Just too many things to mention!

The past month or so has been filled with lots of fun and special times. Sorry in advance for this super long post. Here's a run down: Andrew turned the big FOUR, Easter, Elizabeth eating cereal and now a few veggies, Mother's Day, SeaWorld. Add that into the everyday mix of our crazy life. Phew! Tired yet? :)
We celebrated Andrew's birthday as best we could with everyone passing around a sickness. Unfortunately, on his acutal birthday, Ella was really sick and had to go the the dr. We spent a lot of it at the dr.'s office but he didn't seem to really care. It was his special day and nothing was going to ruin it. Here are a few pictures from his birthday. Happy Birthday Andrew! I can't believe you are four already! The day after Andrew's birthday was Easter. The kids had fun finding their baskets and eating lots and lots of candy. It was just a wonderful day spent with the family. Elizabeth is a big girl and is LOVING food (obviously). She eats cereal, squash and sweet potatoes. I haven't got around to making carrots yet, but that is next up. I am sure she will love those, too! Here is Elizabeth eating her first bites of cereal! Up next...Mother's Day. This one was super special because we were able to spend it with Stella. It has been such a long time that Eric actually got to see his Mom on Mother's Day so it really was extra special. I was spoiled all day and showered with hugs and kisses. Eric and the kids got me a digital picture frame so I can have it at work to look at my babies all day. Love it! As with everyday, I am thankful to be a mom of three healthy, beautiful children. And although some days I don't know my own name and barely have time to get dressed that day, I wouldn't have it any other way. I LOVE being a Mom!! SeaWorld! Eric and I took Andrew to Sea World for part of his birthday present. Stella watched the girls. Thank you Stella! We weren't quite sure what to do with ourselves with just one kid! :) It was so nice to spend time with just him. We took him on a Friday and spent the night. I am not sure which was more of a hit, SeaWorld or staying at a hotel. We got to see everything at the park and even had dinner with Shamu. We were able to eat right next to his tank and they did a private show. It was really amazing. When we went to see the whales underwater viewing area, one of the whales came right up to the glass. The trainers had said they can see the people through the glass and like to try and interact with them. Well, this one whale loved Andrew and this other little boy. He came and just stayed in front of the glass for awhile and then swam around and came back. It was so neat. Here is a little video of the whale coming back for the second time.

Let's Go Fly a Kite

We took advantage of a very windy day this past week. The kids had a great time flying kites. It was kind of a chilly day so the kids acted as though snow was about to fall out of the sky. Poor Florida babies (it was in the 50's). Andrew stated on the walk back home, "We need to take a hot bath when we get home to warm up." Ella was more interested in finding shells in the dirt (ah, lovely florida soil). They both took turns holding the kite and little Elizabeth just hung out in the stroller and took it all in.

We have been MIA

Sorry it has been sooooo long. Our computer crashed and burned! A lesson to you all and a hard lesson for us....BACK UP ALL YOUR PICTURES! Anyway, lots to catch you up on. While we have been technologically challenged we celebrated two birthdays and are about to celebrate another.

Happy Birthday Ella! I can't believe she is two and is truly living up to being two. Her vocabulary has exploded and she talks in small complete sentences. She is a riot and picks up on everything. Lately, she has been saying to Elizabeth, "What is da matter, wady (lady)?" Eric and I have been cracking up. She enjoyed her Elmo birthday and really got the hang of what a birthday is. Now whenever she sees anything on tv she says,"want that for MY birthday." Funny! She went in for her 2 year check up and weighed a little under 27 pounds. She measured 36 inches tall!! She was 90th percentile for height and 50th percentile for weight. That is about where she has been her whole life. Way to go for being consistent, Ella!





We are gearing up now for Easter and Andrew's fourth, yes, FOURTH birthday. Our little man is getting so big. He also has been a crack up lately and so helpful with Elizabeth. He loves that she interacts with him more and more. Yesterday, Elizabeth was fussing and he said, "Mommy, I think she needs some of your milk, then a bottle, burp, fill her pants and go to bed." :) He definitely covered all the bases!


Papa came down for the kids' birthdays and we got to go to Chuck E Cheese. The kids had a blast! Ella pretty much just ran around crazily but Andrew had a great time playing all the games.





Elizabeth is growing by the minute and has not a hint of newborn left in her. She is rolling over from back to front and holding things in her hands. I still marvel at the stages that the kids go through. It is still enchanting even the third time around. She is "chatting" all the time. She has regressed with her sleeping....grrrrrr. So we are trying hard this week while I am home to get her on a strict schedule. She is definitely not starved since she weighed 15 pounds 2 ounces at the drs. She measured 25.5 inches long. That put her in the 90th pecentile for both height and weight. She is a chunk to say the least. We have started her on cereal in the past couple of days and she is loving it. Hoping that fills her up some and she gets to wanting to sleep again at night.