Allison

Allison has such a personality of her own. The other day she had a little friend over and somehow convinced her to sit down and read books for 30 minutes. Allison would sit and tell her all about the book and her friend would just listen.

She also has discovered the camera and taking pictures. I left it low enough the other day and discovered some of her own shots. She is constantly making us smile.

reading to monkey

I was getting ready to go out to a baby shower and had pulled out the bassinet that we were using as a present holder. Allison took the opportunity to make it the perfect reading spot. She quickly made herself comfortable and had a pile of books.

Here she is telling a story to her monkey. "Once upon a time. The end."

bright and early

The other morning, with the windows being open, the birds chirping woke up David and Allison. They were determined to be out riding their bikes. After quickly eating and getting dressed they were in the backyard ready to go. We had borrowed a bike attachment from some friends and David REALLY wanted to try it out. 7am Saturday we were out for a ride.

Allison was so excited she ran out without her shoes on.

She is becoming a little biker and loves to pedal around the driveway.

Superheros wearing goggles

David and Allison love wearing goggles, especially if they are not swimming. They find many uses for them. One of the favorite is for being a super hero.
David had to show me his new trick. He can wiggle his eyebrows, or so he thought.

Allison had to join in the tricks too.

sugar cookies

Aaron and the kids were making sugar cookies the other day. What fun they all had (besides the mess).

Easter

David and Allison were so excited for church and to wear new Easter clothes. They had tried them on earlier in the week and were ready for church faster than any other Sunday.

Easter Egg Hunt

We had a fun Saturday full of Easter Egg hunts. The kids went from one to the other all day and then ended the day at Chuck E Cheese visiting the family of one of my old roommates. We had so much fun. By the second egg hunt Allison had figured out that it was well worth it to pick up the eggs. She won a little stuffed bunny and got TONS of candy.

David had a fun time too. Running around and finding eggs with money in them.

magic tricks

We spent a few too many hours together maybe, or got creative during breaks in conference. David thought he would entertain us all with some of his wowing magic tricks. Then everyone had to join in.

what you do when you have the chicken pox

We took David to the doctor the other day and were told he had chicken pox. Poor guy only had about 7, but he was contagious all spring break. So instead of playing with friends, he would just talk to them through the fence. He came running in and asked me for some water so he could have an "experience" like the friends next door. I finally figured out he wanted to do an experiment.

These are some of the things he used.

sleeping

It has become a game at our house to see who can sleep the craziest, or maybe it is a game for us parents to see how crazy we can catch them sleeping.

The other morning David came running down stairs and said, "mom, grab the camera you got to see how Allison is sleeping today." Up we ran and this is what we caught. He hasn't been much better the last few week either. I guess it feels good to have one leg off the bed. They both had to try it.

David has always loved to sleep with his hands by his head or behind it.