Afton

Afton is one independent little bub. This translates into her desire to do things herself, and do things her way. It's great when she wants to put together a puzzle without assistance, but not so great when she folds her arms and says, "NO" to any number of reasonable requests made by her mother.

A recent moment that made Cody and I laugh rather heartily was the other night when Cody was tickling the bubs, and then things suddenly turned on him and they were tickling him. He pretended to scream and try to get away, to which Afton said,

"Oh, crybaby!"

Who knows where she picked that up! :)

Both bubs really love to sing songs, but I finally got Afton on camera. Here's her rendition of "Snowman."

Maeryn

Maeryn is little girl, through and through. She is constantly dressing up. Her headbands double as belts and accessory holders. Her socks double as fashionable gloves. I have included a picture to illustrate what I'm talking about. :)

One of the cutest things Maeryn says is "makkin" for napkin. She likes to clean up messes. So most mornings, while eating her cereal, she drips a bit of milk on the table and says, "Can I have a makkin please?" Such a little lady!

Last night Cody and I had the supreme pleasure of going on a date. While we were gone, Afton had a meltdown, and apparently Maeryn did her best to console Afton. When Afton started crying for Mama, Maeryn said, "No, Mommy and Daddy went to date."

Happy Easter!

Maeryn and Afton Easter Morning
Afton Strikes a Pose
Maeryn ready for the hunt
Afton ready for the hunt


Growing up we always did Easter baskets on the Saturday before Easter, so we have continued that tradition with the bubs. They were pretty excited about their baskets, most especially their new little purses, sunglasses, and jewelry. Pardon the nudity, the bubs go in to bed with pajamas and usually walk out in the morning without them. Apparently they think this is funny. :)

After they checked out their Easter baskets, we were off to the annual Easter egg hunt held in my parents' neighborhood. They had a lot of fun gathering the eggs, and were excited about their spoils.

On Easter Sunday we had a nice dinner with family at my parents' house. And of course we enjoyed conference throughout the weekend - what we were able to hear, that is. The bubs kept saying, "we got to watch conference!" They were pretty good sports.