Mexico

It had been 2 years since Alan and I had a vacation. Our last vacation was our honeymoon. So we were in desperate need of some time alone. Thank god for family. My mom and sister watched the girls for us while Alan and I went to Mexico! WooHoo! Thanks mom & Colleen (We love you!!).

Alan and I spent 5 days and 4 nights at the Secrets Silversands Resort in Riviera Maya www.secretsresorts.com/silversands . It was so nice to get away from everything and just relax. Most of our time was spent by the pool and the bar, though we did manage to do some shopping in Playa del Carmen and a little snorkeling at a neighboring beach. The nightlife was a little to be desired but overall the resort was great - especially considering how much we paid for it!!! Here are some pictures of our vacation.








We also met some great people there including Ashley and Kris. They live in Waco, TX and Ashley is an amazing photographer. She took some great shots of Alan and I.






Check out her work at www.ashleymunn.com

Its been way too long!!

This blog has been neglected. I blame it on me going back to work. So this is my attempt to catch up.

We last left off at Thanksgiving 2008 (WOW!)....

So next up - Babies first Christmas....

Christmas 2008



We spent Christmas in Florida. It was nice to see the entire family. It was Alan's first trip to my grandparent's house. We survived the plane ride and had a nice time relaxing by the pool. We even went fishing and I actually caught a fish! This is a great accomplishment for me. Haha! The girls got soooo many presents. They were so spoiled. They even got santa hats and actually wore them. Here are a few of my favorite pics.







Babies First Birthday!

Lily & Grace turned one on February 12, 2009. I can't believe how fast time flies and how big my babies are getting. They aren't babies anymore but toddlers! Now they run around and go go go!!!! We had a cupcake themed birthday party at Alan's parents house. I made their cake/cupcake tower myself - it turned out amazing - don't you think? =)


My mom and sister came into town for the festivities. It was a small gathering - Alan's parents, my mom, my sister and our friends Niki and Eric. We also got their pictures taken professionally. They turned out great! Here are a few of my faves.










The girls had a great first birthday party and loved all the presents they got. Alright, they mostly enjoyed the wrapping paper and boxes and not the actual presents.


The Twins Get Baptized

The same weekend of their birthday, we decided it was about time to get them baptized. The twins were baptized at St. Michael's in Bedford, Texas. My sister, Colleen, is the twin's godmother. We don't have a godfather as Alan & I don't have any Catholic guy friends nor do we have any close guy friends/family that live in the area and would be willing to travel. My sister can handle all the godparent responsibility!! They behaved during the mass and even when getting the holy water poured over their heads. I wish I could say the same for picture time.




Easter

Easter was fairly uneventful as Alan had to work. But I did get a couple of cute shots of my two little bunnies that are worth sharing!




So we are caught up to July 2009. Next posts to come: Mexico and the twins turn 18 months. I'll try and be better about updating this...a mid-year resolution I guess you could say =)