April Pics

Sorry these pictures are a little old and very out of order...

Playing with cousins at Grandma and Papa's house!


Emily's death stare #1

Emily's death stare #2

Don't they look alike?

Climbing into the fountain

Hejjo turned 3 last month!

Easter Sunglasses shot

5 months later and still obsessed with the baby

Easter mass with the Harkins

Harkins girls

Auntie helping to search for eggs

We usually all cram into the staircase for this picture...but it rained the night before

Hey...I found an egg! Notice adorable wings from Nana and Grandaddy

Italian dinner on the balcony. (note...Annie trying to be cool by holding wine glass. also note Teresa holding the rice crispy eggs she decorated)

A bubble popped right on her face...oops! :)

Dying eggs. yes, I married the one drinking the dye...that explains a lot! :)

Bunny ears!

Family photo

Teresa's 11th birthday barge ride down the SA river

Lunch at Rainforest Cafe (that place is awesome!!!)

Grandaddy sharing his birthday ice cream

For her 11th birthday, Teresa donated 11 inches of hair to Locks of Love!

My Godson Charlie's 4th birthday ride on Brackenridge train

It was hot!

Emily loved it...she was very still the whole time

Other party-goers

Emily insisting on eating yogurt by herself.

Our little climber

Annie's 17th birthday present!

Newest addition to the Fagan clan: Theodore Augustine, born March 17th. He slept through his entire baptism day!

Jumping on the bed with Fagan cousins

Fiesta King William Parade

Classic Emily skeptical face

Eli loooved the parade and took a million pictures...

Daddy holding up Em for a better view

Annie's Junior Prom that night

Grandaddy's company picnic at Battle of Flowers Parade

Melty fudgepop:) She had a death grip on my arm

Battle of Flowers Parade

Feeding the ducks with Lucy at Brackenridge Park

Very courageous ducks...thanks to Emily handing them an entire piece of bread...

To Dallas and Back

Our Dallas trip was just too short! We drove in Thursday night for Eli's conference on Friday and basically still don't understand why Emily cries/whines the whole way. I guess that never stops us though and we try to make her as comfortable as possible! On Friday Emily and I snuck off to meet up with our friends Rebecca and Sophia. Rebecca was looking great, despite being 40 weeks pregnant! The girls had a lot of fun and we were able to just kind of sit back and relax while they played. That evening we had dinner with my sisters Mary Clare and Lauren at my favorite BBQ place...yes, the pregnancy cravings definitely crept in that weekend! Emily had a grand ol time running around the whole restaurant like a chicken with his head cut off. God bless Eli for chasing her, and thanks to the wait staff for humoring us. That night I enjoyed some quiet time in the hotel while Eli went out with some of his coworkers who were also there for the conference.

Reading the extended version of Emily's favorite "The Foot Book"

Obsessed with croissants!

Saturday we headed over to Eli's sister Teresa's house for a beautiful breakfast along with Eli's Aunt Joan and her family. Emily really loves her cousin Aidan, who is almost 1 year old and starting to cruise around the house. He's so funny to watch! After Emily napped at Lauren's, we went to confession at UD to take advantage of the plenary indulgences of Devine Mercy Sunday. Lazy Faire and Mallapalooza were going on too, so we hung around as long as Emily let us and then hit the road back home.

Cuddly girl after a nap

The rest of the week so far has been pretty usual. On Monday I saw my OBGYN who says that only now am I 27 weeks, and that the baby is just measuring a week or two bigger than that. I had a bad experience with the glucose test to test for gestational diabetes and have to go back on Thursday again. The test requires you to fast beforehand, and even though I got to the office early, they were too busy to test me in time for the glucose to take effect, so by the time I left at 3pm I thought I was going to faint and die. Looking back, I shouldn't have driven home, but had a huge binge as soon as I hit the front door. Thank goodness my mom could watch Emily...I think I would have lost it!!!

We tried out the pool yesterday and I'm extremely relieved to say that Emily is officially scared of the water. It was pretty cold, and she didnt want to get in, and she was terrified everytime Eli would go under. This was perfect because she's so fast that I thought she would definitely learn to open the door and run out and jump. So today I'm going out there again...just to sit and relax and have some peace of mind! :)

Austin Fun

As I've mentioned before, Eli is working out of Austin twice a week which is where his family lives. This past week my calendar was clear and Emily and I joined him so that we could see our new niece Adelina Joan. We left Wednesday night for a birthday dinner for Fred, who also departed on a two week cruise with Grandpa to Antartica through a UT Alumni group. Can't wait to see those pictures!

On Thursday Sheri and I watched my nephews for the day so Olivia and Marti could rest and spend some quiet time with Adelina. The day was mostly spent outside where Emily discovered the sandbox and was enthralled forever with digging. I have never seen her stand at one place, doing one task for longer than a minute at a time, so this was weird---aka fabulous--for me to be able to just "sit and watch." She's very much in the testing-mommy-all-day-long-to-see-how-much-I-can-get-away-with phase, leaving me beyond exhausted at 7 when she goes to bed. Hejjo (almost 3) and Felix (16 mo.) play together pretty well doing "boy" things--cars, balls, getting filthy, etc:)--and Emily now carries around a ball or a car all day long. That night we went to see the new baby and she is so beautiful!! I think she looks like Felix as a baby, but she has Olivia's eyes, which makes her look very different from her brothers. Adelina loves to nurse all day and pretty much sleep all night...what a sweetie!

On Friday after the boys came over to play in the morning, we took them to their neighborhood park. It is just perfect for kids their age and we had it all to ourselves when we got there, but in a matter of 30 minutes, it was packed with lots of little kids! Eli went out with his old roommate Cliff that night so I could go to bed early. I think the baby is going through a growth spurt right now because I'm worn out!!

(this is Felix hugging and kissing Emily)

Saturday we met Cliff at Zilker Park and rode the train along Barton Creek! Emily looooved it...just sat quietly and watched for turtles, ducks, and of course people waving. The weather was pretty warm so we let Emily run around for awhile on the playground before we went to a late lunch downtown. Eli's cousin Amy's wedding shower followed with some amazing BBQ from her dad. We took off around 9 for San Antonio's UD Alumni groundhog party, which by the end of the night turned out to be mostly family--always fun!

Sunday was such a beautiful day so we ate lunch out on the balcony and then played for hours. Eli and my dad hung a baby swing for Emily next to the sweetheart swing. Emily played basketball with Aunt Teresa and me while Eli tried to put a baby seat on the back of his bike, but we ran out of time. We went to a family Super Bowl party to cap off a very fun weekend.