Pigtail!

Easter Weekend

We had three wonderful days filled with a combination of fun, busy activities, and quiet, relaxing family time. 

Saturday started off with an egg hunt and some Easter crafts and activities. 




The pony ride is always a favorite!



Loving the freedom of crawling in the grass.

Then, after lunch and some rest time, we headed to the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks.  It was small compared to Norfolk's Botanical Gardens, but it was beautiful just the same. 

Zoe posing for a shot.



Maddie, always on the go.

 

First attempt at a family picture...



second attempt. Oh, well- at least no one is crying.



Cuteness



Sunday morning the girls had fun checking out the goodies in their Easter Baskets and finding the eggs he had hidden.  We went to church and the rest of the day we relaxed at home, went for a long walk, and watched a movie.  Totally low key and relaxing- awesome.



Happy Easter 2011





11 Months

Things I want to remember about my baby this month:

* cruising on furniture

* talking a lot-mostly just baby talk, but also: moo, neigh,neigh (for horse), du (for duck), hey, hi, mama, dada, boo

* currently cutting her 8th tooth (droolfest)

* prefers finger foods and will rarely eat anything fed to her on a spoon

* crawls across floor, up on my lap, pulls up on  my shoulders, and give me huge hugs (love)

* loves to listen to music and dance to the beat

*stands on her own for a few seconds

* taking 2 naps a day

* still figuring out the sippy cup, but can drink from a straw cup

* wearing 12-18 month clothes

Can't believe we will be celebrating your first birthday in one short month.  Where is the "pause" button on this kid?

Messy



This is pretty much how Madelyn looks after every meal.




And a meal would not be complete if she didn't make sure her hands spread food all through her hair!



Classic

Madelyn discovering the pure joy of unrolling the toilet paper.



Here's Zoe enjoying the same fun 4 years ago!



$1 bottle of shaving cream=

20 minutes of messy fun!

Outside Play

Coming in for a kiss



Ended up in the pool, fully clothed!



Baby meets Duck

Assessing this new creature that emerged from the Easter decorations box...



I'm thinking I like him and his little song...




...so much that I'll give him a kiss right here on the beak!



Funny