Fun stuff

Sadie's school had a fair yesterday in the gym. We all had a good time...Helena especially loved the cotton candy!

In other news, Sadie is doing great with ski lessons, both girls are enjoying swim class and doing well at school. It is hard to believe the school year is half finished already!

Snow, finally!

Here comes some snow...and a day off from school.

Three and a half

Helena is very proud to be three and a half!

Swim Lessons

Sadie and Helena started winter swim today! They both had a great time.

Some Things From NYC

We had a great, busy visit to Grandma and Grandpa in NYC. In just a few days time, we visited Grand Central Station (to see the constellation ceiling and the miniature train exhibit), the Rockefeller Center tree and the Museum of Natural History. We also went ice skating in Stuyvestant Town (thanks so much, Uncle Andy), ate delicious food at Birreria at Eataly (thank YOU, Aunt Jenny), and hit the Cloisters on the way out of town. Sadie and Helena had an evening with Grandma and Grandpa while Dan and I saw Phish. It was all good! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for planning such a special time for us. Sadie at an exhibit that included real fish: Helena and Grandma wait for the bus: Sadie with a manatee exhibit at Museum of Natural History: Helena at the Cloisters:

Happy New Year...Now with more blog!

We got ourselves a new computer for the holidays and can now return to blogging without each entry resulting in extreme frustration and many computer issues. Many fun things have happened since the last post, including... Thanksgiving in New York City: Parade with Jenny and Andy: Big Apple Circus, backstage with the trapeze girl: Sadie turned 7 and had a great birthday party: '' We cut down a Christmas tree: We celebrated Hanukkah: Christmas too: And another trip to NYC: Happy 2012 to everyone...we hope it is a good and healthy year for all of you!

Playing in the Woods

Playing in the woods, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

We've had some really good fall weather and the girls are playing outside as much as possible. Soon, it won't be so nice.

Both girls are loving school. We had a conference with Sadie's teacher and Sadie is having a great year. She excels at reading, makes connections quickly, has a lot of knowledge to share and is a good friend to her classmates.

Helena is learning a lot in Montessori. They are working to help her spell her name. She usually says "H E H E A", so she's getting there! Her teacher brought a big tree stump into the classroom and Helena loves to put on safety goggles and hammer nails into the stump. She will go to the fire station tomorrow with her class and she is very excited.

Sadie's first grade picture came out great. Helena's pictures were also adorable. It was hard to choose the best pose. We'll share these soon!

Happy Halloween!

The girls had a fun Halloween, despite snow on the ground. They collected lots of candy and lots of money for UNICEF.

Cute pictures

Here are two cute pictures of the girls from Weston's birthday party this weekend. We're having fun with Instagram, a tool that you can use to make your photos look vintage.

Fall Fun!

Happy Helena, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

We are enjoying beautiful weather for Columbus Day weekend and are taking great advantage of it.

Saturday, we hiked Gile Mountain after Sadie's soccer practice. Both girls loved this hike and climbing the fire tower at the top. Helena walked the whole thing, she didn't need to be carried at all!

Sunday, we went to the Cedar Circle Farm Pumpkin Festival, which was lots of fun with yummy food, and lots of our friends were there.

Today, Dan had to go to work, but the girls went up to Poverty Lane to pick apples. We looked at pumpkins too, but didn't buy any yet. Both girls have field trips to pumpkin patches coming up in the next couple weeks.

Night Football!

We had a great (albeit wet) time at the first Dartmouth night game!




Happy birthday to Mommy and Grandpa!

Helena's First Day of Pre-School

1st Day of Pre-School, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

Helena started pre-school this week. She is going to the Montessori school where Sadie went. Helena was so excited to start and have been loving it so far. She's doing great. Her teacher told us that Helena was "delicious and inquisitive." We agree!

Sadie is having a great time in first grade. Her teacher told Dan that Sadie is a "voracious reader". We agree with that too!

Salad!

Salad!, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

First grade is going excellently so far. Sadie loves her teacher, is making new friends, has taken out a book from the school library. And...
Sadie tried salad in the lunchroom, liked it, requested that I purchase the salad items she likes, and is now gobbling it up! And so is Helena!

(Sadie usually brings her lunch and buys her milk, but she likes to buy lunch on Friday, when it's pizza, salad and fresh fruit)

A Milestone for Helena

Helena drew her first person this morning! She is 3 years, 2 months old.

First Day of 1st Grade

So excited!, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

Sadie had her first day of 1st grade today. She was so excited this morning and she had a terrific day in Mrs. McKittrick's class. We are so proud of our big girl.

Storyland

Untitled, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

We had a great time on our annual trip to Storyland with Isaac, Naomi and family. We tried something new this time, a character dinner. It was fun to meet the characters and hang out in the park after closing time. Here, the girls are talking to Alice in Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty was at the next table over.

Party Girl

Party Girl, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

Helena had a great party this morning and now we can stop celebrating her 3rd birthday and just enjoy her being 3. She had a lot of friends over to play in the backyard, break a pinata, splash in the spray pool and eat cake. Happily, we planned the party for early in the day, because today is sunny and hot without a cloud in the sky.

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Birthday Darling, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

Helena turned 3 on July 7th. We have been celebrating ever since. We celebrated with Grandpa and Grandma on her real birthday, again with Nana, Bob Bob and Grammie when Dan came home from France on the 10th, and she'll have a party with friends this weekend.

Nellie, sweetheart, we love you so much and we are so proud of you. You are smart, sweet, funny and adventurous. You are just the right girl for our family. We wish you many many more happy birthday.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy and Sadie

Vacation in Maine

We went on a mini-vacation to Maine. It was cold and drizzly, but that didn't stop our fun.

Lunch and candy at the Goldenrod:




Fun-o-Rama:


Beach:

Happy Father's Day

Dan and girls at the last baseball game of the season, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

Happy Father's Day to Dan, who is a wonderful father and husband, and to Grandpa and Bob-Bob, who are the best dads and grandfathers we could ask for. We love you all very much!