Spring!

Happy (almost) spring! We wanted to take advantage of the beautiful springtime flowers blooming in our yard, so we headed outside for some cute (and silly) pictures of the girls.

Maddie has been practicing her new moves as she becomes quite a proficient (read quick) crawler. She's doing this yoga/headstand thing lately (see pics below), which she also uses to get herself from her belly back to the sitting position. Norah and I found her gleefully sitting up in her crib after her nap the other day... so proud of herself and so close to pulling herself up and right over the edge. (Her mattress is now lower.) We've resisted putting the baby gates back up, but I'm not sure we have much longer.

This past Saturday, March 16, would have been Phil's 60th birthday. We miss him so much, and though we wish he could have met Maddie and seen her and Norah grow up, we know he's watching over them every day. Happy birthday Phil, with all our love.