Happy Easter, 2011!

On Good Friday we opened our big Danish Easter Egg. We also tried dying Easter eggs. That was an adventure!
As soon as Ethan got up he was so excited that there were eggs. he tried to hold them all. Soon he realized that he only had two hands. :)


We have had a great Easter. The Easter bunny was really good to Ethan. He enjoyed getting up this morning and searching for eggs. It was so exciting to see him know what to do with the eggs. The Easter Bunny even went into the backyard. Ethan enjoyed rolling the eggs down the slide. We had a great day talking with Grandma and Grandpa L. on Skype and then having a very filling lunch at Grandma and Grandpa M.'s house. Uncle Tim and Aunt Sarah even brought over confetti eggs--that was tons of fun.

Easter Egg Hunt

Today, Ethan's school had an Easter Egg Hunt. I was able to attend, it was so much fun. The kids loved it, and Ethan really got the hang of it. He even took eggs out of other kids' baskets and put them in his or another kid's. He loves to pick things up and takes things out. This is how we lose a lot of things at home. He was excited to see me, that is the first picture. He was playing on the jungle gym, if you look closely his expression is priceless. The picture below, isn't because I was leaving, it is because I took his eggs away so he could play on the playground. He got over it quickly, like always, and went over to play with his friends. We are excited about this weekend. Happy Easter, everyone!

Fishing anyone?

Ready to go...

bluebonnets?

On Saturday we went to see the bluebonnets. We drove up 290 towards Brenham and stopped at the same field that we went to last year. I was excited this year,because Ethan was going to be able to stand up and run through them. Last year he was so little we had to prop him up.

The bluebonnet selection was sad, I guess between the yucky winter we had and the lack of rain we have had the past couple months, there was no sea of blue flowers to be seen.

Ethan had a good time, still. He loves to be outside! Here are a few shots from our outing, plus some from last year. Look at how much my baby has grown.



These two were last April.

15 months

Take all the chalk out, and put is back in.

What can I say?

• Ethan is in CONSTANT movement,
• he is happiest outside,
• he is NOT a morning person (takes after me),
• really love bananas and cheese balls,
• will pick milk over juice or water,
  
• doesn't really like getting to his car seat,
• did I already mention loves being outside,
• wants to climb on the furniture--although his legs are just a little too short,
• likes getting dirty--but hates taking a bath,
• has started to love books--if that was the only toy we give him is perfectly content, his favorite is Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see? Chris and I must read it at least 5 times a day.
• he understands what we ask him to do, that doesn't always mean that he listens,
• loves The Wheels on the Bus, I have bought it on Itunes--smartest move ever,
• we have been ear, infection free for two weeks :) and go to the ENT in another week,
• loves playgrounds--of course they are outside, even when he gets into ants,
• says mama, dada, dog dog, book, ball, and will repeat things that we say, it is amazing how his vocabulary is growing each day,
• weighs only 22 pounds (12 percentile) and is 30 inches tall (3 percentile), but that Lehmann/McDonald head is still in the 90th percentile, he is a small kid, but has the personality of someone twice his size, just yesterday I saw him butt his way through bigger kids to get to a toy, very determined,
  
• he has turned into a toddler before our very eyes, including throw yourself on the floor tantrums in the store, home, school, etc. (he does get over it quickly though),
• we are practicing walking in a straight line, only 6 months until October, I do have to say he is going to be the cutest ring bearer ever,
• he loves taking things out and then putting them back again, and he is so methodical about it.

• This is him helping me make pizza the other night.
  
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• WE love him so much and Thank God every day that he is in our lives.
  

Happy 5th Birthday, Maggie!

Today is Maggie's 5th birthday. We went to the park, but to be honest, Ethan had more fun. Maggie just found the shade. :)

Spring Break 2011

I know that Spring Break was actually two weeks ago...to be fair, that is when I actually started this post. better late then never, I know that I have been starting a lot of my posts recently like that, but chasing around a toddler is hard work.

We started the week out, with two more ear infections, but by Tuesday we felt better and Ethan and I went to the mall and enjoyed Build a Bear and then some lunch in the food court. He wasn't really interesting in eating, he kept watching the big kids on the cars and spaceships. So, after I finished eating we went over there,and I put in him one of the cars. As you can see from the video, I tired to put my hand out to keep him from falling, but he pushed my hand away. He is a big boy now.

We also went to the Houston LIvestock Show on St. Patrick's Day. He had a great time. Each time a big cow would walk by, he would put his arm out and say "Oooooh!".

At the petting zoo

This is telling us that he was not ready to go yet. His face is priceless.

One day we helped Daddy plant a new tree new to the garage, replacing the tree that died this winter. Notice the dirt around Ethan's mouth. He also helped walk Maggie.


We busted out the Sand and Water Table that Ethan got for his birthday (THANK YOU Hartsfield and Pearson families!) It is easy to say that it was a HUGE hit. All three of us had a blast and to prove it we were all covered in sand for the rest of the day.


At the end of the week, we had a special and quick visit from Grandpa Lehmann, as he was on his way back to Denmark from California and Arizona.