Easter Bunny Visit

When we arrived home from Heavener, the Easter bunny had left some surprises for Mia and Quinn.  I asked the Easter bunny to go light on the candy.  They still got some sweets,  but the kids also got some fun things they can take when we go on vacation in June like coloring books and beach toys.  They both liked their light up Easter glasses. 

Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Wes and I took Mia and Quinn up to the Runestone for the kids' Easter egg hunt that the town does each year.  They didn't do an egg hunt up there when I was a kid, so I wondered how they would do it.  It turns out that they don't hide the eggs.  They just scatter a ton of them all over the ground, and the kids scramble to grab as many as possible.  Mom brought Zoey up there, too.  Mia and Zoey were a little taken aback when the kids charged forward and began scooping up the eggs.  The girls are used to more leisurely egg hunting. ;)   They got a few, though, so they were satisfied.  Quinn picked up some eggs in the baby area.  He was one of the smaller kids, so he mostly people-watched.  We stuck around afterward and took a few pictures.

Prom Pictures on the Runestone

The kids and I went to Heavener for Easter.  While we were there, I took some pictures of my cousin, Shayna, in her prom dress.  Prom isn't until next weekend, but she got dressed up anyway.  We went up to the Runestone and had a fun photo shoot.  I'm still experimenting with light when I take pictures.  Shadows are frustrating.  I wish I was more comfortable with my camera settings.  Thankfully, I had a beautiful subject to photograph!

I also got a couple of great pictures of Kaylee and Matt

Speaking Up

Quinn has been getting more independent.  I wanted to list on here how many words he's saying, but I don't think I can remember them all.  Some of the words he says have multiple meanings.  "Ba" can mean either ball or bath.  "Da" is Daddy or dark.  He also says "wa" (water), "Ma" (Mama), "Ya" (Mia), bye bye, hi, night night, apple, Elmo, "baseba" (baseball), eye, "no" (nose).  I'm sure there are others, but those are some of the ones he uses the most.  He loves goldfish crackers.  When he wants some, he doesn't say anything, he just makes a fish face.  It's so adorable that I give in every time.

Sometimes Quinn lets us know he has a dirty diaper before we check him.  If he needs to be changed, he'll run up to one of us and point to his diaper.  If it's stinky, he'll pinch his nose to let us know it smells.  Haha!

Quinn wants to walk everywhere now.  Exploring is one of his favorite things to do.  He likes to take off running even if he doesn't have a destination in mind.  He's making all kinds of animal sounds, too.  He doesn't say any of the animal names.  If he sees a dog, he points excitedly and says, "Woof! Woof!"  He also does a good impression of a cat, cow, sheep, and bird.  He makes the same roaring sound for bear, lion, or tiger.  Q likes to carry around a stuffed toy now, too.  His current fave is his blue puppy dog.

Spring Day in the Park

Today was so pretty that we didn't want to keep the kids cooped up inside.  We love the parks in our neighborhood, but we like to get out and visit other ones as well.  We went over to Craddock Park to let the kids play.  Quinn wanted to climb on everything which was fine except for when he wanted to jump off of things that were way too tall.  We had to keep a close eye on him.  He loved the slides.  Mia was running, jumping, and singing.  She had a great time riding her scooter, too.  I love this weather.  Before long it will be too hot to be outside any amount of time, so we are trying to take advantage of it while we can.

Batter Up

Mia chose to play t-ball this spring.  I asked her about it because I knew that a few of her friends would be playing as well.  She had declined to play soccer in the fall, so I assumed she would say no.  She wanted to try it, though, so I signed her up.  She knows nothing about baseball, so she didn't even understand the basics of the game.  Fortunately, I don't think any of the other kids on her team have ever played before either.  They had one practice before their first scrimmage.  It was cold the morning of the scrimmage, so most of the players were wearing jackets.  I had thought it might warm up a little, so I didn't pay much attention to the jacket Mia had worn.  I must say that she looked adorable playing t-ball in her Rainbow Dash hoodie, though.  She played in the dirt a lot on defense, but she did get to hit the ball and managed to get around all of the bases before the end of the inning.  I'm still not really clear on the rules of t-ball since they differ from some of the traditional rules, but the point is that the kids have fun.  If you look at these pictures, you will see that mission was accomplished.