Reunion

We haven't gotten Cadence and Willow together nearly as much as we'd like, but we did coordinate a short playtime between their naps on Saturday.

Such a happy girl!

Pre-walking

Willow surprised me on Friday while I was talking on the phone. She was standing by herself about 2 feet away from me, then leaned towards me and took 3-4 little steps to get to me! Of course Chris and I then spent all night standing a few feet away from each other trying to get her to walk between us. It was hard to get a good video since it's so fast and we didn't have a third person to video for us, so here's the best evidence I have...

Signs of Spring

Willow and I enjoyed the beautiful spring weather by playing at the park on Saturday. She mostly enjoyed watching all the other kids run around, but did particularly enjoy going down this little slide. CAN NOT wait until summer!!!

My perennials are coming up!!!

Our church had an Easter egg hunt this afternoon. We "hunted" for Willow and she enjoyed exploring the plastic eggs.

"What in the world?!?"

Willow's friend, Emily, joined us at the park. Great minds think alike?!

Willow loOoOoves Ms. Kellie's stylin' glasses! Lookin' especially "posh" in her hand-knit sweater from Great Aunt Linnie!!

Trying out the spoon

Willow's been grabbing at the spoon the last two days, so I decided to relinquish some control about neatness and give her free reign. It became quite the sensory experience!

"Does this come with instructions?"

Mommy Blogging 101: Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Never, ever say that your child has decided to start sleeping all night, even if it's been over a week. It is guaranteed to turn around and bite you.

Lesson learned.

Backyard

On Saturday we had a short window of warm sunshine in between rainstorms so we hung out in the backyard for a while. At first Willow was content on the blanket playing with the leaves. She would put her hand on the grass then immediately pull it back. I was starting to get fearful that my dreams of playing in the backyard this summer would be diminished, but she was lured off the blanket by Alli (a clear motivator in many ways!) and decided that grass was okay. Phew!

(The "earthquake" at the end was caused by the crazy cat pawing at the camera)

ZZZZZzzzzs

Willow has been a tummy sleeper ever since she could roll over. She's recently adjusted to a knee-tuck position, which I think is adorable.

I love when Willow wakes up happy and starts talking to herself. Another favorite of mine is seeing her smile when I sing the "Good morning" song when I go in to get her.

We're also thankful that Willow has decided that sleeping all night is a good thing. Thanks Willow!