Brandon's Birthday Dinner

This year Brandon's parents and brother came down and we went to a Brazilian Steakhouse called Chama Gaucha. If you have never been to a Brazilian steakhouse before, you have to try it out once. The food was awesome, everyones favorite seemed to be the parmesan crusted pork tenderloin, the little kids ate way more than Brandon and I expected, and Brycen out ate everyone. It was a nice dinner, and Brandon had a great time.

Go Marlins

Aubrynns first game was more than entertaining. It was so cute seeing all the kids play. Every time they did something they would look into the stands for their be cheers. Its a long season, and it will be so fun to see how much they improve from now until June. Here are some pictures of the Marlins...

The Ochoa Family

San Antonio Zoo

We haven't been to the zoo since we first arrived here in San Antonio, so Brandon and I decided to take the kids today. It wasn't scorching hot, which was nice, but it was pretty warm, but that didn't stop us from having a good time. The kids really enjoyed looking at all the different animals. I would have to say Braden's favorite animal to see was the monkeys, and Aubrynn's was the elephants.

They got to feed the fish, walk thru the aquarium, see the all the different reptiles, visit the birds, see baby jaguar, saw a big python, make wax molds and walked through the Live to Africa expedition. When we went to see the hippos, Braden couldn't find them even though they were right in front of him. He thought they were rocks, and just didn't understand. I wish we would have gone earlier in the year, so we could have gone a couple of times, but now we will have to wait until next year, because it will be to hot to go back again anytime soon. Next we will have to go visit the Wild Life Ranch



















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St. Patrick's Day 2011

Finger painting

Awhile ago, I purchased some painting paper and finger paints in my favorite section at Target "the dollar section" and put it away in my craft cabinet and forgot about it, until I decided to clean it out and found it, and let the kids get creative. At first Braden wasn't to sure if it was okay for him to use his fingers, and it didn't take him long to realize just how fun it could be. They have finger painted before be it has been so time since they last did. It is funny that they almost have the exact same painting, and were at the opposite sides of the table. But what can I say? Here's the pics...

Big Boy Bed for Braden

I'd have to say that I'm glad we got a conversion crib for Aubrynn, which Braden took over 2 years ago. About 6 months ago we converted his crib to a toddler bed, and now to it's final stage a full size bed. He is so excited to have a big bed like his brother Brycen, though Brycen's bed is a queen, to Braden it's the same size. We had to order the conversion rails and the day they came in Daddy went to work. He wasn't alone, he had 2 little helpers, who absolutely did not get in the way at all :) helping him. Here are the pictures of the bed transformation, and if you are a new mom, I highly suggest you get a conversion crib.

As far as his comforter, I got creative, and took his crib comforter/bed skirt apart, and and pieced them together, bought a lining for the new comforter, and sewed on a backing and made his big boy comforter. I was thrilled that I was able to pull it off so I didn't have to redecorate his room. But all in all, my little man is super happy!