Lately

Karis is crazy about the Strider bike. Looks like we are going to be buying a third bike helmet :)

We went to Maplewood Farms with some friends last weekend.

We also had a life group potluck. The kids enjoyed a game of "I Spy" at their table.

Somebody is excited for Easter!

Karis' first pigtails!

Also excited about Easter!

All ready for the Easter Egg hunt with their preschool friends.

Decorating Easter eggs.

More things they say...

About Money

The girls often ask why Dadda goes to work. We explain that he goes to work to provide for our family. Because Dadda goes to work, we are able to have money to buy groceries, pay our rent, etc.

When he came home from work yesterday Ella said "Dadda, did you get lots of money from the jar today?" When we asked what she meant, we discovered that Ella thinks there is a big jar of money at Spencer's work that he gets to take a handful from everyday.

About the "Old People's Home"

The girls are very interested in whether or not Spencer and I will live in an "old people's home" one day.

The other day Juliette said "Momma, if you go to the old person's home I'll make sure you still get to share a room with Dadda."

And then Ella said "and we will come and bring you ice. Then your water will be really cold."

Karis

Karis does so many funny things that I don't even know what to video. She is full of personality and loudness. Here she is doing dishes and saying her alphabet. She also talks about how Dadda is at school, when asked if Dadda is a teacher she says "no, no, no, Dadda's Spencer!"  

Karis has also started to say "for sure" to things I ask her to do. For example the other day I asked her to put her book on the shelf and she responded by saying "for sure, Mom".  She is obviously much too cool to say "yes, Mom" like her sisters do :)

The other night Karis had sore teeth and so Dadda went in to help her. After giving her some snuggles and Oragel (which Karis calls "angel"), Dadda put her back in her crib with her blanket on. As he was leaving the room she said "I love you Dad." 

Not Last Night But the Night Before

Ella continues to love to read to Juliette and Karis. Juliette usually loves having her big sister read to her and often requests it. Every so often though (especially if it is a book that Ella is just learning), Juju will say "Mom can you just read it?" If you listen closely at the end of this video Juju says "I want it to be done." Sometimes it takes great patience listening to a new reader sound out their words :) 

I love how Ella says "Boo Peep".

Princess Party

On the weekend we went to Emma and Sarah's princess party. We had lots of fun making dragons, dressing up at princesses, and eating delicious food. Happy birthday Emma and Sarah!

10 years!

Last week Spencer and I celebrated our 10 year dating anniversary. 10 years from when we officially told each other "I like you" :) We went out for dinner and to a play. Spencer also brought cupcakes home from school one day.

The above picture is taken by Juliette. I love the angle, taken from 3 1/2 feet.

I am starting to get a baby bump! I will be 18 weeks on Thursday. This past week I have started to feel the baby move - a lot! It is so fun to feel the little kicks and turns. The above picture looks like Karis is feeling the baby, but in reality she is crying because I put her down :)

Ballet

We had another parent observation day at ballet. It was fun to see the girls working on their upcoming performance piece - "Wish Upon a Star". They are often practicing the choreography at home (and correcting one another when they forget a move).