Ahhhh, the Weekend

If the school year doesn't end soon, Mama's going to have to start taking Xanax. I am not kidding. These past few weeks have been hell. It is no fun to be pregnant, mothering a toddler and working 9 hour days. This is why schools have summer. District employees would start hurting themselves or others if made to work more than 10 months a year. At least we have the weekends, right? This one was nice. Papa2 was in town Friday night and we went and had a yummy dinner at Outback. A lot of lounging on Saturday morning followed by a birthday party for a cousin in San Antonio and spending the night with Granny and Popo, which translates to Mama gets to sleep in on Sunday morning! Then back to Austin for a lazy afternoon in the plastic pool with popsicles.

Just Thought I'd Document...

one of those meltdown moments :) This one's for you my little Sweet pea!

Memorial Day Weekend!

What a great long weekend of R&R! We rented a fun house on Lake Placid and joined some friends for good times. We ate fabulous food (thanks to chef JV!) and had a great time on the lake. Ella and Kayla splashed in the pool and rode on the boat and this time next year, Elyse, who was still too small to join in the toddler fun, will be able to hang with the ever growing group of divas! Ella still had a difficult time adjusting to the lake and the boat again, but I am still not giving up hope that she will one day LOVE the water like her parents :) "Hollywood" as Jeremy called her~ Learning to play football with Uncle Joe. We're gonna need A LOT of practice with hand-eye coordination... All 3 girls in the pool! Here's Ella and Kayla splashing around... Then Kayla decided that swimsuits were "wet" and wanted no part of hers any longer, so Ella followed suit (or should I say NO suit!) I couldn't resist... Sorry girls!! Ella and Kayla having great fun in the bounce house..... until it started to collapse due to a faulty connection and then never again did either one of them want anything to do with that thing! Papa in the bouncer trying to convince Ella that it would be fun. Not a chance, Papa. The gals taking a bath together One last shot of the babes. Next year, add 2!

May, the Busy Month

Mama is always busy with work in May, however this year it seems worse than the ending of any other school year to date. That being said, the first 3 of weeks of May flew by. The Fleming clan came in for Mother's day and just hung out around the house. We ate ourselves silly and watched Ella dance around in a tutu. The following weekend my lifelong friend, Marisa, was in Houston from Canada so we headed to Htown for some fun! Friday night dinner with Deanna and Elyse; Saturday a little play time with cousins Gus and Ethan before heading out to the Aguilar's in Spring for an afternoon of swimming and hanging (and no nap!). Later that evening we made it to the Rodriguez house for a fun get together and to spend some time with Auntie Marisa. Ella had a blast and stayed up until almost midnight running around and playing the piano with Lauren; what a trooper! I am very lucky to have a child that is not routine dependant :) Meanwhile, my belly and bean 2 continue to grow. Looking forward to a long, hot huge summer.... Here is my little artiste, who's favorite thing to do now is watercolor, and why stick to paper when you can just use your body as the canvas? Way to think outside the box girl!