Happy First Birthday, Hosea!

Happy first birthday to our nephew, Hosea William!

It's been so exciting to see you grow this first year, Hosea.  You're such a fun, cuddly, joyful baby.

Looking forward to seeing you next week, little guy!

Eliana and Judah with their favorite cousin at Christmas

Expressions of Judah

Enjoy some pictures of the many expressions of Judah David:

 

Easter Weekend

We had a busy, but enjoyable Easter weekend.  Here are some of the highlights:

• Mamaw Thompson spent the weekend with us
• We celebrated Easter Sunday at our church
• Jeff spent Saturday in Pittsburgh, seeing the Phillies-Pirates game.  
• Eliana and Mamaw travelled to Cincinnati on Sunday to visit with Papaw Thompson.
• Mamaw and Eliana made an Easter tree

  Pictures:

Eliana and Mamaw working on the Easter tree

Eliana embarking on her 2nd Easter egg hunt
to find the eggs to put on the tree

Found one!

Judah chillin' outside, watching his sister find eggs

The Easter Tree

The kids' Easter baskets

Reading with Mamaw

Eliana loved going through her Easter basket

Happy Birthday Uncle Christian!

Happy Birthday to Eliana & Judah's favorite uncle, Uncle Christian!  (Well, tied for favorite)

We're all excited to go out to PA to see him graduate from Penn State in only 3 weeks!

I love this picture of Christian reading to
Eliana when she was 16 months old

Christian meeting Judah in December

Happy Birthday, Great Boppa!

We wanted to wish a very happy birthday to Eliana & Judah's Great Boppa (their great grandfather).

Hope it's a great day, Boppa!

 

Happy Easter!

Christ is risen!  Hope you are having a happy and blessed Easter Sunday!

 

Grandma Jones Visits

Grandma Jones spent last weekend with us, and the five of us had a lot of fun together!

We went to the zoo and rode
the carousel there

Judah rode with Grandma

Eliana getting as close as possible
to a kangaroo

Eliana dyed Easter eggs for the first time

She really enjoyed it

The finished products

We also did an Easter egg hunt for her in the backyard

She let out an excited "Ooo!" every time
she saw an egg.

Checking out the treats inside her eggs

Cuddle time

Thanks for coming, Grandma Jones!

 

Seven Months

Today, Judah turns 7 months old.

 Judah continues to be the happiest, most cuddly baby.  He is proficient in rolling now, and is showing signs that he'll be crawling soon.  He can sit up for a few seconds at a time, but then usually spots something he wants to play with and topples towards it.

Just this past weekend, Grandma Jones taught Judah how to clap - he picked it up instantly!  Here's a short clip of his new skill: 

Pictures from Grandma's visit coming up in a day or two...