Birthday party

I bring the kids to a mom's playgroup at church just about every week. Today, however, we had a special playgroup birthday party for Jordan and Crew, who were celebrating their first birthday. The kids (and moms) had a great time!Cake, ice cream, presents, and an egg hunt too! What more could a kid ask for?

Engedi Easter Event

Tonight we had a big Easter-themed event for our church and community. Lillian got to hang out with the big kids for a while and had a lot of fun playing on the giant bean bags in the youth room.

All tangled up

Now that Caleb is moving more, he gets himself into some funny positions sometimes.

First tooth - proof!

Caleb got his first tooth on Monday and today I was finally able to get a good picture of it!
He's such a cutie!

More movement

Now that Caleb is rolling, he has found new ways to entertain himself in his crib.

Movement

Caleb may not be crawling yet, but he still can cover some serious ground by rolling over and swiveling on his belly. He started on the play mat just a few moments before this picture was taken.And although his flying doesn't get him anywhere, it sure is fun to watch.

Toes

At Caleb's last check-up, Dr. Miller asked if he had found his toes yet. I think it's safe to say that he has.

Flying

This is Caleb's new favorite thing to do. We call it flying. I think that Caleb believes that laying on his tummy and putting his arms and legs out like this will somehow propel him into forward motion. I'm not so sure he's right, but it's awfully cute to watch.

Cuteness

It happens to the best of us, Caleb.He really is such a happy guy!
Hanging out at playgroup.

Starbucks and school

This morning Starbucks was giving out free pastries with any beverage purchase. I had some errands to run with the kids anyway, so we decided to stop at Starbucks, pick up some coffee and a free pastry, and surprise Dan at school with them. He is in the middle of three extremely busy weeks so I thought he would appreciate a little surprise during his planning time to brighten his day.

Because you never can have too many pairs of pants...

...on at the same time.

Bedtime

Caleb has been rolling over for a while now, but today he had his first time rolling over in the crib. I have a feeling this won't be the last.

Chickens and Calebs

Today we visited our friends Matt and Elsie who just had a beautiful baby boy named Caleb. I am sure we will have a proper photo op of our Caleb and theirs in the future, but we thought since he is still quite young that maybe this was not the best time to do so. However, we did get a photo op of our friends' chickens. Lillian was quite excited!

Mall

We took a quick trip out to the mall this afternoon before heading to our friends Liz and Andrew's place for a get together with friends. Lillian was very excited to spend some time playing in the play area.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

We have been having unseasonably warm weather and just had to get outside for a walk today!
Even Waddle the rooster joined us.It is so exciting to see the first of our flowers in bloom!

A short little video...

...to make you smile.

St. Patrick's Day

I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me, but since becoming a mom, I have grown increasingly fond of St. Patrick's Day. We started the day with a green breakfast. The eggs got a little out of control. Even Caleb joined in on the fun. We went to playgroup at church and brought egg casserole and shamrock cookies. Thankfully I had the foresight to refrain from dying the egg casserole green. We had shamrock waffles for dinner. Yes, that whipped cream is green.
I was especially proud of my burst of creativity when preparing my plate.Dan and I had some delicious Irish coffee with our brinner.
Lillian wore some adorable shamrock ponytail holders that our friend Jen made.Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Cute Caleb

I love how happy Caleb is. He laughs and smiles quite easily, as you can see below.

One of Caleb's new hobbies is shaking his head. I think it's pretty adorable.

St. Patrick's Day cookies

Yesterday Lillian helped me make shamrock cookies and today we decorated them. I have a new favorite recipe I like to use for cutout cookies. I'm pretty sure Lillian likes it too.

Roleplay

When Dan and I arrived at Lillian's class to pick her up after church on Sunday, this is how she greeted us.

Toys

Today I took the kids to the play area at the mall for the first time in quite a while. Actually, it may have been Caleb's first trip... I'll have to check the archives on that one. Anyway, I had to take a picture to commemorate the occasion.And here is more of the fashionista... this time using toys as an accessory.

Lillian the fashionista

fashionista: A person devoted to fashion clothing, particularily unique or high fashion.

Duck on a platter

Lillian typically has a lot of fun in the bathtub. This morning's bath was especially fun because the ducks had some new "friends" to play with.

Dinner with friends

Tonight we went out for dinner with our friends the Van Hals as well as some friends from out of town, Pete and Jess. We had a fun time trying to talk together amidst the four children under the age of three in our group. Unfortunately I failed to get a picture of Pete, Jess, and their daughter Nadia, but you may enjoy the pictures of Lillian, Bryan, Caleb and Waddle instead.

An exciting day

This morning I took a bite of a banana while holding Caleb. He was so interested in my banana that I decided to let him try a bit. I gave him little bits of it and he loved it! This was his first official experience with real, quasi-solid food! Afterward I gave him a chunk to mush in his netted teether dealy (the technical term).
He did so well with the banana that I let him try some cheerios too. He didn't have too many successful experiences with those, but I was impressed that he managed to pick up a few of them!
Today was also an exciting day because I took the kids on our first walk of the season. Yay!
Yes, there is still snow on the ground, but we were happy walkers nonetheless!