Welcome Baby Henry and more...

I need to start by saying a big "Welcome!" to little Henry William! He was born on April 21 to my dear friend Ehren and her husband Bryan. We are so excited for them (although sad that they're moving!) and it has been so wonderful to spend a little time with baby Henry before he leaves!

We had a busy weekend-I wish I had taken more pictures, but we started out Saturday by taking a ride to PSU with Marlon's team--for the first time we traveled ON THE BUS with the team! We woke the kids up nice and early (the bus left at 7:15 am) and packed our bags for the day (see below pic of kids before we left--still looking a little tired!). We had a good trip up, and we arrived in State College to traffic and tailgating! It was Blue/White Weekend, so we happened to be in town on a very busy day--they had the annual carnival, so I was able to take the kids over to the carnival for a bit and meet up with some old friends (Great to see you Mike, Amy, Max, Mindy, Grace and Edie!) The kids loved riding some of the rides (I did take some video--I'll have to upload that later). The weather was beautiful for the first half of the day, and it was great to return to a city that means so much to us...where Marlon and I met, where we went to school, where we had our first home, where Alex was born! I wish we had more time there (but fortunately we'll be heading back again this weekend!), but we only stuck around for Marlon's game then got back on the bus for a ride home. Kellan was exhausted and was asleep within 5 minutes of getting back onto the bus--and Alex, in her usual fashion, stayed awake the whole time! It was a long day but a fun trip!
On Sunday we were able to spend another day outside enjoying some beautiful weather. Marlon's team had a picnic for lunch (where we got to see Baby Henry again!), then the team played a game against some alumni later in the afternoon. The kids love going to games, running around, and going out on the field when the game ends. The weather was great and I had some tired kids by the end of the day!

Here's a picture of the team--both past and present members (and 3 cute little kids as well--the third being Adelaide!)

I wanted to quickly end the post with an update on how Kellan's doing in his big bed. He's really done great with it--we don't have any big challenges except the minor issue you see below. Most days (and nights) he likes to empty out everything on his bookshelf and bring it into his bed. He usually doesn't put it back before he goes to sleep, so he often falls asleep in a bed that hardly has any room for him! It's just cute to see him hanging out in there with everything--and since he is still sleeping well it's not too big of a deal! Each night he likes to have Alex snuggle with him first and sing him a few songs (usually "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "You are my sunshine"), then he wants me to snuggle with him and sing the songs again. If daddy is home, he gets invited in as well.

Easter, big boy bed and more

Our little boy can now be found in a big boy bed! Two weeks ago when I put him down for a nap, after about 20 minutes I heard a bunch of loud thumping noises, then I heard the door to his room open. I went around the corner to find my son standing at the door! I tried to put him back in his bed again and again 15 minutes later I heard him at the door. That evening I put a child lock inside the door so I wouldn't have to worry about him getting out of the room in the middle of the night. The next morning when he woke up, I heard him knocking at the door saying "Hello? Anybody there?" It was pretty funny. See the clip below from one of his naptimes. I was glad he hadn't climbed out before now and I had been hoping to keep him in his crib much longer than this, but after a few days of not napping and continuously climbing out of the bed, I decided to put the toddler side onto his bed. Alex did not adjust well when she transitioned to a toddler bed--she had always been a great sleeper and became a kid who needed someone to lay with her at night, cried out for us, etc. for a period of time. Fortunately Kellan has adjusted much better. He seems to enjoy his bed and he likes that Alex and I are able to snuggle with him each night before bed. I took a few pictures of him the other night after he fell asleep. My sweet, sweet boy!

Here's a little video of Alex and Adelaide snuggling with Kellan before bedtime...

Since I feel like Alex often gets overlooked in my posts, here's one of her and I on Easter Sunday (with Sophie napping in the background!)

I did not have an easy time getting pictures of the kids on Easter Sunday before we left for church--I was working in the nursery that morning so we had to leave pretty early, and my kids aren't keen on picture time to start with, but it was such a beautiful day so I tried to snap a few before we left.

I'll finish with a few more cute photos--here is Kellan practicing his horseback riding.

Alex and Adelaide being silly!

Recent events---in video

We've been busy as usual and haven't had much time to take many pictures, but I've been trying to capture fun moments on video! I will post pics of Kellan's birthday party later (or you can visit Renee's blog for a few :)

This clip is Kellan saying one of my favorite things: This is usually how he responds if he's eating or drinking something he likes.

Here are 2 videos of some water balloon fun with daddy!

The last 2 videos are from our Mommy and me gymnastics class that we do every Friday morning. Kellan's favorite part is definitely the trampoline into the pit!