Easter fun

We had a big Easter weekend. On Saturday morning, we went to church for an Easter Egg Hunt, breakfast, and PROTO show. Livy especially liked the bunny in the PROTO show; she kept waving at him and saying "Hi bunny!" :) The two and three-year-olds were grouped together and hunted eggs in the nursery playground. Livy did an excellent job hunting, if I do say so myself!

After the hunt at church, we went down to Wes' parents' house to celebrate Easter and Uncle Sam's birthday. Livy and Jackson had a great time hunting eggs, feeding fish, and petting/feeding chickens.

On Easter Sunday, we went to church in the morning. After that, we went to the Clarion with my parents to eat lunch. Livy went with my mom to pay after we ate, and there was a harpist playing by the register. They came back to the table and Livy said, "I want to see the princess!" We finally figured out that she meant the harpist. Livy was just mesmerized by her; the harpist was nice enough to let Livy touch her harp, too. After lunch, we tried (unsuccessfully) to get Livy to take a nap. Then we went to my parents' house for an egg hunt. My mom brought back confetti eggs from South Texas. They are made of real eggshells that have been blown out and washed. They are then filled with confetti. So you're supposed to break them and then throw the confetti. How fun! We tried to break one on my head, but it was too tough. Ouch! Livy had a great time.

He's soooo biiiiiiggggg....

We went to the Jones Center yesterday to see Clifford the Big Red Dog (who is, incidentally, voiced by John Ritter on the show). Livy was terrified and wouldn't go near him. It was Santa all over again. I think she was distressed because Clifford could not talk. I've been pushing for a trip to Disney World before Livy turns 3 because she gets in free, but I think I'm going to have to let that go now. :( Livy and Wes had some art time yesterday, also. They were sponge painting and it somehow turned into painting themselves!

The only character she would go near- Baby Bop. And we've NEVER even watched Barney! Weird.

Check out the arm on that girl!!

After a paint fight with Daddy. Took a while to clean up those two. :)

Livy does not like paint on her face!

Seeing herself after the paint fight.

So tired...

So, Livy got up at 4:30 today. Woo! And it's raining. And we're going to the Jones Center at noon to eat a picnic with Clifford the Big Red Dog. I'm assuming it's going to be an indoor picnic. On the bright side, she did take a nap yesterday. And as a result, she was in a good mood all afternoon. This is radically different from the past two weeks. She is refusing to nap and is cranky, ornery (what a southern word!), and likes to act up. Time-outs have been plentiful. :) I'll try to post some pics of her with Clifford later today.

Livy, Livy, Bo-Bivy

Here are some newer pictures and videos of Livy. I'm organizing everything today. :)

This is Olivia and our friend Jackson (Megan's son) at the park this week. How cute is this??

Ha ha, Daddy! You look funny in my glasses!!

Here's Wes putting Livy in the "spin cycle"! She loves it, such a little daredevil! :)

Can you spot the physics in this picture?? :)

Swimming with Nanny and Papaw in Mexico, Sept 07. (Nanny will probably be mad at me for putting this on here, but it's sooooo cute!)

Long trip and snow day

Well, I was gone for three days/four nights this weekend. I went to the PTEC (Physics Teacher Education Coalition, for the uninitiated!) and co-presented a workshop. It was the second time I have been to the conference, but my first time to do a workshop (1 1/2 hours!). It went well, I just find it very hard to be away from home. It's nice to go somewhere that everyone speaks the same language (physics ed research language), but difficult to leave home. I also am co-coordinator of HS Physics Day, which is this Friday. So that made the trip a bit more stressful, knowing I had a ton of work to do before then. The trip home was horrid, and I came within a few people of having to spend the night in Dallas b/c my flight was cancelled and they almost couldn't get me on the last one out. Ugh.

We had a snow day today, so no school for Livy. I hate when she misses, it's just that much of an adjustment when she goes back now. Ah well, the snow was pretty! :)

Here are some recent pics. The snowy ones are from last snow, in February. I'll post a video of Wes rolling Livy in the clothes basket soon. That is what happens when I go to work! :) Enjoy!

First Lady'Back basketball game! Thanks Aunt Sheri and Uncle Jeff!!

Decorating cookies on Valentine's Day.
Gymnastics!! She's getting a lot braver.
Big girl bed in big girl room.
Big girl room again. Those are some of the repositionable decals- pretty cool!