ONE!!

Reagan turned one yesterday and I still can't believe it! Here are a few pictures I took of the birthday girl after her birthday breakfast. She wasn't feeling very well yesterday, hopefully she will be back to herself by Friday when she is going to smash her cake!

                                                                          April 16, 2011                                                                       April 16, 2012

  Reagan is still not walking completely on her own but let me tell you this baby has the fastest crawl in town!

Easter dresses

It was a gorgeous Easter morning so I took some pictures of the girls before we headed to church to show Daddy how sweet they looked. We had a wonderful day celebrating Christ's resurrection with a great church service then lunch and play at the Porratas. He has risen!!

Sister Love....

Reagan taking steps on her own. She can do about 4 steps now but she refuses to wear socks & shoes.... 

Aubrey telling Sissy about Jesus....

Sweet girl, she is really missing her Daddy... 

Blue eyed baby....

 No matter when I take pics of her I always have some that look similar to this, she is our crazy girl....



Hunting for Eggs

We had our annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt this morning. Daddy is away training so it was just me and the girls this year. We are so thankful that Nate and all Gladiator students and instructors are safe as well as Va Beach residents after the crash on Friday afternoon. Praise God!! It was a scary day but things are back to normal at our house...well as normal as it gets with two kiddos and a Daddy gone:)

Distractions for the kids while they wait patiently for the hunt to begin......

 Aubrey ran "super fast" to the hunting grounds....

 Ready for the next egg....

 The loot, she did good!!!!

First Ring Pop and most likely the culprit behind no nap today..... 

 While Aubrey hunted Reagan hit up the swings....

Here are some more pictures I took this afternoon while the girls played in our backyard....

 Playing on the slide with our singing Easter Bunny....

 Can't believe this girl is about to be one....

Easter Bunny

We went to visit the Easter Bunny today with the Porrata boys. As you can see Reagan wasn't that excited about the whole encounter. These are the best I could get,  my camera was being very finicky!

                                                             First shot and Reagan is ready to get off his lap....

Aubrey tried to make Reagan smile, but she didn't like the big bunny one bit.....

Aubrey and Gabie....

Aubrey and Gabe have a very special friendship. They are complete opposites but play extremely well together and bring out the best in each other. I love watching them play, they say and do the cutest things!

Texas: Part Two- Sea World

While in Texas for my brothers wedding we took the girls to Sea World in San Antonio.  Nate and I were so excited to take the girls and Nana, Pap, and Uncle Taylor came too! We were able to get everyone in for free with Nate's military ID and the Sea World Hero Salute program. It has been a long time since I have been to Sea World and Nate and I had just as much fun as the girls. There is so much to do, it was early in the season so we didn't do the water park, next year we will hit that for sure!

First picture of the day, we were waiting in line to get tickets and Aubrey spotted Shamu.....

First show of the day Cannery Row Caper.....

Aubrey would be very focused during the shows watching intently.....

While Reagan would smile, laugh, and giggle.....

Getting up close with Uncle Taylor....

Best family shot we could get...

Feeding the dolphins, this was so cool! It took Aubrey a few minutes to feed them herself but she loved it once she tried.....

Mommy holding Roo...

Cookie Monster holding Roo.....

Aubrey watching the Sesame Show, she was the first child to stand up and interact with the characters, we were shocked because most of the time she just likes to observe....

Our Favorite Show, Azul, the acrobats, Beluga whales, and dolphins were amazing!!

Flamingos....

Ferris Wheel with Nana....

Daddy and Aubrey having fun...

I didn't get any good shots at the Shamu Rocks show but that was incredible as well. We had a great day at Sea World and can't wait to go back again next year!!!