abby's new hairdo

This is my favorite new way to do Abby's hair, pigtails. It's not exactly Abby's favorite because she normally screams and wiggles while I try to get the hair into the holders, but like my mom always said "you gotta suffer for beauty" (or something like that). That was what she normally told me when she was ripping the snarls out of my hair (don't worry mom - I'm not bitter about that)!




token picture of Jamie wondering why I'm taking so many pictures of his sister!

Abby eats cereal...kind of

This was a few weeks ago, Abby had rice cereal, actually this was about the 3rd or 4th time I gave i to her. She mostly spits it out but she does get a little down. That's okay, since it's just about trying it out the first few times. I want to start giving it to her everyday but I need to find a highchair first (there was a sweet one on Craig's list today but I was too late). I thought these pictures were really cute since she just wanted to play with the spoon herself.

we made it!!!

We arrived in San Diego yesterday (Monday). It was a pretty good trip all-in-all. The kids did great, we didn't have any breakdowns (of kids) until about 15 minutes out of San Diego when they both decided that they had had enough. We did have some car trouble near San Francisco when the car started to overheat, but Chad spent part of the next day "fixing" the car (depending on what your definition of fixing is), and we still arrived in San Diego on time. The car is still running okay but apparently the radioator thermostat needs replacing and the current one has holes drilled in it to keep the car from overheating. Anyways, I took the kids out to the zoo today to get out, and we're still unpacking and getting things organized. Can't wait to hear from everyone - please leave comments (it's like getting email!). Here are some pictures from our stay in San Francisco:

Jamie on a coin-operated ride at the mall where Chad was fixing the car in the parking lot.

The kids slept well in the car!

Can't go to San Fran without visiting the Ghiradelli Chocolate Factory and getting a hot fudge sundae!

Abby's first trip to San Francisco was a blustery one.

Sunrise out of our hotel the morning we left San Fran for San Dog.

easter

finally...Easter pics for you! To busy to write for now, check back next week.

jammies, rides with dada

The kids in their jammies. Abby is already too small for these now - so sad.



Chad trying to teach Abby how to ride on his shoulders. What a great dada!