My Paradise

For Grandma and Grandpa Gibson, who are in Hawaii right now!

My Paradise is similar to yours. You get to eat coconut shrimp and fresh Hawaiian Pineapple. I get to have picnics in the park eating cheerios and graham crackers.



You have large luau feasts. We have feasts of our own.



You go snorkeling and see fish of all colors of the rainbow. After the feast we just had in the picture above, I get to see all colors of the rainbow when I change the next diaper! (Pictures will be spared!) Here is our rainbow-winged bird instead!

While you are body surfing and walking the beaches- we are here walking in the park swinging on the swings. Spring has sprung in Michigan and now I remember why I agreed to come out here! The weather is perfect- usually in the 70's, all the trees are blooming, and all the birds are singing!



You are watching hula dancers and we are watching nursery rhymes. Finally getting a chance to fold some laundry and do the dishes!



But the best part about MY paradise...


all the kisses and giggles!


I love my paradise! However, my offer still stands to switch places for a few days!

Good News... Bad News

The Good news is the weather is actually nice out here now! We've been able to go for walks outside for a couple of weeks now. It's been nice to get outside and get some fresh air. Yesterday Brooklyn and I went to the park with some friends. We were outside for a couple of hours. The Bad news is... Brooklyn is cursed with mine and Tyler's skin. ("Who else's was she supposed to get," you ask? I don't know.) Needless to say her little face and bald head turned a cherry red color! Poor thing! Her first sunburn (of I'm sure will be MANY in her lifetime).



The Good News is... Brooklyn is almost crawling! The Bad News is... Brooklyn is almost crawling!! She is so fun to watch as she develops and learns new things. She will get up on her hands and knees, bounce, then look ahead at where she wants to go. Then she starts bouncing again and takes a stab at it. The only problem is she moves backwards and not forwards. She gets so frustrated when ever she moves backwards that she will just flop down on her stomach and cry. It's sad to see her so frustrated, but it also makes me laugh! (I am such a terrible mother!)

Happy Be-lated Easter

Sorry it's taken me so long to get this post up. We had a really great Easter and actually ended up having two Easter feasts!

Here are some pictures of Brooklyn in her Easter dress and all of her Easter "stuff" (Thank you Grandmas & Grandpas!)



Look closely at this picture and you can see her two bottom teeth!



Mom & Dad didn't go without either. Here are the treats that we got for ourselves! We were just showing Brooklyn all the wonderful things she can eat when she's older! However, I think she was more interested in the bright colorful bags than what is inside them!



We also got a new kitchen table. Our first table that we can actually fit more than two plates on! We were thrilled to get our new table. We've been eating off of TV dinner trays for the last four years. After our first dinning experience on it, with an actual conversation instead watching TV, we looked at each other and said, "Wow, so this is what it's like to have a table. We actually talk!" We LOVE our table!

Brooklyn is getting bigger and smarter everyday. She can't crawl yet, but she's close. On Easter while I was cooking, I put her in the bouncer chair and didn't buckle her in. When I turned around she had crawled out of it!