You might have noticed that the name of my blog is a reference to Blessed Pope John Paul II’s quote: “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people, and hallelujah is our song.” So, you might have guessed that Easter’s a pretty big deal for this household!
It was a fun day with our little bunnies. Here’s how we celebrated:
Bunnies after the egg hunt in the living room
Running her new vacuum in her Easter dress. Kinda looks like a 50’s housewife, huh?
Playing with new blocks and a bath boat
Reading her new Bible
Family pic after Mass
Walt is so excited that Christ is risen! Jane’s ready for nap time.
Trying to keep Walt upright
Egg hunt with the cousins
What’s Easter without a trampoline jump with your buddies?
Giving Grandma a check-up
My sweet “little” guy
Celebrating Mass at our beloved home parish, watching the kids hunt for eggs, spending time with family, and eating some amaaaaaaaaaaazing food added up to one fantastic day.
We took advantage of the unusually warm weather we’ve been having and went to the zoo last week. It was our first trip to the zoo as a family since Walt was born. Janie and Walt loved looking at all of the animals.
Janie insisted on wearing her big, goofy Tinker Bell sunglasses. Between the pink shades and her plaid shorts, I’d say that girl has a lot of spunk!
Talking to the gorillas
We LOVE this polar bear! He would swim to the corner you see here, flip himself onto his back, do a lazy backstroke along the glass as he pushed himself off of the cement blocks separating each pane of glass, and repeat to all of our glee. He even dove for some fish at the bottom of the tank while we were there.
Walt was captivated by the performing polar bear, too.
Did you know that peacocks love Goldfish crackers?
Before we knew it, about a dozen peacocks were following us in the pursuit of more Goldfish!
I never noticed them before, but apparently the zoo has an entire hillside of prairie dogs! They were so cute! It was like my own up-close-and-personal glimpse into Meerkat Manor.
Baby Walt passed out about halfway into our trip to the zoo. He seems to like the most uncomfortable positions for sleeping.
The zoo recently added this beautiful “Garden of the Senses,” featuring large birds, fountains, and beautiful plant life.
Choo choo!
Starting to zone out on the way home
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand she’s out!
I just happened to come across this picture of Janie from our first trip to the zoo with her when she was five months old. It’s crazy to think that this picture was taken just two years ago! So much has changed since then!
Here are some of our latest pictures and the funny things that’ve happened lately.
The largest strawberry I’ve ever seen
Family trip to the neighborhood park a few weeks ago
They’re starting to play together more and more. Jane is surprisingly good at sharing her toys. “Here ya go, Walt.”
First bath together
Splash, splash, splash!
Cheeeeeeeeese!
Walt in my favorite footie monster jammies
Army crawling with Monty
Celebrating Philip and Jane’s birthdays with Philip’s family. Jane looks like she’s making a wish.
Oatmeal and nanas. Yum, yum, yum!
When I was pregnant with Walt and had a really sensitive nose, I started covering my nose with my shirt as I changed Janie’s diapers. I still cover my nose from time to time if the kiddos have stinky diapers. I caught Jane changing her Baby Stella’s diaper and covering her nose with her shirt. Monkey see, monkey do!
We got some ice cream after dinner tonight. Jane had two memorable quotes.
“Oooooooo, yummy! So cold!”
“Janie, slow down!”
Jane: “Mommy, watch show?”
Me: “No, no shows.”
Jane: “News?”
At lunch, Jane kept saying, “Mama, tray, tray, tray!” I thought something was wrong with the tray on her seat. Eventually I figured out that she wasn’t saying “tray,” but “pray.” She was upset that I offered her food without praying first. I said, “Oh, Janie, thank you for reminding Mama to pray first.” She said, “You’re welcome, Mama.”
Philip came home from work. As he reached the gate at the top of the stairs, Jane said to him from the other side, “Dada, come over here!”
Now that Janie’s 2, we decided it’s time to say goodbye to the binkie. I was dreading the whole ordeal, and I was so nervous for her reaction. One night we decided to go cold turkey. As we got Janie ready for bed, we told her, “Janie, binkies are all gone. Binkies went bye bye.” She looked at us, and I held my breath, waiting for screaming and tears. She looked in the box on her changing table where we had kept the binkies and discovered that they were, in fact, gone. She said, “Mama, Dada, binkies all gone.” Then, to our surprise, she climbed into bed with her stuffed animals without a fuss, and went to bed as usual! She’s never asked for a binkie since that night, and she’s never tried to steal Walt’s. Who is this kid?!
With allergy season in full force, there has been a lot of tissue use around here. I ask Janie several times a day to come over so that “Mama can wipe the boogies from your nose.” The other day I was changing Janie’s diaper. She looked up at me and pointed to my nose. “Mama, you got boogies in your nose!” Thanks, sweetie.
Here are some of our latest pictures and the funny things that’ve happened lately.
The largest strawberry I’ve ever seen
Family trip to the neighborhood park a few weeks ago
They’re starting to play together more and more. Jane is surprisingly good at sharing her toys. “Here ya go, Walt.”
First bath together
Splash, splash, splash!
Cheeeeeeeeese!
Walt in my favorite footie monster jammies
Army crawling with Monty
Celebrating Philip and Jane’s birthdays with Philip’s family. Jane looks like she’s making a wish.
Oatmeal and nanas. Yum, yum, yum!
When I was pregnant with Walt and had a really sensitive nose, I started covering my nose with my shirt as I changed Janie’s diapers. I still cover my nose from time to time if the kiddos have stinky diapers. I caught Jane changing her Baby Stella’s diaper and covering her nose with her shirt. Monkey see, monkey do!
We g
ot some ice cream after dinner tonight. Jane had two memorable quotes.
“Oooooooo, yummy! So cold!”
“Janie, slow down!”
Jane: “Mommy, watch show?”
Me: “No, no shows.”
Jane: “News?”
At lunch, Jane kept saying, “Mama, tray, tray, tray!” I thought something was wrong with the tray on her seat. Eventually I figured out that she wasn’t saying “tray,” but “pray.” She was upset that I offered her food without praying first. I said, “Oh, Janie, thank you for reminding Mama to pray first.” She said, “You’re welcome, Mama.”
Philip came home from work. As he reached the gate at the top of the stairs, Jane said to him from the other side, “Dada, come over here!”
Now that Janie’s 2, we decided it’s time to say goodbye to the binkie. I was dreading the whole ordeal, and I was so nervous for her reaction. One night we decided to go cold turkey. As we got Janie ready for bed, we told her, “Janie, binkies are all gone. Binkies went bye bye.” She looked at us, and I held my breath, waiting for screaming and tears. She looked in the box on her changing table where we had kept the binkies and discovered that they were, in fact, gone. She said, “Mama, Dada, binkies all gone.” Then, to our surprise, she climbed into bed with her stuffed animals without a fuss, and went to bed as usual! She’s never asked for a binkie since that night, and she’s never tried to steal Walt’s. Who is this kid?!
With allergy season in full force, there has been a lot of tissue use around here. I ask Janie several times a day to come over so that “Mama can wipe the boogies from your nose.” The other day I was changing Janie’s diaper. She looked up at me and pointed to my nose. “Mama, you got boogies in your nose!” Thanks, sweetie.
It took me awhile, but I finally posted videos to a private YouTube channel so that I can upload them quickly to my blog.
Jane has always loved music and television. Therefore, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is a pretty big deal to her. It has it all–lights, music, cool outfits, dancing, and television wrapped into one!
We recorded Jane’s “freestyle interpretation” of the 2011 and 2012 Superbowl Halftime Shows. Seeing them back to back is a quick reminder of how much things can change in a year.
Here’s 11-month-old Jane dancing to the Black Eyed Peas in 2011:
Here’s 23-month-old Jane dancing to Madonna in 2012:
It took me awhile, but I finally posted videos to a private YouTube channel so that I can upload them quickly to my blog.
Jane has always loved music and television. Therefore, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is a pretty big deal to her. It has it all–lights, music, cool outfits, dancing, and television wrapped into one!
We recorded Jane’s “freestyle interpretation” of the 2011 and 2012 Superbowl Halftime Shows. Seeing them back to back is a quick reminder of how much things can change in a year.
Here’s 11-month-old Jane dancing to the Black Eyed Peas in 2011:
Here’s 23-month-old Jane dancing to Madonna in 2012:
