spring is in the air! thank goodness! i am learning that spring is probably my favorite season. i always thought summer was my favorite season. but as the years go by, i am realizing that spring is actually my favorite. it's so refreshing, the spring air. after all the cold, gray, dreary days of winter in indiana. spring is so uplifting! it's like an instant energy and mood booster for me! i love it. and i think i realize that even more now that i have kids. they also LOVE to be outside. and it's so nice to be able to go outside and play with my girls. especially after being stuck inside during the cold winter months.

we went to the park not once, but twice today! it was awesome! the weather could not have been more beautiful. it was one of those days where i just wanted to take as many deep breaths of fresh air as i could and soak up as much of the spring air as possible! anyway...i got some really cute pics of the girls outside today. liv is big enough to sit in the baby swing at the park now. and she loved it! she grinned from ear to ear the entire time she was in there! anyway, here are those pictures.

mady mastered the BIG spiral slide at the park today. amazing what a difference a few months can make. in the fall she didn't quite have the trunk control to make it down this slide upright! today, she did it at least 52 times. all by herself!

here is mady pointing out the letters of the alphabet. she is doing so well with her letters now! she can recognize and name accurately several letters of the alphabet, and a couple numbers too!

here is mady watching an airplane. she tells me very confidently that this plane was going to the "A-port!"

olivia's first experience in the swing was a hit! she could not have been a happier baby!

we just got back from the park, and i got this picture of madyson, which i think is beautiful!

liv is also starting to crawl now. just a few feet at a time. but it won't be long before she is across the room...and then across the house! i say this all the time, but i just can't believe how big my baby is getting!

and this is just a funny picture i took of liv...looks like she's coming to eat the camera!

and this one is from a few weeks ago, but so cute i had to put it in! how can you not love this face?!

not too much news really. we have just been busy enjoying the warmer days of spring! i hope this weather continues! and i think the girls hope so too!

love,

shannon