Viva Fiesta 2009!

We made our annual journey back "home" to San Antonio for Fiesta. This is a time to re-connect with old friends, eat great food, and yes, eat more great food!
Elia attended her second King William Fair and parade. She stole the show while dancing in the street as the floats went by. She caught beads, jumped to the beat of the marching bands, and waved to all the horses and dogs!




We were able to have lunch and visit with Meredith and Christi before settling into the bed and breakfast. We toured Mere's new home, and Elia and Adrian REALLY bonded!

Arden hosts the best Fiesta party in San Antonio! Her sister, Lori, sells fabulous jewelry at the fair. We love reuniting with Sydney and Paul, Aniceto, Dorothy, Lori, and always our dear Arden.

The Beloved Blue Bonnet Photos

Anyone in Texas will tell you they have taken their picture in a field of blue bonnets at least once in their life! You wouldn't be Texan if you didn't! Elia was a charm for her fist blue bonnet photo experience with mommy and Nana. From our family to yours, have a very blessed Easter and we hope you are able to take some quiet time to reflect on the very special reason we celebrate this day.

Special Days with Julian

Julian and I take at least one day to ourselves during Spring Break. This year, we went to the Dallas Museum of Art to see the King Tut exhibit and to the Denton Court House Museum. He's been taking photos with me since he was four, and really loves comparing our "techniques". Julian loves to visit Dallas and Fort Worth's museums and kid-friendly places. He takes a photo album back to El Paso with him after each visit so he can reflect on all the fun things we do as a family.

Toe Fuzz

Yes, my beautiful, lovely, precious little girl, is obsessed with toe fuzz. You read correctly. She loves to put on socks, just so she can take them off and search between each toe looking for the beloved toe fuzz. When found, she proclaims, "there it is"!!! We had to capture this by photo only to be able to bring it out one day to show her first date (if Daddy will let her have one)!! Love being a parent!

Spring Break Part I: The Fort Worth Zoo

Julian came to Dallas for two weeks over his Spring Break and we were fortunate to be able to do many great things with the kiddos. Because we did so much, I'll post our adventures in sections! This poting is our trip to the Ft. Worth Zoo...Elia's first time to any zoo! We had a really good time together as a family.

I Love Diggers!!!

Ok, Elia is in love with "Diggers" as she calls them. We have books about them, toys that dig and dump things...it is all about the excavators! They recently built a new street that goes down the middle of our neighborhood, and we took advantage of opportunity to see a digger close up! Here is Elia living out her dream! I think we may have a tom-boy on our hands!

Elia's First Trip to the Library

Elia loved her trip to the library! She chose King Kong to read, and then played with puzzles and toys. Elia was not impressed with having to use her inside voice for so long! Good thing there was an area just for kids!