Getting ready for summer!

Chill-axin in the Sands Family luxury pool!!

I think Alaina needs a bigger pool.

My little smiley one... always flashes a smile for the camera!

"Cheese." You have to hurry up and take the picture

when she says cheese...when she's done saying the word,

she's done looking at you!

Posing....again!

Alaina loves her bubbles!

The Sands sisters playin' together!

They love each other so much! Alyssa can't do anything if Alaina is around because she cannot miss one minute of what Alaina is doing. And Alaina is sooo happy to see "babyyyyyy!" She gets in her face and makes high pitched squeals, hugs her, burps her, wipes her face with her bib, and brings her toys to play with while she's sitting on the floor. They light up when they see each other-- it touches a mother's heart! :)

Just another Saturday with the Sands!

Nice form!!

"No, no, NOOOOOOO!" Alaina did NOT want help. She already knew everything about T-ball!

"Daddy, ball?"

Walking her sister- this is one of her favorites!

"I'm so freakin' cool/cute!"

After running around Linvilla and using all their slides, the Sands sisters each grab a drum stick to chew on, and chill.

At Linvilla... Alyssa LOVES to watch her sister climb the ladder, go through tunnel, and slide down the slide!

Climbing the stairs to the "SLIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!"

She's just so excited to go down "The Big Barn Slide" It's for 5 yrs and older, shhhh! Don't tell the Linvilla people! :)

Easter at Poppy's

Dinner! MMMMMM!

Walking to the swing with Poppy!

Not as innocent as she looks! Here, she is being told "nooooo" before walking across the pool cover.

Chillin' in the ball pit!

Easter at Home

Look what the Easter Bunny brought us...NO CANDY as per Mommy's request. :)

Alyssa is desperately trying to get to her Easter Basket!!

Alyssa and her new toy.

Alaina and her Easter basket. "It's Mick-me!"

Hard at work on her new Elmo Sticker Book!

Alaina and the bunnies!

Must move the bunnies off the couch, and into a straight line on the floor. (???)

Alyssa LOVES her new bunny!

Easter 2010

Daddy was doing some fancy dancin' to get their attention.

Mommy: "Alaina, please smile for Mommy."

Alaina: "No."

Alyssa needs no prompting-- she loves the camera, and I think the camera loves her. :)

Watching Daddy do his dance.

The Sands Sisters <3

Linvilla Playground

I love my new back pack! And I love this apple cider donut that Daddy bought me. :)

"onnneeee, twoooooooo, free!! Go!".....crickets.... um, Alaina, go! Go? GO! This slide is a little bigger than we are used to... she went, and she LOVED it!

Waiting patiently for "Alaina turn."