Blue eyes

We were doing pictures today for the girls party invitation, and Bella took a quiet moment and lied down on the backdrop...

Almost

Ty is so, so close to crawling....he's at the point of getting VERY frustrated...he's got the leg movement, but hasn't coordinated it with his arms yet...and ends up falling on his face. Po' guy!!

Playgroup

We went to Home Depot with our playgroup today! The kids each got little aprons and made toolboxes....it was super cute, and the girls had a GREAT time!

Hat

Ty got a new hat last weekend, and I'm thinking he's a Red Sox fan because he doesn't take it off!

Party

We went to Alex's birthday party today!

Lexi took a turn in the dunk tank...

Alex and Lexi have been close friends since 1st grade, and next year they will head off to Middle School together....

Sonya

We went up to Auntie Sonya's (and Uncle Ken's) today to celebrate Sonya's birthday! She's like a sister to me....and we are so lucky that forever ago Ken found Sonya, and brought her into our lives!!!
Sonya and Michael...

They all piled onto the hammock....and I opted not to put Ty on it with them, lol...

Happy Birthday Sonya!!

Field trip

We took a field trip to the MSPCA with our playgroup today! Unfortunately, it was raining (boooooo), and I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the barn tour, and all of the animals outside (trying to wrangle a squirmy 8 month old, a diaper bag, and a stroller makes one unable to bring her camera out in the rain)....but I did get a few of the girls with the animals inside! I truly wanted to bring allllllll of the animals home with me to give them some love...

Lexi and Lucy

Was taking pictures of Lexi for her birthday invitations, and Lucy jumped up on her....sadly, Lucy did not make it on the invitations, lol...but here is one I thought was cute...

Cozy

Ty loooves fleece blankets. He likes to sleep with one entwined in his arms, up against his face. He doesn't have any specific blanket, it just has to be fleece.....he looves to be cozied with it...

Like mom

Nana got this shirt for Ty, and I think its just fabulous!

...add a little Nikon logo, and he's just like Mom now, lol!

Bella and Zoe

Happy Father's Day!!

We had a WONDERFUL Father's Day today!! We went to the zoo....and then to the beach, where we had lobster and pizza for dinner....AND...I forgot my camera!! Ughh....I felt a little lost without it.

A very Happy Father's Day to an an AMAZING daddy to my 4 babies...this was part of his gift, given in 5 4x6 frames to go on his desk at work....

Jess

I took pictures of Jess today, and she's almost 33 weeks pregnant with twins (a boy and a girl)! She looks sooooooooooo fabulous, and I can't wait to meet those babies! Here are some that I've gone through....

Big brother Cohen...

I've got a bunch more to go through!!

Last day

Today was my Lexi's last day of Elementary School. **sob**

Her last time riding on her bus, as next year she will have a new bus, with a new bus driver..(yes, lol, I was 'that' embarassing mom taking pictures of her getting off the bus)..

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I went into her school this morning to watch the 5th grade awards ceremony...Lexi was looking very 'spirited', lol...

...and was so very proud when Lexi was given the 'Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence'.....

...very few kids received this award, and I'm so proud of my Lexi for getting one...

...she was very excited to get a letter from President Obama, on White House letterhead...

I'm so proud of my smart baby girl!!!

Bella

Love my girl...

Pretty girl

My pretty Lexi in the daisies.....I need to get her back out there, as she only gave me a minute, lol, since her friends were waiting!

These look soooo pixelated here, not sure what's going on?!

Serious

Its rare to catch such a serious face on Ty, as he's typically so smiley...but since his teeth are coming in, he's constantly grinding them, and playing with them....making all sorts of different faces as he's doing it...

Ty guy

Had to bring Ty in the daisies....no white dress for him, though...lol, daddy drew the line at white dresses, lol!! I've got more, but we've had a CrAzY busy day, and are just getting in and winding down....

Like Bella

Tyler's teeth are growing in a little odd....his top canine is through before his top front teeth....

...which is funny, because that's exactly how Bella's teeth came in!!

Carriage

This carriage used to be my grandmothers, and has since been handed down to me. My girls found it in the basement a few weeks ago, so I decided to use it with Ty! Had to make sure he looked manly, so I put a tie on him, lol...

Last day of Pre-K

Today was my baby girls last day of pre-K....I can't believe how big my Olivia's getting. I **love** her teachers...I am sad that we won't see them next year....and really, I couldn't have asked for better teachers to ease Olivia into 'school life'. They've built her confidence, and eased the transition. And yes, I have completely forewarned them of Bella's arrival when she's 4, and have already apologized in advance, lol!

Warm

Its been sooo warm and humid here the past couple of days (97 today). Ty loves to keep cool at the water table....he's in total splashing mode lately....and loves it....I can't really put him in the kiddie pool with Bella on the loose, lol...and hopefully our big pool will be ready to swim in soon!!

Bella