Easter!

Easter was fun this year. Violet still doesn't understand the eggs and egg hunt aspect, but she understands the chocolate eating aspect quite well.

She got a small Easter basket in the morning from Wind and I and some books from her Granny and Grandma.

Granny, Wind and I all helped her color some eggs. She spilled the pink about 3 minutes after we started so we had no pink eggs... oh well.

Then we all went out to lunch with Jill and Ania before an Easter Egg hunt at a church. It was a good thing we hung out a little before the hunt because THERE WAS NO HUNT! It actually happened the day before, so we showed up a day late. V didn't really understand, so no big deal for her, but Ania was quite sad. :(

I made it up to her later by having an Easter Egg hunt in my yard and making Easter dinner for them to eat. Manny, Enoch and Heather all came over too.

It was wet, but fun.

Happy Easter and HAPPY SPRING!

Lorenzo's 3rd Birthday Party

Saturday V, Wind, and I all went to Lorenzo's Birthday Party. It was at the Oregon Gymnastics Academy. I was unsure how Violet would do with a foam pit, bouncy castle, and trampoline because she is a little young for them (the youngest one at the party), BUT she did great. She tried all of them and seemed to enjoy herself. She especially enjoyed eating a whole piece of chocolate cake!

"Floating" in the foam pit.

Ania.

Even in the bouncy room where she was constantly being flung around by the bigger kids jumping she had fun... of course Ania was there, so maybe that is why. :)

All the kids at the party.

V with her party favors.

Eloise.

This pic cracks me up. Eloise is a party maniac!

Happy 3rd Birthday Lorenzo!

Tulip Festival

The playgroup V and I attend every Friday went to the Tulip Festival in Woodburn Friday. It was one of the nicest days of the year so far. It was hectic dragging 6 babies around looking at tulips and trying to take photos, but we had a good time. I almost starved though because I forgot to eat while we where there.

V and her friend Tyler.

Mason, V, and Sean.

Ridiculously cute...

V me and the "other" Violet.

Coast Trip 04/11 with Dolatas, Ashbury-Galvins, & Goetzs

Two weekends ago (04/14, 15 & 16) we went to the coast and rented an AMAZING beach house in Lincoln City with some of our friends with little babies. We had an amazing time. We spent the days relaxing, going to the aquarium (one day), and beach walking... and the nights when the babies were sleeping... we hung out, drank wine, sat in the hot tub, and played board games.

Jill reading to 4 of the 5 babies in attendance.

Ania and Violet playing games while eating.

Naked baby time.

Octopus at Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. It was VERY special to see him out and about.

Wind and V with Mat and Ania watching the otters eat their lunch.

Susan and Henry.

A nice family portrait taken by Brian.

The shark tunnel!

V and I touching anemones. She liked it. When she touched him she said "sticky". :)

Zig and V playing on the beach.

V chasing Ania. That is pretty much all she did all weekend... chase Ania or call for "Aya" when she wasn't as close as V thought she should be. :)

A view from our house.

A Day in the Life

 

 

 

 

 

(This day happened to be 04/08/11)

WORDS, words, Words

Wind and I made a list of the words that Violet can say (OK, maybe not perfectly). These are words she not only can say, but know what they means and used them at the correct times.
We counted 64 words that we could think of off the top of our heads. Plus there are countless others she says sometimes, but not consistently.
Go, out, outside, dog, cat, no, yes, yay, duck, apple, ball, walk, socks, boots, eyes, boy, banana, boob, peas, beans, pee, poop, shoes, Oscar, Romeo, Elmo, Zig-Zag, Bert, Ernie, Maggie, Buck, Dad, Mom, Tyler, Ania, bike, baby, hat, oval, hi, bye, ice, cookie, chocolate, cheese, cracker, medicine, this, block, gears, book, nap, bubbles, nose, ears, house, belly, brush, eggs, Hanna, cup, nap, off, on. light, potty, up, down, in, house, home, and Violet.
In addition to these words she knows over 30 animal sounds (for the correct animals).
She is a genius. I am not biased or anything... :)