Sweet, sweet Calla... where do I even start about her? She is happy, happy, happy and smiles all day long. Here she is at 5 months old wearing the same Eiffel Tower onesie that Mckenna wore when she was this age. Liz, our good friend and coworker, got this for baby Mckenna when she was on a trip to France with her son Sam in 2008. We have this exact same picture of Mckenna at the same age, and the girls look very similar - definitely sisters!
Taking a neighborhood walk with the girls in the still-chilly April weather. They have fun sitting next to each other in the double stroller!
We're lucky to have two very smiley girls! :)
I had the pleasure to go as a chaperone with the Minnehaha Bloomington campus (K-5) students and faculty to an April MN Twins game at the awesome Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. The weather forecast threatened rain, but it actually turned out to be very sunny and warm. The kids were excited to be there, and I was also really excited as it was my first official Twins game that I'd see at the new field - it only took me two seasons! :) It didn't disappoint... we all had a great time.
These MA boys were cracking us up... every time music came on (which seems like every minute), they would jump up from their seats, throw their arms around each other, and start dancing around and singing. Funny!
Unfortunately the good old Twins couldn't pull off a win that day. Oh well, we still had fun watching... and Matt had fun eating. (I know those of you that know Matt well are surprised by that.) ;)
We have taken Mckenna and Calla to a local pet store a few times for some fun "field trips" to see the various pets they have there. Mckenna loves it! The fish...
A snake... (I think that's her brave, I'm-not-going-to-be-scared face!) After this picture was taken she pet the snake, so I guess she wasn't that scared of it.
Fuzzy ferrets...
Cute parakeets...
Another cute pic of sweet Calla. She's wearing a pretty handmade dress that my Aunt Barb knit for Mckenna. So, so cute!
6-month pediatrican check-up time! Gotta get the scale picture...
And the head measurement... Calla's stats at her 6-month wellness check - weight: 14 lbs, 13 oz (26th percentile), height: 26 inches (61%), and head circumference: 17 inches (71%) - she is a healthy little girl!
Smiley girl, even at the doctor's office!
Daddy and baby, both are all smiles. :)
And of course I had to get a picture of the April snow. Yes, when it is pleasant, warm springtime weather in other parts of the country, MN can for sure still get some snow. But unlike in the dead of winter, the spring snow usually melts fairly quickly - thank goodness. By the time April rolls around, most all Minnesotans are ready for the snow and cold to be done and the sun and warm weather to come.
We took Kristi out for her birthday. The girls love their Auntie!
Mckenna has a small obsession with garbage day - mainly with the fact that, as she puts it, "on Thursdays the garbage truck comes to pick up our dirty diapers!" (Kids say the darndest things!) Also, whenever we see the same company's garbage trucks around town, she recognizes it and says, "Hey, there's our garbage truck!" So when we got home from dinner with Kristi on a Thursday, even though it was raining pretty hard, Mckenna insisted that we both go out to the curb and bring in the garbage can to the garage.
And then back out to get the recycling can. (Another funny thing, Mckenna loves to help us recycle various items... cute.) When I suggested that we could wait since it was raining, she started to have a minor meltdown, so I really had no choice!
My parents, Kristi, and Matt took Mckenna and Calla to a small petting zoo on Easter weekend. I had to run some errands nearby, so I dropped them off at the petting zoo. I was happy to not go because I've always gotten terrible allergy attacks at those things - not fun.
As I heard, Mckenna was pretty brave going up to most of the animals, although she was a bit cautious too when the excited animals would come right up to her.
Ayla turned two in April! We went to a fun family birthday party for her the day before Easter. Abby's sister Libby made this cool rainbow cake - so creative!
Mckenna and Sarah really wanted to help Ayla try out her new pink Radio Flyer trike - fun!
Happy 2nd Birthday, Ayla - WE LOVE YOU!
The next morning we did all of the Easter activities at church. We always start the morning with the Easter breakfast, which is put on by the Sr. High youth group each year as a fundraiser for their summer trip. This summer they went on a missions trip to New Orleans, and as always, they did a wonderful job with the breakfast. Mckenna absolutely loves pancakes, so she was one happy girl that morning. Look at little Calla in that big high chair - cute!
Before the service started, we made attempt #1 at a family Easter picture... (attempt #2 below.)
Mckenna usually does a good job entertaining herself during the service.
After the service, a picture with Grandma and Grandpa.
Attempt #2!
And a picture with Aunt Kristi - cute.
Later that day, we went to Dan and Abby's house again for a great Easter family dinner. They were so nice to host two big events two days in a row. We had a fun Easter egg hunt in the backyard. The kids had a blast!
Jacob and Mckenna.
Little Miss Cutie-Pie, Calla.
Thomas, Sarah, and Mckenna.
And here are a few pics of some of Calla's first ever bites of baby food...
...she likes it! :)
