Happy Easter from the Martins
Xander had his first Easter egg hunt with the Hunters and absolutely loved it!
Christ is Risen!
It's been a long time since I've posted...so there is a lot to share!
Xander looked so cute for Easter service. He always cries when I leave him in the nursery, but they say he plays and snuggles and has a great time as soon as I am out of sight
Xander had his first Easter egg hunt with the Hunters and absolutely loved it!
Seeing the eggs as 'billy balls,' Xander was eager to get started on the hunt!
We've also had family come visit, which has been truly wonderful.
Hat swap with Gandpops
This is one of my favorite pictures ever!
My mom and Jan came down for their spring break
We had a couple crazy storm days, but also had some gorgeous park days
Sometimes, we get to talk to daddy while we're at the park!
We've been having a lot of play dates with our friends Alyssa and Kiera. Kiera is nearly two, and amazes me with how much she knows! She and Xander are two peas in a pod
Xander loves to follow Kiera around, and Kiera loves....
well, Kiera loves Zoey and tolerates Xander
After three days of Xander's hair being so heavy, the curls became a mullet, I decided it was time for a trim
At first, he kept reaching for the scissors
So I distracted him with a popsicle. Success!
We tried a beach day with Karlee and Brighton on Saturday.
It was fun for the Martin crew, but a bit of a disaster for the Goeres's... The wind swooped the umbrella, which Karlee's quick hand saved from hitting Brighton. Moments later, a dog charged our area and trampled Brighton, covering her in sand, and then the blanket kicked up in the wind and covered her in sand again. Poor thing was miserable with sand in her eyes, but her mom's gentle touch made everything better once we got away from the sand. Hopefully we can try it again on a less windy day!
One last dose of cuteness!
Milestones
This boy talks so much! My friend and neighbor, Jenifer, asked me how many words he has, which made me want to write them all down, because I have no idea. He is a talker like his mama, though!
His newest word is Zoey ('Woh-wee')
He now has two chores
He puts his clothes in the laundry before bath time, and he feeds Zoey twice a day
One day, Leaha and I got home from our run, and I went straight for water. Xander was following me, saying "woh-wee, woh-wee" and doing the sign for drink. Leaha quickly figured out that he was telling us it was time for him to feed Zoey, and was signing for her food cup! What?! This blew my mind.
He is now climbing dangerously on everything, even the chairs that I overturned to prevent him from climbing. He has started climbing the cabinets in the kitchen by the handles.
Here are some of our latest videos:
Living room dance party
Bubbles are so exciting!
