Big Birthday Bash

Double the cake, Double the fun. Chelsea and Colman have just turned one !!

Blooper reel

I have attached some Easter pics. The kids are so cute dressed up in their Sunday best. But getting pictures of the cuteness is sometimes a challenge. Occassionally the challenging moments can be endearing... though that sentiment quickly fades. We endure a lot for the hopes of that shot that captures the sweetness... or we settle for kids that sat still. We are glad for the digital camera era.

Pics before a nap, what were we thinking??

When they start moving, we gotta strap them down to get pictures of the two together...

The winner.

Chelsea gets in step

For turning one, we took pics of the kids in traditional Korean gowns. More to come... Chelsea is officially walking. In honor of her birthday and Mother's day, she learned to walk. She had been taking a few steps on and off for the last few weeks. She would take a couple of steps and lunge toward whomever she was walking toward. By Mom's Day, she was plodding around Carol's parents' house, no lunging. As of today, she is almost exclusively walking, although it is not a very steady gait. Amazing what a couple of days can do.

We think that Colman being able to grab a toy and run, was some motivation for her to walk. She is normally the one that wins in the toy grab contest. But when Colman walks away with the toy, crawling after him was not very effective. Colman is a pretty good walker now. He still stumbles. It is funny watching the momentum get away from him; he can usually still put the breaks on before a face plant ensues. He likes to do laps around the family room, carrying a toy or two.

Now when Chelsea walks and hears music, she stops to dance by bobbing up and down or shaking her little butt. Don't know where she got those moves, but she makes them look good.

Wingerd Family Fun

The week before Easter, we had the joy of hosting the Wingerd family, Doug's sister Marcia and her crew - Byron, Emma, Caroline, Lauren, who were able to meet CnC for the first time. We enjoyed hanging out, eating and playing. We also visited the Exploration of Antiquities museum and enjoyed a hike through the Auburn U. Forest Ecology Preserve. And of course it would not be Easter without egg coloring and a Easter egg hunt. Colman and Chelsea missed the hunt since it was getting a little chilly and they both had colds. But they watched from the window. We also had a Easter egg pinata.

All three girls were great with the twins. Caroline was always first to get up in the mornings, besides Doug, to help with the babies and play with them. CnC loved hanging out the Wingerds. Colman was giving big hugs to all and Chelsea was giving her signature nose crinkling smile. We had a blast and loved seeing the kids interact with their big cousins.

Radio and Roadtrips

Chelsea has been enjoying the car walker. She likes the different dashboard options, especially the radio button. Every time the button is pushed, a different song starts to play or the weather is announced. It's always a sunny day! Now Chelsea likes to "scan the radio stations" til she randomly falls on one that she likes. Then she will get up and go "driving" ie push the walker. Sometimes when the song ends, she stops to start the music again, before she resumes walking. She knows you need good tunes for a carride. If someone says beep, beep, she will push the horn that also says beep, beep. Funny little girl.

She definately enjoys pushing buttons. She likes to push the TV On/Off button, though mom and dad constantly tell her not to. And she is learning to push the light switch down. Soon, she will learn how to push mom and dad's buttons!

Goofing around before bed