Easter

Easter was spent in two parts. Uncle J and Auntie B came up to have dinner and die Easter eggs, then join us for church Sunday morning. Kyla loved dying eggs as we got the special tie-die edition. SO much fun! Unfortunately Kyla woke up with croup on Saturday night, so the girls and Rachel spent Easter Sunday at home. We enjoyed the "Easter basket" and hunt during the day. Nothing stopped Kyla's excitement.

Kyla's Wheelbarrow Easter Basket

The second half of the day was spent with Jason's family coming into town. This was extra special as Uncle Josh was with them. Josh teaches English in Korea and has not been here to visit since Christmas of 2008. It was great to see you Josh!

Unlike Kyla, Adalynn takes a pacifier which has saved me a couple times since having two!

Bangs

Now that there are two little girls, I have found that in order to get out of the door and make it on time to events and things has been a little more challenging than before. Part of my routine in the morning is Kyla's hair. It is very thick, has a few layers, and a mind of its own. If nothing is done as far as style, her hair has a mind of its own and goes crazy, thus in all honesty I feel a little embarrassed with the neglected look. I fought long and hard with her hair clips, however they wouldn't stay in because of her hair's thickness and Kyla's love to pull them out. :) This was hard for me as a mom because I wanted to grow her bangs out. I never wanted her to have bangs, but realized that at this stage, maybe they would help give a "style" to her hair. Ultimately giving me the ability to run out the door in the morning without having to spend 5-10 minutes in the morning at the last minute to get her hair pulled together. That amount of time seems doable, until you add in the time to get Kyla sitting down. Besides, when you are running late, even 30 seconds feels like eternity. Kyla's hair is soft and thick, I am sure that someday down the way we can grow her bangs out. :)

I was able to dry her hair while she got to watch Peter Pan.

Kyla's attempt at smiling towards the camera.

RSV + Ear Infection = NO TIME

Well, for all of those who keep checking to see updates and new pictures, you are going to have to wait a little longer. We have been sick with what started out as Croup and a cold with Kyla and then traveled to RSV and an Ear infection with Adalynn. Kyla recovered pretty quickly, but Adalynn has taken a little longer. We are now starting week two and are hoping we are on the mend. We have seen the dr. three times now and have had one x-ray of the chest done. So far we are thankful we have remained out of the hospital. After talking with the pediatrician, we have learned that RSV is pretty wide spread this year and it seems to be lasting longer than in other years. Here is to hoping that we have a healthy family be next weekend!!

Date With Daddy

Jason and Kyla had their first date day. Filled with Kyla's three favorite things: planes, trains, and pools. Their morning started out riding the train, "choo choo" (also known to Portlanders as the MAX), to the Portland airport. Kyla watches the planes take off and land from our window, but to see them close up was her favorite. Jason found a spot to watch them, and still a week later Kyla talks about the train going fast and the planes going up and down. They then finished their date at the pool. As many remember from earlier posts, Kyla LOVES our pool and it is also a discussion topic at least once a day.

Foursome

3 Weeks

Ashland

Ashland was a huge blessing for our family. The ratio was two adults to one kid, which made a perfect transition period for our family. Adalynn was still adjusting to nursing, Kyla was adjusting to having a sister and less mommy time, Rachel was recovering from the delivery as well as mastitis, and Jason was enjoying the extra help with the new level of care his family required. Three woman can get quite emotional. :) Sorry Jason, there are more of these moments to come.

Here are some pictures that highlighted the trip. I could dedicate a whole post to some of these pictures, but it would take me another whole week to catch up on the blog.

Bath Time

Kyla loved taking a bath in Emmy's jetted tub. The bubbles multiplied and Kyla dressed herself in them.

Our trip to Costco...the sunglasses didn't come off our whole time in the store.

Nana Great is in a bowling league. Kyla got her first shot at bowling and loved it. Bumpers were used and occasionally a ramp that she got to roll the ball down.

Mom Time! Much needed as the hormones and emotions of becoming a family of four began.

Helping Papi out on the tractor. It has taken Kyla two years to warm up to this tractor, and she took a ride with Papi for the first time. She LOVES it now!

The photo op didn't last too long as Kyla was Adalynn was hungry. Once again, Kyla loves her sunglasses. Thus, we have multiple pairs.

Feeding the fish, or as Kyla calls them "firsh". Kyla would get so excited to feed the fish. My dad caught the moment on camera and it reminds me of when I was Kyla's age sitting with my great grandmother Rachel. She was an amazing, hard working woman, reminding me of my Nana.