Spring!

We are so excited to welcome Spring weather.  In April I started to venture out a few times with a toddler and infant.  So far it hasn't been disastarous.  We like Costco best because the samples and books keep Brigham busy and I can sit both of them in the front seat.

 Lexi sleeps like a champ.  She is already sleeping 8-9 hours at night.  She takes lots of naps during the day, and as you can see from this picture, she can sleep anywhere.

 Brigham is also a great sleeper.  I went to switch the laundry and came back to find him like this when he was supposed to be eating lunch.  Apparently our outdoor adventures had worn him out.

 Brigham continues to be a great eater.  He will try anything and likes most things.  This time he was trying a raw potato while helping me make potato salad, and he didn't stop after one bite.

 He loves to lounge in his chair and watch a little bit of Monsters Inc. after a hard busy day.

 He loves the new farm puzzle that he got for Easter.  He only says a few words consistently (door, zebra, ball) but he is great at identifying animals in his books and making all sorts of animal sounds.

 He also loved looking for Easter eggs and shaking them to hear the jelly bean inside.

 For the first time in years we didn't go on a trip over Aaron's spring break.  We used the time to get projects done around the house.  We painted Lexi's room and started moving around furniture, including putting a regular bed in Brigham's room and moving him out of the crib.  It is one my mom's old bunk beds and has this great bar that goes on the side to keep him from rolling off (or escaping).

 We took Brigham to the farm at This is the Place State Park.  He absolutely loved it.  One of his favorite things was riding the pony. I thought he would be afraid but he laughed and smiled the whole time.

 He enjoyed interacting with his shadow and trying to move these big boulders.

 His favorite animal was this pig lying on the ground.  He kept going back to it and petting it.

 He also enjoyed the goats, lambs, chicks, ducklings, and baby bunnies.  The farm is great because they let the kids get in the pen and interact with the baby animals.  They let you hold the chicks, ducks, and bunnies so the kids can pet them and see them up close.  It was such a fun experience.  He kept running around to all the different animals and couldn't get enough.  He could have stayed there all day.

 He enjoyed playing in a spring rainstorm for the first time.  He enjoyed it so much that he found the place where it drips off the roof and kept walking under that spot so he could get even more wet.

He enjoys playing in the bathroom for some reason, probably because the doors are always shut at home so it is a rare treat for him to be able to go inside one.  Grandma let him out of her sight for a few minutes and this was the result.

 We made our annual trip to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.  As always, it was beautiful.  Brigham's favorite part was the Secret Garden with the spraying water.

 Lexi just enjoyed being carried around and sleeping.

 Brigham fell down the stairs a few months ago before he had learned to go down them backwards.  Now he is super afraid stepping down.  Even if it is only an inch or so from one walking surface to the next, he will turn around and go down it backwards.  We were at the top of the hill by the waterfall at Thanksgiving Point and he wanted to get down to the water, so he turned around and crawled down the hill backwards.

 We love spending time with grandma and appreciate that she is brave enough to babysit all three of these kids (1 month old, 9 months old, and 19 months old) on Wednesday while parents are working.  They are sweet, but it can be a bit crazy to have all three of them together.

 I love, love, love these two cuties.  Brigham is getting better with Lexi.  He says "baby" and pats her head and giver her a pacifier when it falls out.  He looks concerned when she cries and shushes her and pushes her in the swing.  It is pretty cute to watch.  I am so lucky to spend my days with them.