It's been a while since I last posted, I should be ashamed of myself for my horrible blogging etiquette. Honestly though not much has really been going on.
The weather is starting to warm up, finally, so we have been spending more time outside. We have been gifted several toddler toys for the backyard and S is really enjoying playing in his sandbox and climbing on his slide. As much as he enjoys that though, he really enjoys dragging around a gigantic stick that we have for the dog to play with. I'm not sure what the fascination is but it makes him happy, so...
S playing in his sandbox. He loves to fill his bucket with hand fulls of
sand and then dumps the entire bucket in his lap.
S playing in his sandbox. He loves to fill his bucket with hand fulls of
sand and then dumps the entire bucket in his lap.
Do you see the size of this stick? It's twice the size of him, but he loves it.
The dog doesn't love the idea of sharing it.
The dog doesn't love the idea of sharing it.
Both kids are growing quickly. S is going to be 19 months in a few days. It's amazing to me that my lil man is now closer to a 2 year old then a 1 year old. Even though the changes are not as dramatic as when he was a baby, they are still very noticeable. He is talking more and more, and you can even understand a good amount of what he says. He is starting to follow direction, most of the time, and reminds me every day that he's not an infant anymore.
It probably did help that the eggs looked like spots balls. :)
E is 5 months old now and is almost as big as her older brother. She's only 6.5 inches shorter and 9 pounds smaller then him. Little sister might pass big brother up soon. She has an incredible personality. She is rarely unhappy, unless she is hungry. She smiles and laughs, and actually has a tremendous amount of patience (she must get that from her daddy). And she sure does love her big brother. She watches his every move wishing she could copy it. She squeals with delight when he takes time out of his busy, mess-making day to pay attention to her. She just lights up and you can tell he feels very proud to have her admiration. 5 months ago I was having a very hard time bonding with this little creature, and now, my heart swells with love and I can't imagine one second, of one day without her in my life. (I actually got a little choked up and teary eyed writing that).
E in her Easter bonnet. Look at those cheeks. How can you not want to just eat them up?
She's such an angel!
At the end of the month we will be having E baptized. My hubby and I are not very religious people, and don't belong to a church, but we do believe every child should be baptized into the faith and love of Christ. The Reverend that married us, and also baptized S, will be performing the ceremony. She will be wearing a very special baptismal gown that has been passed down by her great grandmother. It is going to be a very special day spent with lots of family and friends that love her to pieces. Who wouldn't? Did you see those cheeks? :)
