Austin Rodeo

Don't they look the same?

Spring Break

We had a busy Spring Break with lots of visitors including a visit all the way from Boston. Omar's former coworker and friend was in San Antonio for a conference and hung out with us for part of his vacation. It was nice getting to see him and his wife again and recalling how young the girls were when they met them. I could hardly believe Marisa was just a baby and Elena a toddler not so long ago. My brother also stopped in for a quick visit. He will be Karina's Godfather and it was nice that he got to see her. We had Omar's oldest sister and her husband and our niece Briana over for the first time since we moved to Austin. Then the girls had a little playdate with the daughters of two of my childhood friends since 19 years ago! Now I feel old! We all have girls and the babies' names all begin with K. The daddies surely felt outnumbered. It was strange thinking of our times growing up together and then seeing each other now as mommies. It was fun. Finally, Julia stopped by for lunch with Bronius and the boys. Yes, Julia with her 3 boys and me with my 3 girls. When we were pregnant we joked we should trade our babies to have the other sex. ;)

The rest of the week I enjoyed stress free without having to worry about school schedules. It was so wonderful having Elena home and venturing out in the city with my 3 girls.

Hamilton pool


photos by Doug





A visit with Julia and family
The daughters of my childhood friends

Downtown and at the Children's Museum


A picture by Elena

Recent pics

I don't get many opportunities to get pictures of Karina and I so I thought I'd post these. In the last picture Omar and Elena took turns bottle feeding Karina. Karina has caught every illness that Marisa and Elena bring home from school. On this particular day Karina was so congested, and she refused to nurse during two feedings. Eight hours later it occured to me that she might take the bottle. She did and it made Elena so happy to be able to feed Karina.

A Super night

Today Elena said:

to Marisa: Good night Superhero sister.

I'm taking a Superhero bath in my Superhero tub that way I can get clean and save people.

Me: Que son tus poderes? What are your powers?

Elena: "I can fly. I can take kids to the hospital so they can get better." (She went to the hospital Sunday morning for pnemonia)

Me: How will you get there?

Elena: I will fly

Elena: I also have a superhero baby but she can't talk yet.

While heading to the kitchen: I'm gonna get some super water cause I'm super thirsty.

and to not leave Marisa out. When referring to Karina: "Mama can I hold your Karina." I love it, it's so cute...My Karina.

If you ever thought...

...Good night Moon was boring, read below.

Have you ever noticed:

• The bunny is in a different position in bed each time the bed is pictured. Check it out.
• The mouse is in a different location on each page.
• The clocks advance in time as the moon’s position changes.
• There is a copy of Good night Moon on the nightstand next to the bunny's bed
• The light and dark areas of the pages vary. The art is better than I first thought…
• Is this a living room or a bedroom? Or… a studio apartment? Where’s the kitchen? Who made that mush?

Unfortunately I wasn't the observant one to notice all this. I found all of it here.