Spring spring!

Spring is about to spring here in Minneapolis. Its a good thing because Addie and Mary need to get outside to play. Don't get me wrong, I love my house, but after 6 months of being kept up in it with 2 toddlers, it starts to feel small. Also, I just really love playing outside. Its the thing I have the best memories of growing up in my neighborhood. Just being outside. I have learnind that living in MN, you have to get out when you can.

It will be fun to have the girls out to play this week as it gets warm. The yard is pretty much mud right right now after the late snow and the ton of rain we had this weekend. Isn't this why Aunt Kelly sent Addie those cute ladybug rain boots for her birthday? Even Mary has a pair of frog boot from some flowers someone sent (the boots were the flower vases- cute). It will be fun to see Mary out and about now that she is only walking. I recall Addie's first real walk the spring she was 1. We want to Red Wing to my favorite little pub for lunch and went for a walk along the river. Of course, The Biscuit found the biggest mud puddle there was and fell down flat in it. Wouldn't you know, I didn't have a change of clothes for her and she cried all the way home- poor thing!

The other really fun thing is going to be the new swing Tina and Eric gave us for Xmas. It is a disk type swing on springs and Addie is going to LOVE it! As it is, Mary can't walk out the front door with out arching her back and scrambling to get to the swing on the tree out front. She could swing all day too.

Finally, the time shift has not had a huge impact on Mary waking up too early. Sunday she still got up at 7, which was really 6. Last night, she was up at 3 for a bit... And then again at 6:30 (how does this all work out...?). Poor Mary is teething again- 4 top, 4 bottom 4 molars and now the others are filling in- that's a lot of teething at 13+ months. You can't be cross about her waking up early- she's just too darn cute. I finished feedings this weekend and am sad about that, so a little extra time with her in the early morning isn't such a bad thing, for for her at least :-)

My new favorite picture of Adeline

This is a picture of Addie from July 2005. I love the
faces that she is making! She is almost 2 1/2 and is so full of life! She is
in love with her baby sister Mary who is just about 6 months. Addie will invite you over to house whenever you meet or greet her. Its very endearing. Addie has started asking "why?" after everything I say. I always wondered when it would happen- and it has. I love her so much it often makes me laugh :-)