A Great Purchase

This could perhaps be the best 10 bucks we've ever spent. It's the "Amazing Bubbles" bubble machine from Target. After working our way through the insane packaging (they make it so difficult to get these things out of the box!) Lilly was simply in heaven. Actually, I was pretty amazed at how many bubbles this little machine pumps out. After a few minutes the carpet got a little damp from all the bubbles that Lilly wasn't able to pop with her hands. She has loads of fun with this thing. In fact, she was having so much fun that her Aunt MJ had to come over and get in on the action.

The Past Four Weeks

I know, I know. It's been a while since my last post... ya okay, it's been a long while. But I'm back.

The past four weeks have been great.

The second week in May my parents flew out to Virginia to visit us. They were here for a full week and Lilly loved every minute of it. Her favorite thing to do was take long walks with her grandma around our apartment complex making stops at the tennis court, the swimming pool, the club house (affectionately known as the diner), and the mailbox. And she always got really excited when her grandpa would wrestle with her on the living room floor.

At the end of the week, me and Lilly flew back to Idaho with my parents, leaving Gus behind to live the lonely life of a bachelor. It was a long trip and I was so happy to have my parents on the plane with me to entertain Lilly.

Lilly loves Idaho. I mean she really just loved being there.

Then again, what little kid wouldn't love feeding goats every morning with here grandpa, watching the chickens run around, jumping with the cats on the trampoline, running all around the open backyard, visiting Grandma "Arden" (Arnold) and raiding her candy basket every morning, playing the piano and singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" as loud as possible, reading books with her sweet "great-gran", giving endless hugs to James and Brayden, making messes around the house with her cousins, and going shopping with her grandma? She was in heaven. It was such a fun two weeks in Idaho!

It was hard to leave, but we had to head down to Utah to meet up with dad'n. After being alone for two weeks, Gus was finally able to fly back and be with us. We stayed at his parent's house for a few days and had a lot of fun with Cristy and her kids that were also there visiting. Lilly's favorite thing to do was to swing on Gramma Henshaw's swings and run around in the backyard with Grandpa Henshaw. Another highlight was making cupcakes with grandma, and then going to Home Depot to make a craft at the Kids Workshop. Our stay in Utah went by quick, and Susan was a wonderful host as always.

Lilly was surprisingly decent on the plane ride back to DC. Gus couldn't have been happier and says that was the best present for his 30th birthday.

Oh ya, and before I forget...

The reason my parents came to Virginia for a week and I flew home with them for two weeks, and then went to Utah for one week is because I'm pregnant... WITH TWINS! And I'm SUPER sick!

Yep, this go-round has been pretty miserable and I spent the last four weeks either on a couch or a La-Z-Boy trying to relax and keep whatever I can down. I'll be 14 weeks along this Friday and I'm holding on to hope that things will get a little better in my second trimester.

So, while you enjoy the pictures that follow I'm going to run to the bathroom - because here it comes again...

A Fun Easter

Last Sunday, Lilly woke up to a surprise from the Easter Bunny. He hid eggs all over the house and a basket of goodies. Lilly was so excited and had so much fun finding all of the eggs with gum and candy inside.

Lilly was SO excited to see a Max and Ruby DVD

Finding the eggs

Enjoying her delicious candy

We also dyed Easter eggs for the first time. We had a great time, but I was really nervous about spilling the colored water everywhere. So I went ahead and dyed the eggs and then let Lilly put stickers on them. She loved it.

Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday, some friends in our ward put on an Easter egg hunt. At first, I wasn't sure how much Lilly would enjoy it because she usually gets a little shy when there are a lot of kids running around. As it turns out she loved it! After she found a good share of eggs, she settled into a comfy seat under a tree and enjoyed her candy.

Meeting The Easter Bunny

Today, Lilly met the Easter Bunny for the first time. We went to the mall and she got really excited when she saw him. We waited in line for a little bit and after Lilly observed a couple of kids screaming on the Easter Bunny's lap, she turned to me and said, "Mommy, I'm not scared." She thought she could handle it, but things turned a little traumatic for her.

At first, Lilly just stared at those mysterious white gloves

Then, she panicked and ran

Finally, I sat with her and she was happy

Swimming at Cub Run

Every few weeks we take Lilly swimming at The Cub Run Rec Center. The pool is heated, there is a lazy river, a whirlpool, two water slides, and a fun playground in the middle of the pool.

Lilly absolutely loves it there! She wears her arm floaties which give her way too much independence, and she swims around like she owns the place. We always have a lot of fun when we go.

Movie Night

We have made it a tradition at our house to have a movie night every Friday or Saturday. We pull out a good Disney, pull the couch up close to the TV, and let Lilly eat ice cream with sprinkles on the couch. By the end of the movie Lilly usually asks Gus to give her a good back scratch.