Easter 2017

What an extended Easter celebration we had this year!  Since Willa and I were traveling to Florida for a week, starting the day before Easter (not on purpose, whoops!), Jeremy and I had our own little Easter celebration on Good Friday when he had off of work.  Willa was told that the Easter Bunny came by her house on Thursday night and that he left some presents and an egg hunt.  She had so much fun!

The day before Easter, Willa and I dyed eggs with my mom.  You can tell by her smiles that she loved it.  I was very proud that she learned to use the dipping scissors pretty quickly, and was able to maneuver the egg into the carton all on her own!

On actual Easter Sunday, I joined my parents and my brother in visiting my cousin Aaron, who married us.  He leads a church about an hour away, so it was a great excuse to go check out his services and to catch up with his wife and kids.  They hosted a huge egg hunt for all the kids and had so many eggs that by the end, Willa said "I have enough eggs!" which I never thought I would hear a kid say, ever!  The meal that Aaron and his family was lovely, and we ended up spending the whole day.  It was awesome.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Willa's first haircut!

On January 28, I decided to get Willa a haircut at a new kids' salon near us.  Her bangs were getting a little long for her glasses, and her mullet was getting a bit extreme, so even though I thought I would never 1) cut her hair anytime soon or 2) give her bangs, I ended up doing both.  Whoops!

Crewcuts and Pigtails, where I took her, is one of those places with chairs in the shape of cars and TVs at every station.  The theme that day was Mickey and Minnie, and I think the decor and the games helped her to relax and have fun.  I also gave her a lollipop left over from her party to help her stay calm and to sit still, and I think she did a pretty good job!  The stylists there are also very skilled with kids and went over and above for her, especially since it was her first time in the chair.  Overall, a great day!

 Before

Mickey Mouse TV showing Mickey Mouse show, perfect!

After!

Willa's Third Birthday ::snort::

This year, we had a Peppa Pig themed birthday party for our little three year old!  As always, I went way out with decorations and games, but this time I tried to keep the food simple, instead of with a specific theme.  I was only moderately successful with limiting myself, but that's ok!  I think this was the first year she could fully appreciate planned out games with prizes, so I amped it up a little in that department.  She had so much fun, and so did her friends!  We were also lucky enough to have my parents and Katie, Sahil, and Larkin with us to celebrate.  We are so blessed :-).  Here are the pictures, enjoy!

Belllyyyyyyy

So I'm just about six months along now, but here's my belly shot at five months:

Definitely starting to feel big, and less limber!  I actually relate best to a certain round, cuddly wild animal that I saw while in DC recently:

I don't know what it is about this pregnancy, but I am not as comfortable as I was the first time around!  For now I will attribute it to just one instead of two yoga classes a week, but my ankles are swelling and my feet are spreading, which never happened with Willa.  I also have to concentrate harder before getting up or rolling over in bed, and I have a long way to go!  Crazy how different pregnancies can be :-).  Still, feeling good and happy to endure whatever I need to for little Cubbie!