Kate waited patiently in the stroller :)
trying so hard to play just like the big kids...
thinking about going down the slide...
okay, here I go Mom!
this is a good picture of vivian because it shows a very common facial expression that she has.
no more lunch...it's boring. let's go play some more!
this picture shows what kate has been up to lately...getting new teeth! She got three top teeth last week and is working on a 4th bottom tooth this week.
Kate begged to take Uncle Joey's motorcycle for a spin on Friday. However, we are still in our overprotective parenting stage and wouldn't let her.
Vivian is in a goofy camera smile phase, but Kate's smile has always been kind of silly like this.
Nite nite sister!
Unfortunately I think V pushed him down like this :(
Being a little camera shy...
There's that handsome grin!
standing alone!
concentrating...
give me a silly smile!
so proud of herself
but it only lasts for about 15-30 seconds :)Hayden came to play with us on Monday and the girls were pretty excited about it. Vivian called him "baby Hayden" all day, but she didn't pronounce the "d" in his name, if you can imagine what that sounded like. And Kate was thrilled with having another baby to watch. I had to keep them separated most of the time because she was a little too aggressive. 
Mmmm these fingers taste so good!
I stole this picture from their blog. Shannon just finished her student teaching and graduated two weeks ago.
Yes, Dennis and Shannon are going to have a BABY!! They have been wanting to be parents for about 3 years now, and God has seen fit to answer their prayers. We are thrilled for them!
Kate and I got some flowers and balloons for them when V was napping that afternoon.
Ice cream cake :)
Joey and Sierra framed pictures of their babies (Dolla and Suge, their dogs) for me and for mom (for Mother's Day).
Thanks for coming out to celebrate!
These are the roses that Aaron picked for me on Saturday morning :)
He also got a cake for me that night. We had a great birthday celebration. He was so sweet.
In fact, let me say more about my birthday. It was actually on Wednesday, but since Aaron didn't get home until 10:30 pm that night and I was already in bed, we waited to celebrate until Saturday. He made breakfast for all of us (pancakes, bacon, and eggs), then took V outside to play all morning and pick flowers for me. After K's nap we went to the duck pond and out to eat lunch. We all took a nap that afternoon, then he went out to get the ingredients for his dinner. He cooked an awesome dinner for me while I played with the girls. He grilled steaks, cooked corn, mashed potatoes, green beans, and scallops. It was perfect. In case the description didn't make you hungry, here's a picture:
Vivian sat with us at the table because it wasn't quite her bedtime. She had already eaten dinner, so she played with magnets.
After dinner we had the cake and played with the new camera until it was late. It was a great day and my husband is so good to me!
This morning we took the girls to the duck pond in Salem. Vivian loved it, as we expected! She chased them, threw bread to them, and talked about them.
This video is a little long but the beginning shows what lengths Vivian went to in order to get to the ducks. They were just too fast for her!
