Snow, Birthday, Snow, Aquarium, Snow.....

Mother Nature has a really twisted sense of humor. We had such a wonderful summer, that now she has decided to pay us back with snow storm after snow storm. We have had so much snow fall this month, that I forget what it is like to actually see the ground !!!
But that has not stopped us from having fun. So below is recap of what we have been up to since our last post.

Isabelle has started taking swim lessons. After a rocky start she has started to really enjoy her lessons. She even jumped into the pool all by herself last week. We are so proud of her. This picture is of Isabelle with her friend Ben and her favorite swim instructor Mr. Donald.

A few weeks ago we headed up to Nana and Papa's to celebrate the January Girl's birthdays (Colleen, Nana, Mary, Grace). We had a great meal and fun with with everyone. As you can see from this picture, it was really cold and snowy out. But being stuck inside leads to craziness, and Ellie decided to run around almost naked, while Isabelle danced on a chair. That is what being house bound will do to 2 rambunctious little girls :)

A great picture of Nana and Papa with the girls. A special thank you to N & P for baby-sitting the girls so that George and I could go out to celebrate my birthday.

Ellie being cute with her new ponytails hairstyle.

My beautiful girls helping me celebrate my birthday.



My cake and Ellie's little hand trying to grab it :)



Isabelle and Colleen playing "snow ball" at Nana and Papa's. Nice form Colleen !!!






Last weekend we headed to the Aquarium with Marc and Jill. This picture pretty much sums up the whole experience for Ellie. She loved it. With every new thing she saw, she made this face and said, "WOW" over and over again. Ellie's reaction was my favorite part of the whole day.

Marc and Ellie playing with the starfish and hermit crabs.

Ellie and Jill getting a close up look of the turtle.

The Spencer Family at the Aquarium :)

The girls and their BFF's :)

We also had a visit from our friend Dave. We haven't seen him in a long time. But it was great to catch up and see him. The girl's loved playing with him.