Fiesta & Easter

Easter Eggs

Saying Buh Bye (dont know where she is going though)

With Hailey

Easter Family Photos

Happy Easter

Easter pic with Mia & Paddy

At the pool

Swimming

Loving the water

In her Fiesta dress.

Feeding the Lory

At the petting zoo

We have had festive and busy last couple of weeks. 2 Weeks ago was Fiesta. In San Antonio the city celebrates the 2 weeks before Easter with what is essentially a giant party for the city every day and night. There are parades, events, music, and LOTS of food. One night Mark and I worked a booth at NIOSA (Night in Old San Antonio) which is nothing but food booths and drink booths lined up. We also get to partake in the festivities by working the booth. It was a great time. Mallory spent the night at Nana & Pop Pop's so we got the stay out late and sleep in. :) Thanks Nana and Pop Pop. Then that weekend we went down to Market Square and took Mallory. We got to see all the street vendors, listen to the Tejano music and see all the people. Mallory thoroughly enjoyed the sights and sounds. She loves to be the observer. And can skip all naps if there is something going on.
The next weekend Mallory's Mia and Paddy came in town for the long Easter weekend. We crammed a ton of stuff in but had a great time. Friday we took Mallory to the San Antonio Zoo. I had forgotten how much fun the Zoo can be. Mallory was most impressed by the monkey's. She screetched and said Hello to all the monkey's. She also really liked the Guinnies. They walked right up to her and I am pretty sure they would have pecked her if we would have let them. Then on Saturday we took Mallory for her first swimming pool experience. Those of you who know me well, also know that in my family being a "Water Bug" is a must. Between the water sports and the lake our children must all be accustomed to sunscreen and water. She took to it like the Nolder decendant she is. She was a little caught off gaurd by the temperature at first but then there was splashing, walking around the kiddie pool, and floating in her floatation device. The only problem we ran into was the sunscreen. Her Eczema acts up when we put it on her so I have since contacted the Pedi and have purchased a new sunscreen at her recomendation.
Then we had a great day Easter Sunday. The church service was wonderful with the orchestra and brass, and then it was off to Lunch and a family oriented day at my sisters house. There was much food and family fun. Mallory didnt seem too excited about Easter this year except for the plastic eggs. She loves them. Next year I am sure she will be ready to hunt them! All in All it was a great weekend and we were truly blessed to have Mark's parents there to join in the festivities.

New Stuff for Mallory:
*Says Dada, Mama, Buh Bye, Waves Hi, Says Uh Uh Oh, and Ma (for Marley the cat, yes she is still the favorite in our household).
*Crawls up stairs by herself
*Walks holding someone's 1 finger, or pushing her walker
*Started eating table food (this is going veeeerrrryyy slowly) She will eat real banana's, puffs, little crunchers, rice, beans, Vienna sausages, and last night we discovered tortillas with queso (yes she is definitely my daughter)