Another Dance Class & fun on the Porch

Dancing Girl!

Lola relaxing while watching Lucy at dance class - never got out of her jammies on this day

Enjoy class!

Lola loves playing with Lucy

Dress up queen

Lucy having a heart to heart with her baby!

So much fun at dance class and hang out on the front porch with this beautiful weather! I love this time of year!

Adam is AMAZING!

This weekend Adam competed in his first Olympic triathlon. I am so amazed by him. An olympic triathlon consists of a 1 mile swim, 30 mile bike ride and 6 mile run. The swim for this competition was done in open water where the wind was hollowing. Adam said he kept seeming to shift to side because the wind was so strong. He did a great job. He was one of 60 men that competed in this event. I could not be more proud! Way to go Adam! OK so I have been trying to load the pics and they won't load. Hopefully I can work on it tonight!

Park, Picnic & Play Date

Our Girls!

It was a beautiful day today in Corpus and we took full advantage. The girls and I met Adam at a local park for a fun family picnic. We ate turkey sandwiches and cantaloupe, fed the birds, and enjoyed the swings and slide. It was about 75 degrees outside and pure sunshine! After our fun picnic and after Lucy's nap, Brooke, Connor, Amanda and Parker came over for a play day. As our kids have gotten a little bigger and everyone able to walk it is fun to see them interact with each other. I look forward to this girl time so much and I know the kids love playing!

Lola Laughing will Make Your Day

Lola is literally the happiest baby I know. She laughs, smiles and coos all the time. My cousin was in town and mentioned that she felt like she must of had something on her face because every time she looked at Lola she would giggle. I love her happy sweet playful personality!

Dance Class

Circle Time
Daddy and Lola watching Lucy

Lola finding her sweet face in the mirror

Dancer Girl!

I'm a little teapot is a favorite

Now that Lucy is 19 months she can "officially" be enrolled in Tippi Toes. She has been going since she turned a year only because she has some connections. It has been so much fun to see her grow and develop over the past 6 months from observing those around her to participating 100%. Adam and I look forward to dance day because we smile the entire time and love seeing Lucy have so much fun! Lucy loves to sing and dance and is actually pretty good at following along. Lola enjoyed watching Lucy today too, wait no she enjoyed watching herself in the mirror the entire time of class. Once she saw herself she would not take her eyes away. She was cooing laughing and having a wonderful time. It was a great night!

The Williams Come to Visit

Max & Parker
By the poster of Adam

Mitch and Lucy snuggling!

Katie and Lucy

The girls

My cousin Katie, her husband Mitch and their 3 kids - Max, Parker and Mallory came to Corpus for spring break. They just walked out the door and the trip just went way too fast. They were the perfect guests. The kids 8,6 and 2 1/2 got to have a beach day, aquarium visit, bay fishing, mexican food and some fun cousin hang out time. The boys were in love with our dog Wrigley and every second they were here they wore him out, and Mallory and Lucy enjoyed dancing, copying each other and playing. I got some amazing quality time with Katie and Mitch. They are amazing parents, their family is so special. Katie and Mitch are expecting again in May. They are blessed with a household full of healthy happy children.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Connor and Lucy
A gift from our good friend ProcailoLola was the lie of the St. Patrick's Day Party!

Lucy, Parker and Connor

Brooke, Michael and Connor - Great Hosts

A rare shot - Everyone looking at the camera

Dad and Lucy playing in Connors room!

St. Patricks Day was such a fun celebration. The evening of St. Paddy's Adam, the girls and I went over to the Milams house for a homemade Irish meal. It was so wonderful. Corned Beef cooked with Guiness Beer and brown sugar with carrots, potatoes and cabbage, mashed potatoes, Irish soda bread and mint chocolate cake. It was to die for. I was excited about the night with friends but remember from years past the meal not being my favorite. But in the spirit of the day we were excited to try it again. I sure am happy I did and leave it to Brooke to make a wonderful yummy filling dinner I was in awe and loved every bite. We joined the Milams and 2 other families with their kids. Lots of playing, learning how to share and sleepy babies. It was a wonderful night!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hope your day is filled with fun!

Let the Baseball Begin!

This weekend was the first of many baseball weekends for our family. The Hooks hosted 4 teams this weekend at the field for the College Classic. Baseball took place from Thursday night - Sunday night. Adam was busy at work making sure everything went as planned. It was a preview to us of what would go on at the stadium now with 2 kids. It was so much fun! Lucy is very comfortable at Adams office running around from one persons office to the next. Adam is such a great dad too. He had either Lucy or Lola on a hip while he would talk to clients or meet with groups. It is going to be a great summer. Since Adam normally we eat dinner as a family at home we have to shift our plans. This weekend we took dinner to Adam's office along with plenty of diapers, toys and pj's. Adam was able to eat dinner, play and put jammies on while at work. The girls both fell fast asleep on the ride home. You just have to do what works - and we think this is a darn good solution! We look forward to a summer of fun!

Lola Rolling Over

Today Lola is 3 months old and you know what she did? She rolled over! It was so much fun because Adam, Lucy and I were all hanging out with Lola in the living room. She was getting time on her mat as we were all sitting around her. All the sudden there she went - she rolled over! What an awesome trick! We are so proud of her!

Tippi Toes Minnesota! Franchise Sold

Adam, Me, Jim, Tara & MeganI am so excited to announce that we just sold our second franchise to a couple in Minnesota. The deal was finalized on Friday night over a nice dinner. The couple will be starting this exciting adventure in June. They are very educated, smart, likable business minded people that will excel in this opportunity. Megan, Adam and I were so excited to close the deal and are so happy to have them on board. We have a few more possible franchisees brewing and will be excited to announce when they join!

Sesame Street Live

Headed to the show
There he is!

Lucy and Connor loving the show

Fun times with the Milams

What a great show!

Adam and I took Lucy on a special date Wednesday afternoon to Sesame Street Live. We don't watch much TV at our house, but one show that I do allow is Sesame Street. I love that it is pure and entertaining. I was so excited to get the chance to take Lucy to see it LIVE! She is a big Elmo fan, seems like most kids are. It was a great day. We got to go with Brooke, Michael and Connor. Connor and Lucy had a blast. Although Lucy loved the show, nobody loved it more than Connor. He stood the entire time and honestly I think he clapped almost the entire time too. Lucy was watching intently and would clap at the end of each song. The singing and dancing were great and it was a blast. I think I watched more of Lucy than I did of the show, it is amazing how differently you view things through your child's eyes. It was a fun day and I can't wait for next years show when Lola can join us. Lola was lucky enough to get an afternoon all to herself with Fave - what more could a girl ask for?

A wonderful week in Florida

Headed to Florida Lola's first plane ride

Lola sacked out on the plane

Lucy sacked out on the plane

Getting to see Fave! Lucy wouldn't let go of her - priceless!

Lola's first plane ride

Look at what Lucy got when she arrived in Florida

Our girls love visiting Fave and Hunky!!

Walking up to the lighthouse

Trip to the lighthouse

At our favorite park in Florida

Lola is such a little smiler!Daddy and Lucy

Disney World was wonderful!

Riding through Its a Small World

waiting for It's a small world

Fave and Lucy on the carousel

We loved the jungle ride

Lola and Fave watching Lucy on the rides

Jungle safari ride

This was so magical!

Watching the parade Thanks Fave!

Can't go to Disney World without a huge sucker!

Lola meeting Mickey and MinnieLucy loved this little duck

Snuggling with Fave

Look at this cutie!

Working hard in the kitchen on the pizza contest

Pizza contest - the Winner is Chris do you see why?

Getting to see Hunky after the game

Fun with Fave

If you keep up with our blog you will know that we had canceled our trip to Florida to see my sister because the girls were sick. As we went to the doctor last Monday he thought we were crazy. He said we should have no trouble at all flying with the girls and that if we stayed inside until Lola was completely better it would be until next year. So we decided it would be fun to go on with our first family vacation as a family of 4! It was a blast. The girls did great on the plane as it was Lola's first flight! She slept the entire time. Lucy was busy coloring, reading books and playing on her pretend computer. We were so proud of them. While in Florida we stayed with Hunky and Fave. We were busy every day. On Thursday we went to a lighthouse and walked all the way to the top. I didn't realize my fear of heights until we were all at the very top looking down. It was a beautiful clear day and the view was amazing! Friday, Adam, Fave and I took the girls to Disney World. What a magical place, truly magical. We were all amazing all 5 of us. Lucy walked in the park and said "WOW" she enjoyed every second even the tram rides to and from the parking lot. Easy to please. Lola although too young to soak it in, she would stare at everything around her, loving the sites and sounds. Lucy got to take many rides, carousel, water safari, its a small world, peter pans flight, Aladdin's magic carpet and one that I will never forget Dumbo. We waited 30 minutes in line just her and I. It was our special ride. We were next to go on the ride and she fell asleep on my shoulder. The entire ride she was sound asleep. It was too cute! The most magical part was getting to see Mickey and Minnie. Lucy was in awe. She was really interested in Minnie and kept telling Minnie "Dress, Bow, Dress, Bow" Lucy was loving that she and Minnie both had dresses and bows on. Melted our hearts!

Saturday we went to the Daytona 500 race track to check it out. It is a major production everything they do there. We were able to drive onto the inside of the field. It was really neat and interesting. It was the start of bike week that weekend and so there were bikers all over the place. We got to watch a motorcycle race while inside the track. It is amazing how fast they go. Then on Monday we got to go to Daytona State College where Hunky is the baseball coach. We got to watch his boys play where they beat the opponent 18 - 2. Way to go Chris! Lucy enjoyed running on the field at the end of the game. Little does she know she has a lot of baseball in her future. We flew back with Fave on Tuesday and were pooped! The girls did amazing on the flight back! It was a special unforgettable trip!