Marmot March!

I ran the Marmot March. It's a kids 1K race and here I am afterwards with a butterfly on my face standing next tp Giana. I ran really well! Mom ran next to me and when I was tired and wanted to stop, my mom just held my hand and said, "Run Beej, Ruuuuun! Look! They're passing you!!! Ruuuuuunnnn!" So, I ran and ran and ran pretty much the entire race. (The next morning, Sofia woke up and came downstairs and said, "When I stretch my legs, they hurt." I realized that she was sore after the race. Ha!)

I ran the race with many of my friends. Here we are enjoying cookies and hanging out with our parents in the sun!

Here I am with my friends Marley and Hannah. We had a great time!

We're having a post race snack. :)

Building our garden boxes!

Dad is bringing over the organic soil from the back of the truck. Tough guy!

Dad and I built two garden boxes. We used cedar. I helped by holding the nails and wood in place.

We planted most of our seed starts and they are doing okay. The squash, sweet peas, sunflower, corn, and basil seem to be doing the best.

Hoppy Easter!

We went to our neighborhood's Easter Egg Hunt on a beautiful Spring morning! We saw our wonderful neighbors and friends and had a great time at "Daddy Park!"

The Easter Bunny came and hid eggs in our backyard. I wrote him a note asking for candy that didn't have any red dye in it. I scored! Chocolate, money, and stickers! ;)

Giana is participating in the egg hunt too! She is working hard to open up the eggs! Giana loved crawling around on the grass! (No snow or wet grass, finally!)

Everyone's all smiles when the Sun is out!

I found lots of eggs! We had so much fun!

I am getting ready for the egg hunt. I have my game face on. I hope you had a great Easter too!

Someone loves yogurt!

Giana clearly let Mom know that she wanted some yogurt and...

she surely got it!

So what's cookin'?

Watch ouuuuuuut! Here comes Baby!

I'm a purple butterfly! We went to my friend's birthday party and they had face painting! I asked Mom and Dad every 15 minutes if the paint was still on my face. I was worried it was going to wipe off. :)

Daddy and I went to the store and bought tons of seeds to plant. We got mesclun lettuce, green beans, squash, pumpkin, sunflower, sweet peas, basil and several other herbs and other vegetables! We have been watching them sprout on the kitchen table by the window. It is amazing to see how quickly they grow!

Dad's getting the dirt ready!

It's Giana! Look at that great smile! Giana is generally a happy baby although she's been teething a lot lately. She has two bottom teeth and 4 ready to erupt up top any moment. We can even see her teeth through her gums!

So what's your mode of transportation these days? Giana's is this chair! She likes to push it around the house!

Uhh....is this okay, ya think? ;) So, Giana fell asleep and Dad thought she would sleep well out in the fresh cold air on the deck. Outside. I kept asking my parents to bring her in because I thought she would be too cold, but apparently not. She slept really well out there!

Giana just turned 11 months old a couple of days ago and we're helping her to walk! We think she'll be walking soon!

Got dirt? Mud? Giana got into the dirty water table and had a great time. We tried to pry her away and she went back to it every time. (Sheesh. First my parents leave her outside to nap and now this...)

I'm helping Daddy make tuna casserole. Hungry? Come on over!

I'm stirring very carefully. I love helping out in the kitchen. Mom and I bake and cook almost daily!

Saying Good-Bye is tough!

I'm hugging my friend Risa really tight! She moved to Atlanta several weeks ago. I sure miss her. She was the first friend that I had a 'real' conversation with! (It was so cute to see them talk and ask questions, listen, giggle, and hold hands when they first began to play. Sofia really enjoyed Risa's friendship.)

This is Ms. Toni. She is Risa's mom and this is Tali. Giana and Tali were beginning to become friends. :)

We got together the night before the Bennetts moved to say good-bye.

The parents tried to get a picture of all the children together and it was like 'herding cats,' apparently. The moms and children are all here for a picture. I guess we only have a picture of the back of two heads in this picture. Not bad. :) We hope the Bennetts settle well in their new city and it's a hospitable place for them! Lots of hugs to you guys!

Kick!

I just finished up my first session of soccer. I had such a great time and I got to see my friends too! Leg lifts! One! Two!

Touch the nose! I'm following Coach Tony's instructions. :)