Easter 2009

Lucia's first Easter.

Exploring her basket.

We set up a wild egg hunt for Aunt Mary! Lucia really enjoyed digging through her paper grass to find some goodies. . . . she really liked just playing with the grass too.

She was proud to have snatched gammy's Whoppers.

Gamps & Lucia before church.

Gammy, Lucia, Gamps & Aunt Mary

Lucia in her Easter outfit.

Rojelio & Lucia

Our family.

Rojelio making our traditional Easter paella.

This year we added a touch of Annie's heritage with some Polish kielbasa.

The chef reveals his creation.

Lucia enjoyed the paella too.

Eastered out!

Blossoming

National Cherry Blossom Festival 2009

Washington, DC

We took the Metro down to the National Mall.

Lucia enjoyed seeing her reflection in the train window . . .
. . . though she wasn't quite sure what to think of the ride.

Once we got off the Metro, we decided to splurge and take a bicycle taxi to the Tidal Basin.

Lucia amongst the blossoms.The cherry blossoms are always a beautiful sight.

Georgetown Cupcake!

We were so excited to get to Georgetown Cupcake . . .

. . . though there was quite a line . . . . . . enough time for a snack . . . . . . and to ponder what flavor cupcake to get . . . . . . after 30-minutes we finally made it to the door . . . . . . they all looked so good . . . . . . it was hard to narrow it down . . . . . . we managed to narrowed it down to six . . . . . . they all looked so so delicious . . . . . . Lucia can't wait to dig in . . . . . . papa serving up the cakes . . . . . . they met all of our expectations . . . . . . thank goodness for bibs & wipes . . .. . . a great day with some great cupcakes.

Reuse, Reduce . . . Shake!

Annie was going through Lucia's closet.

What to do with all those milk storage bottles we got from the hospital when Lucia was in the NICU . . .

Throw them away? Recycle them? Reuse them?
After a scavenger hunt for shakables throughout the house, homemade shakers were born. Introducing beans, rocks, rice, couscous, green water & oil, buttons, & kosher salt. The green water & oil seems to be Lucia's favorite.They are the perfect size for her little hands.

These have quickly become some of Lucia's most played with toys. The lids were affixed with loctite glue for added safety.
Lesson: You don't have to spend any money to make a baby happy.