Easter 2009

We had such a great time this Easter (Lauren's first). Brady dyed eggs for the first time (his Aunt Sandy enjoyed it even more than him, though), and the Easter Bunny had some great stuff for the kids.

Easter Bunny!

Fun with food

One of our good days where both of my kids actually put food in their mouths. Brady was really liking apples tonight--chipmunk cheeks!


Wow, we forgot how messy babies are when they first start to feed themselves. This little girl is covered in spaghetti sauce and has green beans stuck in lots of crevices...and she likes it! And the crazy thing is that when she was done, she was seriously twice this messy. She has already decided that Italian is her favorite.

Gum-Gum and Grampa's visit

Gum-Gum and Grampa came to visit us this weekend. We got to eat a fun dinner (where Brady learned to use kid chopsticks, which apparently Gum-Gum used to pick Brady's nose), and we spent a morning at a "home improvement day" at the center where Brady takes his preschool classes. Grampa and Brady had fun hammering "nails" (golf tees into foam) and stacking blocks (and knocking them down)!

By the way, these are my (Heather's) grandparents, which makes them Brady & Lauren's great-grandparents. They have lots of grandparents, so we tried to name them "Gram-Gram" (which Brady turned into "Gum-Gum") and Grampa to help tell them all apart!

Soooooo big!

Our baby girl is getting so big! She started with the "wounded soldier" crawl, then the real kind of crawling, and suddenly is standing up and wanting to take some steps. It happens so fast.

p.s. You may think there are starting to be more pictures of Lauren than Brady on our blog. Anyone who has ever met my son or knows a 2 or 3-yr-old boy can tell you how freaking difficult it is to get them to sit/stand still long enough to get a non-blurry picture!

Birthday party fun!

Look at my kids' profiles. They really do look alike!

We went to Brady's friend Kate's 3rd birthday party, and the kids had a blast! Brady got to bounce all over the place, and Lauren got to try her first cupcake. She wasn't a huge fan and actually spit it out, and her brother refused to touch his. I've created a "I don't like to get my hands dirty" monster. Brady and Kate are sort of boyfriend/girlfriend...they're not committing right now, but they're not really seeing other people :). They had fun bouncing on the trampoline and playing house. Apparently, Kate makes a mean pizza and hot chocolate. Love, love, love the preschool age--always exploring and discovering new things. My kids are growing up waaaaaaay too fast.

Now I know mine ABC's!