Lily and Griff, enjoying their first Easter afternoon.

Searching for anything that they could possibly eat or, at least, shove in their mouths.

Lily's special surprise for mama.

I think that Lily had just watched Zoolander when we took this picture.

Griff loves his baseball outfit.

Lily was very taken with this Easter egg. "My precious."

What a delightful holiday this is!

This is what happened after they discovered that the Easter decorations did not contain any formula or unsalted crackers. Their disappointment is overwhelming.

Lily is thrilled with how her cousins decorated her for Easter.

"Oh, tiptoe from the garden,
By the garden of the willow tree,
And tiptoe through the tulips with me"

It's not the eating that makes her sleepy. It's the demanding of food that wears her out.

Griff loved this little bouncer chair. He tries to jump out of the exersaucer all of the time.

A little exercise for the pink princess.

Griff has taken to solids like a fish to water.

Lily proves that it is truly impossible to sneak up on her.

I think this picture showcases his chompers nicely.

The future's so bright...

...I gotta wear shades.

Pink Delight.

All-American boy with his stuffed puppy. This seemed like a good picture to end this session.

Things are going well at the Baldwin casa. The kids are doing great and having lots of fun. Lily has finally recognized Hank the Dog's existence and she couldn't be happier about it. We went to some of Uncle Bret's games over the weekend. Bret hit a bomb on Saturday that hit about halfway up the scoreboard. It was pretty sweet. The Utah website said it measured 490 feet. That ball would have been out of every park except maybe Yellowstone. Here is a link to the recap if you're interested: http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/033107aaa.html. Lily and Griff are pretty excited about sports these days. The Jazz look good and baseball season kicks off today. What could be better?

We finally have our court date for the adoption finalization. Griff will officially be our property on the 19th of April. We plan to go to the temple on that Saturday, the 21st. Assuming that all goes according to plan, Griff will be blessed on the first Sunday in May. We're all pretty excited about it.

I've saved this last bit for last. Lily took her first steps today! We were just standing her up and playing and Melissa held out her arms and Lily took a couple of steps on her own to her. It was amazing! It wasn't very far, but it was still really cool. We will try to get a picture of it for next time. This part about Lily is an April Fool's Day joke. Anyway, thanks for coming to visit the blog. Until next time!

Griff is enjoying a nice sunny day at the ballpark. He went to 3 of uncle B's games and was really letting the umpires have it on the bad calls.

Lily loves going to the Utah games. She cheers pretty hard for uncle B. She also thinks that it's for her every time the crowd goes wild. She gets pretty excited.

Griff finally got some shades. He's a pretty big fan. He reminds me of Bill Murray in Groundhog's Day when he's playing the piano. Smooth.

Lily has sitting pretty well mastered. Griff's not there yet, but he's doing pretty well.

She was finally so exhausted that she fell asleep in her bouncer seat. She just refused to take a nap. I don't know what she was trying to prove. When we left her in this chair she was pretty mad, but she passed out after about 2 minutes.

It's kind of hard to tell, but Griff is wearing a Hawaiian shirt in this picture. As you can see, this big, fat party animal is partied out.

I like this picture because it looks to me like Lily knocked Griff over so that we wouldn't take any attention away from her. I don't know if she did that or not, but I guarantee that she would. She absolutely loves attention.

Before and After pictures of Lily's first solid meal. She doesn't really get food. She thinks it's a game and was blowing bubbles and spitting everywhere.

Every once in a while she doesn't mind being in the car seat.

The year is moving by quickly. The kids are growing and doing great. Lily sits up like a champion and Griff is getting there. They can both roll over now. Griff's teeth are coming in nicely and we're hoping that Lily will hold out a little while longer. They are pretty fun these days. They laugh and smile and play a lot. They are aware of each other and actually find each other interesting from time to time. They even had their first fight the other day. Griff took a toy away from Lily that she was not ready to give up. Unfortunately for her, Griff has an incredibly strong grip. She never had a chance. She was pretty broken up over the whole thing. Luckily Melissa was able to pacify her with a different toy. And so it begins. Of course, a day or two before that Lily took a pretty big toy and dropped it on Griff's face. She claims that it was an accident, but I'm not so sure. You've got to watch out for the cute ones. Melissa and I are doing well. No major surgeries or extended hospital stays to speak of. We're just enjoying watching the kids grow like the dandelions in my front yard.

Griff is quite devious. Above he is the picture of innocence. A boy who would never even consider going against his parents' wishes. Below we see his true nature. He is always sneaking and plotting. I can almost hear him in his best Mr. Burns voice, "Excellent...excellent." (By the way, he is wearing a shirt that belonged to me when I was his age.)

Lilywood loves her sunglasses. She seriously thinks that they make her look so cute and sophisticated. She never even tries to take them off.

He's finally figuring out how to not bite himself. It's a good thing, too, because his teeth are sharp enough to gnaw through leather.

Lily's prepping for her first trip to the park to feed the ducks.

Griff is having a good ol' time. They cause quite a stir in the neighborhood when they go out.

Hittin' the road. The kids have been able to enjoy their Cadillac stroller now that the weather is agreeable.

"I'm lookin' over a four leafed clover that I overlooked before!"

This picture was taken at the end of a long day. Griff was Leprechauned out.

Lily's first St. Patty's Day. We gave her some green formula to celebrate.

I don't think I've even been prouder in my life. It brings a tear of joy to my eye.

Lily enjoys trying new hairstyles.

What could be better than this?

This is my worst nightmare. Griff is obviously on the road to becoming a dentist. See how he's trying to fit all of his fingers in his mouth? That's just the first step. Soon he'll be trying to get them all in Lily's mouth. Then he'll want to get them all in someone's mouth and have a conversation with that person. Once he figures out that he can get paid to do that there will be no stopping him.

She makes this face all the time. I don't know why she does it, but I like it.

Griff is rolling with two teeth now. (The second one is just barely poking out and can't be seen in this picture.)