~The Big Hunt~

Wow! Look at all those eggs! Addi, Dax, and Tate had so much fun on their big hunt around the house! Here are all the eggs they found.

Wake up Addi! She was excited the Easter Bunny even hid eggs in her room while she was sleeping!

Dax couldn't run fast enough to get his eggs. He just couldn't figure out, "how could the Easter Bunny reach so high to hide those eggs?"

Tate didn't care how many eggs he found on the hunt. As long as he has one to play with. He even figured out how to open them (by throwing them) then he would stuff his mouth as fast as he could with jelly beans. He looked like a little chipmunk, but he loved it!

The final result.

Here is the final result from coloring Easter eggs. The kids were so into this and had so much fun! They want to do it again real soon!

Addi was very into making her eggs look pretty. She liked to leave them in the dye for a long time so they would be really dark.

Dax thought it was great fun coloring Easter Eggs! He just kept forgetting to set them down carefully so we didn't have cracked eggs. Needless to say, we had lots of cracked eggs, but that's ok, he had a great time and we just had a little bit of colored eggs on the inside too!

Our first zoo trip of the year was to Hogle Zoo. (March 27, 2009) It was a cool day, but very beautiful. The kids had a great time!

Is every animal a dog?

Here is Tater with Grandma Lindy. He was pointing at every animal saying, "doggie, doggie" and "oooohhh". He was so excited! He still says doggie to every animal he sees.

The Elephants

Here we are at Hogle Zoo. The kids were impressed with the elephants. Dax was especially interested in how they pick up food with their trunk and put it in their mouth.

Opening the cubbards... a new adventure!

We now have elastics around most of our cubbard knobs. Tate loves to get in them and pull everything out!! Sometimes I let him just to entertain him. He was even pulling out casserole dishes and breaking them, oops! It was sure fun! Just look at the mischief in that face!

Addi is such a good big sister. Whenever Tate is crying she will pick him up or take him what he needs. One thing Tate likes to do is sit with Addi in the big chair while she watches TV. He especially likes it because Addi gives him the remote to play with. Dax tries his hardest to be like Addi and always help with Tate. Sometimes he tries a little too hard. Thanks for your help guys!

Dax's new gun

Here is Dax in his orange undies (ready for hunting!) with his new double barrel gun. (Not real.) His last gun was used so much it broke. He had a cavity and had to get a shot in his mouth. So after being a big brave boy, Daddy took him to Cal-Ranch to get a new one! Boy was he excited!

A New Toy for Tate...

Tate has now discovered the dishwasher. He loves to pull things out of it. Anytime it is open, he either has to be away from it or I have to quickly do what I need to and get it shut!

Happy 1st Birthday, Tate!

Can you believe it?? Tate is already 1 year old! What a blessing Tate has been in our family. He is such a fun baby! Eveyone loves to hold him, feed him, play with him and just love him! He wasn't so sure about opening all of these presents... good thing he had lots and lots of help from Addi and Dax! We love you Tater!

Eating his own birthday cake! He mostly just thought it was funny. He like to pat it and play with it. He ate a little bite here and a little bite there. This is about as messy as he got! Hopefully this is a sign of his personality to come!

Blowing out the candles... not sure what to do. Play with the fire? No more burns! Mommy just blew it out fast!

Tate's first birthday cake.

Tate's Hands

It has been a while since I wrote about Tate's hands. We went to the doctor again on Wednesday. He seemed much more positive this time! We are finally able to unwrap his right hand!!!! The skin is looking good. It doesn't look like we will have to do skin grafts! What a blessing! However, the skin in the palm of his right hand is scarring pretty bad. So his thumb is retracting toward his fingers. He can't pull it all the way down. So we have to massage it and pull on his thumb to work the skin. He does NOT like that. If this doesn't work, then he will have to have surgery to have his thumb released, so his hand can work the right way. The doctor said it could be up to three months before we know if we have to do this. He is starting to use his right hand a little more each day. He even crawls once in a while instead of scooting. It's so good to see him be able to use both hands!

Right hand- Day 9

Here is Tate's right hand. It still has a ways to go. The palm and two fingers are still white. However, there is a little pink coming through in the crease of his palm. Good sign!!! The therapist said another week and we should know which way we are headed with this hand. (Either healing or skin grafts if it's not healing.) So for now, we have to keep it bandaged and keep doing what we have been.