Paityn gets a puppy!

Cousin Paityn got a new puppy last weekend.... a pug named Nemo! He is so sweet and the kids were just nuts about him. Maddie thought he needed her blankie and had suck fun.

A Visit with Jake and Caleb

For the past 10 years, I have not spoken with a friend from college, Liz. (no drama, just fell out of touch) She contacted me a few months ago and we finally got together with the kids. Her son Jake is a little older than Ben and Maddie and her son Caleb is 3 months old. The kids all had a good dinner and played together so nicely. Ben even offered him toys! It was a nice visit and so good to see Liz after all these years. Here are some pics of Jake and Caleb.. I tried to get Ben and Jake to sit on the sofa together, but they just would not cooperate and Ben refused to keep his pants on!

Fun with Siobhan

On Thursday last week, Nana K and Siobhan babysat Ben and Maddie when Mommy and Daddy had an appointment at Christian's school. Maddie was fascinated with Siobhan and kept saying that the "baby is so cute!" She was in love, and so was Ben. When Mommy and Daddy came home, they took turns "holding" Siobhan. We were waiting for a fight to break out over who got to hold her next, but they waited their turns. Thanks to Nana K (AKA The Baby Whisperer) and Siobhan for such a great morning!

Longwood Gardens

Today I took the kids to Longwood Gardens to meet up with Carolyn Taylor. It was the first time I ever took them there and it was just wonderful. They had so much fun running all over and playing in the Children;s Garden. There were fountains to splash in and all sorts of paths to run down. It was such a great time we will be getting a family garden pass soon! Thanks to Carolyn for the great suggestion!!

"Ben I missed you!"

I had to run a quick errand this morning and since Ben has been so cranky, I took him with me. When we came home (about 30 min later) Maddie was so excited to see him she hugged him and said "Oh Ben! I missed you!" It was too cute and they hugged several times...enough for us to get a quick picture of it.

Too Funny Not to Post

This cracked me up! Christian won this hat for me at a fair a couple years back, and since I don't throw anything away.... I kept it and Ben found it. He was so funny running through the house with this hat and a basket containing his matchbox cars and 2 pretzels.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

We finally got some snow and more is coming. The kids are so excited. Maddie runs to the front window shrieking "its snowing!" and pulling the curtains back. I have since tied them so she can see her snow without those pesky things in her way! During the last snow we took the kids outside where Maddie immediately threw herself on the ground and started making snow angel ... saying Snow Angel! over and over. We took them around in sleds too. Ben was so funny. He did not like the snow to actually stick to him and kept asking me to brush it off. Oh he is so like Mommy! You can tell by the picture that he is not quite sure about the snow. In his defense, his gloves are shorter than Maddie's and the snow was touching his bare wrist. The pictures are a little dark because we did this after nap time. More to come soon!