Easter 2012

This Easter it was so fun to see Hunter begin to put the pieces together of Christ and the Gospel Story. We purchased "Resurrection Eggs" from our church and Hunter loved opening them up and finding what was inside. We told him the story of Jesus Christ as he opened the eggs each time. I hope it began to lay some foundation for Hunter to think about Christ.

We participated in the campus Easter Egg Hunt-- Hunter did MUCH better this year as he searched for eggs! ;) He found his 12 in about 2 minutes! So fun! Then he colored a little bit and enjoyed some candy.





Easter Sunday we went to church and then went out to brunch with a young family we met at a local playground. Then we went home and rested for a little bit before heading to Courtney's annual Easter celebration. There were more kids there this year which was fun for Hunter. Plus the weather was absolutely gorgeous and we were able to be outside the whole time. It was great fun.

Uncle Josh's Birthday

Happy Birthday Uncle Josh!!! We love you!

Hunter's Hair

This week when I was at Target picking up a prescription for Hunter, I ran into two older ladies who were in the health department. One of them gave me a very stern lecture about my son's hair. She said, "Hasn't anyone said to you, 'Oh, what a pretty little girl!' ???" I told her that yes, we had received that comment once or twice. She said that the first time someone said that to her about her son (35+ years ago) she sent him straight to the barber shop. She then proceeded to tell me how important it is that I do the same.

I LOVE Hunter's hair. It has the perfect amount of ringlet curls. I cannot decide if it is time to cut it.

What do you think? Is it okay that I let my little boy have such long hair?!?

3 months!

Happy 3 month Birthday, Adelyn!!

You are such a sweet little girl. You are 12 lbs, 0.03 oz and so cuddly. You sleep around 9 or 10 hours at night, which thrills mommy & daddy! You sleep comfortably in your crib at night and for most of your naps. Sometimes you sleep in your swing or in mommy's arms. You are quite laid back and hardly ever cry. When you do cry, it is this adorable little shriek.

We started cloth diapering this month and it is going really well. We have them on their smallest setting with only a newborn insert. They are so cute on Adelyn! She found her thumb this month, as well. We are trying to force the paci on her, but if she gets the chance that thumb gets popped right back in her mouth.

Adelyn & Hunter have been sick this week. Hunter got a cold and cough and Adelyn picked up on that as well. Then Adelyn got some sort of intestinal virus, too. She was pooping blood on Friday & Saturday, so we spent Saturday afternoon in the ER. She is totally fine: just a tear in her bottom due to too much diarrhea. Other then this scare this week, she has been a healthy baby.

She is strong! She holds her head up really well and fights to stand as well. She loves to put weight on her legs. I think she is going to be a little athlete! ;)

Valentine's Day 2012

We did our annual Valentine's Day cards a few weekends ago! This was our third time to do this project. Here is a link to the FIRST time when Hunter was about 8 months old and LAST YEAR when Hunter was a year and a half. Hunter's hand has grown so much this year. Instead of doing both of Hunter's hands, we did his left hand and Adelyn's right foot. It turned out really cute!




I love this tradition with Hunter and it was great to add Adelyn to the mix this year!! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of her. It took Josh holding her and me painting her foot and pressing her foot to the paper to make this happen. So no hands were free to take a picture. But here she is in her cute Valentine's Day outfit!

Jesus Loves Me!

Melted my heart! ENJOY!

Here is what he says in case you can't understand:
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the... I wanna watch, mommy.
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong, they are precious baby I know. Yes, Jesus loves Hunter. The Bible tells me so. The Hunter Jesus song.

Smiles!

I finally caught some smiles on camera! ;) Adelyn has adorable smiles when people look at her directly. She is very social. Here is a link to Hunter Smiling at about the same age. Do you think they look alike?