Happy Birthday!

Last weekend we got together with the family to celebrate my birthday and my dad's birthday at the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis.  We went for their weekly Sunday fried chicken dinner and it was AMAZING, as you will see from the table picture below.  It was great to bring Elena, who behaved herself the entire time, to meet Uncle John and Steve.  It's always so much fun to see Elena with the family. 
Nothing else has really been happening around here...just back to work for us all and Elena is doing great with the babysitter.  Next week is our first full week of work and babysitters.  I'm sure it will be just fine.  In just two weeks I will be on spring break and will have another full week to spend at home with this baby girl of ours.  Did I mention she is 12 weeks now?  Yes, 12 weeks.  I will be taking her 3 month photo this week...my my how time is flying on us.  I don't want to wish the time away, but boy can I not wait until summer.  It's going to be a great one.  No summer school for me, which gives me butterflies to even just think about.  I get to spend my days with Elena...what a dream come true.  Juan will be teaching summer school, but it's not your typical summer school...he is working with middle schoolers doing a lot of exploratory type teaching...it is just a fun summer teaching gig for Juan during the month of June...I am so glad he was approached about this opportunity and ran with it...it will be really great.
Here are some of our photos from the last week or so...

 So tired!

 Hi Steve!

 MMMMM...dinner....

 A precious fist

 Flower in my bouquet from Juan

It was a long day...