Crafty Girl, Orange Baby, Garfield Park Conservatory

Alana looooooves to color

Alana showing off the seahorse she made with her playdough

We went to Garfield Park Conservatory on Saturday to introduce Alexander to the gardens. Alana has been there several times and always has lots of fun

Daddy doing some ear nibbling on the baby

Oooooh, rocks...

This plant was so weird. It felt AND looked just like hair.

Busy discovering

Following in the footsteps of Alana when she was a baby, Alexander has been turning orange lately due to his huge love of orange and yellow veggies!

Alana's first attempt at beads. She made these bracelets by choosing and stringing the beads all by herself. Next stop, the craft store! We can add this activity to our rainy day repertoire of Playdough, coloring, flashcards, and now jewelry making.

Birthday party, Company Picnic, Standing Baby

With Grandpa at cousin Judah' 1st birthday party

Birthday boy---almost walking completely on his own!

At Matt's firm's company picnic

Children getting their faces painted. This little girl reminds me a lot of an older version of Alana

Alana said she wanted a rainbow with a heart, so that's what she got!

Playing beanbags with a little 4 year old boy

Hanging out in his high chair

Xander mastered the art of crawling and has moved on to standing. In fact he'd much rather stand rather than crawl. Every time he crawls he complains and then promptly finds something or someone to pull up on.

Pretty soon he'll be able to take baths with his big sister

A Day at the Park

Alana and her best friend, Tulsi

Alexander found a friend to play with, too!

Running to bring me flowers:)