Olivia at 4 months

Easter 2014

We had a big day at Easter this year.  Of course we used the opportunity to try to take nice pictures of the girls.

They weren't too pleased at the idea at first.

 They slowly started to come around to it though . . .

Of course it helps if Dad can keep his eyes open while shooting the photos.

We had several families over for Easter dinner.  Its a tradition in Brazil to receive a large (these are small ones the girls are holding) chocolate egg at Easter.  Raquel received the molds from Brazil to make some eggs this year so she made some for all of the children who would be in attendance at dinner.  Grace is pictured with the girls here.

Caleb broke into his pretty quickly.

Our eater

Over time Emilia has turned into a good eater, as long as she's hungry.  Of course when she is hungry she gets in a hurry and makes a bit of a mess.

Our little shepherd

The fun of open spaces

Our friends Phillip and Stephanie had us and another couple over for dinner one Saturday in the spring.  They have a nice big back yard and Raquel thought ahead to bring some stuff for the girls since we were going early to play.  The girls enjoyed putting on their capes and racing back and forth across the yard so we could see the cape fly out behind them as they ran.

Girl height

Julia's almost a full head taller than Emilia in March.

Shopping at Costco

The girls love shopping at Costco (mainly because often enough it means lunch and occasionally "ice cream".

Emilia's locked on to something interesting as we go by.

The Rodeo

 We took the girls to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo again.  We didn't actually get to the Rodeo part, just the kiddie fun area and the animal show.  The two of them together took most of the day and were enough fun to wear us out.

The girls got to ride ponies, which was a favorite.

They did some traditional rides too.

One of their favorite restaurants is Chick-Fil-A.  They were pretty excited to pose with the Chick-Fil-A cow.

Olivia at 2 months

Here are a few shots of Olivia at 2 months old.

Olivia at one month

Here's a shot of Olivia taking a bath at one month old.

Mom and girls

A nice shot of Mom and the older two from early January.

Grandma and Grandpa's last day

Grandma and Grandpa Hanson spent a full month with us, helping us get through the last few weeks of Raquel's pregnancy and the birth.  THANKS AGAIN!!  

The last day they were here they took the girls on a walk to the local neighborhood park.  It was cold that day but the girls thoroughly enjoyed it.

Fish head girl?

Grandma and Grandpa took the girls to the zoo while they were here.  Emilia got into the spirit of the zoo.

Picking Oranges

We picked the oranges from the tree a little late (into the winter actually) due to the pregnancy and all.

Emilia was pretty excited the whole time.

 Emilia showing off the oranges.

Olivia at home

Some shots of Olivia at home, sleeping, if somewhat fitfully.

Back to Blogging

OK everybody.  We're going to try to climb back on the wagon again.  A 3rd little girl and a failing computer are our excuses for most of the year but now its time to get going again so here goes.

Neil & Raquel