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.

First Spring Beach Visit

What a perfect Friday we had! The morning started with a Grasshoppers birthday party playgroup. The Grasshoppers are Hana's playgroup and the hosting family lives up the street. After much rain and dreariness, we had sunshine and warmth and wanted to make the most of it! I was very excited when Kevin came in the door a few hours earlier than expected. We quickly packed up our things and headed down to the beach. Our swimsuits hadn't been worn in a while but luckily they still fit!
Although cleaning them up is not fun, I love letting the girls get as messy as they want in the sand.

We ventured toward water. Hana loves to frolick in the waves but Alaina doesn't yet! The day before, we witnessed a Coast Guard search at this same beach and it was an opportunity to teach Hana to respect the ocean and never go near the water without us.

As I sat on my chair in the sand, soaking up the sun and watching the waves....it almost felt like we were on a great vacation though we were only minutes from home.

Disney on Ice

The opening for night for Disney on Ice happened to fall on the day before Kevin left on a trip to San Antonio. Hana really misses her daddy a lot when he is away so I thought this would be perfect for a Daddy/Daughter date. I had never seen her so excited! Kevin even bought her a princess dress to wear. We keep Hana's piggy bank in our living room and she gets to put our spare change in it. When it gets full, we cash it in and let her spend the money on something fun. In the past, the money has been spent on the county fair, fireworks and the carnival. This time she used it to buy herself a snow cone and a Tinkerbell toy for Alaina.
I've never seen such a huge smile on this girl! She got to watching Lightning McQueen, the Little Mermaid, the Lion King and Tinkerbell.

Kevin even said he enjoyed the show as well. Kevin and I had our own date the night before and that morning, he had a breakfast date with Alaina. So nice that we all got some alone time with him before he left!

Talking

Alaina is 17 months and talking up a storm!

Mama/Mommy

Dada/Daddy

Uni (Korean for big sister)

Harmama (my mom)

PawPaw (my dad)

Jacket
Apple

Up

Baby

Teeth

Bye bye

Doggie

Yay

Belly

Shh

Bad

Shee shee (pee)

Uh oh!

I think that's all the words so far....