1) I am posting chronologically beginning in March
2) I will put up as many pictures for each "event" as I would have had I posted these all separately- so get ready for lots of pictures:) (not all great exposure since they were on my phone, sorry:)
3) Once again- I am sorry to those of you who keep up with us through these pics and I have jipped you out of seeing our life over these past 3 months: Isla's growth and change since being a 7 month old to our now very mobile, talkative, wrestling 10 month old:) Oak potty-trained and riding his bike fast "like Dash"- and so very much a gentleman taking care of his mom and sister always-and hilarious in his talkativeness- "almost 3 year old"s sure do pick "it all up". Alan working his buns off and being the best Dad and Husband ever! And me, just trying to keep up and have fun!
Thanks for your grace!! We have had a blessed, busy, fun, crazy, wonderful past three months- thanks for sharing in it with us!
March began with warm days (now, of course we still had bouts of snow and cold through April and May, but we enjoyed being able to start more outside play right away in March)
Easter Celebration- We had a neighbor egg hunt on Friday evening (after I had vein sugery all morning:), family time on Easter Sunday morning, and then another fun egg hunt with Grammy, Grampy, Uncle Tim, and Aunt Libbie on Sunday afternoon
Spring Break-Quick trip to Chicago (Oh how we love our Chi-town)
First swim of the season- warm enough for Michiganders when the sun is out even if the water is still 50 degress coming out of the hose:)
Spring Schedule- "Monday Playgrounds" and "Friday Hikes"
Easter Celebration- We had a neighbor egg hunt on Friday evening (after I had vein sugery all morning:), family time on Easter Sunday morning, and then another fun egg hunt with Grammy, Grampy, Uncle Tim, and Aunt Libbie on Sunday afternoon
Spring Break-Quick trip to Chicago (Oh how we love our Chi-town)
First swim of the season- warm enough for Michiganders when the sun is out even if the water is still 50 degress coming out of the hose:)
Spring Schedule- "Monday Playgrounds" and "Friday Hikes"
Saturday outing to Meijer Gardens with Daddy
Isla's first "taste" and touch of sand
Oak "riding" his tricycle alone for the first time- after practicing since last Fall, it finally clicked for him how to pedal on his own- and since then he has been off. No parent handle, no help if he tips over...his own words are "momma, I am a big boy now, I don't need your help." Yep, you guessed it, some tears from momma were shed...I did reply that even big boys need help sometimes- we all do, and that it is okay to ask for it. Of course, the depth of this comment was lost on my two year old:) Where does the time go, literally, where does it go? We are so proud of our ever-growing, ever-changing, amazing son!!
Play Day with Buddy, Asa...digging, bubbles, riding...and ending with a cut up head, sorry Asa:)
Papa and Granna Carter visited in Mid-May for 6 days...and as usual, I forget to take pictures for most of their visit-sorry:). I did catch a few when we went to the zoo and this one with Granna and Isla is beautiful!
A real brown bear- the animals came alive to Oak this year at the zoo, as he has spent most of the last year obsessed with any growling animal, lions, tigers, bears, dragons, monsters, etc.
Too cute in this too big helmet from Grammy
Lazy summer afternoons- its almost mandatory, as soon as naps are over, all the kids file out of their respective houses in their swimsuits and hit one of the backyard pools- and it has been wonderful-since we have been in the 90's for two weeks (too hot for Michigan in May:)
First 2010 trip to Millenium Park 
Isla officially started crawling at about 8 months and has been off like a shot since then- she loves to walk with our hands now and is trying to move around from furniture to furniture, she loves to wrestle with Daddy and Oak after dinner, she thinks Oak is the funniest person and will laugh at what he does for no reason at all, she is babbling a lot (dada, mamama, ooooo-and of course lots of screeching and growling- her trademarks:), she still has the sweetest smile that lights up the room (and my heart every day:) We are so thankful for this amazing baby girl and the privilege to have her as our daughter!!
Fun family trip to Home Dept on Memorial Day:) Lots of home improvements around here lately- and of course those lead to more fix-ups that we have to get done:)
