We LOVE Spring!

Last week my sister Connie came to visit, and it was really nice weather, so one day we took the kids out to the park to play. Ally loved going up the stairs all by herself and going down the twirly slide.

Ally

Ally is getting bigger, and she is so fun. It's great to watch her little personality develop. She is a very mischeivious baby, always getting  into things she KNOWS she isn't supposed to, and when she gets caught she gives a sly smile like she thinks she's so smart. She also terrorizes the fish any chance she gets. I'm surprised those things are still alive!

The photo above was her first attempt at PB&J. She doesn't love it, but we'll keep trying.

She has only five teeth, and no more even appear to be on the horizon.

She's quite convinced that she is a technology genius, and always opens the laptop and pretends to type. She also managed to dial 911 on my phone the other day, which was a big OOPS. 

Ally loves necklaces. I went to the RootsTech genealogy conference a few weeks ago, and for days afterward Ally crawled around our house with my lanyard nametag around her neck. I finally went to the $1 store and purchased her an 8-pack of necklaces of her very own. She usually has at least one (if not two or three) on at all times.

Like the two kids before her, she has also decided that when she is tired, sleeping in her high chair is as good a place as any. Crazy baby!

For her birthday we had a BBQ with our family and some close friends. Unfortunately she wasn't feeling well and didn't want to each any lunch or cake, but it was fun to visit with everyone anyway, and she got some fun toys from grandma that she has LOVED playing with. One was a stacking animal cup thing, and she stacks those things for hours at a time.

The day after the party she was feeling better, so we tried giving her some cake. She still didn't eat it, but she played in the frosting a little bit.

On her actual birthday (March 16) she went to her 1 year appointment, and weighed in at 16 lbs., 3 oz. She's tiny, but she's sure happy and cute!

A couple of days ago Andy turned on cartoons for Skyler and Ally while I was working and Kylee was at school. Next thing he knew, Ally was lounging on the banana chair with both remotes and her bottle. She doesn't actually watch t.v., but she sure looked like a couch potato!

Skyler

Skyler is as crazy as ever. This kid has more energy and enthusiasm than any kid I've ever seen. He is always super excited about EVERYTHING, and it is hilarious to watch.

However, there are times when he just crashes. Usualy after lunch he'll finish eating, throw his dishes in the sink, and take himself into his room to take a nap. One day he came and told me a 10:30am "Mommy, it's time for lunch!" I said, "No, it isn't. Are you tired? Is that why you want to have lunch so early?" He said, "No! I hungry!" Next thing I knew he was asleep on the floor with his blanket in our front room at the top of the basement stairs.

Ally wasn't sure what was going on, so she decided to examine him, and he still didn't wake up.

Kylee has a pair of rollerskates that she's been learning to use, and every time she brings them out to practice in the kitchen, Skyler wants to try. She usually lets him use one, and they skate around the kitchen on one foot each.

The picture below is the typical new Skyler look of confusion. Anytime you ask him, "Hey Skyler, what are you doing?" he gives you this look and says, "Huh????" It drives me crazy!

Kylee

Kylee tuned SEVEN in January, which is crazy to me. I don't know where the time goes! She's doing great in school and loves second grade. She's at the top of her class in everything, and her teacher says she tried really hard to include everyone and reach out to kids who don't have as many friends. I appreciate that she is such a sweet girl! Of course, at home when it comes to chores it's a different story...but we're working on it. No kid likes chores!

Skyler insisted he needed to be in her birthday photo, and she didn't mind. She's really good about sharing things with him.

She wanted a Hello Kitty cake, so we made this. It was the first time in her life she wasn't petrified of the candles, and she blew them out by herself with no crying, so it's a huge step forward over prior years!

The elementary school did a 50s day a couple of weeks ago, so Kylee wore my old poodle skirt and I thought she looked really cute.

For her birthday she got a new bike, and she and her friends pretty much cruise the neighborhood non-stop. It's great that they love to be outside so much!