Palm Sunday

We celebrated Palm Sunday with the Nelson family....

Evelyn always has a great time with Aunties Maureen and Shelly!

Both girls loved getting Easter baskets

Evelyn got a REAL necklace!

Some tunes

and Easter eggs!

Pi Day

Uncle Dan was in town for a visit a few weekends ago, so we were treated to a delicious meal and homemade pie (lemon merengue, yum!). They even brought it all over--you can't beat that! I didn't get a picture of the pie, but we all (Hershey the dog included) enjoyed the fresh air and mild weather...

11 months & Shamrocks

Last week we took St. Patrick's day pictures with the shamrock....

And Annalie turned 11 months!

We celebrated with a  trip to the doctor and an icky upper respiratory bug :( Thankfully she was feeling much better just a couple days later. 

At 11 months, Annalie is still mastering her balance. No steps yet, but she cruises with the best of them. She's enjoying new foods; cheese, pancakes, and turkey meatballs are current favorites.  Annalie waves hi (more like a salute!), and even plays peek a boo. She also enjoys taking everything out of drawers :)

Legos

Legos have become a good sister activity---most of the time! Evelyn enjoys building, and Annalie just likes to empty the bin.

But sometimes, Annalie gets a little too interested in Evelyn's creations....

The Great Indoors

As the winter drags on and on, we get to spend lots of time in the house (sigh). A few days ago, Evelyn exclaimed in an alarmed/accusing voice, "MOMMY!!!! We didn't go play OUTSIDE!!!" Sigh (again).
So, until spring comes, or at least until it gets above 20 degrees, here are some cute pictures of the girls. Inside.

Evelyn is trying to work on her smile for the camera, in full princess attire, naturally. 

And Annalie, just hanging out one morning.  

10 months

Annalie is 10 months old--double digits!

She may be part puppy.

She still loves pulling up to stand on everything, and recently she is even starting to challenge herself by letting go! 

"So big!" continues to be an adorable favorite...

Annalie is becoming an expert at feeding herself (hooray for that pincer grasp!), and some new favorites are peaches, cantaloupe, cottage cheese, and yogurt. She also enjoys stuffing random tiny bits of whatever she finds on the floor into her mouth... She loves to play ball--Daddy is hopeful he may have a future athlete.

 Annalie and Evelyn keep finding fun ways to entertain each other. Evelyn loves tickling Annalie, and they also enjoy laughing hysterically at each other for no apparent reason. 

Happy Birthday Grandma Jean!

Last weekend we visited Grandma Jean and Papa to celebrate Grandma's birthday! We had fun in the snow, and ate pizza and pie.

An enormous snow man was constructed...

Annalie charmed Uncle Dan with "soooooo big," and showed great interest in Grandma's watch.

Evelyn got her very first hot cocoa.

 Showing off her new teeth!

Grandma always has a good book to read.