More pictures

Gracie and daddy

Family picture (these are so hard to get)

She took a dry erase marker and decided to get creative

Posing

Reading

Chilling outside

What a sweetheart!

Hannah is 6 months!

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Mommy and Hannie

Our sweet baby

Can you see her first 2 teeth?

At long last...

Wow, it has been forever since I posted anything. Every time I have thought about posting something has come up to prevent me from getting caught up. Since my last post we have had two visitors from Michigan, a death in my family, a baby who had to be hospitalized, and lots of crazy moments with my 3 girls. Aunt Katie came out during Easter time to love up the girls and then Jason's Uncle John came out for a one day visit. My sweet and dear Grandma Zepeda had a terrible stroke on Good Friday and passed away almost a week later. There were many emotional moments watching my 3 year old Claire cuddle up in her hospital bed, hold her hand, and sing hymns and lullabies to her. My dad's whole family came into town and my parents house had as many as 30 people coming and going to say their good byes. Every time Claire sees a beautiful flower she picks it and asks if she can give it to Grandma Zepeda. I'm hoping Claire will be able to remember my grandma, she still remembers now how much my grandma loved flowers and how she always had M n M candies in her room. 

Hannah caught a crazy virus that affected her breathing and we had to take her to the ER. Once there, they didn't want to release her until her breathing was under control. Once the breathing was ok, they wanted to keep her another night because she was dehydrated. Poor baby didn't want to nurse so they had to put an IV in her. We finally made it home and the road to recovery has been slow but God has graciously sustained us through it all. 

So here are some updated pictures...

Mommy and Claire

Bundled up at the zoo

Our cold zoo day

First taste of solids

My 3 babies

Claire at the botanical gardens

Hannie in the hospital

Kisses

Our ballerina

Claire wearing GG's hat

More hats

sweet cuddles with daddy

Auntie Katie and her girls

At the stockyards with Uncle John

Uncle John and Claire at the Woodshed

Being silly

My dad the artist

When my daddy isn't delivering babies at Baylor hospital he loves to paint and draw. If you have been to my home then you have seen many of his art pieces adorning our walls. We are truly spoiled to have an artist in the family especially one who loves to paint and draw his grand babies :) He just started this drawing of Grace (she is 4 months old in the picture) and this is what he accomplished in only 2 days.  It's not finished but I am so so excited to see the finished product and then of course hang it in my home....if he doesn't hang it in his home first :) I just had to share and brag just a little bit about my daddy's amazing art skills.

Fun at Home

Playing with their water table in their new swimsuits from GG

This is what happens at dinner when nap time is skipped

Happy pancakes for my happy girl

Gracie and her happy pancake

Gracie loves to color 

Hannie still loves her pacifier

Decorating our driveway with her chalk

Proud of her chalk art

The girls

The Woodshed

We decided last minute to take Claire out on her real birthday, the 24th. It was such a beautiful day that we wanted to go to the Woodshed restaurant because it has a great outside eating area with a bean bag toss, lots of dogs, live music, and access to the river front. The girls loved it especially eating the chocolate marshmallow dessert.

Petting one of the many dogs

Claire is a big animal lover

She wanted her Papi to hold her 

Daddy and Hannie

Marshmallow dessert

Gracie was a big fan

Claire loves lemons