Our last 4 Months in a Nutshell

We are working on muscle strengh to get up the big hills. We are also working on smiling instead of snarling in our pictures.

Turns out, our love witch loves chocolate. Who would have guessed?

This guy was telling his buddy how he picked SCaroline to win "straight up." I wonder how much money he lost.

With family at the beach. One of our favorite weeks of the year.

All Leah wanted to do was eat shells.

Sweet cousins

Leah's first dip in the ocean.

This is in Memphis at the Big Back Yard Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. We are in a chrysalis swing. It is a neat place for kids young and old. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more: Pappa or Caroline.

Looking up through the skylight with statue.

Opening presents at Leah's party in Memphis

MaiMai worked hard. You would have thought the queen was turning one.

The Birthday Girl

I haven't posted anything in a long time. Its amazing how 3 days of preschool a week can take over your life. Since I last posted, Leah turned one, we went to Memphis again to visit my sweet Granny, and Caroline rode a big girl bike for the first time. Oh and we went to the beach, but I posted a bunch of those pictures on FB. While in Memphis we went trick or treating. Caroline was a ballerina; Leah was a love witch. Don't ask me what a love witch is. Caroline came up with that title because she didn't like the idea of a mean, spooky witch.

Memphis

hanging with Uncle Sam

maimai makes good cake

birthday cake #1

Leah with her Great Grandpa

Leah with her Great Granny

sweet girl

mmmm, this looks good enough to eat

nothing cuter than a baby in the tub

Play Time

the last toothless grin
doing the army crawl

More Easter Fun

We opened baskets in nap time clothes because of a "little accident."

Fun decorating the eggs

it takes such concentration

"I'm curious about these eggs."

So, as ususal, its been awhile. Here are some picture from Easter week. We went to an egg hunt, dyed eggs, and opened baskets. I feel like a I jilted Leah a little for not getting her a basket, but really, at 7 months she doesn't know. I have yet to take any pictures in their dresses because we didn't have time before church, (you know us, always late) and everyone was cranky after. I will do a reinactment and post some later. I also spent a lot of time thinking about the real reason for Easter and the real reasons we have to truly celebrate. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and for leaving an empty tomb.

Egg Hunt

Leah was lucky enough to find something to chew on.

Caroline is getting good at this.

Waiting to go find eggs

Sweet Leah

Caroline Reads her Bible + A Haircut

This is a video of Caroline reading her Bible. She is really into the story of Baby Jesus; we read it all the time. It has given me a new love for the story as well. The video is a little confusing because she intertwines the story of Elizabeth and Mary with Jesus healing the paralytic. This post also has before and after pictures of her haircut. I loved it long, but it was just too much work. So many tangles! Its nothing exciting, just thought some grandparents might like to see. Plus one random photo of Leah trying to get her foot in her mouth. I thought it was cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPKTv2Z-g0 here is link to video, will try to embed later

Caroline Feeds Leah

This video only goes to show how bossy my daughter really is. She tries so hard to be an adult. I try not to discourage it too often because Leah doesn't mind (yet), and I think it makes Caroline feel important. However, I may regret this decision someday when she starts trying to boss me or no one is preschool will play with her. Anyway, its a video of Caroline feeding Leah for the first time.