February 2013

Well, February’s a short month…but here it is, in a nutshell: visits with baby Maddie, mid-winter-break-time-off-with-mom (read: zoo) and other milestones.





Maggie (finally) let the dentist and hygienist in her mouth!!!!

Maggie @ 4

Just on the heels of Zoe's and Daddy’s b-day, is of course, Maggie’s. But *this* year (2012), Maggie got an even closer b-day neighbor: baby Maddie! Born at 11:45pm on 2/12/12, Maddie just landed on Maggie’s birthday and I think that makes for a marvelous beginning for these two little cousins.
First, Maggie:

And Maggie:

We did have a little party (read: little! unfortunately one friend didn’t show and two friends were kept home with a tummy bug…oh well. She was a sport.)

Then, on the day-of, the traditional meal @ Leena’s – breakfast for dinner! (while mommy and daddy anxiously awaited news about Auntie Erin’s progress…)

And then,
 
Peeling off early to collect Daddy and head to the hospital


reflecting on the passing of her “baby of the family” position

Zoe @ 6

A bit of follow-up on her b-day post. She got her first wiggly tooth just on the heels of turning six and Nana dug out our family tooth fairy pillow, just in time:

Which somehow will have to act as a segway to Zoe’s first sewing project: a kitty pillow that she made for Auntie Erin’s baby (TBA: Baby Maddie!).

So sweet. So six.

Sweet 6

Zoe was SO six when she turned six. A kindergartener with a loose tooth, such a little miss. We had a great little house party for her and a ‘flock’ of friends. What a great day.




Happy 6, Zoe!

Winter, upon us (January 2013)

It was a pretty fair winter. No complaints except regarding the absence of snow which…well, make these pix actually a bit spring-like.

New Year’s 2012

First, before New Year’s Eve, comes New Year’s Eve, eve when we celebrate friends with Tom Hughes’ birthday on 12/30. The girls *loved* the bowling. And I love that they are open to doing a big shared b-day thing for their next b-day (esp, if if involves bowling). We’ll see. In the meantime, there’s these:



Then! the real deal on the big wheel! what a great bit of fun, taking a bus downtown to meet daddy, walk the water front, grab some lunch and then a ride on the wheel. That was great. Wonder if we can make it a tradition…