Easter 2008

Josephine looking at the Easter flower.

Josephine had a great Easter weekend. Nathan was home for 3 days and that made Josephine very happy. On Friday we dyed eggs and watched basketball then went to play with the Randolph's -- a perfect day in Josephine's world. Saturday, Elizabeth went to Meredith and Greg's baby shower while Nathan and Josephine played disc golf with the Clinton boys, then we went to Grannie and Papaw's for an egg hunt and Easter Eve dinner -- another perfect day in Josephine's world. Nathan said that Josephine is wonderful at the disc golf course. She does exactly what he tells her (stand there, don't move, go there) and walks most of the course on her own. She gets to drink Gatorade when she goes to play disc golf, so that's extra incentive to behave. Sunday, we went to church, then we unexpectedly went to Ruby Tuesday's with Grannie and Papaw for lunch. Josephine did great sitting still and being quiet in the restaurant. After her nap, we went to Granna's for an egg hunt and Easter dinner. Josephine loved playing with Naomi and Aunt Leah.



Josephine and Elizabeth dying Easter eggs. (Nathan was helping too.) Josephine was very careful with the eggs. You can't see the baby belly well, but I promise -- it's there!





Josephine's new smile and the dyed Easter eggs.



A better picture of Josephine and her eggs.



The egg dying kit came with stickers. Nathan put soccer ball stickers on her cheeks.



Josephine on Easter morning in the dress Aunt Leah made for her. Again, Josephine's new camera smile.




Naomi and Josephine at church on Easter. This was the only picture I could get of the two of them. Josephine wanted to go and eat.




Later that day at Granna's, Josephine and Naomi went on a cold Easter egg hunt.




Josephine is good at searching for eggs.

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I have been meaning to start a list of books that Josephine likes. She goes so through so many books from the library that I can't keep up with them. So, here is the current list.

*cock-a-doodle Hoo by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom (cute, but there's some name calling, being different is okay)


*Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (great book)


*If you Give a Pig a Pancake, If you Give a Pig a Party, If you Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff (great books)


*Clancy the Courageous Cow by Lachie Hume (okay, some name calling, being different is okay)


*The Froggy Books Series by Jonathan London (not my favorite, but Jo loves them. Mostly for older kids.)


*Any Dr. Seuss/Theo. Lesieg books



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Josephine isn't as obsessed with the non-fiction books like she used to be. She's starting to like the sound of the poems and following a story.

Josephine went to her first movie two weekends ago. We took her to Horton Hears a Hoo. She loved it. She sat on Nathan's lap with her bag of popcorn the entire movie and didn't move. The previews freaked her out a little because they were a little intense, but once the movie started, she laughed the whole time. If you ask her about it, she tells you that she saw a doggie movie, a panda movie and a Horton movie. There were previews for 101 Dalmations (the doggie movie) and Kung Fu Panda (the panda movie) before the movie. There are so few true G movies, that it was great that she was able to go see Horton.

Ada (the baby) is doing well. I am 22 weeks along with 18 weeks left to go. I can see and feel her kick from the outside now. Right now, actually, one part of her is touching my bladder the other is hitting the top of my stomach. Josephine always stayed sideways, so this is new. She should be about a foot long (which seems right, from my bladder to the top of my stomach) and almost a pound. I can't believe she's going to gain 6 pounds in 18 weeks and that my stomach will accommodate.

Here are some pictures from Grannie and Papaw's.




Josephine hunting eggs.


Josephine getting an egg and a side view of my belly.





After hunting eggs, Josephine helped Papaw fill the bird feeders.








A rare picture of Nathan and Elizabeth together. :) No, we did not intend to dress the same, it just happened that way and neither of us wanted to change.