Easter

Easter was memorable for our family this year. We began the day by heading to church to show off our new little bundle. She was only 5 days old & our friends were excited to meet her. After the afternoon naps for all of us, we bundled up and headed to Fred Meijer Gardens to visit the Butterfly exhibit. Levi formed a love/hate relationship with the butterflies... he was so overcome by curiosity, but at the same time terrified of them when they came too close. He would cover his eyes, run and say "no! no!"

On the way home, we talked about how the Easter bunny had visited our house while we were out & when we got home Levi could hunt for the eggs that he had left. How exciting! As soon as we walked in the house & Levi spotted an egg hiding on the couch, he whispered, "bunny." Adorable!

So we had a little Easter egg hunt with Levi - who couldn't get enough of the M&M's inside the eggs! Anna stayed awake for the entire hunt & just watched her big brother run all over the house. What a relaxing day for our new family. We were really able to rest & enjoy being together.

Definitely one of my most favorite weekends... ever.

Welcome Anna!

We welcomed Anna into our family on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 10:04pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. She arrived about a week and a half early and was delivered via c-section. Everyone is doing well & we are excited to begin our new adventure as a family of 4.

Big Boy Bed!!!

complete peace. This is how I found Levi this morning. Last night he slept for the 2nd night in a row in his big boy bed downstairs. He has taken to it so well - even as I type this, he is napping in his new bed in his new bedroom. We really didn't know how he would adjust, being only 20 months old, but we are going to need the crib soon ... so we thought we'd give it a try. He hasn't even cried at bedtime. What an amazing little guy! Always so flexible & up for an adventure! We are truly blessed!

By the way... in case you haven't heard, we are scheduled for a c-section on March 28th to welcome the new little addition to our family! We are so excited! We'll keep you posted.

Rainforest Cafe

Laura flew into Chicago over the weekend & Joel & I picked her up while Grandma & Grandpa Dailey took care of Levi. It was great to see her & we had a fun adventure lunch at Rainforest Cafe in Chicago. Levi really enjoyed hanging out with Auntie Laura for a few days in Lansing.... but he really missed Meeko!

Just for fun...wearing Daddy's tie.

Indy

FUN IN INDY!!!

Levi & Austin had so much fun playing together! It just keeps getting better & better - now they are both walking & talking... playing together & just being cousins!