Roommates

In preparation for baby brother’s arrival, the girls are now sharing a room.  We put up our second crib in Karis’ room last Monday.  After about 30 minutes of giggling and talking, they took their first nap together.  Yay!  But, it’s been downhill since then…  On most days, they aren’t able to settle down to fall asleep for a nap.  It’s frustrating because I can’t make them fall asleep.  And even though Karis can easily skip her nap, Makena definitely needs one (and so do I!).

Makena is a light sleeper and Karis hasn’t mastered how to quietly get up and leave the room in the morning. Makena has been tired all week and she definitely hasn’t gotten her usual amount of sleep. We’re still trying to figure out how to make this sleeping arrangement work.    

I am however thankful that they both like sharing a room.  I tried to make it more fun by putting up some new decorations and “pinking” up the room.  It also helps that they have been playing really well together, especially now that Makena can understand Karis and communicate with her.  They’ve been great play buddies to each other.  

Here are two videos that show how much Makena loves to sleep!

He Is Risen!

It was fun celebrating Easter with our family and our church.  On Saturday, we went to my sister's house where she had a scavenger Easter egg hunt.  She made simplified versions for our girls.  They got to look for eggs with clues and collected gifts and candy along the way.

On Sunday we went to church where the children's ministry shared the Easter story, had an egg hunt, and a bounce house.

Makena caught a cold a few days before Easter so she didn't go to class.  I hung out with her and walked around.  Daddy was busy working as the day was packed with lots of people and things to coordinate and take care of.  But, he made time for his little one who followed him around and wanted to be held.

Karis smiling and trying to be cute as she puts another piece of candy in her mouth while asking me if it's okay.    

... and more candy in the mouth...

We had photo booths at church with tons of silly hats and props.  Here are a couple of pics of our family.

Time with Grandma

We spent the last four days visiting Grandma.  The girls really missed her so we wanted to go out there one more time before baby brother arrives.  It was pretty warm the first two days and then the next two days were unusually cool and breezy.  

The girls loved playing with Grandma, taking Riley for walks, swimming in the pool, coloring and eating lots of sweets they usually don't get at home.  Derek and I were able to sneak away to watch a movie and go out to dinner.  It's been awhile since we went on a date!