Months of the year

First Words

You are my God

A little bit of this a little bit of that..

Over the past month our family has been settling into our new home and new surroundings.  We are enjoying living in the middle of town and at times it feels like we have lived in this house for years.  I have gotten used to the stairs and the girls are surprisingly doing great at climbing up and down.  Shawn and I are no where near finished updating, but we are making progress.  Right now as I type, Shawn is preparing the kitchen cabinets to be painted.  I on the other hand, am busy picking out curtains for the dinning room, office, master bedroom, and playroom.  I promise to post pictures of the house when we have completed a few more projects. Here is a little sneak peek...

We have had a lot of changes and new accomplishments within the last few months including Abby starting school and Mia talking more and more everyday.  I can count on one hand how many potty accidents Abby has had this month and she is doing great in school.  My little Mia turned 18 months a couple of days ago and has really begun to communicate with us, her favorite two words are "I stuck". Here are a few pictures of what we have been doing lately.....

Mia loves to color and Abby loves to paint.  

Abby wanted to have a camp out so we set up a tent in our room and let her sleep in it.  She was so cute, but then she got scared and ended up in mommy and daddy's bed!

We had some friends over for dinner one night.  Dinner was ok but dessert was a hit!  

Abby had a day at school called "Wacky Wednesday".  I was instructed to let her dress herself.  This is what she wanted!  The only item I picked out was the bow. And yes she tucked her pants into her socks.

And of course more play dates with cute friends!

Moving In!

When we moved into the house the girls were reunited with all of their toys.  It was a joyous occasion for all.  With each box that was opened Mia would squeal with delight and Abby would say "I can't wait to see what's inside"! I did not want to put these pictures on here because the house had not been updated with new paint but these pictures are too cute to pass up. Just ignore the mustard color walls, which are now light blue, and the ugly curtains.  

Sprinkler Fun

We love our new backyard!

Pre-K 3

Abby started Pre-K 3 this week!  I have been anticipating this week since last April, mostly because I was worried Abby would not be ready for school.  I think the problem was, I was not ready.  I dropped Abby off on Monday and immediately wanted to go right into her classroom and pick her up.  She on the other hand did not even notice I had left.  

It was comforting to know that Mia had a hard time with Abby being gone also. She walked around the better half of the day saying "Abby, Abby" and looking all around the house.

When I picked her up from "big kid school" she had many stories to tell such as..."the toilet paper thingy went flying in the air" and "it was an accident".  I will never know what any of this means and I am just fine with that! 

Boston

Our last few days in New England were spent in Bean Town (aka Boston).  After our drive in from Maine, the girls were ready to take a tour of Boston via Dukw (Ducks). Dukws are buses that turn into boats and were used in WWII.  They are currently being used as tour guides in cities across the US.  On the tour we drove into the Charles river, which Abby thought was pretty cool!

After the tour we meet up with a friend of mine, Katherine, who I have known since high school and was also one of my collage roommates.  Katherine has been living in Boston for almost 4 years, so I was excited to introduce her to Abby and Mia.

Our last day of vacation was spent exploring Boston Gardens and visiting the aquarium.  The girls had a great time in Boston Gardens playing on the ducks. When we headed over to the aquarium, I forgot to take my camera, so you can just imagine the fish we came into contact with :)

Overall, it was a great vacation.  Shawn and I have learned it is a lot harder traveling as a family of four as oppose to a family of two!  When we arrived back home we were exhausted and hit with the reality that our house is a disaster!  

Lazy Saturday in Maine

On Saturday we were invited to go out to Metinic Island, which is owned by Shawn's uncle Woody Post and his family.  It is a beautiful island about 45 minutes from the main land.  Shawn has many great memories from summers spent on Metinic Island with his cousins Larkin and Jacob and I have had the privilege of staying there on my last two trips to Maine.  This trip however, Shawn and I decided that we would have to skip out on seeing Metinic due to Abby and Mia.  The girls were just too overwhelmed with everything that had been going on and we felt it would be very difficult taking them out there.  So we stayed behind and enjoyed a lazy Saturday in Maine!    


We were able to meet up with cousin Lisa and her boy Luke, who had flown in from Philly, for lunch in Camdon, Maine.  

After lunch we took Abby down to the harbor to run off some energy while Mia slept.

A Day with Thomas the Train

Abby was really excited to go and see Thomas the Train with Owen on our fourth day in Maine.  Shawn and I were not sure how much Mia would be able to do, but to our surprise she joined in on all the action.  The weather was beautiful and all of the family had a great time!

Later that night we were invited to dinner at Shawn's uncle Dick and aunt Lea's house.  Once again, the girls enjoyed Maine's fresh air by frolicking in their backyard!