Alice has a Tooth

Alice has finally gotten a tooth! I am not really sure why I am so excited about it, but I seem to be. Maybe because it Alice has been teething for 3 months so it feels like some kind of accomplishment. It hasn't made her stop drooling, in fact it seems worse. Maybe because more are coming. Although it does make me sad to think her toothless grin will be gone soon. Oh my baby is getting so big. I already miss the little tiny cuddly baby. Now she rolls and turns and twists all over. No real crawling yet, but she certainly gets around. And is very good at sitting too.

Yesterday my boys got to go ice skating for their first time. Their cousins who take lessons invited them for a buddy day. They both thought it was lots of fun, which was helped by the fact they each had an instructor helping them not fall down. Simon threw a fit when it was time to leave. We may have to try to find a time to go back sooner than later. Thanks cousins!

Simon had a "developmental screening" for preschool. He did very well and all the teachers/testers thought he was pretty fun. He gets so excited about things. Yesterday, we went out to dinner. When we walked into the restaurant, Simon exclaimed, "Wow look at this!" Another man who was waiting for a table really got a kick out of that. He said he wished he could get so excited about things. Simon is a character.

Just for Fun

When Simon was little I took a picture of him in an outfit that I had a picture of Eli in, and then set the two photos side by side for a comparison. We all thought they looked a lot alike. My mom suggested I do the same with Alice. So I found the outfit (actually my sister found it) and took Alice's picture in it. Here are the results.





I actually think they all look very different, although still very alike. Eli and Simon were 4 and 5 months old, Alice is 7 months, so I guess she is definitely the smallest of the 3.

Spring Time

I guess we have been busy since my last post. Spring break came and went, Alice is sick again, Joe is out of town, soccer season started, and today is Easter!

My parents came for spring break and we had lots of fun. We went to Denver to the Children's Museum, which the kids thought was lots of fun. It is different than I remember as a kid, but I guess that is not too surprising since it has been 20+ years! Here are my kids having fun there. Simon loved the little grocery store and being able to push the cart around.

Eli being dressed up as a rabbitAnd they had a little baby area for those not big enough to play in the other parts. Alice had fun rolling around.

Then we went to Casa Bonita. By the time we came out, the snow storm that had been predicted had hit full force! It was a crazy slushy mess and took us 3 hours to get home. I am just glad we actually got home! We are not looking to repeat that adventure again anytime soon. We also fed the ducks and geese at the park, went bowling, to Chuck E Cheese, and saw How to Train Your Dragon (fun movie!) during the week. Here is my dad playing air hockey at Chuck E. Cheese. It was a fun-filled time. Except Alice got sick again. She seemed to have recovered from her first respiratory illness and her ears were clearing up, but then she got a fever again. So I took her to the doctor thinking maybe the ear infection had come back. The doctor said her ears looked fine, but she had a cold and has been wheezing again. More nebulizer treatments. I hope she gets over this soon. She has not been sleeping well and I hope she will go back to sleeping better once she is all well!

Joe went to Kentucky/Indiana to help out his brother. His other brother, my sister's husband, went too. So we have been trying to survive the week alone. This has included soccer practice, no school on Friday, and soccer game on Saturday, and dyeing eggs for Easter. I am glad yesterday it wasn't cold or windy during the soccer game. The kids have been enjoying some Easter goodies today, and I have been enjoying General Conference. I am glad I didn't have to get up and get the kids all ready and to church all by myself. Being able to watch Conference on the internet is great!

Alice is a mover these days. She doesn't actually crawl, but has figured out how to roll and turn and wiggle enough to move around. It won't be long til she is really on the move. She is working on sitting. And she has been learning to like solid food. She seems to like most things so far, and really likes sippy cups. She isn't that great at getting water out, but likes trying!

Hope everyone has a happy Easter and takes the time to express gratitude for our Savior and his resurrection!