Easter

We enjoyed a visit from Team Walsh for Easter weekend.

Sugar Cookies

The start of the lamb cake

Decorating the lamb cake

Finished products!

Sydney and Maddie in the jeep

Notice Sydney is on the car phone

Leah helping us mow the lawn

Evelyn peaking out of the fortress

The Walsh girls (There was consensus among the parents that it was simultaneously amusing and horrifying to see the girls driving each other around...a glimpse of the future no one is in a hurry to reach)

Easter Morning with our little bunny

 

 Easter Baskets!

Easter Egg Hunt at Church - Sydney and Evelyn divided and conquered and then exchanged eggs to ensure they had an array of colors!

The hunting continued in our backyard. Joshua asked the girls if they could see the last egg...can you see it?

A final snuggle before the Walshes departed

4 peas in a pod

Family photo outside the church

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

We started celebrating St. Patty's Day on Long Island a few weeks ago and continued the celebration in Baltimore. We also celebrated Sydney and Evelyn's Grandma's Birthday while we were on Long Island.

Sydney trying her hand at the chicken dance

Dancing with Aunt Rebecca

Icecream with Uncle Sayed

 

St. Patty's hair bows for school

Now we are in Baltimore and Evelyn is helping Leah eat her cheerios.

Mike and his corned beef

Maddie and Sydney sporting their St. Patty's Day wings

The view from the back (Evelyn wanted in on the fun in her St. Patty's vest)

Team Walsh prepping for their party.

You may think Maureen and I are out of focus...but look at what is in focus and everything will make sense in this photo.

Sydney and Leah enjoying the bagpipe player. Evelyn and I enjoyed much of the performance from the comfort of their front stoop. There was a pipe band at the party on Long Island so Evelyn's eyes got big when she saw the piper walk into the Walshes. She and I went in and out of the house as her stimulation toleration permitted. He was great!

We spent a good chunk of Saturday helping the Walshes decorate for the party but the four booster seats in a row were by far the most frequently discussed decorations in their house.

Leap Day!

Here are some photos from Leap Day 2012!

We have about 5 inches of snow and the university cancelled classes which started after 1:30. Did I mention my class starts at 12:15? I made it home before the roads got bad and in time to enjoy the snow with Joshua and the girls (and Sadie who LOVES snow). Evelyn and Sydney (and I) got to make some snow angels and Joshua had the girls take turns with their saucer rides!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Special shout out to Sydney and Evelyn's Nana for helping them with their Valentine's Day shirts!

Fa ra ra ra...Move it!...and a bit of poetry

Sydney came up with some pretty good lines this weekend. She let us know she didn't like the Sun Chips we bought. I explained to her that someday she will do some chores and earn an allowance so she can buy whatever kind of chips she wants. She thought this sounded like a good idea. I asked her what jobs she would like to do and she replied "Eat, Sleep, and...Play." (At least she has a good handle on her official job responsibilities.) Later that day I asked her who she wanted to help brush her teeth (Mommy or Daddy?) to which she replied "Daddy, because he's the teeth officer." Yesterday we introduced the girls to the idea of an obstacle course in their basement playroom. Sydney enjoyed it. After several rounds she was ready to create her own "obstacles." She said to me "Mommy, do you think we can do a dancing popsicle?" In video land - Christmas carols are still all the rage at our house - Evelyn is auditioning for a singing part in A Christmas Story. Next, Evelyn is assuring everyone she likes to move it (and she likes to say "cheese" for the camera). Last but not least, Sydney is reciting her new favorite poem.