Easter Celebration

This year, we celebrated Easter by baptizing Gabriel and Laura at our church's Easter Vigil service.  We were lucky enough to have lots of family members join us in the celebration, including Gabriel's godfather (Uncle Eric),

 Laura's godparents (Cousins Erica & Greg)

Grandma Gonzalez,

Aunt Janie, Uncle Bob, Grandma & Grandpa Robles, and the cousins.

 

 Laura was not so much a fan of the bonnet that came with her gown. 

And getting her, gown and all, into the car seat, was quite a job.  She managed all the activity well, including the baptism itself, thanks to a ready bottle and a quick ceremony on the part of the priest.  Gabe was cool and collected, too, but who wouldn't be when Uncle Eric is helping you out?

We enjoyed having everyone out to help us celebrate the holiday and baptisms.  This was the first time we've played host since moving into our new home.  It was nice to finally make good use of our space, and we look forward to our next celebration.

Look out World . . .

. . . Laura is ready to roll your way!

Valentine for Mom

"You stole a pizza my heart"

Four Months

Click the image to read the details on the top left hand corner of the picture.

Last Christmas . .

Here’s a few pictures from last Christmas.  Since I still have a few Christmas decorations up in the house, I guess these pics aren’t late . . .

My mother-in-law made a couple of beautiful flower arrangements and a wreath to help us make the house look festive, while the boys and Cousin Matthew were responsible for the tree decorations.  Everything looked lovely, and we had a wonderful holiday - so wonderful that Gabriel keeps asking when Christmas will come again, and LT has next year’s Christmas gift all planned out.

Happenings in 2017

You may have noticed that we didn't post much last year.  That's not because we didn't have things to talk about.  Quite the contrary - we had our hands full.  Let's take a look back at what happened:

A couple of significant milestones during 2016 set the tone for 2017.

And early in the year, we learned about a new addition to the family.

 We did some sightseeing and had fun

Waco Mammoth Site

Witte Museum

A chilly day for a rugby match

Witte Museum

Dallas World Aquarium

Sundance Square

 

And celebrated LT's accomplishments at school

 

We wished everyone a happy birthday

He's 3!

He's 8!

You don't need to know how old I am . . .

And celebrated 10 years of being a family.

 Laura made her grand entrance into the world at the end of September . . .

 

 . . . and two weeks later, we moved into our dream home - 12 acres of land in God's country

 

 

 

We had to move TWO TIMES before we finally landed here, but it was worth the effort.

 Halloween was the first holiday we celebrated in our new home.  We aren't in a neighborhood, so we had to go elsewhere to go trick-or-treating.

The Highlander, Pikachu, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Baby Laura - as she is called by her brothers - had a skeleton onesie for her costume.  She spent much of the evening bundled up in her stroller.

 We decked out the house for Christmas,

and, in true Texas style, enjoyed BBQ for Christmas dinner.

More Christmas pictures coming soon!

Ten Years

On New Years Eve 2007, we began this blog to chronicle our remolding adventures with our recently purchased condo.

Ten years, five moves, and three children later, we are still at it.  Our focus has definitely shifted.  Remodeling efforts on the condo were completed 5 years ago.  We spend most of our time here talking about what our kiddos are up to and watching them grow.

That said, we still enjoy sharing our adventures with you.  Stick around - we have lots more to say and do!

The Littlest Princess

Haven't had much of a chance to post pictures of Laura - more on that later.  In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some of our most recent pics of the little princess.

Smiles of 2017

Click this link for a Google Photo creation from our 2017 photos.  The only smile that is missing is Laura’s . . . I’ll be sure to post more of those soon.  Enjoy!