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Spring Break

We had a great spring break this past week and we are sad that it is over. Ryan's brother Tyler and his family came to visit us from Minnesota. They have a 2 year old daughter and a 6 month old daughter. We had such a great time hanging out with them. We went to the park a few times, went on walks, went to the zoo, went swimming, ate lots of good food, watched lots of college basketball, played racquetball, and played games. We can't wait to see them again in July at our Ferrell family vacation. Tyler and AnnaMarie, thanks for making it a great spring break. (I wish I had taken pictures of all the things we did).

Here is Alexis with her cousin Jane. They had a great time being by each other on the floor. Luckily they left each other alone most of the time so we didn't have any wrestling matches. They enjoyed spending time with Grandpa. He loved holding both of them.
Here Grandpa is trying to get them to hold hands. It didn't work very well.

Look Mom, No Training Wheels!

About a week ago Hailey's friend Meg came over for a play date. Meg showed Hailey how she could ride a bike without training wheels. After Meg left Hailey decided that she no longer wanted training wheels on her bike. So the next day Ryan took Hailey's training wheels off and I took her out front to learn how to ride her bike. She caught on really fast and has since moved up to a bigger bike. Today she really did a great job and can ride all by herself. Now we just have to work on starting and stopping by herself. Here is a short video of her accomplishment. Way to go Hailey!

Spring Training

Ryan's best friend from high school came in to town from California and invited Ryan and the girls to join him at a Spring Training baseball game. The girls were excited to go (well, that isn't really true but I was excited for them to go) especially since they had to drive an hour to get to the game. The game started at 1PM and Ryan called me around 1:30 to tell me that their tickets were right behind the dugout (another old friend from high school works for the Indians and got them the tickets for free) and to say that there were a lot of fun things to do other than watch the game.

Hailey and Peyton were able to go to the batting cages and practice their swings. I think Hailey would have done better if her eyes were open.

The fun only lasted a short while because Peyton started feeling sick and they had to leave after 4 innings. The girls did have a good time and they said that they would love to go again. Maybe next year.

Surprise

When Ryan, Hailey, Alexis, and I got home this afternoon Peyton met us at the door and told us she had a big surprise for us. She was so excited and couldn't wait for us to come inside. When we walked into the kitchen we saw plates with yummy fruit on them. She had made us each a fruit platter and wanted us to eat them right away.
Ryan took a big bite out of what he thought was a grapefruit slice (I don't think grapefruits are usually sliced like an orange but I guess he wasn't thinking). His face showed very quickly that it was not a grapefruit but it was a lemon. We were all laughing so hard.

Thanks Peyton for making our afternoon so fun. The fruit was wonderful but not as wonderful as you are. We love you.

What's Going On?

I have been terrible about taking pictures and blogging lately but I am going to start trying harder so I have some memories to look back on . A few weeks ago Hailey had her friend Olivia over to play. Of course they decided to dress up like princesses. These costumes have been used by Peyton and now Hailey has taken them over. I can't wait to see if Alexis enjoys dressing up in them one day like her older sisters.
Now that we have entered the month of March Grandma Ferrell made the girls matching St. Patrick's Day dresses. So of course they just had to wear them to church today. I am glad that they still don't mind wearing matching dresses. I know that day will soon come when Peyton doesn't want any part of it. I will enjoy it while it lasts.

Alexis has started pulling herself up to a standing position and is really proud of herself when she does. She doesn't know how to walk along the furniture yet and is still learning how to sit back down after she gets up. She is growing up so fast.

If you haven't noticed Alexis likes to stick out her tongue. We have a hard time getting her to smile at times but you can always get her to stick out her tongue.

Her older sisters are learning the hard way that Alexis is no longer stationary. We have had a few paper misfortunes and Hailey can no longer play with her toys on the floor while Alexis is around. I keep telling them it is only going to keep getting worse so they shouldn't get upset. Eventually they will learn. Boy it is so fun having a mobile baby.