Can we PLEASE swim now??

How can I say no to this face?  So glad it's time to enjoy the pool at Lollie and Pops' house again!

May Babies

May is a busy birthday month around our house -- Todd and I both have birthdays this month, so it means lots of family dinners and celebrations! :)

Helping Mommy blow out the candles

Hate that this one is blurry -- would have been super cute!

Daddy turned the big 3 - 0 this month!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Tiny Gardener

Lindsay loves to spend time in Grandpa's garden!  Here are some favorites of the last few weeks, enjoying this incredible weather out in the garden:

So excited that it was finally time to pick the strawberries!

Almost too many carrots to carry!

Proud of her tomatoes!

The garden marker rocks I painted for Grandpa for Christmas -- so neat to see them out in the garden!

A close up of all the garden rocks I painted.  They turned out pretty cute,  I think!

Spring Break in San Antonio

This year, our family headed over to San Antonio for Spring Break.  It was nice to get out of town for a few days and see our old stomping grounds.  And even though she had an epic cold (notice the red nose in all of her pictures), Lindsay had a blast visiting Sea World for the first time!

We stayed at the Westin La Cantera -- what an awesome place!  Our room was in the "Casitas",  which were basically little bungalow-style rooms around a private pool area down the hill from the main hotel.  Since the rooms were separated from the main building, each room came with a golf cart to make it easier to get around the grounds.  It was a fun and unexpected treat!

The Casitas at the Westin La Cantera

Our own private golf cart

Look out world, someone thinks she is ready to drive!

We spent both days of our trip taking Lindsay to Sea World.  When Todd and I lived in San Antonio after college, we would visit Sea World all the time, so it was fun to bring her here for her first visit!

Checking out the Sea Lions

Waiting for the dolphin show to start

Lindsay and Daddy getting up close and personal at the dolphin tank

Sea World has a place for smaller kids called the "Bay of Play", and it features the Sesame Street characters in various rides and character interactions.  The highlight of our trip was having breakfast with our Sesame Street friends!

Lindsay and Cookie Monster pretending to eat cookies

Big Bird was soooo tall!

Elmo is our favorite! 

She wasn't too sure about Bert and Ernie that morning...

But she warmed up to them when we saw them the next day! 

Loving on Zoe

And one more pic with Cookie Monster!

Lindsay's day was officially made when we spotted the carousel -- in her mind, carousels rank right up there with animal cookies and Disney princesses! :)  I lost count of how many times we rode it, but she loved doing it over and over.  She was not, however, very cooperative when I tried to capture the moment on camera!

She would look everywhere but at the camera... 

"Mom, seriously?  We're busy riding the horse over here!"

 What a fun little Spring Break trip!  We are excited to go back and visit San Antonio again soon!

Bluebonnets 2013

This was our second attempt at bluebonnet pictures this year.  The first weekend we went out, we were fighting cold temperatures and TONS of other families/photographers... we could barely get Lindsay to look at the camera, let alone get a smile!  We went out again today after school and it was much better.  Only two or three other families were there, and even though the bluebonnets were a little trampled, we got some great pictures!

Pretty blue eyes like her Daddy!

Cannot go anywhere these days without at least one princess in tow...

Mommy and Lindsay

Desperately wanting to pick the flowers...  

Silly monkey!

Easter 2013

Happy Easter!  We had a great weekend of family, food, and lots of fun!

We started the weekend off at Lollie and Pops' house.  The weather was beautiful, and it was nice to spend some time outside!  Thanks to Pinterest, we tried the Kool-Aid method to color eggs this year.  It didn't work as well as the egg dye kits you can buy at the store, but it smelled REALLY good!

Getting the kool-aid mixed and ready

Mommy and Lindsay coloring Easter eggs

Pops and his designer egg

Lindsay and Aunt Abi in their bunny glasses 

Bunny Cake 

We started a "new" tradition of decorating cookies after colored eggs.  Lindsay was not too interested in the eggs, but had a blast decorating cookies.  She liked to decorate the cookie liberally with sprinkles, then eat it quickly before anyone noticed!

On Easter Sunday, we went with Todd's parents and grandparents to the Easter service at their church.  They had an awesome outdoor carnival for kids, including a petting zoo and pony rides.  I didn't get any pictures of the petting zoo -- I was busy trying to make sure Lindsay didn't get too friendly with the animals, especially the baby lamb and baby goats!

She kept calling the pony ride a carousel... wonder if she was waiting for the horses to go up and down?

Our little brunch bunny

Daddy and Lindsay 

Having fun in Grandpa's garden -- look at those beautiful red strawberries!

Princess Easter basket

Happy Easter from the Anglin family!

Things only a 2-year-old could say...

For Spring Break, we headed over to San Antonio for a little family time (pictures to come later).  The best Lindsay quote from our vacation came while we were at Sea World, watching Shamu and baby Shamu swim around the tank:

L: "Look! Shamu is a mommy whale just like you!"

(cue shocked laughter from my husband)

Gee, thanks, Lindsay. Good thing you're cute and I know what you really meant! ;)