- Paul is officially one and a half! (okay, I'm a little late on this one, he turned 18mo on March 10th).
- Paul got to hang out with Uncle Connor before he became Elder Connor - we love our missionary
- When we left for the week to visit family, the snow was still a foot deep. One week later we came back to no snow and great weather. Spring is in full swing and we love it!
- Lots of park/outdoor time
- Paul is that much closer to becoming a big brother! Just another month.
I can't believe how much Paul has learned in this last month or two. Just around his half birthday he hit a growth spurt in his vocabulary and lately I've heard him use at least one new word a day. He feels so much older now that he is better at expressing himself. So much fun.
Family!
We never seem to take enough pictures when we are visiting family, but here are a few from our trip to see of Elder Connor.
Easter!
I think Paul learned more about candy than Jesus this Easter, but at least he enjoyed the holiday right. He quickly realized that plastic eggs are filled with candy and had to stop each time he found an egg at the Easter egg hunt and eat the candy before moving on. He also got a few fun toys he's enjoyed playing it.
Here he is discovering his Easter basket and then enjoying the egg hunt.
Spring is Here!
Here is Paul enjoying the outside. We spend hours at the park each day. Luckily there are a lot of parks in the area so Paul can make new discoveries each day. There are also several trails within a mile of our house and we are trying to take advantage of them while the weather is so nice.
I am loving spring as much as Paul is. I can't get over how beautiful all the new growth is and how great the weather is. When we moved here in August, many of the plants in our yard had already lost their flowers and then when fall came I had a hard time believing that all these dead plants would ever be green again. Despite my lack of faith, spring has come and each day is a new surprise. I have so much fun just walking around the yard discovering new flowers on plants that I previously thought were just ugly filler bushes. I had not idea there would be this many flowers. It smells heavenly.
Here is our backyard just one month ago:
Here is what it looks like today:
And the best part is, there are so many more plants and flowers yet to come!
Here is Paul playing outside. I think the puddles were a little distracting. He usually jumps and hops on command. It is a great way to get him from point A to point B when I don't feel like carrying him. At least he was having fun.
Getting Ready for Baby
Funny how, now that I know what I'm getting myself into, I'm so much more excited for our new baby to come along. I guess it was too much to take in when I was pregnant with Paul so I figured I'd just wait and see how motherhood was before I established any expectations. Now that I've had a little taste of it, I can't wait for another baby to come along.
Paul on the other hand, has no clue what is coming to him. I've been trying to prep him, but there is only so much a boy his age can understand. He can say baby and correctly identifies baby items, but he doesn't understand that what is for baby isn't also for Paul. So I've pulled out some old baby toys hoping he would get sick of them before his sister comes along. I don't think my plan is working. I'll find Paul laying on his tummy on a blanket saying baby while playing with a rattle. I think he thinks he is the baby.
Wish us luck!
