Easter comes along once a year and every year I forget how much I love those colored marshmallow eggs with the candy shells! It only takes about five to make me never want another one, at least until the next year...The girls on the other hand can eat them until I say stop! It always amazes me how much candy kids can eat without getting a tummy ache.
We went to San Marcos for Easter and had a short but fun trip. We all crammed in our little Honda civic for ten hours. Jaime and I anticipated alot of, "Stop, touching me...!" or "Can you scoot over....". But the girls were really pleasant to each other for the most part.
Vanita, Jaime's mom, had planned an easter egg hunt for the kids. Rachel and Jacob came over and they had a blast. Gabby of course didn't wear shoes, which is typical. She didn't account for the splinters slowing down the competition and she wouldn't take any help from me either. I am not really the type mom that has traditions. I was glad that grandmama had thought it through. They even had these painted egg shells that were filled with confetti. Its apparently a Mexican tradition, which I can't remember the name of, but I thought it was awful. You take these eggs filled with tiny pieces of paper and you smash them on peoples heads.
You might notice in the sister in law picture, we have it all over us. No one told my kids that you didn't have to smash it very hard for it to bust. It just wasn't a pleasant experience. 
Jaime and I spent alot of time in San Antonio, while Aubrey kept the kids. She took them outside to take pictures. I think she did such a good job.
Your kids really do grow up so fast. You almost forget to document the experience. When we got home Aubrey was so excited to show me all the pictures she took. There were close to 200. She is a much more dedicated aunt than I am a mother. I remember when she spent half a year with us in Africa she took so many pictures of the girls when she was there. Gabby was just a baby, I appreciate those pictures now.
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