Easter

We had lots of fun before and on Easter. Rexford had fun finding eggs in several egg hunts, dying eggs twice, and opening baskets. Austin really enjoyed the plastic around the baskets.

Rexford and I dyed eggs one evening and here he is with his beautiful eggs. He doesn't like to eat eggs but he likes to look at them.


Rexford finding eggs at one of the many egg hunts

Rexford with his eggs

Rexford opened his basket pretty early in the morning and had lots of fun. He looks tired here but he was really so happy.

Rexford has been playing with his new fire truck and Mater non-stop since he got them.

Rexford got this giant cookie in his basket but it was a little hard to bite.

Austin was in a really smily mood Easter morning. He had so much fun with the wrapping.

(I know the bow is pink but it's all I could find to tie on it.)

Austin enjoying his basket

Testing out his new book

So happy with his new rattle

In Brian's family the Easter bunny hides their baskets for them to find. So here's Rexford when he found his basket.

Here's Austin opening his basket.

April

Here a few pictures from the last two weeks of Austin and Rexford. They are both getting older by the day it seems :( But lots of fun too. The other night they were just sitting face to face laughing and laughing and laughing. I wish I had it on camera because it was so cute. Rexford was making silly noises and faces and Austin was so amused. Rexford doesn't like to share his old or new toys with Austin but he's learning. He still gives him lots of hugs and kisses though.

Rexford was playing outside one evening with Daddy and he wanted me to come look at his dump truck. He loves to fill up trucks and cars with things like mulch, cheerios, etc.

Austin all ready for bed with Rexford's old pajamas

Austin always tries to grab Rexford's cups and is really interested so I bought him his own little cup. He loves it and gets excited when he sees it. He holds it and drinks juice by himself.

Rexford eating his popcorn while watching Bob the Builder of course. This is his "cheese" face.

My happy little guy playing with toys. He's getting a lot of hair lately, it's getting a little long in the front.

Rexford likes to play with Austin's toys when Austin plays with them :)

Rexford loves to jump on our bed and Austin loves to watch.

Taking a break from jumping to give baby brother a kiss.

One morning Rexford told me that he wanted to hold Austin so I put him on his lap and they sat like this for several minutes, probably the longest time yet.

So sweet

Austin likes to take naps on our bed and this is how I found him the other day when I checked on him.

Spring Break

We had a fun spring break with Daddy this past week. We enjoyed going to the science center, playing with trains at Barnes and Noble, visiting family in Jacksonville, playing outside, and just hanging out together. We didn't have our camera all the time but here are a few pictures we took this week.

Brian and Rexford playing with bubbles in the backyard

We went to Jacksonville where Brian's brother Eric lives. He and Audrey have twins a few weeks old so we wanted to see them and let Rexford play with his cousin Ethan. Unfortunately we don't have pictures of the babies, I don't know what I was thinking... I should have taken a picture of Brian and Eric feeding the babies on the couch, that was cute. Anyway, I did snap a few pictures of Ethan and Rexford. They had so much fun together running around and playing with toys. Rexford was also very interested in the babies and wanted to touch and kiss them. It was a fun day.

They also played Wii music and enjoyed making music videos

Sleep

They can be wild and energetic, whiny and pouty, giggly and loud. Then they fall asleep and they're so still and quiet. There's something about when they're so out that just makes them so cute.

Peas, Popcorn, and Flowers

So here's a post of three unrelated things to catch up on photos from this past week. First there's peas-Austin likes them and I took some pictures of him enjoying them the other day. I had been feeding him in the Bumbo seat but I put him in the high chair for the first time and he looked so cute and small.

Next comes popcorn - Rexford loves popcorn now. I'm still a little nervous about kernels but I try to pick out good pieces for him. Every day after naptime Rexford asks me to make popcorn for our afternoon snack. He likes to sit on the rug in the living room and eat it while he watches a show (this week it's Bob the Builder). We've been eating the salt and cracked pepper flavor and it's really good. If you haven't tried it, you should. Actually it's frequently out at the store so maybe we don't want more people buying it :)

Lastly comes flowers - Rexford is so sweet and picks flowers for me. He started doing it a few weeks ago and it's really cute.

Fun Inside and Out

So far this week we have stayed home and relaxed a bit. We did enjoy a trip to Petland yesterday to get out but today we stayed home. If we don't get out it usually means Rexford watches way too much tv. I tried to do other things today and we've had fun. We painted, colored with chalk, went for a walk, had a picnic, and enjoyed the nice day.

Austin getting a kiss from big brother
Austin practicing sitting up with help from the Boppy

He's doing pretty well but he did topple a few times :)

Rexford loves to play with all of his cars, trucks, trains, and fire trucks

Rexford and I had a fun time painting today. He made sure he dipped his brush into each color before painting on the paper so after awhile the colors were very mixed. But fun anyway :)


Here are our paintings

We also had fun using chalk outside. Rexford kept telling me to draw fire trucks and garbage trucks.


They boys hanging out

Rexford dancing outside


Austin watching big brother play

Rexford having a picnic

Finishing his lunch while I cleaned up the picnic stuff

We had lots of fun! It's nice to just play at home once in a while.

March So Far

I can't believe how much it seems Austin has changed in the last week. He really holds his head up much higher when he's on his tummy this week. He laughs and smiles at Daddy and has the cutest little giggle ever! He is constantly rolling to his tummy but has only been able to roll to his back twice. He pulls his legs in and pushes his butt up in the air until he flops over. This technique has also helped him scoot forward a few times. He is such a little mover, always trying to go somewhere or reach a toy (usually Rexford's toys). He has also started to voice disapproval when I leave the room sometimes. He is still such a good baby, smiling and content.

I wish I had more time in the day so I could have more time to play with Rexford by himself. He loves to help me fold laundry, cook, and clean. He can drive me crazy sometimes with his occasional fits or moodiness but he is a sweetheart and tells me he loves me all the time. He likes for me to cuddle with him on the couch while he watches a show and loves to have Daddy lay with him for a few minutes at bedtime. They grow so fast so why not...

Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks.

Austin still loves the sling and will sleep for a long time in it. I love the sling too :)

Austin enjoying the swing even though he's packed in by a huge towel

Rexford in his swing - he loves to go really high

I have started waking Rexford up from his naps after an hour and a half because he was having trouble going to sleep at night. When I opened his door the other day to wake him up he just looked so cute I had to take a picture.


Austin in his new BYU shirt and Rexford's hat

Playing together on the floor

Austin insists on being on his tummy most of the time

The boys playing in Rexford's room

They are so cute together