Dan, Ph.D.

Congratulations! We are so proud of our wonderful husband/father, who successfully defended today and is now Dr. Dan.

Loving the Sunshine

The girls have been having a great time with all the nice weather lately. They both love to be outside so it's terrific to have a stretch of sunny days. On Sunday, Sadie played outside for hours with the baby pool and all sorts of cups, buckets, etc.

In the afternoon, we decided to head over to the small playground at the CCBA. Sadie brought her scooter.


Her sister wanted to try the helmet too:


Nellie was determined to go up the slide:






Sadie climbed:

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy 60th Birthday, Grandma!
We love you so much!


You are such a great grandma and mom.
Lots of love on your special day!
Love,
Ann, Dan, Sadie and Nellie

Garden Girl

Sadie planted her own little garden in a small bed behind the house. She is really proud of the flowers and herbs she chose.


She also planted a very pretty pot of pansies for the deck.


She happily waters all the plants for us!

Mother's Day Tea

This past Thursday, Sadie's school hosted the mothers for a wonderful Mother's Day Tea.


The children sang to us and then we returned to the classrooms for pastries and presents.




("I love my mom because she is so nice to me." Left to right, Sadie holding Helena, Mommy, Grandma)

Thanks for making me feel so special, Sadie! I love you!

22 Months Old

22 Months
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Happy 22 month birthday, sweet Nellie! Just two more months until you are two years old. You are full of excitement and cuteness and bring us all so much happiness! You love to run and climb and talk and try to do everything your sister does.

We love you so much.

Quotable Helena

Just a few of the many things that Helena has said so far today:

"Sadie, a-peek-up, happy!" (upon picking Sadie up at school)

"Crackahs, milk, Mommy deed-it!" (when I gave her a snack)

"Daddy lab. Blue car." (observing Dan's car is not in the driveway)

"Candy peese! Uh huh! Mmmmm! (trying to get a Hershey kiss from the counter)

Trike-A-Thon

Biking
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Sadie's school will be holding a Trike-A-Thon for St. Judes Children's Hospital on May 17th.

Her fund-raising goal to help "sick kids feel better" is $100, through $10 gifts, and she's already at $30!

To donate, visit her page!

Thank you!

Funny Face

Silly Helena
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Helena in some funny glasses!

The best part of these is that she puts them on and then says, "I'm toot!", which means, "I'm cute".

Dance Baby Dance!

Dance Baby Dance!
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

This is one of Nellie's favorite games these days.

It was in the 80s today, following snow all day Wednesday. New England is strange. Sadie was so excited to be able to wear a summer dress and we were excited to be able to put Nell into something short and sleeveless so we could see her cute pudgy legs and arms!