Spring Break so far...(Warning, Really Long Post)

St. Patrick's Day 2009!



Well it is finally Spring Break. I feel like we have been waiting for this week to get here forever. But then again it seems like just yesterday that Ella was born. She is now 4 months old. Time is weird. Sometimes it seems to go so very slow and other times it flies by. We should definately make the most of every minute. Anyways, so far Spring Break has been great!

My sister and her kids came to town for the weekend. Emerson talks about Stone all the time, so when she gets a chance to see him, she goes ninety miles a minute. Emerson and Stone had so much fun playing together. They are fun to watch. They remind me of Lindsey and I with our cousins Andrew and Timothy when we were little. I can't believe Stone is 3 and Emerson is almost 2. They are going to be great friends.

Emerson and Stone enjoying a popsicle in the bathtub.

We let London crawl out of the room we were in and after a few minutes we heard her crying....

this is why :)

My brother David was home for his Spring Break from Baylor. He was very sweet with Ella!

London turned one on Sunday so we had a little birthday party for her. She is such a sweet baby and it was fun to watch her eat her doll cake. (When Lindsey and I were little, mom and Mema made us doll cakes for most of our birthdays. So now we get to enjoy our daughters eating their own doll cakes)

....I typed this Monday but clearly didn't post it, here is a more recent account of our week...

Monday the girls went to daycare. I know it seems kinda cruel to take them to daycare when we have the week off of school, but Emerson is so hard to get back into the swing of things when her routine is broken. BJ and I spent a much needed day working in the yard and on our house Tuesday. We tore up a flower bed and got it ready to replant new flowers. Wednesday BJ and I went on a date. I really can't remember the last time we did that. As much as we love our girls, it is nice to be together as a couple. We ate lunch (with a coupon) at TGI Fridays and we went to the movies. Before we went to pick the girls up from daycare, he took me to the Cupcakery and got a yummy cupcake. What a fun day!!

Tuesday was St. Patrick's Day. Emerson has her finger in Ella's mouth for a reason. We found a tooth. She wasn't even 4 months yet when it popped through. My baby is not supposed to have teeth yet!!!

Thursday we took Emerson and Ella to the zoo. I really thought it was a great idea. Emerson loves naming animals and making their sounds. When we got close to the zoo, there were cops directing traffic. First bad sign. Then we had to wait in line to get a parking spot for almost 30 minutes. Second bad sign. I am pretty sure the equivilent to the population of Fort Worth was at the zoo Thursday. We had a great time, and it was really fun to show Emerson all the animals we had been talking about for so long, but it was PACKED!!!! We were there about 2 hours. We accomplished the main objective which was let Emerson see the Penguins. She was very happy.

The Garcia girls at the zoo!

Emerson and her Penguins

Emerson and Daddy (can you see the sleeping lion in the background?)

After the zoo!!

On Friday I had the great idea to try to start potty training Emerson. I had taken her to Target and got all the neccessities...Lightning McQueen potty chair, big girl underwear, treats, etc. We started the day off with several accidents but I was really resolved to get her trained. However, by noon, I decided to wait until summer. BJ was working in the yard, so I had Emerson and Ella and the potty. Not fun!! We will try again in June...I have to keep telling myself that it's ok, she's not even two yet! Right about the time I decided to give up, I found this at the front door

and this outside.

(pictures to come)

Good times at the Garcia house!! Look at the yard, it turned out great. Thanks G-pa for getting the flower to us!!

Our last day of fun for Spring Break was Saturday. We got the girls up and ready and went to meet my Aunt Sharon, Uncle Dennis and Denise for lunch. We met them at "acdonalds". Emmy loved playing on the playground. Aunt Sharon, Denise and Daddy even went all through the playground and down the slide with her. Thanks for meeting us guys, you are so special to us.

Emerson's big smile!

Uncle Dennis and Emerson at the playground

Ella had a great time also :)

When we left McDonals we went to Valley View to hang out with Ben, Amy and the Moores. The are adding an addition to their house and BJ went to help with the roof. The girls and I hung out with Amy all afternoon and evening. We had such a great time. Emerson got to ride a 4 wheeler and see the cows on the farm. We absolutely love hanging out with Ben, Amy and their families.

Whelp, that was pretty much our Spring Break. We had such a blast being together as a family. As always, it week went by really fast and we didnt' get done near what we wanted to. It makes us really anxious for the summer.

Until next time...