The House of Mann: Fun times

Yay for spring, it's finally here! We have enjoyed a few nicer days which has really improved my mood! The kids have been very fun the past few weeks and are really growing up quickly. It makes me sad because I feel like time is flying by but it's also such a joy to see them develop. I have quite a few pictures so will try to recap our life as I put captions with the pictures.

Miss Nima...poor dog hardly gets any mom attention anymore but she is still a sweet dog and is happy to be able to go on walks again and go to the bathroom without freezing :). Her hair is getting long and her bangs hang in her eyes (she looks like a mini sheep dog) so I tried putting a ponytail in. It was cute but I got it a little tight so it didn't last long.

Ahhhh, Mr. Rory. Where do I start with him? I LOVE HIM!!!!! He is such a joy. He is working on rolling over. None of us can pass by him without talking to him and we get the biggest smiles in return. He has his fingers in his mouth a lot and is drooling a lot so I think teething has begun. I remember saying that about Taya when she was three months old but she didn't get her first tooth until around 6 months. Rory is almost 4 months now so maybe we'll see those teeth soon.

I love those blue eyes!

This is what the girls at daycare suggested for doing Rory's tummy time. They said he does well with it there so I set up a mirror in the living room so he can look at himself. He does enjoy it for short amounts of time. I had lots of fun taking pictures of him in the mirror (as you will see).

A glimpse of that smile!

Now the Bumbo. I have about 5-6 activities that I rotate through the day when we're home...tummy time, floor time on the back, Bumbo, exersaucer, bouncy chair, and high chair.

The flash made this picture kind of strange but I liked it anyway...

Now the high chair. We got it back out this week so Rory could sit with us at the table and for a little different way to sit up. He really likes it and can grab his toys and chew on them easily.

Miss Taya...such a ball of energy. If I could bottle it up, I would makes millions selling it! She had a St. Patrick's Day party at school and she was so excited. I was trying to take a pictures of her in her green shirt but she wouldn't stand still. She was running and singing. She now has a new favorite show "Angenlina Ballerina" on PBS. She does more dancing since watching the show. Ethan and I are happy to have a new show to rotate in with Mickey Mouse ;).

I finally decided just to take a picture of her. She really wanted to wear a skirt to her party but before we left she said her pull-up was "getting" her. I realized her skirt (size 2T) was too tight. She picked out brown pants instead.

We had a playdate at the zoo on Saturday with friends Jackson and Henry. It was Rory's first trip. He slept most of the time but I got a shot with him awake. In this picture he is watching Jackson and Taya run away from us; I wonder if he was wishing he could too?

Jackson and Taya checking out the tiger. Taya really wanted to see a zebra and the monkeys. They don't have a zebra and the monkey's aren't out for the season yet. We ended up seeing an elephant, bears, tiger, and the aquarium.