Doll House

Lydia received her first doll house for her 2nd Birthday. She loves it already, and I love watching and listening while she plays. I hope you can hear her talking in this video (she's feeding baby and ends with "all done peas"). Happy Birthday, Lydia! You're going to be such a good helper when brother arrives!

Jacquie's Surprise Party

Surprise! My sweet friend, Jacquie, turns 30 on April 3rd (Lydia shares her birthday). We tried surprising her a week early with a big party at my house after the men's Baylor basketball game last Sunday night. We had so much fun chatting with friends and eating delicious food.

Here she is showing up for the surprise, holding a few dinner items I asked her to bring over to throw her off the party scent.

We had fajitas to feed about 100 people...always order less food!

Some of the girlfriends (Jacquie found something other than a tee shirt to wear from my closet).

The pinata, always a party favorite.

Me with the birthday girl.

Happy Birthday, Jacquie!

Egg Hunt and Park

This was about as happy as Lydia was all weekend. She refused to smile or even look at the camera. What a grouch! We joined our neighborhood families for an Easter egg hunt in the morning.

After the egg hunt, we joined up with several families from our Sunday school class for a picnic in the park. It was a beautiful afternoon, and it gave me an opportunity to rest while Lydia played with the other kiddos and her daddy. Lydia and Watson loved riding in the wagon.

And she loved pulling the wagon too.

Rocking on the elephant.

Heading down the slide.

As Easter Approaches...

We had a few couples over for a passover sedar (Christian style) that explained the traditional elements and how they represent Christ as our Savior. It was a wonderful evening and dinner. Thanks to Derek and Heidi Browning for preparing all the food and directing us through the dinner.

Our passover table.

The first cup of wine.

The seder plate.

Taking out the middle matzah and hiding it until the end of the meal.

The bitter herb (horseradish) and charoset (apples, nuts, cinnamon, and honey) sandwich.

Lydia's Birthday Party

Our almost 2 year old celebrated her birthday with a few playmates this morning. We played with balls, balloons, and bubbles and enjoyed a nice lunch and cupcakes. Thanks to our friends who helped us celebrate!

Here's a picture of the kiddo cupcakes. If you know me even just a little, you are probably really impressed right now because anything craft related (ie decorating cupcakes) is NOT my thing. I guess you come around for your kids though! I still can't decide if these are cute ladybugs or creepy beetles.

And these are the cupcakes for the moms who don't want all the candies on top.

Happy Birthday, Lydia!

Celebrating Henry

A big thanks to my sweet girlfriends who gathered for dinner to celebrate Henry's upcoming arrival. I received the cutest clothes for him! We have a lot of little projects around the house to finish up this weekend...then I guess it's time to pack a hospital bag and just wait!

Spring day at the Zoo

We spent a beautiful morning at the zoo with some friends today. Lydia is getting a lot of "mommy time" before brother Henry arrives.