This morning we went to a friend's birthday party at the Houston Fire Museum. Annette enjoyed sliding down the fire pole, sitting in a fire truck, and hanging out in the fire house with her friends. Zell got to be a little fire chief too!

Annette had her last day of school today! She looked very stylish riding to school with Daddy :-) Zell and I joined her for lunch on the playground.

Annette loves playing "night-night", and lays all her dolls out on the floor and covers them up. Zell, on the other hand, believes that some cheese in the eye is worth two in the bush :-) Both girls looked absolutely adorable in their matching swimsuits at the splash pad today!

Zell's one-year stats: weight 23 pounds 2 ounces (81%), height 30 3/4 inches (93%). We're so lucky to have two fantastic sturdy little girls!

 The whole gang at Zell's birthday party :-)

 All the kids enjoyed a ride on the parachute!

 The birthday girl's big sister :-)

 Zell loved bouncing on the air log!

Cutie patootie :-)

Happy Mother's Day! Zell had a wonderful time at her birthday party yesterday, and enjoyed her special breakfast and cupcakes :-) Papi Frank took some great pictures of her party, which I'll post next. Zell's excited to be 1 and is definitely close to walking soon!

Annette had fun at her friend Rachel's birthday party on Saturday! It was at the Aquarium downtown - all the kids got to look at the fish, check out a white tiger, go on the carousel, take a train ride and have pizza and cake :-)

The girls enjoyed swinging at the park yesterday. Annette swung all by herself, and Zell got a push from her big sis :-)

Annette peed in her potty for the first time today! We were all very excited :-) Since Mommy was sick for the past few weeks the girls have been bonding with Daddy - they went for a stroll in their wagon and played with water outside. Annette also dressed up for work in one of Daddy's ties, and introduced Zell to the wonders of YouTube Sesame Street videos!

Unfortunately the Easter Bunny brought some germs to our house since Mommy was sick all week. Daddy took the girls over for Easter dinner at Opa and Grandma Susan's house, where Zell got to snuggle with her aunts.

Fritz was feeling very festive in his bunny ears.

Annette is happy to be out of her sling and enjoyed an Easter egg hunt at school. We went to the orthopedic surgeon again this morning - her collarbone hasn't completely healed yet, so we still have to keep a close eye on it.

The girls loved finding all the eggs that the Easter Bunny left around our house :-)

Annette is quite the little fashion plate :-)

Zell has started cruising a little bit (walking while holding onto something), and is eager to do everything her big sister does. Today we went to a birthday party where they did an Easter egg hunt - both girls got eggs, and Annette had no fear of getting back on a swing even after her broken collarbone. The girls got a superhero costume as a party favor, so Zell now wants to be known as Super Baby :-)

Daddy made dinner

Yum! :-)

Thank goodness we decided to plant babies in the garden this year :-)

Today we went bluebonnet hunting with one of my moms' groups, and found a great patch near Chappell Hill.

Annette loves wearing her new Easter dress :-)

Me and my girls

Annette having a moment of quiet reflection at Bella's grave - new headstone courtesy of Mormor and Morfar.