Love

Ella is smitten with little baby No-No...  Very sweet.  I love Nora's expression in these last two where Ella's wearing ear protectors.

Let's go for a hike!

One of the best parts of our trip north was hiking around Grammie and Gop's property, doing "Ella's Loop" which takes about 10 minutes with Ella galloping along and 30 minutes at Liam's pace, but with the height of some of the ferns and fallen branches that you have to step over, it is impressive that he can make it all the way around!  Here are some photos and a video from those trips.

A great trip to the ADKs

We had a wonderful week in the Adirondacks with Bill (Gop/Bop) and Sue (Grammie/Banyae) - in fact, on the way home, Will and I agreed that it was probably our best trip up there with the kids.  This was because we got to show them so many new exciting things - like the rocks under the covered bridge in Jay, the top of Whiteface mountain, the cool water of Copperas pond and more.  Here are some photos from the trip.

Run, marbles, ruuuuuuun!

Ever put a toy away for a few months like parenting books recommend and then bring it back out and it feels like new?  Well, I did that inadvertently with our marble run that David and Deanne gave to the kids for Christmas.  It sat it the closet for a couple of months and boy, has it been the hot toy lately!!

Waking up in the mountains

We arrived in the Adirondacks last night for a one-week vacation with Grammie and Gop. The kids are all very excited to be here and we plan to get some good hiking, swimming, playing time in while we're here!

Nora, looking older!

News flash - Nora is no longer a newborn!  She has already grown one inch and two pounds and is looking older every day.  She has also moved into the fussy phase of infancy, but is really quite pleasant most of the time, so we aren't complaining.  She spits up a great deal, but to no great worry, as she is packing the pounds away with no trouble.  We all adore her.
This is a goofy shot, but I love her look - there's a lot of personality breaking through.  We even got some screams from her the other night, which worried her parents less about her physical discomfort (she was obviously okay) and more about what's to come in future years...

Rain, rain, come and play!

We have had some hot and sticky days lately, so we welcome forecasts of storms with open arms.  One just came today to break our most recent mini-heat wave and we are now enjoying the windows-open fresh, cool air!  Liam used to HATE having rain fall on his head, but I'd say he's gotten used to it now!  Where big sister goes, this guy follows...