The pool is open!

Let summer begin! Felicity has been counting down the days till our neighborhood pool opens. We would literally walk up there almost everyday to let her peek through the gate and I would tell her how many more days we had to wait until it opened...but this past Saturday, the day arrived! We had a big pool party, cookout and concert at the pool and it was so much fun.

Felicity and her Cheetos-covered fingers eyeing the pool...I can't get enough of her little bikini body. Love chunky babies!

Justin was a very good daddy and got in the freezing cold water with her.

Her lips and fingernails were literally blue and teeth were chattering, but she refused to get out. She loved every minute of it. It's starting to warm up more now and I have no doubt we will be spending many hours at the pool this summer. Bring on the triple-digit heat!

First baseball game

As you may know, baseball is a big thing in our house. Justin played baseball his entire life growing up and was a pitcher at Texas Tech in college. As a side note: It makes me sad that I've never seen Justin play baseball. Since we met after college, I missed that part of his life. So, I'm working on my love for the game. I'll admit I'm not super keen about watching nine innings on TV, but I do enjoy going to the games.  While there's definitely something exciting about going to a Rangers game (or any major league team), Justin and I both sometimes prefer to go to the Frisco Roughriders games. They just seem more low-key and laid back, not to mention it is much closer than driving to Arlington. So we decided to take Felicity to her first baseball game to see the Roughriders play. We went with the intention that we might have to leave early, as I was very wary that she would sit in a seat at age two for 3+ hours.

We had free food and drink passes, so we got there early and started with some healthy ballpark food - nachos and hot dogs.

Daddy showing Fe her first view of the field...

Felicity's favorite part by far was the mascots. She loved the dancing bears and was looking for them the whole time. She did amazingly well and lasted the entire game. I was shocked. Guess we'll be taking our little baseball fan back to the ballpark!

Easter 2012

Ok, so I've I actually already done this post once and the entire thing deleted. I may or may not have screamed some very angry words at my computer. So here we go with round two:

This Easter started off with a special treat from my very own Easter bunny (aka Justin) when he came home from work Friday with this delectable little egg treat with my name on it (that was my favorite part) and a bouquet of sunflowers for me. It was so thoughtful and I thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful and yummy treats!

Then later that night Justin and I were hanging out on our front porch when our very own Easter bunny showed up in our front yard! I hated that Felicity had already gone to bed and wasn't there to see him, but we took lots of pictures for her.

On Saturday our neighborhood had a big Easter egg hunt for all the kiddos. Felicity got all decked out in her smocked dress and we headed to Founder's Square for the big hunt.

She was using my Easter basket that I had growing up, but it was a bit big for her and was restricting her egg-hunting skills....so Daddy ended up holding it while she loaded it up!

On the prowl...

Oh, the excitement!! Probably one of the most rewarding parts of being a parent is watching their joy in the simple things.

So proud of herself!

Enjoying some of her treats... I'm fairly certain she devoured every single piece of candy before we even left the park.

Here she is with some of her neighborhood buds. I'm so thankful for sweet families and friends that live nearby. I'm looking forward to watching them grow up and develop strong friendships over the years.

From L to R: Felicity, Zoe and Jack

After the egg hunt we headed back home. This wagon is Fe's new ride. Seems most days you can find me carting her around the neighborhood in this, while she lounges on an ikat print pillow in the back usually devouring goldfish and chugging juice. It sounds and looks a bit princess-esque, but we have a lot of fun with it.

Saturday night before bed, it was time to dye the eggs.

{Is it just me, or does she looks like some sort of mad scientist in this picture?!}

Sunday morning we went to a special 8 a.m. service at church. We usually don't go to church this early, but when you have kids that are waking up in the 5's, then hey, why not? Afterwards, Felicity was excited to see what the bunny brought her.

Later Sunday afternoon we hosted Justin's parents and sisters for Easter lunch. We had a great time and enjoyed being together and getting lots of laughs from Miss Felicity. I tried to get some cute full length shots of her in her Easter dress, but she was not into posing. At first this was the best I got.

But then she got into her groove and I was able to get some better shots of her. I'm pretty sure she's got that performance gene in her blood. This little lady can put on quite a show. :-)

After lunch we headed upstairs for a ping pong tournament. 

I think my incessant photo taking was interfering with the game. Justin doesn't look very happy with me here. :-)

We ended the day playing outside with the bubble gun Nana and Papa brought Felicity. Lots of fun...

Happy Easter!