Family Photo

We celebrated Steven's Dad's birthday last weekend and took some family shots. Here's one of our family. More photos to come....stay tuned.

Gotta Love Summer

We've been having a fun July so far. Our friends Reed & Noelle Johnstone came to visit (from CA). We not only got to meet their sweet little 6 month old Cole but also got to babysit him! It was so fun to see our girls interact with him and to see what three would be like. Even with three really "good" kids I think two is the right number for us. It was really so awesome to catch up with our great friends who we really miss.


Fourth of July was nice, too...although the weather was a bit cloudy. We spent the day in Mattapoisett with the Rhode Island Lewises. It was relaxing and the kids had a great time finding crabs by the jetty. The rest of the night was spent at home watching the Boston Pops fireworks celebration on tv.

We've been spending a lot of time at the pond and down at the cottage in Mattapoisett. Both girls enjoy being outside and in the water. And it's nice for us to watch our girls play and discover.

Lily is almost 10 months old and into EVERYTHING! We are babyproofing like crazy these days. She's also pulling up to standing and starting to crawl up the stairs. I think she'll be walking by her 1 year birthday.

Click here for all the photos. Email me if you need the password.

Lily at 9 Months & Zoe's New Haircut

Lily turned 9 months old this past weekend. She's crawling around like crazy and (as you can see in the photos) she's starting to pull herself up. My prediction is that she'll be walking before she's one. I think she's cutting some new teeth, too....she's fussy, gnawing on her finger, biting, and has a low grade fever. Either that or she has another ear infection.

I took Zoe to get her haircut on Monday. We went short this time and she looks absolutely ADORABLE!! We love it but I think she's a little on the fence about it. At first she said she liked it but then this morning said she wants her hair the way it was before. I reassured her that it'll grow back.

We are also in the process of getting Zoe's ears all checked out. She's been having some ear issues and yesterday she had a more formal hearing and speech test. The test came back with mild hearing loss. The good news is that it's not the nerve and something to do with the middle ear. She sees the specialist this Friday to go over stuff in more detail....we'll keep you posted. In the meantime we have been speaking a little louder and turning up the volume on the electronics.

YAHOOO CELTICS!

They win it all! I really did enjoy watching and rooting for them....but now I get my husband back. ;)

Lanny Visits

My mom visited last week. We really enjoyed having her here. She was so helpful and the girls loved spending special time with her.

We took her to the Powissett CSA farm to pick up our weekly veggies and to also picnic. She was here for Zoe's first dance recital, and she showed me how to make her AWESOME fresh salsa. I need to practice more but now I know the recipe.

Above are some pics from her time with us. Click here to see the whole album (email me for the password if you don't have it).

Also, check out this recent photo album of Zoe & Lily. By the way, I'm using a different photo hosting site. Let me know what you think.

Zoe's Dance Recital

Zoe had her first dance recital on Saturday, June 14th. Lanny was visiting so she was able to see it. Also, Nana, Grandpa and Annemarie were able to attend. Here are some shots from the day. Click here for the whole album (you know the password....if you don't, email me).

Happy (belated) Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads in our lives. A special thank you to my wonderful husband who is an awesome dad and hubby.