It is Finally Sunny!!!

It has been a long wait for the sun this spring but it is finally here and we LOVE it! Lauren has been practicing her walking skills and even took a break to feel the grass which is a big step for the girl who hated grass just a month ago!

Hot Tubbin'

These party animals celebrated Cinco de Mayo by staying up until 9:30!!!

We had an impromtu Mexican fiesta with a few neighbors, then took a dip in their hot tub.

Buenas Noche Amigos!

Pants Smants... who needs 'em

Pants aren't necessary, but a cute sweater and shoes are musts!

Sunny Sunday

We ventured down to the new Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle on this very fabulous sunny Sunday. Lauren enjoyed her view from the backpack and Kevin got a lot of good exercise!

Then Grandma Cindy & Granpda Mike met us at the park. We thought we'd be brave and try the swings and the slide again but no luck... she's still a scaredy cat- just like her mamma!

Grandpa got her in the swing for about 5 seconds before she started to panic! Oh well, it was still a great day outside together!

Baby Hugs

Lauren loves hugging her baby, and she also loves carrying her baby in her mouth... both very sweet qualities we think!

Swing Practice

Lauren is a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to the swings at the park... actually she HATES them! So we are practicing swinging at home in her once loved baby swing. She didn't like it at first, but as you can see it is growing on her. Maybe we'll be ready for the real swings sometime soon!

Babies, Babies, & More Babies!

Trying to get a picture with multiple babies is hard! Especially when Miss Lauren would rather grab at the babies!

This one is better, but you can't really see Hadley! Oops!

Lauren is staring Joey down! That silly girl!
The kids are: Joey, Gianni, Lauren, Logan, Tate, Madeline, & Hadley!

Crazy Hair

Now that she has hair...it is crazy hair!

Safety First!

Lauren got her new BIG GIRL car seat but she would like to read the safety manual first to make sure we do everything right! She fits perfectly in our family!!

Bathing Beauties!

Lauren and her friend Haley went swimming together at the Redmond Pool today. It was Lauren's first time in a real pool, Haley is an experienced swimmer though, so she helped Lauren be brave! They had fun splashing in the water together!

We're both so talented!

Lauren & Mamma are both pretty good at the "how big is the baby" trick. Though Lauren is now refusing to do it. Whenever we say, "how big is the baby" she shakes her head no... that is SO last week!

Lauren & Hadley

Their first "attempt" at playing together! Lauren still hasn't really figured out that Hadley isn't a toy. She even tried to eat her head today.

How big is the baby?

SOOOOOOOOOOO BIG! This is Lauren's latest and greatest trick!

A Day at Sea

Lauren is such a pro at boating Grandpa let her have a turn driving. Shall we call her "Captain Lauren" from now on?

Lauren did not love her life jacket, but she'll get used to it because mommy & daddy aren't about to give up on that rule!

Easter Dress

Miss Lauren wasn't quite sure what to think of her Easter dress. It was kind of tricky to crawl around in but hey, it looked cute. The sacrifices we girls make for beauty!!

Twins!

Lauren and Hadley are already enjoying dressing the same! Can't you tell how much fun they are having?!

Signs of Spring

Flowers are blooming,

I'm playing outside with Dad,

and I'm swinging like a big girl at the park!

You're Beautiful

Maybe we're biased, but we think this is most beautiful little face

I'm a Big Cousin!

Lauren can hardly wait to play with her new cousin Hadley Jane who was born today, March 14th! Oh the fun they will have!

A new challenge!

Lauren decided she was going to try and crawl up the stairs tonight. She made it up to the first 3, then decided to come back down... head first! I was too busy catching her to take any pictures, but daddy has it all on video! She is one determined kid!

St. Patty's Dash

We were excited to take Lauren on her first fun run in Seattle.

It was apparently a lot of work for her!

Riding in strollers is hard work!

9 months old!

Every 3 months we take her picture in one of these milestone shirts and this is the first time she isn't crying! Yeah Lauren!

Now that Lauren can pull herself up that is all she wants to do. Here it was like she was scaling the cabinet, but didn't know where to go...

This seems to be her favorite place to play, under the coffee table. So much for the nice coffee table books and home decor that once exsisted!

Friends

Lauren and Henry are having fun on their playdates. They are still learning to share, so they constantly want whatever toy the other one has. They swap chew toys about every 5 seconds! They are quite entertaining to watch and so darn cute together!

Look Who is Growing Up!

It seems as though Lauren is growing up over night! Just yesterday she started offically crawling on all fours and pulling herself up to a standing position! What's next? Driving?

The next Lance Armstrong?

Lauren has already starting her training for the Tour De France! Lance Armstrong- eat your heart out!

Hug Me!

Lauren had a great Valentine's day. Her favorite part of the day was wearing her new shirt from her Aunt Megan! Lauren felt very loved on Valentine's day, she received more mail than her mom and dad...

First Kiss?

Lauren got into the Valentine spririt and tried to kiss Henry. Luckily he didn't try to kiss her back, good boy Henry!

Lauren's Valentine Box

My parents love me so much that they got me this wonderful box for Valentine's Day! I feel so loved!

Buddies

Lauren and her buddy Wyatt had a play date!

The Next Elton John?

Lauren enjoyed playing with her friend Wyatt's piano. I think Elton John better watch out!