Easter Saturday

Here we are in OC, ready for the Easter egg hunt on the beach. Evan wouldn't let me take his picture so I did it upside down, bending over from behind him.



Before the hunt...





Noah looked for eggs too.





Then we dance. Thanks Ev, for finally letting me take your picture!





And then we met the Easter Bunny!



Noah hasn't had his morning nap, but he keeps on goin'.




And later we had the egg dying event at Aunt Ella's house, of course! This is my 33rd year of dying eggs at Aunt Ella's house - and it's Noah's very first! Then he fell asleep in one of the extra bedrooms. What a long day for our little guys.

Noah being 1

Click on this photo to view it larger. Then make this picture your wallpaper. Do it. If not for the sake of Absolute Cuteness, then for the couple walking behind Absolute Cuteness.


What's it like for a guy who's newly one? Well, let's check it out!

Noah met the Easter bunny!



Who is that little bunny in the flowers?





Strolling with daddy down the boardwalk.



Our little guy walking in the setting sun. Look at those little leggies!




And with no hood...



Our lack of Evan photos lately is because he's not too into picture taking. You really just have to catch him off guard. So here's some Grandmom and Pop when we all met up for dinner after the boardwalk.



And the elusive Evan! Eating his dessert at the bar with the guys.

Happy 1st Birthday, Noah!

I know this is late, but I got caught up in the Key West updates.



My little NoNo! He still looks like such a little baby with that wispy, peach fuzz hair.




Sarah visits on the big day!



We had cake.



And Noah hates it!



But he loves it in his hair.



My baby is still quite a handful. I'm hoping that means he's going to be an angel as a teenage? The little guy took his first steps here and there at 9 mos. and took off walking at 10. Now He doesn't sit still and can run pretty fast and when he's outside he's running while carrying tree branches 3x as tall as he is. And if you tell him "Hey - HEY! Stop!" He'll run even faster and laugh. When you ask for a kiss, he'll give you multiple, wet, open mouth kisses all over your face. If Evan gets hurt and cries, Noah runs up, hugs him and lays his head on Evan's shoulder. If he doesn't want something, he'll hold his hands up and shakes his head no. He still doesn't say much but Mama, Dada (or DAD!), and Baba (means bottle or pacifer. If he says it while pulling on his shirt it means pacifer because he's looking for the little leash that clips on his shirt.) and sometimes we argue over the fact if he said 'Evan' or not. We'll say "Noah, say 'Evan'" and he'll respond, "Ehhhn!" and Evan says, "He did NOT say my name. He just said 'Ehn'."

We love him, LOVE HIM. He's my little Nokie and he's awesome. Check out our Evan at 1 year too. I have such beautiful boys... And you have to see Evan's long skinny baby legs next to Noah's little tree trunks. Click for Evan's 1st Year. Please make sure to click on the video of him at Avery's birthday party. And look at the Dance Party Video. You're going to die from cuteness overload! Please stop growing up, guys.

More house pics before we say goodbye

Kate says, "Uncle Michael, enough!" Actually, she has the sweetest little voice you've ever heard and calls her brother Jack "Bubba".



Then he grabs both exhausted babies for more photo fun. Those big brown eyes and blue eyes are half shut - poor babies!








Kelly in the kitchen with a Miller light. Mike was sneaky with the camera.



And our last shot of the trip. Right before my camera battery ran out. Noah is strapped in for the long car ride through the keys, back to Ft. Lauderdale. Of course we had to stop at Southernmost Point so Mike could get some Cuban coffee and Cuban bread.



We knew the party was over when on the car ride to the airport Evan felt sick and Noah was screaming while trying to bust out of his car seat. Evan then threw up into his popcorn bag on the plane and insisted on sitting shirtless after I took off his dirty shirt. We arrived in Atlantic City and was greet by my mom - THANK GOD!!! Because our car was dead! Just another day in the life of the Cronins. We should've just stayed in Key West.

Bye bye, Key West. Thank you, PoPo and Mima for this fantastic gift - We love you!!!

Back to Sunset Key

Evan hangs out with his balloon monkey before we head out for breakfast on Sunset Key with the entire gang.





Sweet Kate sits nicely in her stroller while Noah refuses to sit or be held. He's such a little punk. He's like, "C'mon Kate, be free!"



"Woman, put me down!"



A cruise ship was docked at Key West on the way back.

Look out, Mike Gifford!