Eve has taken a liking to calling me Tessa
instead of mommy. It’s very cute and funny to hear her say it.
I think I unintentionally reinforce the behavior sometimes by
not answering her immediately (like if I’m on the phone or
talking to Lex) when she says “mommy, mommy” but stopping what
I’m doing to laugh when she says “hey Tessa.” She’s a funny
girl.
I bought the kids Near-Shore
Personal Flotation Devices (life vests) the other day so they
don’t die at the lake this summer. Last year Lex went under
once or twice, but Eve stayed near the edge, but this year
they’re both hepped up on swimming lessons and convinced they
know how to swim, so I’m a little worried about losing someone
in the lake! They were pretty excited about the vests and Eve,
ever the fashion maven, decided to wear hers for awhile. In
case of flooding, perhaps? Now we just have to wait and see if
they will actually wear them at the lake this summer!
Here are some pictures that my parents
took, Rosy posted on Facebook, I downloaded from there and
posted here. I love technology!! :) Congrats Joyce!!! Enjoy
your warmer weather.
Try this link to see the
professional pictures: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?
Some of them are small and some have a
copyright thing on them. I chose not to pay $250 for the
digital copies of the pictures, so you get what you get :) They
are adorable though. IMHO!
We had a very busy Saturday
this weekend. We took the kids to The Picture People for
professional pictures. I was hoping to get there early and have
a nice relaxed session, but of course we were late and the
whole thing was chaotic. Lex was hungry and rushed and in no
need to participate. Eve was a camera glam girl. The
photographer snapped picture after picture of her while we
negotiated with Lex. We ended up with one nice picture of them
together, a few pictures of him alone, and tons of her :) I’ll
post them all somewhere and put a link here. Alan’s family met
us at the studio (and bought us pictures, thanks!!!) and then
we all went to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch/playtime. Lex was much
happier there, although it took him awhile to get used to the
noise and crowds. He spent the first half of the time in the
pipes on the ceiling, crawling around and just watching the
crowds below, but after awhile he came down and played with the
games and had some lunch. After C.E.C. we all drove down to
Grammy Lynn and Grampy Don’s house for a quick rest (I called
Joyce while Eve napped in the car) and then we went out to
dinner to celebrate their 41st anniversary!! That’s a lot of
years!! :) After a delicious dinner we headed home. It was a
fun, but very long, day.
This afternoon
our neighbor stopped by and asked if we wanted to go bowling.
Lex was talking about bowling a few days ago and seemed
excited, so I thought he’d love to go. Instead he said, “No
thank you.” I suggested Eve and I go and he stays home with
Alan, but he said, “Mom, we all need to stay home today. All
four of us at home.” I think he needed a day to recover!
Honestly, I think we all needed a day to recover :) I’ll get a
link to those professional pictures asap.
Alan opened this curtains this morning and
saw a woodpecker happily pecking at a tree stump in the
backyard. He called us in to see and we all watched for a long
time! After awhile it zipped over to another spot in the yard
and kept going. Squirrels came by, other birds came by, and the
woodpecker just kept at it. We were amused. The kids also liked
getting to stand on the window sill :)
We found the first signs of
spring today. After raking up big piles of leaves we found a
few little purple flowers poking through. Crocus, right? I
should know this, but always doubt myself.
In an area of no doubt… Eve is a thriving baby girl! We
took her in for her 2 year check-up today and the doctors (we
saw our regular pedi and a med student) we both impressed with
her physical and verbal abilities, and even more impressed with
her cooperative nature during the exam! :) She was a champ! She
even took the lead test finger prick without even a grimace.
She weighs 28lbs and is 35″, both about 70th percentile on the
grow charts. She’s an active, happy, thriving little person.
We’re blessed to have her!
We are taking the kids for professional
pictures this weekend and I’ve been talking with Lex a lot
about how nice it would be if he cooperated. We have even
offered to take him to Chuck E. Cheese (right across the
street) for lunch if he acts nice for the photographer. Bribery
is ok, right?? :) Today I thought they looked really cute in
their almost coordinating outfits so I asked Lex if we could
practice for Saturday. This is what we got (with a bunch of
sillier ones in between). I’ll be happy if he does this will on
Saturday :)
