Sweet Sweet Relief

It seems we went straight from Winter to Summer....and we are NOT complaining. Here's a photo diary of life since Easter....

Adalyn fell from her sitting position and didn't seem to mind one bit!

If Adalyn thinks tupperware is a cool, so does Zal!

HI! Adalyn loves to wave!

She's eating regular table food now!

Love, love those BLUE eyes!

Zal has his routine and his order of doing things and eating things, etc, etc.

If Adalyn enjoys the exersaucer, so does Zal....except he actually doesn't!

Driving some kind of machine with his hard hat!

Mmmm....bacon!

Let me tell you, this was a VERY WELCOME sight! The first days of "almost no snow" were pretty exciting!!

Zal has been very intrigued with bugs this spring.

He takes "lawn mowing" very seriously.

chunk of ice

Zal is showing off for Anaiah!

They are cracking each other up!

startling blue eyes

Zal continues to make beds all over the house! If only he thought sleeping was a good idea at 5:30 every morn. Sigh!

At the end of April, the kids and I got to go to Wpg for five days to see MOM and Aunt Joyce and Uncle Frank!

It was soooo special to be with Mom and Auntie Joyce!

The kids got spoiled and I got to relax.

Zal was pretty annoyed when he couldn't delete his art. Kids these days!

So....much fun....so many giggles!

You can't really tell, but Zal was throwing around a wet rag and thinking he was pretty hilarious!

Great visits with Family

My little elf

Being goofy

All of a sudden we noticed that the bird feeder outside of the window was shaking...this guy was the culprit!

Zal THOUGHT this was a good idea at first...

She's getting so big!

Another bed!

Oh, they are sooo cute!

Adalyn now loves her bottle...and as of this week, is 100% weaned! :)

I feel like Adalyn looks like Grandma Ens in this picture.

When Adalyn is tired or hungry she grabs a stuffed animal or blanket (or Zal's undies...she did that today) and starts sucking her thumb. It is so adorable!

My Mother's Day flowers

Adalyn is fitting into all of her 12 month outfits. Love this one!

Sibling Love

So big and handsome!

Got to host a surprise party for Aunt Marge. Tammy cam from Burns Lake, Gail from near Winnipeg, and Murray, from Kansas City!

Aunt Marge brought Zal gifts...after all, she thought she was just coming to see us.

My beautiful aunt and cousins

Adalyn got to stay up late....

but apparently was tired!

Berry Good!

Painting in his undies! It's probably 6 am or some ridiculous hour in this pic!

My Mother's Day Card

Cheeky!

We loved having Auntie Jenny and Uncle Seamus come to town!

And the classic Berry Barn Photo Shoot

Beautiful Baby Girl...who is ELEVEN months!

I will refrain from commenting, Seamus! :)

Zal loved playing with Seamus...Auntie Seamus!

Awww

Happy THIRD Birthday to my handsome, smart, timid, funny, stubborn, chatty Zalmon Peter Kent!

Kickin' it old school

Beautiful!

So happy together

And a sneak preview of Zal's Space Party tomorrow! Rocket Cake (hello icing and candy), jet packs for the kids, and my inflatable solar system (so glad I taught space for six years). I'm excited to hear Zal's reaction in the morning, when he sees all of the planets!