The Kiss

Julia likes to give Mommy and Daddy "beijos".

More Waves

Can you see the excitement?

Lovin' the Surf

Once Julia got into the water the first time, she realized how much she liked it.

She dragged Momma into the water with her.

Once in, she was happy.

She really enjoyed having the waves wash over her.

South Padre Beach

Of course in addition to the pool, we spent time on the beach. Julia enjoyed walking on the beach and playing in the sand.

Here she is cruising along in front of the hotel we're staying at.

She's not too sure about getting into the water.

She did alright with Mom right there by her side.

Vacation

We had planned on trying to see the shuttle launch when it was scheduled for the 19th, but when it got moved, we figured we'd still go to the beach, but somewhere a little closer, so we settled on South Padre Island. Julia has been having a lot of fun playing in the "abla" (agua).

Here she's all dressed up and ready to head to the pool the first night.

Even with her floaty swimsuit, she needed some help, otherwise the weight of her head would put her mouth under the water, so Daddy helped her out.

Its a little cool because of the wind at the end of the day, and of course the AC in the hotel is cooler, so Julia got wrapped up to try to stay warm.

Sunday School Party

The first weekend in April a couple of the sunday school classes in our church got together at a house in Galveston for a crawfish boil. Of course Julia had a lot of fun.

It wasn't that bright but she wanted to test out the sunglasses anyway.

Girl in a "shasha"

We got a delivery a week or two ago and left the box out for Julia to play with. She just fits in it standing, so when she gets in it she looks a bit like a doll we just had shipped in. Whenever she starts playing with it, she starts saying "shasha" - the Portuguese word for box is "caixa". She plays in it so much, its starting to collapse from all of the wiggling. What are we going to do next for another "shasha"?

More Julia

Sweeping Up

Julia seemed to like playing with the broom we use around the house but she had a hard time handling it, so Raquel got one closer to her size, since then she's been sweeping the place good. Although she doesn't stick to the convention of sweeping the floor.

The Frog

We got Julia a training potty. She's not using it to replace her diapers yet, but she sure enjoys pulling it out of the bathroom and playing with it.

She's learned how to sit on it.

She's also learned how to take it apart.And then sit back down when Mom and Dad put it back together for her.

A tower of Rudy's

Its never too early to learn to love barbeque, and we're getting Julia started, teaching her about our favorite chain.

Sunday Morning

Some shots we thought you might enjoy. Its one of the few times she'll leave something in her hair for more than 3.5 seconds.

Reclining

Julia likes her "Cocorico" DVDs, which are puppet stories of animals on the farm in Brazil. She's learned to get pretty comfortable watching them.

A little spring love for Daddy

Julia likes riding around on Daddy's shoulders. Occasionally while she is up there, she likes to hug Daddy's head, and every once a while will bend down to give him a kiss on the cheek.

I love you Julia!!!!

Outdoor Time

The weather has gotten warm down here, so we're spending more time outside on the back patio, letting Julia play somewhere other than indoors.

She enjoys reclining with her daddy.

Bubbles are a great hit. Julia calls them "goals", because everything that is round is a ball, and every ball is a "goal".

Julia's gotten to climbing now also. She'll go up just about anything she can get her feet up on. When we're working outside, she just can't resist helping Mom with the grape vines.

Learning letters

We found some magnetic letters for Julia to play with on the refrigerator recently and put them up. She's getting pretty good, able to name most of the numbers and quite a few of the letters as well.