Grandpa Keith and Grandma Mary visit (May 2009)

At the end of May we had a wonderful visit with Grandpa Keith and Grandma Mary, it was so nice to see them. David was so surprised to have them here, "at David's house", as he calls our home. He would wake up in the morning and from his nap really excited that they were still here. We were all so happy to have family visiting, during nice weather. We were able to play outside and enjoy the sunshine (well, when it wasn't raining :) Of course we ate yummy food and even went to a local farm. We miss them so much and are looking forward to August. David misses his playmate, Grandpa Keith!

Thing 1 (Isa) and Thing 2 (David)

A nice day at Billings Farm
Isa and Cheeky Bunny explore
When she can't catch the bunny, she grabs David's glasses!
Two magical flutes!

Swimming at the hotel
Isa's first time in a pool :)

David's First Graduation (May 2009)

David has completed his first year of Toddler's Morning Out, a little preschool he attended since last summer. He absolutely loved going to school (only three mornings a week). TMO helped him play better with others, share, take turns and socialize without me. What a wonderful program, we miss it so much already (looking forward to the July TMO summer camp). We are so grateful for all the hard work his teachers Roz and Sarah put in all year with the kids. There was a small "graduation" circle-time on their last day, parents were invited to join for their final circle. It was great to see how much David has grown and become more independent. Thanks TMO!!!

enjoying snack

on to the cupcake

Isa was so excited to be there, too

receiving his certificate from Teacher Roz
and a bucket of goodies
special surprise guests, Grandparents!

Is it spring yet? (April and May 2009)

Fun times in the new stroller, kicked off spring for us!


Just when you thought it was spring, you are hit with a super cold day, David still wants to be outside, especially since he learned to ride his tricycle.

In May David started his first soccer class! He loved it,

youngest kid, but kept up with even the 5 year olds :)

David with his new big boy blue sports bottle
Isa cheering her brother on

Earth Day

Spring is a busy time, lots of bday parties,
lots of cupcakes for David



The birthday girl Sophia enjoying some ice cream,
note Baby Jenna fearlessly approaching one of the pigs

Musical fun





Outside fun at home

Easter 2009

Ever since we moved out to the east coast, we have had terrible weather on Easter, which I have heard is normal. Well, usually we are too cold to have an egg hunt, or we just do one indoors, this year, with two egg hunters, Andrew braved it and was an excellent Easter bunny :) We bundled the kids up for a very chilly afternoon of collecting eggs, well worth it.

Montreal (April 2009)

For Andrew's big 30th birthday, we packed up the kids and headed out of the country for the weekend. We drove north for three hours to Canada. We got a beautiful hotel room at the Embassy Suites in Montreal, Quebec. They upgraded us to an extra roomy room, Isa had her own section, David had his own area, we had a separate bedroom and then the best part was the bathroom -- complete with a huge family sized jacuzzi tub. Again, the weather was quite chilly, but we still did some sight seeing and found our way to the underground part of Montreal (a series of shopping centers all connected underground). It was a fun and relaxing weekend, it really felt like we were far away from home (we were in the French speaking part of Canada). We came home and celebrated more of Andrew's special day with cake!

Relaxing in the room

Bathtime in a very roomy tubIt actually snowed that morning,
but cleared up in time for some exploring