Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!!

Yesterday we went to an awesome Easter Party at the Cairus' with many of our Argentine friends. Bri had the best time hunting for eggs.

Here's a quick video of Brianna organizing her treasures from the hunt. She gets these skills from helping Mommy pickup all her toys everyday.

There were kids everywhere! And Brianna was in her element.

Then today we went to Ryan Schimpf's 3rd birthday party at a local miniature train park. It was really cool how these little trains are totally functional just like big locomotives. Amazing and fun to ride! There's the Birthday-boy and his Daddy right behind the Conductor.

Here's Daddy and Bri riding through the countryside.

New links to the Right

We just want to draw your attention over to the Right side of the page to some new links we have added. We keep finding friends and family that have blogs, so keep looking over the list and maybe you'll find someone you haven't heard from in a while.

Don't forget to bookmark this page so you can come back often and see what we're up to!

What a happy, happy girl!

One more funny video of our beautiful Bri ...

Brianna laughing at 14 months

Brianna's 14 months old today!! During lunch she went on a laughing spree... and Mommy caught it on video!

Enjoy...

Make it a great week!

Brianna's advice to have a happy week ...
1. Play until you can't play anymore
2. Don't forget your nap
3. Eat yummy veggies
4. Get your reading time in each day
5. Laugh often for no reason
6. Don't sleep; recharge

Brianna's different faces

Lunch time with Gramee and G'pa (outside the picture) this past weekend. They also had some fun at the park (and developed additional arm muscles from pushing Brianna in the swing for about an hour)

Future intellectual (here seen wearing Daddy's glasses and sporting a serious librarian look)

Como hace el indiecito? What sound does the little indian make?

I'm SOO excited I'm going to bed in a few minutes. Laughing and giggling with Mommy and Daddy is a must for a good bedtime routine.

Fun times with Gary & Lynelle

Bri's typical smile as she eats her lunch. She's SOOOO cute!

Gary & Lynelle House visited us for a few days from England and Brianna had to put even Gary to work by reading his Economics book to her!

More fun followed as Bri took her first bite of Tofutti's Sugar-Free soy icec-ream from Auntie Lynelle. Afterwards she was quite a sight!

Uncle Gary and Auntie Lynelle hanging out with Bri as Jer & I prepared Sunday brunch. We hope to see them again somewhere in Europe next year!

Bri loves Sabbath School

Bri can't walk fast enough to get to Church

Riding the caribou (or should I say, racing the caribou?)

Taking bibles to the Innuits with Zane ...

Holding the world in her hands ... the joy of being a child! Social butterfly Bri goes around the room and shares the globe with different kids.

What our precious angel has been up to this week

1. The food that is on her tray consists of: broccoli, tofu, and little pieces of a veggie burger. She eats pretty much everything and for the most part she keeps all food on her tray and even shares some with us! She loves sharing her food!

2. She is learning sign language very well. So far she can say: "I'm hungry," "More" and "Please." We're working together every day on expanding her vocabulary.

3. She grabs a phone and babbles "hola" and other things only she can understand!

4. She opened the front door, all by herself, and managed to walk out and start playing with the cats. Mommy now locks the front door at all times (and has taught her already not to go into the street)!

5. When Mommy says "Vamos al parque," ("Let's go to the park" in Spanish) she goes to the front door immediately as that means she's going out of the house to have some fun.

6. She is really learning to pick up the toys after she's done playing with them. She's becoming quite a little helper around the house by "dusting" the furniture, picking up her toys and placing little things in the dishwasher.

7. Tonight she helped Daddy to place groceries in the fridge.

She's truly a blessing from God!

Happy Birthday G'Pa

Happy Birthday G'Pa Pierson!!

Sorry we couldn't see you on your special day, but we'll see you in a couple weeks. Hope you had a spectacular day!!