Birthday Party

Will and Ella invited their friends to celebrate their birthdays at a local play place.  We all had a great time!
Ella in the jungle gym.

 Gabe the pilot!

Will shooting the air cannons.  It was kids vs. dads!  The kids definitely won!

Brooke and Gabe playing glow in the dark golf.

Gabe loved it!

The Foxwood Rd girls, Isabella, Ria, and Ella.  Such sweet girls!

Don't cry Kaitlyn!  Mommy will share her 1000 tickets with you!  Emily was the big winner, and the biggest kid! 

 Buddies.

Benjamin in the jungle gym.

Pizza time!

Singing!

The many faces of Will and Pratham!

 Happy and proud parents.

 Ella and her PopPop.

 Will and Uncle Damon playing games.

 Gabe loved throwing balls into the animals mouths!  Showing MomMom how it is done!

Gabe, Jared and Jamie.

 David and Benjamin winning!

Easter 2013

We had a wonderful Easter in CT this year.  Here are some pictures of our busy long weekend! 
Coloring Easter eggs!

Planting the magic jelly beans that the Easter Bunny dropped off. 

 

I see you eating them, Gabe!

You can't fool me!

 Digging with Abby.

The Easter Bunny came! They each got a game, a book, puzzles, new toothbrush, toothpaste and goldfish crackers, and a reeses peanut butter egg!

Seeing what the magic jellybeans grew into- marshmallow lollipops!

All snazzed up in their Easter finest for church!

When Will saw that I got Gabe a hat he wanted one, too!

Hunting for eggs in the yard after Mass.

He's such a goofball.

Nice hair!

I love how Gabe is looking at Will...

Fabulous Four!

Ella's 4th Birthday was incredibly special.  The day we celebrate the Resurrection isn't a bad day to have a birthday!  We celebrated in style with all things princess, including a castle balloon bigger than Ella.  We were in CT for Easter, and Joe's parents really did it up to celebrate our little girl!  She is so very special.  She ADORES Gabe, includes him in almost everything she does.  She loves to ice skate, relishes in doing free skate after her lessons, especially when Joe and I go with her and she can "Pass Daddy, because he is so slow!"  Her favorite foods are shrimp and mac&cheese, any kind of sweets, she loves to go to school, and would swing from the first day of spring until the snow comes if we would let her.  Luckily, she has figured out pumping this year, so not quite so much of my time is spent pushing her.  She can be silly and serious, sweet and feisty, is meticulous when it comes to art projects, and loves to be the boss :-)  She makes us laugh and sometimes want to tear our hair out (sometimes within the same minute!).  We just love her to pieces! 

Princess cake pops for school treats!

 Birthday girl!

A whole handful!

Will turned five in February.  It is, honestly, hard for me to wrap my brain around.  He is such a special little boy, and we just love him to pieces.  He is smart, thoughtful, sensitive, rambunctious, goofy, and happy.  He loves to build with Legos, doesn't throw ANYTHING away, and his memory is like Fort Knox.  He would spend every minute of everyday outside on his bike or climbing on the swingset.  His favorite characters these days are pirates of any kind, but particularly the chapter book series Pirate School.  He is also really into nonfiction books, favorites are about weather and sharks.  He loves school, is excited about starting Kindergarten next year, and can't wait for summer to "dive to the bottom of the pool." He loves learning magic tricks with Uncle Damon.  Favorite foods are taco salad and lasagna, popcorn, anything mint, red peppers, carrots, tomatoes, and as much fruit as he can get his hands on. He laughs freely and often, can sometimes be a worrier, and has a typical love/hate relationship with his siblings.  He adores his dad and can't wait to "go cruisin'" in Pap's new Corvette.   He is our joy. Happy Birthday, Buster!

 Building with the new Kid Wood he got from Nan and Pap.

 Pirate cake pop for school birthday treat!