Sometimes ...

Sometimes, when we wake up at the un-Godly hour of 5:30, we crash on the couch ... twice

Sometimes, if I am not paying enough attention, this adorable little monster pushes over a chair and climbs up on the counter to see what I'm doing ... or to eat my cookie dough!

Sometimes, it is fun to lay on the kitchen mat and pretend to be "beeping" so Mama comes up to kiss and tickle.

Sometimes, even cookie monster needs help brushing his teeth

Sometimes, we play on the windowsill.  

Aaron when the bus got caught in the cords,
"Oh goodness! School bus!" *pause* "Oh ... swing! Wheeeee!"

He then tried to get another car caught so they could both swing.

 Sometimes, Mama and Daddy get alone time because Aaron is simply playing.

But sometimes, it is because Aaron finally got ahold of the gum he wanted all week long... and ate all but 3 pieces from the pack. Apparently Mama did not hide it well enough.

Pictures of Our Baby Girl

I have had 5 ultrasounds with this pregnancy, 4 of which have given me photos and I haven't shared any of them on the blog! They are on my refrigerator, but not everyone has been to my home, so I thought I'd show you my favorites (after 5 ultrasounds, I have a LOT of pictures). I will go in chronological order.

This first photo is from my first doctor's appointment on December 17, 2012. I thought I was 10 weeks along, but according to her size, I was only 8 weeks.

These next photos are from an ultrasound that was meant to confirm her due date (since a 2 week discrepancy is pretty big). They decided to go based on her size and not the timeline (it is possible I mixed up numbers in my head...). This was on December 28, 2012. Eric described her as looking like a Gummy Bear

Then came our "gender reveal" ultrasound when I was 18 weeks. These were taken February 22, 2013. 

Here is a blow up of my favorite. Look at her smile and cute little nose! I love her so much already!!!

This last ultrasound was taken last week on May 8, 2013. This ultrasound was to make sure everything on the inside is ok (I am measuring small on the outside), which it is.

You have to look close, but it is a picture of her face. You can see her nose and eyes and chin.
Isn't she beautiful?

So, this is what our little girl looks like for now. I'm excited to see what she looks like in 9 weeks when she is in my arms rather than in my tummy!

Easter!

Easter was so much fun this year. We technically had 4 Easters!

The first was at Gramma and Grampa's house. We did a big hunt for the kids and a small one for the adults. We also did some egg coloring! Instead of wanting to color eggs though, Aaron wanted to eat chips.

The boys were so cute playing together! 

Then came the hunt!

Aaron loved looking for his dark blue eggs. He got the hang of it quick!

Aaron enjoyed the spoils of his hunt 

Each egg either had candy in it or a letter that corresponded with a prize. After the hunt, if an egg didn't have candy in it, Aaron didn't care about it... but he enjoyed his prizes! He had to sit on Gramma's lap the whole time prizes were handed out.

Aaron had fun playing on the play set after all the eggs were done.

Later came the adult hunt. You had to be fast to beat people to the eggs!

While we handed out the adult prizes (again, each egg had either candy or a letter) the kids watched a movie. Can you guess who chose the movie?

The next day we had our own Easter with a basket from the Easter bunny (with help from Eric's Grammie who makes the amazing bunnies!)

A few days later, a package from my parents came with a basket for Aaron!

Introducing - Bobby. Aaron at first pronounced bunny wrong and I thought it was so cute that I called the bunny, "Bobby" from then on. If Bobby isn't in bed when bedtime rolls around, I am in BIG trouble! Lightning McQueen I can distract him from if it is missing ... but not Bobby.

 And our fourth Easter was the real adult hunt that took place 2 weeks after Easter when Rachel and Tighe were able to join us! There was one giant egg out there for each child but the rest were for adults.

Again, you had to be quick. This time, since I knew we were having an adult hunt, I didn't wear a dress which came in handy because I had to climb a tree for one of the eggs!

Easter is a big event for the Hornibrooks and I absolutely love it. We are so grateful to Mark and Ane for making it so much fun.