Bluebonnets

The obligatory bluebonnet photos:

Kudos to Mike for taking the kids out to the field, by himself, to capture these.  He picked the outfits and everything.  I was out of town.

Easter Egg Hunt Fun!

Easter weekend we went to the church egg hunt and celebration.  Here are photos from the event:

picture taking with friends

Easter Bunny!

waiting with anticipation for her face to be painted

so excited

checking it out

eggs to be hunted

getting ready to start

go!

the loot

chalk drawing and popcorn - a winning combination

Nick enjoyed the bounce house while the big kids hunted eggs.

He was so excited to slide down!

scoping out the loot

He only wanted to pick certain eggs  

He'd try to open them first to see if the price inside was worth putting the egg in his basket.

Mika after sliding

Hello Again!

I've had many pictures on the camera, but now they've finally been put on the computer, ready to share with the few people who actually read this.  :)

Nick's birthday party

We did a very simple burger lunch with his best pal, Benjamin (and his parents), and Graemparents.  Here are the photos from that day:

Other fun pics of the kids recently

Two Years Old

Our baby boy is two years old.  Time goes by so fast.  His stats:

Weight: 25 lbs 10 oz (35%)
Length: 34.5 lbs (50%)
Head: 20 in (97%)

Language:  He's becoming quite the talker.  He repeats just about anything you say and has strung together a few of his own 2-3 word utterances.  Not all of it is clear, but honestly, I think he's speaking Spanish so we don't recognize the word.  Poor kid has monolingual parents.  Words I know he knows: ball, car, train, bus, (complete with sound effects) bye, Cocoa, Kika (Mikaela), milk, my/mine, where, please, cheese, eat, mom, dad, Meme (Amy), Grandma, Grandpa (sometimes Pepa), book, no, baba (water), and others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Food: He's a pretty good eater - at least in comparison to his sister.  He LOVES fruit and eats it willingly.  He enjoys turkey and chicken, cheese, yogurt, bread, and green beans.  He's much more open to eating other foods but will occasionally resist trying new things when he is in a mood to do what Mikaela does and she rarely tries new things.

Activities:

- dancing
- running
- jumping
- climbing
- swinging on things
- reading books
- knocking down towers that Mikalea builds
- making messes
- playing with cars
- playing with balls
- playing on whatever electronic device you have out
- loves to be outside


He wears size 24 mo pants and 2T shirts.  Size 6 shoe.  He sleeps about 10.5 to 11.5 hours a night (usually without a peep) and takes one nap in the afternoon.

Here's some shots taken by Mike for his 2 year photos.

pointing to an airplane

swinging from a bar on the caboose

And some with sister because she's just so pretty.

And that's what Nicholas is doing at age 2.