Staycation...

Loving it!

Ta-da!

Spring Break

Enjoying time catching up with friends without the time constraints of school & work!

Tea time with Georgia, Rapunzel, Elizabeth & Quinn

Sweet Georgia!

Quinn's own design...(notice her feet, too.)

Hostess Q

Happy Easter!

After an incredible church service we ventured up to a friend's house north of town and reconnected!

Watson was a wonderful host!

I think she enjoyed hiding eggs as much as finding them!

A mining head lamp helps one discover eggs in dark nooks!

Cheese!

A true pro!

What a bounty!

Strawberry cake!

Sharing his candy.  What a sweetie!

Life in March II

Quinn, I LOVE this phase of life with you.  Currently, one of your favorite things to do is dress up as a princess and dance with a prince.  Usually I play the role of prince; however, your daddy or Jake will also oblige.  Often you are fully decked out with bracelets, rings, necklaces, tiara and mismatched plastic princess shoes, too.  

You are quite proud of your new dance shoes!  They are SUPER cute!

You bring me SUCH joy, sweet girl!  

One of the many things that I love about you is your confident belief that Jake's friends are equally yours...that they've come over to play with you as much as your brother.  Jake is blessed with some wonderful people in his life and they DO include you in their play!

You have such an independent spirit.

We try to nurture that! 

You also have a natural gift for comedy.

You especially get what makes Daddy laugh.

This is you come downstairs "dressed for bed."

You've raided your brother's dresser, used a shirt for pants and bedecked a pull up on your head.

Perhaps you'll someday rue the moment you allowed Mommy to snap a photo, but I hope you'll always retain your sense of humor!  I love you SOOOO much!

Life in March

Our biggest fan requested a photographic update.  So here it is--mostly featuring the child who tirelessly humors her mommy's desire to snap photos.

We can almost carpet the entire hallway with puzzles!  

Tic Tac Doh!

Posting one of MY favorite home video clips.  (Also from last December?)  I love how it captures both Grandma Pam and Jake's playfulness.

More, please!

One of Quinn's favorite videos to watch is from last December when we were blessed by the gift of my colleague Kim's fudge.  It's a bit of a flashback but I'm uploading it here for easier access. (And our computer is aging and I haven't backed up anything not on the blog.)