Summer 2013

 Dana mimicking Grandma Sue taking care of cousin Keira! This girl loves babies!

 The start to our hike up Mt. Abraham

 At the top...it was windy and chilly!!!

 Headed back down...

 This girl is getting so big she almost fits in her Dad's shoes!

 Our first stop on our walk around Bowdoin...the Lions!

 The statue polar bear....

 The stuffed polar bear...

 And the stuffed animal polar bear!

 We had a great visit with Nini!

 And off to the Island!

 Very serious en route!

 My girls!

 A little out of order but a great photo - hamming it up with Gumma!

 Some Candyland fun! Alice only stormed away from the table once when getting sent back to the beginning, so that's a good sign!

Dana's surprise face...usually followed by her smiley face! love this kiddo!

 Rainy days are the best!

 Poor Grandma Sue....and that was before she was tackled by Dana!

 Post-tackle. Poor Grandma Sue.

 Dana loves babies which meant she LOVED cousin Keira!

Alice helping sail! She loved it!

Summer - Part I

Alice absolutely loved riding on the Bushnell Carousel.  She rode it non-stop upon our arrival.  Dana preferred the playground outside so Reeves got most of the Carousel riding and I had the happy job of following Dana around.  That girl does not stand still!

 Matching dresses from Gumma!

 Yes, it's posed - but still melts my heart!

 We had a fabulous time strawberry picking.  Alice and Dana were both a great help! Dana ate WAY more than she picked but we had a blast!

 Alice was very concerned about getting the red ones that "weren't too red."

 Dana's contributions were mainly green strawberries but she had a great time finding them!

 Hard at work! Actually she's probably contemplating, "should I pick more or eat more?"

 And that's a wrap!  I can't believe my little Dana is such a big girl!

 Dana went off script here and started painting her face with strawberry juice.  This knows how to make a mess!

 More sisterly love! Not posed this time...

 This girl is so much fun!

Cousin love on the porch swing!

Iphone off load (random order)

 Playing princess one morning! Since we only have one dress-up dress, Dana got to wear the apron!

 Enjoying some time outside! Aside from some heavy rain there have been some really nice days to play outside! Here they are playing with Dana's new broom set!

 This was a field trip that Alice's class took to the Trash Museum in Hartford.  It was a really fun morning! Alice and her friends Izzy and Caroline are hugging it out next to a really old garbage truck!

 My favorite treat for the girls! They have no idea it's not real ice cream and they love it! I could go here everyday...

 Here is one very proud Alice.  This was the 'world premiere' of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."  Alice wore her dress-up dress for the occasion!  She could not have been more excited to have her Mom and Dad come to class and watch the movie.  It was a memorable day!

 Dana from this morning - what a goofy girl!  She's clearly feeling better after staying at home with a bit of a cough yesterday!

 Sleepy Dana!  I just can't get enough of all my cuddles with this one....

 Here is Alice opening her gift from Sue, Charlie and Ron!  We had fun celebrating a little early over Memorial day weekend!

Alice on one set of new wheels - she has a brand new bike too!  Lots of fun in store for the summer!

Season is over!

Our amazing lacrosse season just ended yesterday. So sad to say goodbye to the team but so EXCITED to hang out with these two girls!  Looking forward to the summer and lots of family time.  Thanks to everyone for the support all season long!

Easter!

 We had a great Easter holiday with the Ryans!  They were great sports and drove down for the Tufts game and then spent the night and stayed through Sunday morning. This makes two years in a row of hosting the Ryan's on Easter! We were grateful for the family visit as Alice has recently been wanting to have a party at her house!  We had a big breakfast with everyone and then an egg hunt in the backyard!! It was a great day!  Thanks to the Ryan's for making the trip!

 Lining up at the door for the egg hunt!

Start of the season!

We are so EXCITED for lacrosse season! Off to a good start yesterday!