Tweet Tweet

For a few days last week Jason had been saying that he thought we had a mouse in our walls. I told him he was imagining it, mostly because I was hoping he was. Then friday afternoon I was playing with David in the living room and I could definately hear something running around in the cealing and scratching at the vents trying to get out. GROSS! So I went down to the office to tell them we had a mouse problem, came back, and Davie and I started eating lunch. I heard our little mistery visitor run to the kitchen ceiling vent to try to escape. I could see the little claws poking out of the vent. Then something else started coming out, a beak! I have to admit that although having a bird stuck in our walls is still unsettling, I was very glad it wasn't a mouse/rat. Soon the bird fell down the shaft and into the bottom vent and was now going crazy. (You can see the feathers sticking out in the pic.) David was pointing to the vent saying uh-oh, Uh-Oh, UH-OH! Long story short, Dave was afraid to go into the kitchen and we had to wait almost an hour for the maintenance guys to come help me get the bird out. The next day David was still a bit skiddish by the vent and would point and say "tweet tweet". The real mistery is how the bird got in the vent in the first place!

Easter

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter! We sure did.

Some moms in the neighborhood put together an Easter egg hunt for the kinds on Saturday. The weather was perfect and we had such a good time.

By the end of the hunt, Dave decided throwing the eggs was much more fun than putting them in the basket.

David decorated eggs...

and himself.

David had the time of his life finding Easter eggs on Sunday morning

Discovering Jelly Beans
now we frequently hear "Mor-Means" (more beans)

Ga'ma and Papa, the Zoo, and Nauvoo

Grandma and Grandpa Mayo (aka my parents) came to visit us in March. We had so much fun seeing them and we even made time for some side-trips. David made friends with the llamas and the goats at the Zoo. I was surprised how brave he was. His favorite was probably the giant fish though. Later we went to Carthage and Nauvoo. Despite the set backs with the flew, we had a good time and even found a couple quotes from on of our ancestors, Jane Johnston Black. David loved all the extra attention and we didn't mind either. We're so glad G'ma and G'pa came to visit and can't wait to see more family in June!

Dance!

Lately David and Ashtyn have REALLY been wanting to dance. They're pretty good at it too. I thought this one was especially cute. Check out their moves. Just so you know, Ashtyn is saying "Emmy, DANCE!" Apparently its more fun if everyone joins in.

Garbage Truck

David LOVES the garbage truck (as any 1 1/2 year old boy should). I finally cought one of his reactions on video. He's toned down a bit lately, but at the time this was a mild reaction. He usually says "bye" when the truck leaves too, but they were taking forever.

Relaxing with a Good Book

So David and Ashtyn were playing the other day when it all of a sudden got quiet. (Which usually means something suspcious is happening with those two around.) So I peeked into Dave's room to check on them and this is what I found. I had to RUN and get the camera, but luckily we made it. Is this not the funnies thing ever? Keep in mind that these two are 16 and 18 months. What crazy kids!! (Now only if this happened more often :)

Handsome David

I took some new pics of David the other day. Isn't he handsome? David is 16 months old now, I can't believe it!