Siblings? Who would have guessed?

Craisin Trouble

I left Cole alone for no joke 3 minutes and when I came back he had helped himself to his favorite snack of the week. For those who can't see the picture very well, that is a brand new Costco sized bag of craisin- empty on the couch. He dumped them all on the couch and was stuffing them in his mouth by the handful when I walked back into the room. At least it was a semi healthy snack!

Alyson's 6 month stats

Alyson Parrish
Height - 25 1/2 in ~ 25%
Weight - 13lb 9oz ~ 3%
Head - 42 1/2 cm ~ 25%

Overall ~ 10%

We are finally on the chart for weight! Hooray! The Doctor says she look great and is doing well. Although she cracked me up. Because her ears are so small he had to dig all the earwax out of her ear to be able to check her ears. She was incredibly angry and after that doctor was done, I picked her up and she snuggle down on my chest and for the rest of the time the doctor was in the room she whined at him in the cutest little voice. Almost like she was scolding him for being mean. She didn't stop until he walked out the door. I couldn't help but laugh at her expressing herself like that at such a young age. I am in big trouble as she get older!!!

Just to Cute

Uncle Scott came for a visit and HAD to teach Cole that underwear can be worn on more than just your bottom. Thanks Uncle Scott. What would we ever do without you?

Cole came out of his room one morning with his cowboy hat on, claiming that he needed to go see Opa and the horses. He was pretty adamant. So we made sure to drive by some horses that day for him to see.

Eating Real Food - 5 months

Aly liked squash so much more than rice cereal. She was able to keep it in her mouth without gagging. She has also had carrots, a bagel (thanks to her brother), and chased Cole's pizza all over the floor. Needless to say the girl loves her (and everyone else's) food.

Easter Fun

Easter was very fun and relaxing this year. On Saturday we did two Easter egg hunts, one put on by the city and one put on by our apartment complex. Cole had a blast running and grabbing eggs and candy to put into his basket. At the city hunt we met up with two of his friends, Ethan and Keelee and enjoyed running around together. After the hunts he came home to open his treasures of candy. On Sunday morning we got up and dyed Easter eggs and then watch conference. It was an enjoyable Easter holiday.

Sibling Love

Fun at the Cabin

At the end of March we headed up to Bret's family cabin for a quick weekend trip. It was so fun to get to see some of the family and we always love the cabin. There is just something about being up in the mountains with a roaring fire that is so peaceful and serene. We spent Friday night and then Saturday all the girls headed to Kim's baby shower. That was so fun and she got some really cute things for her little girl. We then headed back to the cabin for a night full of family, fun and laughter.

All of the cousins
from left: Austin(2 1/2), Riley (5), Coulson (almost 3), Alyson (5 months)
A fox that kept coming back in hopes of food.

Goofing Off

I just love that little man! He spent 20 minutes playing in his laundry basket
just running around like a goof ball. He would run up and down the hallway in it and then dive onto the couch to "hide" from me.

So Cute

Potty Training

I finally did it. I bite the bullet and decided it was time to potty train Coulson. I was terrified and had horrible images of things smeared where they shouldn't be. Well, the first day went okay with just 2 or 3 accidents. That night we went to Walmart and Cole asked to go look at the fist (this was his reward if he potty trained). They happened to have crabs in and Cole just loved them. In a stroke of genius Bret promised Cole that if he would go poop and pee in the potty and no longer where diapers we would buy him a crab. The VERY NEXT DAY, Cole did just that, with no accident in his underpants. We went the very next day and bought him a frog instead and two glo fish. He loves his "froggie" as he named it. Now, I was afraid that now that he had the grand prize he would stop going in the potty again so we had him also earn a basketball. We have hardly had any problems since. I guess all it takes is a smart kid. Just kidding, it just takes the right bribery.

Playing at our Park

Since the weather has become warm we have spent tons of time out at our own little park. On this day our good friends Alice, Ethan (3), and Landon (4 months) came to play with us. It was a very fun day. Cole and Ethan have a blast playing together and Alice and I get to chat while the babies lay in the shade and enjoy each others company.