Our family of four, dressed up for Easter. We didn't do much this month, but instead filled the blog with lots of cute pictures of us.
While Mom and I were at the circus last month, Dad took Reid to his first Red Sox game. A week later, Dad took a special day off and took me to a game. I love going to games and always want to know who's winning.
Gigi and Bubba came up for Easter this year.
Reid was demonstrating his stand up skills and crazy cheese face skills.
Easter morning and I love a good pose. A few weeks earlier when Mimi was here, we went shopping for an Easter outfit. We found this suit and I got to try it on in a dressing room. I had never tried on anything before, so once I got it on, I struck all sorts of fancy poses in the dressing room. I admired myself over and over and just said things like, "I love this suit" and "I'm as fancy as Daddy." Daddy got me a big boy tie and then coordinated his tie with mine and I was absolutely in love with the way I looked (hence the five-billion pictures to follow.)
Let's not forget little Reid. He was pretty stylin' too. The ground was too wet to sit him down to do much posing.
Walking to church
The family outside church
The Boltons (minus mom who had to take the picture)
Gigi and Bubba with Reid
After church we took a quick trip around the block while the Easter Bunny finished up hiding the eggs in the back yard.
Hurry up Easter Bunny!
The hunt was on!
Here's one!
Bubba helped me find some more. They were pretty tricky this year.
Spring soccer is still in full swing. It rained out the game Gigi and Bubba were in town for, but we were back on for the next 2 weeks. We've already had way more games than we did last spring season.
I've gotten over my crying after each game and am much better with the team concept. I'm still a scoring machine, scoring 2-4 goals each game. I've also gotten better on defense. I spend a big portion of the game falling down.
We planted some tulips last fall and they turned out nicely. I grew nearly an inch and a half in the last 3 months. I'm really very interested in letters, spelling, and reading things. I really try to sound out words on my own. I'm not ready to start reading yet, but I can write all my upper and lower case letters. I can also write all my numbers. I'm still obsessed with any and all types of sports.
Derby came and went pretty unnoticed at the Bolton household. Mom and Dad had a big hospital gala thing and got all fancy and left us with a babysitter. Of course they didn't take any pictures of themselves all dressed up. I watched the Derby with the babysitter, but was more excited by the Celtics game later on.
Reid is 9 months old now. Time just flies! He had a little bit of a rough go this month with a weird fever for 6 days straight and no other symptoms. Two pediatrician visits, blood and urine studies later, all went away just as strangely as it came in. He defintely says Mama and Dada. Dada he says to dada but he also says it when he's happy. Mama he says specifically to Mom and it comes out more whiney. He makes all sorts of consonant babbling sounds. He can clap, wave. He eats lots of table foods. He's started crawling, though very slowly, and he can pull himself up. He's a great little brother. At the pediatrician's office, he weight 19 lbs 6 oz, but he has his official 9 month check up in 2 weeks.
I have been begging for a bike. I ride one at my friend Kaya's house all the time. I have a tricycle from last year, but at 44.5 inches tall now, I look a little ridiculous riding it. The weather is still cold and rainy but we bought a bike for me this past weekend. I love it and took to it like a natural.
Weeee!
Not to be left out, Reid got to ride on my old lion toy. He doesn't go anywhere on it, but he enjoys sitting on it.
We're headed out to the beach in 2 weeks and can hardly wait. Stay tuned!
