I Like These Treeeeeeeessss

Okay, I will admit that not all the videos I post may be interesting to everyone. We as her parents love them simply because well, we are her parents. This video however is a must see! Even the grumpiest person will get a smile on their face after watching this one :)

We had moved Angie's seat from the middle of the car to the side to prepare for baby brother's car seat to fit in. This apparently made Angie able to see more outside the car, including trees. This is a darling little song that she made up all by herself. I love hearing how she sings loud and then soft for dramatic effect.

Day at Disneyland with Mommy

It was a beautiful day and I felt I had the energy for it so spur of the moment I decided to have a morning at Disneyland with my Angie. Angie is getting to be a fun age for Disneyland. She can now recognize many of the Disney characters. Lately she has had a fascination with Dumbo. Here she is so excited to have a turn.

She loves to do buckles. I couldn't compete with the buckle for a picture.

She LOVED the ride!

Next she choose the "horsies" or carousel. Did you know that Walt Disney wanted the carousel to have all horses, unlike many of the carousels of the time that had various animals on it?

Her balance on the horse has come a long way since her first ride. We also had fun at Sleeping Beauty's Castle. Sleeping Beauty seems to be her favorite princess at the moment.

Then one of our favorite rides, Buzz Lightyear. The photo actually turned out this time! We had a great time and a great nap afterword. So glad we live so close to this fun place :)

Easter Sunday 2011

We had our friend and neighbor take some quick family shots of us on Easter Sunday. Thanks Leslie :)

It is fun to try and coordinate our outfits every once in a while.

We went light on the Easter basket this year. Here Angie and Mommy are working on a fun but difficult princess puzzle from the dollar section at Target.

It was a great day with Church, naps, and a nice walk. Here Angie is giving baby brother a kiss. She always answers that baby brother is in Mommy's tummy but does not really understand how her world is going to change. She is very sweet with babies though and I look forward to seeing how great of a big sister she will be.

We decided to have fun decorating some Easter eggs. Angie's apron from Uncle David and Aunt Becca makes a nice protector of clothing for art projects as well as cooking. Thanks Uncle David and Aunt Becca :)

Angie is so independent that she reluctantly lets Daddy show her how things work.

She used all sorts of art media including crayons.

She took her art very seriously and very much enjoyed it.

Sometimes it can be fun when she has an opinion. Like what color she wants next.

Here she is showing off her creations. We had a wonderful Easter spending time together as a family and remembering our Savior and his sacrifice for us. I am so thankful for Him and that I have the opportunity to know what I know and feel what I feel.

Easter Egg Hunt at Daddy's Work

Angie loves to visit her Daddy at work. When Andy found out that they were having an Easter egg hunt at work he asked if his "Little Monkey" could come.

For some reason Angie was not in the picture taking mood. This was as good as we could get. Everyone at Andy's work loves to see Angie and shared much of their hunting spoils with her. If only Angie was not so shy when we visit.

Okay here is a baby bump picture at 32 weeks.

Tree Huggers

Angie loves her neighborhood friend Rae. Here they are hugging a tree in the park across the street. We just love where we live!

Beautiful Homemade Dress

Grandma Kathy made some beautiful matching homemade dresses for all her granddaughters for Easter. If only we could gather everyone for a picture.

This girl sure loves to talk on the phone.

She is just cute!

Dialing another number. Strange enough she is better at talking on the pretend phone than the real phone. The touch screen on my iPhone is too sensitive for her and she accidentally hangs up on people most of the time.

We decided to re-seed our backyard lawn and Angie loves to help her Daddy water it.

Birthday Party for Max

Angie's friend Max had a birthday party. They had the most fun water slide! I only had my iPhone for pictures and video so my pictures are limited. Angie's memory is not limited however and she continues to ask if we can go to Max's house and play.

It took a little while for Angie to warm up to it and figure out how to climb up but once she did there was not stopping her. She did not want to leave!

Our Last Day in Portland

Our last day in Portland we went for a walk along the river walk with Aunt Darby, Tristan and his friend Gunner. The trees were beautiful with blossoms! When the wind blew it was like it was snowing blossoms.

We tried to sing "Popcorn popping on the apricot tree" but Angie has this new thing where she decides if singing is okay or not. You can hear the little stinker cutting off their singing by saying "No singing!"

A little cold but these trees were beautiful.

A family photo courtesy of Aunt Darby.

Then the slowest train I have ever seen went under the bridge. Andy and Angie watched with amazement for several minutes.

Here is Aunt Darby with her lap full of puppies. We had a fun time visiting, Darby, Tristan and Stephen. It was nice to see where they lived and Angie loved getting to know Tristan. After a very difficult last nights sleep I was happy to get my pregnant belly back home to my bed however. Home Sweet Home.

Fun in Portland with Daddy

Andy arrived in Portland the night before. We went out to breakfast to a fun "hippie" restaurant as Andy would call it named Jam. You can tell by the look on Andy's face how much he likes to diverge from his "normal" eating habits. Angie however was super excited to use a princess cup. I was a starving pregnant woman and was just happy to finally get some FOOD! Then realized how yummy it was. Thanks for splitting with me Darby so I could enjoy more variety.

This cute little girl rarely gives a normal smile for the camera anymore.

After breakfast Andy, Angie and I went to The Children's Museum. We gave Aunt Darby a break. Guess we were wearing her out ;)

Here Angie is admiring the biggest George she has ever seen!

Angie is happy to once again be able to put the moves on George.

Andy and Angie did some golf.

Then they helped George clean some windows.

Play with some wheels to spin things.

Angie admires George in Space.

Angie loves animals and decided to be a veterinarian for a little while.

Checking the X-Rays.

Off to play with the magnet board.

Daddy helped her make a dinosaur.

Playing at the light table.

This was too cool, it was a huge light bright!

I would have loved to play at the light bright longer but we had to leave because Angie was having trouble sharing.

Next Angie and Daddy played in the water area. They have nice water jackets to wear but Angie refused. I told her then she cannot complain if she gets wet. Later she came to me all wet and asked for her jacket because she was cold. Mmmm, maybe next time listen to Mommy?

Despite getting wet Angie and Daddy both had fun playing in the water :)

Don't forget to brush your teeth.

It is not very often you get the chance to brush an alligator's teeth.

Then we went to the restaurant area. I was happy to sit down and Angie was happy to serve me some play food. I loved that she pretended to wash her hands at the sink before handling the food.

Some grocery shopping needed to be done and Angela was happy to do it.

Angie loved being the grocery checker too. Look at all that delicious play food. My respect goes out to the employees who have the endless task of putting everything away all day long!

Angie loved the beeping noise it made when she scanned things. I love how she pretends to type things into the register.

A quick family photo before leaving The Children's Museum

That night we took some close up pictures of Angie's art she made the day before.

Angie was very proud of her art.