Easter

This Easter was a lot of fun with the excitement of our two little girls. Aaliyah was very excited to decorate Easter eggs and have the Easter Bunny come, but when I asked her what was the real reason we celebrated Easter she replied by saying, "Jesus died so we can have bodies." It's nice to see that she realizes that the holiday isn't just all about the Easter Bunny!

For family night we colored and decorated Easter eggs. Adeline was amazed by all of the colored water and kept saying, "Ohhh....".

When I walked into Aaliyah's room on Easter morning I found this cute little arrangement on her floor. She had found her Easter clothes along with a few accessories and laid them out all nicely. The sun lying right next to her outfit says, "I am a child of God" on it.

Here's Uncle Nick and Aaliyah decorating a bunny cake. I think Uncle Nick had just as much fun decorating the cake as Aaliyah did! :)

Here's the finished product. They decided to turn it into a robot bunny.

Here's Grandma with Aaliyah, Adeline, and Eloise. Eloise is the newest addition to our family. She's my sister Brooke's little girl.

Luckily it didn't snow on Easter like it was suppose to so we were able to have an Easter egg hunt outside.

Adeline caught on really quick to finding the eggs and absolutely loved it!

Note To Self: Don't Give Chocolate Pudding To Unsupervised Children!

So after the girls finished lunch I let them have a treat and thought while they were eating it I would go clean up all of the toys they had pulled out throughout the morning. Then everything would be put away before their nap. Such a great idea turned out not to be such a great idea as you can see. I walked into the kitchen and just burst out laughing. They were both smearing chocolate pudding all over their faces and laughing hysterically.

This is what the treat looked like before they turned it into a facial.

Aaliyah and Adeline

So lately I have been writing down the cute and sometimes not so cute things my girls do and say in a little notepad and I've been meaning to make a blog about it. I've decided to do little highlights about them here and there, so I will start with telling a little bit about themselves.

Aaliyah is 3 years old and like most 3 year olds she is discovering her independence. She loves to play with her sister and her friends, dress-up (this includes putting on "make-ups"), dance to music (mostly Tarzan and princess music), decorate her room (she got this idea from Fancy Nancy), and be a big helper. She definitely is all girl!

Adeline is 18 months and is learning how to use her vocabulary. She loves to play with her sister (when her sister isn't bossing her around), dance to music, dress-up (dress-up shoes are her favorite), play with her baby dolls, explore all parts of the house (which is a nice way of saying that she gets into everything), and help mommy clean.

Adam Lambert/American Idol

So I have been following American Idol for the last two seasons and I have to say that Adam Lambert's performance on Wednesday night was the best performance I have ever seen on American Idol! I really wasn't even cheering for him to win until I saw this performance. I mean I think he is talented and he definitely has an amazing singing range, but he just wasn't my style. But if he keeps singing the way he did on Wednesday night then I hope he wins the whole thing! Here's a link to see his performance if you haven't seen it yet:
http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_8/performances/adam_lambert_the_tracks_of_my_tears

Adeline's in Nursery!

So this past Sunday was Adeline's first time in nursery. With Aaliyah I totally remember thinking she was ready to go to nursery, but Adeline I wasn't quite ready for. I think with your first you think they are so much older than they are because you don't have another one to compare them with. Needless to say my girls are growing up way too fast!

Aaliyah's First Dance Performance

About a month ago we signed Aaliyah up for dance class. At home one of her favorite things to do is to dress-up and dance to music, so I started thinking she would love taking dance. Sure enough she does, in fact almost everyday she asks me if we are going to dance class today. Last Tuesday was her first performance. They performed at the South Summit High Girls Basketball Game and it was so cute watching these little 3 and 4 year olds out there dancing!

Here's the group. Aren't they adorable!

When they first started dancing Aaliyah was a little nervous. She ended up hiding behind one of the other little girl's shoulder until she got a little more comfortable. I don't think she quite realized what it meant to perform in front of people. Once she was comfortable she got into it and she even told me she wanted to do it again.

Superbowl Sunday

Ever since we have been married we have had the tradition of having a Superbowl party at our house. The group has slowly gotten smaller and smaller since friends have moved away, but our kids have made up for the loss! We were all rooting for the Cardinals and it looked like they had it, but in the end the Steelers beat them.

Watching the game.

The kids kept themselves entertained! :)

Say the word dessert and they all come running to the table! It was so good to see everyone and their cute kids! We missed those who couldn't make it up and hope to see them next year!