Sidewalk Chalk

The kids have been dying to get outside to play. They bundled up the other day in full winter gear to play on the little patch of grass out back where the snow had melted. Brandon wanted to initiate his croquet set he'd gotten for his birthday in January. It was so funny!

Today we broke out the sidewalk chalk. The kids have been asking to use it for weeks now,
but it is finally getting a bit warmer outside, and the snow is melting away!

Lindsey loves to put her boots on herself,
but half of the time they end up on the wrong feet. Oh well!


We've all got spring fever over here. We're ready for the warmer weather.
(It's amazing how warm 45 degrees can feel
when you've been in the 20's and 30's and buried in the snow for so long!)

Seattleites / Amazonians in the Making!

I just received an internship offer from Amazon.com today.
I am very excited about working for them this summer. I also received an offer
from Intel a few weeks ago, but have been holding out for Amazon. Seattle will definitely
be an adventure for us. My first time there was for the interview and Jenn has never been there, so we will see how we like it. I think it will be a great summer for all of us, though. Any good advice out there for living in Seattle?

While I was out in Seattle, I met up with my cousins, Keith, Lisa, and Collins. They took me around to see the sites. I had a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed going up the space needle. Afterwards, we played a game called Ooga at Collins and Cameron's house.

Here are a few pictures I took when I flew out there to interview last week.
They put me up in the Grand Hyatt Hotel. It was a very nice place. Notice the blue skies. The weather was amazing while I was there!

Good Morning Kids!

Katelyn loves to see her brother and sister every morning.
She gets so excited! She shows her excitement by
squeals and kicking her legs as fast as she can.

Bunk Bed Fun

Brandon and Lindsey have been having fun playing together on the top of their bunk bed.
All they need is their pillows, a bunch of blankets, their teddy bears
and some books to read. Monday mornings like this are so nice!

Dancing Time

One thing that the kids love to do is dance to music. When Lindsey first started to dance, I was a bit worried because she imitated Brandon's moves. And as you will see, they're not very girlish at all. So as time has gone on, I am very glad that there is a difference between how they dance now. I of course had to show Lindsey a few of my moves.....to give her a better idea. Sorry there isn't any sound to the videos. The kids sure thought it was funny to watch themselves dance!

Play Dough

I had to make a bunch of play dough for a mutual activity tonight, and I was very surprised to see what Brandon had done all by himself. Good job buddy!

Da-Da!

Katelyn has started to "talk" more lately. Her latest is da-da-da-da. She especially loves to say it when Justin gets home from school at night. As soon as she hears his voice, she starts kicking her legs furiously and just wants him to hold her. It's so cute.

These are a little blurry, but they demonstrate her big open mouth kisses
and her death grip hugs. Watch out! She's pretty strong!

Carrots

Carrots are not Katelyn's favorite food in the world.

"You're not really going to make me eat more of that are you?"

Sorry baby girl. They're good for you! At least she likes
most other things so far.....especially the peas! Go figure.

Katelyn's first tooth

Katelyn is cutting her first tooth. Thankfully she hasn't been overly fussy, and I think her runny nose is due to her cold that she's been dealing with. We didn't even know until Justin felt it with his finger. You can't see it very well yet, but it's definitely there!
And as you can see, she still loves her tongue.

Looking back 5 years....

This month I've kind of been in shock that I am the mother of a 5 year old. I'm not ready for Brandon to go to Kindergarten. He's very ready and I know he'll do great. It's been fun for me to look back on his baby pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:

And last but not least: here's a little video of Brandon learning to walk.
Babies just grow up too fast!