We have had Big events going on in the Doane house. CALEB TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS!!!! Caleb had his first birthday party and then the following weekend we had Easter!

Caleb's first step was when the fam was hanging out in the living room he was walking around the coffee table and just let go to take two full steps and reached what he wanted. The next day he beat that with three steps strung together when I called to him from where he was in the living room. We will have two walkin boys in no time!

His birthday party was a blast! Great gathering with neighbors, Mary & Steve and Jonny, we ate dino cakes that Braydon and Mrs. Lauren made (they were amazing) and the kids played and played.

The week in between parties was just as fun as the weekends. Mrs. Lauren took the boys to the wildlife park and they saw Zebras, Buffalo, Longhorn, Giraffes, Rhinos and soooo much more. They made great cookies for the party and practiced potty training....great news on that front Braydon went poop in the potty (NOT a small victory). That brings me to a follow up on cloth diapers...these things are amazing. So far no leaks what so ever, easy to clean and I feel like I have saved hundreds of dollars just in the short time they have been using them. Did I mention they are cute?

Easter came and went in a flash! Mom and Dad came in town, Saturday morning the Easter Bunny came (since Rob was going to be gone Sunday) the kids hunted for baskets and were thrilled that the bunny had hopped through their house that night. The next morning was the Easter party we had around 20 kids and 35 parents! It was crazy, Easter eggs were everywhere. The kids were really into it this year and with them all in their Easter duds it was adorable.

Jonny, Jess, Grace and Sammy came in the Monday after Easter and are all still in town. The kids are loving the time together and they are sooo cute. I think Caleb got interested in walking more when he saw Sammy cruisin all over the place. Mom watched all four of them today so I have to take my hat off to that. 4 babies under 3 in one house, 2 with "special" diaper needs, all that have different nap times and 4 that were up two hours past their bedtime the night before (there was a bit of a slumber party upstairs). When I got home the house was clean, laundry was done and the kids were eating dinner.....ummmm...she is my hero.

Mrs. Lauren is going to be in the same boat the rest of the week so Lauren....good luck!

We miss you all and hope to see you soon.