Thursday, May 13, 2010
Grandparents Visit
Elijah was stylin' and Marnina entertained every day with original song and dance.
Am (short for Gram) and Pa-Pa (Grandpa) both had lots of time to bond with Elijah. he gave them lots of cuddles, smiles, and love.
Marnina had her fair share of time, too. There was no shortage of tea parties and play time.
Some more cute pics of the kids this past week:
We spent Mother's Day at the Zoo. it takes a lot longer to tour with an infant and we won't be doing any long day trips while Elijah is this young. He was really unhappy in his car seat for so long. he was held and I wore him in the Maya Wrap, so he wasn't in it all day; but he was not a happy camper - which made a long day for everyone. But.....we did have a good time with the part of the Zoo we saw. Marnina rode the carousel three times and was completely enamored by the misting tree by the elephants. She said her favorite animal was the zebra.
(notice the sign)
Am (short for Gram) and Pa-Pa (Grandpa) both had lots of time to bond with Elijah. he gave them lots of cuddles, smiles, and love.
Marnina had her fair share of time, too. There was no shortage of tea parties and play time.
Some more cute pics of the kids this past week:
We spent Mother's Day at the Zoo. it takes a lot longer to tour with an infant and we won't be doing any long day trips while Elijah is this young. He was really unhappy in his car seat for so long. he was held and I wore him in the Maya Wrap, so he wasn't in it all day; but he was not a happy camper - which made a long day for everyone. But.....we did have a good time with the part of the Zoo we saw. Marnina rode the carousel three times and was completely enamored by the misting tree by the elephants. She said her favorite animal was the zebra.
(notice the sign)
Dance recital
Marnina had her final dance recital for the Creative Movement class. (She'll be starting Beginner Ballet & Tap this summer.)
African Safari was the theme of this recital. Marnina's class danced to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in lion costumes. They were cute, as always, and Marnina did great. We're so proud of her! Grandma K. was there and really helped me out by taking care of Elijah so I could sit with Marnina's class. Thanks, Grandma K.!!
African Safari was the theme of this recital. Marnina's class danced to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in lion costumes. They were cute, as always, and Marnina did great. We're so proud of her! Grandma K. was there and really helped me out by taking care of Elijah so I could sit with Marnina's class. Thanks, Grandma K.!!
Family Time
We got to spend lots of time together as a family during the months of March and April.
This was Marnina's first year in the "big kid" group for the Easter Egg Hunt. She did pretty well - not trampled by the bigger kids and not whiny about getting fewer eggs than usual. Elijah debuted in the Maya Wrap and many folks said "is there a baby in there?" He loves to scrunch up in the fetal position, so he appeared even tinier than the 7lb baby he was.
We had a casual make-your-own-pizza night at home. Marnina did everything but the crust and loves sneaking cheese.
Here are the kids in their Easter outfits.
Elijah just loves his sister and stares in her directions whenever she's talking. Here she is saying, "Elijah, climb up my hair." (We have been reading Rapunzel.)
Our garden was started this month. Marnina planted some flowers and helped plant some of the seeds for our vegetable garden, too. We're growing spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cucumber, radishes, carrots, green peppers, and sugar snap peas. They all did well last year and we're looking forward to another great garden!
And last but not least, here is a story for you. Elijah was not happy that I was playing with Marnina instead of holding him. He laid in his bassinet, crying and kicking his legs. When Marnina peaked in at him, she said "Hey Mama, look! Pants on the ground!"
This was Marnina's first year in the "big kid" group for the Easter Egg Hunt. She did pretty well - not trampled by the bigger kids and not whiny about getting fewer eggs than usual. Elijah debuted in the Maya Wrap and many folks said "is there a baby in there?" He loves to scrunch up in the fetal position, so he appeared even tinier than the 7lb baby he was.
We had a casual make-your-own-pizza night at home. Marnina did everything but the crust and loves sneaking cheese.
Here are the kids in their Easter outfits.
Elijah just loves his sister and stares in her directions whenever she's talking. Here she is saying, "Elijah, climb up my hair." (We have been reading Rapunzel.)
Our garden was started this month. Marnina planted some flowers and helped plant some of the seeds for our vegetable garden, too. We're growing spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cucumber, radishes, carrots, green peppers, and sugar snap peas. They all did well last year and we're looking forward to another great garden!
And last but not least, here is a story for you. Elijah was not happy that I was playing with Marnina instead of holding him. He laid in his bassinet, crying and kicking his legs. When Marnina peaked in at him, she said "Hey Mama, look! Pants on the ground!"
Announcement
Here is the adoption announcement that we sent out. Sorry if it's blurry. If you'd like a better resolution one, let me know and I can email it to you in 4x6 for printing.
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