

14 Months

Happy 14 month Birthday, my sweet baby girl!!

Too Cute For Words

We took the kids to get their pictures taken on Wednesday. Let me just tell you, these photographers had their work cut out for them. At first, Sophie didn't want anything to do with sitting still for any kind of picture. So, Bryan (our photographer) thinks that starting with Zachary will be a good idea. He can show little sister how it is done...yeah right. Zach would sit still, but he would not smile for anything!! Bryan had to call in more help from another photographer to get Zach to finally smile. Then it was like he didn't want to stop smiling. And Sophie finally wanted to join in. They just needed to get used to their surroundings and these strangers taking pictures of them. :)
All in all, they took some really good pictures. I think we definitely bought too many pictures. But the ones we got are definitely keepers. The one posted at the top of the blog I got in black and white....PRECIOUS!!!!! I LOVE IT!
See, they ARE sweet with each other. :)