Saturday in the sun

Summer is getting closer and closer and all the more reason to hit up all the parks and ice cream we can get!!!

Leah and Riley loved their Chariot ride together.

The Nuns there called them "Angels" and they really look it in this pic!

yummy chocolate

Whenever I see pics of Leah and Sophia together I feel like they have a secret

Back in the pool we go.......

Happy Memorial Day!! We got really lucky this weekend with some amazing weather. After ANOTHER week filled with coughs and sneezes we were all feeling better and really looking forward to not having any plans so the three of us could just be together. Leah got a new sandbox to add to her developing play area downstairs. Even a trip to Stew Leonard's was exciting to us since the animals are back in town. It's okay that every animals says "moooo" according to Leah , she loved it anyway!!! On Memorial Day it was picture perfect hanging at the pool all day. She really enjoyed it last year and we were hoping that excitement wasn't going to go away after a year. Well let's just say she would stay in there all day if she could. It was even better this year since she seems to really know what's going on. I can't wait to teach her to swim this summer. So the weekend was a great start to our favorite time of year.......................

Block Party with Lucas

I mean really aren't they to young for us to be marrying them off already

Leah is wondering ...how does this boy weigh the same as me???


Lucas loves his Mommy

ummm....did you check out my first nike's?

Leah and Lucas had a hot date in Fishkill. First it started with the tour of the "new pad" and then it was off to the kitchen with some bannanna/tukey/and cheese. As Lucas's' Mommy says , Leah is a cheap and easy date. Then they hit the town for some music and block party events. Thanks for a great night Lucas!

Farewell Party

Today was bittersweet to say good bye to 2 of Leah's (and Mommy's) good friends. Throughout this blog we have written about how much the baby group has meant to us. We knew no one in CT and now that we have such a nice group of friends has been so much fun!! Well, sadly 2 of the crew are moving away and we had a bbq for them. Janelle/Rylee and Melissa/Will are heading back to their "home"state and we are going to miss them sooooo much. Leah didn't feel so good at the party ( shocking???) and we had to leave early. We just want them to know that we are so lucky to have met them and we will never forget all of the great memories we made with them ( and will continue to make when we take our road trips!!). Here are some pics from the photo shoot we took for them and the party!

Happy Mother's Day 2009

The best gift I could ever get is spending the day with my whole family. I had such a wonderful Mother's Day and there is nothing I love more than being your Mommy. We went to NJ to spend the day with Daddy,Noni, Aunt Marcie, Uncle Jeff and Jared and Lainey. We pretty much did the exact same thing as last year with a visit to VanSauren Park and then off to a great lunch. I think this is the beginning of a cool tradition. Thanks for all the great gifts and I especially love Leah's first homemade card ( her drawing, hand prints, and a pic of her!!!).

Happy 14 Months!

So much has changed in the past two months ( which is the last time I did a "Happy___ Months" update). Our baby has turned into a little girl and so many changes now on a daily bases. Well for starters we've decided that she will be off to a new school/daycare in September. We're really excited about Leah being at her new "school" with a few of her friends from playgroup also!!! I'll write more about that when we get closer to the date. But as we speak Mommy has a 37 more days of school and can't wait to spend the whole summer with LeLe. Okay so back to her 14 Month birthday, here are some wonderful changes over the past two months:

1. She is officially a walker. Which I love 90% of the time and find it challenging the other 10%. The challenging part is that she would rather be walking then sitting in her high chair, stroller, shopping carts, bathtime, and diaper changes. But for the most part it is sooo much fun watching her get around. Whether it be the house, the park, the mall.....she is now on the go. I love that one minute she'll want to hold my hand and walk and another she pushes it away so she can do it all on her own.

2. Will hide behind my legs or Daddy's legs when she is playing hide and seek with other people.

3. Can follow alot of directions; such as " can you go get me the banana?""it's time to eat , please go to your high chair"

4. Loves her "Thinking Chair" ( named after the chair in Blue's Clue's). Every night after I put her pajamas on she will go pick out a book and sit in the chair and pretend to read.

5. Can say alot of words and hum songs ( book, balloon,shoe,cheeeese,etc.)

6. Can give you a look that makes you think she is 12 years old.

7. Will call out Mama and Dada

8. Can dance and throw a ball...neither one of those are very good right now.

9. Will give me a hug and say bye-bye when i leave for work ( melts my heart EVERYDAY!)

10. Chases after Tyson and has him chase after her.

Leah's Movie

When you have a good ten minutes to sit down and relax, take a look at the movie I made for Leah. We have such amazing video and pics and figured I could use a good art's and crafts project over the rainy weekend. It came out really clear and sharp on our computer but can't figure out how to upload it the same way.....so it's a little blurry and the voice isn't so great, but oh well! It's our version of her baby book.Enjoy!

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Leah practicing her rockstar moves" Bye Bye"