Easter

After finding our Easter surprises from some bunny I've never even met or seen, we allowed my parents to survive a long mass that morning (plus we got there really early to get seats). We weren't able to have an egg hunt with our friends this year, so we had one at home after lunch. That sister of mine was way too slow and kept trying to eat those plastic eggs (we didn't tell her that the edible treats were actually inside), so I got almost all of them. Mya had to nap yet again, but we went to Nona and Papa's house later for chaos and dinner with our cousins.

Great Wolf Lodge

For Reese's 7th birthday, Lola and Papo came up from San Antonio and we all went on a family "trip" to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine (usually our destinations are further than forty minutes away). The resort was so cool with so many things for the kids to do even out of the water. Sure it cost a pretty penny, but doesn't money just grow on trees? At least that's what the government believes. Oops, I digress.

We got there on Saturday and swam for a while then went out to eat. Afterwards, we all celebrated Reese's birthday with cake in our suite. When we went to bed that night the four of us slept in the same room for the first time ever! My parents didn't sleep well because apparently I was waking them up with all of my potty trips and late-night "requests." They were thankful though that I didn't wake up Mya. The next morning we swam more and then headed home. It was a great time with the Termulo clan, but next time I might be forced to sleep in the living room.

Walking Doll

This is what a baby learns to do while her parents go off on vacation WITHOUT her/us. Nona and Papa kept trying to push her back down, but it didn't work.

St. Kitts

Over Spring Break, Mom and Dad decided to go on a trip . . . WITHOUT us! They went to the West Indies in the Caribbean and had a great time . . . WITHOUT us! Fortunately for us, Nona and Papa let us keep them company during that week. Did I mention that my folks went WITHOUT us?


While they were there, Dad played golf and went scuba diving. In the meantime Mom enjoyed laying in the shade by the pool and beach while reading a good book . . . and nursing the cold I gave her. They did also get to go zip lining together over the canopies of the island. Maybe one day they'll bring us with them.

Sharing Germs

The Cat in the Hat or the Pope?

Spring Snowfall

The evening that my folks returned from their SIX-day trip from the Caribbean, we received another 8+ inches of snow. So, the next morning I went on another walk around the neighborhood, built another snowman, made another batch of snowballs, yada yada yada. This snow is getting old.

Mya's First Haircut

I think that everyone is familiar with sister's wild hair so now that it has grown out a lot (and she hit that one-year milestone), Mommy wanted to even it out. Nona trimmed my Mya's hair, but since we've been so used to the long (and unruly) locks, she looks like a different baby to us. Don't worry, though. It will grow longer again (and get those curls back), but this time it will be more manageable.

Trip to San Antonio

Mom's BFF in San Antonio, Jen, is having a baby and she helped to throw her a baby shower. Oddly enough, there were no babies or showers at the event. So, we took a trip down there and visited Lola and Papo. Although Mya does not sleep in the car, she did manage to snooze for 30 minutes out of the arduous FIVE AND A HALF HOUR drive there (and a whole hour on the drive back). We need to remember to bring earplugs for our next road trip.

Our Baby Turns One!

February 19 marked Little Miss Mya's first birthday and coincidentally the one-year anniversary of the relief of mom's back pain. It was very exciting for her but so sad for Mom and Dad (not sure why though). She celebrated her big day a few days early with a tea party at La Madeleine and seemed to have lots of fun with her friends. Just like me on my first birthday, she didn't really dig into her cake; I guess that "anal-ness" is hereditary. After dinner on her actual birthday, we took her on the carousel (one of my own favorite things to do next to "riding" the escalator). Happy birthday, Baby Doll!