The family, excluding Chris, went down with Meme' and Pops to Mill Valley for Easter at Tia's. We were sad to not have Chris with us. Unfortunately, he had to work and go to the dentist on Monday. Boo! We had a great time. Tia lives in an awesome area surrounded completely by trees and a public walking trail. It kind of reminds me of the Santa Cruz Mountains with the dense foliage and beautiful tall trees everywhere you look. I loved being in the Bay Area with the moist air. Aaaahhhh! Anyway, we got to see Ed and the kiddos (Ben and Lily). Tay and AJ had a great time swinging on their indoor swing and running amok. Their place kind of reminds me of a cabin..very rustic, but comfortable. Lily laid out eggs everywhere in the house. It was more like a pickup than a hunt. Everything was in plain view, but the kids loved it! They both ate way too much candy, but who cares!
As far as day to day stuff goes, AJ has mastered using a couple of pronouns (I and me). I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, and me, me, me!!! When he's hungry, he just barks out commands. It's pretty funny to be around. He's just like Taylor was. He hears something once, and he's using it himself. It's great. He's only 16 months, but it's going by so quickly.
Taylor is 3 1/2 and she's really starting to show interest in learning to read. I bought a couple of books on Amazon that will hopefully help out with learning. I'll probably start putting up labels on everything in the house so she can learn to site read. Fun stuff. She's still loving her preschool and has recently shown interest in learning how to play chess online. She and Daddy have been working on that a little bit together. Tay's a great kid. That's all for now!