Kentucky Girls in the Spring

Once again we are coming in under the wire. It is the last day of May and we are going to catch you up with events from the end of April into May. Our whole house is still getting used to having four residents, but we continue to be in awe of the way that Callie has handled the situation. She truly loves being a big sister and thinks the world of Reese. The hugs, squeezes, and kisses are both intense and plentiful. And we can tell it is going to be a lot of fun when Reese becomes more able of reciprocating the love.

Although Callie doesn't usually get the opportunity to participate, she loves giving Reese a bath. And for the most part, Reese loves getting a bath. It is only a matter of time until they will take their baths together. We actually tried it last night, but Reese was not exactly pleased with the situation. It will be an important step in streamlining our evening routine.


Like us, Callie enjoys just watching Reese grow. And like Callie, Reese is happy to stare at people. It's like a match made in heaven. Reese continues to look like Callie did at her age. So perhaps for Callie this picture is like looking into the past.



Of course appearances can be deceiving, and Reese is definitely her own girl and is willing to demonstrate this whenever possible. Even though she can't talk yet, you know very well when she does not want to do something.

Easter morning this year was especially exciting because the Easter bunny left a series of clues for Callie and Reese. They had to follow four different clues to find the gifts the Easter bunny had brought. As you can imagine, Reese went along for the ride while Callie's excitement grew with each discovery. Here's a picture of both of them enjoying the prizes at the end.

If you have followed our blog at all during the springtime you know that Easter is also the time to size Callie up. In other words, it's time for the annual bunny ear picture on the stairs.



This is the fourth picture in that series, and it is pretty crazy to look back over the previous years and see how Callie has changed during that relatively short period of time. We have definitely passed the baby and toddler phases of her life.

After our Easter morning adventures we headed to church. And we were fortunate enough to grab a seat next to our friends the Abrahams. Let's be honest, if it weren't for them we might have not gotten a seat at all. And Callie was more than happy to squeeze in between the two Abraham girls, Ella and Claire. We can get Callie to do quite a bit if the reward is getting to hang out with Ella and Claire. Here's a picture of the four girls after church and the big Easter egg hunt.


Our Easter celebrations continued with another tradition, dinner at the Chrismans. In fact, Sharon told us that if we do ever end up leaving Lexington, she would like Easter to be the holiday we travel to see them. Sounds like a good idea to us!



Reese looks lovely in her Easter dress as we prepared to enter the Chrisman's house. But this divine little child made her presence known clearly when she let one loose as Chris was saying grace. Despite our best attempts to hold it together, not a single adult at the table could keep their laughter in. It was just another wonderful and memorable meal with the Chrismans.

There is no doubt that life is a little crazier with two little girls instead of just one. But as we sit here at night, with both of them sleeping soundly (for now), and look at this picture, we couldn't be happier. We truly are fortunate to have two amazing daughters. And we have only begun this adventure.