Tumbling Toddlers

David just completed his first gymnastics class. He was in the Baby Bears group, where he learned to do a warm up in the group, go through obstacle courses, tumble, bounce, and just have a blast. I didn't sign him up again because it is too much of a workout for me. On his last day, Daddy came to join in the fun.

Andrew's Birthday at Yale

Ever since we moved to the east coast, Andrew has been very inerested in visiting the Yale campus. For his birthday I organized a little weekend trip down to Connecticut. We had such a great time. The first day we drove and enjoyed warmer weather. We even found an Ikea in New Haven to shop and let David run around and play. We had so much fun staying in the hotel and enjoying their amenities. The next day was much cooler as we toured Yale. It was amazing to see all the beautiful architecture and old, old stone buildings. You would think we were used to it from the Dartmouth campus, but this really is a must see for everyone. Andrew had fun imagining our little guy attending some day. Andrew's favorite aspect were the courtyards within the college buildings. From what we understood, as you arrived your Freshman year you are sorted into different colleges where you will live for the rest of your Yale years, much like Hogwarts! David did such a great job all weekend and even took a nap in the stroller for 2 hours during the official tour. Andrew highly recommends everyone who gets a chance to experience it for themselves, the only disappointment, we didn't run into Rory or Loreli :)

Andrew and David in front of the alleged Skull and Bones building

in the middle of old campus

Professor Felch and his number one pupil

inside one of the college's courtyard
on the video you can see how I actually got locked in the courtyard

Marissa sings

Here is the long awaited video from Christmas.

Spring time in California

Last week we spent some time thawing out in California. David was in heaven. Every morning he would walk his cousin to school. What a treat, to be able to walk out the front door minus, the coat, snowsuit, boots, hat, and so on. He loved walking around, looking at cars that drove by and just enjoying the sunshine. Well, we appreciated that too, trying to get our fill of vitamin D. We had the incredible opportunity to take David to Disneyland. We had so much visiting Mickey Mouse in his home and playing in Goofy's Park. David's favorite was riding the big choo choo all around the park. He was also very excited to see the parade at the end of the day. As we settle in back to life in New Hampshire, fighting sicknesses and 1 degree days with wind chill, we imagine ourselves sipping lemonade and sitting poolside cheering Marissa on at swim practice. We miss you all, not just the weather.

poolside, cheering Marissa on at swim practice

David is not too sure about his first ride on Casey Jr.

a bit overwhelmed at Mickey's

tons of fun at Goofy's Park

can you tell they are cousins? enjoying the parade

our first flying experience

fun shopping experience with Grandma Mary and Grandpa Keith

goofing with Grandpa at his Bday celebration

Outdoor and Indoor Fun in February

This past month it was incredibly cold and stormy. We stayed busy and it still seemed like a very long month :) In the beginning of the month, we went to a women's ice hockey game. David loved watching the game, he especially enjoyed the Zamboni.


On another day, Andrew and I decided to give Cheeky Bunny some time in the snow while David was napping. She did not like it too much, she lives a pampered life indoors.



One of the highlights was the winter carnival. Incredible ice sculptures that kids can climb and slide down and lots of fun on the ice, even for a pregnant woman. Andrew pulled us in a sleigh and made David laugh so hard in a sled. On the first video, skip ahead to see David take his turn down the slide.








Our last bit of excitement was a visit from a very dear friend. Jennifer bravely make the trek up to see us during our chilly time. Again, we mostly spent most of the time indoors, Anneliese and David really played well together and entertained each other. We had a great time chatting and catching up and showing them all the toddler friendly activities in our area. It was especially nice to have friends here to celebrate my 8th leap birthday. David misses having another toddler in the house to run around with.







I will add more later :)

Breaking the silence

I just realized it has been about two months since I last updated the blog. Here is a quick summary of what we have been up to lately. In December and January we spent three weeks in California. It was a nice, restful visit with friends and family. The weather was great, according to us. The day we left Boston it was 3 degrees and when we landed in Long Beach it was 67 degrees warmer. It was nice to have so many people around, we really miss that full house feeling now that we are back in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, right around Christmas David and many others in the family caught a stomach virus. I avoided it until the very end. It turned out that we had to delay out departure because I got sick. So we stayed an extra weekend resting and getting well. I guess we just wanted to warm up a little longer before we made the trek back across the country. Here are a few pictures of our antics post Christmas, our December pictures are on my brother's computer, hopefully they are arriving soon and I'll post them.

Marissa posing with Hailey and Austin

Eating Cheerios with Tio Daniel

Snuggling with Tia Mari

Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory

Cousin Marissa reads the best bedtime stories

That is where the excitement ends. The weather is cold, cold, cold. There have been a few days in between storms where we attempt to take David out to play. Since he often has a cold, he gets frustrated easily. Here are a few more pictures from a warmer day.

Trying my best to walk in this stuff

Help I'm stuck

Ready to go in!

And finally, a couple of friends have had their new babies out here. We have been visiting the newborns and hanging out with his friends, helping David get used to little babies. For those who don't know, David is having a little sister in June :)

David with his new Big Sister pals

Snow Play

Yesterday the weather was a bit warmer, and by warmer I mean it was in the 30s. David is finally feeling a bit better, so we thought it would be a great day to play in the snow. At first David was upset at how hard it was to walk in the snow, but eventually he got the hang of it. Andrew took David sledding in a small saucer, David loved it, laughing and smiling all the way down. He really liked sliding down his own plastic slide and falling into the snow. It was a lot of fun to see him discover this new winter playland.

Tree Lighting 2007

This year the tree lighting was on one of the coldest nights of the year. Like I said before, David loves lighted Christmas trees, he was fascinated by the giant one in the middle of the town green. As we caroled he just stared and pointed in awe. Afterward, we braved the single digit weather into the reception area and enjoyed music, treats and friends.

1st Noreaster of the Winter

On Sunday night and well into Monday our first Noreaster hit. We got almost a foot of snow just in time to create a winter wonderland for December. Notice my car is covered even though it was under the carport.

David and I had a fun time watching from the warm indoors in our PJs. He loves to cuddle with his pal Mickey. David really enjoys our tree. He loves the lights and is very good about being careful around it. He even gets mad at Cheeky Bunny when she snacks from its branches. David believes it's his tree. In the morning, if I haven't turned on the lights, he points at it until I do.

David enjoys climbing all over the furniture.
Here he is acting like his Mama.

Enjoying some tickle time with Daddy,

who had a lot of shoveling ahead of him