Easter pictures in the Texas bluebonnets!

 

Well, Will's done it again! He took some beautiful photos of our two even-more-beautiful children this morning out in the bluebonnets! The top two (of the two of them together) are just perfect! We are so blessed to have been chosen to be Cohen and Eleanor's momma and daddy! We love them so much!
*Mom note: I made Eleanor's Easter dress! I'm so proud of it and I think she just looks darling in it, if I don't say so myself!*

Cohen is taking swimming lessons!

Getting used to the water!

Ready? Here we go...

Look, Mom! I'm doing it!

*Finally* putting his face in the water!

We have several opportunities throughout the summertime to go swimming, but we decided that now that Eleanor is here, Cohen needs to be a little bit more self-sufficient in the water, so we've started swimming lessons with a sweet girl named Rebeccah in Austin! So far, Cohen is a regular little fish in the water and he's always disappointed to have to get out of the pool at the end of each lesson!

Sweet Eleanor

She's not crawling quite yet, but she's certainly getting around - she rolls over and over until she gets to wherever it is she wants to be!

Playing with her "talking vanity!" Practicing that sittin' up!

Prunes! Does a body good! Yum!

Videos of our sweet, smart, silly kiddos!

Cohen's interpretive dance!

Eleanor giggles at her daddy! (And Cohen does, too - which is much louder because he was sitting closer to the camera...)

Cohen is a writer and an illustrator!

Trip to the Austin Zoo

The biggest tortoise we've ever seen!

It was a little chilly, so Eleanor kept herself bundled up!

This goat loved Cohen...

...because he kept feeding...

...ONLY her!

And this axis deer ALSO loved Cohen - she licked him all over like a dog!

Riding the train on a beautiful day!

Eleanor had a check-up at Cranial Technologies on Tuesday morning, so we decided to visit the Austin Zoo while we were in town! We had never been before, and it's a nice zoo. Next time, we'll definitely leave the stroller in the car - the paths aren't very stroller-friendly!

Cohen's playing T-Ball!

Opening Day ceremonies! He looks so tiny out there!

Sweet smile!

Eleanor and her Papa!

Cohen convinced Papa to throw the ball for him so he could "get some practice."

Then he told Gigi that he needed a catcher!

Excited to watch big brother play ball!

He's such a ham!

Look at those red cheeks!

Sister needed 40 winks during the middle of the game!

Runnin' home!

She caught the end of the game, at least!

This spring, Cohen is playing his first season of T-Ball for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Youth Sports Organization. We're so excited - and so is he! Cohen must be a natural ball player - because although he's one of the youngest on the team, he's definitely one of the most advanced in terms of skill and ability. We're very proud! Can't wait for a season full of busy weekends and lots of baseball! Go Tigers!

Pretty baby!

We are officially "getting around!" She starts on her mat every time and either scoots or rolls to wherever she wants to go! Time to baby-proof...again!

Just doing some light reading!

That's a happy girl!

I love that face!

This was her *official* six-month picture, but her appointment isn't until Thursday 3/27, so I haven't done her "stats" pic yet!

A back view of her DOC Band... "Just fixin' my melon"!