Cookie Monster

Andrew has a bad sweet tooth. I can already tell that he is going to be a picky eater like me. For those of you that know me, you know that is really bad. Anytime I ask him if he is hungry he looks at me and does the sign for "cookie". He would live on cookies if I would let him. Sometimes he might only eat a little bit of his main meal and then start asking for cookies. It is times like this when I regret trying to teach him to talk!! Anyway, the other day I accidentally left the cookies out on the table. Before I knew it, he was up in the chair and opening up the package. I wanted to tell him NO, but he was so cute that I just took his picture. As you can see, he has a cookie in his hand as he is going for another one. I guess it's more fun to have two cookies so that both hands are occupied.

Birthday Blog!

All I asked for was a cake. I wanted a real birthday cake ordered from a bakery with my name on it. Bruce came through with a lovely cake with red roses. It tastes really good as well. The babies love cake!!

However, I got a really big present. It was not for my birthday, but we did pick it up today. We have been talking about getting a camper since we found out that we were moving to AK. All of the places that you can travel too around here are tourist kind of places and it is very expensive to stay in a hotel. We are not sure how it will be to "camp" with the babies, but they are very good sleepers and I am just going to be optimistic. Worse case would be that we don't use it all that much and we sell it. People around here are always looking to buy campers like this one. I am going to start working on getting the camper stocked ASAP. We are very excited!
Just to brag on myself a little, I pulled it home from all the way across town and I backed it in myself. If my dad is "King of the Road", I am definitely the "Queen"!!

Baby Yoga

We went to the "Double Cruisers" playgroup at Providence Hospital. We have only been to this a couple of times, but Averie and Andrew really seem to enjoy themselves. Anyway, a lady came in while the kids were playing and started to do baby yoga with them. I have never laughed so hard in my life. At first Averie and Andrew didn't know what to make of this activity. Then Andrew started to participate. The first picture is Andrew doing the "Cat" pose. He couldn't quite arch his back correctly, but he sure was trying.

This is Andrew's version of "downward dog". SO FUNNY!

Andrew as a "tree". I'm telling you that I was on the floor laughing. They were so cute!

Breathing treatment entertainment....

Andrew and Averie have both had a little bit of a snotty nose. Andrew nose is a little better, but he sounds a little wheezy so I decided to give him a breathing treatment. He was a little antsy during his treatment, so I started to try to entertain him. At first I was holding his hands, but then he decided he could direct the "band" all by himself. To funny!

Star Wars

First of all, I apologize for these pictures being a little blurry. Today, we went to the Anchorage Museum to see the Star Wars exhibit. We have been meaning to go for a while and finally got down there today. It was very interesting. There were lots of costumes and robots and starships on display for all to see. I could tell you the movie that the costume belonged to before I read the display details. Pretty sad, I know, but I do love Star Wars. Anyway, the babies rode in their stroller for most of the trip, but we did let them out for a little while. In this first picture they are sitting at a display that allowed you to build your own robots. While they were not great at building robots, they were GREAT at pushing the buttons.

Andrew LOVED wielding the Light Saber. It was by far his most favorite moment of the outing. This trip was more for mom and dad. Andrew and Averie were just along for the ride.

Averie and the Storm Trooper. Sorry it's so dark :(

Andrew did not like the Storm Trooper. He burst into tears the second he started walking toward us. I tried to make it better by shaking his hand, but Andrew wasn't having any part of it! It was kind of funny.

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Easter 2010

We spent Easter in Alaska this year. I played my bassoon in a small instrumental ensemble at the church we have been attending. Easter was very low key for us. However, Andrew and Averie had fabulous clothes courtesy of my mom. She made every stitch that they wore. I am so grateful for her abilities and willingness to sew for Andrew and Averie.