Glass Doors

     As I sit here typing this post, Lydia is in her crib talking to herself.  She's been laying in there for a little over an hour and hasn't fallen asleep yet.  I guess it's going to be a no nap day.
    This morning we went to the zoo with our buddies Noah and Witten and their mommy Colette.  The zoo was PACKED with kids on field trips.  We couldn't look at all the animals due to the number of children hovering in front of the glass and we had to rush through it a bit so we wouldn't get trampled by screaming kids.  Needless to say, I've had more enjoyable trips to the zoo.  But it was a gorgeous day!
   
     Lydia likes it when we leave the glass door open for her so she can go in and out as she pleases.  I can't wait till she has a backyard to play in!  Only a couple more weeks.

She is so pretty! 

Don't you think?   :) 

Pool Time...Sort Of

     Wow, I can't believe I'm updating my blog twice in one week.  Pat myself on the back.  This month Kevin started working in Longview some, and those shifts start at 6am.  So that means he has to wake up about 4:30 in the morning.  I am definitely not jealous.  That also means he has to go to bed pretty early, which leaves me just sitting around.  Therefore, I update my blog.  I only have a few pictures to post.

While Witten and Noah were over visiting the other day, Lydia decided to do some tummy time with Witten.  If there is a baby around she completely loses sight of everything else and wants to be right there in their faces.  It was sweet though when Witten was in his carseat crying, Lydia kept putting his pasi back in his mouth.  She's such a sweet little mama. 

Today we went down to the pool to get out of the apartment.  The water was still pretty cold, but Lydia didn't seem to mind.  She only stayed on the first couple steps.  I know it looks like she's naked in the above pic, but I promise she has a swim diaper on.  Check out her farmers tan.  :) 

   
     As of a couple days ago Lydia is 21 months old.  I can't believe she's almost two!  This is such a fun age.  It's so neat to watch her learn something everyday, and to be able to watch her think through problems.  Tonight I told her to give me a kiss, so she came over and kissed me.  Then I told her to give her daddy a kiss, so she kissed him.  Then I told her to give herself a kiss.  I wasn't sure if she was going to understand what I was saying, but she thought about it for a second and then smacked herself in the face with her own hand.  I guess she was kissing her hand.  It's just the little things they do everyday that amazes you as to how much they really do know and understand.
     Tonight I thought she was going to fall asleep while eating for the first time.  She once again skipped her nap and was extremely tired.  She was eating some apples and started dozing off right in front of me. For those of you who don't know my child that well, this is EXTREMELY unusual.  She only falls asleep in her crib and pack and play while traveling.  Never in your arms and very rarely in her carseat.  So when I saw her start to doze off at the table, I was questioning what I was seeing and just plain bewildered.  She never actually fell asleep.  Once she realized what was happening she just got fussy.  It was cute while it lasted.
     Kevin and I got some good news today.  We will hopefully be closing on our house the fist week of May instead of mid-May.

Easter

     This Easter was vastly different than last year's.  Last year we were in Springfield, still didn't have a church, and it was Lydia's first Easter and we didn't do anything.  :(  It was sad.  So I wanted to make up for it this year.  Friday we went over to the Du Toit's home and they hosted a fantastic Easter egg hunt for all the little toddlers.  We even had crafts and hot dogs!  Lydia loved playing with all her friends, I basically had to pick her up to get her to come home.  She was definitely not voluntarily walking out of there.  By the end of it all, her face was bright red and she was really sweaty.

 If one piece of chalk isn't enough, many pieces should be just right.

Getting a group picture was EXTREMELY difficult!  This is the best I got.  I believe there were 8 toddlers and 6 babies.  Quite a houseful. 

Lydia actually got the gist of the whole "find an egg and put it in your basket" thing.  She did really well.  The yard was littered with eggs and it took these kids no time at all to have them all picked up. 

 Here's our friend Wyatt.

 Later on that evening we met a few other couples at Sonic and watched the kids play on their awesome playground and jump in the bouncy house.  Lydia enjoyed the bouncy house a lot!  Then we went over to a friends house and the kiddos continued the play date some more.  It was a fun filled day and I'm sure Lydia slept pretty well that night.

Here's Lydia and her future husband Noah on Easter morning at church.  Notice they are holding hands. :)

 Then later that afternoon we went over to Mimi and Pawpaw's for some dinner.  That's where I gave Lydia her bag of Easter goodies.

I pray everyone had a blessed Easter.  He is Risen!