Catching up on Some Reading

Allie needed some new toys on her activity mat the other day so I attached these soft books for her. It looked like she was really reading them! She kept turning the pages and "talking." It was pretty cute. Maybe we have a future teacher on our hands?

We've Been Busy

We've had a busy couple of weeks! It's taken me awhile to get everything organized but I'm hoping to get a couple of new posts up soon!

Rub a dub dub, I've got a new tub!

Up until now, I've been taking Allie in the shower with me rather than giving her baths. It is much easier that way and doesn't make a mess. She's started to reach out and try to grab the water from the shower head lately, making me think that she might be missing out on the whole playing in the bath experience. I looked around online and found some great recommendations for this inflatable duck tub. We tried it out the other night and I don't think she knows quite what to think:

By the end of her baths, she usually just ends up laying sideways in the tub, using the side as a pillow. Maybe she thinks it's a hot tub? I'm hoping she'll get more "into" bath time soon so that she can start playing with the trillions of bath toys we own.

Fun Filled Easter

Allie seems to have had a wonderful 1st Easter. We went to church this morning and came home to find that the Easter Bunny had left Allie a basket filled with goodies! She got some new hairbows, pink crocs, a raspberry teether and some candy to share with Mommy and Daddy. She was very intrigued by the basket and its contents but seemed to be pleased.

Daddy and Mommy bought Allie a swing to hang in the backyard for Easter. We went to Ma & Pa's house for dinner so we took the swing with us to try out on their swingset. Allie loved it! She was laughing, smiling and blowing raspberries the whole time! I can't wait to hang it up in our yard so she can swing everyday.

All in all, it was a great Easter!

The Cutest Easter Bunny On The Block

The Easter Bunny came early to our house this year and was definitely the cutest bunny I'd ever seen!

Happy Easter everyone!

Hippity, Hoppity Easter's On It's Way!

Nick and I took Allie to the kids Easter party at his union hall on Saturday. She got to meet the Easter Bunny but we skipped the egg hunt. Maybe next year. It was a cute party and fun to see all of the little kids dressed up in their Easter clothes. Here are some pics of the Alligator enjoying the party.

She wasn't too impressed with the Easter Bunny so I may still take her to the mall sometime this week to see if we can catch a smile.

Can you see why everyone says she looks like her Dad?

Love Springtime!

Today the sun was shining and it was fairly warm outside. I've been dying to take Allie to a park with swings but had struck out thus far with the two parks I've tried. Seriously, what kind of park doesn't have swings? What is the world coming to? The two girls next door were outside playing yesterday and I mentioned wanting to find a park with swings. They informed me that the park by their school has baby swings so I just had to take Allie. Nick had finally gone back to work so I called to have him meet us at the park on his way home. Allie loved the swings! She looked so tiny in there but had the biggest smile on her face the whole time. We even got a couple of laughs!

Here's the drooly aftermath of blowing raspberries. She kind of looks like she's foaming at the mouth.

And one more just for good measure.