4/09/2010

Gavin made the front page of our local newspaper!

Gavin's daycare teacher left this newspaper in his cubby today. I was so excited to see it! It was published in ThisWeek New Albany Community Newspaper on April 8th. I knew that a photographer had taken a picture of Gavin during the egg hunt last weekend because she asked his name and age (and also permission), but I didn't catch which newspaper she worked for. Matthew and I were just discussing it and we think this is the first time one of our children has made the paper! We are so proud! Thanks, Cindy, for saving this for us!

(If you click on the scanned photo, it will enlarge it so you can read the caption.)

http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/index.html

4/09/2010

Our Fun Evening

We are all happy that today is Friday! We decided to go out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. After a yummy supper, Daddy and the kids shared a piece of cheesecake.

Her expression says it all! Delicious!

Gavin was a huge fan of the whipped cream.

Afterwards, we spent some leisure time in Barnes and Noble. The kids played nicely at the train table.

4/07/2010

This is how our evening walk usually begins...

...and this is how our evening walk usually ends!

3/07/2010

She's excited to go to school!

4/06/2010

I took the kids rollerblading this afternoon. They enjoyed the ride and I enjoyed the exercise.

Alexa and Gavin got new Keens! Matt and I think these are the best summer shoes ever. They are great for kids, too, because they are so versatile. They are perfect for the water, hiking, and playing because of the covered toe. They work for daycare as well. Some daycare centers don't allow open toed or backless sandals for safety reasons. Keens have an antibacterial sole so you can wash them in the washing machine and then let them air dry and they never get stinky! Since Gavin has been wearing his, we've noticed that he's walking so much better and we think it is because of the rounded toe that slightly curves up. We think that he's tripping less because his toes aren't catching on anything.

4/06/2010

This is an adorable short video of Alexa enjoying the wind in her face. I recorded this video on our way home from church on Easter Sunday.

4/04/2010

We spent the evening at the Alum Creek park. It was such a beautiful day! Today was the first time the kids wore shorts and tee-shirts outside.

Gavin loves climbing the stairs all by himself. He's looking back to see if we are going to chase him! He was playing games with us.

Daddy is tickling Alexa on our picnic blanket.

She's flying like a birdie.

She loves the wind in her face!

She loved this slide!

We got an ice cream cone at McDonald's on the way home.

Pure happiness on Alexa's face!

4/04/2010 Happy Easter!

Ready to go to church

Alexa was so excited about the special purse the Easter Bunny left for her. It was filled with Nemo toys! Perfect for entertaining her during church.

We didn't have anyone to take a family picture of us, so we took them in shifts.

The kids are ready to see their Easter baskets after church.

Egg Hunt

(Yes, Alexa is wearing her sunglasses upside down. She refused to turn them around.)

Gavin did a great job picking up eggs. He would fill his basket and then shake it up and down until they had all fallen out again!

4/03/2010