Friendswood

Well, if there is one thing I learned on this trip it's that it is nearly impossible to take decent pictures of multiple children and adults. You are lucky if you can get one kid to smile and forget about sitting still or looking at the camera. And inevitably the adults are looking down at the kids rather than looking at the camera. Waddaya gonna do?

Case in point:

Pile on Grandma

Still, it is a cute picture. It was taken the afternoon we arrived. Grandpa is probably trying to get Nina's attention, but instead she is looking down at the basket of baby toys thinking "I wonder how those taste?".

This one is probably the favorite of the trip.

Cute Coordinating Cousins

This was taken in the front yard of Andrea and Owen's new house in Friendswood - and a very lovely house it is. Notice the girls' coordinating outfits!

Later that day, Lucia's cousin Wyatt and Aunt Hayley stopped by. Probably the highlight of the trip was watching Lucia and Wyatt interact and play together. Wyatt turned 2 in March and Lucia will be 2 in August. What a fun age! Wyatt has a bigger vocabulary and generally seems to understand more of what is going on, but I have a feeling that Lucia is the real ringleader.


Having kids is a great excuse to do fun kids things like go to the zoo and ride the train around Hermann Park.

Watch out, Aunt Andrea! One of the monkeys is trying to escape!

On Wednesday, we went to Grandma's for lunch. Of course we had to dress the girls in (Grandma-provided) matching outfits.

Hey, Grandma matches too!

The weather was so amazing while I was there! It was probably the nicest May in Houston, well, basically ever. We took a few walks in the neighborhood and spent every evening sitting out on the porch. On Friday we headed to the local Friendswood park.

Aunt Hayley and Nina

Aunt Maria lends a helping hand.

sweetie!

Owen pulled out the water park for the kids. At first they were a little timid and not quite sure what to do with it. But soon they were all over it, and even Nina joined in the fun.


Wonderful week! We really tried not to plan too much or do too much running around. We basically just hung out and played with the kids. Of course we did find time to cook some pretty delicious meals and drink a lot of wine.

It was wonderful to spend so much time with Lucia. She was a little reserved at first but by midweek we were best buddies - bringing me books to read her and wanting me to sit next to her at dinner. So heartwarming. Aunt Maria loves you, honey!