Kid's Bathroom. 

Computer Room. 

Living Room. 

Dining Area. 

Kitchen. 

Avalee admiring the mess! 

Carter eating breakfast! 

Lincoln tried to drink his milk from the bowl and dumped it down the front of him. 

Lincoln and Carter! 

Thanks to Grandma B. and Aunt Jeana my kids had awesome easter baskets! Lincoln helped everyone go through their basket before he started on his own. 

If you look close, you will see bunny footprints on the carpet. Avalee was explaining to Lincoln and Carter that the Easter bunny came and left his footprints and eggs. 

Avalee is admiring what Lincoln got! They both had a blast! 

Lincoln had so much fun! 

Avalee, Lincoln, and Carter at the ward Easter Egg Hunt. There was so many eggs they didn't know where to begin. 

Lincoln finally got a new big bed also. He loves sleeping in a crib instead of a pack and play. He still needs to figure out that his head goes on the pillow. 

Avalee's new bed! She wouldn't let me put any of her new pillows on the floor. 

Avalee, Lincoln, and Carter have fun in the tub! 

Primary Activity

Avalee went to her first primary activity tonite. She had a blast. When I was putting her in her carseat to come home, I said, "wow, you are hyper". She responded, "Silly mommy. I'm not a diaper." I guess the word hyper doesn't have any meaning to her yet. I will have to work on that.

Time Out!

The last two days have been full of whining kids and colds. Avalee has a horrible cold and just wants to be held. Of course, this makes Lincoln want to be held also. Today they whined and cried at each other and Avalee was not content in any situation. Nathan decided that it would be best to seperate them so he took Lincoln to visit a friend. This was a very good decision as it allowed Avalee to calm down.

Nathan told Avalee that he was taking Lincoln to "time out" in the car. As Nathan and Lincoln left, Nathan took the garbage with him to the community trash compactor. After a while, Avalee said, "Lincoln went in time out in the garbage. Oh no, we won't be able to find him." I laughed and explained that Nathan had not put Lincoln in the garbage.

Even after Lincoln had made Avalee cry numerous times during the day, she still loves him and worries about him.

Swiper, No Swiping!

Avalee loves Dora the Explorer. We recently rented a Dora the Explorer movie. In each episode, a fox named Swiper tries to take something from Dora. Dora has everyone say, "Swiper, No Swiping! Swiper, No Swiping!"

Now when Lincoln tries to take something from Avalee or mess up her toys, Avalee says, "Swiper, No Swiping!" Avalee gets so frustrated with Lincoln because she will set up a tea party or other types of toys just perfect then Lincoln comes along and moves everything.

Today we took the kids on the metro train to the Ballston Mall for ice cream. It was the last place that Nathan wanted to be on a Saturday but Avalee and Lincoln loved it. We had to wait a while for the train to leave the stations so the kids enjoyed standing up. 

Ice cream fun. We left the kid's raincoats on them so we could just wipe away the ice cream mess. 

Two!

The other day Avalee was doing something she wasn't suppose to be doing. I told her I was going to put her in time out and started counting. I said, "one." Lincoln forceably yelled, "two." I started laughing so hard I never made it to three. I didn't know Lincoln was that smart.

Avalee the Mechanic!

Thursday morning we got in our car and it wouldn't start. We explained to Avalee that something was probably wrong with the battery. As we came back in the house, she ran to the junk drawer found a AA battery and a screwdrier and said, "My Avalee fix it." If only it was that easy!

Lincoln and Avalee discussing what they see out the window. 

I let Avalee and Lincoln play out on our patio today. They were just laughing and talking and after awhile I went to check on them. This is what I found!
 

The Mug Shot! 

Lincoln taking a break before the drama of the shower began! 

Look, mom! I got some mud. 

Avalee told me she got Lincoln all clean.