Happy Half Birthday!

Since we had a little celebration when Hana turned 18 months old, of course we had to do the same for Alaina. Any excuse to celebrate!! We (actually Kevin) made Hana a 1 1/2 balloon and Hana helped him make Alaina's today. So hard to believe my little baby is already a year and a half! She is continuing to grow and learn new words as the days go by.
Wouldn't be a party without a cake! The little head at the bottom of the picture belongs to her friend Cashton who I watched for a couple of hours this evening. He and Alaina had so much fun screaming and chasing each other around the house!
Alaina's first time eating cheesecake and (no surprise here) she loved it! The list of foods she enjoys continues to grow and the list of food she doesn't eat still only has one item - bread.

Easter

Kevin's birthday happened to fall on Easter this year. For me, it was a great excuse to give him his gifts a day early ("Tomorrow is Easter, it's not about you - open your gifts NOW!). A couple years ago, it was decided that Easter was my holiday to host our Easter dinner and that is always fun for me. I love the cooking and I especially love using my good china & silverware! Our dining room is still being used as the girls' playroom (and I love having that extra space for them) so my fine china is set on folding tables...but it still looks pretty! Our church had a "Seek and Ye Shall Find" egg hunt for the kids after church. I am not sure what Hana enjoyed more - getting to run around the sanctuary or eggs full of candy! I have yet to dye eggs with her so she was really excited that she got to do it during Children's Church. All in all, we had a great day and the rainy weather made it especially cozy.