So long ago!

It has been far too long since I have updated. Shame on me. But to all of you with more than one child, I am sure you can empathize with our plight!

Baby Nate is closing in on one year, and is a cool little dude. He is cruising on furniture deftly and took his first steps this past Sunday. He also said his first word, "Ouch." He is a pincher, and Stella is often yelling the word at him. He is all boy; he loves cars and planes, and crawls around with one in his hand on all occasions. He is an eater as well! This morning he had omelet and toast, and he happily gobbles up hummus with a spoon. He is a lot less picky than Stella was at this age. He adores his sister.

Stella continues to marvel us with her vocabulary. Just a few moments ago she told me, "Dinosaurs are an event from natural history." What???!!! She is a mimic as well, and quickly memorizes songs, sayings and entire episodes of Caillou.
She continues to love to help out with her brother, and sometimes hugs him so much that she inadvertently takes him down.


Both kiddos have been taking advantage of the nice weather, and have been enjoying walks and trips to the park. We had an easy winter, thankfully, as it is difficult dragging two little ones through the snow. Someone, perhaps the god of global warming, was smiling down on us this season.

We have had three Easter Egg Hunts in the last few weeks. Stella is getting really good at them, especially when she realized that they were full of candy and toys. She also got to meet the bunny. Both of the kids were very brave- I thought the bunny was a bit creepy.


We celebrated Easter in the usual fashion. We began the day with baskets. Stella had left some chocolate chips for the bunny (that is how we roll in this house) and delighted in the fact that they were gone. We dug through baskets to see the loot, and then packed up to head to Grandma Lundgren's house to play with the fam. We participated in the usual egg cracking game and ate egg sandwiches. Stella is getting pretty good at making egg salad sandwiches and happily ate one up. We got more loot from the bunny, packed up, and headed out to see the Stahlmanns.

Stella got to watch Uncle David fly a kite, and Baby Nate got some new cars to add to his collection. Grandad took some of the annual Easter shots as well.

Easter Monday we headed over to the Guisseppi's buffet (Stella loves it) and met Grandpa Lundgren for lunch. We gave him a basket, and Stella and Nate enjoyed some tasty cupcakes. Nate ate the frosting first.