2011-10-31 Halloween Pics!

Sorry Shelley was doing all the picture taking...I was herding cats...

I'm so sorry it's been so long - here's a recent pic of Grace n Genna

Easter @ Benavides Ranch

Easter at the Benavides Ranch was much quieter than usual. This is probably due to the fact that the majority of us got together the night before for a BDay party/dinner for Tia Mamie (her and Grandpa share BDays, April 11). Nevertheless, we had a good time. Vic BBQed a brisket (estillo Aaron Trejo/Central Texas style) and Grace and her primas had a small Easter Egg Hunt.

Below is Grace and Shelley cracking a cascarone on primo Frank.


Mom bring's Genna back from the Easter Egg Hunt out in Momo's front yard.

Grace continues to be amazed by the cascarones.

Genna was having fun with a toy given to her by Tia Becca.

Pre-Easter celebration at the Day Care

The Casas girls all attend the pre-Easter celebration and Egg Hunt at Grace's day care

Genna...happy and smiling like always -- she is such a happy baby!

Grace, finishing up the Eater Egg Hunt -- check'n her stash.

Rancho de las Casas

No...not the ranch of House...but the Ranch of the 'Casas' familia.


Below, Grace decides...once we're off the "State Highway - HWY 44"...to take over the wheel and drive us from the gate to the coral.


Thanks to Laura for taking Grace over to see some of the cows -- Grandpa is in the background doing some 'show-off move' of "hey, I can feed this cow with my hand...check it"

Grace taunts the new Bull and shows him who the REAL boss is :)

Grace plays guitar?!

Grace and pulls out of her pink guitar to jam with Dad.


Then Grace decides she wants the jam on Dad's guitar! Check out that chord...looks like some "A" or "C" slide scale.

Oh yeah...and Sis is jam'n in the background. Here's a close up of Genna.

Grace is a drummer! (video)

[I hope you have some fat bandwidth - i.e. a fast internet connection]
FINALLY -- Behold...the future drummer, Graciela Mae:



This video was taken a few months ago -- see previous "Grace is a Drummer" post.

A few more pics from Grace's Bday

Grace (eating a PB&J sandwich) and Genna (on Grace's new Dora car - from Grandpa and Laura)

Yup...She's got her finger in his eye! Ozo is a really laid back cool dog...just don't sneak up on him if he doesn't know you.

Grace on Ozo like a horse!

More pics from Grace's bday

Grace was stunned (a little shocked) to see so many folks signing Happy BD to her. Tia Amanda in the background.


I like Grace's reaction in this pic.


Primo Jaiden in the background

Grace is a drummer!

Check it out...we've got out own drummer. Dad plays strings (guitar, bass, etc). If Genna picks up a horn, we'll have our own Conjunto!

**** VIDEO SHOULD BE HERE ****
SORRY GUYS!

My bandwidth is just not there for the 1+ minute video -- below is a pic and I"ll try to post the video later.

Thanks to Uncle Corey!

Sister pics

Some random pics....

Halloween pics...

Genevieve was a duck at one point then switched to something else.

Graciela went as Dorothy.

Some beach pics...

October had some really nice weather for us in Corpus Christi. On the last weekend of the month the Casas Familia decided to enjoy the beach. Here are some pics:

Random pics of the Casas Familia

First off...Happy BD Neil!

Second...here are some recent pics of Genevieve, Grace and Shelley

New Videos of Grace

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to post some new pics...we're still trying to sell the house (although, we are starting to re-think this move to CC)...and with Shelley prego again...it's been busy!

Last Friday, July 25 - I found some time to take Grace out to the Austin Children's Museum in downtown Austin. Here's a video of her playing with some golf balls.






Today I got a good video of Grace playing with Ozo - at the very end Shelley comes in to show off baby #2 - check it out: