Ruffles!

Had to snap a few photos today of Corinne in my very favorite outfit she has worn so far, courtesy of Great Aunt Mary and cousin Ellyce.  I'm so sad she's going to outgrow it soon!  There are some baby outfits that you just wish you had in lots of sizes to support their growth.  This is definitely one of them!

HAPPY EASTER!

 We had a great Easter!  Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day:

 Jude woke up to his own personal Easter egg hunt.  We told Jude he could have one jelly bean.  About three minutes later, we found him hiding with more jelly beans in his mouth!  

 The kiddos before we headed to church.

 Twinkle toes!

 What would Easter be without an opportunity to dig dirt?

Corinne with her cousin Lucas, who is older than she is by 11 days.

Hangin' Out, Bein' Cool

My kids are not looking at me, because they are mesmerized by the TV.  But they love each other!!

Falls Church Community Easter Egg Hunt

 ON YOUR MARK,

 GET SET,

 GO!  

This morning we went to our 2nd annual Falls Church Easter Egg "hunt"...for Jude's age group, it's really more like an Easter Egg "pick-up" as there isn't much need for searching.  All of the eggs and candy are laid out very clearly in a roped off section of a field.  It's always super crowded, but still lots of fun! 

 Corinne at her first Easter Egg Hunt...it's crazy to think that this time next year she will be walking!

 Buddies!

Jude ready to eat up some of his winnings.  That is a forced smile, for sure.  But mommy said she wouldn't open the candy until he smiled for the camera!  :)

Mr. Stoic

Try as I might I just could not get a smile out of Jude this morning...he's not really an "on command" kind of a guy!  But he's still a pretty handsome fellow!

LOVE Me Some Leggies!!

Baby Bloomer

 I am a HUGE fan of infant headbands.  I love them, and usually I think the bigger the better.  However, I put this little flower on Corinney last week, and even I can concede that this one is just ridiculously big!  That flower is the size of her face!  Maybe it'll be a little more proportionate when she's 2!  But she still looks pretty darn cute!

 Little Corinne turned 4 months old last Thursday, the 29th.  Two days earlier she finally rolled over (from back to front) after spending many weeks trying her hardest but just not quite making it over her right shoulder.  When she rolled for the first time my friend Jess and her baby Clara were over visiting.  We were sitting on the floor, and Jess saw Corinne make her move to roll over.  She made a comment about "oh, she's rolling over!" and I said, "no, she gets about this far and then can't get over her shoulder."  And then right there before our very eyes she was on her tummy!  So that was Tuesday.  On Sunday morning, we were getting ready for church, and I put Corinne on her back on her Baby Einstein mat.  She immediately flipped over (as has become her per usual).  I walked out of the room for a couple of minutes and when I came back she was very clearly not where I left her.  I called Ryan into the room and right before our very eyes Corinne just rolled and rolled (back to front, front to back, etc.)  Pretty impressive!  Although now I have no way to entertain her for more than 5 minutes because she's no longer interested in looking at her Baby Einstein star.  Bummer!

 Sweet photo with Daddy...Ryan's going to be a good daughter daddy, I'm sure of it.  I pity the poor boys who come knocking on our door to take Corinney on dates!

Jude is officially in love with his baby sis.  He genuinely loves her and it is precious!  I'll write more on that in a future post.  G'night!