Experiments in photo editing

We don't have any photo editing software...but there is a bit of editing options on our photo viewer program. I played around with a few settings and here's what I came up with.

Easter

We had a fun Easter this year, dying eggs, MANY Easter Egg hunts, a big yummy dinner at the Willman's and spending time with family.

I was really impressed with Aliyah's knowledge of the "true meaning of Easter"--I think they must have had an excellent lesson about Easter in Primary last week. On Monday I started talking to her about Jesus and the resurrection, telling her thats what Easter is about, and she told me about about Jesus dying for us and Mary looking for him at the tomb but he was gone. Its amazing what a three year old can hear and remember.

Dying Eggs the morning before Easter

Discovering her Easter basket on Easter Morning

Showing off her new Easter dress, shoes, and glasses

Hunting for eggs in the backyard

She found all the eggs (with a little help of course!)

Spencer had fun with his egg and watching his sister

Egg hunt at Aftin's parents

Bill and Spencer and Aftin's parents

Family Pic

We never get pics of the two of us because one of us is either behind the camera or we are holding kids.

Spencer

At his 6-month appointment he was 21.5 pounds--that was a month ago. I am estimating about 23 pounds now. He is just a tank! But so sweet and adorable. I love him so much and get so sad at the thought of him growing up. I want him to be a sweet cuddly little baby forever...

He is so happy and loves to laugh. But if I had to describe him in one word, it would be "curious." He always has to see whats going on, especially what Aliyah is doing. He won't eat (even bottles) if there is much noise or motion going on in the room, he gets too distracted. And he loves playing with new objects. If he's grumpy I just search the house for something new he hasn't played with and he'll forget his worries just studying the object.

Also, he is very loud. He is constantly spitting, shreiking, screaming, grunting and yelling--out of joy. It is pretty cute and funny, however he is so loud that we have to take him to the halls in church when he goes on a yelling, shreiking, spitting kick. And he can defintely can hurt your ears if you get too close.

Aliyah

These pictures really show Aliyah's personality:

She loves her brother and actually is "reading" a book to him--she can be sweet when she wants!

But most of the time she is a little too rough with him

She definately has a sassy little "my-way-or-the-highway" attitude.

She loves to play imagination--here she is having a tea party with the little lamb

She loves to be silly--make silly faces, talk silly, walk silly....

She is really smart--she made this "purse" out of Spencer's toys

And she definately gets into a lot of trouble!

That's our Aliyah! :)