Thursday, December 1, 2011

The past few weeks have been busy with weddings, babies, holidays, trophies, ice skating, beach visits, trees falling, friends visiting and overall craziness.  Below is a few snapshots we captured along the way.  Life continues to be a wild ride with these fun loving girls but we wouldn't have it any other way.  Enjoy!


The girls pretending to be "Mommies" with babies in their bellies!!  We can wait a few years to be Grandparents!!


Isabelle played on a soccer team this past Fall. She loved it and actually scored the game winning goal (on her own net) in the last game of the season ;-)  We are very proud of Isabelle and her athletic endeavors :-)


After a long day of action, the tired athlete rests holding her prize!



Our friend Isaac came to visit us from CA in October. While we were all at a wedding, a nasty storm swept through the North East dropping some heavy wet snow.  As you can see from above, a tree fell into our yard - luckily missing our house and causing minimal damage!  It was great to hang out with Isaac and the girls had a blast carving pumpkins and tackling Isaac.


The cousins enjoying some time on a nice leather recliner!!


Ellie stealing some hugs and kisses from Grampy!!



Although Halloween was postponed in our town due to the storm mentioned earlier, that didn't stop us from having fun with our neighbors.  We hosted a fantastic party on Halloween and begged for candy later in the week.  It was a week of fun and candy and the girls enjoyed parading around the neighborhood on a warm Fall night.


The cousins making cookies with Grammy!!  I think more flour ending up on their faces than on the table!


The girls being silly some more - pretending to take naps together!!


A special Congratulations to our friends Marc and Jill on the birth of their beautiful little girl - Mia! We were lucky enough to hang out with them a bit and meet little Mia. Congratulations and good luck!




A nice Thanksgiving tradition is seeing Aunt Eileen!!  She traveled up from NJ and spent some time with us. The girls had a blast with Aunt Eileen while doing puzzles, going for walks, making desserts and just overall silliness.  Grammy made a fantastic turkey and all the extras one could ever want.  We sure have a lot to be thankful for.


Also on the Thanksgiving holiday, we traveled up to Nana and Papa's house.  We had a great time seeing our North Shore family and enjoying the beautiful weather while partaking in Happy Hour!  Mary and I took Isabelle for a little hike and had a great time launching rocks into the ocean ; our arms were sore!





Isabelle went skating as well over Thanksgiving.  She had a blast making her way around the rink and although she fell a few times, she got right back up and yelled "I don't care".  She wants to go back and we hope it is for the skating aspect and not the candy and soda!


The girls just being the girls................

We hope our loyal blog readers are doing well and we look forward to "Catching Up" soon over the Christmas holiday!!



Monday, October 31, 2011

Ellie's Second Birthday !!


My little girl is officially 2 !! I can't believe it. I remember the day she was born so clearly. That day changed our lives forever and we are so happy that Ellie is in our lives. She makes us laugh and also makes us proud to be her parents every day. She is a wonderful happy little girl. (I promise she is really happy, she just doesn't like to smile for the camera :))



 This is one of the very first pictures of Ellie. She has been cute since the very beginning :)


   
Ellie at her first birthday party.Apparently her hair didn't curl up and get crazy until after her first birthday.


Ellie and her awesome cake at her second birthday party.

  
The theme of Ellie's party was purses and fancy shoes.Thank you to Grammy for getting this amazing cake for the party. It tasted just as good as it looked !!




 Ellie enjoying some of her favorite things at her birthday party, purses and chips:)


Ellie playing a game at her party with her 2 favorite purses.

  The girls having fun at the party.


         The big 2 year old  girl on the potty with her new potty book (and birthday crown of course) !!


My beautiful girl. She has brought so much joy to our lives. We can't wait to watch her continue to grow, learn, and make us laugh. We love you Ellie !!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Fall Fun !!!

How is it the middle of October already ?! I guess time flies when you are having fun. We have been busy with soccer, apple picking, celebrating Papa's birthday, and getting ready for Ellie's birthday :)
As always, thank you for reading and we hope that you enjoy this post.


Isabelle started soccer last month. This picture is of her before her first practice. She has come along way and really enjoys playing.

                                               
                                             An action photo of Isabelle during her first game.


Isabelle and her friend Riley. Their team name is the Super Fast Cheetahs !
                                            
                                                        

                                                                            The girls at soccer.



Isabelle has started taking dance class again. And Ellie is looking forward to starting classes next year. Isabelle has been teaching all of us her new dance moves.


Last month Papa celebrated a big birthday. And to help him celebrate we threw him a surprise birthday party. And he sure was surprised !! We had a great day and we all laughed, cried, and ate like pigs. It was a great day.


Nana "roasting" Papa. Notice the tissue is his hand :)


Everyone waiting for Papa to arrive at this party.


Last month we also joined team Jack Attack and participated in the Walk to End Alzhimers. We had a great day and met some amazing people. Thank you to Jen and Tim for letting us join Team Jack Attack.


Since George and I both have jeeps we decided that the girls should have their own jeep too. It is scary and funny to watch them fly around the yard in their jeep. It is a sign of things to come in 12 years !!


Jay came over to play and I think he enjoyed playing with Play Doh as much as the girls did.


What would the fall be without apple picking? We went last weekend and unlike last year, we were all sweating. It was sunny and 80. We had a great time.


My girls :)


Grammy and the girls getting apples to make pie !


Family photo.


All of us on the awesome hay ride. The girls loved taking the ride to and from the orchard.


Yummy apple !


 Ellie and her apple.


Daddy and Ellie on the tractor ride.