Rodriguez Pix

Olivia and I had a Girls Night Out with our friends Michelle and Carli. We went to Disney on Ice! It was so much fun! The first few songs were about Halloween, so the girls were scared, but after that, they LOVED it! Princeses, Mickey and Minnie, Toy Story, Alice in Wonderland, etc........ And we had really good seats so the girls could see great! What a great night with my big girl!

Olivia finally earned her PlayDoh Ice Cream Shoppe! We had a deal that if she could sleep through the night without waking up to get Mommy for SEVEN days, she could get the Ice Cream Shoppe! She earned it like a champ! We kept a chart on the fridge, and every morning she would be so excited to get her "star". Now she's sleeping throught the night every night! (She had been since before Julia was born, but all the traveling and fevers had her spoiled for Mommy). She loves to make the whole family their ice cream request, she even says, "Coming right up!"

Last weekend, we spent the day at Brazos Bend State Park. I love spending they day together as a family of four! We spent time in the nature center and Olivia got to pet a baby alligator. These were the same babies from last time (in the fall) so it was neat to see how they've grown! We also went on a nature hike to see alligators. We saw about 10, 1 of which was WAY too close for comfort. He was sunning himself very close to our path, his nose was touching the gravel! We almost turned around, but that would have taken twice as long, so we stayed to the right as far as we could and rushed past. We were both scared to death and holding tight to our precious girls. But really, I think the alligator could have cared less about us. There were about 50 other people on the trail, and these gators are SO used to people walking by.

Tire swing with Cousin Samantha! Samantha lives in Eagle Pass and is from the "other side" of the family (Rodriguez side). We were SOOOOO glad to see her and Aunt Connie! How wonderful that both sides of the family can be together for Easter!

Practicing her swing!

The girls wore matching white dresses. They looked beautiful, of course! Our pictures aren't great, it's so hard getting them to both smile at the same time!

What a blessing:

This was Julia's first trip to The Ranch, and her first time to meet Great Grandma, Great Grandpa, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was so good! Here Julia with her Abuela and Abuelo:

Julia in her pouch:

Easter 2010 was Perfect! We spent it in Concan, Tx at Grandma and Grandpa's Ranch in the hill country. The weather was perfect, and so were the girls! On Saturday, the kids (and parents) made the cascarones. Here are pics of the entire process (dying, drying, stuffing, glueing, etc). There were 22 dozen confettie eggs in all!

Olivia had fun at her annual MCP Easter egg hunt! She would grab an egg and shake it, just to make sure it had candy! Then she was off to find another one!