Cinderella's Winter Luau

Cinderella Dress... zero dollars (thanks Aunt Amy)
Coconut Bra & Grass Skirt... zero dollars (thanks Grandma Liz)
Pretty Pretty Princess Jewelery... zero dollars (thanks Aunt Nat)
Snow Boots... zero dollars (thanks Andrea & Emma)
Care Bear Book... zero dollars (thanks Cassi)

Wearing them all together... Priceless!

The stinkin' sandbox

Tonight we played in the "backyard" (which is really a 10 foot patch of weeds and a parking spot). We have a little turtle sandbox that I got off of Craigslist and some slides and a play house that I got out of the trash (some seriously nice trash finds... I know!) While the kids played in the sand, I played around with my new camera. The following are a couple of my favorites...


As you can see from the expression on Lila's face... let's just say the sandbox doesn't smell quite as fresh as it used to!!

You make Daddy proud...

Lila told me tonight that she wanted to type "her letters". So I opened a word document and let her type.


She proceeded to type L, J, E... all the letters that start each of our names.


She can even spell her own name on the computer (I know, I'm bragging.) The girl can't draw a circle, but she can type her name!! Anyway, she had a whole list of letters up there and then I see her do this...


For those of you (like my mom) who aren't as computer savvy as my 2 year old, she's pushing Ctrl+A (notice she's even doing it one handed). This is the shortcut to select all the text. Then she does this...


which deletes all the letters at once so she can start over again! No messin' around here. No time to waste while she's typing her letters! Apparently Johnny's been teaching Lila how to use the computer. This is a child that makes her MIT daddy proud!

And... after I had gone upstairs for a little while I hear her screaming. "My blog... my blog... I need my blog!!" (She had switched to a different screen so her "letters" were gone. Apparently she was typing up her latest post!) ha ha ha Lila Bean... you make your mama proud too!!

Playing Chase

We went over to the Chase's house today to play in the sprinklers and on their new "slide set". The babies had a great time crawling around and tasting the grass. Mindy & Brian have an awesome back yard that makes my Boston heart jealous! And... to give credit where credit is due, Marci Romney took some of the following pictures (the one of me & Zack and the one of Abby). She also took the picture of Zack that I posted here when the babies turned 9 months old. (Thanks Marse!)

our sweet flower girl!

Tickle Time

Zack's looking up at Lila in this picture...

"mmm grass... want some?"

Make way for ducklings (and pigeons)

We went downtown to Boston Common this week to ride the swan boats with some friends. For those of you who don't know, the swan boats are famous from the book "Make Way for Ducklings" when Mr. & Mrs. Mallard are trying to find a place for there baby ducks Clack, Jack, Oack, Pack, etc... I had some great ideas for pictures to take but the realities of holding two babies and sitting on a boat with your two year old make picture taking sort of impossible.


It was still a fun time. Lila even got to chase some pigeons! What more can you ask for in an outing!

My favorite pictures

At the risk of posting too much stuff today, I wanted to put up a few of my favorite pictures of the kids. Isn't it amazing how much you love your own kids (especially when they're sleeping!!)

My Lila Bean...

My sweet Abby...

My little man Zack...

Thanks to Johnny's brother Robert for this awesome picture of Lila on the beach. He always seems to capture the most amazing shots!