Trip to DC!

So we made it! YAY! We had a great time visiting Leah, Brian and Judah in DC. It was a little bit of a hectic trip down - I think made worse by my anticipation of flying alone with Alice for the first time.

Everything was going great until we landed in Baltimore. Alice was pretty sick of sitting at that point and very tired as she had skipped her nap that day. While waiting for our checked bag, she refused to be in the stroller anymore so I let her get out. Big mistake - seconds later she was on the floor crying, after having tripped and hit her head. This was a pretty bad fall so it took several LONG minutes before she recovered.

It wasn't until Alice and I went over to a quiet corner to fully recover from her fall, when I realized that I didn't have my phone on me. I had left it on the plane! I couldn't believe it. I was panicking. Well, we waited for about 20 minutes to find out that we were out of luck, they couldn't find the phone. We finally collected our bag and headed to the shuttle for the rental car - another thing I was dreading to do with Alice!

Once we were outside, waiting for the shuttle to the rental car, things started to turn around. Alice and I went walking up and down the sidewalk, which seemed to keep her very happy. Once at the rental car facility, it was a quick pick up, they had a good, clean car seat that was easy to install. I was still a little panicked about not having a phone but I had directions and thankfully they were good directions! We got to Leah's a little after 6:30pm. We were more than excited to have made it! Leah was relieved too, as she was starting to panic having not heard from us since we were about to take off!

It was great to finally meet Judah! He is such a sweet, happy, easy going baby. Alice seemed like a giant around him. She definitely gave Leah and Brian a healthy dose of toddler hood, which I'm sure made them appreciate the quiet time that they have with Judah now!

Alice loved the dogs. Dustin and Parker were both very tolerant of her petting, grabbing and walking on. At first she would tell them "No" (I think this was carry over from winter break when she learned to say "no" to dogs at meal time), but, she really warmed up to them and by the end of the weekend she kept saying, "Hi, Doggies!" every time she saw them. It was pretty cute.

We had a wonderful time on Sunday at the Building Museum. It was this terrific open space for kids to run around. There were neat little work stations where Alice played. We started out in the lego section and then found these awesome soft blocks that she LOVED walking on. It was the highlight for her for sure. I had so much fun watching her play. She could not have been more excited walking on the blocks and then falling off of them into my arms. It was a great way to cap off the trip.




And the trip home was smooth! YAY! Alice was terrific and Dad met us at the gate which made her(and me) very happy!

Another Snow Day!

Another snow day in CT. We probably have about 40 inches piled up on the ground. It is ridiculous! But we made the most of it on Thursday and had fun playing outside. It was actually quite a beautiful day when the snow stopped and the sun came out! Alice is doing very well. Her latest activity is humming the alphabet song - in her own version of course. But we can detect certain sections of it which is pretty cool. She also loves singing her favorite songs...baa baa black sheep, row row row your boat, etc. All in all she is tons of fun right now!










We are leaving shortly for a trip to DC. Just me and Alice so I'm a little nervous! We'll keep you posted!

Snow Day!

We had a great day at home yesterday. Everything was closed (KO, Trinity and daycare) and rightly so - there is a TON of snow! It stopped around Noon so Reeves spent a while clearing our driveway so we could go outside and enjoy! We tried to get Alice to pick up shoveling but she really didn't want anything to do with it. Smart girl!






The last pictures are from last weekend. Alice is hysterical with hats - especially her Dad's winter hat. She walks around the house with it on her head, basically blind, as it covers her entire head. Luckily, we haven't had a tragic fall or collison yet. But it is really funny. The pictures don't really do it justice, but here are a couple to give you an idea.

We had a great time in VT. It was so fun to see Alice play with all three of her cousins and get some fun in outside. We went sledding, snowshoeing, on a sleigh ride (!), caught up with family, went to holiday parties, made cookies... the list goes on! Here are just a few of our pictures from the week!

Alice first time sledding! While it was only on the driveway, it was still great!She loved going down the hill with Aunt Jenn and Isabel!

What a holiday sight! All four grandchildren in snowman pajamas, courtesy of Auntie Kristi! Alice is still wearing hers!

Alice could not get enough of hugging her cousin, Cooper. Luckily, he was very tolerant and receptive of this show of affection!

All the cousins had a little pow wow in their soft chairs from Aunt Jenn. Alice loves having her own seat to sit in. So cute!

The last picture was on our way to the Leggetts on Christmas. Alice is sporting her new coat from Aunt Sue. It is the cutest thing and perfectly compliments her uggs! Thanks, Sue!


We had a great time in Vermont. Every year gets more chaotic and more memorable!

Christmas at Sugarloaf

Happy New Year! I'm back in the office and finally ready to update Alice's blog! This is installment #1 of our two week Christmas break. The VT section will be coming soon...

We had a terrific time in Maine. Luckily we didn't have to battle any difficult weather on the roads this year. Mother nature allowed us a safe trip up to Sugarloaf and then dumped a ton of snow on us! Alice loved the sledding around on the pond and really enjoyed her cat nap while on her father's back while snowshoeing. It was fun to enjoy the outdoors with our little munchkin!




Alice was a little confused by the presence of her two cousins. She seemed to get extra clinging when they were crawling around the floor. But they figured things out and Alice even got a push in the wagon from Lauren! Was a funny role reversal to see little Lauren (who is just getting steady on her feet) push her older cousin, and very happily at that!

Alice also had to warm up to both of the dogs up at the cabin. Both dogs were very tolerant of her petting, grabbing and poking. She learned very quickly to tell Austin "NO" when it was meal time. She also found a pretty comfortable tv viewing spot one evening. Terra was surprisingly fine with this arrangement!

This last picture was really funny. I was taking a picture of Alice and Reeves working on a puzzle and when she realized that I was taking pictures, she stood up and put her hand around her Dad and smiled at the camera! I guess she picked up on posing for the camera over the break!

All in all, we had a great break! We were happy to finish it off with a nice weekend at home, where Alice could really enjoy all of her new toys! Thanks to everyone for making it such a memorable and enjoyable holiday!