Easter Weekend

We had a nice, relaxing Easter weekend filled with lots of family time.



We decorated eggs


Made snocones

Went swimming

Had a visit from the Easter Bunny

Put on pretty dresses for church

Brought flowers to church for the Flowering of the Cross

Went on an Easter egg hunt after church

Broke some cascarones

And rounded out our weekend with a quick visit to the Aquarium


And this little one never skipped a beat

Claire is 18 Months Old!!

There is simply one word to describe Claire - DELIGHTFUL! She is positively the most delightful thing!

• She weights 23 pounds 2 oz (30%), is 32 inches tall (60%) and she continues to have the Vela Girl noggin (90%).


• She has 10 teeth with 4 that look like they'll be here pretty soon. She went to the dentist recently and was such a big girl allowing the dentist to check out her teeth.


• She loves to say "Cheese" when she sees a camera. You can tell she is saying it here.



• She's not a great eater - Ginger consumes more of her food than she does.


• Her favorite pastime is to grab a cup, come to me with it and say "agua, aqua, agua" over and over until I give her water.


• Her biggest accomplishment is getting off the pacifier. Last Friday, I decided to stop giving it to her. She only took it at night and at naps, but was started to fuss for it more. Before it became something she could ask for, we took it away. And she has done great. So proud of her!!.



• She is going to start ballet in June. She, Grace and I are all going to do a mommy and me class. She is also going to start Mi Casita in the fall. I am going to miss her so much but want to give her the same opportunity Grace had.

Sisters, both at 18 Months:

Practice Makes Perfect

Last year at our church egg hunt, the bigger kids ran past Grace and picked up all the eggs before Grace could figure out what was going on.

In preparation for the egg hunts this week, I hid some empty eggs for the girls to practice their hunting skills.

Thankfully, Claire headed out the side door and Grace went out the back allowing both of them opportunity to snatch up the eggs without interference.



Before I knew it, Claire had 6 in her bucket. Grace, meanwhile, had it down! She had just about found all the ones I'd hidden around the playground and side yard.



I don't think she believed me that they were empty.

Animal Lover

Grace LOVES animals...especially cats (which I am allergic to and she is supposed to be as well).

We spent the weekend with friends who have 2 cats and Grace was constantly entertained the entire weekend with them. She loved on them, carried them, slept with them and played with them.

Grace also got to recently visit a farm where she fed the goats. She wasn't afraid at all and let them eat the food right out of her hand.