Children's Museum - Tot Spot

We went to the Children's Museum with Bethany and Violet on Saturday. They were crazy for knocking down blocks and playing in a kid-size sink. The best part was at lunch (Freebirds) when Violet grabbed a straw and started drinking her refried beans. Thanks for the belly laugh Violet.

The Zoo ... Again

Did someone find goggles?

Goggles and a lock. Who'd have thought these miscellaneous things would entertain a kid. Adele liked looking at herself in the mirror when wearing the goggles, and thought spinning the dial on the lock was pretty neat.

Welcom Malia Pettit

Ryan and Elaine Pettit

We went to see our friends Ryan and Elaine Pettit recently. Adele loved their dogs, Honey and Tootsie. She also loved playing in their backyard.

Visit with Jim and Pilar

Our friends Jim and Pilar recently moved to Tampa. We enjoyed a long weekend with them.

Easter Sunday 2009

It was raining today, so the church wasn't able to have their Easter egg hunt. They provided bags of eggs and candy for the kids. Adele has never had so much sugar in her life. She has been so hyper today!

We were flying solo. Adam had to work at the fire station. We went with Dave and Bethany to church, and then had a nice Mediterranean meal with Dave's parents. Adele was good for the first 30-40 minutes of the service, then starting crying over a bag of animal crackers. Normally this wouldn't bother me, but it was during a prayer and I felt really bad for the people around us. So ... we took a break and went to the refreshment section of the church. It was pretty impressive. Adele especially like the poppy seed muffins. In this picture she's working on her second muffin.

Easter Egg Hunt 2009

Adele attended her first ever Easter egg hunt. Thanks Kat and Alan for hosting the party. We had a great time!

Eye-et's Visit

Adele's favorite word lately is Eye-et (Violet). We babysat Violet while Bethany hosted a baby shower. The girls were playing so well together until they started fighting over a yellow flower headband. They both wanted it saying, "Mine, mine, mine" (yeah ... not loving this stage). We only have one of those, so of course it was the hot item. We have three bunny ears headbands, but that's not nearly as fun. I quickly put the yellow one away and all was well. Next was curtain hide and seek.

OH NO!

We were at the zoo recently and Adele fell out of her stroller. It was terrible. The worst thing ever. I was pushing the stroller and she wasn't buckled in. We were playing a game with Adam where Adele would lean out of her stroller to try and touch him on the legs (kind of like got you last type thing). What a bad idea! Why didn't I have her buckled in? Well ... I was sick to my stomach for about 3 hours after her accident. I kept looking at her swollen lips and nose and feeling very sad. Luckily, she's healing well.

Galveston Beach

After picking strawberries we drove to Galveston. Adele was being brave on this visit, and suprised me by wanting to get deeper into the water. We didn't change into our swimsuits, so Adele was all clam-digger style.

Strawberries and Bluebonnets

We had our first adventure at a Strawberry Farm. Adele, Violet, and Madison had a great time. Madison was telling Adele and Violet how to pick the best strawberries. It was a very cute scene. Madison: "Okay now ... don't pick the green ones."

I had a great time too. We got there a little late and I managed to pick a 5 lb bucket in no time. We'll definitely being going back.

The Daddy Pouch

Adele likes crawling inside Adam's sweater, a/k/a the Daddy pouch.

Bear Park and Mardi Gras

Daddy's Shoes

So Dizzy