Walking on Sunshine

I can't believe how much it feels like summer already! We have been spending a lot of time enjoying the warm weather. We made another trip to the zoo with Kristy and Josh last week and have spent a lot of time playing outside. When we purchased this house more than five years ago this is what we had envisioned our backyard to be...a great place for kids to play! Although, I am not sure that Scott had any idea how many toys that would mean!

Ethan really enjoyed playing in and drinking from the sprinkler!

By the look on his face, Mommy is really funny!

Trying to touch the lens as I took our picture...

Coming out of his new hiding place.


Ethan enjoys giving baby sister kisses, but not if she is drooley! If she has started to drool he is point at her mouth and say, "Drip!"

We have been as busy as ever around here. Scott had his defense last Friday so he is officially "Dr. Lawrance!" While it has been a beautiful Memorial Day weekend we were unable to make it to the lake because one of my best friends got married yesterday. (Proof that we love you, Rachel and Jeremy!) I will post pictures soon so stay tuned....

Three months old!

Alli will be three months old tomorrow! It is hard to believe how quickly time flies and how big she is getting. For the past couple of weeks she has been sleeping GREAT! She typically sleeps from 10:30 or 11pm until 5 or 6am. (Although, after writing this she will probably not do so well tonight! Ha!) Ethan did not do that until he was about 20 weeks old. She is smiling and talking a lot more and is on the verge of laughing. Scott has been trying so hard to make her laugh! She is also holding her head up really well, so tonight for the first time we gave the Bumbo seat a try. She liked it so much she decided to take a nap!

May Days

So far May is shaping up to be another busy month and is flying by! I can't believe Mother's Day has already come and gone. Whats more....I can't believe this was my thrid Mother's Day!!! It is amazing how much life has changed in the last two and a half years. Everyone always tells you how quickly children grow up, but you don't really understand what they mean until its your kids. One minute they are snuggly little babies and then you blink and they walking, talking, telling you "No!" and giving you attitude!522222222222222222222222222 (That was Ethan's contribution to this post!) Ethan has developed a bad habit of putting his hands in his mouth all of the time. He knows he is not supposed to do it and on Saturday when I told him not to he pulled his hand out of his mouth and then proceeded to stick his tongue out, wiggle it back and forth, and touch it with one finger. The little stinker was taunting me! And it is only just the beginning!

Last week we once again went to the zoo with Aunt Kristy and Josh. The weather was perfect and we had a great time!

Once we were finished at the zoo we walked over to the White River State Park and had a picnic lunch. All five of us enjoyed being outside.

Both Allison and Josh are growing by leaps and bounds. They are very nearly the same weight now. Josh is just a bit longer and Alli is a bit plumper! What cute babies!

On Saturday we had a Mother's Day lunch at the Welchers farm. It was a little bit chilly so we didn't spend time outside like we planned, but we had a good time.

Granddad was stylin' with his backward ball cap!


Ethan enjoyed trying to take his own picture!

He also enjoyed loving on Josh!

Too cute!

Happy Mother's Day!

Adding more letters to his alphabet soup....

On Friday, Scott graduated...again!!! (For those keeping score, this is his 4rd graduated degree.) He now gets to add DHS, Doctorate of Health Science, to the alphabet soup which follows his name. (I think it will go something like this...DHS, MSPT, LAT, ATC, CSCS.) He has worked very hard over the last couple of years to complete this degree, but he has really had his nose to the grindstone for the past 7 months. When not working he has spent many, many hours after work and on the weekends completing his research. It has been a long and difficult journey for all 4 of us. We are very proud of him and Ethan, Allison, and I look forward to having him around a little more often in the future! After so many years of paying tuition, I have told him that if he wants to continue to stay in school they need to pay him! So, he has accepted a professorship position at the University of Indianapolis, where he will start in August.

CONGRATULATIONS, SCOTT!!!!

Easter

It's a little belated, but here are some pics from Easter...Ethan really enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs!

Little Chatter Box