Mabel is here

After 12 long hours, Rachel (my sister) gave birth to Mabel Cate Bott on March 23rd. She was 7 pounds even and 20 inches long. I am biased, but I think she is beautiful. Everything went fine and Mom and Baby are doing great.



She has her mother's lungs!

Happy St. Patricks Day

Yesterday, I tried to take the girls' 3 and 5 year photos. Ava thought that the light was too bright so she wouldn't open her eyes all the way. Elle is very used to me taking pictures all of the time, so she was very cooperative. The good thing about taking their pictures myself, is that I can try again and again if I need to. They had a fun St. Patricks Day- even though they thought the holiday was about Patrick the starfish in Spongebob. They couldn't figure out why we had to wear green and not pink. But they loved our tradition of eating corned beef and cabbage.

Ponies, Pancakes, & PJ's

This is your childThis is your child on sugar...any questions?

Elle didn't want cake this time, she wanted pancakes at her party, so we did. It was a nice change.

More kids on sugar

Elle had plenty of help opening her presents. She loved all of them.

Happy Birthday Elle, we love you!!!

What to do, What to do...

I really want to cut my hair in a funky way. I found this pic in a magazine and I loved it. But for those of you who know me, know that I can be very indecisive, so I want to know what you think, should I cut it this way?

Elle's Birthday Bash

Elle woke up on her birthday with gifts (which looked like Christmas again, thanks to all her fam that sent her gifts!) waiting for her. I took a pic of a few of them. The Eye Clops, was one of my favorites. Those things are cool!
Thanks Mimi for the horses and the Aristocats, and oh, and the Polly's- we don't have enough of those!
Elle had ballet, lunch with friends, Chuck E Cheese, and a pizza party with little cakes. I think it was a fun-filled day for her. Yes Ava is naked in this pic, because Ava is always naked after 3pm.
Ava, Elle, and our friend Olivia.
Ava was not happy that it wasn't her birthday, and continually asked where her gifts were!
Horse PJ's for her Ponies, Pancakes, and PJ's party
Thanks Gram for the dresses, I love them!

Cure for the Winter Blues

It has been cold and we needed something to help with the winter-time blues. We took my friend Katie's suggestion and went to Longwood Gardens. It was exactly what we needed. 

















Elle and Ava potted rosemary, made necklaces, saw real lizards, and watched a dinosaur musical show. We also went out to eat at a cafe in for breakfast and then Adam spotted a mexican place to eat for lunch. It was a great day. 

Slacking

Wow! I have not posted since the beginning of January? Well, I do have some excuses. I was in Las Vegas for 4 weeks visiting my family and Adam's sister, Nikki. It was such a nice getaway from the cold PA winters. We even got a change to go to CA to see our friends and family there. Oddly, I do not have an pictures this time, because my Dad has 2 cameras, so I didn't see any reason to bring out mine, so now, I have to wait until he sends the pics to me! Hopefully I will post those pics soon!