The Park

I went to city hall today.

After paying the water bill, the very nice lady said to me, "Welcome to "the Park."

It made me smile, because it reminded me of one of my guilty pleasures...

watching this.

Something Familiar and Pretty Pictures

Leah has been a little bit sensitive the last few days as we packed up and moved. The boxes, long car rides, and unfamiliar scenery were starting to get to her.

So, naturally she was very happy to see her friends, Alex and Annie on Tuesday.

My friend, Penny has been watching Leah a couple of times a week since I started working part-time. I go into the office two days for meetings and work the rest of the time from home. On my first day back to the office, I was so surprised to recieve an e-mail from Penny with an update and pictures! It was so unexpected and wonderful.

These are some of the pictures she's taken in April. I love them all.

The only problem is now the pictures I take on our digital camera don't seem to look as good!

7-Eleven

We successfully moved to Manassas Park, VA on Saturday.

It was the hottest day of the year.

The main reason we wanted to live here: 10 minute walk to the Virginia Railway Express (VRE)

Added Bonus: More 7-Elevens than we've ever seen in one place. The nicest 7-Eleven ever (even nicer than the one in Kaysville) is walking distance away.

People must take their slurpees very seriously out here.

Cousins

Leah's cousins from Ithaca, NY and Richmond, VA came to visit for Easter this year. It wouldn't be a holiday without trying to get a picture of the kids. These are a few of my favorites.





We missed our cousins in Utah. We are looking forward to introducing Leah to Drew, Emma, and Jacob.

Lee! Lee!

All of Leah's cousins were so excited to hold and play with her. However, Aaron was by far the most interested. He would always be looking for her, and when he would find her he would point, smile, and say, "Lee, Lee!" It was so cute.

This is when Aaron and Leah first met in February. Leah was a month old. Aaron would get so concerned when she would cry. He tried to soothe her by rocking her car seat.


Leah was much happier to see everyone in April. I wasn't able to capture it on film, but Aaron had just finished giving Leah a huge hug. Jenny is expecting another baby boy in May. Aaron will be a wonderful big brother.

Easter

Easter was very nice this year. David's sisters, Melanie and Jenny, came to visit with their families. It was so fun for Leah to meet her cousins. Barbara made a delicious dinner, and Lisa came back from traveling just in time to join us.

Carrier Easter Egg Hunt

Emily started the adult Easter egg hunt a few years ago. It's become a family tradition along with a delicious Easter dinner. I'm looking forward to taking part in it one day.

The whole Carrier clan.

Grandma Carrier looking for eggs.

Grandma Sides and her friend Mary. Grandma looks pretty serious about her Easter treats.


Emily bought 250 plastic eggs and hid all sort of things in them, including cash. It looks like Kristi was lucky to find the egg inside the egg. Also, note my Grandma and her friend checking out their findings in the background.

The great party orchestrator, Emily, with another one of her favorite things...babies! This is baby Caleb.

PS: For those of you who wonder where Leah gets all of her hair, check out Emily's gorgeous thick locks. Leah also started sucking her tongue a few days ago just like Emily did when she was a baby.