Wagon Rides

Since Mr. Sun has been shining we have had the girls outside more this week. Geoff took Paige and Allie for a little spin in the wagon and Paige loved it. It was her first time, and I was a little nervous but she sure did love it! I think she needs to wear a helmet but Geoff thinks I am crazy....she will be fine he tells me and gives me the look! It didn't take Paige long to figure it all out. The other night Geoff walked over to visit Grandma and Paka and when we left Paige was in the back of the wagon waving her little arm as fast as she could. She will be great in parades. Allison loves to go to the park any chance she gets and Paige now gets to go and actually play too. She usually is just in the stroller and watches, but Geoff put her in the swing and she loved it. She kicks her feet, smiles, waves and says "rah-rock" (rock, rock) the whole time. I guess she thinks she is in the rocking chair. I will take the camera next time we go. Oh happy Spring!

Tutus & Tap Shoes

Allie started tap again a few weeks ago and loves it. It is actually a tap and jazz class and she loves both parts of the class. Her last tap class was like a parks and rec class and was fun but this is a "real" dance studio and she loves it. I don't think I am allowed to take pics at the studio so I snapped a few before we headed out the door on Monday. Her cousins Nora and Ruby take classes at the same studio and they will all be in a recital together at the end of the summer. It will be lots of fun!

Puddle Jumper

Allison Grace loves to jump in puddles. Living in Cali we don't have a lot of puddles all that often. However, the last few weeks it has been raining buckets, so we have had lots of puddles to jump in. But it has just been too nasty and windy to even go jump in them! When there was a clear spell between showers yesterday we put on our rain boots and we splashed in some puddles. Oh the little things in life make Allie so happy!

Cake Pops

Allie loves the birthday cake pops at Starbucks and so does her cousin Kainoa. So Aunt Jennifer (Geoff's sister) said, hey I can make those! She prepared all of the stuff and we had a cake pop making party! Leave it to Aunt Jennifer to figure this out. She is a wonderful baker just like her mama! The cake was not quite frozen enough when they started to decorate so Geoff suggested making strawberry pops and they were a hit. Paige even got in on the tasting. We had fun on yet another blustery day!

Sister Love

A little sister love is good for the soul

We LOVE Books!

Allie and Paige love to read. If you are not sure where Paige is...she is almost always by the bookshelf. She loves all of them, but especially ones with babies and Allison will read anything...she loves stories.


This is Paige showing me she bonked her head. Since she is all over the place now, she is bonking her head on different stuff. After she bonks she always pats her head. Now it is fun to say "Did you bonk your head?" and she pats it!


Today Allie was trying to "read" Paige a story but Paige was grabbing the book and wouldn't let Allie read. Allison would move away and Paige would crawl after her....so Allie moved to higher ground!

Indoor Fun

The weather has been really wet lately so we have been having fun inside! We would prefer Mr. Sun to shine, since it is March but we have had fun. You will see lots of pictures of girls in jammies...they have been sick off and on forever it seems. Dr. Otani says it is a virus every time we take them, but darn these viruses...we are ready to be done with drippy noses and coughs!

Geoff bought the girls a little trampoline to have in the house and Allie has been bouncing since it arrived. Paige loves to crawl up on it and wonders why it isn't bouncing!


Paige loves to talk on the phone...almost every time she has the phone or cell phone she says "Dada" or sometimes "Hi Dada".

Allie and Paige love to play peek-a-boo. Now that Paige is on the move she can crawl to get Allie but on this particular day she was trapped in the pack-n-play so they figured out a way to play. They both had a blast!

Allie was creating with play-do and then wanted to stack the containers and have her picture taken. She usually looks away from the camera but she was proud of her tower. And Paige thought it would be fun to try on the Easter hat. Every kid loves this hat. Thanks Grandma Ganne!


Trying out the walking wings. We got these for Allie when she was learning to walk so we thought we would try them out on Paige the other night. She really looked like a little puppet. She is not ready for them yet, but quickly figured out if she just hung there dad would swing her!


Allie does not love to look at the camera when I have it out...must be from all the pictures...but Paige is still game....today when I was moving the camera off the table, she started smiling so I had to snap a few during breakfast!

Just a few days in the life at the Hulbert house when Mr. Sun is hiding. We would rather have you shining Mr. Sun!!!

A Book--By: Allison

Allison loves to draw, color, and write books. I always love them and we have them all over the house, but I don't think I have ever put one on the blog. The other day Allie wanted to make a book. She drew all of the pictures then wanted me to write the words. She had a great story. She even wrote her name on the front of the book. She just needed help with the "s". She does not like writing "s" because it never turns out like she wants it too! She is a funny little monkey. I love her little stories! Keep writing Gracer Mace!!







PS. We do have more than 2 markers and a pink crayon...but we were upstairs and she used what we had! Resourceful girlie ;o)

3-21

I have been reading this blog, Enjoying the Small Things and I was in awe after reading Nella's birth story. Since then, I have been so moved by this blog and family, I didn't think it would be right to not recognize Nella today, on World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Reading the words and looking at the beautiful pictures makes me look at things a little differently. I don't know exactly how I came across this blog, and I don't even know Kelle Hampton but I feel like I do. She is an amazing writer, photographer and a mom. At night when the house is quite I read her words and look at her photos. Then I go in and squeeze Paige a little tighter as she is sleeping soundly in the middle of our bed, and then move on over to make room for Als when she crawls into our "family" bed sometime in the wee hours of the night.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Today Allie mad a cute little St. Patrick's Day hat at school and the a Leprechaun turned the play yard upside down. It was also an extra special day at Great Day Preschool because Allie got to be the weather watcher. It is always a big deal when Allie is the weather watcher! Here are just a few pics of the girls in their green.