Monday, April 13, 2009

Hippity Hoppity!!!

Happy Easter! The '3 Musketeers' all enjoyed their Easter yesterday - for the twins, it was another first! The Easter Bunny must have known that Francesca was going to be a FANTASTIC egg hunter b/c he left her A LOT of eggs to find. It was a busy day for her! She can't wait until next year when her brother and sister can join in the fun! We're all looking forward to Daddy being home from school this week and hope the warmer weather will allow us to spend a lot of time outside!! Hope the Bunny was good to you all!!!
We loved dying Easter eggs!!!
Look at my loot!!
Cheers, Aunt Joy!
This is why we had to get a chair for Francesca!
Brian's third daughter...

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

It has been a long winter...

I am so ready to post pictures of spring, of us outside, of flowers blooming, etc., but instead, today, we get snow. We have all had colds and are trying to recuperate. The twins are sitting up and Ella is starting to crawl...backwards anyway. She is also waving a bit. I forget how wonderful it is to watch her watch her own hand. Francesca continues to try her very best to stay out of trouble :) Here are some of my favorite pictures this week - perhaps a little bias toward Ella but she just seems to like the camera the most!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Happy Birthday - Two years old!!!!

I know it has been over 2 weeks since Francesca's birthday, but just because I'm behind in my blogging doesn't mean that we didn't have a SWEET time in Candyland for Francesca's 2nd birthday!!! I've attached some birthday pictures below, but first, I want to share some thoughts about our little princess. She is really becoming quite a character (and can be a little devilish at times)! She loves to play with dolls, wear dresses, run around outside and EAT (especially candy)! She does not like to get her diaper changed, have her hair brushed (or pulled back) or sleep in her own bed. She is my biggest helper - bringing me things, playing with the babies, helping me unload the dishwasher, folding clothes, cooking etc. She can't wait until she can do more. She is VERY tall and thin (38 inches and 25 1/2 pounds) and thinks she is a gymnast (jumping off furniture and doing summersaults). She thinks she can count, say her ABCs and knows her colors - but she isn't quite there yet. Her favorite day of the week is TUESDAY - because she gets to go to the library!!! It's a half hour story and song session, and she now leads the class in song - complete with the motions! Most importantly, she ADORES her brother and sister. She kisses them and hugs them and makes them laugh like no one else can. Even on the craziest of days, these are some of the reasons I love that they will be so close in age. Happy Birthday sweetie!!

Happy Birthday - Six months old!!!!

Celebrations galore...the twins also recently turned 6 months old. People ask me all the time how they are doing, are they aware of each other, how much do they respond to one another, etc. It is so hard to explain their daily interactions sometimes but it just melts my heart at what great friends they are and will continue to be :)