Time Flies

Well apparently it has been a month since our last blog post. Time flies when you are having fun ! So here is a look at what we have been up to and my favorite pictures of the last month.

Enjoy !

The girls lounging before bed. They really love each other and have started to learn to play together (sometimes). They really are best friends :)

Just a day in the life at our house. Ellie is not a big fan of wearing clothes. Even when it is freezing cold. But she does love the high knee socks :) Notice the purse. This is a recurring theme. Ellie's new nickname is Sophia Patrillo- from the Golden Girls.

The girls in the tub. Tubby time is one of the most fun times at our house. They love it !




A few weeks ago we had a sleep over play date with our friends. It was so fun for everyone. Thanks for the delicious food and drinks Fern and Kelly !



Ellie, Daddy, and Grammy watching Isabelle get her hair cut.



Isabelle getting her hair cut. For the first time she did not cry during her hair cut. We were all so proud of her.




This picture is blurry. But it so so awesome I had to post it. Isabelle has come so far since her first swim lesson 6 weeks ago. This is a picture of her jumping in the pool without a bubble all by herself. I was so proud watching this that I actually cried. She is the best !!

Another swim lesson picture. She swims the length of the pool all by herself now.

Can you tell I am proud :):)

Ellie and her purses. Enough said.

A crazy little Bruins fan. (And again, the purse!)

Ellie and her 2 favorite hats.

A very angry ladybug. Apparently she does not like this outfit !

But I love this picture ;)

The infamous Ellie face :):)

Nana and Papa stopped by to hang out before they left for Florida for a few weeks. They should have brought us with them !!

Nana and the girls cuddling before bed.

We have had a few chances to actually go outside and enjoy a little bit of fresh air. This was one of those days. This was taken in our driveway. So that shows how much snow we have !

Isabelle in our driveway. The snowbank is taller than she is !!

This is a good indication of the amount of snow.

We celebrated Grampy's birthday this month. That cake was as delicious as it looks !

Daddy took the girls skating for the first time. They both loved it and even though Ellie looks miserable in this picture.

Isabelle did such a great job skating. She skated by herself using the boards and daddy's hands.

I was really impressed at how well she did for her first time on skates. She takes after her Daddy :)

Daddy and the girls at the rink.

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.

Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying 2011! We had a great holiday season and enjoyed our time off - minus the girls getting sick :-( but we were fortunate enough to catch up with many friends and family. Please enjoy the below pictures - we had fun making these pictures forever memories!

We headed to Grammy and Grampy's for Christmas Eve! We had a great dinner (thanks Grammy) and the girls loved playing with Lindsey, Drew, Amy, Bob and Sue! Isabelle and Ellie were excited and tracked Santa throughout the night!

Santa did indeed stop at our house! Santa left the girls a letter and reminded them to continue their good behavior! Isabelle and Ellie ripped through their presents and were shocked Santa brought them what they had been asking for including pants, pajama, books and puzzles! Ellie decided to make Christmas even more memorable by "barfing" right before Grammy, Grampy, Jen and Greg arrived (never a dull moment!). She was a trooper and didn't let go of her "puffs" or "yogurt melts" for the duration of the morning!

Ellie and her crazy hair!!!

Special thanks to Aunt Eileen for her Christmas gifts! We were fortunate to have >12 inches of snow fall after Christmas and the girls loved outfitting "Frosty" with his accessories from Aunt Eileen (a little touch of NYC!). Mary and I pulled thr girls around the house on sleds and Dad happened to dump both girls out of their sleds and into the snow!! Frosty's life was cut short as a result of 50 degree weather a few days later but we loved looking at him every night before bed time!

Ellie sleeping off her little sickness! She had her "lovies" and her "binky" - what more could a girl ask for - to keep her comfortable!

We headed to the "big city" to hang with Marc and Jill for "pizza night". Isabelle and Ellie were very excited to see the "city lights". The girls made some pizzas!! One of the hi-lights of the night was playing with "Jinx the Cat"!! Special thanks to Marc and Jill for hosting - we all had a great night out!

Isabelle and her cousin Frank just being silly while accomplishing a bed time chore! Mary and Isabelle headed up to Nana and Papa's house for the "family" Christmas party at the community center. Unfortunately George and Ellie couldn't make it as a result of Ellie being sick! Isabelle loved getting her Christmas gift from Uncle Patrick and had fun playing with her 1000 cousins!

Grammy and Isabelle spent some time making Christmas cookies! Mom and Dad were shocked how good the cookies were - for real they were yummy! Ellie and Isabelle helped Grammy and Grampy decorate for Santa by hanging ornaments and setting up the village as well.

Thanks again to all our loyal blog readers and a Happy New Year from all of us! We wish you a safe, happy and healthy 2011 and we look forward to "catching up" with all of you in 2011!