Meeting Marilee!

They finally lifted the RSV restriction at the hospital so Charlie and Adella got to go see Sister Marilee for the first time!  They were so giddy on the way into the hospital.  It was so cute.  Once we got in, Charlie was especially excited and cute with her.  So fun to be together!

And Grandma Button Finally got to hold her!  

Grandpa Heck, Marilee is saving some special cuddles just for you!

Camera pics

Last week I got a new phone!  It takes better pics than the old one (not Iphone quality, but still better!)  It's been nice to not lug the big camera every time I go to the hospital and be able to take impromptu pics at home to.  I still intend to use my big camera as much as I can though because I love getting better at using it and the pics turn out so much better.

Anyway, here are some highlights!

This is Adella's sad chocolate face when I told her no more bananas with Nutella (the three of us had already consumed 3 and I barely got a bite in!)   Don't worry, Charlie ripped them off the counter and brought one too me.  How could I continue to say no!   4 bananas, 2 kids?  No problem!

Once again they pulled books down when they aren't supposed to (they have others they can destroy).  But they are just so happy and cute it's hard to get mad.  Plus who can really get mad at their kid for reading? 

Marilee continues to be adorable.  She no longer looks at all like a premie!

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Adella likes to have pretty things in her hair now!  She doesn't necessarily like me doing her hair, but she likes the bows and clips! 

More chubbiness!

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These two figured out how to use their bricks as stools to reach the lights.  Ugh.  I find these things all over now under just about every light switch!

Seriously, look at her and those cheeks!  And the chin!  How can one resist!

And finally skyping with Grandma and Grandpa.  Adella thought it was funny to carry bricks around and giggle.  Only she knows why!

Easter!

Holidays are just much more fun with kids and though Charlie and Adella don't understand Easter yet, it was fun to give them a few fun gifts and introduce them to the fun of Easter Eggs.  Most of the gifts they got were things we had laying around to give them already, plus cute backpacks for church!

They had Jelly Beans for the first time!  Adella especially loved them!

I tried to get pics before church but they would not hold still!  Adella got a new dress to wear, but we didn't get anything for Charlie.  He insists on wearing the same blue tie every week so what's the point!

I asked them to touch the tree hoping I could get the two of them together, but of course they didn't do it where they would be shaded, so the pics are very over exposed!

After church I headed to the hospital to see Marilee and do a little photo shoot!  The nurse let me take her monitor cords off and since her tape on her tube was coming off anyway, she took it out too!

After getting her swaddled back up, I kept her hat on and she poked her little hands out, just like she was a little bunny!

We headed over to Mesa for dinner with Adam's family and gave the kids a little Easter egg hunt.  Adella cought on pretty quick, but Charlie took a little longer to figure out the point. 

The kids checking out their findings!

We were trying to get a picture of all of them, but Charlie spotted another plane.  He loves being at grandma and grandpas and seeing all the planes go by!

Adella had so many jelly beans in her mouth she was literally dripping jelly bean juice!