Grandma and Sophia took care of Carson.

At Phyl & Dave’s. Phyl with Richard and Trisha:
L-R: Carol (worked with Phyl), Corey, Karen, Chuck (Phyl’s brother).
Jolinda with granddaughter and son Gary Allen:

I think the Easter Bunny should have asked Uncle Justin to mow the lawn before he hid the eggs. Since the wet grass came up to Avery’s knees, he was reluctant to go looking for eggs. Here he’s trapped on sprinkler head not wanting to move.
Avery has a fascination with Justin’s goatee, he likes to stroke it. And they are both big NASCAR fans.Tractor-driving lessons by Uncle Justin:A very good day!

Always so much to do for Justin!

With Sophia
while Mom took Avery to the dentist. He showed me his VERY clean teeth.

Carson is almost 2 months old:

Today was a test. Would Carson take a bottle from Grandma? He won’t take one from his mom. I had a very good helper, Sophia, who recently lost a tooth.

And a bonus, Sophia borrowed my FitBit and ran up and down the stairs 10 times. I felt better right away.

Holly, Thais and Carson, Leah, and Rita (talking with a friend).

Leo’s (Holly’s son) Kindergarten class sang about taking a bath.
Sophia’s class sang about bugs – yes, God loves bugs too, no matter how annoying they might be sometimes.
Lauren (Leah’s daughter, at far left) and friends performed a dance.
At the end of the 2-hour performance, awards were given for Pi Day – the student at each grade level who memorized the longest string of numbers for pi 3.14— A second grader memorized 107 digits after the decimal point. The school winner was a fourth grader with 114 digits. What! Each grade level winner got a pie, of course!
Meanwhile, at home, Carter kept watch – the pink gun made him feel fierce.

Thais spent one more night at the hospital and Lenin stayed with her and Carson. Sophia and Avery wanted Grandma to spend the night – hurray! – because I wrap them up like a sausage after their baths. Barbie got her hair dyed:

The king bed got a bit crowded with me, Sophia, Avery, AND Carter. I was edged out in the middle of the night and went to sleep in Avery’s room. In the morning, Avery woke up first, found me, and asked if he could get into the bed with me. Sure. I kept my eyes closed hoping for more sleep. That was ok for a short time, then Avery stuck his finger in my nose … again and again. I couldn’t help but laugh. Time to get up!

Born to Thais and Lenin on January 29: Carson Jade, 6 lbs 14 oz.
The big brother will have to get used to new-baby sounds.