Friday, December 31, 2010

Holiday Recap

Whew. We had a whirlwind December with lots of holiday fun.

We celebrated Hanukkah just the four of us and with Grandma and Grandpa:
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We choose and cut a Christmas tree:
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We decorated the tree:
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The girls decorated gingerbread houses at King Arthur Flour and at home:
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They met Santa at Lebanon City Hall:
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Daddy read "The Night Before Christmas":
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Santa came to our house:
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Santa came to Nana's house and Baby Wes was there too:
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We had such happy holidays! Hope you all enjoyed your holidays as well!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Happy Birthday, Sadie!

Sadie turned six on December 2. Yes, this post is late, but better late than never. Here are some highlights from her many birthday celebrations!

Cake at Nana and BobBob's house:
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Birthday morning at home:
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Birthday cupcakes with Helena:
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Party at the Aquatic Center with friends:
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At Sadie's school, each child celebrates a Special Day in honor of their birthday. As the birthday child holds a globe, they circle a lit candle to symbolize the earth moving around the sun. As they walk, the teacher reads a story about each year of their life. Here is the story we wrote for Sadie:

Sadie’s Special Day: 6 Years Old

When Sadie was zero, she was a very sweet baby. She learned to smile and wave. Her first word was “dog”. When Sadie was a baby, she made friends. Her first two friends were Katie and Isaac.

When Sadie was one, she walked all around and started to run. She liked to eat all kinds of foods. She liked to be outside and play with other children.

When Sadie was two, she liked to look at board books and do puzzles. She learned how to jump and she loved to play in the snow.

When Sadie was three, she became a big sister. Helena was born. Sadie liked helping take care of her sister. She also started to draw wonderful pictures.

When Sadie was four, she learned how to swim and she started going to Montessori Discovery School. She liked art, reading, stories and being outdoors.

When Sadie was five, she became a great swimmer and reader. She was very curious about science and nature. She played soccer and rode her bike. She drew pictures and played with dolls. She liked playing with her friends and with her sister.

Today is Sadie’s sixth birthday. She is six years old. We love you, Sadie!

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Happy Birthday Jenny!


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Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann
Happy birthday Aunt Jenny! We wish you a wonderful day and a year full of all good things. We love you so much and can't wait to see you in a few weeks!
Love and kisses,
Sadie and Helena

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sadie makes Cranberry Sauce

This year, we are spending Thanksgiving in Concord with Nana and Bob Bob, instead of in New York with Grandma and Grandpa. One of the things we usually do with Grandma is make cranberry sauce. So, Sadie and I made it ourselves last night and we will bring it to Concord with us.

Cranberries, sugar and water:
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Starting to get saucy:
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Happy chef Sadie:
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2 full and 1 partially full jar of yummy cranberry sauce:
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Vintage cute


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Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann
Yay! Helena is big enough for this adorable coat and bonnet that belonged to Auntie Kara and Auntie Lauren. I loved putting this super cute set on Sadie when she was this age.

The set actually has matching wool leggings as well. So retro and adorable.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Congratulations Jenny and Andy!

We spent last weekend in NYC celebrating Jenny and Andy's wedding.

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Everything was beautiful and we had a great time. Congratulations, Jenny and Andy!

Monday, November 08, 2010

Museum of Science

Last year for Christmas, Kara and Kyle gave us a gift certificate to the Museum of Science in Boston. It took us almost a year to get there, but we had such a great time. The girls both really enjoyed it.

Musical Stairs:
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Bird exhibit:
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Snowflake patterns:
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I Spy in the Woods:
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Human Skeleton:
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Space capsule:
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Drawing like MC Escher:
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Lightning show:
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We had a great time and the girls can't wait to go again!

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Visit with Baby Wes!

We got to meet Baby Wes yesterday and visit with him. He is very cute and very tiny. Both girls were enthralled with him. We had a lot of fun holding him, giving him his first bath, changing his outfit. Wes really liked it when Sadie read him a story.

Baby Wes!

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Nellie also liked putting Elmo into all of Wes's baby gear.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

From Princess Leia and Yoda!
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Friday, October 29, 2010

Pre-Halloween


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Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann
Today was Helena's daycare Halloween party. She wore this cute kitty cat costume that was Sadie's.

She looked pretty cute and was hamming it up with lots of "meows"!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Welcome Cousin Wes!

We are so happy to welcome Wes, Sadie and Helena's 1st first cousin! Congratulations Kara and Kyle!

Kids aren't allowed to visit the hospital, so Dan went down alone to meet little Wes. Sadie was pretty sad about that, so we made our own Baby Pumpkin Wes to enjoy.

Pretend "Baby Wes"

Pretend "Baby Wes"

Pretend "Baby Wes"

We're having a good time with Pumpkin Wes, but we look forward to meeting the real boy!

Friday, October 08, 2010

Field Trip: Apple Orchard

Sadie's kindergarten class took a field trip a few weeks ago to Poverty Lane. They reserved some trees so that field trip kids could have a chance to pick. I was able to be a chaperone and we had a great time!

Apple picking field trip

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