The Hunt

We did a little egg hunt with some of our friends the Friday before Easter. It was super windy out, but the kids were still really excited and ready to go. Nothing was stopping them from the good stuff.

It didn't take long before they found a spot and dug in to their loot.

While the other kids were off hunting for eggs, Sydney made her own discovery.

GRASS!!

She wasn't too sure of it, and still won't let us put her down when we're outside.

When all the eggs had been found, we had treats (as if their candy filled eggs weren't enough), and let the kids play at the park.

My friend Megan made these cute little nests. She's so creative.

A few favorites...

I finally uploaded all my pictures from my phone a while ago. Out of 300 something pictures, I thought I would share a few of my favorites.

Visitors

We were lucky to have a few visitors over the last couple of months. In February 3 of my best friends made a trip to denver for a couple days. My friend Heather was coming for a wedding, so Trisha and Nicole thought it would be fun to join her. It was a quick trip, but it was so great to see them.

Steve's mom came out in March to spend time with his sister after she had her baby. We were glad we were able to see her a couple times while she was here.

Also in March, my niece Abby had a volleyball tournament out here. So she and my sister flew in for the weekend. Their schedule was pretty booked with her games and her team requirements, but we were really glad they were able to make the trip and we were able to see them as much as we could.

We LOVE having visitors, and hope for many more in the future!

park day...

The weather has been really nice the last couple weekends. (We even hit 65 on Saturday!!)

We've been taking a lot more walks and the other day we walked to the park to let Jack play a little bit and let Sydney try out the swing for the first time.

Jack took his place at the slide.

Sliding down, then racing to the top to do it all over again.

Sydney relaxed in the swing. She loved it and probably could have sat there all day taking everything in.

Daddy and his...

little helper:

Jack loves to come out with us to "sweep" while we shovel the snow.

He's a great helper and loves to clean, whether it's snow or dirt.

little copycat:

Steve was working on his computer so Jack HAD to go get his too. I don't know if you can tell but he's also on his phone, "just like daddy".

6 months, already?!?!?

It's hard to believe our sweet girl is 6 months already!

Her Stats at 6 months:

Length: 27 inches (90%)

Weight: 13 lbs 15 oz (13%)

She is getting so big and discovering more things everyday.

She's such a happy baby - she smiles and laughs ALL the time! And really only fusses when she's hungry or needs a diaper change. There's no one that can get her laughing quite as much as her big brother can. They just adore each other and are so cute together.

She's so aware of her surroundings and grabs at anything within her reach. And if it's too far, she'll do all that she can to get her hands on it.

She's rolling over both ways. And she's sitting up really well, she's even starting to push herself up a little.

She actually has her first tooth starting to poke through. Seriously, is she really old enough to be getting teeth?? Crazy!!

I'm always excited for her to reach those developmental milestones, and start doing something new. But I still don't want her to grow SO fast!

Sydney, pLeAsE slow down, and stop growing so fast!

Here are a few pictures of the last couple months.

We love you baby girl!!