Happy Easter!

Wow, life has been a blur lately.  Zoey is a busy, busy girl.  She is walking or running everywhere.  She is picking up about 1-2 words per day, including the frequently used "walk".  Some still need translation, but I have reprised the role of baby whisperer.  It is amazing to watch her bloom.  She is our climber, standing up in a chair in the blink of an eye.  Luckily one of her words is "sit" which she ironically says when standing when she should not, like in the bath tub or on a chair.  So she gives herself away.  She loves carrying around baby dolls ("baby") and water cups ("wawa").  She had another bout of teething, but stays so happy except when her temper shows.  Samantha has been learning more and more and can now read 3 books.  She knows a lot of sight words.  Her progression is amazing.  She is really thriving at the Swilley preschool :)

Sam is such a girly girl.  She loves dresses.

We went to a manatee center, but it was too warm to see any, so we hit the mall on the way home for a little shopping, some lunch, and a ride on the carousel.

Zoey thought it was fun, she even said "wheeee".

Their bond is so amazing.  What a precious gift, having a sister that loves you so much!  I hope they continue to get along.  Sam can make Zoey laugh like no one else and Sam loves playing with Zoey.  She is so good with her.  Although we are going to have to work to keep Zoey from becoming a brat since Sam tends to give in a little too easily.  Zoey is getting used to getting her way.

Zoey is into everything,so when I have to get something done it means pack and play for a short bit.  She gets so upset sometimes.  You can see her face is red and splotchy from crying, but she saw me with the camera and gave me a big grin.

She is always on the go and loves to have a bag, another of her words.  She tosses it over her shoulder and carries it, even if it is way too big that it makes her trip.  She is a determined girl.

Sometimes when you get her from a nap, she greets you in a different state.  She got her arm out.  The other day when I put her down in a dress, she removed her diaper and wet her entire crib.  My mom was watching her that day and found a big mess!

Spaghetti night.  She is still a great eater.  Although she has her favorites, she seems to eat most anything.

Her eyes are pretty much green now.  Check out the comparison.

Sam and Zoey had a nice Easter.  Zoey got her favorite things, a book, a doll and a car.  Sam got a nice assortment as well.

Sam loves to rhyme and sing.  She made up a great song, but when the camera came out, it was not quite as good.  Still entertaining though.

And here is an entertaining one of Zoey dancing.

We are so thankful that the semester is drawing to a close. Just a few more weeks.  Then we have 1 week off and back to summer classes.  In addition, the governor got the conforming bill about the USF split and a decision should be made soon.  It has been so long with the uncertainty, it will be nice to at least know which way it will happen.  There is some worry that if it does get vetoed, there would be no money for USF-Polytechnic since the budget says Florida Polytechnic University and the main senator pushing the split is the leaving head of the budget committee.  We are hoping it turns into a choice for Nick and a real job for me.  But only time will tell.