Big Girl Glasses

Jocelyn recently got her new pair of glasses. At first, they didn't fit her face very well and she looked like a little old lady wearing bifocals. I tried to adjust them myself and accidently snapped the nose piece off. Oops. Luckly, I was able to get a new pair for free. We had these adjusted again and they fit very well. These glasses are specifically designed for kiddos with Down syndrome so they fit their faces much better than traditional glasses. At first, Jocelyn was a little taken back I think with these glasses. They are completely different than her previous pair. After about a week though, she has gotten use to them and keeps them on pretty much all day long. They are really cute. They make her look like such a big girl. She really looks older than 18 months.

Easter Celebration

We had a really enjoyable Easter this year. We didn't celebrate the traditional way this year. We had my brother Sean and his family come up from Baldwin. My mom was in town to watch Jocelyn earlier in the week so she stayed for the weekend. And, we had Alex's parents come over. We decided to have the first BBQ of the season. We had good hamburgers and hot dogs and Alex even smoked some meat. The weather also cooperated that day was well. We decided to dye Easter eggs outside. Olive and Jude did a great job coloring the eggs. Jocelyn just wanted to make a mess. It had been forever since I had dyed eggs so it was definitely an enjoyable activity that brought back so many memories. After the eggs dried, Jude hid the eggs in the backyard for Jocelyn and Olive to find. Olive did an amazing job finding the eggs. Her basket became so heavy she had a hard time carrying them all. Jocelyn and Oma also went out to find the eggs. She did a good job of finding the eggs too. However, once she picked them up, she liked to throw them as far as she could. Good thing they were hard boiled. That evening we had fun laughing and catching up with everyone. The kids had a great time running around and having fun.

Random Happenings

For the past month, we have not had that many exciting events happening. However, we have had a lot of fun hanging out and spending time with family and friends. Since the weather has been nice, we have been going for a lot of walks and going to park. Jocelyn really enjoys the stroller rides and listening to my music (I'm assuming:-) ). She has always been a dare devil and liked swinging. So, naturally, I thought she would enjoy slides. Not so much. She isn't very sure about them yet. I think over time she will come around. Alex has also started his softball season so we have been going to some of those games. She is such a good little cheer leader. Here are some random pictures we have taken recently.