"I want to be like Dad"

I had to share this because I think it is so cute. Last night Alex "helped" set the table for dinner. As you can see in the photo he pushed his chair as close as he could to Mike's and put his plate right next to Mike's plate. It was so cute to see Alex eating his dinner right next to Mike because Alex idolizes his Dad. Needless to say, Mike is a GREAT dad!

Easter Cousin Fun

We had a lot of fun celebrating Easter with Alex's and Abby's cousins. We had an indoor Easter egg and basket hunt as it was freezing outside. Abby wore a super cute Easter dress made by her Aunt Lisa and looked like a little princess. We had a great time visiting with family, ate lots of yummy food, and the kids tired themselves out by playing with each other for three days straight.

First Swimming Lesson

Alex had his first swimming lesson tonight and he did really well. He wasn't afraid and did everything his swimming instructor asked him to do. It was fun to watch him and analyze how he handles new situations. He cracked me up when he grabbed the instructor's swim goggles when she wasn't looking and put them on. Needless to say they were too big for him and the instructor also got a kick out of it. Abby played in the kiddie pool while Alex had his lesson and attempted to drink all the water in the pool despite her parents repeatedly telling her it was 'yucky.' Abby's reply, "Water? Yucky?" followed by a big gulp.

Snowman Fun

We have been getting lots of great 'snowman making snow'. Alex is getting really talented at decorating snowmen and Abby is getting really good at saying the word snowman as well as eating large quantities of snow. Here is the newest snowman in our yard along with a picture of Abby who has finally learned to like playing in the snow.