Pajama Accessories

Bella insisted on wearing her tennis shoes with her pajamas tonight. I guess she wants to be prepared for anything! At least they matched!

Easter Egg Hunt

With Grant's mom being here recuperating from her hip surgery we decided to have Easter at our house this year. It was my first Easter dinner and I couldn't have done it with out her help and the help of my sister-in-law, Melinda. My earlier post featured my first Coconut Cream pie. Ann is a great teacher! There is quite a science to getting it just right. We also had a spiral ham, green beans and potatoes, macaroni and cheese and rolls.

Bella with her cousins "Wow! I found an egg!"

"I can't quite reach it." Inspecting the loot

Helping hands.

Coconut Cream Pie

Here is a picture of my first Coconut Cream Pie! Couldn't have done it without you, Ann!

Practicing for Easter

Gran had me buy Easter eggs for Bella to carry around in her little pink basket. She actually likes dumping them out more than collecting them. I think she's figuring out that you can do a lot more when you walk.

This is saying "Cheese" for the camera.

It's Official

It's official, we are now a walker! It really started last Thursday with Bella walking enough in the nursery at church that she got to go on the playground. I guess she decided that was worth walking for because she's been walking a little more everyday since then. She now walks more than she scoots! Yippee!!! She is having so much fun carrying things around too. We have a little football that seems to be her favorite. It needs air so it has just enough give to make it easy to grasp. We are working on our spiral next. :)

Walking in the Nursery

Bella walked for the nursery workers at bible study today and then she walked across the room to me when I came to pick her up. Very exciting! Also, please keep, Ann, Grant's mother in your prayers she is having her hip replaced today for the second time. We are praying for a quick recovery, for it to relieve the pain she has been having and for it to last.

First Steps

Bella walked the length of our house yesterday! Of course I wasn't here to see it, but Grant called me right away to tell me. They had been outside swinging and when they came inside Grant put her down to wash his hands. That made Bella mad and she followed him all the way to the kitchen! Of course when I got home we could only get her to take a few steps, but at least we're getting some where!