Potty training

has begun!  And Daphne doesn't

mind the potty at all...as long as she's got some light reading to pass

the time.

Although this

picture of Beck

isn't too great, and it's borderline attrocious for me, it's one of the few where I'm actually IN

the picture. 

TEXAS

The shower didn't go over so well

with Beck and Jasper.  If you can't tell, they're both screaming bloody murder!

Fortunately,

the bath was

much more agreeable for

all those

involved.

In early March we took a week to visit Jennie and her family in Texas.   It was a crazy trip, but we had a great time!

I even got these darling close-ups of Ada and Beck.  Daphne was too busy playing her horn to look up.

THE

ZOO

The Austin Zoo is a small, privately owned zoo in the middle of nowhere.  But just the right size for toddlers. 

SEA WORLD

We ditched

Beck for a day and

took Daphne on a super long, horrible drive to

San Antonio Sea World.  Fortunately she loved it.  We heard nothing but "Shamu Whale!"

for days

afterward.

One of the

great things about

Sea World was that

there was plenty to do when Daphne got bored of looking at sea creatures (as if).   Really it was

just a chance for

Mommy and Daddy

to rest.

She played in

the sand pit wth

other kids, and she rode on every single ride that she was big enough to go on.  She wasn't scared on

any of them.

There was a

jungle gym for kids

with all kinds of scary

contraptions like this rope web, tunnels, big slides, and a kid-sized

pirate ship.  And

Daphne tried them

ALL out.

Then the kids wore Daphne out some more.   Oh, who am I kidding.  SHE wore THEM out!

And finally, it was time to go back home.   At least for the return trip, I had Kelly to help me manage the kids.  They did pretty darn well!

Daphne's teen years seem to

be starting early as she has just discovered

the iPod.

EASTER

The kids had a great time dying Easter eggs.  Daphne could not be satisfied until she had tried all the colors.  Even Beck got in on the action.  And he tried drinking the dye.  Yum yum! 

And on Easter morning, they couldn't believe that someone was giving them a basket full of candy!

VEGAS

Kelly and I made a short getaway to Las Vegas for my birthday.  We stayed in an amazing hotel called the Signature Suites at the MGM.  We ate well, slept well, and we both got to do our favorite activities:  Kelly golfed while I sat at the pool and surfed the net.   Heaven!  We also got to meet my cousin Erik's new baby, Alyssa.

Finally, Daphne and I ended the long month of March by making silly faces for the camera.  Priceless.